"You want a Hidden Edge Token, Princess?"
Li Jingxing frowned slightly at her request, then shook his head. "That... I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Princess!"
"You can't?"
Helian Zhaoyue looked surprised.
"Yes, our Li Family does indeed have three!"
Li Jingxing continued, "But Hidden Edge Tokens are no ordinary objects. With our return to the capital this time... there aren't even enough to go around among our own family!"
"So I'm afraid we can't give you one, Princess."
"Is that so?"
Disappointment crossed Helian Zhaoyue's face.
Indeed, the information she had gathered earlier indicated that the Li Family of Dingyuan Prefecture possessed several Hidden Edge Tokens.
She had originally thought trading some goods from Northern Yu for one would be easy enough.
But now, it seemed things weren't as simple as she had imagined.
"Li Heir Apparent!"
After considering it, Helian Zhaoyue continued, "I'm not asking for one for nothing. Gold, silver, treasures, even Northern Yu's warhorses-you may name your price!"
Hmm?
Sitting nearby, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard that.
Were Hidden Edge Tokens that valuable?
"Ah, Princess, you should understand that at Dingyuan Prefecture's standing, ordinary gold and silver mean very little!"
Li Jingxing still shook his head. "As for Northern Yu's warhorses, although our Li Family guards the Western Pass, we have no shortage of them!"
The disappointment on Helian Zhaoyue's face deepened.
"It seems you really do want a Hidden Edge Token, Princess!"
Seated beside them, Xiao Qingxiu spoke with a smile.
"Of course!"
Helian Zhaoyue made no attempt to deny it. "Our two countries' envoy delegations came here first for the Border Market, and second to see Hidden Edge Mountain for ourselves!"
"Hidden Edge Mountain should open in less than a month. Having a Hidden Edge Token and not