Great Ming, Capital City.
In a private room at an utterly unremarkable restaurant, Wan Yulou sat opposite Liu Xi.
"Eunuch Liu, you said we would pay the Green Robe Tower a fortune to assassinate Lin Lang. I gave you everything I had, so why haven't we seen results?"
Unless he had no other choice, Wan Yulou did not want to use gunpowder. He could save that method for dealing with Liu Xi.
But this time, he had paid a vast sum in hard silver. The Green Robe Tower had demanded an astronomical price, yet still had no results?
Liu Xi raised his wine cup. "Eunuch Wan, what's the hurry? The Green Robe Tower promised that if their underlings couldn't handle it this time, their Chief Leader would act personally."
"If they fail, all the money will be refunded."
"You paid a fortune, but I haven't contributed a single tael less."
"Still, Lin Lang has disappeared again. Meanwhile, his Jinyiwei suddenly moved against the Glittering Jewel Pavilion. He really does have a knack for making money."
Liu Xi liked money too. After all, a eunuch like him could only enjoy his own lifetime and had no need to consider descendants.
That was why he had to make more money and wield more power while he lived, so he could still enjoy a comfortable life when he grew old and power passed into other hands.
Enough money was a formidable force in its own right.
Originally, Liu Xi had not planned to take control of the Jinyiwei. Killing Lin Lang would have been enough. But if the Jinyiwei were this wealthy, that changed things.
At the mention of the Glittering Jewel Pavilion, a glint of greed flashed through Wan Yulou's eyes too.
"Eunuch Liu, I've made my preparations in any case. All