A gleam flashed in Xue Beng's eyes.
As it happened, he had a piece of thousand-year whale rubber.
He had bought it at auction specifically to win Tang Tian over.
Now seemed like the perfect time.
It had cost tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins at auction. Could a country bumpkin resist that?
He beckoned, and a guard approached.
"Go, deliver this to Tang Tian. Tell him it's a small token of my goodwill."
He handed the guard an exquisite jade box.
The guard took it and left to carry out his orders.
Xue Beng looked in that direction, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
Eldest Brother, someone you've courted isn't necessarily yours.
In Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's rest area.
Tang Tian was talking with Xiao Wu and Tang San.
A guard approached and respectfully offered him a jade box.
"Young Master Tang Tian, His Highness the Fourth Prince asked me to deliver this to you. He said it was a token of his goodwill."
Tang Tian raised an eyebrow, took the jade box, and opened it.
A rich, unusual fragrance washed over him.
Inside the box lay a fist-sized piece of translucent, gelatinous material, giving off a faint sheen.
Thousand-year whale rubber.
The corners of Tang Tian's mouth lifted slightly.
This Xue Beng certainly knew how to play his cards.
He casually accepted it and nodded.
"Thank the Fourth Prince for me."
A sugar-coated cannonball?
Eat the sugar coating and toss the cannonball back.
All he could say was that Xue Beng's sights were still set too low.
The guard left to carry out his orders.
Xiao Wu leaned closer and asked curiously,
"Tian, what's that?"
Tang Tian smiled. "Whale rubber, but it's only a thousand-year piece. I'll let you two use it later."
Xiao Wu's