The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#430 - Lu Jing's concerns

Lu Jing didn't know why the post-battle settlement suddenly turned into a matchmaking event in the park, and the key was that he found himself somewhat tempted.

It wasn't because he coveted Princess Fu'an's beauty, but Zhu Jie's crooked idea sounded quite tempting.

The Chen Dynasty had always adhered to the policy of enriching the people, so even though the court was so poor that it could barely make ends meet, many people still lived a prosperous life, especially those nobles and aristocrats.

And the capital was full of nouveau riche. By marrying the princess, he could fleece these people. Not to mention one hundred thousand taels of silver, even two or three hundred thousand taels were possible.

With this money, he could make up for the huge sum he needed to buy a flying sword from Chi.

However, this thought only flashed through Lu Jing's mind. Soon, he realized that something was wrong. He was asking Zhu Jie for money, not asking Zhu Jie to come up with ideas to help him rake in money.

Besides, who would use their own daughter as a money-making tool? Zhu Jie could be a bad father, but Lu Jing couldn't be inhumane.

He had a good impression of Princess Fu'an, and she had even helped Gu Caiwei. Because of this relationship, Lu Jing didn't want to involve her.

So, he said to Zhu Jie, who was looking at him expectantly, "Don't mention this matter again. Your Majesty, please find some money for me from other places. If you don't have one hundred and fifty thousand taels, then one hundred thousand taels will do. Two months is my bottom line."

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he ignored Zhu Jie's reaction. A starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Although Zhu Jie had said pitifully before, Lu Jing didn't believe that this guy couldn't even come up with one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Not to mention anything else, if he married a few fewer wives, and called on his family to eat a few less mouthfuls of meat, the expenses of the harem could be reduced a lot.

Afterwards, Lu Jing walked to the place where the calligraphy and painting had fallen, bent down, picked up his flying sword, wiped it, and put it back into his sleeve.

Cheng Guan originally wanted to talk to Lu Jing privately and ask him what happened after he was sucked into the painting, but he didn't expect that Lu Jing just greeted him in a hurry and then walked out of the hall.

He looked like he was rushing home to collect clothes on a rainy day.

Lu Jing even used his lightness skill directly. In a few steps, he had disappeared into the night.

Only Zhu Jie and Cheng Guan were left looking stunned. However, Xia Huai's mood improved again, especially when she heard Lu Jing simply reject Zhu Jie. The girl's eyes弯成了一对儿小月牙.

Cheng Guan was anxious to return to the Sitianjian to report back. Seeing that he couldn't ask Lu Jing anything, he also bid farewell to Zhu Jie, but he didn't expect to be grabbed by the sleeve by the latter.

Then, he heard Zhu Jie anxiously say, "Master Cheng, you can't just leave like this!"

Cheng Guan frowned, then seemed to think of something and comforted him, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The so-called resentment infant theory was originally fabricated by the calligraphy and painting to scare you. Now that the calligraphy and painting has been executed, Ning Jieyu's illness should not be a big problem. Your Majesty, you might as well let the imperial physician take a look first, and then come to our Sitianjian if there are any problems."

"It's not about Ning Jieyu," Zhu Jie shook his head repeatedly, "No, Ning Jieyu and the child in her belly are of course very important, but there is something more important. Master Cheng, haven't you forgotten?"

"What else is there?" Cheng Guan asked in confusion.

"Dongxuan Zhenren just escaped, and that demonic Taoist named Huoxing Sun ran away even earlier when he saw the situation was not good!" Zhu Jie said worriedly, "If you all leave like this, what if they come back? Moreover, according to that demonic Taoist Dongxuan, he still has two disciples who are more powerful than that calligraphy and painting. If he comes back and calls on those two apprentices, what should I... what should I do?"

Tonight, after witnessing the various miraculous powers of Dongxuan and his disciples, Zhu Jie was really scared. Even though there were many guards and Jingzi guards in his palace, these people could defend against ordinary people and even martial arts masters.

But it didn't seem so reliable when facing cultivators. Not to mention others, just Huoxing Sun was enough to make people headache.

This was also the reason why Zhu Jie wanted to marry Princess Fu'an to Lu Jing no matter what. It would be best if Lu Jing also lived in the Jinghuang Palace from now on, and protected the safety of his father-in-law at all times. Although, whether it was the Chen Dynasty or the previous dynasties, there seemed to be no rules for the son-in-law to move into the palace.

But life was important, and Zhu Jie couldn't care so much now. However, what he didn't expect was that even if he gave away a princess for free, and the most beautiful and intelligent princess of the Da Chen Dynasty, Lu Jing would not be tempted.

Not only did he refuse him, but he also left as if he was avoiding the plague. Seeing that the others were about to leave, Zhu Jie became anxious and hurriedly stopped Cheng Guan.

Cheng Guan thought for a while, and had to admit that Zhu Jie's worry made sense.

The Sitianjian still adhered to the rules of the past thousand years, trying to keep a distance from the royal family and not asking about the emperor's actions, but he didn't expect that this gave other cultivators an opportunity.

"Your Majesty, don't panic. Now that Dongxuan Zhenren and Huoxing Sun have escaped, they probably won't come back in a short time. Your Majesty can first调侍卫高手寸步不离贴身守护, and the Sitianjian will probably make arrangements soon."

Zhu Jie was obviously not very satisfied with this ambiguous answer, but he also knew that he didn't have much room for bargaining. In the end, it was because there was no one from him in the Sitianjian, so he could only sigh and agree.

But he didn't give up the idea of marrying his daughter, especially since he felt that the reason why Lu Jing refused was because he hadn't seen Princess Fu'an. Otherwise, with Princess Fu'an's beauty and her status as a princess, there were basically no men in this world who could refuse, let alone leave in a hurry.

However, this time Zhu Jie was wrong. In fact, even if Princess Fu'an was ten times more beautiful, Lu Jing would still leave, because he had more important things to do at this moment.

Ever since he knew that tonight's incident involved Hanshan Ke, Lu Jing only had one thought left in his mind—that was to hurry back to the academy!

He even summoned Gu Jing on the way and asked him to send a letter to Dean Huang, asking Dean Huang to help him keep an eye on Hanshan Ke.