TRWSB – Chapter 207 Challenges in the Second Prince’s Residence

At the Second Prince’s residence.

Tang Tianfeng sat on a chair, lost in deep thought.

“Tianfeng, has His Majesty decided what to do about Qi Shaorong?” Shen Manwu asked.

Tang Tianfeng shook his head. “It’s difficult! The Emperor previously sent Qi Shaorong to the Bihai Plains, but Qi Shaorong didn’t die in the conflicts between humans and the sea tribe. Moreover, Biluyun married Hailing. Because of Biluyun, Qi Shaorong now has a very strong relationship with the sea tribe.”

“I heard Qi Heng is also very close with Zuo Yunfei, who rose to prominence in Jin Kingdom,” Shen Manwu said.

“I’ve heard about this person, Zuo Yunfei from Jin Kingdom. Apparently, he had health problems in the past and was humiliated by his clan brothers who were originally inferior to him, which made him angry enough to leave the Zuo family. A few years later, he returned just as the younger generation competition was taking place.”

“When Zuo Yunfei appeared, he killed three clan brothers in a row. The Zuo elders, shocked by his bloodthirstiness, tried to stop him. But even seven or eight elders couldn’t control him. The clan competition turned into a farce until a saint-level elder of the Zuo family intervened and stopped him!”

“Zuo Yunfei, is he really that crazy?” Shen Manwu asked in surprise.

Tang Tianfeng nodded solemnly. “This guy is not to be messed with.”

“I heard Zuo Yunfei is very close with Qi Heng!” Shen Manwu said.

Tang Tianfeng took a deep breath. “It’s said Qi Heng once went to Jin Kingdom with Zuo Yunfei and stayed at Zuo Yunfei’s home. Zuo Yunfei protected him a lot. If Zuo Yunfei marries Qi Heng, Qi Shaorong will become even harder to deal with!”

“I heard Zuo Yunfei wants to marry Qi Heng, and Qi Shaorong demanded a 2 billion dowry from Zuo Yunfei. Such an outrageous request might make Zuo Yunfei back down!” Shen Manwu said.

“Where did you get this information?” Tang Tianfeng asked.

“A Yuan told me. It should be true!” Shen Manwu replied.

“Two billion? Qi Shaorong setting that price is very strange. If that amount doesn’t scare Zuo Yunfei off, then he really must be deeply in love with Qi Heng,” Tang Tianfeng pondered.

…

Zuo Yunfei returned to the courtyard and was immediately startled by the house full of lively elves!

“What’s going on with these elves?”

“Shaorong mentioned that the elves would send some guards. Now they’ve arrived,” Zhuang Hao said.

Zuo Yunfei was a bit annoyed. “These guys don’t look like guards at all! Just one Daichi is already troublesome, and now so many have come!”

“Don’t get so worked up. They’re just guards!” Zhuang Hao said.

“I’m going to talk to Qi Shaorong!” Zuo Yunfei said.

Qi Shaorong looked at Zuo Yunfei. “Young Master Zuo, something on your mind?”

Zuo Yunfei’s eyes were red, and he looked angrily at Qi Shaorong. “Qi Shao, what do you mean by this?”

“What do you mean?” Qi Shaorong widened his innocent eyes.

“Those elf guards!” Zuo Yunfei said angrily.

Qi Shaorong smiled. “Oh, those elf guards. They were sent by the elves. You know I never mistreat my subordinates, so I assigned some of them to Qi Heng.”

“Why assign them to Qi Heng?” Zuo Yunfei asked.

“Ah Heng’s strength isn’t enough, so he needs protection! Besides, I’m not selfish. I’m the most fair person!” Qi Shaorong said.

“You bastard…”

Qi Shaorong took a deep breath and looked helplessly at Zuo Yunfei, his eyes sharp. “Young Master Zuo, what are you saying? You think 2 billion dowry is too low, right?”

“Are you threatening me?” Zuo Yunfei asked.

Qi Shaorong chuckled. “If your own talent is low, then you have to rely on a huge fortune to support you. But if you have no fortune, then sorry!”

Zuo Yunfei: “…”

“Qi Shaorong, you’re something else!” Zuo Yunfei glared fiercely and stormed out.

Zhuang Hao walked in, looking at Qi Shaorong. “I saw Zuo Yunfei leave, and he looked unhappy.”

Qi Shaorong nodded. “That guy really looks like he deserves a beating! Every time I see him, I want to hit him.”

Zhuang Hao: “…”

“Don’t provoke him too much. I heard he once killed three of his own clan brothers and fought the Zuo elders. If you push him too hard, a fight could break out—that wouldn’t be good,” Zhuang Hao warned.

Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao. “How come I never heard about this?”

“This was blocked by the Zuo family. I only learned about it recently,” Zhuang Hao said.

Qi Shaorong: “…”

“Looks like next time I shouldn’t talk to him alone,” Qi Shaorong said, resting his chin thoughtfully.

Zhuang Hao nodded. “Next time you can call me along!”

Zuo Yunfei stormed back in. Qi Heng looked at him. “You went to see Young Master?”

Zuo Yunfei crossed his arms, annoyed. “Your young master doesn’t like me!”

“Alright, don’t be angry. If you don’t like me using the elf guards, I can get rid of them!” Qi Heng said.

Zuo Yunfei turned to look at Qi Heng, stunned. A faint blush appeared on his face. “Really? If I don’t like them, you won’t use them?”

Qi Heng nodded helplessly. “Yes! If you don’t like them, I won’t use them!”

A light smile appeared at the corner of Zuo Yunfei’s mouth. “Then use them if you want. Those pointy-eared guys look so strange—really weird.”

Qi Heng: “…”

Qi Heng hesitated for a moment and said, “The twenty billion that Young Master mentioned…”

Zuo Yunfei’s face darkened. “That twenty billion your Young Master talked about, I’ll find a way to handle it. You don’t need to worry!”

Qi Heng looked at Zuo Yunfei. “You don’t actually have to push yourself too hard over this.”

Zuo Yunfei looked at Qi Heng with some displeasure. “Do you really think I’m that incompetent?”

Qi Heng: “…”

…

At Qi Shaorong’s villa.

“Young Master Zhuang, I want to have a talk with you,” Zuo Yunfei said.

Zhuang Hao nodded. “Sure!”

“Young Master Zhuang, do you have money?” Zuo Yunfei asked.

Zhuang Hao was stunned for a moment. “Young Master Zuo, you’re not asking to borrow money from me, are you? Although my funds are tight, if you ask, I could lend you ten million.”

“That’s not nearly enough. You know Qi Shaorong’s asking price is twenty billion,” Zuo Yunfei said unhappily.

Zhuang Hao: “…” Damn, he really knows!

“Young Master Zhuang, I honestly don’t understand! What do you like about Qi Shaorong? He’s sharp-tongued, mean, and vicious,” Zuo Yunfei said.

Zhuang Hao took a deep breath. “Young Master Zuo, are you trying to pick a fight with me?”

Zuo Yunfei snorted lightly. “Enough about that Qi Shaorong. I contacted my family. They think spending twenty billion to marry a wife is absurd and refuse to give me the money!”

Zhuang Hao: “…” Any somewhat normal family wouldn’t pay that.

“They say with that much money, I could marry two thousand wives, and some even asked if I was crazy!” Zuo Yunfei said.

Zhuang Hao: “…” Not just two thousand, maybe twenty thousand is possible.

“Although they won’t give me the money, they gave me a solution!” Zuo Yunfei said.

Zhuang Hao’s curiosity was piqued. “What?”

Zuo Yunfei took out a map. “This is the Tianxing Mountain Range. The whole range belongs to my Zuo family. The Zuo family once discovered a spirit ore here—its metal output is very rich. If fully mined, it could be worth more than twenty billion. But the Zuo family tried mining several times, and the miners suffered heavy casualties!”

“The number of monsters in the mountains increased over time, so mining was put on hold.”

“If the monsters in the mountains can be dealt with, I can sell the mining rights and raise the dowry money!”

Zhuang Hao looked at the map, shocked. The entire mountain range belonged to the Zuo family. Their wealth was indeed extraordinary!

“You want me to help you kill the monsters?” Zhuang Hao asked.

Zuo Yunfei shook his head. “No, I want your help to tame the monsters. You’re a golden beast master with strong abilities. Taming monsters in bulk is no big deal for you. The monster resources here are abundant, and fully developing them would bring great wealth!”

Zhuang Hao looked at Zuo Yunfei. “Young Master Zuo, why do you think I would help you?”

Zuo Yunfei smiled. “Young Master Zhuang, why wouldn’t you help me? You’re short on money too, aren’t you? Or have you already decided to live off others?”

Zhuang Hao laughed. “Alright, Young Master Zuo, you’ve convinced me!”

…

Qi Shaorong walked into the room and looked at Qi Heng. “Ah Heng, where’s Zuo Yunfei?”

“He left. He said to wait for him four months. After four months, he’ll have the dowry ready to marry me!” Qi Heng said.

“Four months, huh?” Qi Shaorong said.

Qi Heng nodded. “Yes! Young Master, did something happen?”

“Zhuang Hao said he and Zuo Yunfei are going to do something big and will return after four months,” Qi Shaorong said.

Qi Shaorong narrowed his eyes, thinking: How did I not realize before that Zuo Yunfei is actually quite good at luring people in!

“Sorry, Young Master!” Qi Heng said apologetically.

Qi Shaorong looked at Qi Heng confused. “Ah Heng, why are you apologizing to me?”

Qi Heng frowned. “If I hadn’t brought Zuo Yunfei back, Young Master Zhuang wouldn’t have been led away by him. Young Master Zhuang is leaving for four months—you must miss him, right?”

Qi Shaorong frowned. “No, don’t overthink it!”

Qi Heng looked suspicious. “Really?”

“Of course not. That annoying Zhuang Hao leaving means I finally get some peace and quiet!” Qi Shaorong said.

Qi Heng: “…”

Qi Shaorong took a deep breath. Zhuang Hao is a bit clingy, but without him here, it really feels a bit lonely.