Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1936 - 1943: Clever Little Son (5)

The white-faced fox stroked his sparse beard, smiling sinisterly, and said, "Boss, this opportunity is once in a lifetime, even the heavens are helping us! A grain merchant from a foreign land, unfamiliar with our area, is practically a fat sheep without a shepherd. If we don’t pounce and take a bite, how can we live with ourselves?"

The elder readily agreed with the white-faced fox, nodding and echoing, "Looking at the attire of the little kid, his family must treasure him dearly. Now that fate has brought him to our brothers, all we need to do is put our backs into it. Just this one score will be enough for our brothers to live a lifetime of luxury and comfort. We brothers chose this trade, knowing it’s life-threatening; anything could go wrong at any moment. Instead, why not grab enough this time to quit the dangerous life? With the money we get, perhaps run a small business or buy some land to become a small landlord, wouldn’t that be far better than now?"

"Exactly right. Later, I’ll thoroughly question this kid’s parents—what’s their family name, where are they living now? We’ll immediately send a letter demanding a hefty ransom, enough for our brothers to live lavishly for two generations. Anything is better than living in constant fear every day," he continued.

The elder said, "Good, go ahead and ask, we’ll strike it big this time!"

Inside the Qing Luo Kingdom’s palace,

Cai Wei personally sat in front of the medicinal decoction stove, fanning the flames. The liquid medicine inside the medicine pot boiled, bubbling away with black bubbles.

Nangong Yi looked at the dark, medicinal soup with a pained expression and said, "Madam, you have suffered."

Cai Wei barely smiled and said, "It’s nothing, once Yu’er is rescued, The Great Immortal Turtle can help regulate it. It’s not a big deal."

Nangong Yi looked out the window, his eyes gloomy, and said, "Once Yu’er is rescued, I will ensure those traffickers are personally dealt with by myself..."

The medicine soon finished boiling, and without waiting for it to cool, Cai Wei eagerly drank it down.

After consuming the soup medicine, her stomach immediately felt ablaze, followed by a twisting pain. She gritted her teeth against the discomfort in her abdomen and calmly instructed the palace maid to prepare water for her bath.

Nangong Yi saw Cai Wei’s face turn pale, his heart aching terribly, insisting on helping Cai Wei bathe, but Cai Wei firmly refused.

The ancient people were very superstitious, firmly believing that a woman’s menstrual blood was the dirtiest thing, touching it would bring bad luck for a lifetime. Perhaps after living here for a long time, she also believed such things to some extent, so she resolutely refused to let any man come into contact with such an unlucky thing!

Ultimately, under her firm insistence, she was served by the palace maids for the bath. After bathing, her body was on the verge of collapse, barely managed to get out of the bathtub with the help of two palace maids. Once she dried her body, she immediately dismissed the maids and connected with Space, thankful that contact with Space was successful.

Brother Ying and Chang Mei received her command, and flew out from Space, with Brother Ying flying out of the Cleansing Room and soaring into the sky.

In mid-air, it opened its perspective eye and with just one glance, found the whereabouts of Yu’er, quickly reporting its findings to Cai Wei.

Upon hearing that the young son was being held in a dungeon and interrogated by a tall, thin, white-faced man, Cai Wei was heartbroken to the verge of tears. She hurried out of the Cleansing Room and into the Sleeping Hall to tell Nangong Yi what Brother Ying had seen.

Knowing Yu’er was suffering, Nangong Yi clenched his fists almost to shattering point and said through gritted teeth, "I am going to save Yu’er, and I will bring him back very soon."

Cai Wei, tearfully, said, "I will go too."

Seeing her lips turn white, Nangong Yi’s heart ached, the ferocity on his face softened somewhat, and he said, "Your body is not well, quickly enter Space and have The Great Immortal Turtle take a look. Just a few traffickers, I am more than enough to handle them alone. Besides, Chang Mei and Brother Ying will help!"

Cai Wei nodded; she trusted Nangong Yi and believed in her Divine Beasts. Moreover, she was indeed at her limit, and using her last bit of strength, she entered Space, released the White-furred Tiger, and then fainted...

Nangong Yi opened the window, mounted the White-furred Tiger, and flew out through the window, disappearing like lightning from the palace...

In the suburbs of the Capital City,

The white-faced fox had finished interrogating Yu’er, learning that the boy’s surname was Mu, and his father’s name was Mu Chongwen, a grain trader from Great Jin Nation. He came to the Qing Luo Kingdom for trading grains. Currently, the whole family was staying at an inn, but the young boy, being too young to read, did not know the inn’s name. But it doesn’t matter since he is a wealthy grain trader from afar, he must be staying in one of the top inns in the Capital. So it will be easy to find out by making inquiries at the most famous inns in the Capital.

Outside, Scarface and his old lady, upon hearing that the child they picked up was actually the son of a major grain merchant and just the jade necklace around his neck was worth several thousand taels, were filled with regret to their very core. Had they known earlier, they would have taken the necklace off the child. The necklace alone was worth more than selling dozens of children, enough for the mother and son to live in luxury for the rest of their lives. But now it was too late; the necklace was already in the hands of the boss, and they dared not ask for the treasure from him. Everyone knew that the boss was the kind to deny relationship at the flip of a hand, quicker than flipping a book!

While they were distressed, a low growl suddenly sounded from outside, causing the house to shake slightly. Scarface was startled and quickly asked, "What was that, what is that sound?"

The boss was a bit shocked and said to Scarface, "Go take a look."