Ch 598: Wedding Ceremony
“Oh, is that so? Then it’s not your problem. Someone, bring Lin Bin in!”
Lin Da’s expression softened when he heard me say that. The ferocity he had just now was completely gone.
Soon, Lin Bin came in carrying the food, but several servants followed behind him.
After the food was placed down, those servants subdued Lin Bin.
“Too much talk, stealing guests’ things, this is your punishment!”
Lin Da didn’t waste words. He immediately had people pry open Lin Bin’s mouth and cut out his tongue with a knife.
Lin Bin’s tongue fell to the ground, like a living fish.
I observed that the energy within this tongue was extremely concentrated, roughly equivalent to my copper coin.
I have a basic calculation for this energy. Simply put, a normal tongue would be worth one or two taels of silver, but if it’s like Wang Xu’s, it would be thirty or forty taels.
But Lin Bin’s tongue was actually equal to a copper coin. By my estimate, one copper coin could be exchanged for one thousand taels of silver.
One tael of silver is probably equivalent to one tael of gold.
This ratio is basically correct.
“Master Chen, alright, we’ve set off. These things taken from him, should they be Master Chen’s lost items?”
After that, Lin Da searched Lin Bin and found many things. There were seven or eight pieces of silver, and over a dozen pieces of gold. I don’t know how Lin Bin, with such a small body, managed to stuff so much in.
Lin Da threw these things onto my table.
Then he turned and left.
“Master Chen, why did you say that just now? Just blaming Lin Bin would have been enough, wouldn’t it?”
Wu Xia hadn’t spoken until now, but she couldn’t hold back any longer.
I glanced at Wu Xia; all my little bit of good feeling towards her vanished.
Originally, I had a good impression of Wu Xia, but now it seems she’s a saint.
Or rather, a sanctimonious woman.
“If I said that the situation was such that if I didn’t betray Lin Bin, I’d have to betray you, would you be willing?”
I asked back.
After Wu Xia heard this, she finally shut her mouth.
Silence is the best answer. Wu Xia’s silence told me she wasn’t willing.
“But you can’t say that!”
Wu Xia closed her mouth, but Zhang Ke spoke up. Obviously, Zhang Ke was also clearly dissatisfied with my actions.
But this is the rule of survival. Being alive is the best. I don’t need to satisfy everyone.
Zhang Ke wanted to say something else, but I glared at her fiercely. With no choice, Zhang Ke could only shut her mouth.
I looked at Ji Xinglan: “You understand what I did, right?”
After asking this question, I felt a little anxious. I really hoped Ji Xinglan would understand my actions.
Sure enough, Ji Xinglan didn’t disappoint me. She smiled faintly and nodded subtly.
“Uncle Chen, of course I understand. The rules clearly state that we must do what’s most advantageous!
If we did as they said and directly blamed Lin Bin, there wouldn’t be much benefit!
The most advantageous thing is to take all of Lin Bin’s money, so Uncle Chen is right!”
Ji Xinglan seemed to be talking to me, but she was actually talking to the other two silly girls. After hearing this, the two silly girls finally understood.
“It’s not that Uncle is cruel. This is the law of the jungle. If Lin Bin wasn’t punished, then one of us would have been!”
Ji Xinglan’s clear thinking made me feel ashamed. I haven’t seen such a clear-headed girl in a long time. It was so clear that it felt unreal.
“Next, we must be extremely careful. Just now, we were just one step away from death. Luckily, Uncle Chen handled it well, otherwise, we would have been separated!”
Ji Xinglan touched her chest, still feeling scared.
Then I asked Ji Xinglan if she had found anything new in the booklet. Ji Xinglan quickly picked up the booklet and began to look through it.
“Got it! There’s a new rule. It says that if you have too much wealth, you must not expose it to outsiders, otherwise, it will cause unnecessary trouble!”
Ji Xinglan found a new rule on the flyleaf of the booklet and quietly read it to me.
I frowned, looking at the many things on the table.
I wonder how Lin Bin managed to put all this money into his body; it would take at least a bag to hold all of it.
Actually, it’s fine for now, but the most difficult thing is that the money will likely become even more in the future.
When that time comes, it’ll be too difficult to avoid attention.
Suddenly, I thought of the mirror.
I tried putting the gold and silver into the mirror, and unexpectedly, it worked.
“Wow, Brother Chen, your mirror has become like you now! Before, I remember that only marked things could be put in and taken out!”
Lao Dao couldn’t help but exclaim again.
Actually, I was quite happy. Besides exorcism, the mirror’s biggest function now is as a storage space.
Many people secretly yearn for a storage space.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this. The food has been brought; let’s eat!”
I quickly distributed the newly brought food to everyone.
The previous food was problematic and inedible; this new food should be fine.
Ji Xinglan told me that since they entered the courtyard, they hadn’t eaten anything. They’d been walking for a long time and were starving.
Ji Xinglan brought her nose close to the food and sniffed it vigorously. Her expression showed the food was good.
I told Ji Xinglan to eat quickly; we could only get through this after we finished eating.
Ji Xinglan nodded and ate voraciously. Seeing that she was fine after eating, I ate heartily.
At the same time, I reminded Lao Dao and Ant to eat quickly.
As for the remaining two girls, although I didn’t remind them much, they had some sense and quickly ate as much as they could, regardless of their image.
Finally, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside. We quickly put down our chopsticks, and by the time we came to our senses, everything had been taken away.
“Uncle Chen, updated, updated! I’ve updated a new rule!”
At this time, Ji Xinglan excitedly pinched my arm.
I didn’t dare to be negligent and quickly leaned in. Another small line of red characters appeared on the flyleaf.
“The groom will soon marry the bride. At that time, the groom will thank the guests. The guests must give some wedding money. It must not be too shabby!”
The red characters appeared, roughly meaning that the groom and bride will be here soon, and wedding money is needed.
