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Chapter 721: Chapter 725: Time to Wrap Up
Soon after.
Gaiyin came back with a few Gugu eggs in his hands.
When Yadang saw this, he burst into laughter.
"Hey, where did you find those? We just came from there and I didn’t see them."
Gaiyin gave him a cold glance, "You’re blind." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Su Tang could barely hold her laughter.
Yadang sheepishly touched his nose, not bothered by Gaiyin’s attitude and said excitedly,
"Quick, quick! Let’s boil some water and cook these eggs! I’m so sick of eating roast meat these past days."
Gaiyin smacked away Yadang’s reach, "Who said I was going to give you any?"
Gaiyin’s slap was firm, and Yadang’s hand immediately turned red.
Yadang’s mouth twitched as he tried not to laugh, "Really? It’s just a joke I made with Tangtang, you took it seriously?"
Gaiyin ignored Yadang’s comment and gave him a cold look.
Su Tang’s eyes lit up, she seemed to understand what Gaiyin was thinking. She winked at Gaiyin.
Gaiyin faintly smiled, "What if we substitute the extra portion of roast meat they’ve been having with Gugu eggs?"
Actually, as soon as Su Tang mentioned this, Gaiyin immediately thought of a Gugu Beast’s nest they had passed by on their way to set up camp.
The Gugu beasts had long vanished due to the disturbance caused by the group, leaving behind a few eggs that weren’t crushed.
As Liao Li claimed to be of high status and Bai Ling was extremely arrogant, if they brought new food just enough for two to taste, the emperor would definitely not get a share.
Once everyone understood the strategy, their gaze towards Gaiyin was filled with admiration.
Su Tang nodded happily, "Let’s start quickly, the meat is almost roasted. We can serve it right after, we’ve baited them for so long, it’s about time to reel them in."
Yadang’s intellect also began to catch on, "Right, scarcity increases value. We’ll give them one egg divided into two halves, and keep the rest for ourselves."
Gaiyin couldn’t care less about discussing it with Yadang.
After everything was ready, Gaiyin, accompanied by Su Tang, delivered the roast meat and Gugu eggs to Liao Li and his party.
As expected.
Liao Li was ecstatic to see the Gugu eggs, handed half to Bai Ling straight away, and took half for himself without any regard to the emperor’s opinion.
Bai Ling glanced at Su Tang discontentedly, "Why is there so little roast meat today? It’s not even enough to fill my stomach."
Su Tang, with Gaiyin’s assistance, gave a weak smile. "We ran out of strength, probably because we have been exerting ourselves recently. Didn’t the kingdom’s leader say we should arrive in a couple of days? So we came here to inform him that we’ll not roast meat for the next few days. We need to rest, lest we become a burden in the Wood Immortal Mansion."
Bai Ling frowned, and subconsciously wanted to object, but was held back by Liao Li.
Liao Li waved him off and smiled, "I understand. You two have worked hard these past days. After you return from the Wood Immortal Mansion, we’ll definitely throw you a feast to celebrate."
Su Tang lowered her eyes, a slight smirk appearing at the corner of her mouth, "In that case, allow me to express gratitude to the kingdom’s leader in advance."
Once Su Tang and Gaiyin had left,
Bai Ling asked Liao Li discontentedly, "Father, since they are as good as dead, why not make them roast meat for us for one more day?"
Liao Li comforted Bai Ling, "It’s just roast meat. Once we’ve returned to the Kingdom, you can eat as much as you want."
Bai Ling still grumbled a little, but didn’t say anything further.
The emperor started testing for poison using his silver hairpin.
Bai Ling couldn’t wait and immediately grabbed a piece.
