Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 855 - 853_1

Chapter 855: Chapter 853_1

Shangguan Xuanyi hurried back to the post station. Apart from taking the 100,000 taels of silver, he also had another task—to take possession of all the grain Gong Qinghua had stored over the years as soon as possible!

He was confident that the Nangong Emperor would not go to war, because he knew that the granaries of Nangong Country were empty!

Now that he knew about this grain, he doubted that the soldiers of Nangong Country on Zhan’er Island would retreat easily!

Unless absolutely necessary, Shangguan Xuanyi did not want to start a war, firstly not to cause suffering to the populace, and secondly to avoid putting Shangguan Wanru in a difficult position.

Upon returning to the inn, Shangguan Xuanyi took the 100,000 taels of silver and put them into his space.

He then filled the original silver boxes with stones, locked them, and asked Zhao Yong to hire guards from the escort agency to send them back to Minze Country.

By the time all of this was done, it was already dark.

After dinner, Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er went out for a leisurely walk before retiring to bed at the inn.

Under the cover of darkness, when most people were in deep sleep, they put on their night robes and quietly left the post station undetected. They then released two white tigers from their space and quickly rode them to a designated location.

Shangguan Xuanyi had already found out where Gong Qinghua had stored his grain over the years. Two of the largest granaries were in Nangong Country and two smaller ones were in Minze Country.

Now, before dawn, he and Xiao’er had to sneak into the granaries and take the grain for themselves.

In the darkness, two black shadows flashed swiftly across the road.

Their rapid speed could make one question the reliability of their own eyes!

As they neared their destination, Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er stopped and put the tigers back into the space.

The granary was located in the suburbs and occupied a large area. The wall around it was very high, making it impossible for outsiders to see within unless they climbed up.

The two of them found a large tree outside and climbed up to observe the situation inside from a distance.

The area inside was vast, covered mostly by cement. There were only a few small trees. The wide, flat ground felt like a large grain drying field.

In order to maintain the longevity of the paddy, it needed to be sunned periodically to prevent it from getting damp and moldy.

The wisdom of the ancients must be commended. They knew how to preserve grain and food with such efficiency. Even in summer, they reheated leftover rice instead of discarding it. This way, the rice remained fresh and could be consumed the next day after reheating.

Similarly, they would sun the stocked paddy occasionally. This practice ensured the preservation of the paddy for as long as five years.

Hence, all the granaries in this dynasty possessed a large grain drying field.

Xiao’er gazed at the vast, empty grain drying field with no human presence, spotted only a large pack of wolfdogs. These wolfdogs, lurking around, were ready to howl at anyone who approached.

After staying on the tree for a while, Xiao’er made a rough count, exclaiming,

"There seem to be no less than a hundred wolfdogs here. To get in, we have to deal with all these wolfdogs."

Otherwise, if they directly broke in, the group of wolfdogs charging at them would be enough to scare anyone to death!

"I’ll go to the tree nearby and throw some pills inside, you stay here on the tree and wait for me, okay?" Shangguan Xuanyi looked at the wolfdogs scattered around, their heads looking in all directions, and said.

"Okay." Xiao’er nodded.

Shangguan Xuanyi patted Xiao’er’s head, then jumped down from the tree directly, climbed up another tree, and swiftly entered his space ring.

The wolfdogs seemed to sense something, stood up, barked once, and then stopped. They ran over, raised their heads, and peered at the tree with confusion.

Xiao’er, to be on the safe side, swiftly hid in her space as well.

The wolfdogs stared for a long time and sniffed around. Only after confirming that there was no one did they return to their original positions and lie down again.

Those wolfdogs were too sensitive. Shangguan Xuanyi did not dare to exit his space, nor did he dare to directly throw a piece of meat from his space. If the wolfdogs had not finished eating their meat and they saw the meat suddenly flying in, they would bark loudly, attracting people and making it troublesome.

They only had tonight to secretly take away all these grains without Gong Qinghua knowing. Once Gong Qinghua returned to the palace, he would certainly surrender all these years of grain to save himself, so by tomorrow, these grains might have been transported back to the city.

At that time, it would be much more difficult to steal the grain.

Xiao’er, seeing the situation, asked a wolf in her space if it could suppress the wolfdogs, making them mute.

Hearing her words, the Wolf King haughtily responded, "I am the king, once they see me, they won’t dare make a peep!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er was overjoyed, "That’s great, I will leave the wolfdogs inside to you!"

She then left her space, rapidly climbed down from the tree, and released the Wolf King.

"I just saw from the tree that there is a dog hole in that corner of the wall. You get in from that hole and keep those wolves from barking!"

Xiao’er had noticed earlier that there was a dog hole in the corner of the granary wall. It was probably for convenient access for the wolfdogs to chase people.

The Wolf King stared at Xiao’er without moving. It was an insult to his dignity as the Wolf King to go through a dog hole. He refused to do it. He had his dignity.

Xiao’er glared at him, "You are a wolf, not a human! Where does this pride come from!"

The Wolf King turned up his head arrogantly and stood still.

Xiao’er glanced at him: "Are you really not going through the dog hole?"

Wolf King: Even if I die, I won’t crawl!

Xiao’er nodded: Well, once the golden python comes back, I will let it take you to crawl through dog holes every day!

Wolf King: it’s unfair to bully someone like this. Ever since I came to this space, I have no longer been a king!

Lowering his head, he went to crawl through the dog hole.

One of the wolfdogs saw something coming through the dog hole and quickly ran over. Upon making eye contact with the Wolf King, it was instantly terrified.

The Wolf King, like a sovereign, looked down upon the group of wolfdogs after squeezing itself through the hole.

The wolfdogs, scared out of their wits, lay flat on the ground, not daring to move a muscle.

Seeing this, the Wolf King communicated with Xiao’er: Master, you can crawl in through the dog hole now!

"I am a human, not a dog. Why should I crawl through the dog hole!" Xiao’er responded arrogantly, her heart finally at ease.

Upon receiving the message from the Wolf King, Xiao’er walked to the outside of the wall, Shangguan Xuanyi came out of his space, and jumped down from the tree.

Hand in hand, they easily leaped over the high wall.

The wolfdogs, upon seeing them, stood up and wanted to pounce on them.

One stern look from the Wolf King, and they all froze in place.

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And so, Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er, unbeknownst to anyone, used the same method and took all the grain from Gong Qinghua’s two large granaries into their space in one night.

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