Chapter 48: Finally Had Money

As for the final dagger, Old Xie couldn’t figure it out either. He just felt it didn’t look like a weapon because it was too small, only the size of a palm. It looked more like a decoration. However, when Old Xie probed it with his Divine Sense, he suddenly discovered that it actually hid a Magic mark. If this mark wasn’t removed, the Mage who placed it would be able to sense the mark’s energy within a certain distance and find this place. Clearly, this was a trap specifically set for anti-theft.

This gave Old Xie a fright. He thought to himself, that was close, seems I still underestimated them. He then quickly used his Divine Sense to wipe away the Magic mark. After carefully checking the other items and finding two more hidden marks, he finally confirmed there was no problem.

After doing all this, it was already late. Old Xie packed everything up and had a good sleep, not waking up until noon. Although the Old Steward had complaints about Old Xie’s laziness, he had been instructed by Old Xie and didn’t dare to disturb him.

After Old Xie washed and dressed, the Old Steward said, “Young Master, I have prepared the food. Shall I serve it now?”

“No!” Old Xie said directly, “I don’t have confidence in your cooking. Let’s go out to eat. The hotel from yesterday was nice, let’s continue there!”

“Ah!” The Old Steward was dumbfounded and hurriedly said, “Young Master, we have no money!”

“Who says we don’t?” Old Xie said, throwing out a bag, “Here is five hundred Gold Coins. That should be enough for expenses, right?”

The Old Steward was immediately stunned upon hearing this. He didn’t expect the Young Master, who was penniless yesterday, to have a huge sum of money overnight. He hurriedly picked up the money bag to look. Sure enough, it was full of Gold Coins. He couldn’t help asking strangely, “Young Master, where did this come from?”

“Why do you care so much?” Old Xie said impatiently, “Just take it and spend it!”

“Yes, yes!” The Old Steward didn’t dare to ask more. He put the money bag away and then said, “Young Master, then are we walking there today too?”

“Are you stupid?” Old Xie couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “It is so far. Even if I’m not tired, can your old legs take it? Why not take a carriage since we have one?”

“This~” The Old Steward immediately felt depressed. He thought to himself, yesterday when I wanted to call for a carriage, you insisted on walking. Now that I say let’s walk, you insist on calling for a carriage again. What kind of mess is this?

However, since the Young Master had given the order, the Old Steward naturally did not dare to neglect it. He could only go and make the arrangements with a wry smile. There was a luxurious carriage specially prepared for Old Xie in the Duke’s Mansion, and it was ready in the time it takes to speak a sentence.

Afterward, Old Xie and the Old Steward took the carriage to that hotel for a meal. Coincidentally, this time they passed by the shop of the Augustus Family. At this moment, it was already surrounded by layers of people. Some were investigators sent from above, while others were guys taking pleasure in the misfortune and watching the excitement.

Such a big commotion naturally startled the Old Steward sitting in the carriage. When he saw the luxurious shop that was perfectly fine yesterday now turned into a pile of rubble, his eyes nearly popped out. He quickly wiped his eyes and looked again, only then daring to confirm that he was not hallucinating.

“Young Master, Young Master!” The Old Steward hurriedly said to Old Xie, “The Augustus Family’s shop seems to have been smashed!”

“Mn!” Old Xie nodded impatiently and said, “What is so strange about that? If you mess around, you have to pay the price sooner or later, you know?”

“Ah~” The Old Steward felt something was wrong as soon as he heard this. In his heart, he vaguely connected it to the Young Master’s performance yesterday. With the Young Master’s temper, even his Big Brother dared to beat him up casually, yet he suffered an insult here and left directly without showing any anger. He even said a sentence about ‘not getting angry with dead people’. As a result, the place was smashed into ruins last night. Moreover, the Gold Coins in the Young Master’s hand appeared too suspiciously. Could there be some connection?

Although the Old Steward had suspicions in his heart, he did not ask. After all, he had stayed in a Great Noble Family for so many years, so he had some shrewdness and knew what should be asked and what should not. In fact, seeing that Old Xie was not surprised by such a big event just now, he already had some idea. Now he was just pretending not to know.

Soon, the two arrived at that luxurious hotel again. This time, with the carriage of the Steven Family clearing the way, everyone in the hotel put on their kindest smiles and served Old Xie with utmost care.

In a luxurious private room, after Old Xie enjoyed a good meal, he casually waved away the Attendant and left the Old Steward alone, asking, “Krishchen, let me ask you, is there a place like an Auction House in the Imperial Capital?”

“There is, of course there is!” The Old Steward hurriedly said, “The commerce of our Griffin Kingdom is the most developed in the entire Continent, and the Imperial Capital is the best among them. Naturally, there is no shortage of Auction Houses. There are no less than ten Auction Houses with history alone! Why? Young Master, do you want to buy something?”

“No!” Old Xie said, “Perhaps I will buy if there is something good, but the problem now is that I want to sell some things to get some cash. I still owe Constantine money! I don’t have the habit of defaulting on women’s money.”

“Ah!” The Old Steward was immediately surprised and said, “Young Master, if I were you, I would absolutely not sell some inappropriate things now. In fact, if you are short of money, you can totally go find the Master! Although ten thousand Gold Coins is a large sum, for the Steven Family, it is nothing at all. You know, the Eldest Young Master’s annual expenses are twenty to thirty thousand Gold Coins!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie immediately laughed happily after hearing this. What kind of person was he? Hearing the Old Steward’s words, he knew he was reminding himself that those stolen goods could not be sold now. It could be seen that this Krishchen was really not simple. He could not only see that this matter was related to himself, but also knew how to remind himself loyally. This kind of smart and loyal steward was rare, so it seemed he had found another treasure.

“Krishchen, you are very good!” Old Xie smiled, “I understand what you mean, and I don’t mind telling you, I did do this thing!”

“Ah~” The Old Steward was truly incomparably shocked when he heard this. Although he had guessed it early on, getting confirmation from the Young Master’s mouth still gave him a real shock. You know, that shop of the Augustus Family was not an ordinary shop. As a famous high-level shop on the Continent, the defense inside was unimaginably tight. There were dozens of Guards who knew Battle Qi alone. Yet with such tight defense, this Young Master managed to rob it unknowingly. If this got out, I’m afraid no one would believe it even if they were beaten to death.

“Is it very strange?” Old Xie smiled.

“Yes!” The Old Steward said with a wry smile, “Young Master, since you have such strength, there is absolutely no problem inheriting the family business. The wealth of the Steven Family is no less than that of the Augustus Family! Why take this risk?”

“Risk? Haha!” Old Xie said disdainfully, “You think too highly of those trash. They can’t threaten me with their strength. As for the reason for this matter, it is very simple. First, I disdain spending other people’s money. A man should spend money lavishly, and must earn it himself. That is a real man. Second, that clerk was disrespectful to me, so I had to teach him a lesson. I think these two reasons are enough for me to take action!”

“This~” The Old Steward immediately didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and said, “Young Master, you robbed their shop just for this? Isn’t this a bit too childish?”

“Hehe, in my eyes, life is a play. If you want to play, then play it grandly. That is not letting down this life!” Old Xie laughed proudly, then suddenly said, “If you don’t like looking at me, then you can leave. Considering you have followed me for so many years, the money in your hand can be considered severance pay!”