“Wow! Jing Dehai’s room is full of treasures! Everything in this room is priceless!”
Leng Ruoli’s clear, almond-shaped eyes sparkled as she gazed at the various treasures in the room. If only these treasures weren’t things Jing Dehai had extorted from the people of Beichen Kingdom.
After defeating him, these treasures would need to be returned to the local populace. Leng Ruoli waved her sleeve, directly collecting these treasures into her spatial treasure trove.
She couldn’t help but feel delighted.
However, with so many treasures in his room, it wouldn’t be easy for them to find the tiger tally. This was likely why Jing Dehai had displayed all these treasures in his room, primarily to distract others.
“Third Prince, what does your Beichen Kingdom’s tiger tally look like?” Leng Ruoli suddenly asked in a low voice.
“Originally, the tiger tally was made of two halves. One half was held by my father, the Emperor, and the other half was in Jing Dehai’s possession. But several years ago, my father, heeding the former Empress’s slanderous words, handed over his half of the tiger tally to Jing Dehai, which led to the current situation. Jing Dehai’s power now surpasses the Emperor’s.”
Murong Lichen patiently recounted the past to Leng Ruoli.
“Sigh, your father should have learned his lesson this time,” Leng Ruoli teased.
“Lier, let’s stop chatting and find the tiger tally quickly,” Jun Mohan reminded her in a low voice.
He was somewhat worried that Jing Dehai hadn’t been completely incapacitated by Leng Ruoli’s aphrodisiac. He had clashed with Jing Dehai on the battlefield a few times before. Although Jun Mohan had won each time, his combat prowess wasn’t much higher than Jing Dehai’s.
One reason Jing Dehai might have lowered his guard tonight could be related to his recent strenuous activity with a woman. Another possibility was that he was confident no one could find the tiger tally in his possession, otherwise, he wouldn’t have even assigned guards to his residence.
“Jun Mohan, Third Prince, the three of us slowly searching through the room like this won’t work,” Leng Ruoli said thoughtfully.
Hearing this, Jun Mohan casually swept his gaze across Jing Dehai’s room. Then, he looked at Leng Ruoli with gentle eyes and said, “Lier, have you thought of a good plan?”
As soon as Jun Mohan finished speaking, Leng Ruoli also looked up and gave him a sidelong glance.
This fellow was truly adept at guessing people’s thoughts.
“Yes, I have a good plan that can quickly locate the tiger tally, but it requires the Third Prince to contribute two roast chickens after returning to his mansion. Third Prince, what do you think?”
A hint of a smile flickered in Leng Ruoli’s dark eyes.
“Sister-in-law, as long as it helps us find the tiger tally quickly, let alone two roast chickens, I’d be willing to contribute ten!”
Although the Third Prince didn’t know why Leng Ruoli said this, contributing ten roast chickens was something he could afford given the vastness of his princely estate.
“Alright, Third Prince, it’s settled then. After you return to your mansion, you must contribute ten roast chickens to my treasure.”
After speaking, Leng Ruoli used her mind to awaken the little snow fox sleeping soundly on the grass in her spatial realm.
“Little Snow Fox, Little Snow Fox, wake up! There’s more delicious food!” Leng Ruoli enticed.
Upon hearing the word ‘delicious food,’ the little snow fox immediately opened its eyes and sprung to its feet.
“Master, where’s the delicious food? Where is it?” the little snow fox asked anxiously, standing on the grass.
“Hehe, if you help Master find something important, you’ll immediately get ten roast chickens. What do you say?” Leng Ruoli tempted it again.
“Oh dear, Master, what do you want this fox to find for you this time? Is it a person or an object?”
The little snow fox said dejectedly, but its small eyes were still darting around, filled with unwillingness. It had thought it could get ten roast chickens without having to work, which would have been pure bliss. But reality always meant no free roast chickens.
“Haha, I just want you to find a small item.”
“Then let this fox out. But not a single one of my ten roast chickens can be missing.”
The little snow fox said indignantly.
For the sake of those ten plump, fragrant roast chickens, it had to bend to its master’s will.
Leng Ruoli chuckled and slowly conjured the little snow fox from her sleeve opening as if performing magic, leaving Murong Lichen dumbfounded.
“Sister-in-law, what magic trick is this? It’s so amazing, to be able to conjure a white fox from your sleeve pocket?” Murong Lichen asked with wide-eyed curiosity.
“Uh…”
“Third Prince, this isn’t a magic trick? I specially placed this little snow fox in my sleeve pocket before leaving. Hehe…” Leng Ruoli fabricated a lie.
Murong Lichen was stunned for a moment. He carefully examined the opening of Leng Ruoli’s sleeve and indeed, it looked no different from any other. However, her sleeve pocket didn’t appear to be that large. If she had been carrying a little snow fox with her all this time, why hadn’t he and his senior brother noticed anything unusual?
Murong Lichen couldn’t quite figure it out, and then he unconsciously scratched his head.
“Alright, let’s focus on finding the tiger tally first,” Leng Ruoli said, feeling a bit helpless.
As soon as her little snow fox emerged, it began its work. It first circled Jing Dehai’s room, familiarizing itself with the scents in the room. Then, it sniffed Jing Dehai’s body and quickly got its bearings.
Subsequently, the little snow fox began to circle the area around Jing Dehai’s bed.
“Master, the tiger tally you are looking for should be on this bed where this person is sleeping,” the little snow fox said triumphantly.
Upon hearing the little snow fox’s words, Leng Ruoli muttered a curse under her breath, “Damn it!”
Hadn’t the three of them searched the room for so long without finding it? It turned out Jing Dehai had hidden the tiger tally on the bed.
Therefore, Leng Ruoli quickly instructed Murong Lichen and Jun Mohan to lift the old scoundrel Jing Dehai off the bed. She then put her little snow fox back into her spatial realm. The three of them then ransacked his bed, and after a thorough search, they discovered a hidden compartment beneath the headboard of Jing Dehai’s bed.
Leng Ruoli immediately took out her tools to pry open the hidden compartment and retrieved a small, square box from within.
She handed the small box to Murong Lichen and asked him to open it. Murong Lichen took the small box, took a deep, nervous breath, and decisively opened it. A small, golden tiger, carved with shimmering runes, was immediately revealed to the three of them. Murong Lichen, excited, was about to reach out and take it, but Leng Ruoli stopped him.
“Don’t touch it! The tiger tally is highly poisonous.”
Leng Ruoli sternly stopped Murong Lichen from reaching into the small box.
“Sister-in-law, what should we do then?”
Murong Lichen frowned.
“Don’t worry! Your sister-in-law has a way!” Jun Mohan reassured him, knowing his consort’s capabilities were immense and this little poison wouldn’t trouble her.
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Ruoli took out a glove from her sleeve and put it on. Then, she took out a bottle of an unknown potion and dropped the tiger tally into it to soak. Following that, a cunning glint flashed in her eyes, and she took out a small packet of poison powder from her sleeve pocket and sprinkled it onto the small box.
Subsequently, the three of them glanced at Jing Dehai, who had been lifted onto the floor by Jun Mohan and Murong Lichen, and with an evil smile, they immediately left the Jing State Duke’s mansion.