One day, Nan Tianwang called Lan Huo to the study.
Lan Huo said cheerfully:
"Master, please find me."
"What were you doing the past few days?"
"Uh... I'm not doing anything. I'm just going to see Brother Shengun and see if he needs any help."
"Then there's no need to go every month. Are you so free?"
"This, isn't this just to cultivate a good relationship before my brother comes..."
"Really? But why did I hear that... your subordinates are living a good life recently?"
"Ah, this..."
"I'm afraid I can't nourish it if I don't have money, right?"
As he said that, he slowly put down the book, stared at Lan Huo, and said:
"Let me ask you again, what were you doing the past few days?"
"I asked for money...but, he offered it to me, and I just didn't refuse..."
Lan Huo, who sensed that King Nan Tian was not feeling right, knelt down silently, his voice losing confidence.
"How much?"
"500..."
"500 silver coins?"
"500 gold."
"Bang!!!!"
A thick book hit Lan Huo's head directly, making close contact with the helmet and making a bang.
Looking over, he saw King Nan Tian's whole body beginning to tremble slightly, and then pointed at him:
"You..."
He wanted to suppress his anger, but he couldn't hold it back.
"Asshole!!! You fucking want to piss me off, don't you?
How many times have I told you that these two cadres are very important to me and I must leave a good impression on them.
But what about you? Is this how you stay?
Have you ever thought about it? Are they overly worried when you charge them money like this? Do they have any objections to you in their hearts?
What's the difference between going there once a month and extorting money?
Damn it, I'm afraid people have already grudged us before they came here.
Where is your damn brain? Do you have a pig brain?
Is it the Headless Horseman?"
At this time, King Nan Tian was completely furious. Seeing this, Lan Huo could only lower his head and listen to his scolding.
Lan Huo understands Nan Tianwang. If he interrupts and talks back when the other party is scolding him vigorously, the consequences will be far beyond what he can afford.
On the contrary, let King Nantian scold him and let him get away with it, and then everything will be easy to talk about.
Nantian Wang cursed at Lan Huo for a long time. After ten minutes, not a single word was repeated.
Later, when I got tired of scolding, I stopped, and while my chest was rising and falling violently, I asked:
"Let me ask you, how much have you charged him in the past few months?"
"2000, 2000 gold coins..."
"Why the hell don't you go and grab it, you!!!"
"Yes, I'm sorry, Master... I was wrong, but, it really wasn't what I asked him for. He always gave it to me on his own initiative..."
"Then it's because they're giving you face. It's just a one-time payment for such a large sum of money. But you go there every month. Isn't it obvious that you're going to ask for money?"
What should I do if people are too preoccupied? What the hell are you thinking about?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, Master...I was wrong..."
"Let me ask you, how much money do you have left now?"
"20 gold coins..."
"Why did it go so fast?"
These words were almost said through gritted teeth, with far more serious anger than before.
"I, I gave it all to my brothers..." Lan Huo said weakly, still not raising his head.
"It won't take so much."
"Because... not only for my brothers, but also for... the former veterans... They have been with us for so many years, but after they retired, they can't even provide basic living security. This... is not fair.
There are also some family members of brothers who died in the war, although pensions were already given at that time.
But in the final analysis...it's actually only a few silver coins...
Although the brothers' Yishuang didn't say anything, I feel that this is not fair...
So I added some more.”
After saying this, King Nantian's expression changed, from angry at the beginning to helpless and a little sad now.
"Get up..."
He said somewhat feebly.
"Thank you, thank you, Master."
Lan Huo stood up, still lowering his head.
Looking at the tall man in front of him, Lan Huo was as frightened as a primary school student.
For some reason, King Nan Tian felt very uncomfortable at this time.
Because it stands to reason that the things Lan Huo said should have been done by himself, the King of Heaven.
However, it is very helpless. The reality is that I have no money and cannot do many things.
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After learning the truth, King Nan Tian couldn't be angry anymore, because in his opinion, Lan Huo's actions were all for himself, and he was trying to maintain the last dignity for his leader.
He just said:
"You're right, but you shouldn't take money from a magician. His money is his own fault and has nothing to do with us. Go and apologize tomorrow."
"Um."
"Also, starting from next month, our wages will be stopped, and it will be directly charged to him until the money is repaid."
"Master, actually, the only thing that stops me is..."
"You go out, I want to rest for a while."
"master……"
"go out!!!"
Lan Huo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, he just went out.
As soon as he walked off with his front feet and then his back feet, Nan Tianwang collapsed on the sofa like a deflated rubber ball.
He looked at the ceiling of the study and murmured:
"Why are you so tired..."
But he unconsciously thought of the faces of the other three kings, and immediately gritted his teeth:
"I'll kill you sooner or later..."
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A few days later, Blue Fire arrived in White City.
Bai came out to greet him enthusiastically as usual, but unexpectedly this time the other party became taciturn.
He just took out a cloth bag from his pocket and handed it to Bai Yi. Bai Yi took it and found that it was a small bag of gold coins, about twenty gold coins.
He looked at Lan Huo in astonishment:
"Brother, what are you...?"
"There is only so much left now. I will pay you back first, and the rest will be paid back slowly. The wages of my master and I will be directly charged to you.
I've been sorry for the past few months, I... didn't mean it."
After that, without waiting for Bai Yi to say anything, he rode on the earth dragon and left.
Bai Yi didn't understand Lan Huo's behavior. He didn't understand why the other party did such a thing.
He just found Dole and told the matter.
It was obvious that Dole knew those people better than he did.
"Probably King Nantian asked him to do this," Dole said.
"What's the meaning?"
"He comes to you every month to get money. Most likely, King Nantian found out about it. I guess... he got scolded."
"Being scolded? Just for 500 gold coins?"
Bai Yi didn't understand, it was just five hundred gold coins. He felt that for the Demon King cadres, this was just small money.
After all, Bai Yi now owes the bird merchant 2 million gold coins.
Yes, he took out another loan not long ago, this time with the hope that the bird dealer would rebuild Heicun Village.
It would be better to build a huge city that can accommodate millions of people...