I really became a king.

Chapter 536: Raising the price from the ground up
After some urgent discussion, the three decided that they could not meet in the tent as usual, but should meet halfway.

After making up his mind, An Ju gave the order and sat in the tent with the two general managers, waiting quietly.

When he heard the footsteps outside getting closer and closer and about to enter the tent, An Ju stood up and pretended to walk out in a hurry.

As for Liu Guangqiu, when he learned that Prince Yi's Mansion was offering a reward for a treasure that looked like a stone, he naturally thought of the beautiful stone he picked up when he was a child.

At first, he had no intention of handing it in. He wanted to keep the stone as a token of trust and pass it down from generation to generation. Regardless of whether it was a treasure or not, it was a thought left by his ancestor.

But these days, the wife in the family seemed to have hysteria, constantly muttering that her son would be back soon, and she personally took charge of the renovation of the courtyard next door.

The expenses were so huge that they almost emptied the family’s savings.

After staying at home for a few days, Liu Guangqiu began to worry about everything.

What if the son really came back? Although the family had saved some money over the years, it was just enough to live comfortably, not even to be a little wealthy.

Would his son be disappointed by then? Or even despise him as a father for being incompetent and not even able to earn a share of the family business?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt. Liu Guangqiu finally couldn't stay there any longer. He didn't even bother to eat dinner, so he came to the foot of Kongtong Mountain with the stone in his arms.

Looking at the towering and majestic Kongtong Mountain, Liu Guangqiu's heart was full of praise for the governance of Prince Yi's Palace, and he had no worries about public security at all.

Under the high-pressure policy of Kongtong Mountain, although it is not said that no one will pick up lost items on the road, no one dares to rob people on the road in this devil's realm, let alone rob houses.

So along the way Liu Guangqiu didn't worry at all that someone would jump out and snatch his stone, but when he arrived at the temporary bounty tent, Liu Guangqiu suddenly became restrained.

When he was in his hometown in the western suburbs of the imperial capital of Dali, he knew Steward Ding who was in charge of the imperial farm at that time, but they could only speak a few words to each other. It can be said that their relationship was far from being familiar.

Deacon Ding was also the most prestigious person he had ever met in his life, and even now, he still had something to brag about.

However, as far as he knew, Deacon Ding did not hold a high position in Prince Yi's Palace at that time. He was just a deacon in charge of the farm.

But now, he has to face people from Prince Yi's Mansion in Kongtong Mountain, who are not comparable to a farm manager outside.

After Liu Guangqiu was allowed to enter, he walked towards the tent carefully. Just as he approached the tent door, he saw a figure walking out in a hurry, and the two of them almost burst into laughter.

Liu Guangqiu knew this person because he heard about him from other treasure donors. He was the person in charge of the bounty order and was said to be the nephew of An Daohui, the chief steward of foreign affairs in Prince Yi's palace.

Seeing that he almost bumped into the other party, Liu Guangqiu was terrified and was about to bow and apologize, but was interrupted by the other party's loud voice:
"This uncle has come at a bad time. I was about to go out to do something urgent. But I can't let him make a wasted trip. Please take out the stone quickly."

After tactfully interrupting Liu Guangqiu's salute with words, An Ju turned and went into the tent.

Liu Guangqiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

An Jucai just wanted to cut the Gordian knot and not give the other party time to react or think, so he stretched out his hand directly after entering the tent, and his meaning was very clear.

Liu Guangqiu was somewhat uncomfortable with such a fast pace. He originally wanted to say a few nice words to improve the relationship, preferably to have a relationship like that of Deacon Ding.

In this way, the Liu family will be able to use the other party's identity to strengthen their influence in the future.

As for An Jucai, after taking the colorful stone, he turned it over and over in his hand with a serious face. He wanted to say a few nice words to praise the stone, but his mind was a mess.

I could only sigh and give up, secretly cursing the consequences of my previous lack of knowledge and skills. I couldn't even come up with a few decent words. "Great! That's great!"

Just as Liu Guangqiu was looking nervously expectant, An Ju suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted out a sentence that he had come up with after thinking for a long time.

After hearing this scene, Duo Luo and An Daohui in the inner room shook their heads secretly, thinking that their acting was too bad!

Liu Guangqiu was immediately delighted and asked in a trembling voice, "Is this the treasure on the bounty order?"

After getting a positive answer, I felt dizzy. Ten thousand acres of fertile land were so easy to get. I would just have to collect rent when my son came back.

But he was still a little worried and asked, "Can this stone really return ten thousand acres of fertile land?"

"More than ten thousand acres, tens of thousands of acres are more than enough!" An Ju continued to follow the script.

Tens of thousands of acres? Liu Guangqiu felt that his brain was no longer able to wrap its head around it. Tens of thousands of acres, how big a place would that be...

"Is this thing really so precious?"

An Jucai nodded affirmatively, and then he improvised another sentence on the spot: "As long as you have this treasure, your martial arts practice will be smooth sailing, even a fool can soar all the way!"

Hearing this, Liu Guangqiu suddenly fell into deep thought.

He thought of his own son, who had been interested in martial arts since childhood, but unfortunately his family had no access to such opportunities.

Now more than ten years have passed, and I don’t know whether that kid has started practicing martial arts?
Thinking of his son, Liu Guangqiu suddenly didn't want to hand it over anymore, because he wanted to keep it for his son.

When he expressed this meaning tactfully, An Ju, who had always thought that everything was under control, was dumbfounded. This... seemed like an over-performance?

"That won't do!" He refused outright. If you don't hand over this stone, how can we give away those ten thousand acres of fertile land?
However, Liu Guangqiu's attitude at this time was surprisingly firm, and he gritted his teeth and refused to hand it over.

There was no other way, so An Ju changed his tone and threatened: "Uncle, have you ever heard of the phrase 'a crime if one holds a treasure'?"

The meaning is very clear. The Liu family cannot keep this treasure at all, and may even be killed.

How could Liu Guangqiu not understand the meaning of this sentence? He had earned a fairly substantial fortune in the past, so he naturally understood the destructive power of these four words.

He made a choice quickly and said in a muffled voice: "I can hand over this treasure, but ten thousand acres of fertile land... is too little..."

This was his first time bargaining with the people from Prince Yi's Mansion in Kongtong Mountain, so he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, but if he missed this opportunity, he would never get it again.

Hearing that the other party just wanted to increase the reward, An Ju secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Duo Luo and An Daohui who were in the inner room also breathed a sigh of relief.

They are afraid that if the other party becomes stubborn and refuses to hand it over, they really have no choice.

If that were to happen, the mission would be a failure, and if the stone continued to remain in the other party's hands, the outside world would sooner or later know the truth, and then the entire Prince Yi's Mansion would become a laughing stock.

Just raise the price, simple!
I am not afraid that the other party will not speak up, I am afraid that the other party will not speak up loud enough!

(End of this chapter)