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Chapter 426 This money was spent in a humiliating way (Seeking monthly votes)

"You don't regret it?"

"I will never regret it!" Asmru answered without hesitation.

Xu Yuan nodded: "Okay."

Xu Yuan doesn't need any curses; a "lice" is enough to solve the problem.

Moreover, although Xu Yuan had already reached an agreement with Alejandro, having another Anelian would allow him to gain a deeper understanding of the Anelian situation.

It is said that Gansila has been defeated, and the most powerful country in the Western Regions is now Anelia.

"You agreed? That's wonderful!" Asmru was overjoyed and immediately said to Lang Xiaoba, "Find me a set of your Huangming clothes, I've been wanting to try them on for a long time..."

Xiao Ba looked at his parents, and Xu Yuan nodded slightly.

Lang Xiaoba said to Asmru, "Come with me."

Xu Yuan then went back to his room by himself.

Before long, Lang Xiaoba returned with Asmuru—he had made a Taoist robe for this foreign devil!
With his curly hair, blue eyes, and high nose, the combination of his dark blue Taoist robe and his hair looks quite incongruous.

Asmru herself thought she looked quite beautiful, and repeatedly showed off her arms in front of Xu Yuan: "Your Excellency, what do you think of me in this outfit? When the girls of Huangming see me, won't they... or what do you say, fall in love at first sight?"

Lang Xiaoba hid behind Asmru, covering his mouth and chuckling.

Xu Yuan waved his hand: "Alright, go down."

Asmru was dissatisfied: "Your Excellency, you Ming people just don't like to praise people. I can see your heart in your eyes. You also think this outfit suits me well, right?"

Xu Yuan instructed him, "If you want to stay, go and explain things to Richard."

Asmru slapped his forehead: "Right, I almost forgot about that."

He was very easygoing. When he came to the East with that big ship, he went to the dock to see off a lady who was about to travel to the East.

Then, on a whim, he jumped onto the boat.

The young lady's husband was doing business in India.

After the large ship docked, their relationship came to an abrupt end.

Now that I want to stay, I'm not going to care about anything else after I've made that decision.

They even forgot that they were members of the "mission".

Asmru returned to the inn and found Richard. Richard stared at the Taoist robe he was wearing...

Didn't anyone tell him that he was as ridiculous as a clown?

Since no one else was saying anything, Richard decided to keep quiet as well.

Richard took out a pair of glasses, put them on, and looked Asmru up and down, but found no curses or restrictions.

Richard took off his glasses and nodded in agreement: "That's fine, with you staying, we'll have another source of information."

Asmru waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, all my actions represent only my personal opinion. I will not become your spy."

Richard glanced at him but didn't press the issue.

If you want this great writer to do something, it's actually quite simple: just send a "socialite" to get close to him.

Immediately, Asmru stuffed all his luggage into a large leather suitcase, left the post station, and checked into Xu Yuan's inn.

Xu Yuan released the lice that night, which parasitized Asmru.

……

The mission did not escape the next day.

Xu Yuan personally led a group of people to guard the entrance of the post station.

Xu Yuan had no "wonderful fantasies" about the Western Regions.

During his conversations with Alejandro, I gained a deep understanding of the character of the Westerners.

Richard led his men out stealthily, only to be caught red-handed by Lord Xu.

Without Xu Yuan, the people at the inn wouldn't have been able to stop Richard.

They didn't dare to stop them forcefully.

Once Richard leaves the city, it will be difficult to catch him again.

Xu Yuan, dressed in a bright official robe, stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Richard with a questioning look: "Your Excellency is leaving so early, are you planning to renege on your debt and run away?" Richard chuckled dryly: "How could that be? We were just about to go and settle the bill with Lord Ma Tianshou, and then we were preparing to leave Luo City. We Anelians have always placed the utmost importance on the spirit of contracts."

"Oh, that's good." Lord Xu gestured to Lang Xiaoba with his eyes: "Show the bill to Lord Richard."

Lang Xiaoba presented the ledger, saying, "This was personally verified and calculated by Master Yan, who is in charge of revising the calculations. There is absolutely no mistake in the numbers."

Yesterday, a total of 17,856 people went to the rooftop to collect eggs.

Xu Yuan didn't cheat them; he charged ten coins for each egg.

The total came to less than two hundred taels of silver.

It really wasn't much, but Richard felt that this was the most unpleasant amount of money he had spent since arriving in the Huangming territory!

Richard counted the silver coins, put them in a bag, and handed it to Xu Yuan.

He couldn't help but sneer, "Such a small amount of money, yet it's enough to make Lord Xu wait at the entrance of the post station so early in the morning."

Xu Yuan retorted without any politeness, "Is such a small amount of money really worth you getting up so early to prepare for your escape?"

Richard was furious: "Who's trying to run away...?"

Xu Yuan suddenly raised his hand: "The money for the eggs has been settled, but there is another expense."

Lang Xiaoba immediately brought over another bill.

Richard asked, puzzled, "What else?"

"So many eggs! We need to send people to buy them and distribute them. It'll take at least three days. Our officers in the Purification Division can't work for nothing, can they?"

Richard glanced at it and felt his blood rush to his head with rage.

The bill showed that a full fifty officers from the Exorcism Division were needed.

Moreover, most of these people are only there to "maintain order".

For three days, each person will receive five taels of silver per day.

A total of 750 taels.

It doesn't seem like much on its own, but it's three times more expensive than eggs!
Seeing that Richard was about to speak, Xu Yuan immediately said, "It's fine if you don't spend the money. There are more than forty people in your delegation. You can distribute it yourselves."

The delegation consisted entirely of professionals.

Let them distribute the eggs?
Three consecutive days?

Richard waved his hand helplessly: "Give me the money."

Filled with resentment, Richard settled all the debts and finally left Luocheng with his delegation.

If he hadn't lost the match yesterday, and if Miao Yan hadn't steadily suppressed Richard, he would never have obediently given the money.

Xu Yuan watched the delegation leave—among the group was a large vehicle, which was sealed off so that no one could see what was inside.

Xu Yuan's eyelids twitched.

The Indian mission announced that it was going to the Northern Capital to pay homage to the emperor.

Here are a few precious gifts.

But Richard never revealed what the gift was.

What if these Westerners harbor malicious intentions and reveal their true colors later?

Lord Xu felt it necessary to inspect the gifts beforehand, as a loyal subject of the Ming Dynasty.

But there's no rush now.

The mission was heading to the northern capital, which required passing through its own Champa.

Xu Yuan watched them leave, then quietly gave Lang Xiaoba an order, which Lang Xiaoba immediately accepted and left.

Xu Yuan then leisurely arrived at the Southern Prefecture government office with all the "egg money" and handed all the silver coins to Ma Tianshou: "Sir, they've left."

Ma Tianshou snorted, "These plague gods are finally gone!"

Xu Yuan held a different view: People are risking their lives, giving money, and maybe even gifts, so how can they be considered a plague god?
This is a friend from the Western Regions!

The friendship between my Emperor Ming and Anelia will last forever.

(End of this chapter)