After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Wuwuwu——

In the pitch-black night, unable to find the key, Liu Longyue cried even harder.

Chen Futu was extremely anxious, and finally, he made up his mind and, amidst the suspicious gazes of the others, pulled Liu Longyue aside.

Liu Longyue cried until she looked like a big, messy cat, and choked out, "What else do you want to do?"

"Give me five million taels of silver, and I'll help you retrieve the key."

With red and swollen eyes, Liu Longyue nearly collapsed as she shouted, "Five million! You couldn't sell me for that much!"

Chen Futu was speechless.

Bei Wu was so poor he was urinating blood. According to Yu Qian, the total value of the gifts from this delegation was only 200,000 taels of silver. So this woman had the title of princess and looked like a rich woman, but she was actually a pauper. So what valuable things did she have on her?

"I don't have five million. If Your Majesty wants it, I'll give you my life. Once I've avenged my great grudge, Your Majesty can take it anytime." Liu Longyue was already at her wit's end.

Moreover, Chen Futu, as her nominal husband, was still trying to extort money from her at this time; he was simply inhuman.

Therefore, her words were somewhat tinged with spite.

"Okay, remember to sign and put your fingerprint on it later."

Chen Futu gritted his teeth and chose option one. He decided to temporarily divert funds from the national treasury. After all, 25 million taels of silver wouldn't be used up in a short time. He could develop some new products to make up for the shortfall.

[Selection successful. Random mineral deposits have been allocated to Mount Dading. Please explore them promptly.]

Ding!

[The system has deducted five million taels from the national treasury in real time. Location services are now activated. Please check.]

Chen Futu closed his eyes and saw a blue light screen appear in his mind. This was a map of Guijianchou. The blue dot was his location, and the golden dot was the key, which was only ten meters away.

what the hell!

The high priestess never gave the key to anyone. Knowing she couldn't escape the northern frontier, she simply hid the key nearby, waiting to arrange for someone to retrieve it later.

Chen Futu opened his eyes and looked at the Grand Wizard with a smile, teasingly saying, "Did you not pass that thing on to anyone else at all?"

The great wizard's heterochromatic eyes trembled slightly. "Of course I handed it over to someone else."

"Is that so? If I find it, what will you do then?"

"Does Your Majesty think I'm someone who's so easily fooled?"

"Hehe, if I find you, you'll voluntarily stay in Dragon City."

As he spoke, Chen Futu walked in one direction, and Liu Longyue hurriedly followed, while Qiwen also escorted the great wizard along.

The group arrived near a strange rock formation, which was shaped like an inverted triangle and was quite recognizable.

Seeing Chen Futu examining the rocks, the great shaman froze on the spot. Finally, under her astonished gaze, Chen Futu squatted down and pulled out a small black metal box from a crevice under the rocks.

As the box appeared, Liu Longyue was both surprised and delighted. She rushed forward to snatch it, but Chen Futu dodged it with lightning speed, saying irritably, "You're so hasty! What's the rush?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I lost my composure." Liu Longyue barely managed to stop herself, her gaze fixed intently on the box.

The box was strange, made up of many squares, and a special method was needed to unlock the squares to get the key. However, it was a good thing. In front of Liu Longyue's great wizard, Chen Futu put the key into his pocket, but actually put it into the system space.

【Ding! 】

Special item key detected

[The system has initiated a special exchange. Host, would you like to sell the key for one billion taels of silver and exchange it for a system upgrade?]

"I rely on!"

Chen Futu was completely stunned, and even suspected that he was hallucinating. Only after confirming several times did he realize that the system was right, it was 1 billion silver plus an upgrade.

[The key is an item used to open the Northern Martial Ancestral Temple under special circumstances. It is unique and cannot be copied.]

"No change."

After a moment's thought, Chen Futu dismissed the urge to exchange the key for money. Although the system upgrade would bring higher quality breakthrough pills and other good things, and even upgrade rewards, this thing was too valuable. There must be a great secret in the ancestral temple. At least if he had it in his hands, Beiwu would never be able to open the ancestral temple again!

Wouldn't it be great to take over Beiwu someday and open your own ancestral temple?

[The system can offer a discount; the price is two billion.]

"System, something's wrong with you."

The system can offer a discount; the price is 3 billion.

"piss off!"

With a ding, the system went silent.

Clearly, it values ​​the upgrade potential of the key; otherwise, it wouldn't have kept demanding it, even going so far as to increase the price.

Chen Futu was relieved to find the key lying quietly in the space, so he said to Liu Longyue, "This treasure, I will keep it for you for now."

When people are happy, they are in high spirits, and Chen Futu no longer cares about the five million.

Liu Longyue opened her mouth, but in the end she could only give up. She knew that once Chen Futu got the key, it would be difficult to get it back, and she would be subject to others' control in the future. Unfortunately, she had no choice.

The great wizard remained silent, a numbness appearing in his heterochromatic eyes.

The procession returned to Longcheng in a grand procession. Along the way, Chen Futu was beaming with joy, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his head.

Dian Wei asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, what has made you so happy?"

"Hehe, go back and give the soldiers extra food and more rewards."

"Here!"

Although Dian Wei didn't understand, he was happy for his brothers in the Tiger Guard who were being rewarded with money by the king.

As for the High Priestess, she was personally guarded by Qiwen, her hands bound as she rode a horse without resistance, her eyes devoid of any light.

She couldn't understand how Chen Futu had done it; all she knew was that if the key was lost, her entire clan was doomed.

A day later, the group returned to Dragon City. Chen Futu did not deliberately restrict the Grand Wizard, nor did he imprison her. He even arranged for Liu Longyue to take her away.

This is a sign of respect for a Grandmaster. If she wants to return to Beiwu to rescue people, Chen Futu has no objection, because a Grandmaster is enough to cause chaos in Beiwu. If she is willing to humble herself and act as a servant, he would not mind sending someone to Beiwu to help her rescue people, provided that she recognizes her place.

After resting, Liu Longyue arrived with a beaming smile, bringing a food box and warmly serving them their meal.

Chen Futu said disdainfully, "Those who offer unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieves."

"Your Majesty, may I take a look at the key?"

"The key is with me, it's very safe."

"Just one glance."

"No."

Chen Futu would never give her any chance, since she didn't need it now anyway.

Liu Longyue rolled her eyes and continued to serve the cups, no longer mentioning the key. Moreover, she stayed very close, her little hand occasionally wandering restlessly over her body.

Chen Futu was well aware of her little scheme. Since the key was in the system space and she couldn't get it anyway, he simply pretended not to know and watched her performance with a smile.

Next, Chen Futu was forced to drink several more cups, and finally pretended to be drunk and slumped over the table. Let's see what she's up to next.