Pick up a princess to be your wife

Li Mu and his group transported the silver to a secluded location and stopped.

He first checked the injuries. This time, they were fighting a regular army, not a rabble, and almost everyone had some kind of bruise.

However, ten of them were covered in armor, so their injuries were mostly superficial.

A dozen or so men faced two hundred elite troops, yet they held their own and even broke through the enemy's defensive formation.

With the experience from last time, the brothers' fighting ability indeed improved rapidly.

After this battle, everyone's demeanor seemed somewhat different.

"How are we going to transport so much silver back to the city?" Li Ertie asked.

Transporting them all back would be too conspicuous.

“Let’s take them back in batches,” Zhao Cuo suggested.

"No need for that trouble. I'll find someone to help transport it back to the city," Li Mu said with a smile.

"Good idea." Li Ertie knew immediately who Li Mu was going to find.

"Wait here, I'll be right back."

After saying that, Li Mu left.

Upon returning to the county town, Li Mu went straight to Jubao Pavilion.

Before dawn today, He Xianzhi was awakened by a nightmare and has been restless ever since.

Li Mu was going to rob the Zero Money Shop of its silver, and the Zero Money Shop's caravan had already set off before dawn today.

They had two hundred regular soldiers to escort them, while Li Mu only had a dozen or so men.

No matter how capable he is, how could he possibly snatch the silver from the other party?

Li Mu himself might get into trouble.

If he were caught, he would definitely be executed on the spot as a bandit.

"Miss, that peasant is here." Xiao Lan said as she walked up to the attic, her face full of displeasure.

"Young Master Li has arrived? Please come up quickly." He Xianzhi quickly came to his senses and said.

"Look how anxious you are, Miss. I'll ask him to come up right away."

He Xianzhi sat upright in the chair, and his expression did not change much until he saw Li Mu appear in front of him.

"Miss He, could you please do me a small favor?" Li Mu said, bowing slightly.

"You're either asking my young lady for money or for help. My young lady owes you something," Xiaolan murmured.

He Xianzhi glared at Xiao Lan, then turned to Li Mu: "You speak."

"There are 30,000 taels of silver outside the city. I would like you to bring them in," Li Mu said.

He Xianzhi was somewhat surprised and asked, "Did it really work?"

He Xianzhi originally wanted to ask Li Mu if he was injured, but she didn't ask.

"Hmm." Li Mu nodded lightly.

"Xiao Lan, go and make the arrangements."

"Yes."

Li Mu and Xiao Lan went out of the city together.

"Let me tell you, don't you dare have any improper thoughts about my young lady. She's not someone a peasant like you can lay a finger on," Xiao Lan said coldly.

Li Mu remained expressionless and did not want to respond.

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" Xiaolan glared at Li Mu.

"I heard you," Li Mu replied.

"If you hear that, remember it. My young lady is from a distinguished family, and she will marry into royalty or nobility in the future," Xiao Lan said coldly.

Li Mu leaned against the carriage, smiled faintly, and asked, "How did Miss Xiao Lan know that I would not become a prince or nobleman in the future?"

"It seems you really do have improper thoughts about my young lady!"

Xiao Lan was somewhat angry.

"With your attitude, constantly borrowing money from my young lady, do you think you can become royalty? You're dreaming!" Xiaolan said irritably.

Seeing Li Mu's disdainful look, Xiao Lan became even angrier.

"My young lady would never be interested in you. Give up on that idea. If the master finds out you're lusting after her beauty, he'll gouge your eyes out!" Xiaolan said angrily.

"Is your husband that fierce?" Li Mu said with a smile.

“My master is the head of the He family, a very famous figure in the Great Yan Dynasty! What are you, a peasant, compared to him?” Xiao Lan said coldly.

"Oh."

Li Mu yawned and laughed, "Then I'll have to work even harder to cultivate my relationship with Miss He. Tonight I'll invite her home for a casual dinner and spend some time with her, hehehe."

"you!"

Xiao Lan's chest heaved with anger.

Li Mu then realized that this little girl was still a small but fruitful person.

"Where are you looking?" Xiaolan noticed Li Mu's gaze and glared at him fiercely.

Li Mu withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Do you think your young lady will accept my invitation?"

"No way!"

"Then we'll see."

The silver was brought back to Jubaoge. Li Ertie counted it, and it was exactly 30,000 taels, no more, no less.

Li Mu divided the silver into two portions, giving 20,000 taels directly to He Xianzhi.

He Xianzhi had previously given her antiques worth 20,000 taels of silver, but she bought them back for 2,000 to 3,000 taels of silver.

Li Mu has now given her a full 20,000 taels of silver, and she has already made ten times that amount on this deal.

“I still owe you 20,000 taels,” Li Mu said.

“No need, I’ve already earned a lot,” He Xianzhi replied.

Although Li Mu had previously agreed to return 40,000 taels, He Xianzhi implicitly agreed to return antiques worth 40,000 taels.

Now that she has received 20,000 taels of silver, she will not ask for more.

“Each brother takes one hundred taels of silver. Go and have some fun today. Take the rest of the money back to my house first,” Li Ertie said.

Upon hearing that there was a reward, everyone cheered with joy.

Li Ertie left with his men, but Li Mu was still there.

"Miss He, are you free tonight?" Li Mu asked.

"What?" He Xianzhi didn't react.

"I have been relying on Miss He's help recently, and I would like to invite Miss He to my home for a simple meal to express my gratitude. I wonder if Miss He would do me the honor?" Li Mu asked.

There are at least 800, if not a thousand, people who have invited He Xianzhi to dinner, but those were all business dealings.

This was the first time she had ever been invited to my home for dinner.

For a moment, He Xianzhi was conflicted.

Isn't it inappropriate for a young woman like her to eat at someone else's house?

"I'm busy," Xiaolan refused outright.

He Xianzhi really wanted to maintain a good relationship with Li Mu.

This time, Li Mu's robbed Zero Money Shop showed that his abilities were greater than he had imagined.

Upon hearing Xiaolan refuse on her behalf, she felt a little anxious and replied, "Okay."

"Miss, you can't go! He clearly has ill intentions!" Xiao Lan said anxiously.

"Miss Xiaolan has misunderstood me. I have only a sincere heart and only wish to invite Miss He to a simple meal. How could I have ill intentions?" Li Mu said with a smile.

"You clearly said on the way that you wanted to... you know... with Miss." Xiao Lan said, but suddenly found herself unable to speak.

She had intended to say that Li Mu wanted to spend some time with the young lady.

But saying it as "that thing" feels strange.

"What...what?" He Xianzhi asked, somewhat puzzled.