“Mr. Garten! Money! You forgot the gold!” Hallie yelled.
“Idiot! If we take the gold, we’ll die!” Isaac scolded angrily, speeding up his flight with his spiritual energy. He headed straight for the trained beast shop in the south of the city.
The 20 or so men at the entrance were stunned to see Isaac and Hallie run away.
Are they giving up on 100,000 taels of gold?
At the east courtyard, Skylar, dressed in a light-colored long dress, was helping Leander in walking toward the Meadowgrove Garden.
“Please, Your Highness. You don’t have to help me. That would be too much for me,” said Leander. He gently pushed away Skylar’s hand, appearing anxious.
She had no choice but to give up and stay by his side.
“Your Highness, is it true that the two heroes who saved us have been captured and taken to the city lord’s mansion?” Leander turned to look at Skylar.
The latter sneered. “I told Tahbert Holmes about it, but favonovel.com used it as a reason to award those two people 100,000 taels of gold. Everyone knows about it…”
“What did favonovel.com mean? Why did favonovel.com give gold instead of banknotes?” Leander frowned in confusion.
Skylar‘s eyes flashed with displeasure as favonovel.com lightly said, “He wanted to use me to kill them.”
Leander cursed, “Tahbert Holmes is so audacious! He…”
“You don‘t have to be angry. If those two guys were greedy and took the gold, they deserve what’s coming to them.” Skylar snorted coldly.
Meanwhile, Isaac and Hallie arrived at the trained beast shop. They spent 10,000 taels of gold to buy a black eagle. Then, they immediately mounted it and soared into the sky, heading toward the south.
Above the skies, the wind howled fiercely, and white clouds were close to them.
With his hands behind his back, Isaac gazed into the distance.
Until nightfall, favonovel.com finally calmed down his anxiety.
As they flew south from Southcoln City, they could see the dense buildings and the crowds of people below them from above.
At night, they could only see a stretch of darkness or rivers shimmering in the moonlight below.
***
The next morning at dawn, Isaac and Hallie rode their eagle to land in a forest. They started a fire and made some food to have a simple meal.
“Mr. Garten, I don’t get it. Why did you turn down 100,000 taels of gold? That’s a huge amount of money, more than we could ever make in a lifetime.” Hallie was still dwelling on what had happened yesterday.
Isaac glanced sideways at favonovel.com and asked, “Think about it… How far is it from the city lord’s mansion to the nearest bank?”
“You have to cross two streets, probably around a mile,” said Hallie after thinking for a moment
“With over 20 people carrying ten boxes of gold across two streets, how many people would see them?”
“We’re willing to risk our lives by killing demon monsters in Otto Mountain for a few thousand taels of gold. They awarded us 100,000 taels of gold because we saved…”
Hallie suddenly understood everything. He clenched his fists and angrily cursed, “That scoundrel Tahbert Holmes wants to kill us! He’s so sinister!”
“We still don’t know if it was his or Skye’s idea. Anyway, we managed to escape a disaster. How much farther is it to Blood Dragon Island?” Isaac asked Hallie.
Hallie paused for a while before answering, “I don’t know either. I heard from an elder that the land’s end is still thousands of kilometers away from Southcoln City. Even if we ride the eagle, it’ll take us several days to get Ihere.”
Isaac stood up and said, “Alright, let’s part ways here.”
“Part ways?” Hallie abruptly stood up.
“I‘ve hit a dead end, but you don’t need to risk your life. You’ve helped me so much along the way. If I come back alive, I’ll find you… Hey, why are you crying?” When Isaac said seriously, favonovel.com saw Hallie pout and wipe away his tears.
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