Chapter 127: High Wind and Bright Virtue, Chu Yu Zuo

  "Here it is." Tie Butian scowled, his face expressionless as he said: "Chu Yu Zuo, I'll wait for you outside. You can go in and choose whatever you want, take everything if you like. I absolutely won't have a single complaint!"

  Being forced to gamble for debt, Tie Butian was naturally very uncomfortable. Looking back through the ages, it seemed that he was the first prince to be forced into such a situation, and this could be considered as opening up a new precedent in history...

  Tie Butian was furious in his heart, these few words were obviously intentionally used to provoke Chu Yang.

  Look how magnanimous I am? This is called demeanor! This is called breeding! This is called temperament! What about you? Even if a street thug wants to gamble, they don't demand payment on the same day...

  Besides, just you alone, casually take... how much can you take? Tie Butian was delighted and generous...

  "Haha, okay, okay...!" Chu Yang's eyes shone brightly as he rubbed his hands together, ignoring Tie Bu Tian's disapproving gaze: "Wow, haha, the Crown Prince is a good person, I'm going..."

  Before he had finished speaking, a figure swiftly disappeared into the darkness, as if eager to get in.

  Iron supplement heaven still can't keep up with humility, and there's no one in front of him. He can't help but smile bitterly, with a black line on his face. In his heart, he says: "This Chu Yan Wang is like a madman from the previous life... As soon as he arrived at Iron Cloud, he looted dozens of wealthy families overnight. Now that he sees the imperial palace's treasure vault, it's like a mountain bandit entering a village, with that kind of frenzied energy... truly contemptible!"

  Thinking of this, he had someone bring over a chair and sat down in front of the treasure vault, thinking to himself, "I'd like to see how much you can move! Just look at you, you miser..." Hmph...

  Chu Yang stepped into the treasure vault and was momentarily blinded by the dazzling sight. Good heavens, so many wonderful things...

  The Nine Tribulations Sword in his dantian also stirred at this moment, eager to try.

  "Don't be impatient, let's take it one step at a time." Chu Yang was calm and composed. Looking at the huge treasure vault, he felt very excited. It was indeed the imperial palace, and it was true that it had been accumulated over many years...

  At the very front were various strange metals, as if afraid that Chu Yang would not recognize them in general. On each one, there was actually a label attached.

  "Really awesome." Chu Yang exclaimed: "This saves me so much energy..."

  With a flick of his wrist, the Jiuxing Sword appeared in his hand, shining brightly.

  "Suck! Don't be polite, just suck it in!" Chu Yang's eyes gleamed: "For those that aren't too rare, leave one or two pieces behind. For the kind that are hard to find on the outside, suck them all in! No problem..."

  The tip of Jiuxiao Sword was like a starving wolf that had been hungry for years, and with Chu Yang's gesture, it swallowed up everything like a wolf devouring its prey.

  Tie Butian waited outside, but no matter how long he waited, he couldn't come out. He was getting more and more anxious and uncertain.

  Is this Chu Yan Wang going to eat those medicine alive in there? The treasure house is so big, it's impossible to get lost, right?

  Wanted to go in and take a look, but what I said earlier was too full, going in would seem suspicious of being monitored, and it would also make this Chu Yan Wang say that I couldn't afford to lose...

  After a long deliberation, Tie Butian still sat at the door without moving. He also made a ruthless decision in his heart: Chu Yanwang, Ben Taizi wants to see how long you can stay inside! Today, Ben Taizi will drag it out with you!

  After a long time, Tie Butian was almost out of patience...

  Finally——

  King Chu Yan has come out; when King Chu Yan came out, his expression was somewhat unpleasant and dissatisfied, as if the treasure house in the palace had greatly disappointed him...

  Chu Yang's left hand held several herbs; his right hand grasped two pieces of shining metal...

  "Alas..." After saying that, Chu Yang let out a sigh, his emotions sincere and heartfelt, his disappointment extreme.

  "You've been in there... for so long, and you only picked out this little bit of stuff?" Tie Butian's eyes were wide with amazement.

  "Alas..." Chu Yang let out a disappointed sigh, then raised his eyes to look at Tie Bu Tian: "Your Highness, you are indeed very generous... but this imperial palace's treasure vault is really quite shabby..."

  "What? How?" Tie Butian furrowed his brow.

  "It's really nothing...” Chu Yang sighed: “I've been searching left and right, front and back, but in the end, I only managed to pick out this little bit of stuff.” As he spoke, he shook the two pitiful snow ginseng roots in his hand, and the two metal pieces in his right hand clinked together, producing a crisp sound that echoed through the silent space.

  Compared with such a vast treasure trove, these few things are simply pitiful...

  "Is that all you're looking at?" Tie Butian was somewhat astonished: "Your vision is so high? Moreover, these things are not considered good things in here..."

  "It's really... I'm too embarrassed to say it... " Chu Yang said dejectedly: "Let's go."

  "Wait!" Tiedou Tian waved his hand: "I'll go take a look."

  As he spoke, an arrow shot in, swift and agile to the extreme.

  But after going in, it was a big surprise!

  Is this still the imperial treasure vault? On each of the huge shelves, some shelves only had a few pieces of metal, while others were simply empty...

  One by one, the labels trembled slightly with the wind brought by the iron supplement, as if telling their infinite grievances...

  There is a thick layer of dust on every shelf...

  Tie Bu Tian looked at all of this in disbelief, muttering to himself over and over again: "What's going on? What's going on?..."

  The poor prince is somewhat disheveled.

  Chu Yang followed him in and said in a heavy voice, "Your Highness, why must you be like this? Actually, I'm already very satisfied that we were able to find these two 500-year-old Snow Ginseng today..."

  Tie Butian plugged his ears and didn't listen, he quickly walked inside. Inside was a medicine storage room. Tie Butian clearly remembered that there were many precious medicinal herbs stored here...

  He went in and took a look, tripped and almost fell to the ground.

  There are still quite a few medicinal herbs in here, such as ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, but those rare and precious treasures that even ordinary people can hardly see once in their lifetime have all disappeared...

  Even the box is gone...

  Tie Butian felt a wave of dizziness in his head and couldn't help but sway back and forth.

  Chu Yang quickly supported him, saying: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, what's wrong with you?" As he supported him, he felt that Tie Butian's shoulders were thin and weak, but they were full of texture, and there was a subtle feeling of smoothness...

  Tie Butian took a step forward, leaving Chu Yang's support behind, and said, "I really didn't expect that the imperial family's treasure vault would end up in such a state."

  "This treasure house, Your Highness rarely comes here, right?" Chu Yang asked with a gentle tone.

  "Naturally, if there's nothing going on, what would I be doing in the treasury? I'm not a miser." Tie Butian said calmly.

  Chu Yang seemed to have not heard the phrase "miser" that Tie Butian said, which was referring to himself. He only sighed and said: "This is also no wonder; year after year of war, even if it's a rich treasury, it's probably already empty; every day, every moment, there are so many soldiers getting injured, even with the most talented people and precious treasures, how can we save the lives of every brave warrior?"

  Chu Yang's words, however, subtly shifted the spearhead to Iron Dragon City. And he made it clear: even if all the medicine and things here were used up... they would still be used for a just cause.

  Tie Butian fell silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I suppose it's true; these things can be considered to have served their purpose." When he saw the treasure trove like this, his first thought was exactly the same as Chu Yang's words of comfort.

  Under the vast sky, only Second Uncle Tie Long can come here and unlock this place. And among Second Uncle's great army, their thirst for spiritual medicine and their yearning for rare metals are also known to Tie Bu Tian!

  As for saying it was stolen... there is no such possibility! If we say that the spiritual medicine was stolen, or maybe there's a possibility, but those rare metals, weighing hundreds of pounds, some even thousands of pounds... how could they be stolen from the heavily guarded imperial palace?

  Even if one could steal a single piece, who would have the skill to empty the entire treasure trove? Probably not even the most supreme master could accomplish such a feat without being detected...

  Tie Butian naturally didn't know that the real culprit was none other than Chu Yanwang, who was standing right in front of him with a look of melancholy and sighs.

  It's really hard to deal with this guy, making a fortune in silence has reached this point, and he can still make a sad face... What kind of composure is this? What kind of mental cultivation is this?

  Looking back at Chu Yang, Tie Bu Tian felt very ashamed in his heart. He had promised that he would let Chu Wu Xie go in and take things himself, but the result was that after Chu Wu Xie went inside, it seemed like he just took a stroll around, and even the things in his hands... seemed to be just comforting himself, putting on an act.

  Tie Butian saw it very clearly, the things in Chu Yuzuo's hand, there are still some in this treasure house; It was clear that Chu Yuzuo was afraid of losing face, so he deliberately picked up two pieces with his hands to comfort himself.

  Thinking of this, Tie Butian felt even more displeased in his heart.

  Chu Yu Zuo is such a noble and dignified person, so loyal and honest, so good at considering others...

  "Chu Yu Zuo, today, I'm not paying back the debt I owe you!" Tie Bu Tian said with a serious smile: "However, for this loss, I guarantee here that I will definitely compensate Chu Yu Zuo!"

  "The Crown Prince, what are you talking about?!" Chu Yuze said with a stern expression: "Originally, I wanted these things just to forge a few pieces of equipment for the military; see if we can create a divine medicine to present to the Crown Prince and alleviate his suffering... What debt is there to speak of?"

  Chu Yu Zuo solemnly and heavily said: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince's words are too serious."

  Tie Butian's heart was stirred, looking at Chu Yang's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. He tried to control his thoughts, but still couldn't resist patting Chu Yang's shoulder and saying: "Chu Yang, good! Good!"

  Chu Yu Zuo is so magnanimous and righteous, thinking of the greater good, such a heroic figure with an open-minded heart. I just say it out loud to compensate him, how could he want that? Not only does he not want it, but it's also an insult to Chu Yu Zuo's noble character!

  Let everything remain in my heart then. I am a man of honor and integrity, how can I be someone who doesn't know what's good for him?