Opening another wooden box, Bai Hanyun saw that it was filled with countless jade beads. Each one had a vibrant erald-green color and high translucency.
Even Bai Hanyun, who knew nothing about jade, could tell these beads were of exceptional quality.
With trembling hands, she looked away from the jade beads and opened the other boxes one after another. With each one she uncovered, her excitent grew.
After opening all the wooden boxes, she exclaid gleefully, "Feng Yi, we are rich!"
Feng Yi watched her cheer with delight, then turned to look at the boxes filled with gold, silver, jade, and other glittering stones and jewelry.
Scratching his head, Feng Yi couldn’t help but say, "Fairy Bai, these things don’t hold much value right now. Except for gold and silver, which can still be used, the rest are practically useless."
The mont his words fell, Bai Hanyun turned to him in disbelief. "Useless? Are you serious?"
Not understanding why she looked so shocked, Feng Yi nodded and replied honestly, "Yes. Since the drought began, the value of such things has been fading. Now, a catty of coarse grain costs ten taels of silver. Even at that price, people are still unwilling to sell, so money has lost its value."
Listening to his explanation, Bai Hanyun’s eyes grew brighter. She smiled and carefully asked, "Then... since these things are useless to you guys, can I take them away?"
Feng Yi recalled the ti he saw his Master give a box of Dong Zhu to Bai Hanyun and thought, ’Since Master even gave Fairy Bai so many Dong Zhu, he shouldn’t mind her taking these useless things.’
With that thought, he nodded. "Yes. If Fairy Bai likes these things, you can take them. This subordinate will report to the Master later."
Hearing this, Bai Hanyun smiled so widely that her eyes curved into crescent moons. She grinned at Feng Yi and said, "Then I won’t be polite."
With a wave of her hand, Bai Hanyun stored everything in her Qiankun Pouch, leaving only the table and the ergency lamp behind.
Looking around the now-empty secret room, Bai Hanyun let out a satisfied sigh and said, "Let’s go back. I’m going to take those treasures outside as well."
Feng Yi nodded, took the ergency lamp, and led the way out.
By the ti Bai Hanyun and Feng Yi left the Ji Clan Manor a few hours later, only an empty building and four bare walls remained.
Closing the heavy gate, Feng Yi couldn’t help glancing at Bai Hanyun’s smiling face. He shook his head and thought, ’It’s no surprise she loves such things. Fairy Bai is still a young lady, after all.’
Unaware of his thoughts, Bai Hanyun looked up at the sky and saw the sun slanting slightly toward the west. It was already afternoon.
Since she had already collected plenty of antiques and valuable jewelry, Bai Hanyun said, "That’s enough for today. Let’s return."
"Yes, Fairy Bai."
Feng Yi followed behind her, and the two of them walked back toward the garrison.
By the ti they returned to the military barracks, the ex-soldiers of the Ji Army were sitting in groups, holding bowls of steaming hot porridge and eating as they cried.
Since they hadn’t eaten anything for a long ti, Feng Xiyan only gave them a bowl of thick porridge and so salty pickled vegetables to avoid upsetting their stomachs and making them sick.
However, even with this simple al, everyone was very satisfied. Not only did they manage to survive the massacre of the Feng Army, but they also managed to join the Feng Army and have decent food and water.
As Bai Hanyun walked past the main entrance, she could hear the soldiers’ conversation amidst the sounds of sobbing and slurping.
"This is the most delicious porridge I’ve ever had in my life. It was really the right decision to surrender to Great General Feng."
Listening to this, another soldier nodded in agreent. "That’s right. Fortunately, we didn’t leave. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened to us if we’d rashly left without supplies."
Soone from another group chid in, "I never expected that the Feng Army soldiers could eat so well. It’s really different from us, who could only gnaw on Guanyin soil."
Another soldier swallowed a mouthful of porridge and sighed in satisfaction as he said, "The rumors have been spreading for so long, but most people thought they were fake. But look at this. Doesn’t it prove they are true?"
While the soldiers were busy eating and chatting, Bai Hanyun and Feng Yi walked around the military barracks, but couldn’t find Feng Xiyan.
After searching for a long ti, she approached a group of soldiers and asked, "Excuse , do any of you know where Feng Xiyan is?"
When the soldiers heard her call their new Great General by na, they were shocked by her audacity. Not only did this young lady dare to walk into the military barracks, but she even dared to address the Great General by na so casually.
Unhappy with Bai Hanyun’s rudeness, one of the soldiers frowned and said, "Young Lady, don’t you know that won are forbidden from entering the military barracks? You will be punished severely if the generals find out. You should leave before soone reports you."
At his words, Bai Hanyun thought, ’Looks like these soldiers aren’t bad. Although they worked for Ji Hui before, they are still kind enough to warn . Not bad. They haven’t lost their true selves.’
Unaware that he had just passed Bai Hanyun’s silent test, the soldier saw her standing there without replying and urged, "Young Lady, please leave before you get caught."
At that mont, one of the soldiers from another group noticed Bai Hanyun. He was the one who had led Feng Xiyan into the open field before, so he knew she was soone close to him.
Breaking out in a cold sweat at this scene, he quickly put down his half-eaten porridge, rushed toward the other group, and covered the first soldier’s mouth.
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