"..." The young girl's eyes darted away.
The old man's granddaughter, seeing the girl's fearful expression, said softly, "Don't you all like to talk about my mother? Pretending not to know now, isn't that boring?"
Before this, the young girl, due to her relationship with the old man's grandson, often spoke of the old man's granddaughter's mother behind her back, in order to conceal her own relationship with the old man's grandson.
Who would have thought that the old man's granddaughter already knew about this, which startled her.
"Your servant knows her mistake," she said quickly.
"It's good that you know your mistake. Tell those who love to gossip that if they speak again, I will personally cut out their tongues."
Hearing the old man's granddaughter's vicious words, the young girl trembled, saying, "Your servant obeys your orders."
"Let's go," the old man's granddaughter moved aside.
The young girl lowered her head and hurried away.
Then, the old man's granddaughter glanced sideways at the disappearing figure of the young girl, snorted softly, stepped to where the young girl had just stood, and stopped.
Outside the door.
They didn't hear any movement from inside the room. From the moment the sword fell, the old man's grandson had knelt beside his sword, lowered his head, staring at the sword broken into two pieces, and began to cry silently, not saying a word.
From a moment ago, Mu Anxiao's ears were filled with the old man's grandson's crying, all other sounds having long been drowned out by his sobs.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao had heard enough. "Have you cried enough?" she asked, still gripping the wooden stick.
Immediately, the old man's grandson reacted, looking up at Mu Anxiao, "This was given to me by my grandfather."
Mu Anxiao raised her eyebrows. "And then?"
"This was given to me by my grandfather," the old man's grandson picked up the sword, now broken into two pieces, and stood up unsteadily, saying, "You pay."
"What?"
"This sword was used by my grandfather when he was young and fighting. It's a priceless treasure, and he gave it to me," the old man's grandson's voice trembled. "You now..."
"How much silver do you want?" Mu Anxiao saw through the old man's grandson's little scheme and decided to be direct.
"..." Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the old man's grandson choked back a sob and said, "This sword was bought by my grandfather for a thousand taels, so it's a sword with a story. You... you must give me at least fifteen hundred taels. If you can't, then you stay with me and be my servant."
A useless sword, fifteen hundred taels.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao missed her own Soul Sword. At least it didn't cost money even if it was powerful!
However, thinking about it was useless. She was truly at a loss for words now.
"..."
"I knew you couldn't afford to pay."
"Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't pay," Mu Anxiao said, then turned sideways to look at the old man watching them and asked, "Sir, how much do you want for this sword?"
"..." The old man's tightly furrowed brow relaxed after Mu Anxiao's question. "He's lying to you."
"I know. Just tell me, how much silver."
"Ten taels of silver. This sword was not sharpened. I used it to scare people when I was doing business on the road. I never went to battle, so don't listen to that boy's nonsense."
The old man had always seen his grandson as an honest child. But now, he had changed his tune several times, and on top of that, he was using such despicable means to deceive Mu Anxiao.
Thinking about it, he was completely disappointed in his grandson.
"Okay, I understand."
At the same time, the old man's grandson peeked towards the old man and chuckled, saying, "You're talking to my grandfather again, you're really something."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao sighed and turned to look at the grandson who was trying his best to trick her out of her silver and freedom. She curled her lips and said, "This sword of yours, it's not sharpened, is it?"
"Sharpened..." The old man's grandson's eyes flickered. He raised a section of the sword and said, "How could my grandfather's sword not be sharpened? My grandfather fought on the battlefield. You, an outsider, don't know anything, so don't talk nonsense."
"We'll see who's talking nonsense. Your grandfather already said he never went to battle."
"Whether my grandfather went to battle or not, I know better than you. I am my grandfather's grandson, and I understand him far better than you. Don't pretend to be talking to my grandfather here."
What the old man's grandson said was not wrong. In terms of time spent with the old man, he had indeed spent much more time with the old man than Mu Anxiao had.
There were many things that Mu Anxiao did not understand as clearly as the old man's grandson.
However, just by the fact that Mu Anxiao could see the old man, she had the upper hand compared to him.
"I am talking to your grandfather. Your grandfather said that sword was not sharpened, and that he used it to scare people."
"You..."
"Wait, I want to talk to your grandfather," Mu Anxiao interrupted, turning to the old man. "Sir, when did you give him this sword?"
"When he was in his teens. If this sword had been sharpened, I wouldn't have given it to him," the old man explained in detail.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved upwards. She turned to look at the grandson frowning in front of her and said, "Your grandfather gave you this sword when you were in your teens. He said if it had been sharpened, he wouldn't have given it to you then."
"You..."
"Stop with the 'you'. Your lie has been exposed by me. If you have anything you want me to convey, say it quickly. Your grandfather doesn't have much time."
"I don't believe your words."
Whether to believe or not was a matter of wanting or not wanting for the old man's grandson.
Thinking about it, anyone facing this situation would hesitate.
So she decided not to force him.
Thus, she turned to the old man and said, "Sir, he doesn't believe me."
The old man sighed. "If he doesn't believe, then so be it. Ask him what the agreement between us was. Don't say I told you to ask."
"..." Mu Anxiao nodded slightly, then turned back to the old man's grandson, smiling slightly, "If you don't believe, then so be it. Can you tell me what the agreement between you and your grandfather was?"
"Why should I tell you?"
"You just said you wanted to tell me," Mu Anxiao raised an eyebrow.
The old man's grandson sneered, "I did say that, but I also said I don't want to tell you anymore."
"You..." Mu Anxiao maintained her smile. "If you tell me, perhaps I can help you."
"Help me? My grandfather is right here. Ask him..."
"I'm lying to you," Mu Anxiao interrupted, in order to get the information the old man wanted from him.
The old man's grandson smiled. "If you pay me back my money, I'll tell you."
"Fifteen hundred taels, I can't afford that."
"Then you'll be my servant."
".... " Mu Anxiao thought of the price the old man had just mentioned, and now hearing her grandson's words, she felt a deep aversion towards him. But in order to get the content of that agreement, she could only endure it while gritting her teeth and say, "That, fifteen hundred taels is too much, can you reduce... a bit."