Chapter 622 The Rainforest Does Not Welcome You
On a sunny morning, the breeze rustled the leaves of the lush trees surrounding the Casazzale Palace.
Outside a pavilion in the palace, Shao Yun nimbly dismounted from his horse and his eyes fell on the familiar pink and purple figure, Dolly.
Dolly was seen sitting leisurely on a chair in the pavilion, holding a stack of papers in her hand, with a satisfied smile on her face and muttering to herself.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that she was happily looking at her financial statements for last month. It was obvious that she had made a lot of money.
Just then, Shao Yun's footsteps were getting closer and closer, finally attracting Dolly's attention.
When she looked up and saw the familiar face, she was so frightened that the glasses on her nose almost fell off.
She screamed in terror: "Ah! The bandits are coming!"
Before she could finish her words, Dolly instinctively jumped up from her chair and prepared to run.
Shao Yun seemed very calm to Duoli's exaggerated reaction, and responded calmly: "If you take things without spending money, you are a bandit. I brought money to buy things, so I should be called a customer."
After hearing this, Dolly's nervousness eased a little, but she still remained vigilant.
When she confirmed that Shao Yun really came to buy something, she completely gave up the idea of escaping and walked towards Shao Yun.
"Oh, so you are here to buy something..." Dolly muttered while looking Shao Yun up and down.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something very important. She widened her eyes and asked in confusion, "Ah! That's not right. When did you return to Xumi? Why is there no news at all?"
Shao Yun was already accustomed to seeing people showing surprise at his sudden appearance.
"Don't worry about how I came back! About three months ago, there was a girl from Mondstadt with short sea-blue hair. You made a deal with her. Do you still remember it?"
After saying that, Shao Yun began to describe Eula's clothes in detail to Dolly.
As Dolly listened to Shao Yun's story, she couldn't help but push up the glasses on her nose, then she started laughing and responded.
"Oh, now that you describe it like that, I can remember it now! I was doing business in Huachengguo at that time, and that girl somehow ate some poisonous mushrooms by mistake and fainted on the spot."
Dolly paused and continued, "Fortunately, she happened to meet Cole at that time. She rescued the girl and patiently explained to her some common sense about which mushrooms in the rainforest are edible and which are not to be touched."
Shao Yun didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain. Cole actually saved Eula?
"What? The little green man of the Forest Ice and Fire Man saved the little ice man? It seems that the little fire man's wings are going to get tangled?" Shao Yun said in confusion.
Duoli listened to Shao Yun talking about a lot of incomprehensible words and asked curiously, "What are you talking about? What about green and ice? I don't quite understand."
Seeing this, Shao Yun quickly waved his hand and brought the topic back on track.
"Oh, it's nothing! Don't worry about what I just said, it's not important!"
"I didn't come to you this time to ask how she was poisoned. I don't care about that at all. What I want to ask is, where is the sword she sold you before?"
When Dolly heard this, she was slightly stunned at first, then she stretched out her index finger and gently tapped her chin, and began to try to recall what happened a few months ago.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Oh, I remember! It's that sword! At that time, I was doing business in Huachengguo, and that girl from Mond came to me and said that she had no money to travel. She looked so pitiful that I couldn't bear to refuse her."
"So, I, Master Sangge Mahabayi, showed great mercy and bought that two-handed sword, which can be called a work of art, at a very, very reasonable price!"
At this point, Dolly unconsciously showed a smug smile on her face, and then added: "Hehe, I have to admit that the sword is really a rare work of art!"
Shao Yun looked at the typical profiteer smile on Duoli's face, and his heart was calm. He just asked expressionlessly: "Is the big sword still in your hand now?"
Dolly crossed her arms in front of her chest, with a half-smile on her face, and asked calmly, "It's still in my hands. Are you planning to redeem it like you did with Dixia?"
Upon hearing that Eula's weapon was still in her hand, Shao Yun stretched out a hand, hooked his index finger at Dolly, and responded: "Isn't this obvious? Otherwise, why would I come here to ask you this?"
Dolly pretended to be enlightened and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. Let me calculate it carefully first..."
Then, Dolly began to pinch her fingers seriously and mutter to herself.
After a moment, she stopped, then held up three fingers and said firmly, "Three million Mora, no room for negotiation, not a cent less! If you agree to this price, I can immediately hand over the two-handed sword to you."
Shao Yun knew that if he delayed in Xumi for one more minute, the risk of being discovered by Nashida would increase.
Therefore, he had no intention of bargaining with Dolly.
So without saying a word, he reached into the backpack around his waist and took out a bulging bag.
The bag was so full of Mora that it was taller than Dolly herself.
"Here, three million Mora."
When Dolly saw the bag full of Mora in front of her, her eyes suddenly widened and she was very excited.
She rushed forward impatiently, and happily hugged the big sack that was much taller than herself, her mouth grinning widely.
"Wow! You are still so straightforward, distinguished guest! Please wait a moment, I will come over and get your sword right away!"
After saying that, Dolly carried the heavy bag of Mora and rushed into the Casazale Palace that belonged to her, ready to get what Shao Yun needed.
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Afterwards, Shao Yun sat leisurely in the pavilion, waiting for Dolly to return.
Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and a few green leaves slowly floated past his eyes.
At first, Shao Yun didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, they were just a few ordinary fallen leaves.
However, as time passed, Shao Yun never saw Dolly come out of the Casazale Palace.
Gradually, a trace of doubt began to arise in his heart. Could it be that Dolly encountered some difficult problems in there?
According to normal thinking, Dolly would never choose to run away just for such a trivial amount of money as 3 million Mora. This is not only picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, but also a purely stupid behavior.
Could it be that she encountered some minor troubles while searching, such as not being able to remember where she put Eula's weapon?
Just as Shao Yun was about to go into the Casazale Palace to check it out, a clear and familiar voice sounded in his ears without warning.
"Hey, can you hear me?"
This sudden voice startled Shao Yun. His muscles tensed instantly. He looked around quickly as if he was facing a great enemy and asked vigilantly, "Nashida?"
After hearing Shao Yun's answer, Nashida's voice rang out on its own.
"Well, it seems that there was no problem with our conversation."
At this moment, Shao Yun did not have the time to exchange pleasantries with Nashida. He quickly explained, "Listen, I'm not here to cause trouble. As long as Dolly gives me what I need, I will leave."
When Nashida heard that Shao Yun was only here to see Dolly, her originally expectant voice couldn't help but reveal a hint of obvious disappointment.
"So that's how it is. I just sensed a wave of energy coming from the abyss, and then I detected your presence through the earth veins."
"I thought you were bringing your relatives to discuss cooperation with me, but it turns out that's not the case..."
When Shao Yun heard that Nashida was still obsessed with her brother-in-law's "Loom of Fate", he could only helplessly explain: "I just came to Dolly to redeem something. As for your willingness to cooperate with my brother-in-law, I haven't met him yet."
Nashida's voice suddenly showed some curiosity, and she asked, "Oh? Redeem something? That sounds interesting."
Shao Yun noticed that Nashida was very interested in what he was going to do in Xumi, so he told her the purpose of his trip without reservation.
"Indeed, it was many months ago. I have a person who is both a friend and an enemy. She sold her weapon to Dolly, so I plan to redeem it for her."
When Nashida heard this, she showed some alertness in her voice and asked, "Are you planning to rob Dolly and redeem her, or..."
When Shao Yun heard this, he felt helpless.
"Redeem it! I'm going to spend money to redeem that weapon, just like I redeemed Dixia's weapon. You should still remember what happened during the Flower God's Birthday Festival, right?"
When the Flower Goddess Festival was mentioned, Nashida's voice became a little complicated, and she responded, "Well, I see. It seems that you are not here to cause trouble..."
When Shao Yun heard Nashida utter the three words "cause trouble", the thing he was most worried about happened.
"What do you mean?"
Faced with Shao Yun's questioning, Nashida did not give a clear answer.
Seeing that Shao Yun was not here with his brother-in-law to discuss cooperation, her voice gradually became colder, and she said indifferently: "Take what you want and leave Xumi immediately. I have ended the dream, and the rain forest does not welcome you..."
When he heard Nashida's voice talking about the dream, he was suddenly shocked. When did Nashida pull him into the dream?
Suddenly, Shao Yun thought of the leaves that he had just seen blown by the wind and asked, "Could it be the leaves that just passed by me?"
In response to his questions, Nashida's voice disappeared into the void without giving any explanation.
At this moment, a slight rustling sound of leaves came into Shao Yun's ears again.
The dream interference that Nashida had inflicted on Shao Yun disappeared.
At the same time, Dolly, who was standing in front of Shao Yun, was looking at him impatiently.
No matter how Dolly called out, Shao Yun remained unresponsive.
Finally, looking at Shao Yun who looked like a fool, Duoli couldn't stand it anymore and shouted loudly: "Hey! Do you want it or not? If not, I will sell it myself!"
At this moment, Shao Yun woke up from his dream, blinked as if waking up from a dream, calmed himself, and slowly focused his gaze on Dolly in front of him.
Shao Yun touched the back of his head awkwardly and quickly explained, "Oh, sorry, I was a little distracted just now."
As he said this, he quickly reached out and took the heavy sword.
Dolly looked at the two-handed sword that she had spent one million to buy, which could be called a work of art, and an expression of great distress and regret appeared on her face.
"Oh my! Such a wonderful treasure was only sold for a mere three million Mora! I'm really losing money!"
Shao Yun took a look at Dolly's pretentious and painful expression, raised his finger and tapped Dolly's forehead lightly.
"Don't be so ungrateful. I didn't rob you directly, which is already a great favor to you. Be content!"
Seeing that Shao Yun was not being polite to her, Duoli immediately put on a flattering smile, rubbing her two small hands non-stop, and said flatteringly: "Hehehe, thank you for your patronage! Please patronize my business more often in the future. I guarantee that you will leave satisfied every time!"