PRECIOUS PRINCESS

NINETY TWO

"Where are we going Lan'er?" ask prince Zhan.

"To the south" Xuan Lan said with a faint smile.

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"Alright" said Prince Zhan as he followed wherever Xuan Lan would step foot.

The southern direction was the direction where they would head to the Tang empire. Xuan Lan already did not know the true location of that mountain of hope. If he asked his family then they would easily disturb Xuan Lan with them going to approach him on the mountain of hope. Therefore, he did not tell them anything including Prince Zhan himself and fortunately Prince Zhan also did not ask much where they were going.

They had already gone through roughly half the journey but there had already been some robbers blocking them.

"Rijack again" said prince Zhan.

"Stop all of you, we just want to pass by" said Prince Zhan flatly.

"It can't be before you give up all your possessions hahaha" said one of the robbers, laughing loudly.

"We didn't even bring anything" said Prince Zhan, raising his hand.

"Ah, fuck. You must have hidden it" shouted the robber earlier.

"Let's search" said the other robber.

Their hands had already advanced wanting to ransack the contents of Xuan Lan's and Prince Zhan's clothes but they both instantly dodged.

"What are you going to do, huh?" prince Zhan shouted as they all almost touched Xuan Lan.

"Whisper, attack!" say one of them.

The robbers wearing all-black clothes then attacked Xuan Lan and prince Zhan. Their strength was nothing compared to the strength of Xuan Lan and prince Zhan. In an instant they all fell in the hands of Xuan Lan and prince Zhan.

"Do your eyes need me to prick so you can see clearly if we don't bring anything?" asked Prince Zhan who was still upset because of their disrespectful treatment earlier.

"Wouldn't you stab them in the eye and they'd be blind and unable to see?" whispered Xuan Lan to prince Zhan.

"Be quiet, I'm emotional" prince Zhan told Xuan Lan.

"Ti-no sir" said the robbers in fear.

"Why are you robbing?" xuan lan asked coldly.

"We don't have a job so we are forced to rob" said one of them trembling.

"Are you not looking for a job? Are there not many shops that can accept you? Why don't you guys try to work there, huh?" ask Xuan Lan again.

"We are ashamed" said one of them.

"Stupid!" prince Zhan said.

"What's your lack if you work in a shop like that? You only serve food and can already earn money while if robbing like this the body and even the lives of all of you are at stake" he continued.

"Our burly bodies like this are inappropriate if we become host store servants" said another of them.

"Only three of you who are sturdy the others still have ordinary bodies" Xuan Lan said withstanding her laughter.

"Do you want to be a keeper in those shops?" asked Xuan Lan.

"Of course you want miss, but not all the maids in the tavern you mean don't they already have good martial skills?" ask another one of them.

"Yes, but their real duty is to serve customers not to dampen the mess that is happening inside the tavern" Xuan Lan said.

"But still because their store only needs waiters and chefs not with shopkeepers" said one of them.

"After all you are who the lady is so you are very sure if the shop owner needs a guard for the shop" they asked.

"Because I am the owner of that tavern" Xuan Lan said briefly.

"Hahaha, if you want to cheat do not deceive us miss" they said with a crisp laugh.

"If you are the owner of the store why there are no escorts like the rich in general hahaha" said one of them again.

"It's up to you to believe it or not. If you don't want to find work then I will report you to Gold Tiger so that people who endanger the lives of others like you can be exterminated immediately" Xuan Lan said then left just like that.

"You just let them go?" prince Zhan whispered to Xuan Lan.

"Sure" Xuan Lan said with a smile.

"But will they not" prince Zhan's words were cut off when Xuan Lan's index finger had been placed in Prince Zhan's mouth.

"Shut up and take a look" Xuan Lan said.

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"Master, miss wait" they said.

"Show me the results" Xuan Lan said with a faint smile.

"What?" prince Zhan said as he turned his body.

"We want to go with you and the lady" said one of them.

"Where are you?" asked Xuan Lan.

"Follow to the store" they answered.

"Daddy? What do you want to go to the store?" ask Xuan Lan again.

"What job?" asked Xuan Lan.

"Being a shopkeeper" they said.

"Leave just follow us" Xuan Lan said indifferently then walked back.

They had finally reached the Tang empire.

"Are you thirsty Lan'er?" asked the gentle Prince Zhan who was slashed back by Xuan Lan.

"Where are you going?" ask prince Zhan.

"We want to follow you and your lady to the store to find work" said one of them.

"The thing is that you just have to say if you want to work there to be a shopkeeper" said Prince Zhan.

"But aren't you the master and the lady who will say that to them?" ask them timidly.

"Why do we bother to ask for jobs for others? You still have a mouth, right? You can talk to yourself there" Xuan Lan said.

"Remember what I said, don't give up on one try" Xuan Lan said, leaving the robbers behind.

"Hurry up you say that you want to work there rather than you being caught by Gold Tiger" said Prince Zhan who made the robbers goosebumps.

Prince Zhan then left them to catch up with Xuan Lan. The confused robbers then looked at each other.

"How shall we speak to the servants?" ask someone from them.

"You don't want us to have to do it. Come on, let's try" the other replied as he walked towards the tavern Xuan Lan was referring to earlier.

They then walked into the tavern designated by Xuan Lan. At first the servants were surprised at their arrival because the servants thought that the people dressed in all black would attack their taverns but the robbers then explained their purpose there.

"You can go straight to the room that is there" said a waiter while showing one of the rooms.

They then walked into the room. The brown door in front of them.

"Come in"

After hearing the words from inside, they entered the room together. It feels so tight and narrow, really.

"What's the point of you coming here?" ask the person sitting behind the table.

"We want to work here" they said in unison.

The man was a bit surprised but he then sat up straight.

"Sorry, but the waiter here is actually enough. If you want to be added then only three people who work here" he said politely.

"We don't want to be servants, but we want to be the shopkeepers here" said one of them.

"But each of our servants already has their own martial talent" replied the person sitting behind the table earlier.

"Yes, but their job is still only to serve customers not to overcome the chaos that occurred in this tavern" said one of them straightforwardly as Xuan Lan said earlier.

The woman behind the table seemed to be thinking. What the men said before him had a point. If there is a mess and the waiter handles it then it will mess up the other customers. But he still wanted to argue with these men before him. He wanted to see how persistent they were even if his request had been refused.

"Sorry, the waiter here can still handle it" said the woman.

"You're! We've said it politely why don't you still accept us huh?" yell at one of them.

"Calm down, remember what the lady said to us" said another.

"I'm sorry, my friend, madam. He is easily angry" said one of them with a clumsy smile.

"Yes, no problem. But our servants can deal with their own problems" said the woman remained firm.

"Mrs, pay attention to the comfort of your customers as well. If your customers are comfortable then this store will be more crowded" replied the man who was still talking earlier.

"We can arrange for the servants to be able to divide their activities into real servants and servants who specifically face chaos" said the woman again.

"Mrs, think again. If that's the pity of your servants. Don't you have a heart until you let the waiter work differently than the original job?" said the person who spoke earlier.

"But-a" the woman had not finished saying, Xuan Lan and prince Zhan have gone inside there.

"That's it, there's no need to argue anymore. Let them be the shopkeepers and you give them to all of our taverns located in the Tang Empire" Xuan Lan said.

"re-well miss" said the woman nervous about getting a shot from Xuan Lan.

"Miss!" say the robbers at the same time.

"What?" asked Xuan Lan flatly.

"Thank you" they said at the same time.

"Sorry, we had a chance to doubt the lady" they said while looking down.

"Yes" Xuan Lan replied briefly.

"After this, you won't be in one more group. You will be spread throughout the taverns located in the Tang imperial territory" Xuan Lan said.

"Well miss" they said, bowing respectfully.

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