You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

I have to say, the food Bai Zhi cooked was delicious.

I don't know what's up with this little girl. Besides having excellent swordsmanship, she's also fully skilled in life skills. She can cook and clean with ease, and even communicate with sign language like a natural.

It seems like she knew these skills when she was ten years old and they were sent to her from her motherland. I don't know how she learned them.

Motherland...

What a distant vocabulary.

Now, my difficult situation is largely due to my motherland, but there's no way around it. The situation between the kingdoms of Qian and Li is indeed like this.

In fact, the royal families of Qian and Li are from the same family and both have the surname Ying Zhao. Qian's ancestor went to the western wilderness with his clan five hundred years ago because of disagreements with the Li king at the time. He fought against the barbarians such as the Qun Rong and Di Guo and eventually received the enfeoffment of Zhou Tianzi, becoming a new feudal lord.

Abandoning the Zhao surname and using the ancestral Ying surname.

Although their achievements were brilliant, Qian's land was barren and impoverished.@@novelbin@@

However, the expanding territory attracted the Flame Kingdom to unite with the Qun Rong and Di Guo to attack Qian from both sides. Qian suffered and could only request help from the same clan and origin of Li.

Li and Flame Kingdom have always been at odds, and they do not border Qian, so they readily agreed and eventually forced the Flame Army to retreat.

But at the same time, they made their own conditions, one of which led to two generations of Ying Wuji being held hostage.

Now, Li is Qian's money bag, and Qian is Li's vanguard in weakening the Flame Kingdom's power and resisting the harassment of the demon race. Therefore, both sides do not want to destroy their relations.

I'm just a mediocre young master, destined to be a sacrifice.

However, after being hung up, everything is uncertain.

After dinner, Ying Wuji wasn't sleepy at all, and his thoughts became more and more divergent, like a brainstorm.

This caused Bai Zhi to chatter on and on, but he didn't hear clearly.

"Young master! We really don't have any money now. I just checked the kitchen, and several ingredients are already gone. Can you give me some silver so I can buy some sesame tofu and cabbage tomorrow?"

"Sesame tofu? What's that?"

Ying Wuji woke up from his thoughts.

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Bai Zhi scratched her head and repeated what she said earlier.

Ying Wuji had a headache. "Are we really that short of money now? How much money do I have in my personal treasury?"

This little girl has always been his personal steward, and she's been in charge of the accounts in his personal treasury.

As for the money in the personal treasury, it comes from the embassy's funds, and there's a fixed quota every month. Normally, it's enough to spend, and there's still a lot left. How come they can't even afford sesame tofu now?

"There's only a hundred liang left, but we have to order a new outfit for the young master for the literary meeting next month."

"So little? Where did the money go?"

"It was all spent at the high-class brothel by the young master."

"..."

"Does anyone else spend a month's worth of money at the brothel? Young master Dan told me."

Young master Dan is also a hostage sent to Li. His motherland is a small country called Wu, and the other hostages look down on him, but only Ying Wuji treats him politely, and they became friends after a while.

"What kind of junk is Wu Dan looking for? Going to the high-class brothel is like being tortured. How much money can he spend?"Ying Wuji grumbled, "Go ask Xun Zhiyin for more money. Although the embassy's budget has been cut in half, most of the people have returned to the country, so they should still be able to approve some funds."

Bai Zhi pouted, feeling annoyed. "I went to ask, but Mr. Xun said that the motherland's finances are tight and they need to prepare resources for the young master Wuque to break through to the first-grade spirit fetus. The business of the merchants in other countries where the motherland is located is also not doing well, so they simply cannot spare any money for us."

Ying Wuji could understand the poverty of Kingdom Qian, but he couldn't stand the fact that the money squeezed out was given to that illegitimate child named Ying Wuque, causing the young master to suffer.

Ying Wuji had a headache. It was like when it rains, it pours. But Xun Zhiyin was really something else. He used to be so submissive, but now he was using these excuses to stall.

He waved his hand. "Enough! I'll take care of this. This money and the 100 taels for the literary society's new clothes, spend it however you want. Don't save anything!"

Bai Zhi widened her eyes. "Young master, are you not planning to buy new clothes this time?"

The young master always regarded himself as the prince of a great country, and he would always pay attention to every detail. Whenever there was a large gathering, he would buy a luxurious new outfit. Why was he changing his ways now?

Ying Wuji smiled. "We can barely afford to eat, so buying those useless things is just pretending to be rich. After the literary society is over, I'll end up with a piece of clothing I rarely wear and a beautiful maid who starved to death. That's a loss. Go ahead and spend it. We don't need to save money from now on."

Bai Zhi was very happy to hear this. The young master was indeed different from before after spending three days at the high-class brothel. He was much easier to get along with now.

It seemed like she would have to spend more money to send the young master to the brothel in the future.

Her face turned red, and she left, bouncing and jumping.

There were servants to wash the dishes, and Kingdom Qian could afford to hire dishwashers. As for cooking, it was because Bai Zhi's cooking was better than the chef's.

Ying Wuji's essence, energy, and spirit were all increased.

Although he didn't acquire any skills this time, this little maid had rich emotions, and her emotional bar was easily broken through 80.

It seemed like he could develop her more in the future.

However...

Ying Wuji began to worry. His situation seemed to be more severe than he had imagined.

He was restricted in terms of safety, had a low status, and didn't even have enough money to spend.

He needed to find a way to earn money, or he wouldn't even be able to afford to go to the brothel.

Although the structure of this world was similar to the Spring and Autumn Period of his previous life, it benefited from the long period of activity of the Hundred Schools of Thought. People who traveled outside often brought seeds and specialties, greatly enriching the material and spiritual world of the Central Plains. It had developed to a level equivalent to the Eastern Han Dynasty of his previous life.

It shouldn't be too difficult to earn money.

But where should he start?

He shook his head and went back to his room to browse through the information.

Although the previous imperial teacher had returned to Kingdom Qian, he left behind a roomful of books, including the classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought and information on the customs and industries of various countries.

After studying for a long time, he found a feasible plan, taking into account the products of Kingdom Li and the merchant industry of Kingdom Qian in Kingdom Li.

But the most urgent task was still to find clues to the mastermind behind the scenes.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease.

He practiced swordsmanship for half an hour, took a bath, and went to sleep.

...

The next morning, Ying Wuji was awakened by a knock on the door.

Bai Zhi's voice came from outside, "Young master, Young Master Dan is here to see you."

"I know, I know!"

Ying Wuji got up groggily, washed himself with the warm water that Bai Zhi had prepared, and then went to the hall.

As soon as he entered, he saw a sturdy young man.

He was dressed in a brown fur coat and leather armor, looking like a Mohist.

This is Gongzi Dan, an ordinary Mohist.

But it's not because he respects the Mohist school of thought, but rather because the Wu Kingdom embassy has too little funding, and he lives a very frugal life, which coincides with the Mohist philosophy of advocating thrift.

It is said that his goal is to become a great figure in the Mohist school.

This wave is called "I Choose to Become a Great Figure in the Mohist School Because I Have No Money to Enjoy Life."

When Wu Dan saw Ying Wuji, his eyes turned red: "Lord Wuji, it's great that you didn't end up in a woman's belly!"

Ying Wuji: "..."