Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1522: Chapter 476: Gold-Dissolving Den in County City, Wave of Opposition to Reform, Ji Hong’s Shortage of Funds (Part 4)

She clearly saw the reason why Ji Hong had not responded all this while; as soon as she spoke, she immediately drew Ji Hong’s attention back.

She addressed Ji Hong as Brother Ji, a bit more politely than Chu Dongyun, so Ji Hong looked at her with an expressionless face.

“That martial ranking, who knows who made it? Ji is well aware of my own strength. Why do the Princely Heir and Commandery Princess pursue me?”

“You can’t say it like that. Since the ranking was made, there must be some basis. I won’t hide it from Brother Ji; I don’t have absolute confidence against you. Ultimately, I just want to try.”

“That’s right, Brother Ji. My basic strength only exceeds yours by 1 unit. Such a small difference is almost negligible. If I could just…”

“How about this!”

Seeing the two persist in wanting to challenge, Ji Hong suddenly spoke, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, “If the Princely Heir and Commandery Princess truly wish to challenge the martial ranking, Ji is not opposed, but…”

At this, Ji Hong held up two fingers and continued, “Both of you are from the Landgrave’s Lineage, disciples of the Governor Mansion. I’ll be direct: I’m short of money. If you really want to challenge me, 200,000 taels of silver each time; as long as you can pay, I agree. How about it?”

200,000 taels of silver!

Hearing Ji Hong’s condition, Chu Yan’er’s expression immediately turned a bit odd, while Chu Dongyun first froze, then a look of disdain clearly appeared in his eyes.

200,000 taels of silver, for them, isn’t exactly a small amount. But compared to the martial ranking, it seems quite insignificant.

After all, someone from a small place, with such a small gain in sight.

Hiding the emotions on his face, Chu Dongyun then smiled and said, “Alright! Since Brother Ji has agreed, it’s all good. 200,000 taels of silver, Chu agrees. Then please, Brother Ji, follow me to the training platform in the city…”

“First send the silver to my residence, and not today!”

Ji Hong, noticing something, suddenly interrupted Chu Dongyun, then slowly stood up and clasped his hands towards the two, “Today, Ji has other matters. When you send the silver another day, Ji can accept the challenge directly at the Chen Mansion.”

Thump thump thump…

As Ji Hong finished speaking, a knocking sound suddenly came from the elegant room’s door.

“To report to the young master, Mr. Jiang has arrived and is downstairs.”

Everyone inside the room was momentarily stunned and then turned their gaze to Ji Hong.

Obviously, the “young master” referred to was Ji Hong.

“Directly bring them up. I have already reserved the elegant room.”

Hearing Zhang Yuchuan’s voice outside, Ji Hong immediately instructed, his gaze continuously fixed on the carriage downstairs.

Seeing Jiang Xinfan step out of the carriage, he didn’t react much. But when a young man in a black embroidered robe stepped out behind him, his expression suddenly froze.

The young man in black noticed his gaze and just happened to look up.

The two faced each other from across the floor.

The young man in black had a sallow complexion and an unremarkable appearance, but his bright eyes were exceptionally striking. The moment he saw Ji Hong, his eyes lit up slightly, and then a gratified smile appeared on his face.

Ji Hong’s eyes turned slightly red, he clenched the fist under his sleeve tightly, suppressing his inner excitement, he turned to Chu Yan’er and the other, clasped his hands, and said, “Today, Ji has to entertain Mr. Jiang, a guest from my residence, so I’ll take my leave first. I hope both of you will forgive me.”

Having said that, he ignored the two and directly walked out.

Feixu, the singing girl playing the zither at the side, showed a trace of disappointment in her eyes when she saw Ji Hong leave, but hid it very well, and no one present noticed.