Chapter 8

“Huh? What’s wrong with you, Kane.”

From the depths of the forest came the lightly armoured handsome youth in a cloak, a man with short dirty blond hair that shone exceptionally bright in the sunlight and proper posture. After seeing the Silver Knight, otherwise known as Kane, the blond youth’s expression morphed into that of surprise.

“Your majesty, a million apologies …… I was attacked by those group of thieves and accidentally let them slip away ……”

Face still stained with poop, the Silver Knight looks very wretched. The blond prince pursed his lips and smiled a little, generously walking towards the silver knight, “You have tried your best Kane, do not blame yourself. They escaped in the direction of the town, we will certainly catch them ……”

His Excellency the prince walked up to the silver knight and was about to continue to comfort the other side. However, as if he smelled something foul, his face suddenly changed drastically and he couldn’t help but cover his nose and frowned, “What is this smell?”

“To answer Your Highness, I was able to beat that group of thieves to the ground, but they counterattacked using despicable means. They threw animal dung on me, which allowed them to successfully escape ……”

“What……? Faeces……” the Silver Knight’s explanation made Prince Rey’s face turn dark. He quickly took two steps back, but still pretended to look at the silver knight with sincere concern, “It’s okay, I saw the group of thieves. You stay where you are, I bet the king’s family’s reputation that I will catch them myself.”

“How can I let Your Highness take such a risk?!” Knight Kane clenched his fist angrily, he stepped forward and exclaimed, “I will catch them!”

“No need, I’ll do it myself!”

The prince suddenly turned his head as Kane approached and ran away. Kane froze for a moment, a little surprised as he stared at Prince Rey’s rapidly disappearing back, he could not help but feel a little emotional—ah, this is a good prince who is so considerate of his subordinates ……

On the other hand, after coming back from the forest outside town in a hurry, Lin Tianyin and the rest were stunned. Even the monkey running with the money bag was tired too. But when they arrived in Ah Fu’s home and unloaded the contents of the money bag, the room instantly brightened up with golden light.

“Amazing …… That’s a lot of gold coins ……”

“I’ve never seen so much money, as expected from the prince ……”

The four of them, including Ah Fu, were staring at the gold coins sprinkled all over the ground like seeds on soil. Ah Fu couldn’t help but get excited and said happily, “With this money I’ll be able to live a good life with my sister!”

“Congratulations. But you know what, we worked so hard and yet we get no reward at all ……” Lin Tianyin said somewhat sourly. She was so envious. A gold coin is equal to a thousand Beni! This kid can not only free his sister but also live lavishly. But Lin Tianyin, or the other two, cannot ask the kid to give them some of the money. Too humiliating! Even she can’t do it ……

Seeing Lin Tianyin’s disappointed look, Milona tried cheering her up. “Don’t be discouraged, Shanoa! We’ll have money soon, too!” She told her, “Let’s grab the prince again later when we have the chance!”

“…… Look at you!” The corners of Lin Tianyin’s mouth twitched as she watches Milona turn into a rotten person.

Gagaf seems to have lost all hope for this pair of sisters, face full of black lines with nothing to say. Ah Fu, on the other hand, was filled with joy at the thought of becoming a rich man. He quickly put all the gold coins back into his money bag and said gleefully, “I’m going to go and get my sister back!”

“Wait, wait, wait!” Lin Tianyin pulled back Ah Fu who was in the middle of rushing out, “You’re not planning to go now, are you?”

“Of course I’m going now! What are we waiting for? We have to hurry and save my sister!”

“We shouldn’t rush! Two months have passed so there must have been a lot that happened, whether good or bad. We still don’t know what really happened to her……” Lin Tianyin muttered, seeing Ah Fu’s horrified expression as she looks up. She knows how harsh the truth can be, so she changed her tone, “I mean you’re too naïve. The robbed prince is now penniless, so he must have gone to the town to borrow money from the local tycoon—Drew. If you take a large sum of money to Drew at this time, you’ll just get into more trouble. Not only will you be unable to save your sister, but you’d also be put to jail ……”

Ah Fu was a little anxious when he heard this. “Then what am I supposed to do?”, he can’t help but look at Lin Tianyin with worry. “When can I go to save my sister?!”

“Since you’ve waited for two months, it’s not bad to wait for a little while again.” Lin Tianyin advised him, “Just wait for the wind to pass. After a few days or at least until the prince and the others have left here.”

“Got it!” Ah Fu raised his fist and said, “Your great kindness will never be forgotten by Ah Fu!”

“Yeah, sure, you’re welcome.” Lin Tianyin waved her hand as if she didn’t care. Looking at the gold coins in Afu’s hand, she was already planning to rob the prince again the next time she saw him.

It was almost time to replenish some food to continue on the journey. The first thing to do at the moment is to manage the travel expenses. Gagaf carried the feathers of the blue-headed bird to the market to sell, while Milona intends to stroll around town, dragging Lin Tianyin to accompany her. Lin Tianyin knew that if she walks next to Milona, they will receive stares from random passersby but she didn’t think too much of it. Since they’re not hungry all the time, they walk to lose weight and reduce eating instead of only lying down to rest. The group intends to spend another night in the town then depart early in the morning with a boat.

After waiting for so long for the boat, Lin Tianyin began dozing off in Ah Fu’s house until someone suddenly ran inside hurriedly, anxiously waking up the big human lying on the ground, “Not good, Shanoa, wake up!”

“What ……” Lin Tianyin opened her eyes in a daze, and when she saw that the person in front of her was Gagaf, she couldn’t help but feel a little strange seeing his expression, “You sold the feathers already? What happened?”

“There’s a wanted notice for us on the street!” Gagaf looked a little panicked and took out a crumpled roll of paper from the pocket of his pants, “The bulletin boards in the street are plastered full of these so I secretly tore one. Take a look!”

“So soon……” Lin Tianyin muttered, not surprised.

She opened the roll of paper Gagaf brought, and immediately, Lin Tianyin burst into a rage. The wanted order reads, “The king’s most important offender: 2500, 500, 500.” The most wanted person is, of course, Lin Tianyin. Three people are drawn on the paper; Milona and Gagaf only have an outline of themselves that looks like any ordinary person, while Lin Tianyin’s portrait is a meatball.

That’s right, a meatball! Three times her size! Not at all like a human being!

“Who is going to recognize us?” Lin Tianyin threw the wanted notice to the ground with force, shrugging her shoulders and stomping on it several times. It’s too much! How was this even an accurate drawing? The Head of the Knights must be blind! How could that idiot think she was this fat? Even at her peak she didn’t look like that!

“This ……” Gagaf’s forehead is drenched with cold sweat looking at the stormy Lin Tianyin. He tried comforting her, “Maybe he did not see clearly. In any case, we should still be cautious.”

“Oh! Speaking of which, I’m also curious.” Lin Tianyin dropped the wanted notice and turned her head to look at Gagaf viciously. “How did you know that was a wanted notice for us? How did you even recognise me?”

“Oh ……”Lin Tianyin’s fierce eyes were too threatening. “I guessed.” Gagaf stiffened for a moment, then sheepishly averted his eyes.

“That wanted notice was just posted and, well, there are three people on it. The drawing is a bit exaggerated, but it’s obvious that it’s us right.“

“…………”

What do you mean the painting is a little exaggerated? It is very exaggerated!

Lin Tianyin was speechless, but she was not in the mood to argue with Gagaf. There was no denying that she was still a fatty, it’s just that she had changed from the initial super fatty to the current ordinary fatty ……

Lin Tianyin angrily tore the wanted notice into pieces.

She thought it would be better to slip away as soon as possible. But to her disadvantage, there are soldiers everywhere searching for them. Leaving the city gates would probably put them through a strict inspection. Lin Tianyin thought about whether to temporarily hide for a few days or not, and not long after, Milona came back. She looked very nervous, holding a roll of paper in her hand. “Sister! There’s a wanted notice for us outside!”

“I already know about this.” Lin Tianyin rolled her eyes, she didn’t want to see the portrait anymore and snatched it, tearing it into pieces before Milona could unfold the paper for her to see.

After a while, Ah Fu and his monkey who went out to buy vegetables, came back shouting, “Not good, not good!” He’s holding a large pile of wanted order notice in his hands. He was so frightened that he and the monkey tore off all the notice posters without paying attention.

“What to do?!” Ah Fu anxiously paces around. “The city gates have been blocked, they are going to come from door to door to find the thief, saying that the culprits are a group of people with a monkey …… The underground chamber of commerce will definitely sell me out, it’s only a matter of time before they find this place!”

“The prince is so sensitive! We just stole a purse, is he not embarrassed for overreacting like this ……,” Lin Tianyin muttered, looking at everyone’s panicked expression. She went deep into her thoughts. What should they do? If they are caught, they will be thrown into the jail with no easy escape. If we kill them …… She’s not strong enough to do that.

Just when the atmosphere of the room was still tense, the sudden sound of footsteps was heard, followed by the sound of a sharp knock on the door.

“Open the door! We are conducting an inspection!”