Chapter 88: The Underground Royal Palace 7

Luo Xia flung out another heap of gold.

She was thrilled beyond words.

This underground cavern was practically an underground palace, overflowing with untold treasures of gold and silver and jewels.

Seeing her so delighted, Situ Tengyi felt happy as well. This girl had deliberately driven off Pang Qingyu, had she not, so that she would not learn of the treasures hidden here.

"What are you standing around for, Shadowless? Hurry up and help collect the treasure. Do you expect to wait until my grandfather and the others get here and divide it all?" Luo Xia was busy to the point of exhaustion, yet saw Shadowless standing there with folded arms, doing nothing, and could not help frowning.

How could this fellow see so much gold and silver and not be tempted at all?

"Lo-lo, are you asking me to help?" Situ Tengyi asked lazily.

Luo Xia swung again at the stone figure of the monkey reaching for the moon, and this time a great many strands of pearls were flung out.

Fortune rushed over at once to pick them up.

"You, at least lend a hand," Luo Xia glared at him in irritation.

Situ Tengyi gave a quiet laugh. "How about a kiss first, as payment?"

"If you don't start helping this instant, I won't share any of the treasure with you later!" Luo Xia was so angry her cheeks flushed red, her expression carrying a bewitching charm she could not hide.

Situ Tengyi wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and kiss her until he had had his fill.

Still, teasing the girl a little was enough. Too much and it would not be good.

Then.

Situ Tengyi made his move.

The moment he did, Luo Xia felt as though her whole body had been swept up by a whirlwind—

And then she found herself firmly in Situ Tengyi's arms.

The stone statues were shattered in an instant, and countless treasures burst forth, crowding forward in a flood.

Luo Xia's eyes widened. She was practically drooling on the spot.

Fortune dashed off at once to gather the treasure.

But what drove Fortune to despair was that it failed to pick up a single piece; every last treasure rushed straight toward Situ Tengyi instead—

The treasures reached his side, and in the blink of an eye, all of them vanished.

Luo Xia was stunned once again.

Comparisons between people really were enough to drive one to madness.

She had worked so hard, chopping apart each stone statue one by one, and this fellow? He had done it with only a single move.

Fortune was unwilling. "Master, why did all these treasures become Shadowless Lord's?"

Luo Xia knew Situ Tengyi would not embezzle the hoard. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, she slipped out of his arms, then lifted Fortune up. "Let's hurry to the third stop. If we wait until the crown prince and Grandfather arrive, there'll be no way for us to keep everything for ourselves. As for dividing the treasure, we'll talk about that after we leave the cavern."

Fortune felt her words made sense, and so it settled down.

Situ Tengyi suddenly felt empty-armed and could not help feeling a touch of disappointment. But then he thought of it: this girl was trusting him more and more. A wicked smile tugged at his lips.

His mood was excellent.

For eighteen years he had seldom smiled. He had only known this girl for a few days, yet he was already nearly grinning himself numb. If word of that got out, who would believe it?

"Shadowless, what are you grinning about? Hurry up and catch up!" Luo Xia and Fortune strode ahead, and when she saw him standing there with that foolish smile, she could not help urging him on.

Human greed is never satisfied.

Just like now—Luo Xia had already obtained so much treasure, and yet she still wanted to find even more.

Situ Tengyi quickly caught up, smiling as he said, "Lo-lo, considering how much help I've been, how about rewarding me with a kiss?"

Luo Xia's cheeks reddened. "Shadowless, you're being improper again!"

Situ Tengyi leaned closer to her. "Then let me make a small compromise—what about a stolen kiss?"

As he spoke, while Luo Xia was not paying attention, he really did dart in and kiss her on the lips.

"Shadowless!" Luo Xia cried angrily.

Situ Tengyi ran ahead, seated atop the Serpent King, his voice languid. "Lo-lo, the crown prince's men are about to give chase. If you don't want to share the treasure with them, you'd better hurry."

Luo Xia: "..."