The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 234: Robbery (7)_1

Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Robbery (7)_1

Straightforward! Alhatu was amused by her just like that.

"I have no intention of taking away your things."

"Are you done asking? Can I go now?" Lin Ziyin asked indifferently.

"Yes." Alhatu said with a smile, "It looks like you’re planning to leave the market. We also intend to leave, so I hope you don’t misunderstand us."

"Of course, the road is not owned by us." Lin Ziyin nodded, the other party seemed honest, and she would not be petty.

"They’re really beautiful." Although she didn’t like the Tatars, Qiaoqiao was very fond of the blankets they wove.

"Let’s buy some to bring back. Our sister and sister-in-law might like them. We should put some in grandfather’s house too, so it won’t be cold even barefoot in winter." Lin Ziyin agreed with a smile.

As women, she and Qiaoqiao began to haggle.

Jue Ming and the others shook their heads in silence, their heads aching from watching the haggling, but no one urged them to finish.

"What a pity." After buying a large pile of blankets, Lin Ziyin sighed.

"What’s a pity?" Qiaoqiao didn’t understand, and the others also pricked up their ears.

"This wool is not processed well, if they added cashmere, the Tatars wouldn’t need to worry about clothing and food." Lin Ziyin answered. She was thinking of modern Ordos, where the people of the grasslands have prospered through wool and cashmere.

"Those cows are also a valuable resource, it’s a pity they don’t know how to utilise them." Lin Ziyin shook her head in regret.

Her voice was very low, but Alhatu and Batu, who were following them at a slight distance, heard it all.

This time, both master and servant exposed looks of surprise and regarded Lin Ziyin with scrutinzing eyes.

Lin Ziyin didn’t notice them, and continued to purchase some rare snacks, beef and mutton, and what surprised her most was that she found beet seeds and a bag of corn seeds.

When they left the market, one could say they left with their hands full.

But after leaving the market, Si Jinhan still hadn’t appeared yet, and they didn’t know where he had gone.

"Young man, I hope you can visit us in the North Country when you have the time. I will treat you as a distinguished guest." Alhatu followed them out of the market, disregarding the annoyed faces of Qiaoqiao and the others, he continued trying to win them over.

"Thank you, I don’t think that will be possible." Lin Ziyin declined directly.

Alhatu really wanted to clarify what she had said to the guards, what should the North Country do to take advantage of cattle and sheep for the country’s strength and prosperity?

Unfortunately, Lin Ziyin didn’t give him a chance to ask.

Furthermore, Alhatu didn’t dare to be overly bold and risk scaring them away. In his eyes, Lin Ziyin and her group definitely came from a prominent family in Daqin, given their generous budget and wisdom.

"Why hasn’t the young master emerged yet?" Qiaoqiao was getting anxious. "Master, shall we wait for him in the market?"

Remaining in the market had its rules, no power would deliberately cause a ruckus. In contrast, safety was guaranteed. However, after leaving the market, each of them might become prey for others. This place was suitable for anyone to ambush and rob.

Qiaoqiao had acquired this knowledge during their journey.

"Master, should we go back in?" Jue Ming was also worried.

"He should be coming out soon. The marketplace is vast, it would be inconvenient for him to find us. Also, the way back is not short, if we try finding each other, we would only end up wasting time." Lin Ziyin looked at the people by her side, estimated their strength in numbers, and gathered courage.

She and Si Jinhan had agreed to meet at the entrance of the market.

The place they were standing was not too far from the market, if anything happened, they could retreat back to the market.

"Master, we should go." Batu urged Alhatu. Apparently, they were not going to learn any useful methods from the young fair-skinned man from the north, and his prince showed no signs of forcing their answers either. Batu thought staying here any longer was pointless.

"Young man, my invitation still stands, if you pass by the North Country, do visit my house. When you reach the biggest brewery in the Northern Land, tell them you’re here to see Togo, someone will guide you to my residence." Even as he left, Alhatu’s amicability towards Lin Ziyin did not wane.

"I’ll remember." When someone persistently shows you goodwill, one often finds it hard to refuse, and so did Lin Ziyin.

Alhatu was evidently very pleased with her response, "It’s fate that we met today. We depart today but may meet again in the future. Farewell."

Lin Ziyin waved him away impatiently.

Alhatu rode away with his guards.

"What kind of people are they?" Lin Ziyin grumbled impatiently, feeling relieved. Their sudden appearance and inexplicable friendliness was suspicious, she thought. In her view, unwarranted kindness often equated to ulterior motives.

Therefore, in her opinion, Alhatu was not a good person.

"Master." Just as she heaved a sigh of relief, Qiaoqiao shouted in surprise, while Jue Ming and the other guards drew their weapons.

"Master, let’s retreat back to the market." Jue Hui shouted.

Lin Ziyin looked up to see clouds of dust swirling toward them. The distant Alhatu and his guards were fighting a group of masked men in black, and from the looks of it, they were trying to take refuge in the market as well.

We’ve been ambushed! This was Lin Ziyin’s first thought.