Free Web NovelChapter 159: Chapter 115: Ancestor’s Oath
Mengmeng sucked on her finger, rolling her eyes in thought for a moment before replying, "What do the buildings look like? I don’t know. Buildings are just buildings, what else would they look like? The enemy is said to be Jackal Wolfmen, or Jackal Dogmen, and I think there are Kobolds too. As for numbers, I heard there are a lot, maybe several thousand."
"..." Zhang Peng stared silently at Mengmeng for a moment, then reached for the meat.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? Don’t touch the meat! Put it down!" Mengmeng immediately panicked. She bared her little fangs and lunged as if to bite, forcing Zhang Peng to snatch his hand back. With great effort, Mengmeng hauled the meat behind her and spread her arms to shield it, glaring at Zhang Peng with kittenish ferocity.
"Your information isn’t worth this much meat," Zhang Peng said irritably. "When I ask you for specifics, it’s always ’I think’ or ’maybe.’ Your intel is completely unreliable, and you still expect to walk away with so much food?"
’When he asked for specifics, what she said was as good as nothing. What did the buildings look like? She didn’t know. What kind of troops? She wasn’t sure. How many? Unconfirmed. How could he use intelligence like that?’
’If I actually report this to Li Ziyu, I’ll be mocked to death. My main mission right now is intelligence, and the accuracy of that intelligence is crucial.’
Zhang Peng was speaking the truth. Even Meng Ni’s face flushed slightly, though it was unnoticeable since her face was smeared with dirt.
Meng Ni bent down and whispered in her younger sister’s ear, "He has a point. Why don’t we take a little less? We’ve already gotten quite a bit this time."
Hearing this, Mengmeng’s eyes went wide. She glared at Meng Ni. "Sister, how can you be so unambitious! How can we give back meat that’s already in our hands! No way! I’m not giving it back to him!"
Liu Xingxing, who was standing to the side, let out a snort of laughter. He found the Little Cat Girl quite interesting and very cute, especially the way she was protecting her food like a little kitten, which reminded him of a cat he’d raised in his past life.
"Zhang Peng, why don’t we just..."
He had barely started speaking when he saw Zhang Peng’s cold gaze, and he immediately swallowed the rest of his words, standing aside with an awkward laugh.
Normally, joking around and laughing with him was fine, but when Zhang Peng got serious, his deadpan face, coupled with dark circles that looked like smokey eye makeup, was genuinely intimidating.
After forcing Liu Xingxing to back down with a single glance, Zhang Peng turned back to the Little Cat Girl and said seriously, "I am a Merchant, not a philanthropist. I conduct business, not charity. If you don’t have any goods that interest me, I refuse to trade with you. From now on, you won’t be able to get any more food from me. Are you sure you don’t want to give the food back?"
The Little Cat Girl was startled by Zhang Peng’s words. She glanced at the food behind her, bared her teeth for a moment, then put on an eager-to-please smile. "How about you give me the food first? At worst, I’ll go get more information for you. Once I find something out, I’ll come and tell you, and you won’t even have to give me more food for it. How about that?"
"No. My business is cash up front. Thin margins, I can’t afford defaults," Zhang Peng said coldly, showing no intention of yielding.
"Really! I swear on my Ancestors, I will definitely bring you the intelligence!" Mengmeng said, raising her hand.
The words had barely left her mouth when Meng Ni grabbed her and shot her a fierce glare.
The Beastman Race practices ancestor worship. Swearing an oath to the Ancestors was no laughing matter—it was said they would truly come to pass, making it the most binding oath for the Beastman Race!
"Oh? An Ancestor Vow? If you dare make an Ancestor Vow, then I can give you one day to gather intelligence. Remember, only one day," Zhang Peng said seriously, holding up a single finger.
Tempted by the food, Mengmeng decided to take the gamble. Ignoring her sister’s attempts to stop her, she made the Ancestor Vow, promising that she would definitely find the information and bring it back to Zhang Peng.
Zhang Peng nodded in satisfaction, finally allowing the Catwoman Sisters to leave with the food.
