At first, Shopkeeper Lu didn’t know it was a fire rat, and he was secretly surprised that the prey this time was gray and not big in size. Compared with the previous ones, it was too ugly.

He thought the mountain leopard had encountered some difficulties recently, so he planned to prepare more food and drinks for it in addition to wine the next time it came.

However, when the familiar Orion came to see it the next day, he was shocked.

Because the fire rat is a monster that ordinary mortals cannot hunt, the fire rat skin is even more valuable.

Moreover, even if there is one on the market, only its fur is available. No one can estimate the price of a whole fire rat like this.

So the news seemed to have wings and flew all over the streets of Lanzhou County.

This whole fire rat was so precious that Shopkeeper Lu didn't know what to do with it for a while, so someone gave him an idea to sell it, or simply sell it to the government.

After much deliberation, Shopkeeper Lu was quite sensible, and he finally decided to dedicate it to the government.

Hearing this, He Bayu thought for a moment and said, "So, the fire rat skin sent by the governor of Lanzhou County a while ago was donated by Shopkeeper Lu?"

He Wu nodded: "It should be that one, but besides its fur, the fire rat's flesh and bones are also very valuable. It is said that its oil can be used to make candles, which can emit a strange fragrance, and its bones can be used to make harps, and its meat can prolong life."

"Lanzhou County only sent the skins, I'm afraid the rest..."

All have been sold privately!

This kind of thing is naturally not uncommon in the officialdom. How can an official not peel off the skin of the tribute? He Bayu didn't pay much attention to it, but asked again: "But what happened to the fire rat skin before it was sent to the palace?"

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"Your Majesty is wise." He Wu then told what happened next.

It turned out that before Shopkeeper Lu decided to give the fire rat to the government, many people had already inquired about this rare treasure, and even bought it from Shopkeeper Lu at a high price.

However, now that Shopkeeper Lu had made up his mind, he recommended other buyers and planned to deliver it to the government in person in a few days.

He always felt uneasy with this fire rat here. In addition, his wife and daughter were about to come to Lanzhou County to live with him permanently. Naturally, he did not want to cause any trouble to his family.

However, he was afraid of what would happen. The night before he planned to donate the fire rat skin, he suddenly received a letter and was shocked.

It turned out that this was a blackmail letter, which asked him to take the fire rat to the Lanyang River at sunset the next day, where he would exchange the fire rat for his wife and daughter.

Only then did he know that one of the buyers was determined to get the fire rat. After he made the decision to dedicate the fire rat to the court, he kidnapped his wife and daughter on the way in order to blackmail him into giving the fire rat to him.

Give it to him.

The letter also stated that he was not allowed to report to the government, otherwise his wife and daughter would be killed and thrown into the Lanyang River.

Shopkeeper Lu was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly found an excuse to push it to the government for a few days, and took the fire rat to Lanyang River overnight.

It was only noon when he arrived at Lanyang River. After waiting by the river for a long time, he could not see anyone bringing his wife or daughter to exchange.

Just when he was extremely anxious, as the sun was about to set, a cowherd boy handed him a letter.
Chapter completed!