Instead, she pulled two silver ingots from her robe and placed them before Jiufeng. "I haven't sold my cargo yet, so I don't have much cash on hand. Take this hundred taels for now. If we happen to run into each other again in Luocheng later, I'll settle the rest with you."
Looking at the silver on the table, Jiufeng understood what she meant.
Instead of reaching out to take it, she pushed the silver back across the table. "Sister Yue, strictly speaking, I should be the one thanking you. If you hadn't escorted me all this way, I'm really not sure I could have made it here safely."
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