The official said, "This isn't a small matter. For someone like you, owing over ten thousand taels, which has accumulated interest to over ninety thousand taels, there have been only a few cases like this over the years. Now, do you know your brother's whereabouts, or not? You should know, capturing him would not just earn a few thousand taels of silver but could bring in tens of thousands. Brotherly love might not withstand the temptation of silver."
Li Xian said, "I do not know." The official replied, "Then there's no way."
It turns out that the original creditor, "Li Gui," had died on the road, with no remains found. Li Gui had no kin or clan, a wandering soul, and upon death, it was impossible to find anyone to take on the debt. The debt interest rolled on, growing larger and larger.
If not for Princess An Yang's interference, it would be a hopeless case.
