"Don't worry, Your Highness. We will get to the bottom of this as soon as possible!" Mr Hua nodded. Now that the Imperial Examinations were nearing, they knew that they could not afford to make any more mistakes.
But when he thought about how strange this whole thing was...
Mr Hua felt a headache coming on. If Ping Yang kept sending Fang Zhengzhi silvers just to invite him to her birthday banquet, then this whole thing was...
...
"Damn... it hurts!" Fang Zhengzhi saw another chest of silvers being carried in front of him. He called out to the middle-aged man who was about to leave, "How many more days till your master's birthday banquet?"
"Young Master Fang, three more days!" The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard Fang Zhengzhi. According to his master, he had to send silvers until Fang Zhengzhi was satisfied. Was he satisfied now?
"Got it. Then send three chests of silvers over tomorrow. I will be there for your master's birthday banquet. Don't disturb me anymore." Fang Zhengzhi waved his hand, indicating that the middle-aged man could leave.
"..." The middle-aged man's jaw dropped, "Three chests at once?!"
The guy in front of him was more shameless than he thought. But... if a person could be this shameless, he had to respect him.
...
Three days later, it was almost noon. The sun shone warmly on Yan Capital.
As the residence closest to the Imperial Palace, Tranquil Sun Residence's architectural style was almost identical to that of the Imperial Palace. If not for the fact that it was surrounded by a huge wall, it would have been perfectly placed in the Imperial Palace.
Resplendent pavilions, white jade paved walkways, everywhere exuded a sense of luxury.
A residence built according to the standards of the palace. From this, one could see how much importance the Emperor placed on Ping Yang Residence.
In front of the red gates, carriage after carriage stopped at the entrance. Then, they sped away.
At the side of the gate, there were a few armored soldiers standing guard. From the style of the armor, it was not hard to tell that these soldiers were wearing the same armor as the soldiers in the palace.
They were the Royal Guards of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the three words hanging on the gates. His heart was filled with curiosity. Even though he had never been to the palace, he had walked around the gates a few times.
Actually, he was just enjoying the view of this world's palace at the entrance with the mentality of a tourist.
As such, he naturally noticed the peculiarity of the soldiers at the entrance of Tranquil Sun Manor.
"This guy who invited me to the birthday party seems to be very powerful!" Fang Zhengzhi was a little confused. Logically speaking, such a person shouldn't be fawning on him, right?
Did something go wrong with the plot?
Under normal circumstances, he could ask Yan Xiu directly. However, Yan Xiu had been studying the mirror image in his room for the past few days. It seemed like he was at a critical juncture. He did not even step out of his room. His meals were all sent to him by the inn staff.
Fang Zhengzhi naturally wouldn't call him over for such a small matter.
"Could it be a Hongmen Feast?" Thinking about this, Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was better not to get involved in this mess. Hence, after circling the entrance twice. He was prepared to stand the other party up.
Just as he was about to leave, a middle-aged man rushed out of the residence. When he saw Fang Zhengzhi, he was even more excited than when he saw his own father.
"Young Master Fang, you're finally here. Our master has been waiting for a long time!"
"Are you sure your master lives here?" These few days, Fang Zhengzhi had seen this middle-aged man every single day. It was impossible for him to pretend that he didn't know him.
"Yes!" The middle-aged man's expression was one of certainty.
"Alright then." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. The other party had already come out to welcome him. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to leave now. After all, he had taken the money.
When the middle-aged man saw Fang Zhengzhi nod, he immediately prepared to lead the way.
However, Fang Zhengzhi waved him off, indicating that he wasn't in a hurry. Then, he took out a visiting card from his pocket.
"This is the list of gifts."
"Young Master Fang brought a gift?!" The middle-aged man looked at the visiting card in shock. He clearly remembered that Fang Zhengzhi had only reluctantly agreed after he told him that he didn't need any gifts.
And now, Fang Zhengzhi had actually handed him a gift list. He couldn't help but be shocked.
Could it be that he had misunderstood him in the past?
Could it be that Fang Zhengzhi was short on money and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to afford a gift?
If that was the case, even though the gifts on the list were somewhat like offering Buddha with borrowed flowers, but their intentions were good.
The middle-aged man knew that Fang Zhengzhi was born in a mountain village. Hence, he immediately had this thought. Then, he subconsciously opened the gift list …
He realized that he was still too naive.
The list of gifts was densely written on the entire piece of paper.
But, what were all these things?
"A piece of homemade cured meat."
"A spiced hoof."
"…"
Most importantly, what was the meaning of this curly rabbit skin?
Could it be that in Yan Capital, there were people who used curly rabbit skin to make clothes?
"It's just some mountain products, no need to thank me." Fang Zhengzhi very generously winked at the middle-aged man.
"…" The middle-aged man felt that if this gift list was given to anyone else, he would have immediately used a stick to beat him out. However, he didn't have the guts to do that to Fang Zhengzhi. Furthermore, he had to smile at him.
Then, he very respectfully bowed to Fang Zhengzhi. "On behalf of my mistress, I thank Young Master Fang for this generous gift!"
The middle-aged man's voice wasn't too loud, but it was loud enough for the officials and young masters who had just alighted from the carriage to enter the door to hear it clearly.
"Generous gift?!"
"This person looks unfamiliar? Who is he? Could he be a young master from some rich family? "
"Blue long robe … If I'm not wrong, he should be that Fang Zhengzhi!"
"Fang Zhengzhi?! Wasn't he born in a mountain village? Why would he have silver to give Princess Ping Yang such a generous gift?! "
"I heard that some time ago, the people of Ping Yang Residence gave him silver every day, could it be …"
With this discussion, the expressions of the officials and young masters instantly changed. Princess Ping Yang gave Fang Zhengzhi silver, and Fang Zhengzhi returned with a generous gift to celebrate Princess Ping Yang's birthday.
Could it be that there was some unspeakable secret behind this?!
…
Fang Zhengzhi naturally couldn't explain this. When the middle-aged man heard the discussions around him, he wanted to explain, but in the end, he didn't dare to.
After all, if he offended this man in front of him …
If the other party just patted his butt and left, then he would have to suffer the loss … There would definitely be no lack of flogging. If they pursued the matter further, he would have to pay back the money. Just the thought of it sent a chill up his spine.
"Young Master Fang, please come in!" The middle-aged man didn't dare to say more. His duty was to bring Fang Zhengzhi directly into Ping Yang Residence, no matter the cost.
Fang Zhengzhi nodded, and followed behind the middle-aged man. Now that the gift list had been given out, if he didn't return with a good meal, it would be a waste.
Seeing that Fang Zhengzhi was finally about to enter the residence, the middle-aged man heaved a sigh of relief. A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and his gaze subconsciously turned to the right of the residence.
…
At this moment, there was an extremely strange scene within the Ping Yang Residence.
Because not far from the right of the residence, there was an elf-like young lady. Her name was Ping Yang, and she was the current Emperor's most beloved Princess Ping Yang.
Today, Ping Yang wore a bright red dress, which was as bright as a flower. On it, a huge peony was embroidered with gold thread. On her head, a red ribbon gently fluttered, and her jet-black hair fell to her waist.
Such a scene caused countless young masters to exclaim from the bottom of their hearts. However, no one dared to go up and disturb her.
Because …
Everyone knew that, hidden under this glamorous exterior, was the real devil.
Burning, killing, looting, there was nothing she didn't do.
But, no one dared to say anything. From the current Prime Minister, to the merchants and nobles, not even one person went to the Emperor to complain.
Today, Ping Yang's clear eyes were shining, and the corners of her mouth were curved in an incomparably radiant smile.
Anyone who had seen such a smile would know that this meant that someone was going to be unlucky …
Ping Yang felt that her plan today was perfect, unparalleled, and there was absolutely no chance of it going wrong.
In order to ensure the feasibility of this plan, she had done countless experiments.
The result was obvious …
Countless officials and young masters were unlucky. They were all important officials in the government, or young masters from prestigious families. They all had one thing in common, they were all at least in the Heavenly Reflection State.
Ping Yang named this plan "One Hundred Percent Kill in One Strike".
The principle was simple.
It was to use speed, extreme speed, and before the other party could react, a basin of foot washing water would be poured over their heads.
Would a Heavenly Reflection State cultivator be drenched in foot washing water?
Of course not …
As such, Ping Yang used a formation. This was a formation that originally belonged to the pocket dimension. It could temporarily restrain a Heavenly Reflection State cultivator for eight seconds.
Of course, to move such a powerful formation out of the pocket dimension and install it on the door of Ping Yang's residence required a lot of silver. However, Ping Yang did not care about that.
She wanted results.
Would she be drenched in a basin of foot washing water? Of course not!
Ping Yang wanted results that were not as simple as a basin of foot washing water. She had a lot of follow-up work to do. She could already imagine Fang Zhengzhi's face when she drenched him in the basin of foot washing water the moment he entered.
She looked forward to Fang Zhengzhi's shocked expression.
Then, as the host, when Fang Zhengzhi was so shocked that he couldn't speak, she would generously say, "I'm sorry, I accidentally bumped into you." Then, she would instruct the servants to parade the smelly Fang Zhengzhi around in front of all the guests.
After Fang Zhengzhi was completely humiliated, she would bring him to a bathtub that was already prepared in one of the rooms.
Then, something would appear in the bathtub. It was very slippery, and …
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