"Mister Hua, you don't have to rush. Just wait for three days!" Su Qing shook his head.
"Three days?" Mister Hua squinted. Then, he looked at King Duan and Chi Hou and gritted his teeth. "Alright, we will wait for three days. But what if you cannot fulfill your promise after three days?"
"Do whatever you want!" Su Qing smiled.
…
Deep into the night, the stars twinkled in the night sky, and the bright moon hung high in the sky. Its gentle light shone down upon the gates of Tranquil Sun Manor.
"Young Master Fang, are you leaving?"
"Yes."
"It's already so late … do you need me to send a few people to protect you?" The guard at the entrance of Tranquil Sun Manor asked worriedly as he looked at the sky.
"No need."
"I understand. Please be careful."
"Thank you." Fang Zhengzhi nodded and walked out of the residence.
The guards looked at each other, but none of them had any intention of informing Ping Yang. They continued to stand guard at the gates.
Because they knew very well that this was something that Ping Yang had instructed them to do.
Fang Zhengzhi moved into the residence. He could come and go as he pleased without any supervision.
In the dark of the night, Fang Zhengzhi slowly walked forward. Before long, he was out of Ping Yang Residence's surveillance range. Just then, a black figure leaped down from the roof of a house.
"Master!" The black figure raised her head, revealing a pair of bright red lips. However, the black figure exuded a cold aura.
It was Qing Yi, the one who confronted Chi Hou in the Northern Mountain Village.
"Why did you call me out?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Qing Yi and asked casually.
"Master is here. She wants to see you."
"Wu Yuer?" Fang Zhengzhi was taken aback.
"Yes!" Qing Yi nodded.
"Didn't she say that she would not step into the capital? Is it really appropriate for her to ask me out in the middle of the night? "Fang Zhengzhi muttered unhappily.
Qing Yi shuddered when she heard Fang Zhengzhi's words.
If anyone else had said this, she would have probably stabbed the person to death with her sword without showing any mercy.
However, she was not surprised to hear it from Fang Zhengzhi.
"Master, please follow me!"
"Alright." Fang Zhengzhi nodded and followed Qing Yi into a small alley. Not long after, they appeared in front of an elegant teahouse.
Fang Zhengzhi had been here before.
Tingxiang Restaurant.
It was the oldest teahouse in Flame Capital City. It had hundreds of years of history and was a gathering place for the rich and famous. It was also one of Ping Yang's favorite teahouses.
Of course, this was in the past. Now, when Fang Zhengzhi was brought to this teahouse, he felt something different.
For example, in the past, when he came, it was the waiter who welcomed him, but now, there was already a boss who had been waiting for a long time at the entrance of the teahouse.
"Lord Revered Elder!" The teahouse boss was extremely respectful when he saw Fang Zhengzhi. If Qing Yi was not beside Fang Zhengzhi, the teahouse boss would have knelt down.
"Tingxiang Restaurant is also this girl's business?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly shocked, but then he muttered, "This girl is indeed someone who likes to enjoy life. I wonder how much money she spent to buy the Tingxiang Restaurant. She is such a wastrel, how did she become the leader of the Shadow Sect?"
"Cough!"
Just as Fang Zhengzhi finished his sentence, a slightly angry cough rang out from the Fragrance Restaurant. Then, a flower pot fell onto the ground.
"Uh … your ears are quite sharp, how can you hear me?" Fang Zhengzhi took a step to the left and avoided the "disaster". He looked up at the half-open window above him and was slightly surprised.
However, the owner of the teahouse was stunned. He subconsciously looked up and did not dare to delay any further. He immediately led Fang Zhengzhi into the teahouse.
"Master, please!"
"Alright." Fang Zhengzhi nodded and followed the teahouse boss in.
Usually, the night in Flame Capital City was extremely lively.
However, the teahouse was different.
The teahouse was only lively in the morning and afternoon. After nightfall, the business in the teahouse would slow down. Now was also the closing time of the Tingxiang Restaurant, so there was naturally no one else in the teahouse.
Qing Yi did not follow Fang Zhengzhi into the teahouse. Instead, she quickly found a spot and disappeared into the night.
The teahouse boss quickly led Fang Zhengzhi to the entrance of a private room.
"Master, we are here." The teahouse boss bowed respectfully.
"Mm, you may leave first." Fang Zhengzhi nodded and waved his hand at the teahouse boss.
"Yes!" The teahouse boss quickly retreated.
Fang Zhengzhi pushed the door open and walked in.
Once he entered the room, Fang Zhengzhi saw the girl sitting on the chair. She was dressed in a black muslin dress and had snow-white skin. She had picturesque features and a cinnabar dot in between her eyebrows. She was extremely charming and alluring.
It was the current leader of the Shadow Sect, Wu Yuer!
"Didn't you say that you would not step into Flame Capital City?" Fang Zhengzhi quickly forgot about what happened just now and pouted at Wu Yuer, expressing his disdain for what Wu Yuer had said.
"Yes, but didn't you also say that you would not do anything rash?" Wu Yuer chuckled. She was not angry at Fang Zhengzhi for forgetting about what happened just now. Instead, she gave a seductive smile.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Wu Yuer with disdain. After spending more than a year with Wu Yuer, he naturally would not be "bewitched" by her expression.
Even though he knew that Wu Yuer would never show such an expression in front of others, so what? He still could not hide Wu Yuer's "true nature".
If one were to describe Wu Yuer, it would be that her intelligence was completely different from Chi Guyan and Yun Qingwu's intelligence.
To put it simply, when Yun Qingwu used her schemes, even though she was cunning, she still gave people the impression that she was "above board".
However, Wu Yuer's path was completely different. Her path was completely different from Yun Qingwu and Chi Guyan's.
Wu Yuer's favorite thing to do was to "sow discord"! She liked to watch others compete and fight. Then, she would pick up the "fruits" of their labor with a clear conscience.
In her words, she was the fisherman who reaped the benefits.
And the thing that she loved to talk about the most was: Look, wasn't the battle of the Southern Region intense? The Demon Race, the Southern Region and the Great Xia, how vicious were they? But what was the use of that? After the battle of the Southern Region, weren't you still mine?
Fang Zhengzhi was furious, but it was useless. Because, in reality, she had indeed picked him up without leaving a trace.
Other than that, this woman also liked to play the game of having three burrows. Of course, she had more than three burrows. As for the exact number, even Fang Zhengzhi did not know.
Take the Fragrance Restaurant in front of him for example.
If Wu Yuer had not invited him here today, he would not have known that the Fragrance Restaurant belonged to the Shadow Sect.
How could Fang Zhengzhi be so naive to think that this woman, who always hid in the "dark", was truly alluring?
"Did I do anything rash?" Fang Zhengzhi did not get too close to Wu Yuer. Instead, he walked to the opposite of Wu Yuer and sat down. Then, he casually popped a piece of dessert into his mouth.
"You didn't do anything rash? Not only did you enter the Flame Capital City unprepared, do you know how dangerous today's incident was? " Wu Yuer shifted her feet and sat beside Fang Zhengzhi. Then, she picked up the teapot and poured Fang Zhengzhi a cup of tea. "Your favorite fragrant tea."
"Dangerous? I don't think so. " Fang Zhengzhi shook his head and picked up the teacup that Wu Yuer had poured for him. He took a sip and said, "Actually, the tea from the Fragrance Restaurant is not bad."
"Better than mine?" The corner of Wu Yuer's mouth twitched.
"Haha … tell me, why are you here?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled but did not reply. He knew that if he said "yes", the boss of the Fragrance Restaurant would be in trouble.
"Of course I'm here to help you." Wu Yuer smiled seductively again. At the same time, she leaned towards Fang Zhengzhi. A delicate fragrance wafted from her body.
"How do you want me to help?" Fang Zhengzhi sat upright, not moving an inch.
"How do you want me to help?" As Wu Yuer spoke, she gently lifted her long skirt, revealing a pair of white, jade-like calves.
"Other than the fact that the Shadow Sect is good at gathering intelligence, they are also good at marketing. The Law Minister, Wen Chuan, has a confession written by Su Qing. Can you spread this confession throughout the Flame Capital City by tomorrow morning?" Fang Zhengzhi lowered his head and looked at Wu Yuer's calves.
To him, it was true that he did not fall for Wu Yuer's tricks. However, this did not mean that he would not feast his eyes on her.
"Tomorrow morning?" Wu Yuer retracted her seductive expression.
As the leader of the Shadow Sect, she naturally could not be as prodigal as Fang Zhengzhi had described. On the contrary, after the Shadow Sect was passed down to her, its business flourished.
And the most important point was that …
Wu Yuer knew the severity of things.
In other words, at any time, as long as it was a serious matter, she would not hesitate or be careless. Furthermore, she did things in a clean and efficient manner.
"Is there a problem?"
"No, then I'm leaving." Wu Yuer stood up and walked out of the room.
"Wait a minute, do you have any news about Nangong Mu?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Wu Yuer, who had already walked to the door of the room, and suddenly remembered something.
"If everything goes according to plan, Nangong Mu will arrive at the Flame Capital City tomorrow. Then, he will participate in the Imperial Examination. However, based on what I know, there is still a gap between his abilities and Nangong Hao's. I'm afraid you will have to do it yourself." After Wu Yuer finished speaking, she left the room.
"Do I need to?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled lightly. Then, he looked out of the window. A star lit up in his eyes. If anyone saw this scene, they would definitely be terrified.
Because, more than a year ago, there was a person whose eyes had also lit up with the exact same light.
And that person's name was …
Chi Guyan!
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