The person that the Hidden Dragon Guards were looking for suddenly appeared in front of them. It was unbelievable.
Shen Yu looked at Shang Junlin and saw the same confusion in his eyes.
Of course, since the person came to them, there was no reason for them not to meet him.
The carriage door opened and Shang Junlin alighted first. Shen Yu followed behind him.
The person who called himself "Mister Zhu" stood not far away from them. The guards stared at him as though he was their greatest enemy. Shen Yu and Shang Junlin took a few steps forward.
This was the first time Shen Yu saw "Mister Zhu". The man was wearing a lacquered robe. His long hair was tied behind his head. He was younger than Shen Yu had imagined. His facial features were ordinary and gave people a strange feeling. The most eye-catching thing was his eyes. They were deep and bottomless. It was as though he had everything in his eyes.
Mister Zhu was also looking at Shang Junlin and Shen Yu. The moment he saw their faces, he was stunned.
Although he returned to normal in a short period of time, Shen Yu still noticed it.
Shen Yu was very sure that he had never seen this person before. From the looks of it, this person shouldn't have seen him before either. Shen Yu lowered his eyes and restrained the contemplation in his eyes.
"Your Majesty and Guijun are a match made in heaven. It is really enviable." Mister Zhu looked at the two of them for a while and said.
Shang Junlin's expression softened. "Why are you looking for me?"
He stood in front of Shen Yu and his body was tense. He was very wary of Mister Zhu, who appeared and disappeared mysteriously.
"I wanted to see Your Majesty to confirm something. Now that I have confirmed it, the path of the stars has changed. I should not interfere too much."
"What do you want to do?"
"Didn't Your Majesty ask someone to bring me to the capital just to meet me? I thought that it would be rude to be escorted here. So, I came alone. "
Mister Zhu's words and actions were very calm. It could be said that he was too calm. Even though he was being stared at by so many armed guards, it was as if he didn't feel anything.
Shen Yu had been carefully observing this person. In addition to the mysterious feeling, he always felt that this person gave him a very strange feeling.
From King Yue's words, this person should be on King Yue's side. He should be hostile to them. This person was too calm. Shen Yu couldn't tell for a moment whether this person was really mysterious or deliberately mystifying.
"Mister Zhu has come from afar. Why don't you come into the palace for a chat? The way we invited Mister Zhu was inappropriate. Mister Zhu should give us a chance to apologize," Shen Yu said, looking at Mister Zhu.
Mister Zhu's gaze once again landed on Shen Yu. "This humble Daoist doesn't like to be tied down, so I won't be going to the palace."
Shen Yu grabbed Shang Junlin's sleeve. He felt a trace of hatred from this person. Although it was fleeting, he was sure that he didn't feel it wrong.
He didn't have any hostility towards Shang Junlin, but he did. It turned out that he wasn't targeting Shang Junlin, but him …
Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand. When he looked at Mister Zhu, he unconsciously showed a trace of displeasure. "Mister Zhu is not willing to give any face to the noble emperor's invitation?"
Mister Zhu was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he didn't expect things to develop like this. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. "This humble Daoist didn't mean that."
"Then why did you refuse? You should know that many people want to be invited by me but can't get it. If you don't give me face, you don't give His Majesty face. Despising His Majesty is a serious crime. "Shen Yu looked arrogant.
"Noble Emperor is right." Shang Junlin nodded in agreement. He looked at Mister Zhu with an even more unfriendly gaze. It was as if he was an emperor whose dignity had been challenged. It was as if he was telling Mister Zhu to go even if he didn't want to.
In the end, Mister Zhu still followed them to the palace.
"Why did A Yu insist on inviting Mister Zhu to the palace?" After returning to Yuzhang Palace, Shang Junlin hugged Mister Zhu and sat on the couch.
Mister Zhu was arranged to stay in a separate palace. The Hidden Dragon Guards were secretly watching his every move.
"This person gives me a very strange feeling. I can feel hatred towards me from him, but I don't have any interactions with him."
Hatred couldn't be generated for no reason. There had to be a trigger. He had never even met Mister Zhu before, so where was the trigger?
"If he hated me from the start, it wouldn't be strange for him to say something like that. He used one sentence to put me on the altar. When I was at my proudest, he used one sentence to push me to hell."
"I won't believe his words." Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu tightly. "I don't believe in ghosts and gods. If there were really gods and Buddhas, why didn't they appear when the world was suffering? That proverb is even more ridiculous. Since when did the world change its master just because you have someone? "
Under the Hidden Dragon Guards' strict guard, Mister Zhu couldn't easily escape from the palace this time.
Since Shang Junlin discovered that there was something wrong with Mister Zhu, he naturally wouldn't let him go so easily.
Mister Zhu paced back and forth in the room. He thought that Shang Junlin would at least be afraid of the mysterious power. After he showed his mysterious power, even if Shang Junlin didn't treat him like a god like King Yue, he should still treat him with respect. But what was the result?
He was too careless and underestimated this king who had killed his way out of the battlefield. He should have thought about it earlier. How could Shang Junlin and Shang Junyue be the same?!
Unfortunately, he realized it too late.
Mister Zhu only realized that something was wrong the next day. Shen Yu said that he would apologize to him, but ever since he entered the palace, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin didn't appear. On the first day, they told him to rest for a day. On the second day, he realized that there were many hidden presences around him. Even the palace servants gave him a strange feeling.
He didn't have any evidence to prove it, but he believed in his intuition. This feeling reached its peak when he tried to walk out of the palace but was stopped.
After a while, he realized that he seemed to have delivered himself to their doorstep.
Shang Junlin originally wanted to catch him. After he escaped, he took the initiative to appear in front of the two of them. Wasn't he walking right into their trap?
"Your Majesty, did Zhu Wang realize that something was wrong?" Shen Yu sat under the shade of a tree. Although it was a question, there wasn't much doubt in his tone.
"It's too late. The Hidden Dragon Guards are guarding there. I don't believe that he can escape."
"How's the situation in Subei? Can Official Fang rush back to participate in the autumn hunt?"
The position in the Imperial Cabinet had been vacant for a long time. After many failed attempts, the courtiers vaguely realized that the Emperor already had a candidate in mind. It was just that he wasn't in the capital and couldn't give the position to someone else.
"It should be soon. He Chengyu and the others have already gained the trust of the other side. They are just waiting for the last moment."
Regardless of whether it was He Chengyu or Jiang Huaiqing, they were all waiting.
He Chengyu thought about it and agreed to do this business with Boss Sun.
"I know that you have concerns in your heart. This is normal. After all, some goods are not allowed to be traded. But don't worry, I have been doing business with them for a long time. I have also invited others to do business with them. There has never been any problems." Hearing the reply, Boss Sun's smile deepened.
It was normal to have concerns. It was still the same sentence. If He Chengyu didn't have any concerns at all and directly agreed, he would be worried. Everyone who worked with him had such concerns in the beginning. But in the end, they couldn't resist the temptation behind the deal.
It was true that there were risks, but the profits were also huge. After tasting the sweetness, they couldn't let go of it anymore.
Boss Sun was very confident that no one could resist the temptation. After this deal was successful, both parties would be tied to the same boat. When they truly became "one of us," they wouldn't have to worry so much anymore.
Both parties had their own ideas. On the surface, they looked happy and harmonious. Since He Chengyu agreed, the two of them started to discuss some details.
Jiang Huaiqing sat next to He Chengyu. He seemed uninterested and absent-minded, but in fact, he was quickly analyzing Boss Sun's words in his mind. In order to hit the nail on the head, they needed to make more preparations.
In the end, the two of them were very satisfied with the result of the discussion, at least on the surface.
Boss Sun smiled and drank the tea in his cup. "Before you go this time, I will introduce some other bosses to you. We have all worked together for many years. There will be many opportunities to get along in the future."
"Thank you, Boss Sun, for your recommendation. It's my first time in Subei. Thank you for meeting Boss Sun."
"You flatter me. It's also my great fortune to be able to meet Boss Gu."
The conversation could be said to be very pleasant.
He Chengyu passed the news to Boss Fang.
It just so happened that Boss Fang had also found a lot of clues by investigating other people. According to the results of their investigation, these people would have a deal during this period of time, but they hadn't found out the specific time and place. He Chengyu's news was like timely rain, just enough to fill in the parts that they hadn't found out.
Jiang Huaiqing poured a cup of tea for He Chengyu, then walked to the other side with the teacup and sat down. "Brother Chengyu, what do you think Boss Sun's expression will be on that day?"
He thought that everything was under control, but he didn't know that he had fallen into a big net woven by others from the beginning.
"We'll know when the time comes. I think the expression on his face will be very good. It's a pity that we haven't found any clues about the whereabouts of those women."
"When we catch them, are you afraid that we won't be able to interrogate them? What can't we get from Boss Fang's subordinates? "
"That's true."
Time passed in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, Boss Sun sent a carriage to pick them up and take them to the transaction site.
The sound of horse hooves was neither light nor heavy. Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu sat in the carriage. The person driving the carriage was sent by Boss Sun. This time, they went there to talk about business first. The real deal would begin after the discussion.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted a small gap. Jiang Huaiqing looked outside and found that he was completely unfamiliar with the road.
Putting down the curtain, the two of them didn't speak anymore.
The carriage stopped.
The two of them got out of the carriage. A maid came up to them and led them to the main hall.
The carriage was parked directly in the courtyard. Jiang Huaiqing and He Chengyu didn't know what the courtyard looked like, but the layout inside was enough to shock them.
It was hard to imagine that they could see such a garden in Subei.
It was as if they were in a prosperous place like the capital. Looking around, every place was extremely exquisite. They didn't have much time to look at it. A door appeared in front of them.
When the door was pushed open, Boss Sun came up to them and warmly invited them in. "I've finally met you. The person sitting here is the boss who we will often cooperate with in the future. Let's get to know each other first."
Jiang Huaiqing stood beside He Chengyu and calmly looked at the people sitting together. These people just happened to match Boss Fang's description.
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