The Glorious Imperial Concubine 75. The Clear Wind and Bright Moon Building

  Tower of Clear Wind and Bright Moon 75

  In the depths of the forest outside Jingling Temple, Mo Xiuyao sat alone in his wheelchair with his eyes closed. The faint sunlight filtering through the treetops cast a warm glow on him, bringing out a hint of warmth in the still chilly early spring air.

  "Xiu Yao." Ye Li walked closer and saw the man leaning on his wheelchair, looking thin and tired. Her heart trembled with a hint of guilt and anxiety. Mo Xiu Yao opened his eyes, looked up at her, and smiled after a moment of surprise: "No wonder so many people couldn't find Ah Li, if I didn't look closely, I probably wouldn't recognize you either." Ye Li walked in front of him, looking into Mo Xiu Yao's tolerant smile, and said in a low voice: "Sorry, I worried you."

  "Isn't A Lian ready to go back yet?" Mo Xiu Yao's calm and gentle gaze fell on Ye Lian as he softly asked.

  Ye Li shook her head and looked at him: "I want to go on a trip to Nanjiang."

  Mo Xiu Yao furrowed his brow, "If Ah Lian is worried about Brother Xu, I'll let Feng San go to Nanjiang to assist him." Ye Lian shook her head and said, "Leng Huan Yu is not in the capital, in the capital there are only Feng Zhi Xiao and Mo General helping you, how can you possibly send Feng Zhi Xiao out again? Besides, now is not a good time for me to go back, right?" Going back now would inevitably require figuring out who was behind the events in the palace. Just like Mo Jing Lei said, even if it's just for the sake of saving face for the Dingguo King's mansion, they can't let the person who kidnapped the Dingguo King's consort get away scot-free. And once the Dingguo King's mansion targets Mo Jing Lei, then Mo Jing Qi will be the one to reap the benefits. It's better to just let Mo Jing Lei and Mo Jing Qi fight among themselves. Although Mo Jing Lei knew she had already escaped, he still swallowed this dumb loss, he couldn't possibly admit that it was him who kidnapped the Dingguo King's consort and then let her escape from his hands, could he?

  "A-Li, if you find the capital boring, you can go to Yunzhou. I'll come pick you up after things are settled, okay?" Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li closer and asked, looking up at him.

  Ye Li lightly bit her red lips, gazing steadily at Mo Xiuyao. She knew this man wanted to protect her, but even if she felt warmth and comfort, her nature was not that of a weak woman who could stand behind a man and watch others live or die. Moreover, it wasn't just for Mo Xiuyao's sake; her relatives were also entangled in this conflict - her brother. And in the foreseeable future, perhaps even her loving uncle and elderly grandfather would be involved as well.

  "I'll bring the Dark Guards, I won't take risks personally." Ye Li refused Mo Xiu Yao's proposal in a low voice.

  Mo Xiuyao's gentle eyes revealed a hint of disappointment, and Ye Lixiao quickly looked away. After being together for half a year, she had gradually grown accustomed to Mo Xiuyao's calm and gentle voice and demeanor. Mo Xiuyao rarely made any demands on her, but Ye Lixiao suddenly realized that even when he did make requests, she seldom fulfilled them. When she thought about it, in every sense of the word, she seemed not to be a qualified good wife. "Lixiao, sorry...it's all because of me..."

  "No!" Ye Li interrupted him, "I know that if I'm willing, you can arrange everything for me to stay in a safe place. But... Xiuyao, I don't want that. I don't want to hide behind your back. If I'm destined to spend my life with someone, I hope I can stand by his side, not hide under his wing. Do...you understand?"

  Mo Xiuyao's fingers trembled slightly, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "So... be careful, Ah Li." After that, he took out a warm jade tied with red silk and placed it in Ye Li's hand, smiling faintly: "Take good care of it, don't lose it." Ye Li played with the warm jade in his hand, an exquisite white jade carving of a dragon. Even though it was a warm and smooth white jade carving, one could still feel the domineering and fierce aura of the dragon. Ye Li held it in his hand and looked at Mo Xiuyao, "This?"

  Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly and said, "The ancestral jade pendant was originally intended for Ah Lian. Don't lose it, this is a family heirloom just like the Yunjian Sword."

  Ye Li remained silent and quietly put away the jade pendant.

  As he watched Ye Li's figure disappear into the forest, Mo Xiuyao's warm smile gradually faded. He looked down at his own legs, which had long been crippled, and a surge of resentment and frustration welled up in his calm eyes.

  "Bang!" With a wave of his hand, a tree trunk as thick as a bowl not far away snapped in response. Mo Xiuyao let out a few low coughs, his pale and tired face leaning against the wheelchair, gasping slightly, "Indeed...a waste..."

  "With the prince's current body, it's better not to get angry easily." Shen Yang walked out of the forest, frowning at the tree trunk on the ground. Zhou Dao approached Mo Xiu Yao and saw that the white handkerchief in his hand was stained with a few red dots. Ah Jian followed behind Shen Yang, looking worriedly at Mo Xiu Yao.

  "The princess is a very special woman, the prince should be happy to have married such a princess." Shen Yang said thoughtfully, looking in the direction where Ye Li had left.

  Mo Xiuyao's voice turned cold: "Are you saying that I should be happy about letting my own queen take risks in person?"

  Shen Yang looked at the tightly clenched fist on his knee and said in a rare, elder-like tone: "Although it may hurt Your Highness's pride a bit, I think the princess doesn't need Your Highness's protection that much. The princess now looks more real and moving than when she was in the palace with her noble and elegant demeanor, don't you think? Or is it that the Duke of Ding and ordinary people like a woman who depends on you for everything, just like a honeysuckle flower?"

  "That's enough." Mo Xiuyao said in a low voice, "I know what to do. Return to the mansion!"

  A Jian walked ahead, pushing Mo Xiuyao towards the other side of the forest, while Shen Yang shook his head and followed behind.

  Li Wang Fu

  Mo Jingli sat in the study with a gloomy expression, staring at the person kneeling in front of him, "You're saying that until now, you still haven't found any trace of Ye Li?"

  The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground clearly felt Mo Jing Lei's anger and secretly cursed in his heart, "Your Highness please forgive me, I have already sent people to carefully search the area within a hundred miles where the Empress Dowager disappeared, but we haven't found any trace of her." Mo Jing Lei coldly snorted, "Ye Li has not returned to the Ding Wang Fu or the Ye and Xu families. Could it be that she can fly away?" The middle-aged man hastily said, "Your Highness, although we tampered with the horses, but it seems that the Empress Dowager also discovered this matter. She let the horses run separately in two directions, east and west, and also led our pursuers astray. So... now..."

  "So you're telling me now that your brains are not even as good as a woman's?" Mo Jing Lei sneered.

  The middle-aged man lowered his head in shame, but couldn't help but think to himself: Is the Empress Dowager an ordinary woman? The Prince has been unlucky under her hands not once or twice, so it's understandable that they lost their grip, right?

  "Get out! Keep a close eye on the Ding Wang Fu, I don't believe Ye Li won't return!" He chased his subordinates away and Mo Jing Lei fell into deep thought. After Ye Li escaped, she didn't return to the fu which was beyond Mo Jing Lei's expectations. However, he also didn't know whether he should be relieved or angry. This choice was like asking him to choose between facing the Ding Guo Wang Fu or his emperor brother. If Ye Li returned safely to the Ding Wang Fu, then neither he nor Mo Xiu Yao could retreat. At that time, it would still be beneficial for his emperor brother sitting high on the dragon chair. And now... Mo Xiu Yao was busy searching everywhere for Ye Li and occasionally adding trouble for him. It seemed like he should take this opportunity... But if both he and Mo Jing Qi were to suffer a double defeat...

  "Your Highness, what's wrong? You seem unhappy?" A delicate young girl walked out from the inner room, smiling with her eyebrows and eyes as she looked at Mo Jingli.

  "Ye Li hasn't returned to the manor yet. The tracking medicine you used is useless, and now Ye Li has gone missing." Mo Jingli said in a low voice, looking at the lovely and charming young girl in front of him. Xiaoyun, who had changed out of her simple maid's uniform and looked even more delicate, flashed a hint of surprise in her eyes and exclaimed: "This Ding Wangfei still has some skills. The soul-tracking incense I used is undetectable even to the most famous poison masters." Tilting her head and pinching the small braid on her chest, Xiaoyun blinked at Mo Jingli and asked: "Do you need me to find Ding Wangfei? I'll definitely be able to find her."

  Mo Jingli glanced at her, "Find her? If you really find her, can you still come back?" Ye Lian felt that Mo Jingli's depth was still not fully explored after several confrontations, and the four dark guards beside her were absolutely not simple. Just because Xiaoyun alone was killed and even her bones couldn't be found, "You honestly stay in the palace with me, don't run around everywhere. If you mess up my plan, I won't care about your relationship with your sister." Xiaoyun bit her lip, staring at Mo Jingli with a resentful gaze. Unfortunately, Mo Jingli was not someone who pitied or cherished women, and she coldly snorted, picking up the book scroll on the table to read, completely ignoring Xiaoyun. Xiaoyun's eyes sparkled as she walked to Mo Jingli's side and whispered, "Brother Jingli, can I help you poison Mo Xiuyao and the Emperor?"

  "If you want to die, go ahead and try." Mo Jinglei said, did she think that no one had tried to poison or assassinate Mo Xiuyao in all these years? But Mo Xiuyao, dragging his sickly frail body, was still alive and well. On the other hand, those assassins were long gone, who knows where their corpses were.

  Yangzhou City in Jiangnan

  Compared to the cold spring in the north, Jiangnan in early March is already a scene of blooming flowers and prosperity. Guangling City is the largest city in the south and also the old capital of the previous dynasty. Although the previous dynasty has long since disappeared, Guangling City's position as the political, economic, and cultural center of the south has not been shaken. Also, because Taizu had once established his capital here in his early years, although he later moved the capital to the north, Guangling City was preserved as a secondary capital. Compared to Chu Jing's political and military status, Guangling City is more inclined towards culture and economy. Three of the four great wealthy merchants of Da Chu live in Guangling City, which shows that Guangling is far more prosperous than Chu Jing, located in the north.

  In the night, Ye Li strolled leisurely on the bustling streets filled with the scent of cosmetics and powder, the sounds of wine and music filling her ears. An San followed behind her, occasionally pushing away the beautiful women who came to pull him and their own princess, feeling embarrassed and secretly cursing his fate. If he had known earlier that the princess would run to such a place, he wouldn't have fought to switch with the eldest. Alas... if the prince knew he was following the princess to a brothel, he would definitely be killed.

  Ye Li walked while occasionally turning back to appreciate An San's predicament, and just when An San was about to collapse, he finally stopped in his tracks and laughed: "We're here."

  An San let out a sigh of relief, looked up and saw by the roadside, under the night sky stood a quiet and elegant building by the lake, on the door plaque was written in flying dragon and walking phoenix style - Qing Feng Ming Yue Lou.

  As a dark guard trained by the Imperial Palace, An San naturally knew what Qing Feng Ming Yue Lou was. The number one brothel in the world, it was said that this place had the most fragrant fine wines, the best delicacies, and the most beautiful and talented women. This was the gentle land that every man dreamed of and would rather indulge in until they were drunk, "Young Master?"

  Ye Li looked at him with raised eyebrows and smiled: "What? The number one building in the world is still not good enough for you?"

  An San smiled wryly, "Young Master, are we really going in?"

  Ye Li smiled and said, "Could it be that you thought I brought you here to take a stroll? Let's go." With a flick of the folding fan in her hand, Ye Li stepped into the Clear Wind and Bright Moon Building with a hint of a smile.

  Since Qingfeng Mingyue Tower can become the number one brothel in the world, it must have its extraordinary aspects. As soon as you step into the hall, the ones who come to greet you are not the vulgar and heavily made-up madams, but two young women with elegant eyebrows and light makeup. Seeing Ye Li wearing a ice-blue silk brocade with silver thread cloud pattern, a top-quality jade pendant on her white waistband, holding a folding fan with an elegant demeanor, it's clear that she has an extraordinary bearing. Hurriedly welcoming her, "Have you met the young master? This young master looks unfamiliar, is this his first time at Qingfeng Mingyue Tower?"

  Ye Li smiled and nodded: "Not bad, this young master has just arrived in Jiangnan. He has long admired the good reputation of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower and wanted to come and experience it for himself."

  The young woman smiled and said: "Your esteemed presence has indeed brought glory to our humble abode. Please, sir, first go to the elegant chamber to appreciate the music and dance, and see if there's anything that catches your fancy."

  Ye Li smiled and said: "I've heard that the entertainment in your esteemed establishment isn't limited to just music and dance, miss. Why don't you introduce me to some more interesting things?"

  This woman is also a straightforward person who can be responsible for the reception work of Qingfeng Mingyuelou. After taking a look at Ye Li, although her clothes and demeanor are extraordinary, her age will not exceed thirteen years old. Some thirteen-year-old young men are interested in Wen Xiang Nuan Yu, but some have not yet opened their minds. Looking at the young master's eyebrows and eyes, there is a proud and arrogant appearance, presumably from which family's young master came out to find pleasure. The woman covered her mouth and smiled: "The young master looks down on our Mingyuelou girls, but it will make them sad. Our Mingyuelou girls are indeed not only proficient in song and dance, but I don't know what the young master likes?"

  Ye Li frowned and said, "I originally wanted to gamble a couple of rounds for fun, but the casinos in Guangling City are too noisy. The mixture of all kinds of people is quite depressing."

  The young woman smiled and said: "In that case, sir, please follow me."

  Following behind Ye Li, An San pretended to be a wooden stake and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but under Ye Li's warm smile like spring breeze, he closed his mouth with a hint of embarrassment. The brothel has been entered, what is there to fear in the gambling house?

  The gambling house in the Qingfeng Mingyue Building was naturally different from the ordinary gambling houses outside. Whether it was the waitresses serving tea or the dealers, they were all women. As soon as you entered the hall, the first thing that caught your eye was a beautiful woman in purple clothes holding a dice cup and shaking it gently. Many gamblers had gathered around her. Ye Li smiled, betting on big or small was the most classic but also the most monotonous game in the gambling house, and with a stunning beauty as the dealer, it was only natural that countless people would be attracted to bet their silver coins one after another.

  The woman leading the way naturally saw Ye Li's gaze and immediately smiled: "This young lady is one of the twelve top-ranking courtesans of Qingfeng Mingyuelou, Ru Mei. She is most skilled at shaking the dice cup. Her skills are even praised by our own master."

  He also kindly introduced Ye Li to some of the situations in this gambling house. For example, among the twelve head cards of Qingfeng Mingyue Building, three girls are already sitting in this gambling house. Moreover, these three girls are all Qing Qie, and only those who have won over them in gambling skills can become a guest of honor.

  So far no one has succeeded.

  Ye Li was speechless, and Han Mingyue indeed knew how to make money. Most men who visited brothels were there for the beautiful women. However, those who could enter Qingfengmingyuelou were mostly wealthy and noble people, so they had seen all sorts of beauties before. Setting up a gambling den like this was naturally more profitable than...

  Generally, casinos are more attractive. Men all have a desire to conquer, and those wealthy idle men who want to experience the beauty of women will not hesitate to spend a lot of money.

  "Ah San, what do you think of Miss Ru Mei?" Ye Li asked with a smile, pointing to the purple-clad woman not far away with her folded fan.

  An Qi made an effort to keep his face from distorting and replied woodenly: "Of course, it's a beauty."

  "Hmm, I think so too." Holding a folding fan under his chin, Ye Li smiled and said: "Why don't we also say two sentences tonight, maybe we can..."

  "Master, your family will be unhappy about this." An San reminded him through gritted teeth.

  "I know, so... this young master will give the opportunity to get close to you." Ye Li smiled brightly at An San's dark face, and walked over to the gambling table with a pleasant mood.

  The girl with the eyebrows shook the dice, a smile on her lips as she gazed at the gamblers gathered around her. The greedy and lustful looks in these men's eyes made her feel disdainful in her heart, but her face smiled even more charmingly. Suddenly, Ye Lian squeezed to the front, making her pause for a moment, still not yet ten

  A young master of thirteen or fourteen, with superior clothing and adornments that showed his extraordinary origin. The youth's clear eyes made her feel that this young man was different from others, and she smiled brightly at him, "Young master, do you want to bet?"

  She glanced sideways, and indeed, the stakes on the tables in this first-rate gambling house were at least fifty taels of silver. The casual bets placed by these wealthy patrons would be enough to support an ordinary commoner for half a year. The gamblers nearby looked over and saw that the person squeezing in was

  The young kid who still reeked of milk, couldn't help but reveal a scornful and mocking gaze in his eyes, and many people let out ridiculing whistles. Ye Li didn't mind, smiling as he took out a 50-tael silver ingot and slammed it onto the table, saying: "I bet big!"

  With a smile, he scanned the gamblers around him. The wealthy merchants and nobles in the casino were no different from the peddlers, all shouting "Big! Big!"

  "Little! Little! Little..."

  Her eyebrows slightly raised and her lips curled up as she lifted the lid of the dice cup on the table, laughing: "Two fours, small."

  Some people are happy, some people are worried. Ye Li didn't mind the 50 taels of silver that went out, patiently waiting for the next round. This time she still bet 50 taels, still big. Once again, it was small when opened. The third time, Ye Li added to 200 taels per note, still betting big. Rolling the dice didn't take much time, just a moment's work, and Ye Li had already lost nearly 2,000 taels. The gamblers next to her were looking at this generous young master with some surprise, guessing which family's young master he was.

  "Are you still pressing on, Young Master?" asked Yu Mei with a smile as she looked at Ye Li.

  Ye Li raised his hand and the dark three behind him handed over a stack of silver bills to Ye Li. The large and small silver bills totaled two million taels. An San watched as Ye Li carelessly tossed the silver bills onto the table, putting on the airs of a wealthy young master, and his heart ached. It was true that the Dingguo royal family had money, but they didn't have much now. When they left the capital, their master had only brought two million taels of silver bills and some loose change with him. Two million taels was a lot, enough for the five of them to travel comfortably through southern China several times. But in a gambling den, two million taels wasn't that much. At the rate his master was going, he could lose it all in just one hour.

  Ye Li added here, 500 taels.

  "Should Little Master press big or small?" asked Mei as she raised an eyebrow.

  Ye Li smiled and said: "This young master doesn't like small, he prefers big."

  So all the gamblers bet in the opposite direction, and anyone with eyes could see that this young master's luck was really bad. After losing about 10,000 taels again, Ye Li finally smiled contentedly. When Ru Mei shook the dice cup once more and opened it with a smile, she said, "This time, I won't follow." Amidst the crowd's hisses and commotion, Ru Mei lifted the cup, "Three sixes, all killed!" The whole room erupted in wails.

  Another round begins, and Ye Li has raised the stakes to 1,000 taels per bet. This time is different from the previous bad luck, Ye Li is like a divine assistant, "Small!"

  The dice cup is opened, 1, 2, 4, small!

  Big

  May 5th, it's a big day!

  "Great!"

  ……

  In less than half an hour, the table in front of Ye Li was already piled high with thick stacks of silver notes and ingots. An San somehow brought over a chair for Ye Li to sit on, and Ye Li comfortably leaned against the chair, smiling brightly as he looked at Ru Bing's increasingly pale face, his innocent smile pressing out the silver notes in his hand, "Thirty thousand taels, small!"

  Her slender fingers paused for a moment, slowly lifting the dice cup. The crowd stared at the table as the cup slowly moved away, "One one two, small!"

  Standing behind Ye Li, An San worriedly looked at the increased silver notes on the table. Just now he was worried that Wang Fei would lose all the silver and they would have to slink back to Jing City, but now he had to worry that Wang Fei would win too much and they wouldn't be able to leave Qingfeng Mingyue Building.

  With an unchanged expression in his eyes, he leaned on his hand and watched with a carefree air as the movement of his eyebrows, "All-in! Big!"

  The crowd gasped in unison, and the silver notes and ingots in front of Ye Li added up to over a million taels. If he won, his pockets would be overflowing with wealth, but if he lost, the tens of thousands of taels of silver would be gone like water. Even among the wealthy individuals present, few had the audacity to bet tens of thousands of taels on one throw. After all, their silver was hard-earned and not something that fell from the sky. Like a white jade without blemish, Mei's forehead began to sweat fine beads, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Li filled with shock and inquiry. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he slowly reached out to lift the dice cup, and the crowd exclaimed in unison, "Three threes!"

  His hands trembled like his eyebrows, and his face turned pale as paper.

  "The young master is so formidable." said the brow-furrowed and pale-faced Dao.

  Ye Li smiled silently. In the past, for a mission to uncover an undercover agent, she had specifically learned gambling skills from a gambler king for several months. The other party even praised her as having great talent. Moreover, with her keen eyesight and hearing, it was impossible for anyone to cheat in front of her. Of course, Ye Li thought that a place like Qingfeng Mingyue Tower would not stoop so low as to cheat for tens of thousands of silver coins. If they did, it would tarnish the reputation of Han Mingyue's Qingfeng Mingyue Tower. However, if she continued to win, it was uncertain, after all, Han Mingyue's reputation for loving money like his life was almost as famous as his Qingfeng Mingyue Tower.

  "This young master, our host invites you to come in and have a chat." Just as Ye Li was hesitating about whether to continue or not, a young man who looked like an attendant walked out, bowed his hands and smiled.

  Ye Li's eyes rolled around and he smiled: "Duke Mingyue has invited me, I am also honored to have been born three times. However... the Qingfeng Mingyuelou won't plot against people for wealth or life, will it?"

  The young man's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled somewhat awkwardly, "You're joking, sir."

  Ye Li stood up and handed the silver ticket to An San, then got up and brushed off his clothes, smiling: "Please lead the way."

  A young man led Ye Li and the others into a small courtyard behind the casino, where a waterside pavilion was surrounded by light silk, and pleasant zither music flowed gently.

  "Owner of the house."

  "Please withdraw, why doesn't this young master come in and have a chat?" The sound of the guqin paused, and a low, pleasant male voice came from inside the Water Pavilion. Ye Li heard it and slightly raised an eyebrow. Watching the young man retreat with courtesy, Ye Li laughed loudly: "The host of Mingyue Tower has invited me, I am honored for three lifetimes." After saying that, he threw a glance at An San who was left outside, then lifted the layered curtains and walked in.

  In the Water Pavilion, a handsome young man in a dark red brocade robe was leaning lazily against the edge of the guqin table, his beautiful eyebrows and eyes exuding an evil charm. Seeing Ye Li enter, he raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I didn't expect that someone who could win over Ru Mei would be such a young master, truly a rare young hero. Dare I ask your esteemed surname and given name?" Ye Li smiled: "How dare I, my humble skills are not worth mentioning. My humble surname is Chu, Jun Wei."

  "Chu Jun Wei? What a great name. However... I haven't heard of any young master from the Chu family in Da Chu with such demeanor. If it's the West Hill Chu family... but your appearance doesn't seem like someone from West Hill." Han Ming Yue stared at Ye Li while sizing him up and said. Ye Li didn't mind, casually found a place to sit down, and smiled: "A humble household, doesn't dare trouble Master Ming Yue with idle chatter."

  Han Mingyue hummed softly and said: "A humble household? I don't think so."

  Ye Li fanned herself with a gentle smile: "What's so strange about that? In my eyes, you don't look like the legendary Mingyue Public Son either."

  "Oh?" Han Mingyue raised an eyebrow in amusement, but a sharp glint flashed in her eyes. "I wonder what you've heard about the infamous Miss Mingyue?"

  Ye Li smiled and said, "I've heard that Mingyue Gongzi has a elegant demeanor, handsome and extraordinary. He's a rare talent in the world." Han Mingyue raised an eyebrow, seemingly dissatisfied, and asked, "Did I disappoint you?" Ye Li lowered her head and smiled, "As far as I know, Mingyue Gongzi would never sit like this in front of strangers." Looking at the handsome man with a lazy and evil aura sitting on the piano bench, Ye Li couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In terms of appearance alone, Han Mingyue and his brother Han Mingxiao were at least 80% alike. If they wanted to deceive others, it might not be impossible. However, the person in front of her didn't seem to have any intention of hiding, or perhaps he didn't think a 13- or 14-year-old stranger would have met Han Mingyue himself. Unfortunately, she had not only seen Han Mingyue but also his brother Han Mingxiao.

  "It seems that Chu Gongzi has determined that I am not Han Mingyue?" Han Mingxu stood up, his eyes revealing a cold light as he stared at Ye Li without blinking.

  Ye Li smiled and said: "Young master, why must you get angry? You used the name of Ming Yue young master to deceive him into coming here. Shouldn't he be the one who's angry?"

  Han Mingxiao sneered, "Chu Gongzi, why bother pretending? You made such a big show in the Bright Moon Building just to catch the owner's attention. What do you want now? Maybe if you tell me, I'll be in a good mood and agree to it."

  Ye Li raised an eyebrow, "Can you be the master of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower? Or... can you be the master of Tianyi Pavilion?"

  As soon as the three words "Tian Yi Ge" came out, Han Mingxi's gaze immediately shot towards Ye Li like a sword, and his evil face suddenly added a few degrees of coldness. "What kind of person are you?" There were not many people in this world who knew about Tian Yi Ge, but there were even fewer who knew that the master of Qing Feng Ming Yue Lou and the master of Tian Yi Ge were the same person. Ye Li lowered his head and said: "Before the young master asks me, shouldn't he first tell me whether I am qualified to be the master or not? What if I waste my breath talking for half a day, but the young master can't make the decision after all? Wouldn't that be a waste of each other's time?"

  Han Mingxue glared at Ye Li with a fierce gaze, and hummed softly: "Han Mingyue is not in Jiangnan now, whether it's Qingfeng Mingyuelou or Tianyi Pavilion, this young master can make decisions. Do you understand?"

  Ye Li struck her palm and laughed, "This is great, I haven't even asked for your esteemed name yet."

  "Han Mingxi." Han Mingxi gritted his teeth, of course he wouldn't tell him what his nickname was. After all, the reputation of being a "fengyue gongzi" wasn't exactly good for either men or women.

  Ye Li rubbed her eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "So it's the younger brother of Mingyue Gongzi... No wonder he looks so similar to Mingyue Gongzi."

  "Have you seen my older brother?" Han Mingxi frowned and stared at her.

  Ye Li smiled and said, "This... Young Master Mingyue had a meeting with me in the past when he was young, I have a good memory and have always admired Young Master Mingyue's demeanor." Han Mingxi rolled his eyes, his older brother was indeed quite impressive in his youth, but that was in Chu Jing, so not many people in Jiangnan knew about it. However... which one is the kid in front of him now? Five years old? Ye Li didn't care what Han Mingxi was thinking, "I came from afar, and the young master won't even offer me a cup of tea, this isn't the way to treat a guest."

  Han Mingxi stared at him for a while, slowly pulling out a gloomy smile. "Want to drink tea? Can. Have something to ask? Also can. But first, you have to win against me!"

  Digression

  Let's put the story of Jing City on hold for now, and move on to Ali's journey to Nanjiang. Some of you may be worried about Ali and Xiuyao's relationship issues, don't worry, although it hasn't been resolved yet, this volume in Nanjiang will probably get a rough resolution. I think Xiuyao needs a love rival, nitrogen... should we have one or not?