Chapter 254: Chapter 254

Yun Ran was a bit surprised, "There’s actually such a thing?"

[I haven’t even had the chance to seek revenge yet! How come they’ve been taken down already?!]

Yu Feiyin nodded, "Because their lair has always been archived in our database, so after finding out about this matter, I was ready to bring people to take down their nest. Didn’t expect to be a step too late."

Yu Feiyin was quite annoyed about not being able to personally take action.

Yun Ran’s eyes shifted, "A black-on-black?"

"That’s... seems not the case. According to my investigation, if I’m not mistaken, it was Prince Qin’s people who acted."

Yun Ran was stunned, beyond expectations, "You mean Nangong Mo?!"

Yu Feiyin gave Yun Ran a strange look, "The princess was attacked; as the prince, wouldn’t he have to avenge the princess? Prince Qin’s quick and ruthless action, it seems Pavilion Master, you hold quite a place in his heart..."

Under Yun Ran’s deadly stare, Yu Feiyin immediately changed the subject, "Ahem! The sun is really round today!"

She looked earnestly at the sky outside the window, "I’ve never seen such a round sun!"

Yun Ran rubbed her forehead, somewhat speechless and twitching her mouth, "By the way, you just mentioned the Black Wind Village, why does it feel a bit familiar to me?"

"Could it be that you might have dealt with them when you were a bandit?"

Yun Ran cast a chilly side-eye over, "Who’s their leader?"

"Pavilion Master, his name is Beichen Yan, a handsome young man."

"Pavilion Master, do you know him?"

Although it was a question, Yu Feiyin’s expression was clearly very certain.

[It’s not just knowing him, it’s way more complicated than that!]

"You said they were completely wiped out? All... annihilated?"

"Not exactly, this Beichen Yan is quite slippery, most of them escaped, but their assets are completely gone."

Yun Ran was so shocked she stood up immediately, "All their assets? Completely gone?"

Yu Feiyin looked at her, "Pavilion Master, you’re so agitated, could it be... you’re their secret head chief?"

[Momentarily speechless...]

Yu Feiyin saw her utterly dejected expression and, after being together so many years, what doesn’t she understand?

She stifled a laugh, speaking quite earnestly, "Ahem! Pavilion Master, this is truly like the river washes the Dragon King’s temple, a family wipes out another family!"

Yun Ran felt her heart go cold, giving Yu Feiyin a sidelong glance, saying nothing.

[Giving you a look, figure it out yourself.]

Yu Feiyin silently gazed out the window at the sun, "Pavilion Master, all those assets of yours should be in the warehouse of the Prince Qin Mansion now, why not think of a way to steal them out?"

As if she didn’t want to...

"You think it’s like the Minister Mansion’s warehouse? That easy to get your hands on?"

Yu Feiyin thought for a moment, "Why not, we use strategy?" The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚫𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚫𝕟𝕖𝕥

"How about using a honey trap?"

Yun Ran’s mouth twitched, looking at Yu Feiyin, too tired to talk.

"Since King Qin took down Black Wind Village for... ahem! I think this plan could work, with a high success rate."

Yun Ran rolled her eyes at her, "Why don’t you pick some from the music pavilion? Directly use a beautiful man trap!"

Yu Feiyin’s eye twitched slightly, "Beautiful man... trap? Isn’t that not so appropriate?"

"What’s wrong with it? Aren’t beautiful men enticing?"

"It’s not about whether they’re enticing or not, the key is that a beautiful man trap is unlikely to succeed!"

"If Sixth Senior Brother goes personally, it might succeed."

Poor Sixth Young Master...

"By the way, track down where Little Yanzi and the others are hiding now? Take good care, don’t let them get annihilated."

Upon hearing this, Yu Feiyin immediately nodded, making a solemn promise, "Leave this to me, Pavilion Master, rest assured, you won’t become a lone head chief!"

[Exhausted, frustrated, don’t want to speak.]

"Also, the matter about the Bai Family you asked me to investigate last time, there’s been some progress."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ran sat upright, "Let’s hear it."

When Yun Ran left the music pavilion, it was already near dusk, the long street, with innumerable lights, was beautiful.

Before the curfew, the long streets of the Imperial City were still bustling with traffic, filled with all sorts of vendors.

Yun Ran weaved through the crowd, buying a lot of food, especially lots of sugar-roasted chestnuts.

Because not only she loved them, Da Bai also did, eating them whole with the shell, and enjoying it utterly!

Just like now, one person and one White Tiger sat at the stone table in the courtyard, a bowl placed in front of Yun Ran, a basin in front of Da Bai.

Nangong Mo sat nearby appreciating the moon, occasionally casting a cool, chilly glance over, but Yun Ran ignored them all.

Ignoring me, I’m very unhappy!

"Lin Wanyue, don’t you think you’re going a bit too far?"

Yun Ran peeled a chestnut, turned slightly to look at him, "How’s it too far?"

Dare to ask how it’s too far?!

Among the food bought, Ying Yue got some, Feng Xuan got some, everyone who saw got some, even Da Bai and the dog got some, only I, nothing at all!

Am I not even as good as a dog?

Yun Ran, seeing his increasingly resentful eyes, slightly twitched her mouth, and pulled something from her sleeve, "How about this, have a bit of this?"

Nangong Mo glanced at her fingertips, his handsome face slightly darkening.

A fiery red bead, when thrown on the ground, would explode, would burn, would emit billows of black smoke.

"You’re letting me eat this?"

How can these words not have a bit of a gritting-teeth flavor?

Yun Ran blinked, holding the small bead, smiling radiantly, "This is quite good! This cold winter night, eating this, your whole body and heart warm up."

Nangong Mo: "...Am I supposed to praise you for being kind, considerate, and understanding?"

"Since you’re praising me, I’ll even give you an extra one."

Looking at the two small beads between Yun Ran’s fingers, Nangong Mo: "..."

Is she afraid I’m not dying fast enough?!

"Lin Wanyue, doesn’t your conscience hurt?"

After a second of silence, Nangong Mo gritted his teeth, "You heartless little rascal."

Yun Ran directly rolled her eyes at him, "Who says that? I’m way more conscientious than some people!"

It certainly doesn’t refer to me!

"I plan to dig a hole later and bury you in the yard! You tell me where you’d like to be buried? No need to thank me for my thoughtfulness! Who made me so gentle and kind!"

Gentle and kind means digging a hole to bury me alive?!

The man pursed his thin lips, speaking with a slightly eerie tone:

"Lin Wanyue, complimenting yourself so shamelessly, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

[Sorry! I have already been struck by lightning once before! Having seen the big picture, am I still afraid?]

Seeing that little boastful expression of hers, is she really proud? Proud of being struck by lightning?

But then again, how much deceiving and swindling must she have done to get struck by lightning?

In hindsight, if she hadn’t been struck by lightning, I wouldn’t even have a princess!

Although Yun Ran didn’t know what Nangong Mo was thinking, seeing his expression, she couldn’t help wanting to punch him.

"Da Bai, go, bite him!"

Da Bai lifted his head from the basin, blinking those large amber eyes, looked at Yun Ran, then at Nangong Mo, wanted to charge, but dared not to.

The man raised an eyebrow, casting Yun Ran a sidelong glance, lips curling with teasing, "It doesn’t dare, why not, you give it a try?"

"Rest assured, if you bite, I absolutely won’t fight back."