Chapter 59 The Charlatan National Preceptor Was Captured by the Dark-Faced Tyrant (17)

Yu Sheng tossed and turned, unable to sleep, while the person next to him slept peacefully, making him so angry that he wanted to kick that person away.

888 was mocking him wildly in his mental world.

He was laughing so hard that he choked on his own saliva.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, that little idiot Xie Weiyan is getting restless again. He's planning to hire assassins from the Assassin's Guild to kill you and Xie Hanzhou!"

Yu Sheng thought about the original plot and realized that the assassin's den seemed to be backed by Xie Tingsheng, the heir of the Prince of Anyang.

"The leader of the Assassin's Guild is Xie Tingsheng?"

888 nodded, "That's right, to be honest, she's just as your husband taught her; her cunning has surpassed even her master's."

Yu Sheng was full of questions. How did this get involved with Xie Hanzhou again?

"He went to hire someone to kill someone, and Xie Tingsheng agreed. He even signed an unfair contract with the little fool, paying 10,000 taels of gold for the assassin's gang to only take action once, and no money would be refunded afterward, regardless of whether it was successful or not."

"Tell me, what is this if not treachery?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

They are indeed very cunning.

To fleece someone without lifting a finger—isn't that incredibly cunning?

If Xie Weiyan knew that he had been tricked or that Xie Tingsheng was the person behind the Assassin's Guild, he would probably be furious.

Just as Yu Sheng had expected, when Xie Weiyan learned that the person behind the Assassin's Guild was none other than Xie Tingsheng, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and almost lost half his life.

Nothing is more infuriating than foolishly handing money to your opponent.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

"But why did you call him a little idiot?"

Yu Sheng didn't understand. Being an idiot is fine, but adding the word "little" makes it sound weird.

"Because he's petty! Otherwise, why would I feel sorry for him? Ugh~~~" 888 shuddered, rolling her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

"Is this the male lead? He's so stupid, I don't know how the main character could have fallen for him."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

Yu Sheng keenly discerned another meaning in chapter 888.

"Because the protagonist is Qin Zheng, who hates stupidity! It is said that he hates stupid people the most in his life. I don't know how he could tolerate Xie Weiyan in the original plot."

Yu Sheng was somewhat surprised; he never expected that the protagonist would be so disgusted with stupidity.

Didn't Xie Weiyan just step on his landmine precisely?

I just... don't understand.

"By the way, speaking of the protagonist, where is he now?"

888 was munching on potato chips, crunching away, "Hmm... let's take a look."

"Qin Zheng should currently be... wait, out of the country?!"

"Wait a minute! How did he leave the country so quickly? And judging from the route, you'll probably meet in Fengzhou."

Yu Sheng: Not surprising at all!

He's been here for a while now, and if the main character (the bottom) doesn't meet the main character (the top) and spark a romance, he's practically ready to take care of Xie Weiyan.

"Yes, the protagonist is representing the neighboring country in friendly exchanges with the Li country."

They're supposed to be having friendly exchanges? I bet they're just trying to figure out what's going on in Li Kingdom so they can launch a war and achieve their goal of unifying the two countries.

Yu Sheng did not speak.

The protagonist is here, so be it. He's afraid Qin Zheng won't come!

******

The next morning, Xie Hanzhou dug Yu Sheng out of bed. She looked listless and had dark circles under her eyes, which startled Xie Hanzhou.

"Sheng Sheng, did you go to be a thief last night?"

Yu Sheng looked up at him and gave him a look.

Xie Hanzhou was confused. He hugged Yu Sheng and cuddled for a while before the two went downstairs.

Meanwhile, the bodyguards and their entourage were already eating on the first floor.

Upon hearing the noise on the stairs, they all turned around in unison, only to silently resume eating a moment later.

Han Tie, with his sharp eyes, noticed the red marks on Yu Sheng's neck. His face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and he couldn't help but steal glances at the two of them.

His little tricks naturally did not escape Xie Hanzhou's notice.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Han Tie hesitated, then stopped speaking when he remembered what his teammate had said, fearing that his emperor would retaliate.

Xie Hanzhou: "..."

It's ridiculous. Before, when we told him not to talk, he talked a lot, but now that we let him talk, he holds back.

I've never seen such an infuriating subordinate.

Wei Ling and the others pressed Han Tie's head down, making it almost disappear into the porridge bowl.

Yu Sheng, dressed in white, attracted frequent glances from the others in the inn.

Xie Hanzhou glared at the group of ill-intentioned people, his gaze carrying a strong warning.

After the two went downstairs, Master Cimei waved to them, saying, "Here, here."

Xie Hanzhou pretended not to see him and turned to the corner. "Sheng Sheng, what would you like to eat?"

Yu Sheng didn't care.

After quickly finishing their meal, the group asked the waiter for some water and provisions for the journey before setting off.

You never know what unexpected things might happen along the way, so it's good to have some dry food and water on hand just in case.

Yu Sheng and his companions traveled all the way to Fengzhou, and apart from a few groups of bandits, they did not encounter any other unexpected events.

After all, the biggest surprise creator—Xie Weiyan—is brewing something big.

******

The scene inside the city was terrible.

As the weather gradually warms up, Fengzhou, which is already short of rain, now has a listless look in the eyes of all the people in the city, and the whole city is filled with a sense of despondency.

Yu Sheng and Xie Hanzhou exchanged a glance, and the carriage sped up until it reached the entrance of the Fengzhou government office.

The magistrate of Fengzhou County had received news of Xie Hanzhou and his group's impending arrival long ago. The group was preparing to wait at the city gate when they unexpectedly encountered Xie Hanzhou and his group, who had already arrived, just as they left the yamen.

"Your subject Ling Xian greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Ling Xian, the magistrate of Fengzhou County, and the officials behind him all knelt down. Upon hearing this, the people around them also knelt down.

In the blink of an eye, a large group of people had knelt down around the county government office.

Xie Hanzhou quickly helped the people up, and then gave Yu Sheng a look.

Yu Sheng stepped forward and gently comforted the people of Fengzhou, "Fellow villagers, there is no need to worry. I am the Imperial Advisor of the current dynasty. I have come with His Majesty to pray for rain and to inspect the people's conditions."

"At the latest by tomorrow, it will definitely rain in Fengzhou. I, Yu Sheng, hereby guarantee this to everyone!"

The people of Fengzhou stared at him in disbelief, hesitant and unsure of what to say, yet too afraid to step forward.

"Do the villagers have something to say?"

The people of Fengzhou stepped back, leaving only the simply dressed middle-aged man at the front.

"I wonder if what the Imperial Preceptor said is true?"

Yu Sheng nodded in agreement.

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. "Then we will await good news from His Majesty and the Grand Preceptor."

After he spoke, the people dispersed automatically and went about their business, but unlike before, there was a hint of anticipation in their eyes.

However, in an inn not far away, a young man in fine clothes looked at Yu Sheng and chuckled twice, "Is this the Imperial Advisor Yu Sheng?"