Chen Feier frowned. She admired Master Tu, but she wasn't stupid.

"Master Tu, I'm afraid it's not convenient."

"Huh?" Tu Wanhu didn't expect Chen Feier to reject him so decisively. The way she acted like a little fangirl when they first met... was it all fake?

Chen Feier explained, "You see, the place I live in is quite big because I don't live alone; there are several women there. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to suddenly bring a man back without permission."

"Then go and say hello to them, I'll wait for you outside."

Chen Feier was stunned. She hadn't expected Tu Wanhu to be so shameless!

Where is that masterful demeanor from the previous two days?

Is it fake?

"Then go in and get me a glass of water, I'm so thirsty!"

Chen Feier thought for a moment, then bowed to Tu Wanhu and said, "You may have water, but please do not come in, Master. I am truly sorry!"

Tu Wanhu smiled slightly and raised his hand.

Chen Feier then turned around, quickly pushed open the door, and looked back warily, seeing Tu Wanhu following behind.

She quickly stopped him, saying, "Master, you..."

Tu Wanhu said, "I forgot to tell you something. I wanted to see your paintings. You must have a lot of them at home. After I see them, I can give you more accurate guidance."

"You can't come in. You have to wait until I take it out to see it!"

"Why go through all this trouble..."

Wow!

Suddenly, a basin of water was splashed out from beside Chen Feier, most of it landing on Tu Wanhu.

Tu Wanhu was stunned, looking at his soaking wet robe.

Yang Cai'e came out of the door, closing it behind her, and asked, "Fei'er, did you run into any hooligans?"

Chen Feier winked at Yang Cai'e and said, "No, no, you misunderstood. This is Master Tu."

"What kind of master is this! I think he's just a scoundrel trying to take advantage of you!"

Yang Cai'e shouted, "Our Fei'er is still a young girl! Look at how old you are! How can you be so shameless!"

"You, you, you..." Tu Wanhu pointed at Yang Cai'e and said, "Where did this gossipy girl come from?!"

Yang Cai'e blocked Chen Feier's way, holding a bucket in one hand and her other hand on her hip, saying, "What's wrong? I told you not to come in, but you still insist on coming in. What else are you but a hooligan?"

Chen Feier glanced at Yang Cai'e's profile with some surprise, not because Yang Cai'e had helped her, but because it was the first time she had ever seen Yang Cai'e so fierce.

Tu Wanhu explained, "Like Miss Fei'er, I am a painter. I am Master Tu!"

"What do you mean by slaughtering pigs and dogs? I don't understand!"

Yang Cai'e raised the wooden bucket and shouted, "Are you leaving or not? If you don't, I'll smash it!"

"You shrew, you're so unreasonable!" Tu Wanhu rolled up his sleeves, also getting angry, and shouted, "Try smashing one yourself!!"

Yang Cai'e was just trying to scare him; she didn't really intend to smash anything. Although she wasn't as frail as Chen Feier, she wasn't very strong either. Her only means of self-defense was the sharp blade under her tongue, but that thing could be deadly, so she couldn't use it on just anyone.

As she hesitated, Tu Wanhu walked towards her.

Judging from Tu Wanhu's aggressive appearance, it seemed as if he was really going to make a move!

Whoosh!

The two fast horses came to a sudden stop outside the study, and Zhao Cheng and Zhao Wu dismounted.

Seeing the situation in front of the bookstore, Zhao Cheng strode over, saying as he walked, "Master Tu, your table manners are appalling!!!"

Tu Wanhu was taken aback, but when he saw Zhao Cheng, his face immediately darkened.

"Zhao Cheng?"

Zhao Cheng cupped his hands towards Chen Feier and said, "Miss Feier, have you been bullied?"

Tu Wanhu shouted, "Don't talk nonsense! I didn't bully Miss Fei'er!"

Yang Cai'e said, "He's bullying me! I saw it all. Fei'er wouldn't let him in, but he insisted on coming in!"

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Zhao Cheng clicked his tongue and said, "A national champion of the Great Jing Dynasty actually tried to break into a private residence. What was his intention? Do we even need to guess?"

"I just wanted a drink of water!"

"That's a really lame excuse. There's a stream right outside the woods. Didn't they know to drink water when they went into the woods?"

Zhao Cheng's sudden appearance startled Tu Wanhu, but after calming down, he quickly figured things out.

"Young Prime Minister, you seem quite familiar with this place!"

Tu Wanhu looked at Chen Feier, then at Zhao Cheng, and suddenly sneered, "I understand, I get it all."

"You!" Tu Wanhu suddenly pointed at Chen Feier and shouted, "You're Zhao Cheng's mistress!"

"Looks like you are too!" Tu Wanhu pointed at Yang Cai'e again.

Tu Wanhu looked at Zhao Cheng and said, "This place is hard to find, yet you rode straight here, which clearly means you knew about it. Impressive, Zhao Cheng! You have a princess at home, and you also keep such a beautiful woman on the side. You're truly blessed!"

Zhao Cheng hadn't expected Tu Wanhu to think this way. His efforts to keep the bookstore a secret, including Chen Feier preventing Master Tu from entering, were all to avoid revealing that Jin Yong and Mr. Pu were living there. Yet Tu Wanhu was thinking Zhao Cheng was keeping a mistress…

It seems that one's thoughts tend to gravitate towards what they like...

Tu Wanhu said smugly, "Zhao Cheng, if I were to spread this around, what would the Princess think of you?"

Zhao Cheng shrugged, looking nonchalant, and said, "Sure, sure! I won't deny it! With your character, even if Fei'er and I weren't involved today, you'd still say we were. So go ahead and spread the word about me, and I'll spread the word about you too!"

"What are you spreading about me?" Tu Wanhu asked suspiciously. "You're saying I trespassed? I didn't even go in! You have no evidence, you can't slander me!"

"You're wrong. Why would I publicize things that didn't happen? Who is Master Tu? A national champion! Of course, I have to publicize something real to avoid disgracing Master Tu's status!"

Zhao Cheng smiled and asked, "How are Fang'er from the west of Yanchuan City, and the Ziqing and Ziyan sisters from the east of the city doing lately?"

"Yes, yes, and the wife of Butcher Zhang on Diema Street, isn't she still all greasy?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Wanhu's pupils constricted sharply, and he pointed at Zhao Cheng.

"You investigated me?!"

"Pah! You may be some so-called national champion, but you're nothing in my eyes. Why would I investigate you?"

Zhao Cheng wasn't lying or trying to extort him; Cheng Xu had revealed all of this to him before he arrived.

Zhao Cheng crossed his arms and said, "But someone is interested in you... I'd like to ask you, the Prefect's wife is thinking about you day and night, now that you've come to Yanchuan City, why didn't you go to see her first?"

Tu Wanhu's expression changed completely, and he roared, "That bitch Zhu Shan!"

Tu Wanhu's reaction was already an admission.

Zhao Cheng looked at Chen Feier and said proudly, "See that? This is the master you admire!"