Chapter 500 Extra: Eavesdropping on the Rooftop at Midnight

"It really is that unlucky guy!" Hearing Nangong Mobai's excited voice, Lin Luoxi turned around and said to Xie Hanchuan with disdain.

"Let's go in and see what's going on?" It's not good to speak ill of someone in front of them, so Xie Hanchuan used his internal energy to shatter the iron lock that was locking the room and pushed the door open to go inside.

"Hehehe... You're such a pitiful young master of the Nangong family!" Lin Luoxi couldn't help but laugh when she saw Nangong Mobai, who was tied up and only wearing his undergarments.

"Second sister, save me..." Nangong Mobai's eyes were filled with hope when he saw that the person who appeared in the room was indeed Lin Luoxi.

"Why should I save you? You're already engaged to Lord Li's daughter. Our two families have no relation whatsoever. Why should I save you..." Lin Luoxi stood with her arms crossed beside Nangong Mobai's bed.

"Second sister, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. The engagement wasn't my idea, it was..."

Nangong Mobai's gaze towards Lin Luoxi gradually turned cold. He became anxious and immediately told Lin Luoxi everything.

"You mean you discovered Lord Li's secret, which is why he pressured your family to make you marry his daughter who weighs 180 pounds?"

Lin Luoxi felt that what Nangong Mobai said was a bit unrealistic. If Lord Li really knew that Nangong Mobai knew his secret, shouldn't he kill him to silence him? Why would he marry his daughter to Nangong Mobai?

"It's true, he wants his daughter to keep me in check..." Nangong Mobai was afraid that Lin Luoxi wouldn't believe him, so his tone became hurried.

"Okay, we'll investigate what you've said." After saying that, Lin Luoxi tried to pull Xie Hanchuan away.

"Hey, hey, Second Sister, take me with you too..." Nangong Mobai called out anxiously from behind Lin Luoxi when he saw her about to leave.

"Oh, I almost forgot about you..." Hearing Nangong Mobai's voice, Lin Luoxi finally realized what was happening, walked over, and untied the ropes binding Nangong Mobai.

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, I want to leave with you..." Nangong Mobai dared not stay in the Nangong family now, fearing that his family would sell him by weight.

"Let's go!" Seeing that the other party was sweet-talking, Xie Hanchuan walked over, grabbed Nangong Mobai's arm, and flew up to the roof.

"Ah~" Nangong Mobai cried out in fright, losing his balance.

"Shut up! Do you want your whole family to know you're trying to escape?" Lin Luoxi, who was flying ahead, immediately stopped him when she heard Nangong Mobai's scream.

Nangong Mobai knew his predicament and quickly covered his mouth with both hands, staring at Xie Hanchuan with wide, terrified eyes as he lifted him up and down, leaping and bounding.

He carried Nangong Mobai, leaping and bounding across the rooftops of the city, and it took them a quarter of an hour to reach their own courtyard.

"Ugh!" As soon as he landed, Nangong Mobai couldn't stand the nausea caused by the turbulence of the flight. He ran to the front wall and leaned against it, vomiting violently.

Oh my god, this feeling is even worse than motion sickness in a horse-drawn carriage.

"You're too..." Lin Luoxi wanted to say it was useless, but thinking that Nangong Mobai might become her brother-in-law in the future, she took back her words.

He pushed open the gate to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying and went inside.

"Second sister, these are yours." Standing outside the courtyard gate, Nangong Mobai looked around the perimeter of the courtyard.

"Okay!" Lin Luoxi took Nangong Mobai back, arranged a place for him to stay, and then went out with Xie Hanchuan.

Since they've been saying that Lord Li is up to something, and they've been bored for so long, they're bound to find some amusement to do.

Following the defense map of Lingnan, Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan found Lord Li's residence.

While everyone else's houses were already dark and they were fast asleep, the Li family's house was brightly lit, which clearly indicated something was wrong.

Just as Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan were lying on the roof, they heard people inside talking about Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan.

Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan, hearing someone talking about them, exchanged a glance, then lifted the roof tiles and looked inside.

"We've received word from above that Princess Changping and General Changsheng are heading towards Lingnan. You all need to be careful and not give yourselves away..." A dignified voice came from inside the room.

Looking down from the rooftop, the man appeared to be around forty years old, and should be the Lord Li that Nangong Mobai had mentioned.

"My lord, if your daughter could get in touch with General Changsheng, wouldn't that be even more worthwhile than getting in touch with the Nangong family?" A scholar-looking man, pretending to be profound, said to Lord Li's left.

"You know nothing! The wife of the ever-victorious general is Princess Changping. Princess Changping is incredibly capable; she has a whole repertoire of methods for dealing with corrupt officials. I don't want to risk getting involved with her..."

Compared to wealth and status, life and future prospects are definitely the most important. As long as you're alive, you won't have to worry about not making money.

"My lord, you are overthinking it. It is only natural for a man to have multiple wives and concubines, especially a victorious general like yourself who has been suppressed by Princess Changping. The more oppressed you are, the more you want to rebel..."

"Your second daughter is so beautiful, and General Changsheng is a favorite of the emperor. As long as your daughter marries General Changsheng, her future will be bright." Shen Yue became more and more excited as he spoke, feeling that a bright future was right in front of him.

"Wife, I didn't, he's just making things up." Xie Hanchuan, with a strong survival instinct, glanced at Lin Luoxi, who was radiating cold air, and repeatedly explained that he hadn't done anything wrong.

"Don't explain, explaining is just covering up..." Lin Luoxi didn't look at Xie Hanchuan, but stared intently at the self-righteous Shen Yue in the room.

How dare she put other women next to her man? That man deserves to die.

"Let me think about this..." Lord Li's words indicated that he too was moved by Shen Yue's words.

“My lord, I think it’s not advisable…” Zhao Gao, an older man who was slightly older than Lord Li, saw that Lord Li was tempted and also stepped forward to speak.

"My lord, at least seventy or eighty ministers, if not a hundred, have fallen at the hands of Princess Changping. For the sake of our future, it's best to avoid provoking them. If they do come, just treat them well..."

"Old Zhao, I think you're getting old and don't have the drive to fight anymore, that's why you're so afraid of everything..." Shen Yue said bluntly, pointing out Zhao Gao's age when he saw Zhao Gao standing up to cause trouble.

"Alright, you two stop arguing. I've made my decision. It's getting late, you should go back and rest." Seeing the two start arguing again, Lord Li quickly stepped in to mediate.

Shen Yue and Zhao Gao exchanged a glance, then turned away in disgust, deciding to leave rather than see each other. They went out one after the other.

Lord Li watched the two leave through the door, caught in a dilemma. He sat at his desk, lost in thought for a long time.