This trip was a complete failure. Completing this task within three months was clearly no easy feat. Before coming in, they all had different attitudes, but after actually getting involved, they finally realized that it was not as simple and easy as they had imagined.

Back at the inn, Fu Ziyi said somewhat unhappily, "I think Ying Ziping definitely knows something, but he won't say anything right now. He's just keeping us at arm's length, hoping we'll bring up the cooperation on our own. After all, isn't that what he's always been after?"

Fu Ziyi revealed the truth in one sentence, and Xu Yuehuai suggested, "Since this road is temporarily blocked, let's go to the back mountain tomorrow and see if we can find what we want there."

It was late, and everyone had gone to sleep. The boss prepared a sumptuous dinner for them as a reward and kept encouraging them, hoping they could resolve the current problems and dangers as soon as possible.

Xu Yuehuai returned to her room and looked at the moonlight outside the window. She wondered if she and Qi Guze were seeing the same sky and the same moon. She thought they probably were, since there should only be one moon.

Ying Ziping returned to the inn very late. He had paid for eight superior rooms, one of which was naturally his. Even though he had fallen out with Xuxue and the others, his room was still there, and that was an undeniable fact.

The boss was somewhat surprised to see him return. The boss had managed to stay in this place for so long without dying, so he was naturally good at reading people. He had already sensed something when Ying Ziping left in the morning, so when Ying Ziping returned, there was a strange glint in his eyes.

Ying Ziping returned to his room as if no one else was there. His room was right next to Fu Ziyi's room, but Fu Ziyi was resting with his eyes closed and was unaware of this.

When they woke up the next morning, no one expected to run into Ying Ziping. So when they saw him, their faces showed a hint of confusion and bewilderment. They all looked at him, their eyes asking why Ying Ziping was there.

When Ying Ziping saw them appear, he smiled and greeted them, "Good morning."

"Good my foot." Nangong Yu didn't give him a friendly look. He still remembered the sarcastic tone this person had used when speaking to him before.

Ying Ziping wasn't angry. Now that he needed someone's help, he naturally had to be more humble. "You're up so early, are you going out to run errands?"

Ying Ziping was chatting casually, and if someone who didn't know the situation saw this, they would think that the two of them were very familiar with each other. Nangong Yu subconsciously replied, "None of your business."

Xu Yuehuai and the others came down from upstairs. They heard these words as soon as they came down, and everyone paused for a moment. When they took their next step, they hesitated slightly, but it was only for a moment.

Ying Ziping smiled good-naturedly, "It's alright. But if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. Young Master Nangong, there's no need for you to be so hostile towards me. I don't mean anything by it; I just want to help you."

Ying Ziping deliberately showed weakness, placing himself in the position of the weak to evoke sympathy. Nangong Yu shuddered and gave a mocking smile, "Can you please not talk so disgustingly? It's giving me goosebumps. We're both grown men, why are you talking to me like that? Anyone who didn't know better would think you like me."

Ying Ziping: "..." Sometimes, normal people can't communicate normally with idiots.

Shangguan Xi happened to hear this when she came down and couldn't help but chuckle, "You guys always have such interesting things to say."

Shangguan Qi walked down unhurriedly. The moment Ying Ziping saw her, his eyes lit up, and he went up to her, saying, "Miss Shangguan looks even more beautiful today, a real beauty."

Hearing his almost fawning words, Nangong Yu's eyes flashed with disdain. He crossed his arms and stood aside, saying, "Besides flattery, what else can you do? You're such a sycophant!"

He spoke softly, but Ying Ziping and Shangguan Xi still heard him. Shangguan Xi couldn't help but retort, "Nangong Yu, how can you talk like that? He's clearly stating the facts. What do you mean by flattery? You're the one who's flattering."

Shangguan Xi's attention was entirely focused on Ying Ziping praising her good looks. In any case, her happiness was the most important thing, and Nangong Yu's thoughts were completely unimportant.

Nangong Yu pursed her lips, a hint of displeasure in her eyes, but she didn't say anything. She sat quietly to the side. After Xu Yuehuai and the others came down, they all asked the boss for breakfast and didn't pay any attention to the situation here. When they came back, they saw that the atmosphere between them was tense.

Ying Ziping then walked up to Xu Yuehuai and said, "Miss Xu is as beautiful and charming as ever today."

Nangong Yu was very excited. He pointed at Ying Ziping and complained to an adult like a child, "Senior Sister, he just said the same thing as Shangguan Xi. Don't be fooled by his sweet words."

“Young Master Nangong, you’re wrong. Everything I said is the truth. How can it be considered misleading them? Do you think Miss Shangguan and Miss Xu aren’t pretty?” Ying Ziping’s words completely refuted Nangong Yu.

Looking at him like this, Nangong Yu realized that he was clearly using a fallacy to change the subject; that was not what he meant at all!

Ying Ziping didn't care about all that. He just smiled and looked at Nangong Yu. Before Nangong Yu could explode, Xu Yuehuai interrupted the farce, "Alright, Ying Ziping, you don't need to sow discord here. It's fine for you to stay here. We won't have any objections or force you to leave. But please don't bother everyone. Otherwise, whether you'll be kicked out will become uncertain. Do you understand?"

Ying Ziping gave an innocent look and spread his hands. "Miss Xu, you really think too badly of me. I just want to make friends with you. You don't need to be so nervous. I don't have any bad intentions."

Xu Yuehuai ignored him and said to the others, "Get ready, we'll set off in half an hour."

Yesterday we agreed to go up the back mountain today. When the boss saw them about to leave, he couldn't help but ask where they were going. When he learned that they were going to the back mountain, he was shocked. "You can't go to the back mountain! Yesterday you asked me about this, and I thought you just wanted to take a look. I didn't expect you to go up the mountain. This is unacceptable!"

Shangguan Xi looked at the boss with doubt and resentment in his eyes. If they had said they couldn't go up, they wouldn't have gone up yesterday. They were forced to spend the whole afternoon in fear for no reason!