Chapter 30 Since you came to me without knowing whether to live or die, don't blame me
When Liu Mingyue was feeling restless, a man with ordinary looks but tall stature walked in from the direction of the lobby door downstairs. From the man's figure, it was obvious that he was a martial artist.
Although the man has an ordinary appearance, as long as you pay more attention to him, you can notice that his words and actions are noble. This person is most likely Chi Hongyuan in disguise.
"Oh, sir, you haven't been here for a while. The rooms have been arranged according to your usual preferences."
As the burly man walked into the lobby, the madam approached him and spoke to him in a familiar manner. Liu Mingyue observed and could clearly see that the madam's attitude towards this man was slightly different from that towards others.
Her guess about the man's identity was further confirmed. The man was most likely Chi Hongyuan. Liu Mingyue used her peripheral vision to pay attention to which room Chi Hongyuan went to. He seemed to be listening to the music seriously, but in fact his mind was completely elsewhere.
"I don't know what kind of music is popular in the capital recently. Pick out the one you are best at and play it for me. It should have a soothing tune." After finishing a piece of music while appreciating the flowers, Liu Mingyue immediately asked the girl to play the next one, giving the illusion that he was listening carefully.
The girl felt that this guest was very friendly, so she played the song more attentively. When the song ended, the door of Chi Hongyuan's room opened, and Chi Hongyuan came out. Seeing this, Liu Mingyue stood up.
"I'm going to the toilet. This is the end of today's song. You played the song very well. I'm very satisfied."
Liu Mingyue put down the teacup, casually pinned the folding fan on her waist, and then gave the zither girl fifty taels.
"Thank you very much, sir!" The zither girl thanked Liu Mingyue.
Liu Mingyue smiled at her, then left the room and walked quickly down the stairs towards the lobby.
The man seemed to be looking for someone. Liu Mingyue seized the opportunity and walked past him with her head down.
In the lobby, guests and prostitutes were toasting each other, laughing all around, and saying things that made people blush.
Liu Mingyue ignored him and walked closer to the man when she passed by him, accidentally bumping into his shoulder. The man was sturdy, and Liu Mingyue didn't expect that the bump would cause her to lose her balance.
Before stumbling back, Liu Mingyue quickly stuffed the note into the man's hand, lowered her head and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
After saying that, Liu Mingyue left quickly. When she reached the gate, she turned her head slightly and gave the man a meaningful look. Success or failure depends on this one move, so she just hoped that there would be no other accidents along the way.
Before leaving, Liu Mingyue rubbed her shoulders. Why was this man so hard? His muscles were like rocks, and they hurt her.
There were people coming and going in the lobby, and people here inevitably drank, so collisions were common. The man thought it was an accident until the person bumped into him and stuffed something into his hand.
Looking in the direction where the person who bumped into him left, the man only saw a slightly thin figure leaving Zui Xiang Lou.
The man clenched his hands without changing his expression. There were many people in the lobby, so he went back to his room, closed the door, and spread out his hands, only to see a piece of paper folded into a very small piece in his hand.
"Has anything happened recently?" The man thought that his subordinates were using this to pass on information to him, but there were many people in Zui Xiang Lou today, so he had to use this covert method.
Just as he was about to open the note, there was a dull knock on the door: "Sir, a servant came back and said that you just went to the lobby. Do you have any instructions?"
It was the voice of the madam.
The man held the note in his hand, squinted at the door behind him, and said nonchalantly, "Why didn't you bring the best wine today? I know it's hard to find good wine in the building, but mine is missing. What does that mean?"
The voice coming through the door was tinged with anger, as if the speaker was angry at Zui Xiang Lou's neglect.
The madam outside the door paused for a moment, but soon said with a smile: "Young Master, you misunderstood. It's not that we have good wine but you are missing it. You also know that the weather has been hot recently and it's not easy to make wine. Good wine has been out for a while."
The two men found out the news as they talked back and forth. To others, it seemed that they were just talking about drinking, but in fact, they were just using it to pass on the news.
The wine the man was talking about was referring to any recent news. The madam suddenly heard her master's secret message and answered cautiously. After a moment of silence, the madam asked again, "But the wine I just offered you is not to your taste?"
Through the door, the man lowered his eyes to glance at the hand holding the note, and said casually: "No, since there is no good wine, forget it. I want to drink and listen to music by myself, don't disturb my peace."
As soon as these words were spoken, the madam understood what the person in the room meant, and she answered yes and left.
He walked a few steps away, beckoned the servant over, and said with a slightly cold look, "Ask someone to look after this."
The man walked quickly to the Arhat couch and sat down. Since Zui Xiang Lou had not collected any useful information recently and nothing had happened, he wanted to see what message the man wanted to give him.
There was a sinister gleam in the man's eyes, and he unfolded the note unexpectedly.
However, when he saw the name "Zi Sheng" at the beginning, the man's hand holding the note tightened and his face was shocked.
Zisheng is Chi Hongyuan’s nickname. Only a handful of people know it. After being demoted to the cold palace, only his mother would call him by his nickname. So, who is the person who gave him this note?
Chi Hongyuan calmed his mind and continued to read. There was not much on the note. The words were concise and asked him to meet at Wei Temple in half an hour.
The temple enshrines a mountain god, but many years ago, due to lack of worshippers, the temple became deserted and now has become a desolate and dilapidated temple.
"I have something important to tell you, so you can only come alone." The man wrote at the end of the note.
The words on the note were written in the common Song font, and it was not difficult to tell that the person had copied someone else's handwriting, which showed that he was very meticulous.
The person who passed the note emphasized this, indicating that 'he' not only knew his true identity, but also knew that he secretly trained personal guards.
Chi Hongyuan clenched his hands, secretly shocked. Who on earth was the other person? He and his mother were thrown into the cold palace all these years, and he had been keeping a low profile. Even his father didn't notice that he was secretly raising a personal guard.
The other party knew his nickname, and knew the time when he appeared in Zui Xiang Lou and that he was secretly followed by personal guards. It can be seen how well he knew him, but he didn't know who that person was.
Chi Hongyuan tightened his hands, his expression suddenly turned cold, and he set the crumpled note on fire.
"Since you don't know how to live or die and come to me, don't blame me." Chi Hongyuan's cruel look was like ice wrapped in fire under the bright firelight. It didn't feel warm, but made people more frightened.
During the years in the cold palace, he not only secretly cultivated his own power, but also studied martial arts diligently when no one was around. After years of hard work, he has achieved some success.
Although he didn't know the other party's identity, with his martial arts skills, it would not be difficult for him to take the person's life when the person was not paying attention.
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