Jiu Li seemed to understand but not quite, but under Ye Xingchen's strong insistence, she reluctantly left and returned to her room.
Ye Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief and then lay down on the bed to continue sleeping.
However, the next morning, he turned over and found himself hugging her tightly again...
He sat up abruptly, and sure enough, the girl had somehow come over again, and she was fast asleep, hugging one of Ye Xingchen's legs.
"Jiuli..." Ye Xingchen was both amused and exasperated. This girl was indeed formidable.
With his Celestial Realm strength, he managed to sneak up on her again without her noticing, and Ye Xingchen didn't even feel a thing. This would be almost impossible for anyone else.
After gently shaking her a few times, Jiu Li opened her eyes. She looked around blankly for a moment, then smiled slightly at Ye Xingchen.
Just then, Bai Zilin pushed open the door and entered.
She was stunned when she saw the scene inside.
Yes, both of them were dressed, but Ye Xingchen was shirtless and wearing only underwear.
As for Jiu Li, she chose her own plain white gauze nightgown. Although she was wearing a nightgown, the glimpses of her skin through it were enough to arouse any man's animalistic instincts.
Bai Zilin's vision went black, and she almost fainted on the spot. She quickly recovered and turned around to curse, "You beast! How old is Jiu Li? You won't even spare such a young girl?"
"Would you believe me if I said it was a misunderstanding?" Ye Xingchen was both amused and exasperated; he felt utterly wronged.
Yes, it was indeed a misunderstanding. Who knew that this little girl would sneak over again in the middle of the night without anyone noticing? Moreover, even with Ye Xingchen's Celestial Phenomenon strength and his extraordinary keen senses, he still couldn't detect her.
"Jiuli, what are you doing here? You're a girl!" Bai Zilin stomped her feet angrily and reached for the blanket to wrap her up.
"Didn't you say that if you like someone, you should sleep with them?" Jiu Li still looked innocent.
"That's not what I meant." Bai Zilin was both amused and exasperated. She glared at Ye Xingchen, then grabbed Jiu Li and fled the scene.
Ye Xingchen gave a wry smile and turned over to get up.
After washing my face and having a simple breakfast, Wu Jian arrived.
"Mr. Ye, how has the progress been lately?" Wu Jian asked.
"It's alright. Liu Kun trusts me quite a bit so far. He's already handed over some of his business to me, and I'm still figuring it out," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"That's good, but Liu Kun is too suspicious. No matter what, Mr. Ye should be careful around him."
"I'm keeping an eye on it, thank you for reminding me." Ye Xingchen nodded: "Mr. Wu, is there anything I can do for you today?"
"There's something I need to let Mr. Ye know," Wu Jian said. "The Ma family from Nanshi might be coming to Xuancheng today."
"The Ma family of Nanshi? The head of Nanshi, one of the border's iron triangle?" Ye Xingchen frowned slightly.
The three places on the southwestern border are Yunshi, Nanshi, and a county town.
These three places are adjacent to each other and are known as the border triangle.
Moreover, some overseas businesses that want to enter the domestic market must go through the "iron triangle" (referring to the three major business groups in China).
Yun City is the first choice, but it is currently under the tight control of the Zhou and Meng families, so some people have started to set their sights on Nan City.
Although Nanshi's geographical location is not as good as Yunshi's, if we can't open up the market from Yunshi, we can only start from Nanshi.
The underground forces in Nanshi are controlled by the Ma family. Now that people from the Ma family have come, it seems that they have already made contact with Xuancheng.
“Yes, Ma Jinguo’s son, Ma Chenglong, is coming today. In fact, the Ma family has been secretly dealing with Xuancheng for many years, but only in secret. On the surface, the Ma family still supports Old Master Meng.” Wu Jian said, “They never take the initiative to come to Xuancheng to talk business with Liu Kun. This time, they are taking the initiative to come to Xuancheng. I’m afraid something has happened to the Ma family.”
"There's only one possibility: something happened to Old Master Ma, who supports Old Master Meng's policies, and now Ma Jinguo is in charge of the Ma family," Ye Xingchen said after thinking for a moment.
“Old Ma is over eighty years old, and it’s very likely he’s no longer alive. I’ll go and find out what’s going on, and I’ll notify Mr. Ye immediately if I get any news,” Wu Jian said.
"Okay, thank you for your help, Mr. Wu." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"Mr. Ye, you're too kind. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now." Wu Jian nodded, turned, and left.
"Has the Ma family from Nanshi made a move?" Bai Zilin appeared in a flash just as Wu Jian left.
"Yes, it's probably about doing business with Liu Kun," Ye Xingchen said.
“We have people in Nanshi who have been monitoring the Ma family. We just received news that Old Master Ma passed away three days ago, and Ma Jinguo is now in charge of the Ma family,” Bai Zilin said.
"Just as I thought." Ye Xingchen suddenly realized: "If Elder Ma were here, he and Elder Meng would be on the same side and would absolutely not allow those goods to pass through Nanshi."
“A new emperor brings a new court. Our colleagues in Nanshi have already started monitoring the Ma family,” Bai Zilin said. “Ma Jinguo has always wanted to get involved in smuggling and drug trafficking, but his father suppressed him before, so he’s been doing it in secret. Now no one can control him.”
"They're all unfilial sons," Ye Xingchen said helplessly. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What kind of person is Ma Jinguo?"
“Not very good. According to the information, he is ambitious but unrealistic, stubborn and self-willed. He is a person with little ability but extreme arrogance,” Bai Zilin said.
"Is there anyone who can replace him?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Yes, his surname is Zhang. He has a good relationship with Old Tang in Yanjing and is someone worth supporting.” Bai Zilin said, “What, you want to make a move against Nanshi?”
"The Ma family is out of control. Should we leave them alone for the New Year?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
In fact, although there has been a strong crackdown on these things in recent years, some things have existed since ancient times, like underground forces, which are like leeks, you can harvest one crop after another.
After sweeping away one wave of criminals, new forces will emerge after a while, and with the rise and fall of these new forces, fighting and killing are inevitable, leading to another bloody storm.
Therefore, in some special areas, such as border regions, the authorities sometimes support certain forces in order to maintain stability.
These forces are not exactly puppets; they also run some borderline businesses, but they are all legitimate enterprises. They cooperate with the police to facilitate maintaining stability.
The border triangle has a special geographical location, so the underground forces in these areas must be kept stable.
Old Master Ma of the Ma family used to have a good relationship with Old Master Meng, so the Ma family was relatively stable. But now that Old Master Ma is dead, his good-for-nothing son is probably going to make a big splash. Should we kill him as a sacrifice to the heavens and keep him for the New Year?
"This needs to be planned carefully." Bai Zilin hesitated for a moment: "It's not up to me to decide alone."
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