Zu An glanced upstairs. Although he had only caught a glimpse of the person upstairs, he had already recognized him. It seemed that all the things that had happened tonight were caused by this guy.
The two of them have only met once and even had a meal together at the Prince Qi's residence. Is it really necessary for them to target me like this?
Humans are strange like that. Sometimes they fall in love at first sight after only meeting once, while at the same time they may subconsciously dislike the other person.
Clearly, magnolia belongs to the latter category.
The beaded curtains in the upstairs private room had already been lowered, clearly because Yu Nan felt it was bad luck to even glance at them.
Zu An withdrew his gaze and cupped his hands in thanks to Bi Ziang: "Thank you, Young Master Bi."
"No need to thank me. You're my sister's person, so naturally I'll protect you." Bi Ziang sized him up. "I'd only heard of you before, but seeing you today, you're neither humble nor arrogant. You're indeed impressive."
"Young Master Bi is too kind," Zu An replied calmly. The other person always spoke with a condescending air, but he didn't mind. It was probably a common trait among people like them.
Bi Ziang laughed: "Speaking of which, I have a few friends who have fallen victim to you."
Zuan was taken aback: "Is that so?"
He's made so many enemies lately that I can't remember who he was talking about.
“Shi Kun, Gu Heng, and Gu Xing were on good terms with me,” Bi Ziang quickly changed the subject, “but these people were traitors, so you did a good job killing them.”
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine, sensing a hint of warning in the other person's words.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Bi Ziang invited, "I have a private room upstairs, why don't we join each other?"
Zuan smiled and said, "Next time, we've already made a reservation for today."
Looking at his entourage, Zu An could imagine that those above were just listening to flattery and would rather be drinking with Gao Ying and Pei You.
More importantly, the other party's eyes and tone always gave the feeling of looking at a lackey. What a joke! He was chatting and laughing with big bosses like Zhao Hao and Qin Shi Huang. Who did this guy think he was?
Seeing his refusal, Bi Ziang frowned slightly, but quickly covered it up: "Alright then."
Without saying anything more, the group quickly left. After they had gone some distance, his companion muttered to himself, "That guy is so ungrateful. He actually refused Young Master Bi's invitation."
Bi Ziang said expressionlessly, "Capable people always have a temper. It's like training a hawk; once it's trained, it will become docile."
After the three of them from Zuan took their seats, maids quickly came to prepare fruits, wine and dishes.
Although their seats weren't in a private room upstairs, they were still in an extremely elegant location, which shows that Gao Ying had put a lot of thought into it.
However, this only made Yi Zhibing seem more hateful. Hongxiuzhao had clearly prepared seats according to the name cards, but he still sent people to block them from the outside.
At least a third of the seats in the hall are still empty, clearly because the constables have kept people out under various pretexts.
"Brother Zu, let me offer you a toast first. I'm ashamed of what happened today."
"Don't take it to heart. The main problem is that there are treacherous people interfering." Zu'an downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.
The group mingled and drank, and the atmosphere grew lively as they chatted about all sorts of things, eventually bringing up Bi Ziang from earlier.
"He's a natural-born protagonist," Gao Ying and Pei You remarked in unison.
Zuan: "???"
What the heck? This was the first time he'd ever heard someone described like that.
If Bi Ziang is the main character, then what am I?
Seeing his surprised look, Gao Ying seemed to know what he was thinking and explained with a smile: "Back then, Madam Bi dreamed of a Qilin, and then she found out that she was pregnant. Before she even gave birth, the whole capital knew that the Bi family was carrying a Qilin child."
Zuan couldn't help but ask, "Why wasn't it his father who was cuckolded by Qilin?"
Gao Ying: "..."
Although the term "green" in this world doesn't yet have the connotation of NTR (Netorare), it doesn't prevent him from understanding its meaning.
Pei You, standing to the side, suppressed a laugh: "Brother Zu, we can just talk about this in private. If it gets out, it will cause a huge uproar. Bi Zi'ang is always arrogant, and he might turn against us because of this."
Zuan nodded: "Just because of that, you say he's a born protagonist?"
“Of course, that’s not all,” Gao Ying continued. “On the day he was born, the room was filled with rosy clouds and a wonderful fragrance. According to the maids and servants of the Bi family, the whole Bi family smelled wonderful at that time.”
Zuan thought to himself, "It sounds like a demon has been born."
However, considering their fragile hearts, they didn't say it out loud.
Pei You, standing nearby, couldn't help but add, "When he was a child, Lord Bi was going to a wilderness to suppress ferocious beasts and took him with him. However, due to the negligence of the servants, he got lost. The Bi family searched frantically but never found him. Everyone thought he was surely dead. You must know that all kinds of ferocious beasts roam the wilderness. Even a sixth-rank expert would face great danger if he went in."
"Who knew that he would come back on his own three days later, riding back on a Zouyu."
"Zouyu?" Zu An was taken aback.
Pei You explained, "This is a legendary auspicious beast with the body of a tiger and the head of a lion, white fur with black stripes, and a tail longer than its body. It can travel ten thousand miles a day. It is said to be kind by nature, and it cannot bear to trample on the grass. It will not eat any creature that has not died naturally, so people say that it is the representative of benevolence and righteousness."
Zu An also recalled records about Zouyu in his previous life, but according to the description, it looked like a white tiger.
"Later, that Zouyu became his mount. The benevolent beast recognized its master, which caused quite a stir back then." Pei You said with envy on his face, clearly wishing he could be the protagonist.
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