Zheng Quchi, having just emerged as a talent, deliberately caused quite a stir, not only because he was worried that the project would not be completed on time and all the craftsmen would be held accountable, but also to attract the attention of Yuwen Sheng.
Now the opportunity has finally arrived.
Of course, this was also due to the situation in Ye Kingdom, where skilled carpenters were in short supply.
As an adult who has been navigating the complexities of society for many years, Zheng Quchi naturally knows how to conceal his long-planned, sinister thoughts without revealing a single detail, playing dumb to outsmart others.
On the surface, she seemed to ponder for a moment, and then finally understood, her eyes filled with solemnity.
"If General Yuwen has any needs, I will be happy to serve him. However, I have also encountered a difficult situation. May I ask General Yuwen to help me as well?"
These blunt words are nothing short of surrender.
Those who know, know.
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Sheng smiled, but a hint of wickedness suddenly surfaced in his eyes. Fortunately, a veil concealed it, and he remained a gentle, sickly young master with a noble smile, unapproachable and unassailable.
At this moment, the pointer in his heart, which had been shifting left and right because of her background and origins, finally tilted.
When employing people, the worst thing is not someone with ulterior motives, but someone who has no other desires.
She's easier to control if she has any demands.
The wind rustled through the treetops, scattering moonlight and silvery dust, highlighting his prominent brows and nose, making him appear exceptionally handsome. Zheng Quchi stared at him, waiting for a reply.
He gave her an ambiguous answer: "You can mention it to him later."
Whether you agree or not depends on what you can offer.
Zheng Quchi understood his implication. The use of "at that time" was brilliant. He estimated that they would have to wait until the revised blueprints were finally built by the craftsmen to verify their authenticity.
She knew that haste makes waste.
"We've met twice, and I still don't know your name?" she suddenly asked.
Yuwen Sheng seemed to be thinking, his eyelids lowered slightly, then he lifted his dark eyelashes and curved his thin lips into a slight smile: "Liu Fengmian."
Liu Fengmian... that name sounds quite literary, and looking at his scholarly robe, he seems very refined. Could he be Yuwen Sheng's strategist?
Yuwen Sheng took out a snow-white handkerchief, which looked expensive. He wiped the back of his hand that Zheng Quchi had grabbed, and then casually threw it into the deep ravine in the mountains.
Zheng Quchi's intuition about him was very accurate; she felt that he somewhat disliked her.
"Aren't you married yet?"
This topic was somewhat inappropriate, but Yuwen Sheng was curious as to why she asked such a question: "What makes you say that?"
Without even thinking, she retorted, "With your chastity as impeccable as a jade statue, how could you possibly give women the opportunity to be promiscuous?"
Yuwen Sheng: "..."
But Yuwen Sheng was not someone to be trifled with. He smiled warmly, his cold fingers tracing her purplish lips, sending a chill down her spine: "Other women don't have a chance with men, so what about you? You treated me like that before, shouldn't you take responsibility for my innocence?"
Zheng Quchi trembled: "How can I bear the burden?"
“For example…” He leaned closer, and a peculiar fragrance emanating from his body, which made her want to sniff it a few more times, wafted into her nostrils. She heard him say, “To atone for my sins with my death.”
Zheng Quchi: "..."
Her heart wasn't racing, and her face wasn't flushed anymore; this scoundrel was still after her life.
Thinking that all of this was because of him, and that her current situation had become so bad, she hadn't even had a chance to get back at him, yet he already knew what it meant to repay kindness with ingratitude.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Taking advantage of the angle at which he bent over, she stood on tiptoe and gave him a loud kiss.
Yuwen Sheng was stunned.
"It was saving my life before, but this is frivolous. I don't blame you for not understanding, but I'll teach you how to distinguish the difference! If you're not afraid of General Yuwen's wrath, then you should atone for my sins with your death."
Although she uttered harsh words, she turned around and ran away again like a female rabbit.
"If you need to find me next time, you can send a message or leave a code. Don't kidnap people in the middle of the night like this."
After a long while, Yuwen Sheng chuckled and touched the corner of his bright red lips. Just now, she still didn't dare to kiss him lightly on the corner of his lips, which was both provocative and didn't completely offend him.
With a bang, the crooked-necked pine tree fell down, and a gray rock half the height of a person exploded open.
Sang Xuanqing, you just wait and see if I will grant your request... You can forget about going anywhere for the rest of your life, you'll be working for him for free for the rest of your life.
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Completely unaware that he had offended a future powerful figure, Zheng Quchi was currently in high spirits, having gotten revenge for his previous grievances.
The thought that just because she saved him opened a secret box turned her from a traitor who could have easily taken advantage of the situation into a disloyal person who had somehow gone mad and turned against her own organization, leaving her caught in the middle.
If the Mo family's "Zheng Quchi" were alive, he would surely be speechless and spitting blood.
She breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the dark and eerie woods, hesitated for a moment, and then, relying on her memory, returned to the scene of the incident.
But all they found was a pool of blood; the person who should have been lying on the ground was gone.
So, he's still alive?
"The person didn't die, are you very disappointed?" The masked Wei Yao appeared behind her.
Turning around and seeing the man in black, Zheng Quchi didn't want to discuss this with him: "Was the person you took me to see just now also an official?"
Wei Yao noticed that she had no interest in him, but was instead having a great time harassing the general.
He witnessed everything that just happened while he was hiding in the shadows keeping watch.
The scene was so shocking that it caused him to stop breathing.
He glanced at Zheng Quchi with a strange look, then shook his head with a sigh: "You really aren't afraid of death."
It's said that the Scorpionfish tribe was nearly wiped out because of a man with an exceptionally beautiful appearance. Since then, the Scorpionfish tribe has felt disgust and hatred towards any handsome and weak man they see. So why is she different?
Hearing him say that, she looked embarrassed: "What...what would you do if a man took liberties with you?"
Wei Yao replied without hesitation, "Kill him."
Even he was like that, yet the general, who was eccentric and violent and could not tolerate the slightest offense or defilement, tolerated this little black rat twice.
Twice!
This was something that would never have happened before.
Zheng Quchi asked earnestly, "...Do you think it's too late to apologize to him now?"
Wei Yao was amused by her, and his fox-like eyes narrowed with a smile: "How will you compensate me? With your life?"
"That's really unnecessary," she said decisively.
"Sang Xuanqing—"
Suddenly, a familiar shout came from afar. In the woods, a dark figure was moving rapidly toward them.
Zheng Quchi's alert antenna suddenly tightened, while Wei Yao's nonchalant expression vanished, and his gaze became colder than the night as he stared at the other side.
Oh no!
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