"Wei Zixiao, what are your plans? Are you going to use the commission?"
"Need not."
"Then why are you still waiting for me here?"
"The way to treat guests is to treat even uninvited guests as guests."
Yan Ling scoffed lightly, feeling a bit annoyed. That feeling of being undervalued came back to him, but he still couldn't suppress his desire to cherish talent.
"The move you've prepared is very dangerous. Are you sure you don't need my help?"
"Um."
"What if I insist on helping?" Yan Ling placed one hand on the table and leaned closer to make sure he could see the malice in his eyes.
Di Xiu sipped his hot tea, his tone gentle: "Then you are in danger."
Yan Ling snorted coldly, sat up straight, tapped his teacup with his finger, and said with disgust, "Why are you drinking tea in the middle of the night?"
"Besides tea, there is only water."
Yan Ling glanced at him sideways, and after a long pause, finally spoke: "I'll help you with this."
"Um."
"You don't seem surprised at all."
"Each has their own desires, and each takes what they need."
Yan Ling raised an eyebrow: "What do I want?"
Di Xiu gave him a look, but he wouldn't let it go and insisted that he guess.
Di Xiu put down his teacup and looked directly at him: "Some things are better left unsaid."
The two locked eyes, and in an instant, Yan Ling's killing intent surged, his exposed eyes filled with icy coldness, and his hand instinctively rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
After a long while, he laughed loudly, raised his hand and pressed it behind his head. With a "click," the perfectly fitting mask came off his face, revealing an unfamiliar face.
Seeing that Di Xiu still didn't react, Yan Ling sighed helplessly. His face was flawless, with every fine line clearly visible.
He took out a bottle of medicine and started applying it to his face, peeling off the skin as he asked, "How did you find out?"
His voice also underwent a subtle change, from deep and languid to clear and magnetic, very distinctive, and anyone who has heard it before would recognize it.
"Your disguise is really not very good."
001 flew beside Yanling, watching him shed his skin, and rolled its eyes when it heard this: "You two are evenly matched."
"But no one has recognized me yet."
"Congratulations."
Yanling removed the mask, a thin layer, and held it in his palm, where the palm lines underneath could be clearly seen.
Such a thing must have been very expensive to make, but he just crumpled it up and threw it directly into the water tank under the eaves.
Where did I slip up?
"Internal strength, physical skills, eyes, voice, and bone structure."
"..." Just tell me directly where I didn't give anything away.
Yanling gave a fake smile: "It's kind of you to pretend you don't recognize me when you see me."
Leaving that matter behind, he added, "I want Mu Ruoling dead."
He stroked the rim of his teacup, a cold glint in his eyes: "She's incredibly wicked. She played the piano at the triumphant banquet and danced at the New Year's Eve banquet. Her piano playing and dancing were utterly terrible, simply unbearable to listen to and watch. But I remember my initial admiration for her, that feeling of being controlled and bewitched. Did you ever feel that way?"
The more he talked, the more he gritted his teeth. People like him hate nothing more than someone trying to control them.
"……No."
“Of course not, you weren’t fooled at all,” 001 said, mimicking a cup of tea to liven up the atmosphere. “What dancing? It’s just calisthenics with some fancy hand gestures. How avant-garde.”
"Furthermore, she always has exceptionally good luck. I arranged for people to assassinate her four times, but each time she managed to escape by some twist of fate."
001 angrily punched Yanling's head: "It's you who caused our spy planted next to the female lead to die twice!"
“Brother Wei, she has always harbored ill intentions towards you. Let’s join forces and kill her.”
Di Xiu glanced at 001, a fleeting smile in his eyes, which surprised Yan Ling, who had been observing him closely. He wondered what was so happy about this moment.
What are you planning to do?
"I don't care if you expose your influence in the court. If the emperor doesn't execute her, I'll have the censors smash their heads against a pillar."
001: Should we be happy for the censor, or should we applaud him?
"You don't need to tell me these things specifically."
"I didn't mean to say anything," Yan Ling shrugged. Little did he know he had already been exposed. He had only come to claim credit and give away some gifts. "When does Brother Wei plan to make his move?"
"On Qingming Festival."
"It's a good day."
The two drank tea under the moon, and Yanling sighed, "If you were younger than me, I would have become your sworn brother."
"..."
"Here you go," Yanling tossed a bamboo tube about two fingers thick into his arms. "It's in Yanling's name, and it's worth a Heaven-level commission."
This time, Di Xiu didn't try to bargain with him. He went inside and retrieved the previous commission token to return it to him.
001 clapped: "The top-ranked guy is so generous."
...
Mu Ruoling is so stupid that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe the many crimes that were pinned on her. However, based on her criminal record, the law can be used to falsely accuse her.
The laws of Tiansheng stipulate that all those who make false accusations shall be punished accordingly.
Since Di Xiu had already decided to get involved, he would naturally bring on as many serious charges as possible. The dragon robe that Mu Ruoling had specially prepared for him came in handy.
He continued to work as a corporate slave as usual. One day, while he was supervising the construction, a squad of imperial guards came over and detained him without saying a word. Instead of throwing him directly into prison, they took him to the imperial study.
The officials from the three provinces and six ministries were all present, each one composed and unperturbed, except for Wei's father, whose face was pale and filled with anxiety and despair.
"Wei Zixiao, how dare you!"
A fine Duan inkstone came hurtling towards him, but Di Xiu bowed and dodged it.
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