After a slight pause, and hearing no response, Hua Cai carefully chose her words before speaking again: "Lord He is a martial arts master and Princess Minmin's right-hand man. I've heard that you enjoy wine, so ordinary wines probably wouldn't suit your taste. I've inadvertently obtained an incomplete brewing recipe and wish to use it to brew a unique wine to present to you, my lord. I only hope—I only hope—"
I knew you were after my wine, so I'll start with you. This old man seems easy to fool.
"You want to offer me wine? That's not a bad thing. Why are you so nervous, little girl?" Hebi Weng loves wine and is a bit dull-witted, but he spends all his time with that cunning old man Lu Zhangke, so he's not really hopelessly stupid.
He didn't even know why this little girl had been expelled from the Prince's mansion. Bringing a witness into the Prince's mansion based solely on this one-sided testimony was far too hasty.
"I only hope that you can take my daughter with you, so that I can see the young prince every now and then and see that he is well. That would be all I ask for." Seeing that Hebi Weng was suspicious, Hua Cai finished speaking with a look of reluctance.
Crane-pen-wielding old man, whose mind was dull but adept at filling in the blanks, suddenly understood.
So it turns out his real intention wasn't what he was looking for.
"So that's what you were thinking. Fine, since my princess doesn't like that persistent brat anyway, giving you a chance is fine, but this wine—"
Hebi Weng's gaze fell on the wine bottle again.
Normally, he would have killed the girl and taken her wine long ago. If it weren't for the sake of the Seventh Prince's Mansion, he wouldn't have bothered arguing with such a little girl for so long.
"This wine... this wine is only a semi-finished product. The ingredients are insufficient, and the research has not yet been completed. I dare not offer it to you, sir." Hua Cai nervously gripped the wine bottle, lowered her head, and her eyes darted around.
Semi-finished product.
Is this just a semi-finished product?
Hebi Weng's spirits lifted.
If even the semi-finished product is this tempting, what would happen if the wine were fully developed?
Hebi Weng was overjoyed, and even the little girl in front of him, who was so unhappy and whining, seemed a bit more pleasing to the eye.
"I don't care about such things. I'm thirsty right now, so give it to me."
"Okay." Hua Cai took a deep breath, slowly raised her head, and handed over the wine bottle.
Just as Hebi Weng was eager to take it, the moment their eyes met, a red light flashed in Hua Cai's eyes, and she instantly swayed, about to dismount.
This mortal body almost suffered a mental breakdown after being subjected to the Soul-Seizing Technique for two consecutive days.
"Ouch!" He Biweng was also startled when he saw this. He quickly reached out and grabbed the rope that was tying the wine bottle.
Hua Cai fell heavily off her horse, rolling a long way until she was bruised and battered before finally managing to get up from the ground with difficulty.
Seeing Hebi Weng looking completely absorbed and already drinking heavily, Hua Cai felt a pang of frustration.
Well, she didn't expect this ruthless killer to have a change of heart and help her out.
Fortunately, she reined in her horse in time when she noticed someone behind her; otherwise, she would have been either killed or maimed, and the mission would have been over.
The pain on her face was clear; Hua Cai touched it and gasped in pain.
He's definitely going to be disfigured.
She glanced at Hebi Weng, who was engrossed in his wine and completely indifferent to her life or death, and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
This person is willing to drink any kind of alcohol, and isn't afraid that she might poison him.
Um?
Hua Cai sensed something and a flash of inspiration struck her.
"Junior brother, why are you dawdling like this? Don't delay the important matter entrusted to you by the princess."
A gloomy voice came, and a thin man suddenly appeared ten meters away from Hebi Weng. When Hua Cai looked at him, a pair of sinister eyes on his dark, cloud-like face were already staring at her.
Junior brother?
It's Lu Zhangke, this is bad.
Hua Cai's heart sank.
This person is extremely cunning and lustful, unlike Hebi Weng who is easily fooled.
Although Wenxiang is a maid, she is quite beautiful and charming. Given Lu Zhangke's bad habits, he would definitely not mind doing something.
What should we do? What should we do?
Hua Cai lowered her head, appearing calm, but her heart was churning like oil.
Feeling a figure approaching with a chilling aura, Hua Cai steeled her resolve.
At worst, I can risk a broken soul, escape using Soul Seal, find a place to recuperate for a few years, and then return before Zhao Qiang dies to make further plans.
Just as he shifted his toes and was about to retreat, he heard Lu Zhangke's sinister voice ring out again.
"Where did this ugly girl come from? Why bother arguing with her? You might as well just kill her and be done with it."
ugly?
Hua Cai paused in her steps.
How could they say Wenxiang's body is ugly?
Hua Cai's lips twitched, accidentally aggravating the wound on her face, and she suddenly realized what was happening.
Yes, yes! I'm "disfigured" now!
Hua Cai instantly became an outlier who rejoiced at being disfigured.
Lost in thought, Lu Zhangke had already raised the short staff with the deer's head in his hand, about to smash it down on Hua Cai.
"Senior brother, you mustn't!" At the critical moment, Hebi Weng finally shifted his attention from the wine bottle to them and leaped over to block Lu Zhangke's attack.
Um?
Hua Cai suddenly snapped back to reality, breaking out in a cold sweat.
He was distracted at a crucial moment, and he almost lost his life here.
“Senior brother, this person is the personal maid of the young prince of the Seventh Prince’s Mansion. We must not kill her.” Hebi Weng said hurriedly, “This little girl is a good brewer. It would be a real pity to kill her. We are going to the Central Plains. We don’t know if we can get used to the wine there. Why don’t we take this girl with us? It’s just a convenient thing to do.”
"How did the young prince's personal maid end up here?" Lu Zhangke stared at Hua Cai with a chilling gaze, his murderous intent fully revealed: "Junior brother, don't let someone exploit your weaknesses and invite a wolf into the house."
Hua Cai gritted her teeth.
This Lu Zhangke is truly cunning and suspicious, making him a difficult opponent. He's also quite murderous; his mind is filled with nothing but women and killing.
Hua Cai pinched herself hard with her hand hidden in her sleeve, and tearfully repeated what she had said to He Biweng.
“Senior brother, this is indeed the young prince’s personal maid. I have visited the Seventh Prince’s mansion several times with the princess and met her a few times.” He Biweng was afraid that Lu Zhangke might kill her in a moment of impulsiveness. He was so eager that he shook the empty wine bottle and hurriedly came out to testify for Hua Cai.
"Oh?" Lu Zhangke finally shifted his gaze from Hua Cai's face, his eyes sweeping over her heartbreakingly tattered clothes, and he began to believe her somewhat.
The killing intent that had been locked onto her dissipated, and Hua Cai relaxed, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
She forgot that this Crane Pen Elder coveted the Seventh Prince's Mansion's fine wine. Every time Zhao Min visited the mansion, he would come along to mooch some. He was always the one who came among the Xuanming Elders. This Deer Staff Guest had never seen Wenxiang's true face.
"Then let's go. The princess's matter cannot be delayed." Lu Zhangke looked at Hua Cai, who was bruised and swollen and timid, and turned away with great disinterest.
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