Chapter 69
As the night grew darker, the restaurant became more and more lively, with a constant stream of people coming and going. Although the business was not as good as the two restaurants next door, the flow of people was still quite large. The waiters from the three restaurants were working hard outside the door to attract customers, and Zhou Li's voice also attracted many people into the store.
Zhou Li continued to perform after a while, and performed three shows in a row during the busiest time before leaving the stage. The diners waited until Zhou Li left before dispersing, but there was no movement from Tianzi No. 1.
Zhou Li and the musicians of the troupe packed up their things and prepared to go back. At this time, there was movement in the Tianzi box. First, a sinister young man walked out of the room, followed by a white man with a high nose and deep eyes. His hair was brown and he looked like a foreigner. His clothes were also ordinary. But Zhou Li recognized at a glance that they were the same group of foreigners he met in the provincial capital, because their temperament was very special. They looked at everyone as superior and breathed out through their nostrils.
Zhou Li slowed down her packing. To go downstairs, she had to pass by the stage. The two men didn't notice her. As they passed by her, she heard someone say, "Go back and wait for news." Her ears perked up, and when she tried to eavesdrop again, a sharp gaze pierced the air and landed on her face. Zhou Li looked up calmly, her eyes sweeping over the sinister young man. She casually tossed her things into the wooden box, picked it up, and turned to the musicians, saying, "Let's go."
Then he went down the stairs from the other side without even looking at them.
The strange-looking foreigner asked in a strange tone, "Li, what's wrong?"
Li Ruiqi retracted his gaze and said, "It's nothing, I'll take you downstairs."
After seeing off the distinguished guest, Li Ruiqi went back to the shopkeeper and asked, "Is the performance on the stage today the Feihua Fairy that has been making the rounds in the capital lately?"
The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "Yes, are you satisfied tonight?"
Li Ruiqi nodded thoughtfully, "I'm satisfied, but have you investigated this person? Could he be a spy sent by some organization?"
The shopkeeper said cautiously, "This was sent by someone from the Prince's Mansion. He said..." He looked around, then stood on tiptoe and whispered into the boss's ear, "They said it's used to attract attention so as not to alert the enemy."
They have been acting a bit more aggressively lately, and some people noticed them, so they had to kill several people.
Li Ruiqi nodded and understood.
The person sent by my uncle should have had his identity investigated.
Li Ruiqi did not let down his guard. It was because when he saw Zhou Li just now, the alarm bells in his heart kept ringing for some reason. He had relied on this intuition to avoid many disasters before.
Li Ruiqi asked the shopkeeper to keep an eye on Zhou Li and prevent them from running around.
The shopkeeper agreed.
After Zhou Li returned, his brows were tightly furrowed.
There have been traitors in the provincial capital, so could the old prince have the same plan? At this time when the country is in turmoil, not only are family members fighting against each other, but there are also fools who are so eager to give away land. Do they think it will be easy to take this land back after giving it away?
Zhou Li was sitting restlessly in the house when suddenly a loud thunder exploded in the sky, followed by silver-white lightning, lighting the sky pale.
Zhou Li heard the rumbling thunder coming closer and closer. She slammed the table and decided to visit the prince's mansion tonight and ask Tang Jing for details. She must know something, otherwise she wouldn't have told her not to come.
Zhou Li can tolerate anything except the behavior of such traitors. If it is really the old prince who is obstructing this, Zhou Li will definitely lobby the Rangers Hall to abandon the Northern Government.
Zhou Li opened the door. It was windy and rainy outside. Raindrops had been falling since someone had seen them. The ground was covered with broken branches and leaves under the raindrops. Zhou Li didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly he frowned, took a look at the rain, closed the door and went back.
She blew out the candles in the house and pretended to be asleep. In fact, she was standing in front of the window, poking a hole in the window paper with her hand, and looking at the two big trees in the yard. A man in black jumped out from the top and quickly disappeared from Zhou Li's sight.
Zhou Li waited for a while, and only after making sure that no one was watching her did she slip away.
The rain came and went quickly, leaving wet spots on the ground. Zhou Li walked on the brighter parts of the ground. She walked fast and soon arrived at the prince's mansion.
The prince's mansion was heavily guarded, but Zhou Li had been there for three days and knew the patrol patterns. She climbed up the wall, looked around, waited for the patrol team to pass, jumped into the mansion, and walked along the wall.
He walked to the backyard in a dodgy manner. There were fewer people there, with servants appearing occasionally, but Zhou Li was nowhere to be found. When he arrived at Tang Jing's yard, it was even more desolate. He met almost no one on the way, and there were not even a few lanterns hanging. It was pitch dark, which was enough to show that Tang Jing was not favored.
Zhou Li raised her eyebrows. She didn't go through the main door and became a thief hiding behind the beam.
The windows of Tang Jing's house were tilted up, as if to let in air. With Tang Jing's alertness, Zhou Li lowered her footsteps, opened the window directly, and climbed in. But before she took a few steps, a cold light flashed, and a knife was pressed against her neck. "Who is it?"
Zhou Li exclaimed and raised his hand.
"I, I, I, don't do it."
Tang Jing's knife was still across her neck, but the cold blade slid down ambiguously. She even had the leisure to joke: "Are you looking for me to sleep or to talk? I welcome you to sleep, but please excuse me for asking you to leave if you want to talk." She returned Zhou Li's words exactly as they had been said.
Zhou Li glared at Tang Jing.
Why is this person so stingy?
The two men were in a stalemate for a while, Tang Jing's hand did not shake at all, and Zhou Li surrendered first.
"Swords have no eyes, why don't you put them away first?"
Tang Jing chuckled and quickly put away the dagger. Zhou Li only heard the sound and could not see where she received it.
Zhou Li stared at Tang Jing curiously. Tang Jing took the lamp and blew it gently. Seeing that the wick had grown longer, she took a pair of scissors and cut it shorter. The lamp became much brighter than before.
Zhou Li looked at Tang Jing's actions and asked with a straight face, "You haven't slept yet?" He was a typical talker.
Tang Jing glanced at her and didn't respond to her nonsense. Zhou Li touched her nose and smiled angrily.
Tang Jing gathered her sleeves and sat upright, her fair face gleaming with a delicate pearly glow. She quietly raised her eyes to Zhou Li and asked, "It's so late, what's worth taking the risk for, sir?"
Tang Jing's tone was flat, and he didn't seem curious at all, but because Zhou Li came, he had to ask.
Zhou Li was thinking about what to say, but before she could think, Tang Jing stood up and walked towards Zhou Li. He sat directly in her arms, put his arms around Zhou Li's neck and asked softly, "Do you want to sleep?"
With the warm and beautiful girl in his arms, Zhou Li had to restrain himself for a while before he didn't lose his mind.
She is obviously not a person with strong desires, but her self-control is in jeopardy after meeting Tang Jing.
Zhou Li pulled down Tang Jing's arm and placed her on the stool opposite her. She blushed and said, "I didn't ask you to come here today for this."
Tang Jing reiterated: "I welcome you to sleep, but I'll send you off if you want to talk."
Zhou Li glared again.
Looking at the cold and deserted people, how could you say such shameful words?
"You choose." Tang Jing said.
Zhou Li swayed back and forth. Tang Jing stood up, opened the door, and said, "It seems you don't want to choose the first one. Then you can go back."
Outside the door, the wind was still and the trees were still. The moon had come out at some point, shining on the door and lightly covering Tang Jing. Her skin was translucent and fair, and her delicate facial features also had a layer of brilliance.
Zhou Li sighed, she walked forward, grabbed Tang Jing's wrist and slammed the door.
The temperature in the room rose, and Zhou Li forced and pressed Tang Jing to prevent her from going.
Tang Jing endured it until sweat broke out on her forehead. Her eyes were full of desire. She grabbed Zhou Li's hand and trembled again.
"Bad guy." Tang Jing said softly.
Zhou Li looked at her expression of both pain and joy, and couldn't help but kiss Tang Jing's eyes.
Tang Jing's eyelids trembled slightly, like a butterfly with broken wings, being pressed under Zhou Li and rubbed.
It's like a moth flying into a flame, which can escape but chooses to do so.
Zhou Li was very frustrated. She tried every possible means but could not get any information from Tang Jing.
Tang Jing hugged Zhou Li's neck, as if to seduce and beg for mercy, and rubbed her sweaty face against Zhou Li's face. Zhou Li finally softened her heart, and stars exploded in front of Tang Jing's eyes.
After it was over, Tang Jing nestled gently in Zhou Li's arms, playing with her hands.
Zhou Li fell into deep thought.
Zhou Li felt it was despicable. How could such means be used to force Tang Jing?
It was really that Tang Jing easily aroused Zhou Li's bad nature, because her completely submissive posture in bed made Zhou Li want to treat her even worse.
Tang Jing looked up, as if she had guessed Zhou Li's current obsession. She kissed Zhou Li's chin and chuckled, "I like it very much."
Her hair fell on Zhou Li's chest, and the silky, cold black hair was like flowing sand.
Tang Jing turned over and began to kiss Zhou Li closely along his chin, harassing Zhou Li so much that he couldn't think.
Seeing the smoke rising again, Zhou Li said in a hoarse voice: "I have to go back. I can't stay here. Do you want my legs to become weak when I climb over the wall?"
Tang Jing was amused by Zhou Li's honesty. She fell on Zhou Li and laughed heartily.
Zhou Li hugged Tang Jing and stood up, wanting to move her to the side. Tang Jing was reluctant to leave. She lay in Zhou Li's arms and said, "Don't you want to know what you want to know? I can tell you."
Tang Jing entwined his fingers with Zhou Li's hair, twisting it into a circle on his index finger. "As long as you promise me that you will come to accompany me when I miss you."
Zhou Li felt that this was immoral, but when she looked down at Tang Jing, she actually saw hope in Tang Jing's usually cold eyes, like a puppy longing to be taken in by Zhou Li. Zhou Li had seen this kind of eyes in many people, such as Xiaoyuan, Gousheng, Dapeng, etc., which made Zhou Li irresistible.
Zhou Li took her hair back from Tang Jing's hands, patted her head heavily, and smoothed it down. Feeling refreshed, she said happily, "Okay!"
Anyway, it wasn't true that Tang Jing entered the prince's mansion, so this wasn't an affair, was it? Zhou Li fell into deep thought.
Tang Jing finally showed some joy on her face, but she quickly suppressed it. She rested her head on Zhou Li's shoulder and told her, "You guessed right."
"But at the same time, the prince is also cooperating with us. He wants to overthrow the monarchy."
Zhou Li suddenly understood, but was puzzled: "Then why did he look for foreigners?"
Tang Jing's face turned cold: "He just wants to take advantage of the situation and become the new emperor!"
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