"Hmph! If she wants her lover to live, she will do everything in her power to make this happen."
Li Zheng sneered, seemingly certain that what they wanted would come to them easily.
The steward obsequiously replied, "Your Excellency is wise!"
The room fell silent for a moment.
Li Zheng seemed to be sitting in a chair looking through something. After a while, Lin Zao heard Li Zheng say:
"We've almost finished recruiting our staff, and His Highness Prince Kang is already urging me to get started. It seems we need to prepare to depart as soon as possible."
"Sir, are those people really going to..." The steward hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
“These days, the Japanese officials have been treating them to good food and drink, and tonight they are even letting them sleep with the beauty as they wished. They should be content.”
“You’re right, sir,” the butler said, his tone becoming increasingly respectful.
Li Zheng's voice was somewhat cold, as if they were not talking about anything important.
Lin Zao understood the meaning behind those words; it seemed that those people in the courtyard were destined to never return.
However, after tonight's incident, she already didn't have a good impression of those people.
only,
That young man in black...
"Are you sure the items are safe? If anything goes wrong, I won't let you off the hook." Li Zheng's voice suddenly turned serious.
"Rest assured, sir, everything will be perfectly safe."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zao's heart skipped a beat. He wondered what it was.
It's amazing that they take it so seriously.
The two didn't say anything more after that. Lin Zao observed for a moment and realized that there was no chance to enter the study, so he could only go back and look for another opportunity.
When Lin Zao rolled over and reappeared outside her window, it was already very late at night, and the entire courtyard was silent; even the chirping of insects had ceased.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Zao walked to the window of the young man in black.
"Knock knock"
Lin Zao gently tapped on the window.
This young man in black doesn't seem like a simple person; if someone is willing to see her, she will naturally welcome them.
If she doesn't want to, even if she knocks loudly on the door, she will ignore her just like during the day.
After waiting for a while, just when Lin Zao thought the person still didn't want to talk to her and was about to leave, a voice finally came from inside.
"Enter."
The window opened by itself without any wind, and not a sound came out.
Lin Zao's eyes narrowed; this person seemed to be a master.
However, she didn't hesitate and jumped in.
The young man in black was sitting cross-legged on the bed, wearing the same clothes as before, as if he hadn't changed them all night.
He stared at Lin Zao with eyes that seemed to look at a dead person, as if trying to see what Lin Zao had to say that was worth his time to see her.
Lin Zao ignored his threatening gaze and looked directly into his eyes.
"Young master looks so much like one of my friends that I couldn't resist coming over to find out more."
The man in black moved with lightning speed, standing in front of Lin Zao in the blink of an eye, staring intently at her.
"Are you... are you telling the truth? If you dare to lie to me..."
Lin Zao raised an eyebrow. "Who is this young master? What reason would I have to deceive you?"
Upon hearing this, the man in black slightly closed his eyelids, concealing the light in his eyes.
"How do I know you're not lying to me?" The man in black's voice turned calm.
Lin Zao smiled slightly and uttered three words:
"Tianniu Mountain".
The man in black's expression changed, his aura turning dangerous. His hand, almost imperceptibly, gripped Lin Zao's neck. A bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of his lips as he asked, word by word:
Where did you lock him up?
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