1696 Private Theater, Feng Qingchen's Little Follower

No one can change what the Ninth Prince has decided. Fortunately, Feng Jin is safe and sound, and Feng Qingchen can rest assured. For Feng Jin's safety, Feng Qingchen deliberately left the snow wolf behind, asking it to be responsible for protecting Feng Jin's safety before Zuo'an comes.

After obtaining Feng Qingchen's consent, the Ninth Prince dispatched four secret guards and a team of personal guards to protect Feng Jin so that Feng Qingchen could take the eighteen riders away.

Feng Qingchen does not know martial arts, so he will inevitably encounter dangers while traveling in the world. Although Ling Mo is good, he cannot show himself in front of others. At this time, the Eighteen Riders become particularly important.

Two days was only enough time for Feng Qingchen to settle the affairs at home. At least as for the affairs of Shandong and Yecheng, Feng Qingchen could only control the general direction after taking a brief look at them. As for the details, Xia Wan and Tong Jue would take care of them themselves.

However, Feng Qingchen was very interested in the news from Xia Wan.

A group of unidentified people with great martial arts skills and strange appearances appeared in Night City.

Nanling Jinfan has returned to normal and has been seen in Night City.

Feng Qingchen took the first piece of news very seriously. From it, Feng Qingchen could roughly guess that these people were probably the evil cult members who were causing trouble in the martial arts world as Ling Tian mentioned.

As for Nanling Jinfan's recovery, Feng Qingchen could only say that he was very lucky. To be able to restore a patient with lower body paralysis to normal, the other party must be a master who can heal the dead. Nanling Jinfan was very lucky to meet such a person. If she had the chance to meet this person, she would just ask for his advice.

Feng Qingchen put the news away one by one. The day before leaving, Feng Qingchen went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to discuss matters on the road with the Ninth Prince. However, after just saying two or three words, a servant came to report that someone from the Feng Mansion wanted to see Feng Qingchen.

The servants from the Feng Mansion must have important matters to come at this time, so the Ninth Prince would not stop them. Feng Qingchen was also worried that something might happen in the mansion, so he hurried out, but saw the servants from the Feng Mansion bowing and then taking out a gold-stamped invitation.

"Miss, the eldest master sent someone to deliver the invitation, saying that he has something urgent to discuss, and I dare not delay." The servant presented the sealed invitation and quietly withdrew.

Feng Qingchen's heart skipped a beat. He waved away the servants on both sides, confirmed that there was no problem with the invitation, and quickly opened it. An anxious look appeared on his face, and he immediately ordered, "Prepare the car. I want to go out."

Inside the house, the Ninth Prince immediately sent someone out to ask what happened. When he heard that it was Wang Jinling who invited him, the Ninth Prince walked out slowly and said before Feng Qingchen got on his horse, "It just so happens that I have nothing to do, so I'll go out for a walk with you."

Feng Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and said weakly: "I'm going out to do some serious business." If she wasn't going to meet a man, there was no need to be so defensive. If she really went out to meet a man, she could let the Ninth Prince know.

"I know. I'm just thinking about it when I'm free, so I might as well go out for a walk." When the Ninth Prince was serious, both his movements and expressions showed that he was going out for a walk, leaving Feng Qingchen speechless. He could only secretly complain in his heart: When has the Ninth Prince ever had free time?

Seeing Feng Qingchen didn't move, the Ninth Prince urged, "Didn't you say it was urgent? Why are you still in a daze? Hurry up and get in the carriage."

"Okay..." Feng Qingchen responded, and helped the Ninth Prince get on the carriage with his hand. The Ninth Prince followed immediately, and the two sat on each side of the carriage. The Ninth Prince held a cup of tea in his hand, but he didn't drink it, letting wisps of white smoke rise in front of him...

Through the white mist, Feng Qingchen felt that the Ninth Prince exuded an ethereal and hazy aura, as if he had separated himself from the outside world and locked himself in that small corner, not allowing outsiders to approach or come out.

She didn’t know if it was because the water vapor blurred her eyes, but Feng Qingchen always felt that the Ninth Prince was like a lost deer at this moment, with a confused and unfocused look in his eyes.

The Ninth Prince seemed to be worried, and he couldn't tell her.

Feng Qingchen raised a faint bitter smile at the corner of his lips, pressed his cheek against the car window, and stared at the people on the street in a daze.

Soon, they arrived at Zhufeng Tower. The Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen quickly came out of their thoughts and got off the carriage calmly as if nothing had happened.

The Zhufeng Tower was packed again. When the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen appeared at the door at the same time, they attracted a lot of people's attention. The number of vendors and pedestrians outside the Zhufeng Tower was several times more than usual. The Ninth Prince glanced at them indifferently, ignoring those overt or covert glances, and pulled Feng Qingchen inside.

"Why are you here?" Wang Jinling frowned slightly when she saw the Ninth Prince, obviously expressing her dissatisfaction with the Ninth Prince's uninvited visit.

"Can't I come?" The Ninth Prince glanced inside the house and found that there was no waiter in the entire Zhufeng Tower except Wang Jinling.

What does Wang Jinling mean by this?

"Of course you can come. Once the Ninth Prince visits, the Wind Chasing Tower will be packed for months. As the owner of the Wind Chasing Tower, I welcome you. But..." Wang Jinling changed his tone and denied all the previous words: "But, the Ninth Prince came at a very inappropriate time today, and it attracted too much attention."

"Are you being low-key by booking Zhufeng Tower?" They were all the same. Since they chose to meet at Zhufeng Tower, it was impossible for them to be low-key.

"I am different from you. I don't need to keep a low profile. A real man should act uprightly and do things honestly. There is no need to hide anything." Compared to someone, he can definitely be called a gentleman.

What were these two doing? They were threatening each other as soon as they met. Feng Qingchen rolled his eyes silently and took the opportunity to say, "Jin Ling, didn't you say you wanted to find me for something urgent that involved lives?"

"Ahem..." Wang Jinling coughed awkwardly: "I almost forgot about the important matter because of the interruption by the Ninth Prince."

Well, with just one sentence, all the faults were put on the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Emperor snorted and didn't bother to pay attention.

"What's the matter?" Feng Qingchen asked seriously, trying hard to ignore the tension between the Ninth Uncle and Wang Jinling.

"Follow me." Wang Jinling did not say anything, but led the way in front. His pace was still calm, but several times faster than usual. Feng Qingchen had to jog to keep up.

The Wind-Chasing Tower was not big, and they soon arrived at the backyard. Wang Jinling brought Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince to the rockery in the back garden and tapped lightly on a stone nearby. With a click, the rockery suddenly moved to the sides, revealing a stone wall.

Wang Jinling stepped forward, took off a jade pendant from his waist, and pressed it against the wall. Within three seconds, the wall moved to the sides, revealing a small path that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

"Your Zhufeng Tower is quite exquisite." Feng Qingchen couldn't help but praise. If Wang Jinling hadn't led the way, she would never have thought that there was such a world behind the rockery.

"If Qingchen likes it, I'll ask the craftsmen from the Wang family to build one for you tomorrow." Such skilled craftsmen are employed by each family, and they cannot be hired even if you have money.

Before Feng Qingchen opened her mouth, the Ninth Prince refused on her behalf: "No need. There are plenty of craftsmen in the palace. Lord Wang, just keep it for yourself." The Feng Mansion also has a secret passage. I really don't know why Feng Qingchen envied Wang Jinling.

The Ninth Prince gave him a cold look: It’s just a secret passage, why do you act like you’ve never seen anything good before?

Uh... does this count as her being shot while lying down?