Logically speaking, a woman with Du Meimei's personality shouldn't be so proactive.
She should be the type who half-heartedly agrees.
The normal approach to dealing with an ice queen is: she won't allow it. You say you'll only touch her a little. Then you push your luck, and she gives in a little each time. Eventually, when emotions run high, you just force yourself on her. In the end, when it's too late, she has no choice but to give in, half-heartedly.
Instead of the way it is now.
After much thought, He Yunxiao could only attribute the problem to himself. His habit of never seeming to get enough to eat easily led to misunderstandings with Du Meimei. He had to change; he couldn't always give in to her. Next time she did this, he would definitely refuse.
In the carriage of the Marquis's mansion, which was sending Sister Du back to the Fan family residence.
Du Yinyun asked, "Young master, are you thirsty?"
He Yunxiao said, "Mm."
Du Yinyun picked up the teacup and drank the tea.
He Yunxiao watched this scene, his Adam's apple bobbing, swallowing hard, thinking to himself: I'll let it go for today, I'll definitely change next time.
...
After sending Sister Du back to the Fan residence, He Yunxiao stopped pretending and jumped off the carriage, clutching his backside.
The bumpy journey made his already bruised buttocks even more painful. Before, he had endured the pain and said it didn't hurt so as not to worry Sister Du. Now that Sister Du was not around, he simply used his lightness skill to travel, went to the Daqi Bank to withdraw 20,000 taels of silver notes, and then rushed to Chunfeng Tower.
...
A courtesan of Jiang Wuyou's caliber no longer needs to show her face in public, much less fawn over others.
If she wanted to, she could easily have her restaurant fully booked every day, relying solely on the reputation and clients she has accumulated over the years.
In fact, genuine, unadulterated customers of Chunfeng Tower haven't stepped into Jiang Wuyou's room for a long time. Jiang's current "guests" are all obsessed individuals who need to shout "Long live the Great Yan! Long live the Emperor!"
Jiang Wuyou had never seen the Yan Emperor in person, but she had seen many people who were willing to risk their lives for him.
They were all perfectly normal most of the time, but whenever the Yan Emperor was mentioned, they all went mad and lost their reason. Jiang Wuyou was only responsible for intelligence, not assassination, but she believed that if one day these followers of the Yan Emperor were truly asked to risk their lives, they would do so without hesitation.
At this moment, in Jiang Wuyou's boudoir.
A middle-aged man with streaks of gray hair bowed deeply to Jiang Wuyou.
While kneeling and bowing three times and five times, he chanted, "Long live the Great Yan, long live the Emperor, long live the special envoy."
This man is ostensibly the head of the Snake Tiger Gang, in charge of the Chunfeng Tower area, mainly responsible for security and collecting protection money. He's an eighth-rank martial arts master and also oversees Chunfeng Tower, so theoretically, Chunfeng Tower should be someone they need to curry favor with. After all, Chunfeng Tower's safety depends on him and the Snake Tiger Gang.
In reality, Jiang Wuyou, who has no martial arts skills whatsoever, can make this person bravely die for his Great Yan and the Yan Emperor with just a word.
You don't even need to think of reasons or explanations.
After the man knelt and bowed to Jiang Wuyou, he presented the information he had collected about the martial arts world recently.
Jiang Wuyou looked at them one by one.
Article 1: The leader of the Short Knife Gang was injured, possibly by Tie Pengjun of the Iron Eagle Gang...
Jiang Wuyou skipped this point entirely; in this matter, she was probably the person in the entire Yinjing who knew the most.
To maintain secrecy, the intelligence network kept the identities of its agents hidden from each other, and it was impossible for them to verify duplicate information. Therefore, Jiang Wuyou's main job was to filter information, as she frequently received descriptions of the same event from various agents from different angles.
Article 2: Rumor has it that a new Grandmaster-level expert has emerged in Yinjing City...
Article 3: The Liu Family Sword Testing Tournament...
Article 4: The Short Knife Gang and the Iron Eagle Gang clash...
Seeing the Short Knife Gang and the Iron Eagle Gang, Jiang Wuyou casually mentioned, "If you encounter the Iron Eagle Gang swallowing up the Short Knife Gang, do not help. If you encounter an attack from the Iron Eagle Gang, do not resist."
The man replied, "Understood. I have a question for you, Special Envoy."
Jiang Wuyou said, "Ask."
"May I ask, Your Excellency, the martial world has been in turmoil lately. It seems that our Great Yan is willing to support the Iron Eagle Gang. Does this mean that the Iron Eagle Gang has already come under the control of our Great Yan? Also, is our Great Yan about to take action against the Qi Kingdom?"
Jiang Wuyou said, "You should observe the situation quietly, do not cause trouble, secretly win people's hearts and develop your power. When the time comes, the Emperor will have a chance to use you."
Upon hearing the name of the Yan Emperor, the man immediately became excited.
"yes!"
"Go down."
"yes."
"Wait a minute," Jiang Wuyou suddenly said, frowning.
The man immediately turned around and waited for Special Envoy Jiang's instructions.
Jiang Wuyou stared at one of the intelligence reports: He Yunxiao and a masked woman appeared at the sword-testing tournament.
Seeing Jiang Wuyou frown and look unwell, the man felt a chill run down his spine.
I wonder what kind of momentous matter could be causing such difficulty for the special envoy. This is truly terrifying.
Before Jiang Wuyou could finish speaking, the man immediately expressed his loyalty.
"I am willing to serve you, my lord, at your behest."
"Help me find out who the masked woman next to He Yunxiao is," Jiang Wuyou said.
Man: "Huh?"
"Can't be checked?"
"I have found out. I will do my utmost to serve the special envoy."
Jiang Wuyou nodded. "This matter is of utmost importance; the others can wait."
The leader of the Snake Tiger Gang racked his brains but couldn't figure out who this masked woman was, that she could stump the special envoy. Moreover, her importance was ranked first, even higher than the injury of a ninth-rank official or a gang war! (Biquge)
Although he was full of doubts, the hall master didn't dare to press Jiang Wuyou any further.
The special envoy is second only to the Emperor of Yan; he cannot be offended in the slightest.
After leaving Jiang Wuyou's boudoir, the hall master pondered all the way about finding out about the masked woman beside He Yunxiao.
The special envoy wants to investigate the people around He Yunxiao. Does this mean that the Great Yan is preparing to take action against Marquis Wuqing?
The thought that He Yunxiao, who was usually arrogant and domineering, wouldn't be able to cause trouble for long gave the hall master a strange sense of pleasure.
While walking down the road, the leader's shoulder was bumped by another person.
He blurted out, "Who is it! Can't you watch where you're going?"
He Yunxiao was baffled. "It's me, here to apologize to you?"
The hall master's face stiffened. He, who had been secretly pleased just now, changed his expression and said, "It's Young Master He. I was blind and got in your way just now."
He Yunxiao checked the system and found that the system didn't even bother to display this guy's information.
This system displays information based on the plot's progression. The female lead's information is shown most comprehensively, even including romance guides as rewards. Next are the supporting female characters and the male lead, such as the Empress Dowager and Chu Fan, and finally, the minor characters and cannon fodder. The system at least provides names and favorability ratings for female characters, but it barely touches the male characters.
This man was a system-certified cannon fodder, so He Yunxiao didn't care about him at all. Such people usually don't even have names in novels. He waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter and walked towards Sister Jiang's room.
The hall master watched He Yunxiao walk towards the special envoy's room, secretly anticipating the special envoy's reprimand of He Yunxiao.
Kid, our special envoy is going to deal with you. You won't be able to keep jumping around for long.
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