Chapter 691 First Encounter
The other party valued his talent and adopted him as his godson, teaching him martial arts. Later, he learned that his godfather used his martial arts skills to run a business of taking money to solve problems for people.
He doesn't care about good or bad, as long as he can survive.
So after his adoptive father left, the son followed in his father's footsteps and also started doing this kind of work.
Of course, he also had his own principles: not to bully women and children, not to insult the elderly, the weak, the sick and disabled, and not to harm the innocent.
Even so, if you walk along the roadside often, you'll inevitably make too many enemies and get your shoes wet.
Tang Zhi saved his life during a chase by his enemies.
He was a carefree and irresponsible person by nature, always feeling that his life was hanging by a thread and he might not live to see tomorrow. Therefore, he always lived a free and unrestrained life and was loyal to his friends.
At that time, Tang Zhi was also a dashing young master from a noble family, with the same unconventional nature. When he offered to repay the favor, the other party waved his hand and said that it was fate that they met, so why not become sworn brothers?
He hadn't expected a young master from a prominent family to have such a character, and since the two really hit it off, he agreed, and that's how the two became sworn brothers.
Later, Tang Zhi took even better care of him and helped him reconcile with many of his enemies.
He felt increasingly grateful to Tang Zhi and always felt guilty towards his brother.
Later, an accident occurred, and the head of the Tang family and his wife passed away at a young age. The burden of the entire Tang family fell on Tang Zhi's shoulders. He inherited the position of family head at a young age, which naturally caused many people to be dissatisfied.
At that time, Tang Zhi approached him, hoping that he could bring his people to the Tang family to help him.
When his brother was in trouble, he naturally agreed without hesitation.
For the first few years, things were alright; the tasks Tang Zhi gave them weren't too outrageous.
At most, it's a business for securing a stable position, collecting debts, and intimidating those with rebellious intentions.
But one day, after Tang Zhi's position became secure, everything gradually changed.
It was only then that he suddenly realized that the once spirited young man seemed to have changed, and was no longer the brother he knew.
He became more ambitious, more ruthless, and more brutal.
The two argued about this many times.
The most serious time was when he said he wanted to leave the Tang family.
At this moment, Tang Zhi fell silent, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
In the end, Tang Zhi agreed to his request, but hoped that he would do one last thing for him out of consideration for their brotherhood.
He agreed.
Because in his view, the task was very simple.
So he started to approach a girl, Wen Zhiyi, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, in order to obtain a jade pendant.
It was just a jade pendant; he didn't feel much guilt about it.
So he took on this last task very easily.
He spent a day investigating and found out that Wen Zhiyi was a student at Yudao Academy and spent most of her time at the school.
So, on a dark and windy night, he sneaked into the Imperial Palace.
However, the operation that night did not go smoothly.
He carefully sneaked into Wen Zhiyi's temporary dormitory, only to find that she was not there. So he had to settle for second best and think about looking elsewhere.
Unexpectedly, they encountered the gatekeeper who had diarrhea in the middle of the night and kept going to the toilet, and they underestimated the wolfhound that the gatekeeper kept.
His excellent skills allowed him to conceal his movements, but he was easily exposed by the barking of a dog.
He cursed under his breath for not checking the almanac before leaving home, then turned and ran. The old gatekeeper, who had already sensed something was wrong from the barking of the dogs, saw someone dart out and hurriedly chased after him without even pulling up his pants.
While chasing, he shouted, "Help! Thief!"
Wan Qingzhou's speed was far beyond what an old gatekeeper or a guard dog could match.
He darted around and saw a rather imposing building ahead, which seemed like a good place to hide people, so he slipped inside without saying a word.
At that moment, he had no idea that the wheel of fate was slowly turning.
Wen Zhiyi came to the library to secretly read books.
She just entered the Imperial Academy this year and is a first-year student. According to the rules, first-year students need to earn enough credits to be eligible to enter the upper floors of the library to read books.
Wen Zhiyi felt that the rule was unfair and went to the academic affairs office to argue with them several times, but ultimately to no avail.
But she was so eager to read that she couldn't wait to earn credits little by little. In desperation, she had no choice but to take a risk and sneak away alone when no one was around to find the book she had been longing for.
As she searched, she couldn't help but curse the college for being inhumane. They said that all they did was make students work for them for free, and she wasn't going to fall for that.
She may be young, but she's very smart!
I always have a photographic memory!
She had already read through all the medical books in the Wen family. The main reason she came to the Imperial Academy was because she was envious of the ancient books and classics in the Imperial Academy's library.
If we don't let her see this, wouldn't her trip have been for nothing?!
Thinking about it this way, she became even more self-righteous, feeling that sneaking into the library late at night was not simply a violation of school rules, but something she was forced to do. After all, school rules and regulations are so rigid, and even a living person can't be... ugh, I can't swear!
There are teachers on the first floor of the library who look after the library and sleep there at night.
So she secretly pried open the lock with her hairpin, but dared not turn on the light or light a candle, and could only grope her way up the stairs in the dark.
After finally reaching the upper floor, she saw rows of bookshelves and, by the moonlight, squinted as she searched for the book she wanted.
After a long while, we finally found it.
She immediately smiled broadly, then put the book into her crossbody bag and prepared to go downstairs, completely satisfied.
To her surprise, the moment she turned her head, she heard a commotion downstairs: "Stop thief!"
She was startled. Had the academy discovered her book theft so quickly?
She was so frightened that she retreated into the bookshelf, but after only a few steps, she bumped directly into someone's arms!
She was so frightened she almost screamed. She jumped and turned around, her mind blank for a moment, and instinctively shouted, "Are you a human or a ghost?!"
Wan Qingzhou never expected to run into anyone here.
His plan was to hide in this building, remain concealed, and be difficult to detect.
As long as he avoids this wave, finding an opportunity to slip away later will be a piece of cake.
It's a good idea, but all of this is contingent on him not running into this "troublemaker" in front of him.
Upon hearing her question, he immediately clicked his tongue: "So loud, are you afraid the people outside won't hear you?"
Although she couldn't see the face clearly in the darkness, Wen Zhiyi knew from the other person's voice that it was a man, not a ghost, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging that this person was also a student of Yudao Academy, she patted her heart and said with a quick glance, "You're a freshman in the first year of academy, right? Coming to the library to steal books in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Didn't the teacher tell you that freshmen aren't allowed to read on this floor? Hurry up and leave, I'll pretend I didn't see you and let you off the hook!"
If she can trick him into luring those people downstairs away, she can get away unscathed, hehe.
The man didn't speak, but just looked at her with a hint of interest.
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