Lady Ouyang said dismissively, "So what if they can open the Ti-Space Gate, don’t overestimate them. Maybe your subordinates have exaggerated it..."
"It’s not saying they’re amazing. Achieving this when the Mystic Sect is declining is no easy feat," explained Ouyang Wensheng.
"Are you at ease with Rongrong going out?" Lady Ouyang suddenly asked. "That place is different from a small island; human lives are still valuable. It’s not a place where you can kill on a whim."
"What’s there to worry about? As long as she doesn’t commit murder, there’s no issue," said Ouyang Wensheng nonchalantly.
Lady Ouyang pondered for a while, nodding in agreent, "You do have a point."
Ouyang Wensheng leaned back against the sofa leisurely, saying, "This ti, let Rongrong take my token with her."
"Your token?" Lady Ouyang raised an eyebrow. "After all this ti, will people still listen to you?"
Ouyang Wensheng’s face radiated with pride, "No matter how many years pass, I am still the Sect Leader of the Mystic Sect. The consequences of not listening to , their fathers all know."
Lady Ouyang smiled slightly and said no more, sipping her tea quietly, while Ouyang Wensheng continued to read his newspaper, absorbing the information he was interested in.
In the afternoon, Ouyang Rong, accompanied by two guards, boarded a yacht and sped toward the west of the ocean.
...
In the Imperial Capital, inside an apartnt in a bustling neighborhood of the West City District, the building stood twenty stories high, with only two households on the top floor, one on each side. Luo Er knocked on the east door.
Seeing that it was Luo Er, He Shan’s eyes glead with surprise and delight. This ti, she was genuinely sincere and greeted him with utmost respect and warmth, "Brother Luo Er, I personally cooked a few dishes you like. Co and taste them; how do they compare?"
Luo Er showed no change in expression. He followed He Shan inside and, slling the aroma from the dining room, thought to himself that after this lesson, He Shan had indeed learned. Though their relationship was one of mutual use, he still wished she wouldn’t ss things up, as she was an important chess piece here.
He gave He Shan a gentle smile, saying respectfully, "Thank you, Miss."
"No need to be polite, quickly try and see how my cooking is. Honestly, it’s my first ti," He Shan said warmly and gently.
Luo Er did not decline, feeling sowhat hungry. He sat down at the dining table and started to eat. One must admit that when He Shan set her mind to sothing, she did it well. Perhaps that’s why their master favored her.
He Shan also sat across from him. She didn’t ask how the cleanup in Jinling City went; his safe return ant he’d handled it well. But inevitably, there were losses. Although she felt a great deal of reluctance, this ti, she had no choice but to swallow her pride.
He Shan sincerely said, "Luo Er, it was my fault this ti. Grandpa has already lectured , and I promise I will change. In the future, I’ll definitely discuss any issues with you."
Luo Er picked up a napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth, still respectfully saying, "You’re too kind. I always follow the master’s lead."
He Shan’s eyes shifted. She nodded quickly with a smile, "Exactly, we all follow my grandpa."
Luo Er nodded almost imperceptibly and continued eating, observing He Shan from across the table, hesitated, then asked, "Luo Er, I have no clue about finding Nie Luan; what should we do next?"
Luo Er furrowed his brow slightly, didn’t answer imdiately, but continued eating the dish in front of him. After swallowing, he said, "Did you prepare what the master asked you to?"
He Shan nodded, "It’s ready, piled up in the room."
"Is it all jade from the Gu Family?"
He Shan hesitated a mont before speaking, "According to grandpa, the Gu Family doesn’t trust the deal and is suspicious of . Originally, we agreed to buy a batch of gemstones, but they only sell finished products, not raw stones."
"Did you buy any finished products?" Luo Er asked, looking up. He Shan shook her head. "I didn’t buy any finished products either. Not sure what happened, but they seem to suspect too. The agreed gemstone trade was also canceled."
"So where are these jewels from?" Luo Er asked, sowhat suspicious.
"Of course, they’re all from the Gu Family," He Shan said proudly.
"Didn’t you say the Gu Family wouldn’t sell to you?"
"If they won’t sell to , doesn’t an they won’t sell to others. I had soone else buy them for ..." He Shan’s voice was filled with smugness.
"Who helped you, was it Chang Jiansheng?" Luo Er asked, frowning.
Knowing the connection between Chang Jiansheng and Yubao Square, He Shan should be aware of this; how could she do this?
"How did you know it was him?" He Shan sounded unsurprised but pretended to be amazed, asking back.
It was also to please Luo Er.
"Right now, the only reliable person in your eyes might be Chang Jiansheng. Didn’t it arouse the Gu Family’s suspicion?" Luo Er continued to ask calmly.
"They didn’t suspect. Naturally, Chang Jiansheng couldn’t show up, so soone else was found. Besides, the things I bought were so jade pendants, bracelets, and a few jade carvings, which are normal daily transactions for Yubao Square in the Imperial Capital—nothing unusual," He Shan said unhurriedly.
Luo Er glanced at He Shan, nodding slightly, "Miss makes a good point."
"Are these things just going to sit there?" He Shan suddenly asked.
Having bought them, there should be a use.
Luo Er stood up and said solemnly, "Miss, I’m going to make a call."
Luo Er then went to the study and called Sect Leader Nie.
Two hours later, Sect Leader Nie arrived at the apartnt. By now, the sunset had given way to a city lit up with neon lights.
Sect Leader Nie looked a bit weary, and he had lost so weight compared to a few days ago.
Luo Er courteously ushered him in, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Sect Leader Nie, saying respectfully, "Sect Leader Nie, please have so tea."
Sect Leader Nie took the teacup and drank it all in one go, no longer caring about decorum. He had co in a rush, waiting for news from Luo Er, as only Luo Er could possibly find his grandson. After such a long ti, Nie Luan was still missing, his status unknown.
Setting down the teacup, Sect Leader Nie asked urgently, "Luo Er, have you prepared what we discussed?"
Luo Er nodded and said in a steady voice, "Rest assured, Sect Leader Nie, everything is ready."
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