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Two or three groups of people, each with their own ulterior motives, smiled happily on the surface and reached a seemingly happy and perfect ending, and even made an appointment to meet again the next day.

"Li Canjun and I have another good thing, a real good thing. It's rare to meet you two. Wouldn't it be a great pity if we don't have a good exchange of ideas during this opportunity?"

Cui Jinghao made Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling decide to stay with just one sentence, at least that's what Cui Jinghao thought on the surface.

However, what was strange was that Mr. Ye Shi still did not mention that he had anything else.

“They felt like we were being tricked.”

Back at the inn, Zhao Yushu laid out the items he had exchanged for. He pushed the sword talisman and the small halberd directly to Lan Ling, then picked up the Bagua plate and asked, "What are you going to do with it?"

“Do nothing, but also don’t let anyone else do anything with it.”

Lan Ling directly put the Bagua plate into the storage bag.

Zhao Yushu suddenly realized that although this thing was not very effective, it was still somewhat useful. He definitely did not need to seek good fortune and avoid danger. He could even say that he was heading for a dangerous place. However, if it fell into the hands of his opponent, it would greatly increase his risk.

"You've thought it through," Zhao Yushu sat down and poured a glass of water, "There's something wrong with that Ye Shi."

"I noticed that too. Do you think he can take advantage of it?"

"I'm not sure, but if I'm not mistaken, he should come to us before tomorrow night."

Zhao Yushu still overestimated Ye Shi's willpower. That night, just over half an hour after the two of them returned, a servant of the inn gently knocked on their door and put down a box of midnight snacks, which was said to be a gift from the innkeeper.

Opening the food box, Zhao Yushu looked at the note under the plate and laughed.

"The fat guy asked me to meet him at his place tonight."

"date you?"

"Yes, ask me out. Maybe you think it's inconvenient for a girl like you to go there so late at night."

Lan Ling snorted: "Then are you going or not?"

"I have to go. Now that I'm here, how can I not make some money? Besides, you and I both know that there must be someone behind Cui. He dares to openly cheat the Tang people. The person behind him is likely to be Liao people, or even the underworld."

"Don't be paranoid. It will affect your judgment. Go ahead."

Zhao Yushu nodded, and instantly disappeared into the night.

Ye Shi often traveled between Japan and Goguryeo. In addition, he was a distinguished Japanese nobleman and a monk respected by everyone. Naturally, he had a fixed residence in Pyongyang, but it was not as magnificent as Cui Jinghao's.

Ye Shi was waiting in the study. He didn't know whether Zhao Yushu would come tonight, but he was very anxious. This was an opportunity and he had to seize it.

A gust of wind blew by, and Ye Shi was startled. As a cultivator of the third heaven, he still had basic vigilance. The doors and windows of the study were closed, so where did the wind come from?

"Mr. Ye Shi is looking for me?"

The sudden words from behind made Ye Shi's hair stand on end. When he turned around, his forehead was covered with sweat.

"Yang, Young Master Yang?"

Zhao Yushu sat down leisurely, fanning himself with a folding fan: "Don't worry, the people outside won't be able to hear me coming."

This casual remark immediately strengthened Zhao Yushu's prestige again. In front of Cui Jinghao, he acted like a foolish boy who had just started out, because this was the only way to induce Cui Jinghao to try his best to reveal enough things as soon as possible without being sure how long he would stay.

But in front of this secretive Ye Shi, he decided to disguise himself as a cunning master, so that Ye Shi would understand that he was just pretending to be a coward in Cui Mansion tonight, and he would be forced to choose sides, either sell himself to Cui Jinghao immediately, or give some token of allegiance to him. As for neutrality, only those with strength are qualified to be neutral.

Zhao Yushu was not worried at all that Ye Shi, who had only spoken a few words to him, would sell him out. If he did, he would not have refused Cui Jinghao's plan twice in a row in Cui's mansion. And even if he sold him out, so what? This group was not enough for Zhao Yushu to fight alone.

"Mr. Yang is very skilled, and I admire him very much. I invited Mr. Yang here today because I want to discuss the treasure first."

"First? That means Mr. Ye Shi has other ideas. But Mr. Ye Shi, I was at Cui's house today and took out all the Xuan-level treasures I had kept. Now I only have a cup. If you exchange it with me, I'm afraid you will suffer a loss."

"Haha, Master Yang, I have the audacity to say that you are a smart man, and I am not stupid either. If you only have that round fan in your hand, why would you attend the banquet tomorrow? Everyone can see this, so please don't bully me. To show your sincerity, please wait a moment."

Ye Shi stood up and walked to the back room. When he came back, he held a long box and placed it in front of Zhao Yushu.

Zhao Yushu did not open the box, but instead found it quite interesting.

"I have a question in my mind. If I can't figure it out, I will never dare to open this box."

"Mr. Yang, please speak."

"Why don't you wait until tomorrow night to bring it out?"

Ye Shi's eyebrows jumped, looking at Zhao Yushu's cold eyes, he knew that if he couldn't give a reasonable answer, not only would the deal fail, but his life might even be in danger.

"Because this thing is not meant to be exchanged."

"Oh?"

"This is for Young Master Yang."

Zhao Yushu's hand tightened. A mysterious treasure, just give it away? Even the old monk of Xiangjiang Temple would feel very sad to give away a bracelet. Even if the Ye family was aristocrat, they were not the royal family of Japan. The current territory of Japan is not as big as Japan in the previous life. Such a thing is enough to be a family heirloom.

Did he guess his identity?

"No reward for no merit."

Zhao Yushu refused calmly.

"Young Master Yang is a student of the academy, right?"

Zhao Yushu nodded. He had shown the academy's wooden sign when he came ashore, so it was not difficult to find out if someone was interested. However, there were many disciples in the academy, and few people would casually associate a disciple with Mr. Liu, especially in such a remote place. Not to mention that not many people knew Mr. Liu, even if they did, he would probably be an eight-foot-tall, green-faced, fang-toothed man.

"Haha, then I'm afraid I have to call Young Master Yang Junior Brother."

Looking at the wooden sign raised by the fat Japanese man in front of him with a smile, thousands of alpacas were whizzing through Zhao Yushu's heart.

What level are you, you want to be my senior brother? !

"Hehe, hello, senior."

Zhao Yushu forced himself to smile. His character could not be ruined. Who would have thought that you are actually an international student.

"Brother, we are a family, so I cannot watch you get cheated by these country bumpkins. Consider this as a greeting gift from me, your brother."

Ye Shi pretended to be generous, and Zhao Yushu's face twitched.

Of course, Zhao Yushu would not let down his guard and trust the other party completely just because he was a student of the academy. You have to know that the academy is well-known and many foreigners go there to study every year. Yelu Yan, the Liao Dynasty's ambassador to the Tang Dynasty, also studied in the academy. It doesn't matter what you do.

"Senior, I am meeting an old friend in a foreign land. It's a pity that there is no wine here, but this gift is still too precious."

"Brother, please don't despise me. Actually, I have one more thing to say to you."