Don't panic, nephew. I will take this pot of evil star.

Feng Xili rolled her eyes at him. What was this guy saying?

"If you keep talking like this, I'll deduct your money!" She was speechless. Having come here, who wouldn't be careful to survive?

What's so cool about that?!

"OKOK! We have just started a business and this is the time to spend money. Don't be so stingy." Ding Shijiao immediately sat up straight with a serious look on his face.

She looked at him and grinned, "You've come just in time. I won't be in Xilin tomorrow. I have somewhere else to go."

Feng Xili spoke first, thinking that this person was quite lucky.

"Are you kidding? What kind of business am I in? Finding people is the easiest part." He sipped a cup of tea and tapped the table.

She was a little curious, so after refilling his tea, she asked, "Then how did you find me?"

"You have hot pot restaurants all over the street. I can find them just by smelling them. Why would I even need to look for them?"

Now it was his turn to roll his eyes, looking unhappy at being looked down upon.

oh! right!

She suddenly realized and smiled secretly.

Then he took out a small bundle and handed it to him, "This is the reward we agreed on before."

Ding Shijiao took the bundle in his hand and weighed it, and a flash of gold appeared on the corner of the bundle.

"I haven't said anything yet, and you've already paid the full amount?" He smiled with a worthless look on his face. These people with regular jobs are just different!

"Well, there is still some trust. Besides, there are eight cities in the northwest. My hot pot restaurant also needs a powerful force to protect it, right?"

She couldn't stay here for long, and after much thought, she felt that this bald commander who had just started a business was quite suitable.

Ding Shijiao tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Why do I feel like I'm working for you?"

Feng Xili suppressed a laugh, "Of course not. Didn't I just start a business here too? We can benefit from each other, can't we grow bigger and stronger together?"

……

What a great way to become bigger and stronger! He inexplicably wanted to laugh.

"That's all for later. Let's first talk about the person you asked me to investigate!" He quickly switched to a professional expression.

To put it simply, Mu Mingyan is a person with high IQ. Everything he does is flawless and he has no weaknesses. It is not easy to investigate him.

"No weaknesses? How is that possible?" Feng Xili couldn't believe it. Everyone has something they care about, and if they care about something, they will have weaknesses.

Family, friendship, love, money, power, health, happiness, and so on.

There are too many things. How can we live our lives without caring about anything?

Ding Shijiao looked over expressionlessly, his tone tinged with disbelief. "That's indeed the case. I've been researching for a long time. He's had a very cold personality since he was a child, and he's shown no interest in anything around him."

Although he prefers delicious food, he can endure eating only dry food for a whole year. The people around him are replaced every two or three years, and the rewards given to him are all flashy and leftovers from others.

The more Feng Xili listened, the more frightened she became. Who was this talking about?

Is this the treatment of a proper prince? What the hell is it like to eat dry food for a whole year?

"Are you sure the person you are investigating is Mu Mingyan, the third prince of the Chu Kingdom?" Is Emperor Chu so callous to his own princes?

Ding Shijiao glanced at her lightly and said, "That man is a complete tyrant, a monarch who thinks entirely from the bottom of his body."

She felt a little depressed. The harm caused by the incompetent ruler in the court was greater than that caused by the so-called tyrant. She did not expect that she would be able to hear the rise and fall of a generation of incompetent rulers with her own ears in her lifetime.

It is not difficult to imagine why Mu Mu, who was so young, was sent here as a proton for ten years.

The eldest prince of the Chu State is an extremely dissolute dandy, having inherited his father's "fine traditions".

The second prince Mu Fengze has a completely enchanting appearance, which is enough to prove that his mother must be an unparalleled beauty.

The third prince Mu Mingyan lacks love in his heart and is cold and indifferent. Emperor Chu must have "put in a lot of effort" behind the scenes.

There is no need to talk about the later princes. She remembered that Emperor Chu had only been on the throne for more than ten years, but he already had more than twenty princes. He really died under the peony flowers!

However, the most important thing has not been said yet, "Does Mu Mingyan really want to make the two countries hostile to each other?" she asked in a low voice.

"I haven't found out about this yet. After all, he's not stupid. I'm worried that the previous movements have made him defensive." Ding Shijiao felt a little apologetic. His progress was indeed a bit slow.

"There's something." He suddenly remembered something and felt it necessary to talk about it. "After they returned to the country, Mu Fengze was reported by Princess Yihe and is now under house arrest. Mu Mingyan was also implicated and is also under house arrest."

"And that Princess Yihe..." His eyes grew colder, "half a month ago, she fell into the water and died."

Her heart skipped a beat. Did he fall into the water and die?

I only heard that the princess was very arrogant and domineering, and she angered a lot of people on her way back. Unexpectedly, she died just after returning to the country.

Ding Shijiao didn't say anything, but his eyes were pointed.

"Are you trying to say that Princess Yihe fell into the water because someone deliberately did it?" Then wouldn't the dirty water be thrown on Mu Fengze?

But this is too obvious! No one would be that stupid, right?

"Now, Mu Fengze and Mu Mingyan have become the first to come forward. Everyone is watching. It's difficult for me to operate secretly. I have to slow down this matter."

He lowered his eyes to hide the fleeting dark light. The person chosen by his fellow villager was shrouded in mystery. It was truly complicated and lively.

I wonder what will happen to the country in a few years given Emperor Chu's usual character?

Is it good or bad for my fellow villager to live with that boy in such a broken country?

"What's wrong?" His thoughtful look made Feng Xili shiver uncomfortably.

"My dear fellow, we are both strangers in a foreign land. Although I am a few years older than you, I don't want to be too arrogant. I am asking you seriously now, are you sure you want to spend your life with Mu Lanxun?"

She was silent. Why did she feel like she was being caught by her parents? She was already an adult!

"What do you mean?" His expression, as if he was going to trample on the flowers of the motherland, was really infuriating.

She even said that she was an adult. The girl's thoughts were written on her face. He laughed to himself.

"To put it simply, there's a high probability that you'll have to accompany your loved one in the future, starting from scratch and saving the people from disaster."

He glanced at her coldly. This road is not easy to walk on!

"I know. Anyway, in the past few years, I just want to help him as much as possible, and don't think about anything else."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I finally understand what it feels like for a girl to have her elbows bent outward." Ding Shijiao exclaimed in amazement and said shamelessly.

Feng Xili immediately got angry, slammed the table and stood up, "Don't give me that, you're all alone, why are you being so mean to me?"

He was instantly both amused and confused. What an ungrateful little girl!

"By the way, my hot pot restaurant will be free to you for life." Although Feng Xili was unhappy, she knew that this man had no bad intentions towards her, so she threw him a wooden sign.

"I've already told you that whoever owns this wooden plaque is a VIP of the store and gets free meals for life." She smiled brightly.

"Haha, aren't you afraid that I'll go there every day and bankrupt your store?" He held the wooden sign, feeling warm in his heart.

"You're not going to write me a post-meal suggestion for nothing!"

……

This stinky girl!