Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

"You've found the right person. We happen to know Cheng Tianshui."

Tao Yao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, we are the most familiar with the way to find Cheng Tianshui in this town."

The silver-haired man smiled and replied, "That's very good. Well, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way, young lady."

"Oh, yes, I don't know how to address you two yet." Tao Yao said with a smile.

The silver-haired man quickly responded, "We met by chance, young lady. We are just passing strangers in the martial world, so our names are not worth mentioning. However..."

Tao Yao looked at him steadily, waiting for what he would say after the word "but", but the silver-haired man just smiled perfunctorily, picked up the tea and took a sip, without saying anything else.

At this time, the young master beside her suddenly said, "Miss, my name is Zuoqiu."

After saying that, the silver-haired man immediately glared at him - he had just said something about them being strangers who met by chance, and now his son introduced himself and slapped him in the face. Tao Yao couldn't help but feel happy.

Zuo Qiu, however, didn't care about the glare his old father threw at him. He pretended not to see it and focused all his attention on Tao Yao. Seeing the smile on her lips, he also smiled.

The road from Huashen Temple to Cheng Tianshui Clinic is actually not far, but for some reason the road conditions are not good today. The driver always complains that the road Tao Yao pointed out is difficult to drive on, and insists on taking the long and winding route.

After going around and around, the carriage didn't know where it went astray and ended up driving into a peach blossom forest.

Tao Yao was shocked. She had been in Qingshui Town for so many days, but had never heard of any peach blossom forest near the town.

"This isn't right! This isn't the right way!"

Tao Yao hurried to find the driver, "Brother Driver, did you take the wrong road? I don't remember this is the way to go."

But the driver remained as indifferent as a stone, not even answering Tao Yao's question. Just as Tao Yao was wondering, she turned back to find Lu Che had already jumped onto the dining table, a dagger in each hand. One was across the silver-haired man's neck, the other across the base of Zuoqiu Young Master's ear. Both blades were already very close to his skin. If the carriage moved even slightly, Lu Che's blades would show no mercy.

Suddenly, more than a dozen guards with swords emerged from the carriage and immediately surrounded Lu Che and Tao Yao.

Tao Yao then realized that she had fallen into a trap. She turned her head to look at the silver-haired man and shouted angrily, "You old fool, you lied to us?!"

In a flash, Tao Yao suddenly realized that the young master's surname was Zuo, and they were powerful people in the capital. It seemed that among the famous families in the capital, there was only one family with the surname Zuo.

"Are you Zuo Tang?!" Tao Yao exclaimed.

The silver-haired man glanced at her coldly, and Tao Yao got goose bumps all over her body.

"I've heard of the girl's great name, and now that I've seen her, it's true that her reputation is well-deserved."

Zuo Tang smiled awkwardly, raised one hand, waved it, and said calmly: "The younger generation are just playing around, don't worry about it, everyone leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of sword-wielding guards surrounding him all retreated.

Lu Che still didn't put down the dagger in his hand and said coldly, "Let us go."

Zuo Tang always had a neutral smile on his face, and he didn't care even when Lu Che's knife was pointed at his neck.

He smiled and said, "Young man, why are you so anxious? You haven't arrived yet, and you haven't finished your meal yet."

After saying that, Zuo Tang grabbed another set of bowls and chopsticks from the table, held them high in front of Lu Che, and said, "Young man, please enjoy."

Lu Che snorted coldly, knocked the bowl and chopsticks out of Zuo Tang's hands with his elbow, and said coldly, "Let us go now."

Zuo Tang glanced down at the dagger in Lu Che's hand, his eyes curved with a hint of a smile, "Young man, this precious sword looks very familiar. I wonder if you are from Wuyan Pavilion?"

Lu Che was shocked, but he tried his best to remain calm on the surface and said, "Who I am is none of your business."

Zuo Tang smiled awkwardly, "Second Miss Shi, how could you be hanging out with people from Wuyan Pavilion? I heard that General Zhenbei Hou has been very worried about Second Miss Shi recently. Second Miss Shi, the rain is heavy and the wind is strong. Go home early to avoid running into any bad guys."

Tao Yao was a little panicked. She and Lu Che had been staying in Qingshui Town peacefully for so long these days. She thought she had broken free from the constraints of the capital, but how come she was now caught up in a dispute with the capital again?

Tao Yao stared at Zuo Tang in amazement and asked, "Master Zuo, why did you arrest us? Could it be that you are seeking revenge for your brother?"

Zuo Tang burst into laughter, shook his head, and said, "No, no. Second Miss Shi, my good-for-nothing brother has been exiled to the frontier, and I have long since severed ties with him in front of His Majesty. In my heart, he and I are already strangers, so how can I even talk about revenge for him?"

Tao Yao didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief. Zuo Tang seemed to be kind and polite on the surface, but his smile contained a kind of sinister and cunning that Tao Yao couldn't figure out, which made the hairs on her back stand on end.

"That's good." Tao Yao met Zuo Tang's gaze without fear and said, "Master Zuo, I'm sure you understand that your brother's matter is a foregone conclusion. If you continue to take your anger out on me, a little-known woman, it's like trying to hit a dry well with a pebble; it won't stir up any water. You just said you wanted to find Cheng Tianshui in Qingshui Town, and I pointed the way, but your driver didn't seem to listen to my instructions and went off the road. Now, you can either let us two get off the carriage and find the way yourself, or just listen to my instructions and follow my advice. What do you think?"

Zuo Tang smiled and nodded, "Okay, we still have to look for Cheng Tianshui. Let's do everything according to Second Miss Shi's wishes."

Tao Yao turned around and went to find the driver, asking, "Brother driver, did you hear that? Your master said, follow my instructions and don't act on your own."

The driver had his straw hat pulled down very low, and his face was covered with a black cloth, making it difficult to see his features. When he turned around, Tao Yao was startled. Although his face was covered with a black cloth, Tao Yao could still clearly see a brown scar on his face from his brow to the corner of his mouth, which looked extremely hideous and terrifying.

Zuo Tang winked at the driver and said, "Old Zhang, just do as she says."

The driver nodded deeply, indicating his obedience. He cracked his whip, and the carriage started moving again, heading deeper into the peach forest.

Tao Yao leaned against the car window, looking out at the scene, and hurriedly shouted, "Driver, please turn around and go back! I'm not familiar with this forest and can't go any further!"