Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

At Nangong Ming's residence, Liu Yuzheng reported to him: "Young Master, our people posted missing person notices on various bulletin boards at noon, but not long after they were posted, some people secretly took them down. There have been instances of portraits being taken down in various places."

Nangong Ming remained lounging on the daybed, holding a wine glass in his hand.

Upon hearing Liu Yu's report, a faint smile appeared on his lips: "This proves that she is still in the capital, but we don't know where she is now. Have you found out who took away the portrait?"

Liu Yu looked troubled: "They act quickly and are good at hiding. We haven't found out yet, but the fact that they can act simultaneously in such a short time means it's definitely not the work of one person. It must be an organized operation, and there must be quite a few people involved."

Nangong Ming smiled knowingly: "It seems someone is covering for her. There are quite a few big shots in both the underworld and legitimate circles in the capital. Keep increasing the reward and posting more notices. I believe we'll get some leads soon."

"Yes..." Liu Yu accepted the order and withdrew.

"Interesting." Nangong Ming swirled the wine in his glass, a smile playing on his lips, and downed the wine in one gulp.

Under the cover of night, they sent people to post new missing person notices at various public notice offices throughout the capital.

The saying goes, "Where there's a large reward, there will be brave men," but it could also mean ordinary people from the streets.

The following day, people began to come to Yuexi Tower to provide clues. They said all sorts of things, some true, some false, and some made up, all just to get the reward money for providing clues.

However, Yuexi Tower was not easily fooled. It was ruthless towards those who fabricated stories and kicked them all out.

After receiving the message in the morning, Qingying came to the study of Qinli Courtyard to report: "The portraits were all taken down yesterday, but they were all put up again in the middle of the night. By the time our people found them, it was too late. Many people saw them, and many people went to Yuexi Tower to provide clues."

Standing to the side, Qing Tong also looked displeased and said angrily, "They're too arrogant! They actually used the name of a brothel to find someone. Aren't they trying to ruin Miss Long's reputation!"

"Your Highness, why do you think Yuexi Tower is making such a big fuss about finding Miss Long?" Qingying looked at the stack of portraits in her hand, equally puzzled. "Could it be because she kidnapped the madam that night, and they're taking revenge?"

“She must have met Nangong Ming the night she went to Yuexi Tower. If I’m not mistaken, they should have even fought. Nangong Ming contacted her in the name of Yuexi Tower to force her to appear.” Xiao Han stood up from his chair, walked around the table, and came out.

Qingying looked at Xiao Han and asked, "Should we tell Miss Long about this?"

Xiao Han's eyes flashed with coldness: "Don't tell her for now. Since they want to play this game, then we'll play along."

"Qing Tong Qing Ying," Xiao Han beckoned, and after the two drew closer, he whispered a few instructions. Qing Tong Qing Ying nodded and then left.

After receiving the order, the two of them, along with several brothers, rode out of the mansion gate, each carrying something in their hands.

Before long, they arrived near Yuexi Tower.

They tied their horses in the alley, and Qing Tong observed Yuexi Tower from a distance before turning around and beckoning everyone to come closer: "My idea is to burn down Yuexi Tower without harming anyone, and see if they'll still be so arrogant."

Qingying's eyes darted around, revealing a sly smile: "Now that there are no customers in their building during the day, it's perfect for us to make our move."

Qingshan squatted on the ground, rubbed his hands together after hearing the mission, and said with a wicked smile, "Hehe... It's been a long time since I've done something naughty like this. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

He looked quite comical, almost funny.

"What are you so excited about?" Qingyang slapped him on the head: "Don't mess things up later."

"What are you doing!" Qingshan scratched his head, looking at Qingyang with a face full of complaints: "Hmph... Don't underestimate me. I did this kind of thing when I was a kid. I burned the neighbor's haystack and was never caught. Just you wait and see!"

"You're quite smug." A cold glare swept over him. "Alright, stop fooling around. Let's go survey the surrounding area first, and then we'll meet back here later."

Everyone immediately straightened their expressions and replied, "Yes." The group then leaped onto the roof and left.

After surveying the area, the group regrouped in the alley and discussed countermeasures.

They squatted on the ground, and everyone recounted the information they had gathered.

“There are two gatekeepers and two patrolmen at the main entrance on the first floor. One is doing accounts, one girl is practicing the piano, and two girls are practicing dancing,” Qingyang said.

Qingying said, "There's a cleaner on the second floor, a girl practicing the piano, and two people making tea."

Qingshan said, "There's basically no one on the third floor, except for one cleaning staff member."

The main building of Yuexi Tower is where guests are received, while the girls and waiters live in the back courtyard, so there are basically no people in the tower during the day.

Qingying summarized: "Today's main task is to burn down the main building of Yuexi Tower. According to the information we just received, there are not many people in the main building now, only five girls, two cleaners, two guards, two patrolmen, and one accountant. Thirteen people is not many, so it is easy to lure them out."

After listening, Qing Tong considered it for a moment and said, "We will split into two groups. One group will be responsible for setting off smoke to drive the people inside out. After everyone has come out, the other group will be responsible for setting the fire."

"Qingying, you and Qingyang take two people to set off smoke signals. If you are discovered, draw away the guards. Qingshan and I will take two people and follow behind."

"Yes." After saying this, everyone accepted the order and left, while Qingying and Qingshan followed behind, waiting for their chance to make their move.

Qingshan looked excited and eager to try, craning his neck to look in the direction of Yuexi Tower.

Qing Tong turned his head and glanced at him. He frowned when he saw his expression and pinched his arm: "Don't mess things up later."

"Ouch..." Qingshan cried out in pain, rubbing his arm as he said, "Don't worry, don't worry, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong, I know it well."

Bronze felt that this was all too unreliable!

Before long, thick smoke rose from the distant Yuexi Tower, and the people inside were choked by the smoke and ran to the door.

Qingyang covered his nose with a look of disgust, frowned and complained to Qingying, "Did you add bronze-grade dog water to it? How much did you add? It stinks!" He then gagged a few times.

Qingying and the other two guards also rolled their eyes from the stench, covering their noses and dry heaving.

"It's because the bronze is afraid of the smoke killing people, so we can't release too much smoke. We can only try to use the stench to drive them out, saying we'll let them experience something terrible." Qingying finished speaking and then gagged twice.

"It seems to have worked. No, let's get out of here quickly, it stinks terribly." Qingyang said as he fled the battlefield.

Qingying and two other guards followed closely behind, gagging as they walked.

One can imagine that thing must have really stank.

Some of the people who ran out of the building vomited on the ground, while others, despite their strong tolerance, couldn't help but gag.

Everyone covered their noses and ran far away. Everything was fine before, but the incident happened so suddenly that no one knew what had happened, why there was thick smoke and a terrible stench.