After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Knowing she was being sarcastic, Wang Qingyan replied seriously, "There's no need for that."

"If you find it boring, I'll buy a chess set later, and we can play chess, shall we?"

Don't do this when you're bored; it will only make you more bored.

But Tongniang was right.

She used to think that Wang Qingyan was too smart and powerful.

In retrospect, he was not only domineering and scheming, but also possessed unparalleled personal combat prowess.

Moreover, through these past few days of playing hard to get, she became clear that she could never directly refuse someone like him.

That would kill you!

For example, in the past few days, he has seemingly considered her needs several times, but in reality, he has been strictly guarding against and rejecting her ideas.

So what's the point of discussing the rest with him?

"Well, since you're so sure, why don't we guess how many officials in Kyoto will be brought to justice?"

"Since it's just a guess, why not place a bet?"

Bai Li Ce thought about it and felt that even if he lost, he shouldn't lose by much.

After all, he most likely won't let her win.

Since we are destined to be enemies, what difference does it make whether we lose more or less?

"Okay, but let's make it clear first, I don't gamble."

"Okay, no gambling."

"Then what do you want to bet on?"

"If you lose, just answer one question for me."

Family members, listen to this, it's a great deal right from the start.

Unfortunately, these kinds of great deals are usually traps. "What if I win?"

"You can ask me to do anything."

Look, look, what did she say again?

That's when they started setting traps for her.

Even a dog wouldn't believe there wasn't a conspiracy involved!

“No need for that,” Bai Li Ce wrote two words on the table with his finger. “I’ve always been fair.”

"If you lose, just tell me this."

Northern Xinjiang?

Wang Qingyan readily agreed, "Okay."

......

"What are you good for?!" The young man in black was beaten up by Qiu Jiang as soon as he got back.

"I told you to monitor, and you went to start a fight?"

"You can't even handle this simple thing? I'd rather keep a dog than you!"

Seeing Qiu Jiang taking his anger out on others, Chen Da really didn't have the patience to waste time with him. "Alright, alright, it's no use scolding him."

"Let's think of other solutions first."

"Get out of there yet!"

"Yes...yes, yes," the young man in black, who had been kicked several times, quickly got up and walked out.

"Hmm? Wait a minute!" The robber-merchant, with his sharp eyes, suddenly noticed something.

The young man in black stopped abruptly, trembling with fear.

"turn around."

The young man in black turned around, trembling, thinking to himself that he was doomed for the day.

Just as he was about to kneel down and beg for mercy, he heard the wealthy bandit say—

“Look at the pattern on his chest.”

Let's all take a look...

"Oh, right, it wasn't there just now."

"Yes, it seems to be getting more and more obvious now."

"What's this?"

The crowd looked at each other, none of them knowing what it was.

The young man in black, relieved, glanced at the expressions on the faces of the gentlemen out of the corner of his eye.

He answered cautiously, "That must have been done by the woman using a bamboo pole."

Qiu Jiang thought for a moment and realized, "Are any of the dozen or so people who came from the Three Fortresses still alive?"

"Two more."

The robber-merchant immediately walked out, saying, "I'll call them over right now!"

Once the group arrived, they quickly realized that the pattern meant for them to go outside the city.

"This..." After receiving Bai Li Ce's letter from outside the city, Chen Da was completely dumbfounded.

After a while, someone asked Qiu Jiang, "Boss Qiu, do you think Baili Ce really wants to cooperate, or is he trying to set us up?"

"Hard to say."

The robber-merchant didn't think much of it and blurted out, "That's easy. Just invite her out for a meeting and have a proper talk with her, and we'll know."

"..." Everyone stared at him as if he were an idiot.

"Is this something you can just do whenever you want?!"

"Didn't you see that guy surnamed Wang is like a god of death?"

"Besides, would she dare to come if we asked her?"

"Gentlemen," the bandit Sixteen in the corner suddenly spoke up.

Um? ?

A row of eyes turned to them.

Sixteen stops to the center of the hall.

“In the past, if we had the chance, we would return to the place where we left the intelligence at midnight on the day we sent it out to see if the other party had taken it.”

in this way......

Qiu Jiang looked around thoughtfully, but didn't seem too interested. "Then let's meet."

......

After Wang Qingyan stopped the only form of entertainment, Baili Ce's daily life became increasingly boring.

Moreover, because they were afraid of Wang Qingyan, the people in the shop not only provided Baili Ce with 720 degrees of "protection" in every aspect, but also spoke to him in a particularly pleasant manner.

Unfortunately, none of them were talented, so they didn't learn any useful tips or tricks.

However, Tongniang, who was enjoying herself, was quite pleased to see it.

"Wow, so this is what happiness is for the rich!"

Upon hearing this, Baili Ce quickly extended a sincere invitation, "Then join us! Let's form a warm and loving family together!"

Tongniang replied, "Such a good thing? I refuse!"

Bai Li Ce asked her why, and she said she couldn't let wealth and glory corrupt her pure and innocent soul.

Then he patted his butt and left.

Ah, indeed, a person of high moral character~

Hopefully, when we're eating chicken tomorrow, I won't have to fight her for chicken wings again.

Afterwards, he even told Wang Qingyan that he had forced her to eat it.

To be fair, under such meticulous protection, it's practically impossible to go out during the day.

So, Baili Ce started staying up all night.

And their schedules should be slightly different from Wang Qingyan's.

Not much, only half an hour to an hour.

Given his alertness, he would have noticed if there were too many.

Without her, it wouldn't be enough, and it's not easy to temporarily extend the time.

Pretending to be asleep and then waking up in the middle of the night really tests one's willpower.

Unfortunately, she lacked willpower.

What? You're asking how you manage to wake up on time?

Without an alarm clock, she still can't find the needle?

If all else fails, when you feel like you're about to fall asleep, give yourself a few slaps; it'll wake you up!

Finally, on the third night, an eagle pattern appeared on the window.

It was just past midnight, and the shopkeeper at the entrance was dozing off, while Tongniang was talking in her sleep.

Everything is just right.

She gently pushed open the window and peeked out. There were the henchmen sent by the powerful family of Shucheng to pick her up, holding candles and mirrors, about to change to new paper cuttings.

He gestured to them.

After receiving a positive reply, Baili Ce quietly climbed out of the window, covered his mouth, closed his eyes, and jumped down!

Before I could even feel the weightlessness, I was caught.

With twenty or thirty people piled up in a human pyramid, her jump, less than a meter away, made absolutely no sound.

Then her underlings quickly and quietly took her to the place where the masters usually gathered.

The moment he was helped to his feet, Baili Ce was almost mortified with embarrassment.

"First, give me some water." Let's have some water first.

Qiu Jiang looked at her leisurely for a while... then raised his chin and gave her a look.

Immediately someone brought over a bowl of water.

"Tons, tons, tons..."

After we finished drinking, someone brought over a chair.

Bai Li Ce sat down without any hesitation, and felt much better instantly.

He ignored the stares of the crowd.

In the silence, the wealthy merchants exchanged glances and provocative looks, but none of them spoke first.

Bai Li Ce glanced around and saw through their thoughts, "I don't have much time, so I'll keep it brief."

"First, I want to see Lin Yuchuan."

"Hmph, quite the boast!" the crowd scoffed.

Bai Li Ce completely ignored him and continued to raise his voice.

"Secondly, the changes in the capital are nothing more than a scheme orchestrated by His Majesty the Emperor."

"The private army was completely wiped out a month ago."

"What?!" A commotion erupted.

"How can this be!"

Chen slammed his fist on the table and stood up, shouting, "You're talking nonsense!!"

Bai Li Ce also raised his voice sharply, "Third! The contents of the letter are entirely true. My Bai Li clan has indeed sided with His Majesty the Emperor!"

“But this has nothing to do with the Wang family, nor with Wang Qingyan.”

The entire room fell silent.

He secretly felt a chill run down his spine, but he arrogantly sat back down, saying, "If you continue to follow the He family, you will only face death!"

"How can this be?!"

"Isn't the Baili clan always neutral?!"

"I knew something was wrong!"

"wrong!"

The robber-merchantman, after a moment's thought, also jumped up, exclaiming, "This woman is trying to scam us!"

"We received money from the He family again this month, as usual!"

"If the changes in the capital were a hoax, how could He Shoufeng possibly still have so much silver to spare!"

"Yup!"

"I think she's probably talking nonsense."

"Absolutely, that's no small number of people."

"Words are no proof; you need to provide evidence."

"evidence?"

"If there were real evidence, I wouldn't need to come to Shucheng."

Chen laughed loudly, "Hahaha, this is the first time I've ever heard of persuading others without evidence."

"Isn't evidence something we only need when sentencing?" Bai Lize asked calmly.