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

"Old...slap!"

As soon as Bai Li Ce entered, before she could even speak, the shop owner, who was standing behind the counter with his head down, took out a book, slammed it on the counter, and continued writing without even glancing at her.

"Wow, I owe you money, and I haven't even told you yet..."

After casually flipping through a couple of pages, Bai Li Ce blushed; this was indeed the book she wanted.

But it's just too blunt.

Someone as reserved as her isn't suitable, really not...suitable~

"Ahem..." He coughed tactically, glancing around nervously, his voice wavering, "Um, is there a more tactful way?"

The boss looked up again, giving her an arrogant and indifferent glance, his eyes full of disdain.

Yeah!

Just as he was about to explode in anger, he pulled out something from under the cabinet and slapped it repeatedly.

Place books two, three, four, five, and six on the table.

"..." Bai Li Ce scratched the back of his head lightly, looked to the right, outside, left... slowly, he turned the corner of each book one by one and took a quick look.

Wow, she exclaimed that this guy was really good.

The extent of this, from directly doing it to finding ways to get others to do it for her, and tricking the victims into doing it themselves, is indeed...very subtle.

"I want them all," she said, intending to take them all, including the first book.

"..." The boss grabbed him!

He pointed to the sign inside the store with his calligraphy brush, “…”

Bai Li Ce followed the boss's gaze—

All books in this store are for viewing only, not for sale.

Two ounces per serving, tea and snacks provided.

"Two ounces just for reading a book? You're robbing me!" Even this capitalist was moved to tears.

The boss didn't even look up; he just wrote her a note.

[The mute will keep this a secret for five taels.]

Oh, you're mute? Then it's alright.

Wait, what do you, a mute, want to keep quiet?!

I'll just snatch it from you, what can you do about it? How arrogant!

The boss handed her another note.

But I'm very good at martial arts.

It's impossible for her to rob her; she's a law-abiding citizen.

With a "thud," Baili Ce generously pulled out a ten-tael silver ingot and placed it on the counter.

"keep the change."

The boss replied to her in a handwritten note: "I didn't intend to contact you."

"......" Okay, the technicians are really something else.

He took the book and sat down in the store to read it seriously, and Bai Li Ce gradually became engrossed in it.

The book contains:

How to properly murder one's husband? How to poison someone without them noticing?

What should I do if I discover that my husband is having an affair?

Good husbands will commit suicide; a wealthy widow at eighteen.

Do you want to hear the secret to her being married thirteen times in one year, yet still remaining perfectly pure?

A good woman doesn't cry alone.

Discussing life's meaning with another woman, gradually making her husband love her to the point of "heartbreak"...

During this time, another female customer walked in furtively and shyly. The same process, the same insults and payment, and the same resignation.

The owner's service is quite precise; he can tell what the customers need just by looking at them.

The female guest's seat was facing away from Baili Ce.

While she was engrossed in reading, Baili Ce quietly, quietly... stood up and stole a few glances. What she was reading was roughly:

Having it is like having eighteen courtesans fighting alongside you.

Don't waste time waiting; make him cling to you passionately in three days.

Why are other people's wives so favored? You should know these things once you're married.

Don't look! Because it will make men cling to you relentlessly and unable to resist you...

Unhealthy, extremely unhealthy!

So she continued to study the culture of her own region. To prevent female guests from peeking at her while she was engrossed in her studies, she turned around and sat further away.

He was reading with one eye and staring at the female guest with the other.

She studied until closing time, and the boss kicked her out.

"What kind of person is that! Really..." She was still cursing on her way back.

Then, while I was grumbling, I realized it was really late again!

It's done!

Oh no again!

He dashed forward...

Strangely, when she ran back to the inn, breathless, and was about to perform a ten-meter sliding kneel as soon as Wang Qingyan opened the door, she found that he was not there.

test?

Correct!

This is definitely a test for her!

......

Fifteen minutes later, Wang Qingyan still hadn't appeared.

Lost?

That's right!

Bai Lize finished pooping and went straight to sleep.

Then, I was woken up in the middle of the night by someone staring at me.

I opened my eyes a few times, and vaguely saw a dark figure in the house...

"..." Just as she was about to cry out, a cold blade gripped her throat.

I sat there for a while, supporting my upper body with both hands.

The newcomer finally slowly moved the sword away.

"Your vigilance has declined significantly."

This sound? !

Bai Lize quickly rolled off the bed!

At ease! Attention!

"Sixth, Sixth Uncle..."

"Whoosh—" In the darkness, Baili Changshan's eagle eyes were like knives as he sheathed his sword.

His voice was as calm as Baili Ce's mind at that moment, completely blank. "However, I am more composed than before."

In the dead of winter, Baili Ce stood barefoot on the ground, sweating profusely.

"sit down"

"Yes Yes"

Hey?

Hey hey?

Where are my shoes... Bai Li Ce hooked his feet left and right for a long time, but still couldn't find his shoes, and he didn't dare to light the lamp.

Baili Changshan sat down and gently pushed with his sword, and the shoes were at her feet.

Embarrassed, he put it on and sat down properly like a primary school student, not daring to utter a sound.

"I've heard you've done quite a lot lately."

He lowered his head and replied cautiously, "Just some things I'm supposed to do."

"Is designing to harm limbs also considered?"

Baili Changshan asked casually, but Baili Ce felt a chill run down his spine...

"I'm asking you."

Bai Li Ce choked on his breath nervously, vaguely hearing the sword's sinister, cackling laugh...

Counting on his fingers, he steeled his resolve and said, "Yes!"

"..." In the long silence, she heard Baili Changshan laugh.

That's even scarier.

Perhaps you should stop laughing.

"good"

"He's certainly bold and responsible, much braver than your fifth uncle." His fifth brother's family fainted the moment they saw him.

Bai Li Ce quickly wiped his sweat, thinking to himself that you are much scarier than beheading.

"But since they're already crippled, let's not go so far as to kill them all."

Hmm? In his blurry vision, Baili Ce's eyes gleamed with a clear stupidity.

Baili Changshan saw it, and said, "It seems it wasn't you."

What do you mean it's not her?

"Yes... Has something happened to Cheng-kun?"

To be honest, this was the first time she had ever called him so affectionately.

Baili Changshan chose not to tell her, saying, "Since it has nothing to do with you, don't ask."

"I'll talk to your sister about it later."

Well, the young lady must have done something behind her back.

But... Baili Ce gasped, mustering his courage, "Actually, this has something to do with my sister."

"You know the rules best, old man. Whoever is responsible will be responsible."

"..." It was Uncle Liu who wouldn't let me, Sister, you'd better pray for yourself.

[Far away in Kyoto, Baili Ming suddenly felt a chill and threw the pen in her hand.]

"How's the situation here going?"

Bai Li Ce bowed, lowering his head even further. "Eighty percent."

"That's right. Things will always go downhill if they're too full. This is just right."

"What will you do with Wang Qingyan?"

Um? ! !

dispose of?

What a joke!

If he lets me go, I will offer him incense on the first and fifteenth of every month from now on!

Double the celebrations for Qingming Festival and Ghost Festival!

To even think about handling it is utterly delusional.