Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Lanterns were hung at the city gate of Qingshan City, their red glow as bright as the sun. Looking into the city, one could see a vast crowd of people.

There were officials checking people at the city gate today, and a long line of people was forming to enter the city. Fang Yu had no choice but to join the queue.

I don't know what happened in the city, but they're checking everything very carefully.

Fang Yu glanced at the food box hanging on her wrist. She should have put it all in her spatial storage. Now she could only keep moving forward.

"What's inside? Open it and see. What are you bringing into the city for?" the inspecting officer asked, pointing to her food box.

"The common people cannot fight with the officials," Fang Yu said gently, opening the food box with a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant. "These are mooncakes I made myself, for visiting friends in the city."

The official took out a mooncake from the food box, looked it over, and then broke it in half.

Fang Yu casually remarked, "It's filled with wild game, and it tastes pretty good. Adults can try it."

For some reason, the officer's gaze suddenly sharpened, scrutinizing her from head to toe with hostility before demanding, "Where did you get this wild game?"

"Of course we went up the mountain to hunt them, but what's the problem?"

Fang Yu was too calm, and the officer narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked her over: "Again, did you hit it yourself?"

Fang Yu had just nodded when the officer crushed her mooncake into crumbs in his hand and turned to instruct the people behind him, "Take her back and interrogate her properly."

The man approached and tried to snatch Fang Yu's food box. Fang Yu slightly retracted her fingers and stepped back to avoid him: "Sir, it's unreasonable and illegal for you to arrest someone without even knowing the facts."

The officer looked down at her with his nose in his mouth: "When have we ever needed to explain ourselves to a country bumpkin like you while we're on official business?"

The officers noticed that she was very nervous about the box of mooncakes, and suspected there was something wrong with it. With a single glance, they ordered the box to be snatched away and smashed on the ground.

Fang Yu took a cold breath and reached out to catch the food box just before it hit the ground, but a stranger's hand was faster and snatched it away.

Looking back, there was a young master dressed in fine clothes, but who also seemed to have an air of frivolity. He picked up a mooncake and sniffed it first.

"It smells wonderful. I helped you keep the mooncake safe, young lady. May I have a taste?"

Fang Yu was certainly not the kind of person to be petty: "Please, sir."

The man took a small sip and nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, it tastes very good, no less than a royal banquet."

The officer brandished his broadsword and shouted at the man, "How dare you! Who are you? How dare you obstruct our investigation? Hand over the goods, or you'll be thrown in jail too!"

The man's gentle smile vanished instantly. He closed the food box and handed it to Fang Yu, saying, "Miss, please take this and help me carry it too."

He even let her hold the mooncake that he had already taken two bites of.

Then he rolled up his sleeves, and the officer sensed that this man was up to no good, so he slowly backed away: "What do you want?"

The officer turned back and ordered, "This man and this woman are definitely in cahoots. Arrest them both!"

Fang Yu: "..." No, how did we end up on the same side? She even sacrificed a mooncake.

"Boom!"

Before the officers who had surrounded the area could even make a move, the man had already kicked the person who had given the order to the ground.

The air suddenly went quiet, and the onlookers stared wide-eyed. They had never seen ordinary people dare to oppose the soldiers before.

The officer was kicked so hard he almost couldn't catch his breath. He lay half-reclined on the ground, clutching his stomach, his eyes fierce as he continued to issue orders: "Arrest them! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"..." No, Fang Yu closed her eyes. She just gave him a mooncake, how did she get killed again!

The man walked over casually, exuding an aura of arrogance.

He stepped on the officer's chest, flicked his robes, took out a token, and spoke with an imposing voice.

"I, Xiao Lanzhi, am the newly appointed Prefect of Qingshan City. Let's see who dares to touch me!"

The officers and soldiers who were about to rush forward looked at each other behind the token, and finally knelt down in unison to pay their respects.

The officer who was being stepped on was dumbfounded. What kind of official would beat people like this? If he had revealed his identity as soon as he arrived, none of this would have happened.

Xiao Lanzhi lifted his foot, put away the token, raised an eyebrow at the official under his foot with a roguish air, and then looked at Fang Yu and said, "Apologize to this young lady."

The officer stood up, clutching his chest. He glanced at Fang Yu, clearly unconvinced. Despite the pain, he clasped his hands and reported, "Your Excellency, we also received orders from above to arrest anyone found suspicious and bring them back to the prison for interrogation."

Xiao Lanzhi picked at his ear and glanced at the soldier: "Tell me, how is this girl suspicious when she looks like she can't even kill a chicken?"

The officer looked rather grim as he stared at the food box in Fang Yu's hand and said, "She said her mooncakes are filled with wild game, which she hunted herself. If she's not strong enough to even kill a chicken, how could she have hunted such game?"

Xiao Lanzhi tapped the official on the head: "Who told you that you can only hunt with force? You can use your brain too. This girl is fine, let her go."

The official frowned in distress: "Your Excellency, just in case, perhaps we should interrogate him again?"

"I will take full responsibility for any problems that arise. Release them!"

The officials had no choice but to back down and allow the procession to proceed.

Fang Yu acted as if she were invisible. She casually glanced at Xiao Lanzhi, curtsied, returned the mooncakes, and went into the city.

Xiao Lanzhi stood still, his slightly smiling expression abruptly vanishing. He put his hand, which had been on his hip, behind his back and watched Fang Yu's retreating figure.

The belated personal guard, Mo Shisan, asked, "Young Master, how can you be so sure that woman is alright?"

Xiao Lanzhi flicked a small tuft of hair from his forehead and raised an eyebrow: "Because her mooncakes are delicious."

Mo Shisan: "..."

Fang Yu went directly to Tianxiang Restaurant and saw Manager Sun standing at the entrance looking around from afar.

She quickened her pace and went over. Manager Sun greeted her with a kind smile: "Miss Fang, you've arrived. The master has returned and is upstairs."

Fang Yu subconsciously looked up at the upstairs area, smiled, and said, "Okay, Manager Sun, wishing you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

She walked briskly upstairs, and as soon as she stepped into the corridor, Mo Jiu came out of her room. When she saw her, she was clearly a little flustered: "Miss Fang, you've arrived. My master is inside."

Mo Jiu glanced at the doorway, her breathing slightly heavy, and pushed the door open: "Miss Fang, please come in."

Fang Yu glanced at him, then at the doorway, and went inside without asking any questions.

In the same spot, Xiao Jingqi sat by the window, a chessboard on the table, a black chess piece in his hand. His gloomy expression softened instantly when he looked at her.

The strong scent of incense made Fang Yu choke. She rubbed her nose and went inside, saying, "Lord Xiao, did you kill someone in the room? Why are you using such strong incense to mask the smell?"