Righteousness and pure love, yet you ask me to spread demons throughout the world?

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Chapter 221: Ms. Lady! The Young Master of the Azure Sea has caught up!

Fu Hai was led by a maid to Langyue Tower in the back garden of Baoshuzhai.

"Madam is waiting for you upstairs!" The maid bowed before him. "Young master, please go upstairs directly."

"Is this Madam's bedroom?" Fu Hai looked back. "Or perhaps I should wait for Madam in the main hall?"

The maid said, "Madam said that since we've already done *that* in front of the young master, there's no need to fuss over such details."

She looked at the young man curiously, wondering what the lady meant by "that thing". The lady had been acting strangely ever since she returned. She had taken a bath, changed clothes, and invited the young manager of the Dragon Claw Inn to the inner garden pavilion, which she never allowed outsiders to enter.

Could it be that the lady was outside with this young man just now...?

The maid stared wide-eyed at the boy in shock.

Fu Hai quickly said, "You've misunderstood. My wife and I haven't done anything improper."

So what if I was playing the piano on stage and your wife got all wet in the audience? It's nothing... really.

Anyway, she wasn't the only one who was trendy.

Fu Hai entered the building and climbed the steps.

When he got upstairs, he saw that the door was open, so he went inside.

Lady Langyue was dressed in a pure white jacket and trousers, with a brightly colored bodice covering her chest. She was combing her wet hair in front of a bronze mirror.

He was startled and quickly said, "Madam, I've been presumptuous. I'll leave now..."

"No need!" Lady Langyue sighed softly. "Worse things have already happened, so this little thing doesn't matter."

"I never expected that you, Young Master Fu, would possess such superb and exquisite zither skills. Appearances can be deceiving; I always thought you were an honest man."

Fu Hai said, "I...I've always been an honest person..."

Lady Langyue chuckled: "An honest person doesn't have the skills of someone like you, young master."

She stood up, picked up a white robe from the side, and put it on in front of the young man without paying much attention. Then she said, "I just have one question. Were you and Young Master Fu close friends before?"

"Otherwise, why would they have thought of inviting you to the competition between Phoenix Dance Pavilion and Phoenix Pavilion this time?"

Fu Hai said, "No, that's not it. I was just a student at the same school as Cen Cai Nu's younger sister, Cen Er Miss. We've known each other since we were little."

“Last time I went to the music store to look at the instruments, I happened to run into them, and they took me to the Phoenix Dance Hall for a while, so I got to know the owner of the hall.”

Lady Langyue said, "I see. I knew it."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Today's dispute is a bit strange. Mihuanglou was already doing very well in the prefecture."

"Even though Anjun is now close to the canal and not as isolated as it used to be, it's not a large prefecture. If Xue Yanxiang wanted to open another Mihuang Tower here, she could simply send a female disciple and invite a few musicians over."

"I don't know why he came here in person to openly suppress the Phoenix Dance Pavilion and promote his upcoming Mihuang Tower in Anjun."

She paused for a moment, then said, "It's not that her business methods are wrong, but a place like Anjun doesn't seem worth all the trouble she's going to."

Fu Hai looked up, thought for a moment, and said, "If that's the case, it seems so. Besides, that Lady Shehua must hold a very high position in the prefecture, right? Even she came here in person..."

Lady Langyue pondered for a moment: "As the saying goes, the cicadas sense the autumn wind before it blows!"

"There is a possibility that the imperial court may have some major plans, and the geographical location of Anjun may change."

"They found out about this first through extraordinary connections, and before the others could react, they entered and took up advantageous positions?"

Fu Hai exclaimed, "Ah! Could it be that they really plan to build another official road westward from the southern section of Duanyun Mountain, connecting our existing official road to the west?"

Lady Langyue raised her finger and tapped her chin lightly: "Hmm! It's very likely that you guessed right."

"If we really do that, our An County will suddenly become a major thoroughfare connecting the east, west, north, and south."

“If an official road is to be built in the southern section of Duanyun Mountain, it will be a huge project. But the Empress has lofty ambitions. The Grand Canal has already been opened, so this official road is very likely to be the next step in the plan.”

Looking at Fu Hai, she said, "Whether it's like this or not, it's easy to know."

"In the next few days, if any major gangs or forces want to buy your inn and sect slots, then that will probably be the case."

"Because if this official road is really to be opened, the location of your Xiaodiancang Mountain will immediately become important. While your business is struggling and you're almost going to die, buy at rock-bottom prices, and once the official road opens..."

Fu Hai said, "Even if you don't do anything yourself, just reselling them can immediately multiply your money several times over?"

This is similar to another world where so-called "well-informed people" know in advance that a certain place is going to be demolished and acquire it in advance.

Lady Langyue laughed and said, "Just watch! Your business over there is about to be ruined."

“In this situation, if someone from the state government suddenly spends money to buy you out, it's most likely that His Majesty has really made up his mind, and some powerful figures knew about it in advance.”

"Of course, those high-ranking officials and dignitaries won't personally go to acquire you, so it's mostly big gangs and large trading companies that go there as front men."

Fu Hai said, "Anyway, I definitely won't sell it."

Lady Langyue said, "Of course. If we persevere for two years, everything will be back once the new official road to the west is opened."

"You don't even need to wait until it's actually open; as soon as construction begins, its value will inevitably rise rapidly."

Fu Hai said, "I mean, whether business is good or bad, I'm not going to sell."

Lady Langyue said, "That's right, that's right. If we're going to sell, we should wait two more years. Selling now would be a huge loss."

Fu Hai felt that he couldn't reason with a pure businesswoman like her.

He said, "If there's nothing else, then I'll take my leave. Sigh, I originally came here to lend a hand, I never expected it to turn out like this."

Lady Langyue leaned against the fragrant couch and said with a coquettish smile, "I saw that you were also holding back when you were on the stage. Why don't you rest here for a while and cool down? I can keep you company..."

She saw him on stage trying to hide his "vitality," even though everyone saw his actions.

"No need, no need!" Fu Hai waved his hands. "I'll take my leave now."

He didn't want to get involved in any more romantic entanglements for no reason. Although the beautiful scene did indeed make him feel "full of life," he could hold back for now. He still had his little sister Xiaoye back home.

He hurriedly said goodbye and fled downstairs.

"Alas!" Lady Langyue loosened her robe slightly and said, "Could he really be an honest man?" Fu Hai came out of Baoshuzhai and looked up at the sky.

In this season, the sun rises quickly, and before you know it, it's dusk.

Too lazy to walk, I flagged down a horse-drawn carriage on the road and rode out of the city.

I got off the bus in front of the inn and saw several luxury vehicles parked outside.

Upon entering the inn, I didn't see Sister Qiu Ying, but only Song Lingyue.

"Senior brother!" Seeing that it was almost dusk, Song Lingyue lit a lantern and hung it by the door. "Why are you so late? Have you finished the task that the Phoenix Dance Troupe asked you to help with?"

"Okay! It's done."

"Why did they think of asking you for help, senior brother? What was the result?"

"It's alright, the effect is quite good." Too good to be true.

Fu Hai asked, "Where is Sister Qiu Ying? Is she in the backyard?"

"No!" Song Lingyue said, "I just came back from earlier and went back up the mountain first. I said my skirt got dirty and I need to go back to change. I'm leaving you here to watch over it."

"Huh?" Fu Hai asked, "Sister Qiu Ying went out?" "What happened?" Song Lingyue glanced at him.

"No, it's nothing!" Fu Hai sensed something was wrong.

Fu Hai looked at the carriage parked outside: "Are there guests checking in today?" "Yes!" Song Lingyue said, "They seem to be a group of people of high status. They asked for a superior room and several medium-sized rooms, saying they would stay for one night and leave tomorrow."

As they were talking, two young women came down from upstairs.

The two young women walked and talked, "Sigh, I never thought we'd lose like this on this trip."

"Who would have thought that Andu would actually be hiding such a hidden talent, such a young master from the blue sea."

"How come I remember he started by saying something like 'The Hermit of the Azure Sea'?"

"Whatever! It's not a good thing anyway. How could a decent person play such terrible music?"

"That's true. I don't know where he came from; I've never heard of him before. That guy is no good at all. I... sigh, it's embarrassing to even think about it. We actually did this in front of that bastard..."

The two went downstairs and met the gaze of the boy who turned to look at them at the octagonal table near the counter.

Then they both froze!

Fu Hai discovered that they were the two girls who had been with Xue Yanxiang. They had been on stage earlier, standing behind Xue Yanxiang, one dressed in blue and the other in pink.

They've both changed their clothes now, though the colors are similar.

The two young women stared at the boy, speechless.

The boy was about to say hello.

In a flash, the two girls rushed upstairs.

They fled back to the main house: "Madam, something terrible has happened!" "That young master Bihai is chasing after us!"

Xue Yanxiang was in the main room, asking a female disciple to bring her clean water so she could wash herself in the basin.

Hearing their panicked cries, Xue Yanxiang turned around: "What?"

"That young master from the blue sea has caught up with us; he's downstairs."

"Did he come after us to humiliate us? How embarrassing!"

Xue Yanxiang angrily said, "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! He made me look bad in public and even chased after me to humiliate me. This is really going too far. I'm going to meet him and see what he's up to."

He hastily put on his clothes, led his female disciples downstairs, and saw that the young man was indeed there, leisurely drinking tea at the counter.

"What exactly do you intend to do?" Xue Yanxiang asked, suppressing her anger. "I have already left the city as agreed. Now that I'm outside the city, are you not going to let me go either?"

The boy said, "No, I..."

Xue Yanxiang's eyes blazed with anger: "The sheet music has already been given to you. Go ask Feng Xiahong for it yourself."

"I……"

"What exactly do I want?" Xue Yanxiang was furious.

Chapter 222: Some escaped quickly, while others endured hardship.