I have ten trillion licking dog gold

The river breeze shatters the neon lights, and the bright pearls reflect the starry sky.

The Bund is gilded, the Huangpu River is like a mirror, boats sail and lights shift, the wind blows her hair, Li Shurui, who has just eaten some exquisite desserts, looks at the international architecture on the opposite bank and sighs softly.

A hundred-game winning streak.

Given the intensity of the match just now, it could also be described as a hundred-person kill.

It's not just a detail in history books.

Rather, it exists in the present reality.

How jarringly disconnected it is from the modern metropolis in sight.

"Miss Lan, were you ever afraid?"

The nausea had subsided, but the ripples in my heart continued. For a normal person, winning a hundred games in an online game is a miracle, let alone in a arena where it's either you or me.

Just like...

He went to the gates of hell a hundred times, and came back alive every time.

Imagine how terrifying that would be.

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of dying?"

Lan Peizhi didn't eat anything, only drank, and not the inn's drinks. He carried a white gourd in his hand; whether it contained plain water or not was unknown.
Everyone dies.

Li Shurui knew that she was Duanmu's senior sister, which meant that the other party was also a member of the Taoist sect. It was not surprising that she had such a profound view on life and death. "Everyone will die, but the way they die is different. Dying in that cage is too tragic."

Lan Peizhi's lips curled slightly, her long sleeves fluttering, ethereal and dashing. Even as a woman, Li Shurui couldn't help but pause, captivated by her charm.

"To die in agony on one's sickbed, isn't that tragic?"

Li Shurui was speechless for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Miss Lan is right."

Her thinking is that of a normal person.

But this world isn't full of so-called normal people.

He was still thinking about how to recruit such a master to his own cause; it seems he was just daydreaming.

"Miss Lan is truly amazing."

She couldn't help but sigh, not as a compliment, but from the bottom of her heart.

She could finally understand why he had such a fearsome reputation.

Great reputations are never undeserved.

The blood of the Blood Guanyin is not just for show; her lotus platform is made of piled-up corpses.

"Is it impressive?"

Li Shurui nodded without hesitation and affirmed firmly, "Impressive. To be able to achieve a hundred consecutive wins, if you keep going, three hundred or five hundred consecutive wins won't be a problem. Miss Lan should be the number one double-flower red stick in our country."

The curve of the lapis lazuli deepens.

Outstanding adaptability.

At this point, we can even joke around.

"You flatter me."

She picked up the wine gourd.

Li Shurui looked at the other woman; such a woman was extremely dangerous, yet also incredibly alluring.

"No wonder so many people are afraid of Miss Lan."

Li Shurui shifted her gaze to the shimmering river surface, "Let alone people, even Chu Renmei would probably have to take a detour if she encountered Miss Lan."

Lan Peizhi remained calm and composed, asking, "Are you afraid of me?"

"Miss Lan, would you like to hear the truth or a lie?"

"lie."

"Lies are not afraid."

Both of them smiled at the same time.

Then, Lan Peizhi said calmly, "I haven't killed anyone in a long time."

"..."

Please.

At this point, a background music piece should be played.

That's right.

Xu Shangao's "Superfluous Explanation".

Li Shurui was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond. After a while, she slowly said, "Miss Lan fought a hundred matches, wasn't it all so that she could cultivate her character in the future? This is what is meant by 'fighting a punch to avoid being hit a hundred times later'."

Upon hearing this, Lan Peizhi shifted her gaze and glanced at her.

Li Shurui picked up some snacks with a spoon. "Don't you want some?"

Lan Peizhi took a sip of wine, remaining silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Shurui continued to eat.

"You are very smart."

Upon hearing this, Li Shurui remained calm and composed, saying, "The use of intelligence is limited. For example, in the cage just now, intelligence was of no use."

"Not everyone needs to go into that cage."

Li Shurui remained silent, then wiped her mouth with a tissue. "When was the first time Miss Lan competed on stage?"

“Liuli’s current age.”

Li Shurui pursed her lips.

Duanmu Liuli is only in her early twenties. If it were me, I wouldn't have graduated from Dongda University yet.

"How long did it take Miss Lan to play one hundred matches? Two years?"

"Yes, once a week."

If Li Shurui hadn't witnessed it with her own eyes just now, she probably would have thought it was all just a casual remark.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of Fang Qing, and the wall full of certificates of merit in Fang Qing's boudoir.

Perhaps their paths differed, but everyone's journey seemed to have involved immense effort. In comparison, she appeared remarkably "easy," getting into the University of Tokyo without much struggle, simply playing around along the way...

"At twenty, Miss Lan was already unbeatable; I was twenty at..."

Li Shurui shook her head, looking ashamed of herself.

"When you're twenty, you'll be dating in school."

The other party added to her statement about stopping her.

Li Shurui was surprised, then laughed and cried. After thinking about it carefully, she realized it was true. "Yes, I met Jiang Chen when I was about that age."

Do you know where I met him?

Where?

Since the other party brought it up, Li Shurui naturally wouldn't avoid it. And if the other party didn't bring it up on their own initiative, she certainly wouldn't inquire about it, even if she was curious.

"this."

"here?"

"Ah."

Lan Peizhi gently shook the gourd in his hand, his voice mingling with the river breeze, "At that time, he came to me for help with the owner of the boxing ring."

Precisely.

The two first met at Lanting in Shaoxing, but it was purely by chance. It was only their first encounter and didn't even count as a meeting. At that time, in other people's eyes, Mr. Jiang was just a passerby, the kind of person who would be forgotten in the blink of an eye.

"What help do you need?"

Li Shurui took the opportunity to ask, lifting her head to smooth her wind-blown hair.

"Rescue."

"Whom to save?"

"Your neighbor."

Li Shurui paused for a moment, then asked, "Pei Yunxi?"

Look.

That's really clever.

“At the time, Pei Yunxi was recording a program in another city when Ye Tingxuan took her away. He wanted my help to get her out. Do you know Ye Tingxuan?”

"I've heard of him, the young prince, but I've never met him."

What's going on?

The location hasn't been determined yet?
Why haven't they shown up yet? We can't continue this conversation!

Li Shurui was completely unaware that Pei Yunxi had been kidnapped by Prince Ye, and she had not heard any news or rumors about it, but she did not doubt its authenticity.

Just because something isn't in the news doesn't mean it doesn't exist; in fact, what you see in the news is often just the tip of the iceberg.

"Miss Lan stepped in, so it was handled perfectly."

Li Shurui smiled and said that although she had never seen him in person, she was very familiar with his reputation and the wickedness of Prince Ye. Pei Yunxi was clearly unharmed, which was enough to prove that the secret accident had not caused any serious consequences.

"I refused."

Lan Peizhi shook his head. "Would you meddle in matters that have nothing to do with you for the sake of some unknown nobody?"

"That……"

He went there by himself.

"what?"

"It seems he didn't mention this glorious history to you."

"No."

Li Shurui's smile was devoid of emotion, her face revealing no hint of anything. "Miss Lan, please tell me in detail."

“Pei Yunxi was an artist under CX at the time, so he had a reason to go.”

Lan Pei first objectively added a premise, but it still seemed redundant: "You should have heard about Ye Tingxuan's temperament. At that time, he had no relationship with Ye Tingxuan, yet he dared to go to the other side's territory to rescue someone, just like the boxing match you just saw. The moment the decision was made, he disregarded life and death."

Don't worry.

What's the rush?

It's not nonsense or embellishment; every word is based on absolute objective facts, without any embellishment or exaggeration.

Upon hearing yet another little-known secret, Li Shurui showed no surprise and praised, "He's a very competent boss."

No.

Lan Peizhi corrected again, "He is not the boss of CX Entertainment. The boss of CX Entertainment is the daughter of the Shi family."

"..."

This person is truly omniscient and has a clear grasp of the timeline; one can't help but wonder if she has a chart of character relationships posted in her house.

“He’s not the boss, but he’s a shareholder. And he and Pei Yunxi are not only superior and subordinate, but also friends. So, both for his own sake and for his own sake, he can’t just sit idly by.”

After a moment of silence, Li Shurui calmly and methodically helped with the explanation.

There's a saying...

You can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep.

If you feel that someone is stupid, they are either genuinely stupid or they are pretending to be stupid.

Can a truly foolish person be associated with the word "intelligent" in any way?
"Since then, he and the young prince have become close friends, haven't they? Some challenges, though seemingly fraught with danger, are actually rewards for the brave and sincere."

Although she had been retching on the ground not long ago, she displayed the demeanor of a great general at this moment.

Lan Peizhi tilted her chin up and took a sip of wine. "Then do you know how he and Cao Jinse met?"

She's a national diva, an oriental goddess—you can ignore her.

But there will always be people who are wary.

As expected, Li Shurui, who had been speaking calmly and eloquently, quieted down.

"I introduced him."

Lan Peizhi was outspoken.

Li Shurui knew that she needed to remain calm at this moment. She wanted to laugh, to pretend to be relaxed and natural, but she just couldn't control her expression and couldn't force a smile.

"So, it was Miss Cao who sent Miss Lan to find me."

Her hands unconsciously clenched, and unsurprisingly, Li Shurui had misunderstood something.

Why did she choose to form alliances?

Not to mention Shi Qianqian, they could even give red envelopes to Fang Qing's unborn child?
Because her biggest imagined enemy, or rather, the only opponent she considered a threat, was the one who was stationed in Kyoto!
The intention to "step down and make way for a more capable person" is genuine.

Because what she really cared about wasn't the position of "official wife." As someone's career grew bigger and bigger, their business empire became more and more magnificent, and their social status became higher and higher, she knew that she, an ordinary working-class girl who had lost her father, was completely unworthy to hold that position.

Stop talking about equality for all.

Even elementary school students wouldn't be this childish.

To put it more bluntly, she doesn't deserve it.

That's why she was willing to give up her position to Fang Qing. Looking back at history, those empresses who ruled the country were either wives who had shared hardships with their husbands or daughters of powerful families who could provide strong support to the emperor.

Fang Qing's personality is such that she wouldn't reject her.

But if it's the latter, then it's completely different.

That's right.

She formed cliques not to fight for anything, but simply to protect herself and avoid being purged.

As she told Fang Qing, her feelings for someone went beyond love. Her wish was simple: to stay by his side. To achieve this small wish, she had to work hard and find ways to become stronger.

Of course.

There is no such thing as true empathy in the world.

Just like you can never understand someone's feelings without wearing their shoes.

wrong.

Fang Qing could understand some of it.

As for Shi Xixi.

It was purely out of a shared sense of grievance.

"Cao Jinse? You think she sent me to find you?"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Lan Peizhi couldn't help but turn her head, completely taken aback.

"Isn't that right?"

Li Shurui sat upright, staring at a woman whose success was built on the bones of countless others. Her eyes flashed with stubbornness, which gradually evolved into determination!
"If Miss Cao would like to talk, please come over in person."

Overwhelmingly powerful!

Her words and actions caused Lan Peizhi to be slightly distracted, but then a smile spread across his face, and he laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at, Miss Lan? Isn't this just basic respect?"

"You think I'm Cao Jinse's pawn?"

"I didn't say that."

"You're not only smart, but you seem to be even bolder."

Lan Peizhi didn't get angry, otherwise, with Li Shurui's slender arms and legs, she would have passed away in the blink of an eye, and that dawdling person probably wouldn't even have had time to see her one last time.

“This is not about being bold. Just like Miss Lan once stood in the ring, once a person is clear about their goal and decides to fight for it, they will not be afraid, and being afraid is meaningless.”

Lan Peizhi's thin lips, as thin as bamboo leaves, which gave her a dangerous air, slowly pursed, and then she nodded. "Well said."

Li Shurui took a light breath, as if to cheer herself up, "So, please tell Miss Lan that I'm waiting for her, anytime is fine."

Only then did Lan Peizhi gain a more comprehensive understanding of the girl, and from an absolutely objective perspective, the girl's performance actually deserved applause.

But where in the world is there absolute objectivity?

"I am here today for no one."

It is obvious that Li Shurui earned respect tonight entirely through her own performance, without relying on anyone's protection.

Not for anyone?
Li Shurui frowned slightly. Had she misunderstood?
"It's not Miss Cao..."

Lan Peizhi shook her head. "She won't, and she can't."

Li Shurui suddenly realized what was happening.

The one in the capital is undoubtedly of immense status, but the one before me is certainly not a lackey to be at someone's beck and call.

This is a Bodhisattva, after all. Who's afraid of whom? It's not certain yet.

That's just wishful thinking.

"Sorry……"

Li Shurui quickly apologized, and then belatedly asked, "Miss Na Lan came to see me today..."

Lan Peizhi picked up his wine gourd, raised his chin slightly, and exuded an air of carefree arrogance.

"For my own sake."

Li Shurui froze, staring blankly at the woman drinking wine as if it were water. A flash of lightning struck her mind, then with a deafening "boom," all thoughts vanished! (End of Chapter)