The Spirit World

Chapter 477 Greedy and Careless Act
[Act 4: The Price of Luxury]

"Brother Yu! Ah! You finally came... You said you were dizzy and wanted to rest, but you were gone for so long... How are you? Are you feeling better?"

As soon as Bai Yuting stepped onto the platform, someone came to greet him.

The man was also handsome, with a word clearly written on his brown gown: Wang. He was from the Wang family. He had pointed eye sockets, as if he had phoenix eyes. He had a broad body and a small belly. The belt of his gown stuck out, like a ring on his body. Even with his big belly, he looked quite funny compared to Bai Yuting, whom he had not met yet.

Bai Yutang did not make any gesture of greeting, but greeted him with his hands behind his back, smiling, "Brother Haoyun, how is the formation preparation going?"

"Brother Lu Sheng is almost done." Wang Haoyun saw the two people behind Bai Yutang, one with a veil covering her face, and the other looking around, lively and cute. He grabbed his belt and joked: "Brother Yutang found two women to go around in circles. Could it be that he has already thought about how to say goodbye to Miss Ruyue?"

"Hey... Brother Haoyun, how can you say that? Although I have no intention of fighting, I really don't have any opinion about Miss Ruyue." Bai Yutang looked back at Chang Yufeng, pointed with his left hand and said: "These two are my counselors, I will bring them in."

"Sure... Brother Yutang seems to want two women to be your advisers... Tsk, it's not impossible... Come in quickly." Wang Haoyun adjusted his belt and watched Bai Yutang walk over with his hands behind his back. Chang Yufeng lowered his head and glanced at Wang Haoyun from the side. Wang Haoyun saw that Chang Yufeng was looking at him, so he looked back at Chang Yufeng.

When it came to Junichi Tachibana, she looked at Wang Haoyun's big belly and laughed so hard that she couldn't stop. Wang Haoyun also proudly puffed out his belly.

Wang Haoyun let Bai Yuting enter, while he was still waiting here, doing nothing, quietly looking at the exit of the secret passage. He didn't seem to care about the two new counselors, as if he was waiting for someone. He smiled when he saw Bai Yuting coming, but became serious again when Bai Yuting left.

Beyond this high platform is the high platform of Shanglong Street. Before the curfew, this was a place where singing girls danced every night. After the curfew, there was only an empty high platform. It is dilapidated, but it is not so beautiful anymore.

There was an aisle on the side of the platform, with no one guarding either side. Bai Yuting still had his hands behind his back, looking like a noble man. He didn't talk to Chang Yufeng anymore. Chang Yufeng looked down from the platform. Although he hadn't reached the eaves yet, he could still see the entire Zhongqing clearly.

This high platform is very famous in Shanglong Street, and is called Qingquetai. The dignitaries of Shanglong Street play drinking games and flower music here, and then enjoy the wonders of Zhongqing City and Crescent Bay from the high platform, feeling very comfortable.

Chang Yufeng originally wanted to look carefully to see if there was anything unusual in Zhongqing City. This place was different from Crescent Bay. When looking inside the city from Crescent Bay, one could not see even a single spot, but from here the entire Longzhong City could be seen clearly.

A woman in white was flying in the air, waving a glowing sharp blade and slashing down with sword energy, which was chasing someone jumping on Zhongqing City.

This place is still far away, and I can't see the real appearance clearly. I can only vaguely see the spiritual power of the two people colliding with each other, erupting into waves of terrible air.

If they really want to see it clearly, they may have to go up one step to the higher platform. Now, as they are walking up the aisle, there is no way to ask Bai Yutang any more questions, because Bai Yutang is just going up on his own, unlike what was explained in the secret passage just now.

What Chang Yufeng was thinking was actually not complicated at all. Now he just needed to follow Bai Yuting and basically no accidents would happen.

Although his identity was special, his appearance had not been revealed at all. If Bai Yutang had already figured out that he had short hair and looked like a Principality citizen, there was no need to panic. With his intelligence, he must have already thought of a countermeasure.

If possible, he would now step into a gathering of nobles that he had never seen before. The five major families, including the Ning family's branch, were sitting on this high platform. Chang Yufeng might not want to know their behavior and purpose. The only thing he wanted to know now was the "First Big Devil" of the [competition field]. He was not sad about other things.

He didn't care about any conspiracy or overt plot. He had already guessed that it was just as Bai Yuting had just said. Li Lusheng was setting up a magic circle to trap Lan Luo and perform this extremely ridiculous show.

Bai Yutang also explained clearly why there was this performance in which the five major families took turns to perform. If Lan Luo really died in their hands, they dared not say to whom the items left by Lan Luo would be distributed, so they made a rule that whoever killed Lan Luo would own the items.

When Li Lusheng drove all those who were not advisers of the five major families to Crescent Bay, this kind of "division of the spoils" had already been destined.

Although this matter would be known by the people of Crescent Bay sooner or later, at least they didn't know it now. He felt more and more that Xun Huangying was involved in this matter. Otherwise, with his "wooden head", it would be impossible for him to come here, or even enter the city.

In such a huge empire, an unknown person froze to death in Crescent Bay, and even his body could not be buried.

The strength of the body is often no match for the blade of the Justice Department.

He had just been treated to delicious food on the way here, but those who were driven to Crescent Bay and suffered from the cold weather could only eat those foods in their dreams.

The more absurd he felt this matter was, the more he felt it was real.

Although everyone will die eventually, there is a huge difference between dying in a peaceful place and freezing to death in a dilapidated house. This real and insignificant feeling made him feel heavy in his heart.

Too heavy to walk up the stairs.

Are the millions of people in this world not suffering from the hardships brought about by Xun Huangying? Or is it that the shackles of fate are slung on their backs from birth, causing them to suffer?

Yesterday I had boxes full of gold and silver, today the vast white sky and earth are making clothes. How many people can start over?

"Isn't this Yu Tang?" A woman came to greet him, her smile making her look very proud.

Bai Yutang bowed, lowered his head, tilted his face and said respectfully: "Sister Ruyue, I am late, I am really sorry."

"Of course not. I am already honored that you can come. It is said that all the young masters of the Bai family are handsome, but they don't like this kind of job. I was really surprised that you can come and help kill the first big devil."

"Ha, Sister Ruyue is so beautiful that she is beyond compare. Even if I don't want to kill her, I still want to see Sister Yueru's beauty."

Bai Yuting then looked up and saw Li Ruyue. Li Ruyue was indeed beautiful. She was wearing light armor made of soft jade. Even now that she was wearing it, one could see the contrast between her figure and beauty. The most important thing was that her surname was Li, not any other surname. There was nothing intellectual about Li Ruyue's beauty. She was sexy and charming in her bones, even when fully armed.

According to Bai Yuting's later introduction, her name was [Yujianghua] Li Ruyue. She was not ranked high in the Imperial Celebrities Records, but she could still be found if one looked up her name.

"You've come just in time. Once my elder brother has set up the formation, we will kill them in the order of the draw. Please watch me take down the first day's Great Demon King. Then I will treat you to the fine wine brewed by the Li Mansion."

Li Ruyue's facial features are beautiful, but she doesn't give people the feeling of being very attractive. Although Chang Yufeng looked at her, he didn't see anything beautiful about her. Instead, he saw a kind of vulgar beauty. Maybe she is wearing makeup now, lacking the beauty of natural sculpture, and is more inclined to the beauty of rouge and powder.

But she was still beautiful. When Ju Jun saw her, her eyes widened. She said softly, "She is so beautiful, so beautiful..." Only Chang Yufeng could hear it.

Li Ruyue glanced at Chang Yufeng. The person with the veil covering his face was quite eye-catching, so she frowned the first time she saw Chang Yufeng.

"Yutang, why is this man...hiding his face...is your strategist shy?" Li Ruyue spoke to Bai Yutang without looking at Chang Yufeng, just staring at him once and then never looking at him again. "He's not shy, my strategist has a strange appearance, but he doesn't want others to see him." Bai Yutang held the fan in his hand, but he didn't wave the fan as freely as Yueyawan, instead he put the fan away very stiffly.

"What? Do you have to marry me like a girl when you see me?" Li Ruyue smiled with squinted eyes and glanced at Tachibana Junichi again. Tachibana Junichi opened his eyes wide and saw Li Ruyue looking at her. He felt awe and stood straight.

"Hahaha, if that's true, then I don't need to worry about his marriage." Bai Yutang fanned himself lightly, and the fan seemed to pat his chest and abdomen, but it did not mean to fan him.

Chang Yufeng listened to Bai Yuting's nonsense and found it hard to imagine what kind of person Bai Yuting was. However, he was very surprised that Li Ruyue did not think that she was a woman at first glance.

Well, in fact, he also understood that a hundred years ago in the empire, women who went out would cover their faces with veils like he did now, and behave properly. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they grew up in secluded courtyards and had never seen the world.

A hundred years later, the old customs reappeared, and people subconsciously thought it was normal for women.

But Li Ruyue didn't. She thought at first glance that Chang Yufeng was still an upright man even with his face covered by a veil.

"Hmm~ You have a really good relationship with the counselor..."

"After all, they work for me... I can't treat them unfairly..."

Bai Yutang replied with a smile. He only glanced at Chang Yufeng at this time, but did not speak to him. Chang Yufeng remained silent for a long time and listened to their conversation quietly.

Under the veil, his eyes were always on Li Ruyue, but Li Ruyue did not respond to his gaze, even though she was being watched.

"Then you have to keep a close eye on them and don't let them cause any trouble. Chen Qi is here... He is not someone you can easily mess with..." After saying this, Li Ruyue was about to get off the platform. The three silent men were also fully armed and were about to borrow the passage to go downstairs.

They bumped Chang Yufeng's shoulder three times in a row without any hesitation. Chang Yufeng was bumped three times and moved his feet. He wanted to retreat, but it seemed that he was not given the chance.

This road is actually very wide.

Bai Yutang said nothing, but just watched Chang Yufeng being hit, and looked seriously at Li Ruyue who was going downstairs.

"The Chen family sent Chen Qi here, so there will be something fun..."

"Chen..." Jun'ichi Tachibana seemed to want to say something, but Bai Yuting covered his mouth. Bai Yuting rolled his eyes and looked at Jun'ichi Tachibana helplessly. He didn't say anything, so Jun'ichi Tachibana nodded gently.

Only then did Bai Yutang let go. Li Ruyue threw the hair on the soft armor to the back of her head, chuckled and went downstairs: "You can't keep a dog that talks nonsense."

Bai Yutang also laughed, the corners of his mouth twitching: "Thank you, Sister Ruyue, for your advice."

I don’t know if Li Ruyue heard it or not. After Bai Yuting finished speaking, Li Ruyue went downstairs.

Bai Yuting didn't say much, nor did he talk to Chang Yufeng and Ju Junyi, and went straight upstairs.

His fan was closed with a rustle, and it hit his thigh, making a crisp snapping sound.

He clapped again, and Chang Yufeng turned around to look at Ju Junyi. Ju Junyi quickly covered his mouth and shook his head violently. When Chang Yufeng turned around, Bai Yuting had already walked far away.

The two of them wanted to catch up, so they walked very fast, which made Bai Yutang frown and slap his thigh heavily with his fan.

Chang Yufeng and Ju Junyi stopped and looked at each other, then they slowed down their impatient pace and followed Bai Yuting slowly, one step at a time - a long distance.

Bai Yutang ignored them and walked on his own. Chang Yufeng and Ju Junyi were quite far away from him and also seemed to be walking on their own. It was hard to tell that they walked up together.

The more Chang Yufeng walked, the more he felt his body sweating. He felt vaguely uneasy, and there were still many things to learn. The art of emperor he had learned in Bailing Mountain was to combine benevolence and punishment. As a counselor, he could not cause trouble for Bai Yutang. Even if it was an unintentional act, it would bring disaster to life.

Jun'ichi Tachibana was quick-witted, and this could be considered as Bai Yutang saving his life.

Bai Yuting could call Chen Qi by his first name, but his advisers were not allowed to say this name in front of people who were as powerful as him.

Of course, if Jun'ichi Tachibana wanted to say it, it was also Lord Chen Qi, but it was obvious that Jun'ichi Tachibana could not have said Lord Chen Qi just now.

Chang Yufeng was silent, like a silent lamb, walking towards the table, waiting to be slaughtered. This made him very uncomfortable, and it was indeed a very bad start.

What on earth was going on in Bai Yutang's clever mind? Chang Yufeng didn't know, and it was impossible for him to know.

Was there a way to approach Lan Luo who was now in Longzhong City? Had Bai Yutang not appeared, or had he rejected him?
The answer is yes, but it is necessary to break off relations with the Department of Justice and simply and violently overthrow all the personnel of the Department of Justice present.

Then I said to them, who dares to stop me!
Fight your way out, and then see the five major families who are holding a "banquet" and "competition" on Shanglong Street. The five major families will definitely feel ashamed. Such a big conspiracy was not prepared by a commoner like you. How embarrassing it would be. Then all the masters of the five major families will come to fight with you, one against white, and you have to kill them all.

At worst, you can go crazy and kill everyone in Longzhong City, then meet Lan Luo, and then Lan Luo will also come to kill you.

Isn't this just bad luck?
Therefore, according to Bai Yutang's approach, he actually solved this meaningless thing and even the stupid behavior of being excluded from Crescent Bay.

Maybe the five major families really killed the first great devil, and they didn't even know what happened... That would be... terrible...

As Chang Yufeng walked, he became more and more concerned about whether he was walking straight. He pursed his lips and exhaled heavily.

After hearing his breathing, Junyi Ju also felt uncomfortable. With sweat on his head, he glanced at Chang Yufeng's broad back.

You must be sad... because I...

(End of this chapter)