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Upon hearing this, Li Chengze not only did not feel awkward at all because of Zi Nu's sharp, piercing gaze, but instead let out a light laugh quite naturally.

The laughter sounded particularly abrupt in the quiet and subdued private room, yet it carried an indescribable air of nonchalance and composure.

He turned his head slightly, his deep gaze meeting Zi Nu's captivating yet wary eyes. The distance between them was already less than a foot, but now, under Zi Nu's deliberate pressure, they were even closer, able to clearly feel each other's warm breath.

Li Chengze did not back down. He slowly put down the white jade wine cup he was playing with, and then, very slowly, leaned forward slightly.

Zi Nu's pupils suddenly contracted, and instinctively she wanted to back away.

However, just as she was about to lean back, Li Chengze moved faster than her.

He didn't do anything rough; he just turned his head slightly.

The next moment, Zi Nu felt a very slight yet incredibly clear touch on her cheek.

Those were Li Chengze's lips, seemingly casual, yet with perfect precision, lightly brushing across her smooth, fair, and rosy profile.

In that instant, it was as if a faint electric current, following that point of skin contact, instantly surged throughout Zi Nu's entire body.

A cool, refreshing scent belonging to a young man, mixed with a faint aroma of alcohol, invaded her senses without warning.

"They're my people."

Along with this almost imperceptible touch, Li Chengze's deep, warm, yet slightly teasing voice quietly rang in Zi Nu's ear. He spoke those four words very softly, as if they were the most intimate whispers between lovers, yet they struck Zi Nu's heart like a heavy hammer.

Zi Nu was struck dumb, frozen in place.

Her heart, which had never wavered even slightly on the brink of death countless times, suddenly skipped a beat uncontrollably at this moment.

An unprecedented sense of dread, like being targeted by a predator, spread up her spine.

Even though she had clearly heard Li Chengze admit that the top expert who had shocked Xinzheng was his subordinate, the lingering warmth on her cheek and the tingling whisper in her ear caused her mind to go blank for a moment.

She was sexually assaulted!

After a long while, Zi Nu's stagnant thoughts finally started to function again.

She suddenly straightened up, creating distance between herself and Li Chengze.

Her originally languid and charming face was now flushed with a barely perceptible blush, but the expression in her beautiful eyes had returned to its usual calm and allure.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm the rare sense of panic that welled up inside her.

The crisp scent of Li Chengze still seemed to linger at the tip of her nose, reminding her of the incredible scene that had just unfolded.

Zi Nu composed herself and stared intently at the man in front of her, who still wore a smile and acted as if nothing had happened.

"Young Master Li, you have both skill and courage." Zi Nu's voice was as cold as ice, each word seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth. "In this city of Xinzheng, you are undoubtedly the first to dare to provoke Ji Wuye of Nightfall. Since you dare to admit that that person is your subordinate, aren't you afraid I will sell this information to Ji Wuye?"

Li Chengze picked up the folding fan from the table again, unfolded it with a "whoosh," and gently shook it, the fan ribs making a crisp sound as they collided.

"If Miss Zi Nu wants to sell herself, she may. However…" Li Chengze's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were as deep as a starless night sky. "Since I dared to do it, I naturally dare to admit it. If Ji Wuye wants to cause trouble, I'm ready anytime. However, Miss Zi Nu is a smart person, and smart people never do unprofitable deals. Selling me to Ji Wuye doesn't seem to bring you any benefit, nor to your white-haired friend behind you, or even to Brother Han who just left, does it?"

Zi Nu's heart was once again filled with turmoil.

He knows Wei Zhuang!

He even knew perfectly well that Wei Zhuang was inside the Purple Orchid Pavilion!

Suppressing her shock, Zi Nu knew that she had completely lost the battle of intelligence and psychology. Her opponent was like a bottomless black hole; you never knew how many cards he still held in his hand.

"Who exactly are you?" Zi Nu took a deep breath, her tone becoming more serious than ever before. "Since you know so much about the situation in Xinzheng, you should know that this place is a bottomless quagmire. Your men saving Han Fei tonight is tantamount to slapping Ji Wuye across the face. You came to Han and made such a big fuss, so what is your purpose?"

Zi Nu asked a very serious question this time.

Zi Nu asked a very serious question this time.

She no longer used any probing techniques, nor did she pretend to be the charming proprietress of Zilanxuan. Instead, she acted as someone involved in the game, asking a variable who had suddenly entered the game and whose strength was unfathomable, about his true intentions.

Faced with Zi Nu's serious questioning, Li Chengze simply stopped waving his folding fan. He tilted his head slightly and looked Zi Nu up and down with an extremely focused, even appreciative, gaze.

From her elegantly styled hair to her long, fair neck, and her alluring curves accentuated by the tight purple dress, everything seemed to be on display.

"If I were to say..." Li Chengze's lips curled into a charming smile, and he said in a light and casual tone, "My target is you, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Nu was slightly taken aback.

She had prepared herself to hear about a shocking conspiracy or a grand plan by a certain country to plot against South Korea, but she never expected that Lee Seung-taek would give such a frivolous answer.

After a brief moment of surprise, an inexplicable fire rose in Zi Nu's heart.

She was asking him very seriously!

But this man in front of her was still deliberately teasing her at this moment! Making fun of her!

"Young Master Li, this joke is not funny at all." Zi Nu's eyes turned completely cold, and the air around her seemed to grow even colder because of her anger. "Although I am just a woman running this brothel, I know what's important. If you don't want to tell the truth, you can just say so. Why use such frivolous words to tease me?"

Seeing Zi Nu's suppressed anger, Li Chengze not only didn't restrain himself, but instead smiled even more brightly.

"Why do you say that, Miss Zi Nu? I, Li, have always been an honest man and never lie." Li Chengze closed his folding fan, gently tapping his palm with the fan rib, and said slowly, "The state of Han is weak. In the court, King An of Han is incompetent and foolish, Chancellor Zhang Kai is self-serving, and General Ji Wuye wields immense power. The Four Fiends of the Night are like leeches, clinging to the bones of Han and sucking its marrow. What is there for me to go to such lengths to plot against such a corrupt and crumbling country?"

He paused, his gaze piercing straight into the depths of Zi Nu's eyes.

"On the contrary, Miss Zi Nu is stunningly beautiful and exceptionally intelligent. Not only can she navigate among high-ranking officials with ease, but she can also make the disciples of Gui Gu willingly lie low here. In my opinion, this mere Korea is not as valuable as you, Miss Zi Nu."

Zi Nu's pupils contracted slightly, a strange feeling welling up inside her, before a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"Does the young master believe that controlling me is equivalent to controlling Zilan Pavilion?"

Li Chengze shook his head slightly, seemingly somewhat disappointed by Zi Nu's understanding.