People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Han Fei realized something from Cao Ze's tone and gaze.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Is someone there?"

Cao Ze nodded slightly, "A hundred birds."

Han Fei's heart sank slightly. "Surveillance?"

Cao Ze and Han Fei continued walking towards Zilan Pavilion.

"Yes."

"Is it me? Or you?"

"Anything is possible."

Han Fei frowned slightly; this was not good news.

When he returned to Xinzheng, he did nothing but gather information and recuperate.

He never expected the darkness to be so wary of him.

If Cao Ze hadn't reminded him, he would have had a hard time realizing that the night had begun to monitor him.

wrong……

Han Fei tilted his head slightly and glanced at Cao Ze.

He might not be worth keeping watch under the cover of night, but Cao Ze might be.

In particular, Liu Yi, who was Ji Wuye's watchdog, boasted every day about how good his relationship with Cao Ze was.

In addition to what he knew, he knew without much thought that Ji Wuye was secretly trying to win over Cao Ze.

Upon realizing this, Han Fei became somewhat uneasy; Cao Ze knew far too much.

If the matter of Cheng Jiao staying in his mansion were to be exposed, it would likely cause a great upheaval, and even his father might not be able to protect him.

"Brother Cao, did Ji Wuye come looking for you?"

Not yet.

Han Fei breathed a slight sigh of relief. "That's good."

"However, it should be soon."

Han Fei took a deep breath. "What do you mean?"

Cao Ze laughed and said, "Liu Yi has hinted at it to me several times."

Han Fei said with a heavy heart, "Ji Wuye acts tyrannically, Brother Cao..."

Cao Ze patted Han Fei on the shoulder, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I've always been on your side."

Han Fei, unusually, did not object to Cao Ze calling him his brother-in-law. "Are you planning to refuse?"

"No, I will agree to join Nightfall."

Han Fei stopped in his tracks, a little nervously asking, "What do you want to do?"

Cao Ze smiled faintly and said, "Of course, I'll help my brother-in-law."

"After all, refusing to go out at night will cause a lot of trouble."

Han Fei's lips twitched slightly, and he looked at Cao Ze with a somewhat unnatural expression.

"What do you know?"

"I know you, brother-in-law, have the ambition to eliminate the darkness."

Cao Ze sighed deeply and said, "As your brother-in-law, I've worried about you a lot."

Han Fei's eyelids twitched slightly. How did Cao Ze figure out that he wanted to eliminate Nightfall when he hadn't said anything?

"...Thank you very much."

"You're welcome. We're all family, and family doesn't need to speak like strangers."

Han Fei suddenly felt an urge to take out his Reverse Scale Sword and kill this bastard.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to eliminate the Nightfall on our own," Han Fei said calmly.

"It seems Brother Han has someone in mind?"

"What does Brother Cao think of Zifang?"

"Very good. With some experience, he will surely become a great talent, but I'm afraid he's not up to the task right now."

"It seems Brother Cao has someone in mind."

"Isn't Brother Han the same?"

The two walked to the entrance of Zilan Pavilion and smiled at each other.

Wei Zhuang glanced down at the two people below from the third floor, and for some reason, he had a feeling of unease.

Han Fei said with some sigh, "I just don't know why he doesn't want to see us?"

"He won't see me because I'm trying to poach Zi Nu, and he probably won't see you because he thinks you're too useless..." Cao Ze said, "Based on my limited understanding of him, it's probably because we haven't shown our true value."

Han Fei asked in surprise, "Brother Cao knows him very well?"

He consulted a lot of information and learned from Zifang that Qin now had a new master from Guigu who was known as the Sword Saint. He was a close attendant of Qin and his name was Gai Nie.

Only then did he realize that the person behind Zilanxuan was another disciple of Guigu—Wei Zhuang.

But there are many other things I don't know much about, such as personality and background.

"That's it."

Han Fei couldn't help but ask, "Brother Cao, how did you find out about this? Have you already made contact with him? What kind of person is he?"

Why are you so excited? Anyone who didn't know better would think you've fallen for him... Is this true love?

Cao Ze smiled mysteriously: "That's a secret."

Zi Nu appeared at the right moment; she had just personally seen Hong Lian off.

Upon seeing Zi Nu, Han Fei recalled the ambiguous relationship between Cao Ze and Zi Nu and suddenly realized something.

What a secret! It turns out it's all thanks to women!

"You two are back?"

Han Fei said, "I'm going to bother Miss Zi Nu again."

He had originally planned to have a private meeting with Cao Ze at his residence outside the palace, but now it seemed that he couldn't go easily before Cheng Jiao was sent back to Qin.

Zi Nu chuckled and looked at Cao Ze with her purple eyes. "Sir, Princess Hong Lian asked me to tell you that she wants to work with you to refine the script."

"...Okay, I understand."

Cao Ze found the idea of ​​writing lyrics and rehearsing plays with Honglian quite interesting.

But Han Fei thought differently.

Seeing his younger sister getting more and more attached to this guy, seemingly determined to solidify his title as brother-in-law, he felt helpless and somewhat despondent.

Night fell, at the General's Mansion.

Mo Ya stood up straight and reported, "General, Cao Ze has been frequenting the Purple Orchid Pavilion these days."

Ji Wuye looked at Liu Yi, "How is it?"

Liu Yi said happily, "Brother Cao Ze greatly admires the general's achievement of defeating 100,000 Chu troops with only 8,000 Han soldiers."

Ji Wuye laughed heartily; this was the most glorious battle of his life.

This was also the capital that enabled him to suppress Bai Yifei of the old noble Bai family and take over the position of the Korean general.

"Cao Ze is quite good, I like him!"

Liu Yi said with a fawning smile, "General, you are truly capable, even Mr. Cao Ze is impressed."

The plump Jade Tiger smiled and said, "When does the General plan to have Mr. Cao Ze come over for a meeting?"

Ji Wuye's tiger-like eyes looked at Yingge, who was as cold as ice and snow outside the house, "How did you do?"

Bai Feng and Mo Ya both looked at Ying Ge. They didn't know how Ying Ge and Cao Ze were doing now, as Ying Ge hadn't told them anything.

I didn't do anything. He's busy flirting with Mrs. Hu right now... Yingge glanced at Liu Yi and the green velvet hat Liu Yi was wearing without making a sound, and struggled to hold back her laughter.

She paused slightly, then said, "He has feelings for me. Give me some more time, and I'm confident."

Ji Wuye was very satisfied. "Very good."

This time, he intends to take down Cao Ze through a two-pronged approach, leaving Bai Yifei no chance whatsoever.

"Liu Yi, you need to create more opportunities for Yingge, understand?"

Liu Yilian replied, "Understood, understood."

Having made up his mind, he decided to invite Cao Ze over more often.

The only downside was that Yingge was staying with the madam, and Cao Ze's presence there always made him feel uneasy.

The only thing that brings me peace of mind is that Yingge is here, so nothing bad will happen.

Chapter 251 The Great Shark Opened Its Mouth

Cao Ze's life became regular again.

Every now and then, he would accept Liu Yi's invitation to visit his wife.

While he's at it, he can have Yingge guard the door, whisper sweet nothings to Madam Hu, and engage in some lighthearted banter.

If it weren't for Liu Yi's suspicious nature, always coming over to disturb his and Madam Hu's romantic time.

He did wish that something pleasant might happen between him and Mrs. Hu during their intimate moments.

For example, liquefaction in chemical reactions.

Madam Hu's beautiful hair was slightly loose, falling onto her fragrant shoulders.

She nestled in Cao Ze's arms, holding the polished final version of the opera lyrics—"Daiyu Buries Flowers"—in her hands, reading it word by word.

By the end, Madam Hu's eyes were filled with tears, and her heart ached. She placed the little pearl on Cao Ze's chest as if it were free.