FID – Chapter 730

Chapter 730: You Can Ignore My Current Appearance

“Yes, yes, we will definitely make sure the guest is satisfied,” the shopkeeper said respectfully, sending them off.

Once they left the restaurant and walked to a secluded spot, Liu Zhiqiu lowered his voice and asked, “Is that enough? Is that considered passing on the message?”

He couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Qian Wanjin put his hands on his hips, taking wide steps with his two mustaches twitching upward. “I share a deep understanding with our restaurant manager. After all, we’ve worked together for over ten years. If he can’t recognize my voice, I’ll fire him. Also, when I ordered the dishes earlier, I said the word ‘stone’ twice. With the manager’s sharp mind, he’ll figure it out the moment he turns around. Just wait, when we come back tomorrow morning, you’ll definitely see Xiao Shi!”

Wei Lan scoffed at his smugness, “Did you come here just to show off your intelligence? It’s just passing a message, and you had to make it seem like the grand tour of a noble. Do you need to make a spectacle of it to get to Miss Shi? I could’ve sneaked into the Shi Manor and told her directly. Did you really need to go this far?”

Liu Zhiqiu and Qian Wanjin: “…”

Many times, they forgot that Wei Lan used to be a shadow guard.

He gave a snort toward the two idiots, then stepped into the shadows, concealing his form. “You two go back first. I have something to take care of, don’t worry about me. Being with you guys is just too dumb!”

One day, he never would have imagined he’d be giving off such an image to others. What a disgrace to his Shadow Guard Battalion! 

If Dahong found out, she’d probably never stop laughing at him!

At that moment, a ship was sailing across the Grand Canal at full speed.

Liu Yusheng stood at the bow, looking at the darkened river ahead. Her body was stiff, her face pale.

The man from behind embraced her, gently stroking her back. “Don’t worry. I’ve already sent an urgent order to the capital. We’ll make it in time. Zhixia will be fine, and the elders will be safe too.”

After entering the borders of Nanling, the ship had docked for a while. The two of them had heard about the major events happening recently in Nanling.

The current Grand Tutor and the minister Liu Zhixia had been accused of deceiving the young emperor and labeled as sycophants. Minister Zuo threw them into the imperial prison, and they were set to be executed on November 2nd.

The next day was November 2nd, just a few hours away.

Minister Zuo’s faction had indeed taken advantage of Feng Qingbai’s absence from the court to stir up trouble.

The first victims were his trusted subordinates, Elder Yang and her elder brother.

In addition to the two being sentenced to death by decapitation, the Yang family and Liu family were both ordered to be exiled as a clan. 

The Liu family was still in the process of resisting capture and fleeing, and had not yet been apprehended. This was, at best, a small piece of good news for Liu Yusheng.

They had rushed all the way here, but still hadn’t reached the capital’s waters.

She was anxious, worried they wouldn’t make it in time.

If her brother really… she couldn’t bear to think about it.

“Feng Qingbai, my brother can’t be in danger!”

“Don’t worry, he’ll be fine. Trust me.” Holding the woman a little tighter, Feng Qingbai’s gaze towards the distance turned dark and cold.

He had prepared for Prime Minister Zuo and for Qin Xiao, but he had failed to account for the Empress Dowager.

The person who had stayed shut in Yangxin Hall for many years, out of sight.

He had almost believed that she truly had been focusing on self-cultivation, no longer concerned with worldly matters.

It turned out that, over the years, it had all been to bide her time.

The woman had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.

She knew she couldn’t kill him, so she used every method to make him suffer, to avenge the death of her sons!

A murderous intent flashed in Feng Qingbai’s eyes.

If that was the case, then let the battle begin.

Since the other side dared to target his weak spot, he would make sure she would never rise again!

The two stood together at the bow of the ship, neither of them feeling sleepy that night. They both stared at the horizon, watching the darkness give way to dawn, as the grayish light split the sky open.

The sky was already beginning to brighten, but they still hadn’t reached the capital, and it would take at least two more hours.

“Master, the situation is urgent. Should we fire a signal flare to notify the shadow guards staying in the capital?” Wei Zi and Wei Hong appeared behind them.

They were afraid they wouldn’t make it back to the capital before noon, and now the only option was to notify the people in the capital and delay the situation as much as possible.

Feng Qingbai narrowed his eyes, pulled an orange pinball from his chest, and handed it to Wei Zi. “If the shadow guards can’t hold them off, use this.”

Wei Zi and Wei Hong exchanged a glance, quickly reaching out to take the orange ball.

Since their master didn’t intend to use the Shadow Guard Battalion, the only force he would use must be an even more powerful secret force.

The communication between that force was done through this orange pinball.

Wei Zi’s heart raced with excitement; he felt that he was getting closer to that force.

Moments later, a sharp sound echoed through the air as the orange firework exploded in the sky, revealing a dragon-shaped smoke cloud that twisted and danced in midair!

After quite a while, the orange mist slowly dissipated!

Early in the morning, as Wanjin Restaurant opened its doors, the large, golden-glowing, rotund lord arrived with his maid, servant, and bodyguard.

Under the innkeeper’s respectful greeting, they headed straight for the third-floor private room.

The moment the private room door opened, the round figure squeezed in immediately. Once everyone was inside, the door was swiftly closed behind them.

Inside the room, there was unexpectedly someone already sitting—Shi Xianrou.

“Xiao Shi, it’s me, Xiao Jinzi! You can ignore how I look right now, just focus on my eyes, don’t look anywhere else—I find it disgusting myself. And these three strange-looking ones next to me are Zhiqiu, Yuzheng, and Uncle Lan.” Sitting down next to the woman, Qian Wanjin gritted his teeth and complained, “You don’t know, those bastards have been chasing us for so long! We finally managed to sneak into the capital! …How’s the arrangement with my father going? Zhixia is supposed to be executed at noon! Is there any way to delay the execution or rescue him? If nothing works, tell my father to cough up the silver and hire someone to kidnap him from the execution ground!”

Shi Xianrou stared at the chattering fat pig next to her, rubbing her forehead.

If it weren’t for the fact that his eyes and voice were so familiar, she would have thrown him out of the window just based on the distance he was sitting next to her.

Who the hell turned her Xiao Jinzi into this? It was so disgusting!

She gestured for the other three to sit down and then reached out to pinch the man’s triple-layered chin. “Calm down. Uncle Qian and I have already made arrangements. If by that time there’s still no breakthrough, we plan to rescue him first and wait for Feng Qingbai to come back before making further plans. In any case, his life must be preserved.”

Fu Yuzheng forced herself to suppress her panic, took a deep breath, and tried to remain calm, not allowing herself to get flustered and make rash decisions. “Minister Zuo’s faction wants to strike at His Highness and ruin the relationship between the royal family and the Liu family. They won’t let Zhixia off. By then, the execution ground will definitely be heavily guarded, waiting for us to walk right into their trap. Rescuing him is not going to be easy. We still have some time, so let’s go over everything carefully to ensure nothing goes wrong. We can’t afford any slip-ups; one wrong move could lead to irreparable consequences!”