"Young Master Wang, this is Young Master Feng Luan," the attendant said.
Fearing that the impulsive Young Master Wang would cause trouble and anger the "living Yama" beside him, the attendant introduced them before Nan Shiying could speak.
"Feng Luan?"
Wang Qiancheng's smile faded. He clasped the piece of silver he had been idly spinning between his fingers. A flicker of malice flashed in his narrowed eyes. He turned, tilted his chin up, and, without any pretense, exuded disdain and disgust towards Nan Shiying.
"You are Feng Luan?"
Is this the Feng Luan from the rumors, the one who worked with Xiao Xiao to manage the flood in Yuzhou? He doesn't seem any different! How dare he be discussed in the same breath as Xiao Xiao? Is this person ill?
Nan Shiying pondered. She had indeed never met him before. If he were Liu Ling, that unfortunate fellow, his hostility towards her would be understandable. But what was this person's problem?
She ignored him and turned to the attendant, asking, "How does the inner hall work?"
The attendant felt miserable and wore a wry smile. He couldn't understand why Wang Qiancheng's attitude had plummeted so drastically after hearing the name Feng Luan. He wished he hadn't made the introduction! He sighed, only hoping the gentleman before him would show some mercy.
"It's the same as the outer hall, just with higher stakes."
There was no difference between the inner and outer halls except that the stakes were higher and there were fewer people. Not all sons of aristocratic families enjoyed the inner hall. For instance, Young Master Liu Cheng, who had gone to the second floor earlier, seemed to either dislike the smaller crowd or have disagreements with some of the people inside, as he had stayed in the outer hall.
How boring! Isn't Yipin Ju famous for being a money pit? Is this all there is? She felt a little disappointed.
The attendant noticed the contempt in her eyes and gritted his teeth. "Actually, if you're looking for excitement, you should go to the second floor."
Isn't it simple to find excitement? Gamble your life! Their Yipin Ju wasn't limited to just one floor. The first floor only had the most ordinary gambling games; what variety could there be?
Nan Shiying's eyes lit up slightly, and she pressed, "Second..."
Seeing that the person before him dared to ignore him, Wang Qiancheng became somewhat enraged. He pushed away the scantily clad girls surrounding him and stood up abruptly. The chair beneath him scraped against the ground, emitting a grating sound that made one's scalp tingle. Accompanying this sound was Wang Qiancheng's furious question: "Feng, how dare you ignore me?"
His voice completely drowned out Nan Shiying's inquiry.
The surrounding people stopped their gambling, turned, and looked at the two with interest.
A flicker of annoyance crossed Nan Shiying's eyes. Why were there so many self-important flies in the world, constantly buzzing around her ears? She really wanted to crush each one of them!
Nan Shiying turned her head to look at Ji Jinmo. Killing intent surged in her eyes, as if a ferocious beast was churning and roaring in a sea of blood. Ji Jinmo's expression paused for a moment, and then his gaze towards Wang Qiancheng turned as cold as if he were looking at a dead man.
"Disabled is disabled!"
Ji Jinmo's voice was as sharp as a knife, as if he were discussing slaughtering a chicken or a cow, not a person's life or death. Although his words were out of context, both Nan Shiying and the attendant understood.
"What a shame I can't crush him!" Nan Shiying lamented that she couldn't kill.
The attendant's legs went weak, and he almost fell to his knees before the two of them. No, even though Young Master Wang was the one who provoked first, must your killing intent be so great? Always shouting about fighting and killing. This is not good, really not good! He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly advised, "Young Master Feng, absolutely not, absolutely not. No matter what, this person is the legitimate son of an official from the Ministry of Personnel, and more importantly, he is the adopted son of the Chief Eunuch beside His Majesty. His status, while not noble, is not someone to be easily provoked. You..."
The attendant was about to say that he shouldn't provoke him to avoid causing trouble for himself, but then he remembered this person's impressive achievements before heading to Yuzhou for disaster relief. His words changed to: "You shouldn't be too ruthless." After all, this person had once stripped the legitimate son of the Minister of Rites and tied him to a tree. Wang Qiancheng's status was, in any case, inferior to Liu Ling.
"Good, very good!"
Wang Qiancheng laughed in anger. Despite his loud reprimand, the other party still seemed to disregard him, not only not looking at him directly but also whispering something with the person beside him. It was as if his dignity had been trampled repeatedly on the ground! Originally, Wang Qiancheng was just upset that he was discussed alongside Mu Xiaoxiao, but now, he truly wished he could crush this pretty boy before him.
"You are the first person to ignore me. You will pay for your actions!" Wang Qiancheng pointed at Nan Shiying's nose and declared furiously. Then, he shouted at the guards behind him, "What are you waiting for? Go and seize that ignorant fool!"
"Yes!"
The guards answered in unison and then rushed towards Nan Shiying.
"Troublesome!" If she had known, she wouldn't have used the identity of Feng Luan. With a different identity, she would have beaten him to death in this Yipin Ju today!
Nan Shiying sighed. Just as she was about to act, a sharp, cold wind suddenly brushed past her ear. The frost carried by the wind stung her cheeks. Before she could react, the silver, wrapped in the cold wind, pierced through the forehead of the guard.
"Pfft~" With a sound, blood splattered. The silver, after passing through the forehead of the first guard, shot into the heart of the guard who followed closely behind.
"Thud, thud~" With the muffled sound of the silver entering the heart, less than a second later, there were two loud thuds like heavy objects falling. The two guards fell to the ground one after another, blood spreading from their bodies and soon staining the entire ground red.
The entire inner hall fell silent. No one felt like watching the spectacle anymore. This was in the capital city, under the imperial city, and yet someone had the audacity to kill in court! Even if the deceased were only guards of a prefecture, they were still violating the laws of the nation. Who present dared to say that no one in their household had ever died? But which family dared to kill so openly? This person... was simply lawless!
"You, you..." The attendant's face turned pale as he looked at the two deceased individuals. He really hadn't expected the other party to attack with such lethal intent. Wasn't this too ruthless?
Nan Shiying twitched the corner of her mouth. If it came to ruthlessness, her grandfather was more ruthless. However, was killing in court really okay? She still wanted to keep the identity of Feng Luan! If it wasn't handled properly, it would be very troublesome!
"You, you guys..."
Wang Qiancheng only wanted to teach Feng Luan a lesson, but he never expected such ruthlessness. Looking at the guards with their eyes wide open in death, he was so frightened that he collapsed onto his chair.