Yan Shouyi already had a grasp of the situation with Shi Jing.
His objective was to cut off Taohua Ying's only escape route, and also to further sow chaos in the already tumultuous Ghost Market.
After all, the sole exit was located within Shi Jing's estate. If the Ghost Market wasn't thrown into disarray, how could she possibly escape?
Judging by the passage of time, dawn was approaching. However, all four entrances and exits of the Ghost Market had long been sealed, making the dawn irrelevant.
After subduing Taohua Ying, she proved to be very sensible and obliging, taking on the role of a "maid."
She first had her servants fetch hot water and clean clothes, hoping to help Yan Shouyi and Lin Ziying tidy themselves up. When they refused, she asked if they needed anything to eat. Finally, upon realizing Yan Shouyi and his companion needed nothing further, she obediently brewed a pot of tea. Da Feng Novel Network.
Seeing the so well-behaved and accommodating Taohua Ying, Yan Shouyi suddenly remembered that he also had a maid.
The spirit medium Zhao Yiyao!
Zhao Yiyao was anything but sensible or obliging. She never did what a maid was supposed to do, and would often curse, frequently bringing up everyone's ancestors.
Compared to Zhao Yiyao, Taohua Ying was truly outstanding!
Moments later, Long Feicheng contacted Yan Shouyi, stating they had arrived at Fenglai Tower. Yan Shouyi quickly had Taohua Ying send someone to fetch them.
When Long Feicheng entered the private room and saw Yan Shouyi and Lin Ziying safe and sound, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then his face broke into a lewd smile:
“Brother Yan, what’s going on here? Isn’t Fenglai Tower a pleasure house? How did it get involved with you?”
Yan Shouyi shook his head speechlessly. Taohua Ying helped explain, “From now on, we are our own people. Fenglai Tower no longer belongs to me, but to Young Master and Young Lady.”
Long Feicheng was stunned: “So, I really don’t have to pay from now on?”
After I’ve had my way with you, not paying doesn’t count as a prostitute, right!
Long Feicheng could never have imagined that he would actually have a day where he could have his way with someone without paying.
“What are you thinking!” Yan Shouyi scolded.
Long Feicheng chuckled, still unable to comprehend how they had ended up together. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration struck him, and he exclaimed in surprise:
“Brother Yan, could it be that our dad left behind a romantic debt?”
Taohua Ying, given her age, definitely couldn’t have been involved with Yan Shouyi. The assumption could only be pushed further back.
Combining this with Taohua Ying’s earlier request for Yan Shouyi’s blood, Long Feicheng deduced that Taohua Ying must have had a relationship with Yan Shouyi’s father. Therefore, Taohua Ying specifically wanted Yan Shouyi’s blood to perform a blood recognition ceremony!
But if the blood recognition ceremony was successful, wouldn’t Brother Yan become Taohua Ying’s son?
In an instant, Long Feicheng’s gaze towards Taohua Ying changed. There was no other emotion in his eyes, only the pure respect one holds for the mother of a good brother.
This gaze startled Taohua Ying. She had long felt that her Young Master’s good brother was a bit abnormal, and she hadn’t expected him to be so abnormal.
Yan Shouyi, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward, slung an arm around Long Feicheng’s neck, and angrily declared:
“My dad has nothing to do with her!!”
“Then… could it be our grandfather…”
“Just shut up!”
Lin Ziying explained helplessly, “Taohua Ying is my maid now.”
“A maid?” Long Feicheng was even more perplexed, his small eyes filled with great confusion.
“None of that matters!”
Yan Shouyi released Long Feicheng and looked at Wei Changqing: “Second Uncle, you seem to have something to say?”
Wei Changqing had been frowning since he entered the room, and Yan Shouyi guessed he had something on his mind.
Wei Changqing nodded and said in a deep voice, “Earlier, outside, we encountered Di Tuhé, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions. His position in the Xin Xuan Mountain Sect is just behind mine.”
Upon hearing this, Yan Shouyi’s expression also became grave: “I also know that Zhen Zhidào is in the Ghost Market.”
“We passed them by, but we’re not sure if they recognized me,” Wei Changqing said. “But we must prepare for the worst.”
“Understood.”
Yan Shouyi sat down on a chair, his brows furrowed.
The Ghost Market was fraught with danger, with Shi Jing lurking, Yu Jinhong next door, and now a group from the Xin Xuan Mountain Sect.
The most critical point was that they were all his enemies, enemies who would not rest until one side was dead.
If they all converged on Fenglai Tower, they could likely bring it down.
For Yan Shouyi, this was undoubtedly a hellish challenge, even with Wei Changqing and Taohua Ying by his side.
Lin Ziying also felt the pressure of this predicament and silently grasped Yan Shouyi’s hand.
This scene was witnessed by Taohua Ying, who felt an inexplicable envy.
She was a woman hurt by love, which had led to her current state, but in her youth, like Lin Ziying, she had been fiercely loyal and trusting in love. It was just that later…
Suddenly, Taohua Ying felt that it was quite good to be by Yan Shouyi and Lin Ziying’s side. It seemed like she could witness a true love story, and perhaps it could fill the void in her own heart.
Just as Yan Shouyi was contemplating, a junior from the Shi family arrived.
Upon hearing that the Shi family had sent someone, Taohua Ying knew it was Shi Jing sending someone to question them.
She sought Yan Shouyi’s opinion: “Young Master, should we meet this person?”
“What do you think?” Yan Shouyi asked back.
Taohua Ying replied, “I have already killed Shi Jing’s most cherished son. The grievances cannot be resolved. Whether we meet him or not makes no difference. We might as well kill him too.”
If the junior from the Shi family outside heard these words, half of his souls and spirits would likely be scared away.
Although Taohua Ying was an elegant and distinguished woman, she was actually quite ruthless in her actions.
Otherwise, how could she have gone downstairs and dragged Shi Jing’s son up to be slaughtered right in front of them, simply upon Yan Shouyi’s request to swear allegiance?
Yan Shouyi shook his head and said, “This junior from the Shi family cannot be killed. He can help us.”
“Help? How can he help?” Taohua Ying was puzzled. Da Feng Novel.
Another characteristic of the Shi family was their strong unity and their absolute obedience to Shi Jing.
Even if Shi Jing ordered them to die, they would not hesitate.
This was also why this junior from the Shi family, despite knowing the potential risk of being killed at Fenglai Tower, had still resolutely come.
Yan Shouyi instructed Taohua Ying on a few things. After listening, Taohua Ying’s eyes immediately lit up with surprise and excitement.
Finally, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Young Master’s stratagem is brilliant!”
Long Feicheng chuckled from the side: “This is the very stratagem Brother Yan used back then that led to the fiery destruction of the Ghost King family of Qiantang. He’s going to repeat history!”
Yan Shouyi smiled slightly and murmured to himself:
“Only now do I realize that sometimes having many enemies isn’t a bad thing. As long as I have enough enemies, they will start fighting amongst themselves, and I won’t have to lift a finger.”
Taohua Ying was also extremely impressed with Yan Shouyi and immediately went out to meet the junior from the Shi family.
Meanwhile, Wei Changqing looked at Yan Shouyi’s triumphant demeanor and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.
If his senior brother, Yan Chou, were here, he would have handled things entirely differently. In many ways, Yan Shouyi resembled his mother more.
As for whether Yan Shouyi’s character resembling his mother rather than his father was good or bad, Wei Changqing felt it was a good thing.
Back in the day, Yan Shouyi’s mother had also managed to stir up the entire Xuanmen world with nothing but her wits and a glib tongue…