675: Chapter 457 675: Chapter 457 Bian Shasha was again irritated by Liu Tao, drinking with him and seeking information from him.
“Has there been any special Sect activity lately?
Has anything significant happened there?”
Liu Tao guessed from the woman’s words that she must be from some Sect.
What major events can happen in a courtyard?
He treated it as idle chatter, “Recently, the ladies from many residences have become active, hosting banquets all day.”
Bian Shasha…
The richest officials near the Emperor, what are they up to?
Bian Shasha’s family was also wealthy but not located in the Imperial City.
It was hundreds of miles away, and with her current abilities, even on a Flying Treasure, it would take a day to travel there.
“Why hasn’t anyone from your family taken action?”
Liu Tao shook his head mysteriously and said, “Why would our family members go there?”
“Hehe, it seems like you don’t fit in with the rest, not too impressive either!”
Bian Shasha was using this to provoke him.
“Humph, what a joke, our family simply chooses not to get involved, okay?”
Liu Tao didn’t want to talk about this topic anymore, and had the maids cuddle him.
Bian Shasha…
What a lecher, it seems there’s no point in holding on to any expectations.
Such a man is easy to play with and easy to control.
“Come here!”
The commanding tone in Bian Shasha’s voice made Liu Tao pause, then he grew to like being spoken to in such an abusive manner.
“Beautiful lady, I’m coming,” Liu Tao said with an ambiguous expression as he walked over!
The maids…
What about them?
After separating from Bian Shasha, the man in black entered Yingzi’s courtyard just as stealthily as he had been following her.
Yingzi’s courtyard was quite secluded, with only two Guardians of poor ability at the gate.
They were sent by the Prime Minister to monitor Yingzi.
They were not there to ensure Yingzi’s safety.
As soon as the man in black entered the young lady’s courtyard, he started using drugs—hallucinogens and aphrodisiacs in the air.
After Yingzi entered the courtyard, she prepared to bathe, drawing some hot water into a large pool and scattering beautiful flowers on top.
As she stepped into the pool and soaked herself, she suddenly noticed a different scent in the air.
Yingzi was a master at using hallucinogens and aphrodisiacs, highly sensitive to such scents.
Noticing the difference in the air, she immediately got out of the pool.
Her speed was swift, as she intended to use her Invisibility Technique.
“Hahaha.”
The man in black had already flown in and blocked the woman’s path; she was his prey.
“Who are you?
Why have you come here?
You are not from the Prime Minister’s Residence!”
Yingzi was suddenly blocked by a stranger, a sleazy-looking man likely up to no good, given his use of these drugs.
She was certain he was not one of theirs, but then who was he?
Being able to enter the Prime Minister’s Residence so quietly, this man was quite bold.
He might not be from the Righteous Sect nor from the Prime Minister’s people.
“My lady, your resilience to my drugs is quite interesting.
It appears you too are skilled with drugs!”
The man in black couldn’t guess the woman’s identity; she spoke the language of Ancient Xia Country too fluently, which didn’t immediately suggest she was someone else.
He only felt that the woman had a seductive charm, likely trained in such Cultivation Techniques.
She wasn’t a loose woman, hence she might be one fond of male consorts.
“Hmph, now that you’ve come in, you must die.” Yingzi didn’t know how long this person had been monitoring her; being able to enter her courtyard noiselessly, someone not of the Righteous Sect and not one of their own, she had no choice but to kill him.
She couldn’t let anyone know her secret movements, probably having led the wolf into her chamber just now.
Yingzi was extremely vigilant, bathing without undressing; even though her body was soaked, her drug pouch was waterproof.
Her sleeve moved, and she released smoke bombs and Poison Gas Bombs.
“Bang bang bang”
Yingzi turned invisible and then moved her body.
The man in black was slightly late, failing to catch her.
He couldn’t see anyone in the smoke.
He assumed the woman was hiding in the smoke cloud, unseen.
He gave an evil smile as the other party used smoke and poison bombs in such a manner, obviously they were amateurs.
He was an expert in medicine, and besides that, he could use Divine Sense to probe.
“Haha, woman, you can’t escape!”
Yingzi discovered that wherever she ran, this person would pursue her there, seemingly her nemesis; why couldn’t she poison him to death?
Not only was this person unafraid of poisons, but he also had a powerful Divine Sense, so she simply couldn’t avoid his tracking.
This was truly a nemesis, a formidable opponent, far more terrifying than some of those from the Righteous Sects.
This person’s objective was surely that of a rapist, and she’d rather give her body to that useless son of the Prime Minister than a thief.
Yingzi was trained by an organization; of course, she wasn’t some naive girl.
Otherwise, why would the man in black think she was a woman upon seeing her figure?
She would rather die than fall into this man’s hands, yet she felt somewhat distressed that her mission wasn’t complete, she couldn’t show loyalty to her organization.
Yingzi began to resist, pulling out her sharp knife for a final struggle before death.
The man in black wasn’t so easily killed either; he could move and catch the woman.
Holding Yingzi in his arms, not being able to see wasn’t important, as he could feel the physical form.
By now, the man in black had realized that this person knew the Invisibility Technique.
What if the body was hidden?
Could he not still play with it?
It was like groping in the dark, unable to see the other person, but still able to feel, right?
Yingzi was bound by the other party, she wanted to die but couldn’t, nor could her captor kill her, filled with both anger and hatred, she thought about biting the poison in her teeth.
Her body and mouth were restrained by the other party, leaving her completely immobile.
“Beautiful one, you want to die?
You want me to embrace a corpse?”
The man in black had been with quite a few women, had deliberately killed many, and would not let one he hadn’t touched die so fast.
“You scoundrel, bastard, stinker, duck egg, gurgling egg, quail egg!”
Yingzi rattled off a series of insults, causing the men nearby to laugh more and more!
“Hey hey hey, keep cursing, but after it’s sold, you’ll have to obediently submit to me!”
“Impossible…” As Yingzi’s invisibility lasted, her body was restrained, and as the smoke from the smoke bombs and the poison dissipated, her figure was revealed.
“So, let’s see what impossibilities you have?
Not a bad look, fits my selection criteria, hahaha!”
The man in black had now noticed that the Guardians of the courtyard had fallen, were they taken down by the poison set by the woman in front of him?
Then no one would come here at all; if anyone passed by nearby, they would be taken down.
The man in black took the woman to find a place.
Yingzi felt shock and fear and was helpless, unable to die when she wanted to, yet living felt like a great suffering.
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Du Jiaolan had no idea she had escaped a disaster, and what followed was beyond her control.
Once again, she began planning a banquet, having her mother write the invitations, asking some daughters and ladies to come to their home, especially the daughter and wife from the Minister Mansion.
Du Jiaolan’s mother and sisters, upon hearing that the leader wanted them to act quickly, not only invited daughters and wives this time but also some sons, hoping those sons would also come as guests.
Their plot was underway, intending to present a fait accompli.
Du Jiaolan did this out of necessity; the leader had said that if she didn’t comply, she’d only be sent away in marriage to a man she didn’t love, possibly someone old and ugly.
These men certainly weren’t as good as Tang Feiyang; she couldn’t say she loved this man much, but he was dashing and full of youthful vigor, a leader among the literati, far better than marrying some scholars.
Everything was being planned, the invitations were already written, and the servants were distributing them.
The Minister Mansion and other residences received their invitations, and others replied they would attend the banquet.
Only the wife and daughter from the Minister Mansion replied they would not come due to other engagements.
They had, of course, heeded Tang Feiyang and Tang Weiguo’s advice to not get too close to these people, and the banquets they attended were quite ordinary.
Not attending wasn’t a big deal, as many unworthy girls had already been removed.
When Tang Feiyang returned home and heard from his parents about these girls organizing another banquet…
“They really are too idle, not knowing the money they’re wasting could support many peasant families for years, it’s such a waste of money!”
Tang Feiyang understood the purpose of these people, and he shared the same sentiment as his father, there must be someone behind the scenes pulling the strings.