“Ah, that’s Young Master Jiang and Young Master Liu…”
“You think they’re more important than me?” Long Xiyue deliberately darkened her expression, looking as if she was about to explode at any moment.
“Your Highness, I absolutely didn’t mean that, absolutely not! I’ll arrange it for you right away!” The boss immediately dropped to his knees, repeatedly kowtowing.
“Good. If you dare cut anything out or if it’s not exciting enough, I’ll have this place shut down tomorrow! Oh, and if they blame you, say it was arranged by someone special—they can’t afford to provoke them. If they keep pressing, say it was the Crown Prince who said so! And absolutely no one can know that I watched that… you understand?”
The boss lay prostrate on the ground, nodding repeatedly.
“Alright, you can go now. Oh, and play a sad little tune—don’t stop until they leave!”
Watching the sweaty boss leave, Long Xiyue’s eyes shone with excitement. “I’m just worried it might be bad for Brother Jiang’s health, so I’ll check for you first!”
…
“You dare play me?!” Liu Ziyuan suddenly stood up, looking like he was about to tear the boss apart.
“Young Master Liu, Young Master Liu, it really wasn’t my arrangement. It was specified by an important figure!” The boss dropped to the floor, kowtowing again and again, while the surrounding beauties trembled in fear.
“Important figure, my ass! Even in a brothel they have to snatch things from me? If you don’t give me a name, I’ll send you straight to hell!”
“Young Master Liu, that person really can’t be provoked. I’ll waive your next three visits entirely!”
“Do I look like I care about that money? I’ve brought my brother here for the first time in two years, and this is how you screw it up? I want to know who that bastard is!”
Jiang Lin rolled his eyes—weren’t you the one who wanted to see it? He ignored Liu Ziyuan’s temper, continuing to focus on the food before him.
This exotic beast meat was simply delicious—crispy on the outside, tender inside! The soup was fresh and smooth, leaving an endless aftertaste. The spiritual bamboo shoots were exceptional—five colors, crystal-clear, and with a refreshing taste that invigorated the senses.
“It’s His Highness the Crown Prince!”
At those words from the boss, Jiang Lin’s movements stilled. Long Zhan? That middle-grade Emperor-grade Ancient Dragon Bloodline guy!
That man was ruthless, held no goodwill toward the Four Great Families, and was intent on reshuffling power to cultivate his own people. This had caused endless trouble for the Four Great Families, forcing Xiao Dong to repeatedly step in before countless women to show off… Read the latest chapters at g.com.
Behind Long Zhan was the Sima family, a hidden clan as famous as the Shangguan family. Not someone to provoke. But it didn’t matter—once Xiao Dong entered the Heavenly Dao Sect, they could fight it out slowly.
In the original novel, Long Zhan had used Jiang Lin’s anger over losing the position of Dao heir to probe Xiao Dong’s background, then led a massive raid on the Xiao family’s secret forces, forcing Xiao Dong to change locations and continue showing off elsewhere. This was a ruthless man!
But this time, Jiang Lin wouldn’t be his spearhead. They could take their time. An Ancient Dragon versus a True Dragon—that would be interesting. Still, the Sima family couldn’t be left unchecked. He needed an excuse to deal with them. In the later stages, when he became a puppet of the Chaotic Origin Demon, there would definitely be their involvement.
Liu Ziyuan, still burning with anger, was about to curse when Jiang Lin pulled him back, saying, “Brother, come eat. No need to get angry over such a small matter.”
Seeing an easy way out and knowing he couldn’t match Long Zhan, Liu Ziyuan backed down. Still grumbling, he said, “This time, I’ll let it go for your sake, Brother Lin. Let’s eat!”
Jiang Lin suddenly thought of something and asked the boss, “Was Long Zhan alone?”
The boss instantly broke into a sweat. Remembering Long Xiyue’s secrecy, he stammered, “Two people, the other was especially mysterious, couldn’t see clearly.”
Jiang Lin waved him off, thinking it was probably someone from the Sima family. This should be the time they were beginning to set up against the Liu family and the Qin Sect. Soon, the Liu family would start losing power, and Xiao Dong would get involved with the Liu family’s eldest daughter, Liu Yan’er—another major female lead.
Speaking of which, didn’t he have a marriage arrangement with Liu Yan’er…?
“Alright, you can go now.” Jiang Lin waved his hand and prepared to continue eating. The boss, as if he’d just walked out of hell, took a deep breath and hurried out.
“Change the damn song!” Liu Ziyuan roared.
“That was also arranged by that person!”
“Long Zhan, you’ve gone too far!”
…
At the table, Liu Ziyuan had beauties in both arms. “Brother Lin, you really won’t take one? Look how delicate she is…”
“Go, go, don’t bother me. You can still enjoy yourself with this music playing? You’re impressive.”
“Brother Lin, don’t tell me you got dumped by Zhang Wanmeng and came here to drown your sorrows in food. She’s not worth it—a cold block of ice like her isn’t worth your time. Don’t forget you’re still engaged to my sister. She’s beautiful…”
“Cut the nonsense. Zhang Wanmeng is begging me to be with her now, and I can’t even be bothered to look at her!”
“Come on, Brother Lin, a few days ago you made such a scene at the Xiao family that it’s all over the capital.”
“I heard you used poison? A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator against a Golden Core Realm, and you still used poison? No wonder Zhang Wanmeng doesn’t like you!”
“Shut up. Zhang Wanmeng was just a shield for me from the start…”
At the doorway, Zhang Wanmeng’s hand froze on the handle for a second. “So it’s true! Using me to fool all the intelligence networks… that’s just like you!”
Anger flashed in her eyes, her fingers trembling slightly. The maidservant beside her was stunned, as was the boss trying to block her way. They had never seen Zhang Wanmeng this furious.
This celestial maiden from the Nine Heavens was angry! But she quickly calmed herself. Now was not the time to act on impulse. All she needed was for Jiang Lin to have a good impression of her.
Men—give them enough face, and how could their favorability not rise?
“Alright, you all wait outside. Don’t announce me. I’ll go in myself.”
Zhang Wanmeng waved off everyone, walking straight to the guqin player and dismissing them with a gesture. Watching her back, everyone was secretly amazed. Had this proud daughter of heaven truly fallen for that playboy young master?
As soon as she entered the outer hall, the inner guards saw who it was—Zhang Wanmeng! Even Jiang Liu didn’t dare to stop her.
Who was Zhang Wanmeng? The goddess Jiang Lin had chased for four or five years. Offend Jiang Lin, and you might still have a whole corpse left. But if Zhang Wanmeng was unhappy, Jiang Lin could wipe out your entire clan and make you wish you were dead!
Zhang Wanmeng sat before the guqin, smiling at the trembling guard. Suddenly, she found she quite liked this feeling. Jiang Lin had been acting so attentive before that even the nearby guards thought he couldn’t live without her!
Buzz!
A test note rang out. Jiang Lin looked up in surprise and asked, “Why did you change the song before it finished? That’s unprofessional!”
“Brother Lin, you know how to play the qin?”
“I’ve been to the Qin Pavilion over a hundred times—you questioning me?”
…
Amid the pink-hued lights, Long Xiyue’s eyes were wide open, her face flushed as she stared at the performance on stage in shock. The food on her table remained untouched, and she’d completely forgotten to pay attention to what was happening next door.