Xiao Yajie agreed, and Gu Chen'an took Xiao Yajie to a Su-style pavilion in the manor.
Looking at the small bridge and flowing water in front of her, Xiao Yajie turned around and said, "Mr. Gu, tell me about your plan."
Gu Chen'an didn't intend to conceal anything either. He smiled and said, "I'm going to lure out the Black Owl assassin myself."
"Um."
Xiao Yajie nodded lightly, then raised her eyebrows and asked, "Then why did you borrow me?"
"There is no necessary connection between me and luring out the Black Owl assassin, right?"
Xiao Yajie wanted Gu Chen'an to mention Lin Yu, so she asked like this.
"This... you'll know later."
Gu Chen'an didn't intend to say.
After all, according to Ma Bing's investigation, Lin Yu had already won over Xiao Yajie. If he said that Lin Yu was the one behind the scenes, Xiao Yajie would definitely not believe it.
"Hehe."
Xiao Yajie chuckled softly, then asked, "So what's your plan?"
Gu Chen'an rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Hmm?"
Xiao Yajie pretended to be surprised.
"Miss Xiao, don't worry. Although there are rumors that I am a playboy, I can assure you that I will not have any other ideas about you." Gu Chen'an spread his hands and said.
Xiao Yajie examined Gu Chen'an carefully.
She was very satisfied with Gu Chen'an's appearance. The man was handsome, had a good figure, and there was nothing wrong with his appearance.
"Okay." Xiao Yajie nodded.
"Huh?"
Now it was Gu Chen'an's turn to be surprised.
He had planned to use his sweet talk to persuade Xiao Yajie after she rejected his proposal, but he didn't expect her to agree so easily.
"What's next?" Xiao Yajie went on to ask.
"Next..."
Gu Chen'an smiled confidently, "Have a meal."
...
Suzhou He Garden Moonlit Hotel.
Ma Bing walked into the hotel. Under the guidance of the staff, he came to the manager's office.
"I heard you want to book the Chinese restaurant of our hotel?" The arrogant manager looked Ma Bing up and down.
He Garden Moonlit Hotel was the most famous hotel in Suzhou, and also the place where rich people held banquets.
As the manager of He Garden Moonlit, he had seen a lot of the world.
Unless it was a top character in Suzhou, he wouldn't even give them a straight look.
"That's right." Ma Bing nodded, pulled out the chair opposite the manager and sat down heavily, took out a cigarette and said, "Let's talk about the price."
"I'm sorry, no smoking in my office." The manager crossed his arms and leaned back in his executive chair.
"Let me make it clear first that booking our hotel's Chinese restaurant is expensive. No joke, our hotel's Chinese restaurant is the best in Suzhou, and even in all of China it is one of the best."
Ma Bing sneered, "It seems I don't need to talk about the price, just book it directly."
He had seen a lot of people who looked down on others, so he was quite used to it.
"Oh?"
The manager was shocked to hear this. Who would book the Chinese restaurant at He Garden Moonlit without even discussing the price?
This person must either be a top tycoon or a pretentious asshole.
"I have to make it clear first, booking is fine, but the deposit is fifty percent of the total amount."
Ma Bing didn't bother to talk nonsense. He took out a bank card from his pocket with two fingers and handed it to the manager, "Book it now, swipe the card."
By now, even a person who had a stroke ten years ago should understand.
The person in front of him must have an extraordinary identity!
The manager immediately corrected his attitude and respectfully took the bank card with both hands.
At this time, Ma Bing added: "The decorations and everything will be redone later, make it as romantic as possible."
"That's fine, but the cost of these decorations..." The manager probed.
"We'll pay for that." Ma Bing said.
"Okay." The manager couldn't quite figure out Ma Bing's identity, so he took the opportunity to ask about the decorations: "Do you need banners? If so, whose name should I write?"
"Oh, right."
Ma Bing then remembered that Gu Chen'an had indeed asked him to arrange the banners, so he said, "The banner should read: 'Miss Xiao Yajie, thank you for accepting my love - Love, your Gu Chen'an'."
"Psst!"
When he heard the names Xiao Yajie and Gu Chen'an, the manager stood up directly from his chair.
And when he connected the words on the banner, the manager was completely shocked!
The young master of Donghai's biggest family and the young miss of Suhang's biggest family are together!
How...how is this possible!
Gu young master's reputation is so bad, how could Miss Xiao accept him?
But the manager didn't have time to think too much about it. After all, neither the Gu family of Donghai nor the Xiao family of Suzhou were people he could afford to offend.
He saw his hands trembling as he took out a cigarette case from his jacket and handed Ma Bing a cigarette, "Please smoke, please smoke."
Ma Bing raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you say no smoking in your office?"
The manager immediately fawned with a smile, "You can smoke, of course you can smoke!"
...
"Master Xiao, did you really agree to Gu Chen'an's request?"
"It is self-evident what Gu Chen'an's purpose is in borrowing Miss Xiao on behalf of the Xiao family!"
"With half the power of Suzhou's ancient martial arts circle mobilized, we still haven't caught the Black Owl assassin. How can Gu Chen'an, a rich playboy, possibly succeed?"
Xiao Family Main Hall.
Members of the Suzhou Ancient Martial Arts Circle were very dissatisfied with Xiao Jian's decision.
Not only because of Gu Chen'an's borrowing of Xiao Yajie, but more because of Gu Chen'an's intervention in this matter!
Everyone present had heard of Gu Chen'an's reputation. What could he want from borrowing Xiao Yajie? One could guess with their toes.
Plus, the ancient martial arts circle had already taken action on this matter. If Gu Chen'an interfered, wouldn't it make people think that everyone in the Suzhou Ancient Martial Arts Circle was useless garbage who couldn't even catch a Black Owl assassin?
Xiao Jian clenched his fists and turned around,
"Don't say any more. I didn't agree to this, it was Yajie who said she believes in Young Master Gu."
"Besides, I've had you guys investigate for so long, what have you found out?"
"How many Black Owl members came? Where are they? Why did they try to assassinate me? Do you know?"
Xiao Jian's words left everyone speechless.
They looked at each other and sighed, shaking their heads.
But there was excitement and fervor in one person's eyes.
He clenched his fists tightly, the corners of his mouth slowly curving up.
Gu Chen'an, Gu Chen'an!
That day at Master Liu's house you insulted me so badly.
I thought that if you ever came to Suzhou, I would make sure you can't even walk out of here!
I didn't expect you would really come!
Just you wait! I'll make sure you know the consequences of insulting me!
This person was exactly Liang Bufan!
He was ecstatic in his heart, involuntarily smirking crookedly.
However, compared to Lin Yu's smirk, his was still not enough.
When Lin Yu smirked, it was at a ninety degree angle, while his smirk was only about thirty degrees.
And he didn't have that kind of arrogant and unconstrained expression like Lin Yu's smirk.
But his desire to deal with Gu Chen'an was similar to Lin Yu's.
...
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
