Chapter 94 - Invitation
Chapter 94 Invitation
“Ms. Li’s letter?”
In the study, Yan Ziye received the report and was puzzled. The mysterious woman who had always been composed at the prisoner camp on that day occurred in his mind automatically.
“Let him come in.”
Yan Ziye waved his hand. The relationship between Ms. Li and him was not close. The letter was sent suddenly. He also wanted to know what on earth she wanted to do.
After a short period of time, Yin Xu walked into the study and saw Yan Ziye. He couldn’t help but be surprised. Isn’t he the adjutant whom he had met at the prisoner camp on that day?
Yan Ziye just felt that that person was a little familiar. After he thought back, he remembered that the person was one of the prisoners of war brought back by Ms. Li?!
Unexpectedly, after half a month, the person’s spirit was completely different. It couldn’t be seen that he had been in the prisoner camp at all.
“Ms. Li’s means of training people is superb…”
Yan Ziye couldn’t help but admire her. Yin Xu heard it and looked angry. He couldn’t help but retort the former, “Master, you are wrong. We are not trained at the Linli Building. We are voluntary for everything. As Ms. Li has told us, if we want to change our destinies, we only can depend on ourselves. Ms. Li just gives us a chance.”
Before he finished talking, a maid standing next to Yan Ziye immediately berated him, “How dare you! You are just a servant to send the letter. You aren’t qualified to speak here. Kneel down to apologize!”
Yin Xu’s eyelids shook, and a sense of fear flashed through his eyes. However, he didn’t kneel down but looked at the maid who had berated him with obstinacy instead of dodge.
Then the maid was annoyed and was about to call others. Yan Ziye waved his hand. Then he smiled and said, “Ling, go out.”
“Master!”
The maid was aggrieved and couldn’t help but stomp. However, she didn’t dare to violate Yan Ziye’s order, so she left with hatred.
Yin Xu was also uncomfortable. If Yan Ziye hadn’t speak, he would probably have been driven out and even beaten cruelly by servants of the Yan Family. However, even if he knew the result, he didn’t want to lose self-esteem.
Yan Ziye looked at Yin Xu with appreciation. In his opinion, in spite of the worthless impulse, Yin Xu had the courage which was not possessed by everyone.
There were only two persons in the room. Yin Xu remembered the business and quickly put the envelope without any wrinkle on the table.
Yan Ziye took the envelope and opened it. There was only a sheet of thin stationery inside, and there was only one line of words on it.
“Childe Yan, the Linli Building remembers that you helped us at the prisoner camp. Would you like to drink osmanthus wine with me at the Linli Building tomorrow night?”
It was just an invitation!
Yan Ziye was doubtful and felt that the mind of Ms. Li was unpredictable.
However, he had nothing to do, and the Linli Building was not an extremely dangerous place. He would go there.
Thinking of it, Yan Ziye nodded slightly. Then he smiled and said, “Are you called Yin Xu? Go back and tell your master. I will make a visit tomorrow night!”
After receiving the response, Yin Xu looked happy. He quickly nodded and said, “Our master will welcome you tomorrow definitely.”
Watching Yin Xu leaving, Yan Ziye looked a little envious. The servant bought by Ms. Li recently could be so clever. Why was it impossible for him to have any clever servant?
Suddenly, Yan Ziye remembered something. He looked pale and was lost in thought.
During the following two days, the Linli Building was dead calm without any accident. However, Fang Yuan and Qu Qingning both smelled an unusual atmosphere.
The Jin Family was in the dark, yet they were in the light. The situation was very unfriendly to them.
When Su Li got the news, her eyes blinked, and she didn’t say anything. Fang Yuan did not ask anything consciously.
That night, when Yan Ziye, who was dressed in a casual suit, came alone to the Linli Building, he was immediately greeted to the top floor.
The Linli Building was like a tower. There was only a spacious room on the top floor. Its decoration was chicer and more elegant than that of the downstairs. Yan Ziye stood at the door and looked at Su Li standing by the window and showing her back to him. He couldn’t help but chuckle and say,
“Ms. Li has an aesthetic mood. It may be pleasant to admire the moon on the top floor. However, the Lantern Festival has passed. Today’s moon is crescent.”
Su Li turned around. She only wore a veil rather than bamboo hat. The black hair with a green hair clasp and the simple decoration of the room added radiance and beauty to each other. It was very fresh.
“Childe Yan is punctual.”
After praising him, Su Li chuckled under the veil. She walked gently and sat on the opposite of Yan Ziye. Then, she poured a cup of osmanthus wine to him.
Yan Ziye smiled and took it for a sip. His eyes shined instantly, and he exclaimed over it, “I have practiced martial arts since childhood and am not too fond of drinking. I drank a lot of wine, but no wine can be such mellowest like that made by Ms. Li. It is like a beautiful woman from the water town in the regions south of the Yangtze River.”
“You are joking. As for wine tasting, you are much better than those guys who praise themselves as winebibbers.” Su Li smiled slightly and said, “However, Childe Yan did not hesitate to drink. Aren’t you worried that I have poisoned your wine?”
Yan Ziye stopped smiling, and he slowly put down the cup without panic. He calmly said, “What do you mean? Is there anyone daring to kill me with poison in the Qinghe Town?”
Su Li picked up the flagon and poured a cup of wine to herself. Her way of speaking became less serious. She said, “What you said was wrong again. The courage and willingness to do so are two different things. At least for me, if I want to kill you, I can do it without any trace. Even if Satrap Yan knows it, he has no way to punish me.”
Yan Ziye’s left hand under the table trembled slightly, and his eyes showed more anxiety. It seemed that there was a cold breath rising from his feet and going straight to his head!
Ms. Li didn’t have goodwill!!
He felt a little regretful. It was impossible to judge a man’s heart from his face in the Jianghu. He even did not see Ms. Li’s true features. If he had known it early, he would have not been too confident to come alone.
At this time, Su Li chuckled and said, “However, Childe Yan, please be relaxed. Now that I have invited you here to taste wine, I will protect you rather than harming you. Based on your intelligence and wisdom, you can figure it out. Right?”
Su Li told Yan Ziye their relationship hidden and the latter saw the light instantly. Yes, the Linli Building invited him aboveboard. If he was poisoned here, it would only cause a catastrophe to the Linli Building. In order to protect the Linli Building, Ms. Li should protect him.
After being convinced, Yan Ziye did not feel relaxed. Instead, there was layer upon layer of cold sweat on the forehead.
The rhythm of the conversation was completely controlled by the mysterious woman! His thought was followed by her and couldn’t be controlled by him.
Su Li shook the cup of limpid wine in her hand and said gently, “Do not be nervous. In addition to the wine tasting, there is something else. Please look down following the stairs.”
When Yan Ziye heard Su Li talking about the business, he felt relaxed instantly. He stood up and leaned on the stairs to look down to the first floor.
He saw a middle-aged man dressed in a black silk robe sitting downstairs with a look of arrogance. However, it was too noisy inside the building. He could not hear what he was speaking.
“Is he the butler of the Jin Family?”
Yan Ziye instantly recognized that middle-aged man and was surprised. However, he immediately recalled the recent intelligence which he had looked over in the house and then understood it.
It turned out that the Linli Building was noticed by the Jin Family!
Ms. Li looked for him because she asked for help!
Yan Ziye became clam and returned to be composed. It seemed that he took the initiative. He turned around and said bitterly, “The Jin Family has repeatedly destroyed the industry of the Qinghe Town. It is hateful! However, the Jin Family’s patron is powerful, and even my father doesn’t have a way to stop them from forcibly occupying your winery. Ms. Li, you are probably asking the wrong person for help this time.”
Then Yan Ziye looked up and saw a pair of dark eyes with a spurious smile and a little ridicule. That deep black eyes were like the endless hell and made him sink into them.
Yan Ziye’s heart jolted, and he couldn’t help but step back. It seemed to be different from what he had thought.
“Are you joking?”
Su Li put down the cup and crossed her legs. She lazily leaned against the back of the chair and said, “When did I say that I invited you here because I asked for your help?”
No?!
Yan Ziye looked blank. Why did she let him look at the first floor?
“The Linli Building is opened to do business. I invited you here because I want to talk about a deal with you.” Su Li’s eyes became gentle and lovely again like a peerless succubus, and she said, “Are you interested in it?”
Yan Ziye frowned and sat down again. He asked, “Do we have deals to talk about?”
Ms. Li didn’t have what he wanted.
He didn’t have what Ms. Li wanted.
Yan Ziye thought that Su Li’s deal had failed even before she said what it was about.
However, Su Li looked confident and said, “Of course, there are so many deals, such as your little sister’s wish to become a general and your dream in heart. If you do not mind, I can help you achieve it. In fact, your cost is really low.”
Then Yan Ziye’s look changed dramatically, and he looked extremely shocked.
Ms. Li… Who on earth was she? How could she know his family affair and even guess what it was on his mind?
It was impossible!
Yan Ziye did not believe it at all.
Su Li gently took a sip of sweet wine and an obscure recall emerged in her eyes.
In the previous life, someone wrote a biography for Yan Hongxiu. However, there wasn’t a glorious history. She was remembered as the wife of Jin Cheng’ao, the First Childe of the Jin Family.
Her tragic life was blocked by the Jin Family. However, the biography spreading in the martial arts circle couldn’t be blocked by the Jin Family. Su Li had perused it in the previous life. After all, she was also from the Qinghe Province. Therefore, she was interested in people who were also from the province.
The writer was very familiar with Yan Hongxiu obviously. Yan Hongxiu’s agreement with her father at home when she was a child was minutely narrated. Her Third Brother with the closest relationship with her was mentioned repeatedly. The fact that Yan Ziye yearned for freedom was mentioned most. He was dying to become a liberal chivalrous person in the martial arts circle!
However, it was almost impossible to realize the dream for the bureaucratic family of Yan Ziye.
“Your dream is a taboo. Your origin makes what you want become a luxury. However, it is not difficult for me to solve it…”
Su Li said obscurely, but Yan Ziye understood it and fell silent. After a long period of time, he had a forced smile and said, “Do not make a joke, Ms. Li. My trace in this life has been fixed. There is no need to struggle.”
At the moment, Yan Ziye completely stopped disguising himself. All thoughts in his heart appeared on his face. He didn’t have any secret in the presence of Su Li at all.
“Oh? Is it…”
Su Li cocked her head, and her right hand held up half of her cheek. She gently said, “I said… It is not difficult. If you don’t believe it, you can let your sister have a try.”
“Is it the agreement between the Fourth Sister and father?” Yan Ziye took a deep breath and shook his head. He said, “It is more impossible. Tell you honestly. Even my father can’t open the bow that he gave to my sister. My father is not only the satrap but also the first senior in the Qinghe Town. According to legend, only the legensdary…”
At this point, Yan Ziye suddenly stared at her. His throat seemed to be cut off, and he couldn’t say any word.