Chapter 80: Am I Beautiful?

  Inside the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, fluttering light red silk, layers and layers of gauze gently swaying in the breeze. Outside the small pavilion, people stood guard, almost revealing a seductive man through the layers of thin gauze, making one want to take a peek, but no one dared to lift their heads up.

  The man inside is so beautiful that he can take your breath away, but if you look at him for a second, the next second you will really be taken away.

  "Long live the master!" A woman knelt outside the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, respectfully kowtowing.

  "What's the matter?" The man lightly yawned, looking languid as if nothing was on his mind. After the failure of that Ning City official matchmaking event, he had lost interest and hadn't been doing anything lately. Returning to his own Lakeside Pavilion, his days seemed even more dull.

  "Your Lordship, we've discovered that Ziruo Ye is actually still alive!" The woman's respectful voice didn't dare to have the slightest hint of offense, until a pair of white boots with embroidered red lotus flowers appeared in her line of sight, and even then, she still didn't dare lift her head.

  "Are you saying that Ye Wang isn't dead? Buried for seven days and seven nights, yet he still hasn't died?" The man's voice was extremely agitated, like a child who had just received candy, his tone was even jubilant. "Is the news really true?" The man actually squatted down, his gemstone-like eyes staring at the woman.

  "Yes! Absolutely true." The woman raised her head and saw the man's eyes and face with a mask, although his face was covered by the mask, but his collar had slipped down, revealing half of his round shoulder. However, the man seemed to be without the usual shyness of men. The woman looked at the man, and for a moment she was stunned.

  The man who was just very happy, seeing the woman in front of him so distracted, withdrew his smile, waved his hand, and the woman was instantly beaten out. The man smiled slyly and said, "Didn't anyone tell you that I hate it when people look at me like this?"

  The woman was thrown into the water with great force, but she immediately crawled out of the water. Before she could even catch her breath, she knocked her head heavily on the ground. "I deserve to die! I have offended your noble presence! Please spare my life!" The woman's face was deathly pale, and it seemed that she had suffered a serious internal injury. However, at this moment, she felt that she would rather die immediately. The lord's methods were so ruthless that even as a woman, she did not feel any fear.

  "Benjun is in a good mood today, tell me where Ye Wang is now?" The man turned back to the small pavilion in the center of the lake, covered with layers of light gauze, leaned on the soft couch and said lazily.

  "Zi Ruoye is now in Guilin, and with her is Liu Qingyou." The woman did not dare to slow down for a moment, "They found the secret path we set up, and after leaving from the coal field, they headed towards the direction of Huining City."

  The man's good-looking eyebrows slightly raised, and the corners of his lips lightly hooked up, as if he had discovered something interesting. The gem-like eyes were full of interest, and there was no sign of trouble. On the contrary, it seemed that the discovery of their secret path by Zi Ruoye only added to his interest. In Gui City, wasn't that very close to her?

  "Rumor has it that Ye Wang is a sex addict?" The man's slender fingers pointed to his lips, asking the people outside like an ignorant child. Ba Jie

  "From what I've observed over the years, Ye Wang is indeed a lustful person and has even brought back a famous courtesan from the capital." Suddenly, a huge suction force pulled her into the small pavilion in the middle of the lake. The woman was shocked and widened her eyes, as no woman had ever been allowed to enter the small pavilion before, yet the master had let her in.

  "You said... am I beautiful?" The man's slender hand gently lifted the gemstone-encrusted mask, revealing a face that was enchantingly beautiful and captivating to all who saw it.

  It was a red lotus, enchanting and alluring, as if every breath would make one lose their mind, this was a face destined to bring chaos to the world.

  "Beautiful... Beautiful... Beautiful..." The woman simply stared blankly at the man's face, mechanically repeating a single word, her eyes filled with an infatuated gaze, and paired with the man's seductive figure, it was truly a physique that could drive both men and women crazy.

  The man slightly hooked the corner of his lips, seemingly very satisfied with the woman's answer. In an instant, he covered his face with a mask again. The moment the mask was put back on, the woman suddenly widened her eyes and fell straight down, but there was still a dazed expression in her eyes.

  "You've seen my true face, and even if you die, you'll have no regrets." In an instant, the voice turned cold, like icy water with no temperature, "I'll get rid of this person soon. I'm going to make a trip to Gui City."

  Gui Cheng seems to be in a bit of trouble lately. Although he and Ye Wang only met for about an hour, thinking that the person shouldn't ignore him. So he rushed over now, probably before the other person left.

  After the man left, the person guarding outside finally entered the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, looked at the dead woman without any emotional fluctuations, and quickly disposed of the body as if sweeping away garbage.

  After washing and dressing, Zi Ruoye put on the clothes that Xiao Er had bought for them. When she came out, Xiao Er was taken aback and smiled, saying, "Sir, your meal is ready." Unexpectedly, this noble-looking person could even make simple clothes look different.

  Zi Ruoye nodded, looked down at the floor below, and felt that there were too few people. At this time, it should be a period when guests are coming in droves, but downstairs in the large hall, there were only a few people scattered about. Zi Ruoye asked, "What's special about Gui City?"

  "You've come at the wrong time, sir. If you came in August, our Guilin city would be filled with fragrant osmanthus flowers everywhere, and even the air would be sweet!" The young waiter's eyes sparkled as he talked about his hometown's specialty.

  Zi Ruoye and Liu Qingyou's rooms were adjacent, and as they spoke, Zi Ruoye had already entered Liu Qingyou's room. Xiao Er followed Zi Ruoye in and continued to say, "Moreover, when the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, the city of Gui will also introduce various small pastries made with osmanthus flowers, and begin selling the osmanthus wine brewed from last year's collected osmanthus flowers. There are even poets and scholars who compose poems on the theme of 'osmanthus', making it a lively scene."

  "What a pity." This elegant and refined lady's pastime activities she didn't know, but this Osmanthus wine she did know. The Wang Fu's Osmanthus wine had been drunk by her long ago, but coincidentally the capital city couldn't plant Osmanthus trees, so the Osmanthus wine was always brought from Gui Cheng for her.

  Liu Qingyou had already dressed up and was sitting in the house waiting for Zi Ruoye. As soon as he saw her come in, he scolded, "You damn fool, can't you even knock on the door when you enter?" Behind him followed Xiao Er, if he wasn't properly dressed, what would happen then?

  Zi Ruoye was taken aback, remembering that she had indeed pushed the door open just now. Apologetically, she said, "Sorry, I just heard the waiter mention osmanthus wine and lost my train of thought for a moment."

  The little servant looked at Liu Qingyou, and unexpectedly, the couple had such a stunning appearance. The woman was still too thin and weak, but the man, who had just been covered in dirt, now wore clean clothes and seemed like a completely different person, as if he had transformed into a celestial being overnight!

  Zi Ruoye looked at Xiao Er's eyes, which changed from astonishment to infatuation and now to panic. Yes, it was indeed panic. She looked at Liu Qingyu, who couldn't figure out what made her feel panicked. Liu Qingyu also noticed Xiao Er's overly rich eye expression changes and silently asked Zi Ruoye with a raised head.

  Zi Ruoye shook her head, indicating that she also didn't know what had happened. "Xiao Er, is there something wrong with my husband?"

  Liu Qingyou's face, as white as jade, instantly flushed with a crimson red when he heard Zi Ruoye call him her husband. He glared at her with anger, but did not refute it.

  The little servant was startled and hastily said, "Oh dear! Gentlemen! You'd better leave Guilin quickly after eating!" As he spoke, the little servant also hastily closed the door, looking frightened.

  Zi Ruoye raised an eyebrow and sat down beside Liu Qingyu, "Are you afraid we can't afford to pay? We've brought enough silver."

  Xiao Er's face changed as soon as he heard it, and he hastily waved his hand. "No, no, these days Guilin is not peaceful." He said in a low voice on purpose.

  "Isn't it peaceful? That's why there are so few people in the hall?"

  "Sir, you have a keen eye for observation. All the husbands with good looks have gone home to keep an eye on their husbands. Recently in Gui City, many men have disappeared from their homes at night without any reason. And all of them are handsome men. Your husband is so exceptionally handsome, I advise you to finish your meal and leave immediately." Fortunately, she hasn't married him yet, otherwise, she would definitely be sleepless every day.

  "Is the person gone?" Liu Qingyou slightly furrowed her brow, "Have you found out who did it?"

  The little servant didn't expect that the one asking him was actually the man sitting next to him, "We haven't found out anything, our superiors have been worried sick about this matter for a long time."

  "That man, as long as he's a good-looking guy, whether he's already married or a young man from a decent family, he'll snatch them all away. What can you do with the men he snatches? But that man is like a slippery loach, impossible to catch." The waiter said, shaking his head in anger, "So I advise you to eat quickly and leave Guilin as soon as possible."

  Liu Qingyou's face turned red with rage, "That person is simply lawless, to actually dare to abduct a man by force! It's... it's unforgivable!"

  Zi Ruoye listened with a gentle smile and thought that Liu Qingyu's heart should be more atmospheric than what he said. He looked at the little servant and said, "We know, thank you, we'll take care of it ourselves." As he spoke, he took out a few taels of silver and rewarded the little servant. The little servant accepted the silver and smiled as he retreated.

  Zi Ruoye opened the window and looked outside, where people were rushing to and fro with anxious expressions, as if they were all on edge. There wasn't a single man in sight on the streets, probably because their families wouldn't let them out. If someone went out and didn't come back, that would be a loss. She closed the window and saw Liu Qingyou poking at the white rice in her bowl with chopsticks, looking furious.

  He grabbed Liu Qingyou's hand, thus stopping her from bullying the poor Bai Fan. "If you want to drink porridge, I'll have someone bring it over, no need for you to do it yourself."

  "You dead bastard, how can you still smile?" Liu Qingyou was so angry at the waiter's words that he couldn't even eat his meal. As a man, how could he not know what would happen to him if he were kidnapped? Those men had rushed over in distress, but he himself was furious and felt helpless, unable to do anything but seethe with anger.

  "Let's eat first, and then we'll go to pay our respects to the Governor of Gui City." Ziyueye knew that Liu Qingyou would definitely get angry after hearing this, it seemed they would have to stay in Gui City for some time.

  Liu Qingyou suddenly felt a surge of joy, and only then did he pick up his chopsticks to start eating. "Thanks, you scoundrel!" He knew they were in a hurry at the moment, but he couldn't help feeling excited after hearing this. The scoundrel had said that they would pay their respects to the governor later, which meant that the scoundrel must be involved in this matter.

  "If nothing is done, I'm afraid that when things get out of hand, Zi Yanran will probably make me go on another long journey again. This time, I almost lost my life; next time, I might really lose my life." Zi Ruoye said jokingly.

  "Don't you dare say those words." Liu Qingyou's face immediately changed color when she heard Zi Ruoye say that she would lose her life, "Don't speak again!"

  Zi Ruoye hastily responded, jokingly saying it was just a joke, while Zi Yanran, who was far away in the capital, had been sneezing continuously for several times, which made the imperial physician think that their emperor had contracted a cold, and another commotion ensued.

  Digression

  T0T, all of you, when writing something, remember to save half of it...

  Fish's 10,000 words... all gone because I accidentally pressed the wrong button on WORD...

  Let's just aim for 3000+ for today... TAT

  It's been so late... I'm sorry...

  Ahh... 1W ah...... cry!