Husband and Wife to Battle – A Prince Appears

　　Smiling, Lu Shangfei said, "I have not resided here since I purchased the place; I have always treated it as somewhere to spend when I need a short break. As you are aware, the residential buildings behind this place are Feiyun Hall's business signs. Therefore, we must work in the shadows. If we need a shelter in emergencies, this is the place. Please do not worry. I have ordered people to go elsewhere. Have a short respite here. I will prepare a feast for you."

　　The group then entered the house. The manor wasn't large; however, n.o.body would find you if you hid in the backyard.

　　I poked a hole in the window and swept my gaze over everyone in the room. One individual roughly thirty years old wore a robe in Long Zaitian's beloved pink, albeit more feminine in style. He walked with his hands in a s.l.u.ttier pose than the pose where you brought your thumb, index and ring finger together whilst holding up your index and pinkie finger, and wrist flexed down. He sat down in the centre, acting as casual as possible. A lower-ranking man roughly forty years old sat with an upright posture. He had the gaze of a businessman. Judging from their appearances and behaviour, they had to be Yang Lianhua and Lu Shangfei, respectively.

　　Lu Shangfei laughed: "Sir Yang, since you did not visit Feiyun Hall in so long, I thought you forgot about me. May I ask why you suddenly asked me to join you? I have a business to run at the capital; this is not the best time."

　　The s.l.u.t shook his head, flicking his hair embellished with perfume; the smell was ridiculously prominent to the point it could be cla.s.sified as nasal pollution. He answered, "It's your side's fault. He asked me to act before schedule. He asked me to select adepts with him and insisted they had to be adepts. Tch, throwing his weight around as if he runs my life."

　　The ident.i.ty of this "he" was unspecified, but I surmised it was the elder Lord Zi told me about.

　　The s.l.u.t continued, "You have a share in Feiyun Hall, so I had to call for you. It's your leader who wants to hire men. Go with Rabbit Fiend to the Heaven Sector later to select the three best adepts for him, but tell him I personally selected the adepts."

　　Lu Shangfei nodded obediently. The s.l.u.t added, "By the way, where are the things from the imperial palace?"

　　Based on the s.l.u.t's question, I wondered if he was referring to the stolen goods from the imperial palace.

　　"The same place as always," answered Lu Shangfei. He glanced over to the s.l.u.t's subordinate. Receiving the signal indicating it was all right to speak from Yang Lianhua, he carried on: "However, they are from the imperial palace at the end of the day. Wuhua County and Jinling are too close, thereby increasing the risks of being exposed. Countless wealthy individuals visit Feiyun Hall. Still, it is hard to find someone who could afford so many in one transaction. My point is that it is somewhat difficult to find a buyer. I will diligently search for someone to sell them promptly."

　　Lu Shangfei verified my speculation for me. I found them without any effort, as well. The question was, where was "the same place as always?"

　　"Heh, I don't even get a penny. How am I supposed to be impressed with such poor sales skills?" the s.l.u.t scoffed, smiling with a hostile undertone. Ashamed, Lu Shangfei lowered his head, only for Yang Lianhua to demand, "Since they're still around, let me inspect them."

　　The s.l.u.t didn't let any opportunity slip him. He insisted on taking a few items, since he couldn't get a share of the money. He operated the same way mountain bandits did.

　　Too scared to disobey, Lu Shangfei replied, "The stuff is in Feiyun Hall's underground secret room. We need to wait for today's contest to end before we can bring them out. I shall take you there tonight."

　　You bet I loved what I heard. My plan was simple: take the stuff, and transport it back to the capital!

　　Once he received a satisfactory answer, Yang Lianhua began asking about Feiyun Hall's operations. Apparently, Rabbit Fiend worked for him; that would explain how he was informed of Feiyun Hall's operations. Lu Shangfei was only responsible for the import and export of money. For that reason, Yang Lianhua focused on money questions. Once Yang Lianhua was content, Lu Shangfei suddenly asked, "Sir Yang, may I ask where my brother is? I heard you two sheltered him after the imperial court stripped him of his post. Is he doing well?"