Taking Brothel Young Ladies out for a disco party? Only you, Xu Xian. You've wasted your Talent for growing Herbal Medicine, and now you've even developed a Talent for dancing? It's a real shame this game isn't charging.

But Xu Nian didn't say much; he just quietly sat in the Pavilion.

Although this incident was stirred up by Hero Xu Xian, the blame wasn't on Xu Xian's shoulders. He paid for someone to dance with him, and that seemed fine. If those Jianghu People couldn't bear to watch, why didn't they just spend silver as well? It all boils down to an issue of silver.

"Seventh Prince?" The Brocade Guard, seeing Xu Nian was indifferent, started to get anxious.

"Hmm? What is it?" Xu Nian replied nonchalantly as he sipped his tea.

"It's just that… Your Highness, aren't you going to call that person back?" the Brocade Guard asked, looking at Xu Nian with a puzzled expression.

"Did he kill anyone?" Xu Nian asked flatly.

The Brocade Guard shook his head.

"Did he cause trouble on purpose?" Xu Nian continued.

The Brocade Guard thought about it. It seemed that the person, who had more silver than he could spend, hadn't bothered those Jianghu People at all. After realizing this, he shook his head again.

Seeing this, Xu Nian said leisurely with a smile, "In that case, why should I call him back? If those Jianghu People can't beat my disciple, it just means they're not skilled enough. You should be advising them, not me."

The Brocade Guard stood still for a long time before bowing and retreating.

Although he was a bit confused, it seemed there was some sense in the Seventh Prince's words. Someone spends money for fun. Is that wrong? No! If not, why should he get involved? What if he annoyed the Seventh Prince? Who would stand up for him then? The Three Thousand Households of the Capital City? Or perhaps the Commanding Envoy? Or even the Commander himself stepping in? Ridiculous. It was rumored that the Seventh Prince had unfathomable Power, and within the Brocade Guard, perhaps only the Commanding Envoy could match him. Who would offend such a personage over a trivial matter? Utterly ridiculous. He, a small figure in the Brocade Guard, should stay out of the affairs of great people; concentrating on patrolling the streets was his proper business.

Watching the Brocade Guard leave, Xu Nian's brows furrowed slightly.

A patrol Captain from the Brocade Guard had come over to report to him. This definitely wouldn't go unnoticed by the others in the Northern Tribunal of Inquisition. Was this someone sent to watch over him? Or was it just a coincidence? Xu Nian remembered the last Brocade Guard Captain he had seen: Sun Ping, the Brocade Guard who had appeared in Liang City, claiming to have come to protect him. It seemed that there were those within the Brocade Guard who weren't quite settled. Is this the beginning of their probing?

Xu Nian didn't think much more of it and sat alone by the Lake, drinking tea as the day turned to evening.

Hero Xu Xian and the Top Archer in the National Server returned to Xiaoxiang Villa, arm in arm. As soon as they entered, they saw a figure standing at the entrance. Both of them were startled.

"Damn it, Dung Beetle, what the hell are you doing? Don't you know scaring people can kill them?"

"You scared me so bad, my legs almost gave out!"

They immediately started cursing.

However, Dung Beetle just laughed, "You two, come with me. I found an amazing place!"

An amazing place? It better not be the Toilet where you make Stinky Tofu, right? It seems like, for a weirdo like Dung Beetle, that would actually be quite nice.

With skeptical looks, the two followed Dung Beetle towards the middle courtyard. Xu Nian paid them no heed. Now that the Respawn Point was set, these three guys wouldn't have to worry even if they were killed. There was still work to do tonight, so he continued to wait there.

「Middle Courtyard.」

Dung Beetle led Hero Xu Xian and the Top Archer in the National Server to the door of a side Room.

"Is this the great place you mentioned?" Hero Xu Xian spoke with an annoyed tone, "What's so special about this shabby room? If you haven't seen ancient architecture, just log off and take a trip. It's late; I need to log off and sleep."

"I need to log off too," said the Top Archer in the National Server, sounding a bit weak.

But Dung Beetle stopped them, "Just wait a moment, and you'll see."

With that, he pushed open the door to the Room.

Inside, an Array, visible only to players, was slowly spinning—an Array just like those in the Profound Yellow Sect.

A Respawn Point! There was a Respawn Point here? So if they died, wouldn't they just respawn here instead of having to rush back from the Sect?

"Respawn Point! I found it this afternoon; it must have been placed here by the System," Dung Beetle said proudly. "We've got plenty of Contribution Points in hand. We could even go chop down His Majesty with no worries. You get what I'm saying?"

Chop down His Majesty? Leave it to you to come up with such an idea. The Capital City was swarming with the Brocade Guard, with even more experts In the Palace. Yet here you are, brazenly talking about beheading His Majesty! But... they were players, why would they care about that? It wasn't just about beheading the emperor. If there were a Task that told them to become eunuchs, they would try that too. After all, if they died, they could just respawn and start over. Was what they were doing so important? Task Rewards were what they needed most!

"Should we send a message tomorrow and get the others in our guild to come?" the Top Archer in the National Server rubbed his hands together, pondering the idea.

"Are you stupid? The presence of a Respawn Point means there's definitely a big Task coming up!" Hero Xu Xian pondered, "Have you forgotten about the Exclusive Task that Junlin and his team had last time? If we trigger an Exclusive Task, can you imagine how much we could earn?"

Upon hearing this, the Top Archer in the National Server rolled his eyes.

Earn how much? Now, it wasn't a matter of how much they could earn. Rather, they had to consider whether they would be beaten to the point of helplessness by other players. They had to think this through.

"Forget Exclusive Tasks for now. If you had Junlin and his team's Power, nabbing Exclusive Tasks would be a cinch," the Top Archer in the National Server shook his head. "Don't forget we're under the watch of Flourishing Flowers and Chaotic Dance Steps. If you don't make it clear to them, they'll beat the shit out of you!"

Suddenly, Dung Beetle and Hero Xu Xian shuddered.

It seemed they were still under someone's thumb. If they didn't share the news, they could meet a terrible fate. Considering the nature of Flourishing Flowers and his group, they might really cripple you. But since a Respawn Point had appeared, other players would find out sooner or later. What would they tell Flourishing Flowers when asked?

"Little Boss doesn't care about this matter, and I'm not one of your Cloud Lament people either," Dung Beetle muttered under his breath.

Instantly, the faces of the Top Archer in the National Server and Hero Xu Xian fell.

Great. They were out of options.

"Fine, I admit defeat. We'll just inform them tomorrow. Will that do?" Having no other choice, the two decided to compromise.

Not long after, the three chose to log off.

「Around 1:00 AM.」

Someone knocked on the door of Xiaoxiang Villa. Xu Nian knew the person he'd been waiting for had arrived and got up to walk to the door.

"Oil Seller, want to buy some oil for the house?" a slightly deep voice came from outside.

Xu Nian reached out to open the door and said to the four masked figures standing by the cart outside, "Just give me three cents worth of oil; any more would be too much to finish."

"I can't measure out just three cents, minimum is one tael!" the leader continued.

"Five cents then, and I'll pay right now!" As he spoke, Xu Nian took out a silver ingot and handed it over.

The leader took the silver and whispered, "The Sect Leader said if Sect Leader Xu needs anything, just contact us. We're staying at Yuelai Inn in the South of the City!"

After speaking, he took the silver, then abandoned the cart. He and the remaining three men quickly hurried away.

Several presences that were stealthily hiding around Xiaoxiang Villa hurriedly followed after them.

Xu Nian glanced in a certain direction, his eyes narrowing slightly.

It seemed that he was being watched by quite a few people. Brocade Guard? Or members of an Aristocratic Family?

Hesitating at the door for a moment, Xu Nian then moved the cart into the yard by himself. On the cart was a heavy Stone Stele. It was the Historical Text sent from the Profound Yellow Sect. While Xu Nian had traveled openly with Dung Beetle and the others, the Blood Demoness had secretly arranged for members of the Blood Demon Sect to bring the Historical Text into the Capital City.

Now that the Historical Text had arrived, the rest was for Li Baiyang to come and translate for him. The Historical Text couldn't be openly displayed. If people came looking and discovered the Historical Text, that would be a problem.

Finding a rope, he wrapped it around the Stone Stele and threw it into the Lake in the Front Courtyard. The other end was tied to the Pavilion. He usually stayed in the Pavilion, and with him watching over it, he wasn't worried it would be discovered.

He would release a Task tomorrow, giving Dung Beetle and the others something to do. Hopefully, these three troublesome players would be of some use.

「Northern Tribunal of Inquisition.」

A Brocade Guard Thousand Households was now sitting in the main seat, before him a spread of Delicious Fish and Meat. This person, completely disregarding his image, grabbed a roasted chicken and began to eat. His hefty body exuded an aura of ferocity, making the two Centurions standing below him very nervous. This person was one of the three major Brocade Guard Thousand Households in the Capital City, Cai Keji, known as the Evil-Subduing Dog.

In the Brocade Guard, two individuals were known to the Jianghu People as the formidable "Hawk and Dog." The "Hawk" referred to the Brocade Guard's Commander, Sun Buwei, known in the Jianghu as the Iron-Backed Hawk! The other was this very man, the Evil-Subduing Dog, Cai Keji. The reason these two were linked together was due to their ruthlessly violent methods, which petrified people.

Sun Buwei followed His Majesty's orders in his undertakings, so he usually struck ruthlessly from the shadows. But this Cai Keji was different. He acted overtly.

Recently, a Wandering Knight fresh on the Jianghu scene had spoken against this Brocade Guard Thousand Households in public. As punishment, his limbs were broken on the spot, and he was hung up on the flagpole at the entrance to the Brocade Guard.

Cai Keji was known for his ruthless methods and his greedy, lustful nature. Any Young Lady he took a liking to met a terrible end. Rumors had it that a lady friend of the Crown Prince caught his eye. She was stripped and abused that very night, then thrown onto the street to be violated by Beggars while Cai Keji himself watched. When the Crown Prince heard of this, he was powerless to do anything; after all, behind Cai Keji was the Cai Family, one of the Ten Great Clans!

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