"Huang Yingying, that woman, found me. She's really quite something, like a delicate dish that got spoiled by a pig. She said Huang Yingying was captured..." Wu Jinliang detailed the information he had gathered.

Shi Chuns's brow gradually furrowed as he listened. After hearing the relevant situation, he mused, "Mei You was poisoned and silenced, yet Lou Xiu managed to escape without a scratch..."

This is the result of their closed-off information; they only now found out what happened.

Wu Jinliang: "At this point, those two don't matter. The key is Huang Yingying. If we don't rescue him, he's likely to flip the table."

Shi Chun snorted dismissively, "Condemned to slavery, it's not like he'll die immediately. Does he dare with just that? Let him flip it, if he dares."

Wu Jinliang was startled, "Not saving him?"

Shi Chun: "Even if he weren't condemned to the Divine Mountain, I had planned to make him lead the way there. This hasn't even started to cause trouble, yet he went in first. Who knows what's behind this, but it's indeed convenient."

Wu Jinliang's eyes shifted, and he immediately understood Shi Chun's intention. Since A Xun failed here, naturally, there should be a plan to make use of the Reversing Soul Tree's growing area. He asked, "How do we do it?"

Shi Chun glanced around, "Looks like it's time to leave this library."

"Three beautiful women, just missed like that, what a pity," Wu Jinliang lamented and asked, "Where do we go after leaving?"

Shi Chun wasn't as attached to this place and said indifferently, "Since Bai Qiru approached us first, isn't her rice shop short of a few workers? You go talk to her and ask her to recruit us. This library restricts my movements, and the current situation isn't suitable for me to stay here any longer. In the future, I'll need her help to cover my actions, and her relationship with the City Lord will also make things easier for us."

Wu Jinliang was surprised, "You want to expose your connection with me to her?"

Shi Chun: "She's already come looking for you, and you keep running to me. Do you think by not going, we can conceal our relationship? That woman isn't simple. If she's intent, such comings and goings can't be hidden."

Wu Jinliang nodded slightly, pondering, "Our identities aren't clear. I'm just afraid she might worry about inviting trouble and refuse to hire us."

Shi Chun shook his head slightly, "That shouldn't be a big problem. Before A Xun was assassinated, she was always by A Xun's side, showing genuine concern for Huang Yingying. Plus, she came to find you personally. This woman truly cares about Huang Yingying. If you've decided to help people out, and she refuses, it wouldn't make sense."

Wu Jinliang thought it through and agreed, but he couldn't help muttering, "Now that you mention it, I feel there's something abnormal about this couple. Earlier, when I was probing quietly, I met Old Huang's wife and found her quite alluring. I was curious several times why, with such a beautiful flower at home, he preferred the mundane and vulgar in brothels instead. Once, when he drank too much, he slipped up and said the flower at home has thorns and isn't allowed to be touched."

Hearing this, Shi Chun also found it odd. If Huang Yingying wasn't lying, being both untouchable and highly valued, what was going on?

After thinking it over without figuring it out, he didn't bother to contemplate further. He planned to take it one step at a time and deal with it later on. After all, his purpose wasn't concerned with other people's marital relations, just achieving his goals and leaving immediately afterward.

And so, the two settled the matter.

Before leaving, Wu Jinliang asked a final question, "If Mrs. Bai agrees to hire us, should we close 'Treasure Hunting Pavilion' and bring Chu Jingtang and the other two along?"

Shi Chun waved his hand slightly, "That woman isn't simple. Who knows what's behind her?"

Wu Jinliang understood, they needed a backup plan.

After leaving the library, he didn't leave the city immediately but headed straight to Bai's Rice Shop to visit.

Just shortly after parting, he visited, and Bai Qiru was a bit surprised. However, it was clear that he had already made a decision, so she invited Wu Jinliang to talk deep within the inner quarters.

Upon learning that Wu Jinliang was willing to make an attempt but wanted to be hired here so that issues could be better coordinated, she considered briefly and agreed.

After leaving, Wu Jinliang headed straight for the grazing area, gathered a group of fine-scaled colts, and returned to the ranch, directly informing them that he was leaving for a better-paying job.

He left immediately, carrying a bundle, and departed.

No longer having to endure the stink, he felt free and easy all the way.

Shi Chun, of course, received his message.

It was already close to noon. Miss Dong Liangyi had just finished preparing lunch, and Dong Wenshu's entire family sat at the dining table. Dong Liangze was carrying a tray, about to deliver food to Shi Chun.

Unexpectedly, Shi Chun decided to come to the dining area near the kitchen himself.

This clearly broke Dong Wenshu's so-called convention of gender separation. All the juniors turned their heads to their father.

Yet, everyone's attention quickly turned to Shi Chun because they saw the bundle on his back. Was he about to leave, or what?

Shi Chun didn't feel the need to beat around the bush with them anymore. After clasping his hands in farewell at the table to everyone, he addressed Dong Wenshu seriously, "Master, regarding the library matters, please find someone else to take over. I bid you farewell now!"

Hearing this, the entire family was taken aback. Dong Wenshu also stood up, asking, "Why are you leaving?"

When Shi Chun truly wanted to leave, Dong Wenshu felt he was quite good—courteous, measured, not meddlesome, and asking for low wages. It wasn't certain he'd find someone better again.

Shi Chun said, "Mr. Huang from Bai's Rice Shop seems to be involved with Mr. Fan and was captured, seemingly also losing a few workers. The rice shop is short-staffed. Mr. Huang has always been on good terms with Gao He, an old friend. Now that the rice shop needs help, he naturally feels obliged. Seeing there's still not enough staff, he mentioned me to Boss Bai."

Seeing a crowd of hesitant people, worried about trying to retain him, he added a realistic remark, "Thankful for Boss Bai's appreciation, and with high pay promised and the camaraderie of friends, refusing further would be ungrateful. I'm not young anymore, can't continue like this, and need to save to marry and settle down."

The reasoning was sound, but for the Dong Family, it felt like a string of calamities, each expression complex.

Especially for Dong Liangyi, who received the hairpin gift, her face looked unwell, a bit pale, and her lips were tightly pressed.

But Shi Chun wasn't going to care about such feelings, having been forced to disregard such emotions many times for survival.

He believed that expecting others to care about your emotions was a flaw.

"All right, with better prospects, a man should do so." Dong Wenshu nodded in approval, rearranging his emotions, cheerfully invited, "Perfect timing for lunch, come, sit, and dine with us. After the meal, let Liang Ying settle your wages with you."

"You're in a difficult time, and I'm abruptly bidding farewell, so forget about the wages. As for lunch, the young lady has played both daughter and mother, it's understandable that it's tiring. However, I think you should be truthful about her culinary skills. If it's hard to say, you should let her step outside and taste others' cooking."

With his final words, Shi Chun cupped his hands in farewell once more and turned decisively to depart.

Truly tormented by Dong Liangyi's cooking for too long, upon leaving, he couldn't hold back from speaking his mind. A gifted hairpin wasn't going to keep his mouth shut. This was the first time in his life he encountered something that felt suffocating to keep quiet about. The so-called cultivation of this scholarly family could go to hell.

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