Chapter 331: Chapter 227: Hi, Miss Yuxue

"It’s all mine?"

"Of course."

Lou Yuxue was tempted, but she couldn’t bring herself to cooperate with Chen Yi.

"You aren’t planning to earn five hundred thousand silver, then just fob me off with fifty thousand, are you?"

’Heh, she’s getting smarter.’

Chen Yi was amused, but his words were utterly sincere. "I guarantee you’ll get your five hundred thousand silver."

"What about you? How much will you make?"

"Me? I should be able to make around eight hundred thousand to a million."

"A mill—"

Lou Yuxue tilted her head to look at him, astonished. "What kind of big deal earns that much?"

Chen Yi finished his wontons, wiped the corner of his mouth, and smiled. "I’ll take that as you agreeing to team up with me."

Lou Yuxue froze, then suddenly gritted her teeth.

"If you dare trick me again, I’ll have my superiors send an expert to kill you!"

"Miss Yuxue, now you’ve got the right idea."

"As they say, even if we can’t be friends, we can still do business. Don’t turn your nose up at money."

"Cut the crap. Tell me what this big deal is."

But Chen Yi just shook his head and said mysteriously, "The time isn’t right. Let me plot it out first, and I’ll tell you when I’m ready."

Lou Yuxue glared at him and huffed, "Who are you planning to scheme against this time?"

"It’s not the Jing State Liu Family again, is it? They brought a lot of silver with them to expand Xinglin Hall."

Chen Yi shook his head. "No. As ruthless as I am, I wouldn’t target my own people."

Hearing this, Lou Yuxue couldn’t help but curse him silently.

’That bastard. Everything he does is clearly for the Xiao Family’s benefit, yet he’s really acting like he’s one of the Liu family.’

With great effort, she suppressed her anger and said stiffly:

"There aren’t many people in Shu State who can produce that much silver. You could count them on two hands, at most."

"Even if you don’t tell me, I have my ways of finding out."

Chen Yi spread his hands. "If you can find them, then more power to you."

He didn’t even know who was in the Anti-Xiao Alliance himself; he would be thrilled if Lou Yuxue helped him find them.

But he had already decided to make a move and deal with those people, so he would naturally investigate them thoroughly later.

As for whether he could actually earn that much money in the end...

He wasn’t too concerned.

The priority was to get the White Tiger Guard on his crooked ship first.

Just as Lou Yuxue was about to press him further, a flapping sound reached her ears. Outside the window, a goshawk was pecking at the paper pane.

Her expression changed. She stood up and hurried Chen Yi. "Since you haven’t finished planning, we’ll talk after you have."

Chen Yi glanced over. He knew it was a secret letter from the Hidden Guard, and his eyes darted back and forth.

Then, before Lou Yuxue could react, he snatched the goshawk and deftly removed the secret letter from its leg.

"Don’t you—"

Before Lou Yuxue could stop him, Chen Yi had already opened the letter and was reading it quickly.

As he read, he muttered, "B-23, A-16... Miss Yuxue, this must be your White Tiger Guard’s secret letter, right?"

"Why is it all just a bunch of gibberish?"

Lou Yuxue strode forward, snatched the letter back, and glared at him with a cold expression.

"Do you have any idea that spying on a White Tiger Guard secret letter is a capital offense?"

Chen Yi silently memorized the contents of the letter. He didn’t try to snatch it back, just waved his hand with a smile.

"You are the Court’s Hidden Guard. How could a little nobody like me dare to offend you?"

"But there’s no need to be so angry. I couldn’t make heads or tails of those scribbles anyway."

After all, he had already gotten what he wanted—

[Witnessed a Hidden Guard receiving a secret letter. Reward: Zither Score "Spring Clear," Opportunity +34.]

[Evaluation: You arrived at the scene, heard the signal, and witnessed the event. You obtained the secret letter right under a Hidden Guard’s nose. Performance: Passable.]

Lou Yuxue stared at him for a long moment before huffing, "Don’t do things that will get you killed. Otherwise, you will definitely regret it one day!"

"Yes, yes..."

Before the words were even out of his mouth, Chen Yi’s gaze shot to the window. He instantly suppressed his presence and whispered in a low voice:

"Someone’s coming!"

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