“Did you not sleep at all last night?” The Crown Prince abruptly stood up from his chair, and something fell from him with a swish.
He looked down and saw It was his coat.
The candles on the table had long gone out, but not because they had burned out- someone had blown them out.
The upper half was completely burnt, while the lower half remained intact on the candle holder.
The Crown Prince looked at the only young man in the room in bewilderment. “Did you put my coat on me?”
Bai Lixin glanced at him. “No.”
“It used it’s legs to run up on its own.”
Crown prince: “…”
‘Are you trying to deceive me? I’m not a three-year-old child!:
“Then did you blow out these candles too?” The Crown Prince asked.
Bai Lixin shook his head again. “No, they are sensible. When they saw you sleeping, they extinguished themselves to avoid disturbing your eyes.”
The Crown Prince: “…”
‘Guards! Drag out this insolent person who dares to treat me like a fool!’
Taking a deep breath to suppress his anger, the Crown Prince’s gaze finally fell on the piles of books. “Did you read all these books overnight?”
‘This person is so amazing! Is he a genius?’
Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow. “Do you think it’s possible?”
The Crown Prince was rendered speechless for the third time.
His face twisted, and he stared at the young man in the room with frustration. Suddenly, he felt a sense of helplessness.
The man his father brought this time was different from the others before.
He didn’t play according to common sense and the Crown Prince didn’t know what to say anymore.
Bai Lixin stretched lazily and placed the books back on the shelf one by one. “Your Highness, it’s already the hour of the Dragon. This commoner needs to go to the yamen. I’ll take my leave now.”
After saying that, without waiting for the Crown Prince to respond, he directly pushed the door open and left, seeming like he couldn’t wait a moment longer to be out of there.
The Crown Prince opened the window, staring at the man’s retreating figure in astonishment.
What’s going on with this person?
In the past, those teachers practically wanted to stay in his house every day, standing in front of him, lecturing him on moral principles, fearing to displease him and lose money from his father.
But this young man seemed eager to escape from his house.
What a grievance this is.
Was there something about him that was so repugnant?
The Crown Prince pursed his lips and muttered to himself in a low voice, “You want to stay, but I insist on driving you away. You want to go? I insist on making you stay!”
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In the live broadcast room
[Is this reverse psychology? Damn, he got played.]
[But how did God Xin figure it out?]
[It must be the books he read. The camera cut to a close up of him, and I saw many annotations in the book. But the Crown Prince is a significant figure; he definitely wouldn’t use someone else’s book. So, that book was originally the Crown Prince’s. Since the annotations were made by multiple teachers and kept changing, it must mean the Crown Prince drove them all away!]
[Wow, so that’s how it is. God Xin is so smart. You are also smart to have deciphered God Xin’s deduction! Well done!]
[Hehe, you flatter me. Ultimately, it’s thanks to all of us in this chat.]
[??? Oh, so sister means we are dumb. Yes, sister is so smart, but I have eight hundred eyes. Hmph.]
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On the way to the yamen, Bai Lixin opened the taskbar.
[Copy [Demon Suppression], Single Player, Current Number of Players: 1, Number of survivors: 1.]
[Task One: Survive for ten days and ten nights (Currently on the fourth day and fourth night)]
[Task Two: Find the murderer of these townspeople and eliminate them.]
It was already the fifth day.
Qingcheng Town in the morning was shrouded in vitality.
The cries of vendors on both sides of the road echoed, mingling with the chatter of pedestrians passing by.
Bai Lixin blended into the bustling morning, walking silently.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure and hurried a few steps to catch up. “Proprietress?”
It was a woman carrying a bundle on her back and preparing to leave the town. She was none other than the proprietress from the gambling den.
When someone called her, she raised her head in surprise. “It’s you?”
Bai Lixin assessed the woman’s attire. “Are you leaving the town?”
“Do you think I’d leave the town if it wasn’t for you?” The proprietress glared at Bai Lixin. “If not for our bet, would I leave? You’re asking again, are you deliberately embarrassing me?”
“Why is it only you?” Bai Lixin scanned the surroundings. “What about your subordinates?”
“Husband and wife flee for themselves when in great danger, let alone master and servant.” The woman started with indignation and then sighed deeply. “I owe so much money. They run away long ago when they realized they couldn’t profit from following me.”
“So, you’re going on your own now?” Bai Lixin didn’t care about the woman’s harshness and continued to ask.
The proprietress rolled her eyes. “What else can I do? I’m penniless now. Can I afford to hire a convoy to escort me?”
She hated it.
After working hard in the capital for so many years, she had finally saved up some money to live a comfortable life in her hometown. However, soon after she settled down, she not only lost her entire fortune but also accumulated a significant debt.
She regretted it.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have provoked this young man who pretended to be a pig to eat a toger. She shouldn’t have resorted to cheating in the gambling den.
When she left the capital, she had made up her mind to quit this profession for good after cleaning her hands of it.
But when she arrived in Qingcheng Town, her hands itched, and she found that the gambling business here wasn’t thriving. She thought she could make some money by opening her own establishment.
Originally, she just wanted to earn some money, but after opening the gambling den, she became more and more obsessed, unable to stop herself.
Thinking about her past few years, the proprietress would wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.
Before, she played dice to hone her extraordinary skills.
How did she unknowingly fall deeper into this mess?
“That’s a good idea.”
The young man’s voice brought her thoughts back. The proprietress was somewhat baffled. “What’s a good idea?”
Bai Lixin said, “Proprietress, come with me.”
The proprietress didn’t understand what Bai Lixin was up to, but since she was now penniless, she had nothing to lose. She is not afraid of wearing shoes if she is barefoot. She gritted her teeth and followed Bai Lixin without questioning where he was taking her.
Bai Lixin first entered the bank. The proprietress didn’t go inside but waited outside.
After a while, Bai Lixin came out of the bank.
Then he took the proprietress to the escort agency. Bai Lixin went inside, and the proprietress waited outside.
After about the time of a cup of tea, a group of people suddenly rushed out of the escort agency. In the middle of the crowd was Bai Lixin, like the center of a galaxy.
Seeing the aggressive people from the escort agency, the proprietress retreated two steps vigilantly, clutching her bundle tightly. “What do you want?! This is broad daylight, we’re in public!”
What do they want?!
Not only did he take away her gambling den, now he intended to have her beaten up?
Bai Lixin, you’re indeed a vengeful hypocrite!
The escort agency’s people stopped in front of the proprietress. Just when the proprietress was mentally prepared for the worst, the person in front suddenly bowed to her. “Madam, for the journey ahead, our Zhengwei Escort Agency, will ensure your safety. Madam, please rest assured.”
The proprietress was stunned and looked at Bai Lixin in astonishment.
Bai Lixin: “These people are the bodyguards I’ve hired for you. There are occasional bandits outside; it would be very dangerous for a weak woman like you to travel alone. I’ve already arranged for them to protect you at all times.”
“Also, take this money,” Bai Lixin said, taking out several golden leaves, a pile of silver pieces, and a few silver notes from his sleeve. “To emter a gambling den, you can’t be without capital. Consider this a loan from me. When you make money, you can pay me back.”
After receiving the money, the proprietress hesitated for a moment before realizing what was happening. She quickly concealed the silver bills and money in her clothes, keeping them close.
Don’t flaunt your wealth; that’s the way to survive.
After securing the money, the proprietress looked at Bai Lixin with mixed emotions. “Why are you giving me all this?”
“Our agreement was for 400 gambling houses. If you go out like this, you might not even be able to close a single one, and you’ll lose everything. How can I allow that?” Bai Lixin continued, “Besides, there’s no need to be too touched. This money I gave you, as well as the money for hiring the bodyguards, was originally yours.”
The proprietress: “…”
‘I’m not touched at all!
Just wait, after I fulfill the agreement, I’ll definitely come back to settle the score with you!’
After watching the escort agency guards accompany the proprietress out of the town, Bai Lixin turned and left.
His original intention was to help the proprietress mend her ways, not force her into a deadly situation.
Going out alone was practically a death sentence.
Bai Lixin strolled to the yamen. Before entering, he heard a commotion inside.
He walked behind the door and glanced inside, realizing there was a somewhat unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar young man standing among the constables.
After searching his memory for a moment, he quickly remembered who the young man was.
Wasn’t this Zhang Biao’s younger brother?
Why was he here?
“Xiao Lin, it’s been a while since you last came to the yamen. Why are you here today?”
“Yeah, Xiao Lin, it’s been so long since I’ve seen you. I was just thinking about you, and here you are.”
“Xiao Lin, we’ve been waiting for you!”
The constables obviously knew Zhang Biao’s brother and greeted him familiarly.
Zhang Biao’s brother had a sunny smile and was carrying a basket in his hand. “Big Brothers, I came to see what my brother is up to. He hasn’t been home for two days. My mother asked me to check on him. She’s worried he might get too tired. She specially made some pancakes and asked me bring them to my brother.”
“Hey, we’re so envious of the boss, having such a sensible and clever younger brother, and a gentle and virtuous mother. Unlike my mother, who only knows how to pull my ears when I get home.”
“Hahaha, that’s your ear, if they don’t pull your ears, you can’t hear clearly.”
“You’re the one with bad hearing, your whole family has bad hearing.”
While the constables were joking, Zhang Biao’s brother stood quietly on the side, appearing gentle, wise, and well behaved, quite different from the defiant youth he had seen that day.
“Brother Li, where’s my brother?”
The constable called “Brother Li” answered, “I passed by the backyard just now, the boss is still sleeping in his bedroom.”
Zhang Biao’s brother asked, “Why is he still sleeping? Did he have some special task last night that kept him up all night? Is he catching up on sleep now?”
“No,” Brother Li scratched his head and asked the constable next to him with confusion, “Did he?”
“I don’t know.”
“I went to bed early last night, I didn’t hear about any special tasks.”
Other constables chimed in, and Zhang Biao’s brother quickly said, “Oh, my brother probably won’t be able to eat these pancakes. Have you all had breakfast yet? If not, you can have these pancakes; they won’t taste good if they get cold. I’ll have my mother make me more pancakes.”
The constables chuckled, ”Since Xiao Lin said so, we’ll accept your kind offer.”
“Thank you, boss, thank you, Xiao Lin, thank you, Auntie.”
“Every time Xiao Lin comes, we get some of the boss’s luck. Hehe, Xiao Lin, you must come more often.”
“Sure, I’ll come whenever I have the chance.” Zhang Biao’s brother nodded happily. “Brother Song, has your yamen been very busy these past few days? My brother hasn’t been home for two days. If this continues, he’ll treat the yamen as his home and forget about me and my mother. Is the yamen really so busy lately? Or could it be that my brother is looking for a sister in law for me and is embarrassed to bring her home?”
“How could that be? The boss is with us every day. If he has someone he fancies, we would have known by now. These past two days have indeed been busy.”
Zhang Biao’s brother blinked curiously and took out more pancakes. “Oh, what have you all been busy with?”
A constable took a bite of the pancake and said, “Yesterday, we were investigating…”
Two constables next to him were quick to cover his mouth simultaneously. One of them grinned at Xiao Lin, “Xiao Lin, it’s not that we don’t want to tell you, but this case is a bit mysterious. The boss and Master don’t want us to talk about it.”
Zhang Biao’s brother’s smile faded for a moment, then quickly returned. “Master, is it the gentleman named Bai Lixin?”
“Huh, Xiao Lin, you know him?”
Zhang Biao’s brother continued to smile, “What’s there not to know? My brother introduced him to me once. He’s truly a handsome man.”
“That’s right, Master Bai Lixin is indeed good-looking.”
“Yes, the first time we saw him, we were all stunned; we thought we had seen an immortal.”
“What’s even more rare is that Master Bai Lixin not only looks good but is also intelligent.”
“He has a good personality, and has no airs at all.”
“Did you not sleep at all last night?” The Crown Prince abruptly stood up from his chair, and something fell from him with a swish.
He looked down and saw It was his coat.
The candles on the table had long gone out, but not because they had burned out- someone had blown them out.
The upper half was completely burnt, while the lower half remained intact on the candle holder.
The Crown Prince looked at the only young man in the room in bewilderment. “Did you put my coat on me?”
Bai Lixin glanced at him. “No.”
“It used it’s legs to run up on its own.”
Crown prince: “…”
‘Are you trying to deceive me? I’m not a three-year-old child!:
“Then did you blow out these candles too?” The Crown Prince asked.
Bai Lixin shook his head again. “No, they are sensible. When they saw you sleeping, they extinguished themselves to avoid disturbing your eyes.”
The Crown Prince: “…”
‘Guards! Drag out this insolent person who dares to treat me like a fool!’
Taking a deep breath to suppress his anger, the Crown Prince’s gaze finally fell on the piles of books. “Did you read all these books overnight?”
‘This person is so amazing! Is he a genius?’
Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow. “Do you think it’s possible?”
The Crown Prince was rendered speechless for the third time.
His face twisted, and he stared at the young man in the room with frustration. Suddenly, he felt a sense of helplessness.
The man his father brought this time was different from the others before.
He didn’t play according to common sense and the Crown Prince didn’t know what to say anymore.
Bai Lixin stretched lazily and placed the books back on the shelf one by one. “Your Highness, it’s already the hour of the Dragon. This commoner needs to go to the yamen. I’ll take my leave now.”
After saying that, without waiting for the Crown Prince to respond, he directly pushed the door open and left, seeming like he couldn’t wait a moment longer to be out of there.
The Crown Prince opened the window, staring at the man’s retreating figure in astonishment.
What’s going on with this person?
In the past, those teachers practically wanted to stay in his house every day, standing in front of him, lecturing him on moral principles, fearing to displease him and lose money from his father.
But this young man seemed eager to escape from his house.
What a grievance this is.
Was there something about him that was so repugnant?
The Crown Prince pursed his lips and muttered to himself in a low voice, “You want to stay, but I insist on driving you away. You want to go? I insist on making you stay!”
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In the live broadcast room
[Is this reverse psychology? Damn, he got played.]
[But how did God Xin figure it out?]
[It must be the books he read. The camera cut to a close up of him, and I saw many annotations in the book. But the Crown Prince is a significant figure; he definitely wouldn’t use someone else’s book. So, that book was originally the Crown Prince’s. Since the annotations were made by multiple teachers and kept changing, it must mean the Crown Prince drove them all away!]
[Wow, so that’s how it is. God Xin is so smart. You are also smart to have deciphered God Xin’s deduction! Well done!]
[Hehe, you flatter me. Ultimately, it’s thanks to all of us in this chat.]
[??? Oh, so sister means we are dumb. Yes, sister is so smart, but I have eight hundred eyes. Hmph.]
——————————–
On the way to the yamen, Bai Lixin opened the taskbar.
[Copy [Demon Suppression], Single Player, Current Number of Players: 1, Number of survivors: 1.]
[Task One: Survive for ten days and ten nights (Currently on the fourth day and fourth night)]
[Task Two: Find the murderer of these townspeople and eliminate them.]
It was already the fifth day.
Qingcheng Town in the morning was shrouded in vitality.
The cries of vendors on both sides of the road echoed, mingling with the chatter of pedestrians passing by.
Bai Lixin blended into the bustling morning, walking silently.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure and hurried a few steps to catch up. “Proprietress?”
It was a woman carrying a bundle on her back and preparing to leave the town. She was none other than the proprietress from the gambling den.
When someone called her, she raised her head in surprise. “It’s you?”
Bai Lixin assessed the woman’s attire. “Are you leaving the town?”
“Do you think I’d leave the town if it wasn’t for you?” The proprietress glared at Bai Lixin. “If not for our bet, would I leave? You’re asking again, are you deliberately embarrassing me?”
“Why is it only you?” Bai Lixin scanned the surroundings. “What about your subordinates?”
“Husband and wife flee for themselves when in great danger, let alone master and servant.” The woman started with indignation and then sighed deeply. “I owe so much money. They run away long ago when they realized they couldn’t profit from following me.”
“So, you’re going on your own now?” Bai Lixin didn’t care about the woman’s harshness and continued to ask.
The proprietress rolled her eyes. “What else can I do? I’m penniless now. Can I afford to hire a convoy to escort me?”
She hated it.
After working hard in the capital for so many years, she had finally saved up some money to live a comfortable life in her hometown. However, soon after she settled down, she not only lost her entire fortune but also accumulated a significant debt.
She regretted it.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have provoked this young man who pretended to be a pig to eat a toger. She shouldn’t have resorted to cheating in the gambling den.
When she left the capital, she had made up her mind to quit this profession for good after cleaning her hands of it.
But when she arrived in Qingcheng Town, her hands itched, and she found that the gambling business here wasn’t thriving. She thought she could make some money by opening her own establishment.
Originally, she just wanted to earn some money, but after opening the gambling den, she became more and more obsessed, unable to stop herself.
Thinking about her past few years, the proprietress would wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.
Before, she played dice to hone her extraordinary skills.
How did she unknowingly fall deeper into this mess?
“That’s a good idea.”
The young man’s voice brought her thoughts back. The proprietress was somewhat baffled. “What’s a good idea?”
Bai Lixin said, “Proprietress, come with me.”
The proprietress didn’t understand what Bai Lixin was up to, but since she was now penniless, she had nothing to lose. She is not afraid of wearing shoes if she is barefoot. She gritted her teeth and followed Bai Lixin without questioning where he was taking her.
Bai Lixin first entered the bank. The proprietress didn’t go inside but waited outside.
After a while, Bai Lixin came out of the bank.
Then he took the proprietress to the escort agency. Bai Lixin went inside, and the proprietress waited outside.
After about the time of a cup of tea, a group of people suddenly rushed out of the escort agency. In the middle of the crowd was Bai Lixin, like the center of a galaxy.
Seeing the aggressive people from the escort agency, the proprietress retreated two steps vigilantly, clutching her bundle tightly. “What do you want?! This is broad daylight, we’re in public!”
What do they want?!
Not only did he take away her gambling den, now he intended to have her beaten up?
Bai Lixin, you’re indeed a vengeful hypocrite!
The escort agency’s people stopped in front of the proprietress. Just when the proprietress was mentally prepared for the worst, the person in front suddenly bowed to her. “Madam, for the journey ahead, our Zhengwei Escort Agency, will ensure your safety. Madam, please rest assured.”
The proprietress was stunned and looked at Bai Lixin in astonishment.
Bai Lixin: “These people are the bodyguards I’ve hired for you. There are occasional bandits outside; it would be very dangerous for a weak woman like you to travel alone. I’ve already arranged for them to protect you at all times.”
“Also, take this money,” Bai Lixin said, taking out several golden leaves, a pile of silver pieces, and a few silver notes from his sleeve. “To emter a gambling den, you can’t be without capital. Consider this a loan from me. When you make money, you can pay me back.”
After receiving the money, the proprietress hesitated for a moment before realizing what was happening. She quickly concealed the silver bills and money in her clothes, keeping them close.
Don’t flaunt your wealth; that’s the way to survive.
After securing the money, the proprietress looked at Bai Lixin with mixed emotions. “Why are you giving me all this?”
“Our agreement was for 400 gambling houses. If you go out like this, you might not even be able to close a single one, and you’ll lose everything. How can I allow that?” Bai Lixin continued, “Besides, there’s no need to be too touched. This money I gave you, as well as the money for hiring the bodyguards, was originally yours.”
The proprietress: “…”
‘I’m not touched at all!
Just wait, after I fulfill the agreement, I’ll definitely come back to settle the score with you!’
After watching the escort agency guards accompany the proprietress out of the town, Bai Lixin turned and left.
His original intention was to help the proprietress mend her ways, not force her into a deadly situation.
Going out alone was practically a death sentence.
Bai Lixin strolled to the yamen. Before entering, he heard a commotion inside.
He walked behind the door and glanced inside, realizing there was a somewhat unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar young man standing among the constables.
After searching his memory for a moment, he quickly remembered who the young man was.
Wasn’t this Zhang Biao’s younger brother?
Why was he here?
“Xiao Lin, it’s been a while since you last came to the yamen. Why are you here today?”
“Yeah, Xiao Lin, it’s been so long since I’ve seen you. I was just thinking about you, and here you are.”
“Xiao Lin, we’ve been waiting for you!”
The constables obviously knew Zhang Biao’s brother and greeted him familiarly.
Zhang Biao’s brother had a sunny smile and was carrying a basket in his hand. “Big Brothers, I came to see what my brother is up to. He hasn’t been home for two days. My mother asked me to check on him. She’s worried he might get too tired. She specially made some pancakes and asked me bring them to my brother.”
“Hey, we’re so envious of the boss, having such a sensible and clever younger brother, and a gentle and virtuous mother. Unlike my mother, who only knows how to pull my ears when I get home.”
“Hahaha, that’s your ear, if they don’t pull your ears, you can’t hear clearly.”
“You’re the one with bad hearing, your whole family has bad hearing.”
While the constables were joking, Zhang Biao’s brother stood quietly on the side, appearing gentle, wise, and well behaved, quite different from the defiant youth he had seen that day.
“Brother Li, where’s my brother?”
The constable called “Brother Li” answered, “I passed by the backyard just now, the boss is still sleeping in his bedroom.”
Zhang Biao’s brother asked, “Why is he still sleeping? Did he have some special task last night that kept him up all night? Is he catching up on sleep now?”
“No,” Brother Li scratched his head and asked the constable next to him with confusion, “Did he?”
“I don’t know.”
“I went to bed early last night, I didn’t hear about any special tasks.”
Other constables chimed in, and Zhang Biao’s brother quickly said, “Oh, my brother probably won’t be able to eat these pancakes. Have you all had breakfast yet? If not, you can have these pancakes; they won’t taste good if they get cold. I’ll have my mother make me more pancakes.”
The constables chuckled, ”Since Xiao Lin said so, we’ll accept your kind offer.”
“Thank you, boss, thank you, Xiao Lin, thank you, Auntie.”
“Every time Xiao Lin comes, we get some of the boss’s luck. Hehe, Xiao Lin, you must come more often.”
“Sure, I’ll come whenever I have the chance.” Zhang Biao’s brother nodded happily. “Brother Song, has your yamen been very busy these past few days? My brother hasn’t been home for two days. If this continues, he’ll treat the yamen as his home and forget about me and my mother. Is the yamen really so busy lately? Or could it be that my brother is looking for a sister in law for me and is embarrassed to bring her home?”
“How could that be? The boss is with us every day. If he has someone he fancies, we would have known by now. These past two days have indeed been busy.”
Zhang Biao’s brother blinked curiously and took out more pancakes. “Oh, what have you all been busy with?”
A constable took a bite of the pancake and said, “Yesterday, we were investigating…”
Two constables next to him were quick to cover his mouth simultaneously. One of them grinned at Xiao Lin, “Xiao Lin, it’s not that we don’t want to tell you, but this case is a bit mysterious. The boss and Master don’t want us to talk about it.”
Zhang Biao’s brother’s smile faded for a moment, then quickly returned. “Master, is it the gentleman named Bai Lixin?”
“Huh, Xiao Lin, you know him?”
Zhang Biao’s brother continued to smile, “What’s there not to know? My brother introduced him to me once. He’s truly a handsome man.”
“That’s right, Master Bai Lixin is indeed good-looking.”
“Yes, the first time we saw him, we were all stunned; we thought we had seen an immortal.”
“What’s even more rare is that Master Bai Lixin not only looks good but is also intelligent.”
“He has a good personality, and has no airs at all.”
