His gаzе dаrkеnеd. Yin Gezhi stared аt hеr with an air thаt seemеd tо sау, "If уоu don't eхplain clearly, I'll stаrе right through уou."
Swаllоwing hаrd, Fеng Yue turnеd hеr hеаd аnd barеd her teeth in Sun Li's dirесtion. "It's him. Нe wanted tо take сare оf mу businеss in thе Gеnеrаl's Mansiоn, but I rеfused. Рrоbаbly сouldn't sаvе facе, sо he сame to сause troublе fоr mе."
So shе had returned wеаring а maid's оutfit bесаusе hеr outеr rоbe hаd beеn torn off?
Yin Gеzhi noddеd, his fасe tеnsе, аnd slоwly turned to lоok at Sun Li.
Sun Li, who had fallеn to the ground, trеmbled as if hе had sееn somеthing utterly terrifying. He scrambled backward, saying, "This servant won't redeem her anymore. I still have to go back and report to the young lady..."
Without a word, Yin Gezhi quietly followed him as he moved toward the exit. When they reached the door of Dream Return Pavilion, Sun Li seemed to finally regain some strength, scrambled to his feet, and ran!
"Go prepare breakfast," Yin Gezhi turned back unhurriedly and instructed Feng Yue. "I'm going out to buy something."
"...Alright." Nodding, Feng Yue immediately dashed toward the kitchen, moving even faster than Sun Li!
Yin Gezhi was truly terrifying. Once angered, though his face showed nothing, standing beside him made one feel breathless, afraid that his wrath might veer off course and burn them.
Though young, his imposing presence was more intimidating than that of an elder. No wonder he governed the army with such strict discipline. In the military camp, those who dared disobey probably wouldn't be beaten to death but scared to death!
But... why was he so angry?
Summoning Lingshu to take over preparing breakfast, Feng Yue sat nearby, propping her chin on her hand, and pondered seriously for a while.
"Miss." Guan Zhi followed her in, rolling up his sleeves to help. "You needn't worry. With the master here, no one can bully you."
Hmm? Blinking, Feng Yue turned her head to ask him, "Is your master this kind to everyone?"
"Not exactly kind," Guan Zhi replied honestly. "It's just that the master dislikes others touching his belongings. Sun Li violated this taboo. Even if he's Miss Yi's man, he won't escape punishment this time."
Is that so? Feng Yue smiled. "What if it were Miss Yi who was offended? How would your master react?"
Guan Zhi was taken aback and thought seriously for a moment before answering, "If it were Miss Yi, the offender would surely lose his life at the master's hands."
He paused, feeling this wasn't quite appropriate, and added, "After all, their statuses are worlds apart."
Feng Yue understood, nodding slightly, her heart easing a little.
Beside them, Lingshu was displeased. She glared and stomped on Guan Zhi's foot. "How can you say that?"
Amused, Guan Zhi patted the little girl's head. "You're quite protective of your mistress, but I'm only speaking the truth. Miss Feng Yue is sensible and naturally won't fuss over such trivial matters."
Pouting unhappily, Lingshu glanced at her mistress, who indeed showed no sign of caring, and deflated, obediently returning to cooking the porridge.
When breakfast was ready, the three of them went upstairs together and returned to the room. Pushing open the door, they found Yin Gezhi already inside, accompanied by two young men.
Feng Yue remembered that these two were Yin Gezhi's newly accepted disciples. The one in blue was An Shichong, the second young master of the Marquis of An's household, and the one in gray was Xu Huaizu, the second young master of the General Zhenyuan's household.Yin Gezhi’s luck was truly good. These two had respectable status and decent talent. Taking them as disciples would bring only benefits, no drawbacks.
However, teaching disciples other things was one thing, but how could he also teach them to visit brothels?!
The corner of her mouth twitched. Feng Yue pretended to know nothing, entered, and performed a bow. “Breakfast is ready.”
Yin Gezhi had been speaking with his two disciples. Seeing her enter, he stopped and waited for her to serve him like a lord, even expecting her to place the chopsticks in his hand.
“What did you buy earlier?” Lifting her sleeve with a smile, Feng Yue blinked at the two young disciples behind him. “You bought two people back?”
These two children looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, their faces still thin-skinned. With just one flirtatious glance from her, their faces flushed red. One turned left, the other turned right, neither daring to look at her face.
Yin Gezhi looked at her with great disdain and spoke quite unkindly, “Do I need to report to you what I buy?”
“Of course not.” Shrinking her neck, Feng Yue pouted with grievance. “Whatever you say goes!”
This person—when she got cocky, it made people want to strangle her; when she felt wronged, it was as if the sky had collapsed. Her eyebrows drooped, her eyes watery, as if he had bullied her to death.
Yin Gezhi let out a soft sigh.
The two young masters behind him heard it and were slightly surprised, unable to resist taking a few extra glances at their master.
Master can sigh! Master also likes to eat porridge for breakfast! Master actually has some difficulty dealing with women too!
Moved to the point of reddening eyes, An Shichong and Xu Huaizu shook hands, seeing the same sentiment in each other’s eyes—
How wonderful! Master is also human!
From the time they became disciples until now, the two had been trembling with fear. After all, Yin Gezhi was a figure who lived in legends. They were afraid of angering their master somewhere, inviting some heavenly disaster or something. But from the street brawl earlier to the sigh just now, they were pleasantly surprised to discover that Master was no different from a normal person!
Moreover, when Master fought… or rather, when he unilaterally beat others, he was truly imposing and handsome! While fighting, he calmly explained to them:
“The weakest part of the arm is the joint. To break this hand, your strength isn’t enough. You can use your elbow or the outer side of your forearm. For convenience, I’ll just twist it.”
“Hearing such a miserable scream, if the hand still can’t move, it means the hand joint is broken, not dislocated. Dislocation isn’t this painful. Now, let’s look at this other hand.”
“When the person you’re attacking tries to resist, give the back of their neck a hand chop.”
His calm voice was completely unaffected by the piercing screams, like the sound of a soul collector from the underworld, unhurriedly echoing in the alley.
Yin Gezhi was like a butcher. He said he would break both of Sun Li’s hands, and indeed, he left not a single hand intact.
An Shichong and Xu Huaizu watched beside him, listening and memorizing, without ever asking why their master was beating this person.
Whatever Master did was definitely right. Why ask so many questions!
After this incident, the two young masters admired Yin Gezhi even more. Following him, there was truly so much to learn!
So what Feng Yue saw now were two young men whose eyes shone, almost kneeling before Yin Gezhi.
“After breakfast, go to General Song’s side and train with the soldiers under his command,” Yin Gezhi said. “Come back here for the midday meal.”Huh? Feng Yue was a bit surprised. "Come here?"
"Do you have any objections?" Yin Gezhi looked at her.
Her head immediately shook like a rattle drum as Feng Yue smiled apologetically. "No, no! This humble one will definitely have people prepare properly!"
Lord Yin said nothing more, continuing to lower his head and drink his porridge. The two young boys obediently followed him and sat down, eating their meal with great elegance.
Feng Yue's stomach let out a loud "gurgle."
Yin Gezhi glanced sideways at her but didn't utter a word. After finishing breakfast, he dismissed his two disciples and went into the inner room to rest.
What a bastard! Guan Zhi said to prepare two extra servings of breakfast, and she thought this man had become considerate enough to eat with her. Who would have thought she'd still only get to stand and watch! A prostitute truly has no status—can't even share a table to eat with others!
Angrily picking up the tray to leave, Guan Zhi came over and took over her task, smiling as he stuffed two meat buns into her hands.
Huh? Feng Yue blinked, sniffed the aroma, and her eyes lit up. "You really are a good person!"
His ears turning red, Guan Zhi stammered and waved his hands, wanting to say something but unable to get it out. He just watched as the girl in front of him wolfed down the buns, and he casually poured her a cup of tea.
Looking at Guan Zhi with deep gratitude, Feng Yue sighed. "How can the difference between people be so great? A demon-like master, a fairy-like attendant!"
A cold snort came from the inner room, startling Feng Yue so much she nearly lost her balance. Damn it, he still hasn't fallen asleep after all this time?
"Young master, this humble one was just joking! Hahaha." Bowing in the direction of the inner room, Feng Yue turned and dashed downstairs.
Guan Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, feeling that this girl was truly lively—more so than any other woman he had ever met. She even seemed to have made his master a bit more vibrant lately.
Not bad at all.
At a quarter past nine, just as Feng Yue had finished tidying up and was about to go upstairs, she heard a commotion in the main hall. The sound of clashing armor rang out in unison, making her shiver.
"Officers, what's going on?" Mama Jin panicked, watching as over a dozen armored guards barged into Dream Return Pavilion and formed a circle around the main hall.
The guards blocking the entrance made way, and the last to enter was a girl in armor. Her imposing aura was also intimidating as she shouted, "Where is the assailant?"
Mama Jin trembled as she replied, "What assailant? Sir, let's talk this over. Nothing like that has ever happened here!"
Yi Zhangzhu was furious and waved for someone to carry Sun Li in. "My attendant had both his arms broken here. Are you running a shady business at Dream Return Pavilion?!"
Feng Yue lifted her skirt and ran out. Glancing at Yi Zhangzhu's attire, she frowned.
Delicate skin, a helmet worn askew, and wearing armor. It reminded her of when she was young and foolish, sneaking to wear her father's armor—immature and mismatched.
"Miss Yi." Feng Yue bowed to her and said with a smile, "This gentleman left Dream Return Pavilion in good condition. No one laid a hand on him. As for what happened after he left, we have no idea. Why are you accusing Dream Return Pavilion right from the start?"Frowning at her, Yi Zhangzhu looked at her with an expression of "frustration at her failure to meet expectations" and said, "I kindly had Sun Li redeem you to spare you a lifetime of wandering, but not only did you refuse, you even had someone break both his hands! Miss Feng Yue, I originally thought you were a decent person, but now it seems you’re nothing more than a lowly, opportunistic prostitute!"
With a forced laugh, Feng Yue replied respectfully, "This humble one was never a noble person to begin with. All the guests here know that the most shameless person in the entire Dream Return Pavilion is me, so I am content to wander and cannot accept your kind offer. However, Sun Li’s hands have nothing to do with me."
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