Ha, trying to trick him?

Who wasn't a millennium-old fox?

This Bai Chen, even after falling to such a state, still wants to play little tricks.

Xie Jin Yan sneered in his heart, the amiable look that had briefly appeared on his face suddenly vanished, and his eyes were gradually covered with frost.

He coldly glanced at Bai Chen and retorted with a sneer.

"Young Master Bai, this matter seems to be none of your concern, is it?"

"What? Because I treated you kindly, you've forgotten your place, daring to comment on my family affairs and criticize my wife?"

Xie Jin Yan's tone was icy, and he was losing patience by the end.

He glared at Bai Chen, no longer wasting words.

He went straight to the point, questioning again, "I'll ask you one thing: Xie Qiyun, will you release him or not?"

"If you obediently follow my orders, I might spare your life in consideration of your merits outweighing your demerits. But if you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, I'll let you know what it means to be shattered in body and spirit, infamous for eternity."

"Tormenting people is what I'm best at. Young Master Bai knows that best, doesn't he?"

By the end, a murderous intent had risen in Xie Jin Yan's eyes.

His fierce gaze was as sharp as a hawk's and as keen as a knife, causing a chill to run through Bai Chen's heart.

For a moment, he was even more unable to fathom the nature of the Wei Dynasty's crown prince.

This fickle太子 (tàizǐ, crown prince) of Wei, how could he change his face so quickly? Just now, he said he would ensure his wealth, but now he wants to kill him.

Bai Chen's mind suddenly became chaotic.

Even though he sensed that this couple might be deliberately creating confusion with trivial matters to disrupt his mind and extract information, he was still involuntarily disturbed.

However, he was, after all, a trained spy, so he quickly calmed down again.

He glanced at Xie Jin Yan with a smile and coldly snorted, "The Wei Dynasty's crown prince is indeed as rumored, with a vicious and absurd nature, acting without any gentlemanly conduct, changing his face at will..."

"Alright, it seems Young Master Bai is unwilling to cooperate."

"Very well, in the end, you're just a small fry; it makes no difference whether I have one more or one less."

"But..."

Xie Jin Yan raised his lips, looked at Bai Chen with a meaningful gaze, and sighed, "But Young Master Bai's attitude has put me in a bad mood. I thought about it, since you're useless, I might as well do a favor..."

"I wonder if Cult Leader Bai has heard of Qingzhou's Fenghua Courtyard. That place has many beauties, and those who seek pleasure there are not picky about what they get. Although it's a bit cruel and violent, they can afford to pay. With Young Master Bai's looks, if he goes to Fenghua Courtyard, he should be able to secure a wealthy future."

Fenghua Courtyard?

A wealthy future?

Only Xie Jin Yan could say such a thing.

Everyone knew that Fenghua Courtyard was the largest brothel in Qingzhou, gathering the wealthy and powerful officials of Qingzhou, but also attracting many perverts. It was the most chaotic place.

Fenghua Courtyard had everything, from male entertainers to courtesans.

Hundreds of years ago, those sent to Fenghua Courtyard were originally those who had committed serious crimes. It used to be a refined place, and the male entertainers and courtesans originally only sold their art, not their bodies. However, as time passed and the Wei Dynasty experienced internal strife, Fenghua Courtyard gradually fell into the hands of Qingzhou's local officials. To increase profits, Fenghua Courtyard gradually changed its nature.

To attract business, they initially forced the male entertainers and courtesans to sell their bodies, and then created some new methods.

In short, after a hundred years of evolution, the current Fenghua Courtyard is no longer the simple and refined place it once was.

In addition to providing entertainment for the local magnates, it is also often used for some shady underground transactions.

In short, once you go there, there are only two possible outcomes: either you don't die but lose half your life, or you rely on those magnates to enter the upper class.

But most people's result is the former, because in the eyes of the magnates, the courtesans and male entertainers in Fenghua Courtyard may not even be as good as the dogs they keep at home.

Bai Chen had been lurking in the Wei Dynasty for several years and had heard of Fenghua Courtyard's infamous reputation.

After hearing Zhao Yanqing's words, beads of sweat had quietly formed on his forehead, and his face had turned pale.

But he still wanted to struggle a little longer.

Looking into the cold eyes of Xie Jin Yan, which were like those of a hellish閻羅 (Yánluó, Yama, King of Hell), Bai Chen couldn't help but swallow. He sneered, "Wei Dynasty's crown prince, you... you wouldn't do that. If you really did, then the scheme you painstakingly set up would be in vain. Your imperial brother, those Wei Dynasty officials captured by my Bai Yue Hui (White Moon Society), will die in the most humiliating way."

"This... will cause your Wei Dynasty to lose face, and will only add fuel to the fire of your already tarnished reputation, Wei Dynasty's太子 (tàizǐ, crown prince) who failed the rescue. And the families of those officials, their disciples, may blame everything on you."

"You clearly have a bad relationship with Xie Qiyun, but you deliberately put on a show with your wife, trying to make me think that you brothers are truly close, wanting me to believe that you want to save him only because of brotherly love, merely worried that if he really dies, the blame will fall on you, isn't it?"

After thinking for a long time, Bai Chen finally woke up.

He finally understood why Xie Jin Yan insisted on saving Xie Qiyun.

The Little Prince's information was correct, but Xie Jin Yan needed to protect his reputation.

Thinking of this, the panic in Bai Chen's eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a smug look.

He glanced at Xie Jin Yan with a faint smile, then looked at Yu Qingwu beside him, and said, "Wei Dynasty's crown prince, you two don't need to put on an act to deceive me. I will never cooperate with you. You can kill or slice me as you please."

He didn't believe that the Wei Dynasty's crown prince could really send him to Fenghua Courtyard, could really give up the chess piece he had painstakingly set up to catch.

Thinking of this, the smug light in Bai Chen's eyes became more and more obvious, and his expression became more and more calm.

However...

He didn't notice that the woman standing by the window had a cold expression, and she slowly took out a packet of medicine powder from her sleeve.

"Your Highness, it seems that Bai Chen is truly refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"In that case, we don't need to waste words with him."

Suddenly, the woman who had been full of foolishness just now had a cold glint in her eyes.

A chilling smile outlined in her brows and eyes, she looked at Xie Jin Yan, who was also slowly getting up, and handed the packet of medicine powder to him, saying, "This is an animal aphrodisiac. If a person takes it, they won't be able to get out of bed for two or three days."

???

No, what does this woman mean?

"You... what are you going to do?"

Looking up at Yu Qingwu's gradually gloomy gaze, and Xie Jin Yan's seemingly smiling but not smiling eyes, Bai Chen's face changed drastically. He finally realized that this Wei Dynasty's crown prince was really as vicious and ruthless as the rumors said, and his wife was even more on par with him.

Bai Chen gritted his teeth and subconsciously retreated, but Xie Jin Yan grabbed him by the collar.

He smiled at him and said, "Young Master Bai, don't be afraid. I won't kill you for now."

"But... I'm just sending you to the pigsty for a few days..."