Chapter 1 I'm Interested in Huangquan Secret Files

As soon as Master Liu said that, I became interested in the Huangquan Secret Files and couldn't help but quicken my pace to the Warlord's Mansion.

The Huangquan Secret Files had indeed not been taken away, but I couldn't understand the words on it at all. No wonder Master Liu said he had to decipher the secret files.

When I was holding the Huangquan Secret Files, I noticed that Ye Yang was frowning, his expression as if he was familiar with the Huangquan Secret Files, but couldn't remember where he had seen them before.

Just as I was about to tease Ye Yang, Master Liu saw that things weren't going well and quickly said, "Warlord, I've managed to get the Warlord's Mansion, but it needs to be repaired, you see..."

I pretended not to understand: "You mean, there isn't even a Tianluo fairy (field snail fairy) to clean the room for us."

I meant to let Nie Xiaochun come, but Nie Xiaochun pretended not to understand: "Oh dear, there are no Tianluo fairies now! Cleaning ladies charge by the hour, where are you going to find a Tianluo fairy?"

Was she asking me for wages? A spirit, what did she need wages for?

But I couldn't say that, so I had to change the subject: "If there's no Tianluo fairy, a Hali Dazian (clam immortal) would do!"

I was referring to Master Liu. The old codger usually dressed himself so meticulously. If he cleaned a house, wouldn't that be even better?

As soon as I finished speaking, Ye Yang didn't know where he got a broom and shoved it into my hand: "Hali, go to work! Apart from the mission, I have the final say on everything else. You swore an oath!"

Nie Xiaochun deliberately made a thunder gesture: "If you break your oath, you'll get ka cha—"

"You guys are ruthless! This is a blunder that will cause eternal regret!" No matter how much I hated it, I had to go to work.

This wasn't the most annoying thing. What bothered me even more was that after I cleaned up the Warlord's Mansion, I found that we were broke again. If I had known that the Warlord's Mansion would fall into our hands, we should have fought a little lighter in the beginning. Just filling the ditch I had made cost me almost ten thousand, which made my heart ache.

Fortunately, Master Liu hadn't been idle during this time. Relying on his own strength, he had actually opened up the situation in the provincial capital's art world and earned the reputation of "Iron-Mouthed Prediction."

The Feng Shui masters and fortune-tellers in the provincial capital were overshadowed by Master Liu. Not only did they not cause him trouble, but they also treated him like a master. When they saw Old Liu, they respectfully called him "Fourth Master Liu."

Old Liu was thriving, but he brought back a strange business deal for me and Ye Yang.

The client that time was a young girl. When I saw her, I only felt that she looked weak and gentle, but the female companion who came with her seemed quite strong.

The two were completely opposite in terms of temperament, which might be a kind of complement.

Old Liu introduced, "Miss Yun, this is Li Po, the Yin Yang Sect expert I highly recommend to you."

"Mr. Li, hello, my name is Yun Ya." Yun Ya's politeness made me feel quite good, but her companion's words made me frown: "Can you really solve Xiaoya's problem? If not, don't waste our time."

I said coldly, "You are wasting my time. Please leave."

Yun Ya was anxious: "Xiao Xiang, don't be like this. We haven't said what the problem is yet. How does Mr. Li know if he can solve it?"

Xiao Xiang sneered, "Okay! Then I'll listen to how he makes up nonsense and swindles."

Xiao Xiang looked at me with a condescending gaze and said, "I warn you, the Yunxiang Group's money is not so easy to swindle. If you don't have real skills, even if you don't swindle, just bringing us here will be enough for me to make you pay the price."

Before Xiao Xiang could finish speaking, the knife in my hand was like a thunderbolt, sweeping straight across her neck. Although Xiao Xiang tilted her head, the hair on her temples was cut off by me.

Strands of hair fell between the blades of the knife in the daylight. I said coldly, "I don't care who you are, I hate your eyes very much. If you dare to look at me with that kind of look again, I guarantee that it will be the last look you take at this world."

The fear in Xiao Xiang's eyes flashed past, but she stood still.

I had to say that this girl's courage matched her pride. If she were exiled to the martial world, she might become a figure.

Yun Ya was almost frightened to tears: "Mr. Li, this is a misunderstanding. Xiao Xiang has no malice, she is just... she is just..."

"I have no malice either!" I put away the curved knife and sat down on the chair: "Old Liu, serve tea and treat the guests."

"Okay!" While Old Liu went to pour tea, a look of shock appeared in Xiao Xiang's eyes again.

Old Liu's current status in the provincial capital's art world can be described as pivotal. But he could only pour tea and water in front of me, which was what shocked Xiao Xiang.

Xiao Xiang stood up and said, "Mr. Li, my name is Xiang Yunshang. I'm sorry for what happened just now."

I couldn't understand it. Yun Ya said, "Mr. Li, Xiao Xiang actually has no malice. She has only admired people who are stronger than her since she was a child. If the other party is not as capable as her, she will not... she will not be too friendly."

I nodded slightly. Yun Ya's explanation was very consistent with Xiang Yunshang's personality, but I had no interest in understanding Xiang Yunshang's personality. I asked Yun Ya directly, "What do you want me to solve?"