At this moment, the man known as Young Master Yue was walking towards the two of them.
His movement immediately drew the attention of everyone present, all of whom turned to look at the pair.
"Huh! I've never seen that young man before, is he new?"
"He must be! I wonder what his relationship is with Young Master Yue?"
"But judging by the expression of the female attendant beside him, something must have happened earlier."
"Let's just watch! The special performance hasn't started yet, so this is a good way to pass the time!"
"Indeed!"
"..."
Because most people had been bowing and greeting Young Master Yue, they hadn't noticed that Ye Ming had been sitting all along.
Otherwise, perhaps when their gazes fell upon Ye Ming, they would have felt a sense of schadenfreude.
"Young... Young Master Yue!"
Seeing the man reach them, Duo'er immediately stood up, her expression somewhat panicked, and stammered.
Out of courtesy, Ye Ming also stood up with a smile, looking at the most distinguished person in the venue before him.
"Mm!"
Young Master Yue merely nodded slightly, ignoring Duo'er, and fixed his gaze directly on Ye Ming.
"This brother seems unfamiliar, is this your first time in Bianxiang?"
Although Young Master Yue spoke with a smile, it was very faint, almost cold.
A coldness that pushed others away.
It was as if, the moment he spoke, he had subconsciously determined that the other party was not on the same level as him.
This was why such a distant coldness arose.
"Indeed, it's my first time!"
The smile on Ye Ming's face remained unchanged, casual and serene.
"Oh! No wonder!"
Young Master Yue seemed to understand something and suddenly reached out, patting Ye Ming's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Since it's your first time here, you probably don't understand some of the rules."
He then withdrew his hand and looked at Duo'er, a deep look flashing in his eyes as he instructed, "You should explain them to him properly!"
"Yes!"
After receiving Duo'er's response, Young Master Yue gave Ye Ming another deep look before turning around and returning to his seat.
During this entire exchange, he didn't even give Ye Ming a chance to reply.
"What... what was the purpose of him coming over?"
A question mark immediately popped into Ye Ming's mind.
He had to admit, Ye Ming was completely bewildered by the man's actions.
Was he just here to make his presence known?
"Hoo!"
Beside him, Duo'er let out a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Ye! It's fortunate that Young Master Yue didn't hold a grudge about what happened earlier. Otherwise, you would be in big trouble," Duo'er said with relief.
"This... I!"
Alright!
Now Ye Ming didn't know what to say.
However, the man's identity had also piqued his curiosity.
After all, in the intelligence provided by Nai Ni'er, there was no mention of this person.
"Miss Duo'er! What exactly is the identity of that Young Master Yue? It seems everyone here is very afraid of him?"
Sufficiently curious, Ye Ming directly asked.
"Sit down! Before the special performance begins, I must properly introduce you to Bianxiang, and Young Master Yue's identity!" As she spoke, Duo'er gave Ye Ming a charming look and said with a wry smile, "If you cause any more trouble later, I won't be able to help you!"
"Uh... alright!"
Ye Ming scratched his head with some awkwardness and sat down, listening to the woman beside him.
"Since you know this place, you must also understand who the owner behind it is, right?"
As soon as they started the topic, Duo'er's tone deepened, her pupils filled with reverence.
"Miss Duo'er is referring to... Hei Lou!"
Ye Ming didn't pretend to be confused and directly stated the answer.
Otherwise, it might have caused some unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Exactly! It's Hei Lou!"
Duo'er was not surprised by Ye Ming's answer at all. On the contrary, it would have been strange if Ye Ming didn't know.
Duo'er poured herself a glass of wine, then poured one for Ye Ming. The two glasses lightly clinked as she lowered her voice and said, "In fact, to be more precise, the true owner behind this place is one of the... Fourth Seats of Hei Lou."
Fourth Seat!
Upon hearing these two words, Ye Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself, "As expected!"
He knew this information.
That was why Ye Ming had appeared here.
"Hm?"
Duo'er looked at the young man before her, whose expression did not fluctuate much upon hearing this news. Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she brought the wine glass to her lips, lost in thought.
"Miss Duo'er! Since..."
"Young Master Ye! Just call me Duo'er! If you keep calling me 'Miss', won't it seem too distant?"
Just as Ye Ming was about to speak, his lips were blocked by a glass, cutting off the rest of his words.
"This... isn't this inappropriate!"
Seeing the woman leaning almost entirely over him, Ye Ming subtly shifted backward, also taking the wine glass from his lips.
He could even clearly see a lipstick mark on the glass.
"What's inappropriate about it?"
Duo'er noticed the gap that had appeared between them, and her eyes immediately became resentful. "Don't men who come to Bianxiang come for enjoyment?"
As she spoke, Duo'er suddenly puffed up her chest, pointed to her most proud curves, and asked, "Don't you want it?"
"I... this?"
Ye Ming quickly averted his gaze, afraid of getting entangled.
"Miss Duo'er! Perhaps we should return to our previous topic? You haven't told me about Young Master Yue's identity yet?"
Ye Ming didn't know what had happened, why the atmosphere had suddenly become so ambiguous?
Wasn't this leading him to make a mistake?
Fortunately, his Dao heart was firm and he didn't succumb.
Of course!
It was also possible that a warning kept echoing in his mind, making him afraid to pick wildflowers.
Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Duo'er's gaze seemed to dim slightly. Looking at the gap between them again, she ultimately chose not to cross it.
She knew how to advance and retreat with propriety.
It was just that she felt a little bit of disappointment.
"Alright! Young Master Ye, I will answer any questions you have one by one."
After Ye Ming's subtle rejection, their conversation became purer. However, it also lost some of the previous ambiguity.
Five minutes later.
"No wonder everyone fears him, he has a powerful backer!"
After all Ye Ming's doubts were resolved, he finally understood the capital that the arrogant Young Master Yue had.
It turned out that the Fourth Seat Elder of Hei Lou, the master behind Bianxiang, was his... master!