Chapter 1: Toying with the Eyewitness

After Chen Jingchou finished speaking, he looked at the man before him with a smile on his face.

When he saw Duan Fengyun's face, he said with a look of surprise:

"It's you!

Qin Shuang!"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"It is I, Dahuang!"

Duan Fengyun quite liked the nickname Taba Yu'er had given Chen Jingchou, so he simply picked it up and used it.

Chen Jingchou rolled his eyes at Duan Fengyun and said:

"Dahuang is not something you should call me."

After saying this, Chen Jingchou said to Yu Xiaoxue:

"Xiaoxue, let's go quickly.

Brother Jianchi is still looking for you."

Yu Xiaoxue looked at Duan Fengyun and Chen Jingchou in confusion; having just heard their conversation, they should have known each other, so why did Chen Jingchou want to take her away?

Holding the attitude that one should ask if they do not understand, Yu Xiaoxue asked:

"Jing Chou, listening to your conversation just now, you and this big brother should know each other.

Why don't you chat a bit more? I haven't even properly thanked him yet."

Chen Jingchou said:

"Xiaoxue, you don't understand the matters between us.

We had better hurry and find Brother Jianchi."

Seeing this, Yu Xiaoxue had no choice but to say to Duan Fengyun:

"Brother Qin Shuang, right!

Thank you for helping me out of that predicament just now. I'm going to find Brother Jianchi first, and I'll repay your money next time."

Duan Fengyun waved his hand and smiled:

"Miss Xiaoxue, I already said it was no trouble."

Just as Chen Jingchou was preparing to take Xiaoxue away, Jianchi had already rushed over.

Jianchi, who had arrived in a hurry, did not notice Duan Fengyun on the side.

He looked at Yu Xiaoxue and said worriedly:

"Xiaoxue, are you alright? You disappeared just now, and it scared me to death."

Seeing such an anxious Jianchi, Duan Fengyun muttered to himself:

"If Ning Ke saw this scene, even if Yu Xiaoxue is Nuwa's Daughter, she probably wouldn't live long.

That vinegar pot temper of Ning Ke's would absolutely drive her to finish Yu Xiaoxue off.

Of course, Jianchi surely wouldn't fare any better."

Yu Xiaoxue smiled:

"Brother Jianchi, I'm fine. I just thanked this big brother for helping me out of a predicament."

Before Jianchi had even looked toward Duan Fengyun, Duan Fengyun smiled:

"Brother Jianchi, long time no see!"

After Jianchi raised his head and saw Duan Fengyun, he also said with an excited look:

"Brother Qin, it's you!

Long time no see. Didn't you go off to travel the world and make friends with heroes everywhere?

Why have you suddenly come to Taba?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"After traveling to several places, I heard that Taba is a peace-loving place, so I wanted to come here to take a look and witness the legendary kingdom without strife.

I didn't expect to run into you, Dahuang, and this Miss Xiaoxue here.

Miss Xiaoxue must be the person who was sleeping in the Nuwa Temple, right? Truly a fairy descended to earth."

Jianchi looked at Yu Xiaoxue and smiled:

"No, Xiaoxue is the Nuwa's Daughter we rescued in Yuehe City that day.

With her help, Yuehe City has already returned to normal, and Ruyan and the villagers of Yuehe City have all awakened.

Brother Qin Shuang, since we have met in Taba this time, we must have a good drink.

I heard from Ruyan that you like to drink, and I like it too; let's find a place to have a good drink." Yu Xiaoxue looked at Jianchi in surprise; she had originally thought Jianchi was always that mature and steady sort, but she hadn't expected him to have such a carefree side.

Seeing that Jianchi had become like a different person the moment he met Duan Fengyun, Chen Jingchou immediately said:

"Brother Jianchi, Yu'er and Zhang Lie are still waiting for us at the Han Imperial Palace.

We had better hurry back with Xiaoxue; they should all be waiting for us to eat."

Duan Fengyun knew that this was because Chen Jingchou did not care for him, so he wanted to take Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue away.

However, Duan Fengyun did not mind; he did not care for Chen Jingchou either, so since they both looked down on each other, it was better not to meet.

Thus, Duan Fengyun said:

"Brother Jianchi, since you have things to attend to, why don't you go ahead and take care of them.

There will be plenty of time for drinking later; it doesn't have to be today.

Let's drink when you are finished with your business."

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's words, Jianchi thought that it was true he still had matters to attend to with Chen Jingchou and the others, so he nodded and said:

"Alright, Brother Qin Shuang."

"Then let's not return until we are drunk when we finish our business."

Duan Fengyun nodded, exchanged a smile with Yu Xiaoxue, and then parted ways with Jianchi and the others.

After separating from Duan Fengyun, Chen Jingchou asked Yu Xiaoxue:

"Xiaoxue, what do you think of that Qin Shuang from just now?

Is he not extremely hypocritical, giving you a very uncomfortable feeling?"

Chen Jingchou believed that a fairy-like person as innocent of the world as Yu Xiaoxue would surely feel uncomfortable with someone as strange as Duan Fengyun, so Chen Jingchou wanted to pull Yu Xiaoxue into his own camp to keep Jianchi away from Duan Fengyun together.

Yu Xiaoxue shook her head and replied:

"Not at all, I feel that Brother Qin Shuang is a very good person.

I felt a sense of an older brother from him; I feel he has no malice toward me, and he doesn't have the uncomfortable feeling you mentioned, Jing Chou.

Jing Chou, are you feeling unwell somewhere, which is why you have this feeling?"

"What, even you, Xiaoxue, have the same thoughts as Brother Jianchi."

Chen Jingchou looked at Yu Xiaoxue in frustration and said.

He really could not figure out why Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue both had such feelings about Duan Fengyun; what kind of magic did this Qin Shuang have to make Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue both have such inexplicable favorable impressions of him?

Chen Jingchou did not know Duan Fengyun's identity, which was why he had such doubts.

He also did not stop to think that as a disciple of the Yellow Emperor, Duan Fengyun would naturally carry the righteous power of the Yellow Emperor.

And as Nuwa's Daughter, Yu Xiaoxue could naturally sense this aura on Duan Fengyun.

Nuwa and the Yellow Emperor had a profound relationship, and as their successors and children, they would naturally feel incredibly close to each other.

And Jianchi had already made it very clear earlier that Yuwen Tuo and Duan Fengyun were both masters of the Xuanyuan Sword.

Yuwen Tuo naturally felt full of favor for Duan Fengyun, who was also a master of the Xuanyuan Sword, and Jianchi, as the Incarnation of Yuwen Tuo, naturally had the same feeling.

Jianchi looked at Chen Jingchou's expression and simply said calmly:

"Brother Jing Chou, perhaps this is fate.

Both Miss Xiaoxue and I are people with a connection to Brother Qin Shuang."

Yu Xiaoxue nodded, agreeing with Jianchi's statement:

"Yes, Brother Jianchi is right; he and I, along with Brother Qin Shuang, must all be people with a connection."

Watching Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue, who had fallen into the spell of Duan Fengyun, Chen Jingchou did not discuss it with them further; he was afraid that if they argued it out, it would only end up hurting his own heart.

Chen Jingchou walked in the lead, heading toward the Han Imperial Palace with Jianchi and Yu Xiaoxue.

As for Duan Fengyun, after parting with the three, he also turned and walked toward the inn. He smiled as he walked; he was laughing at the person following him.

That little girl Taba Yu'er really did not trust him, even having Zhang Lie send someone to follow him.

Did they really think that if he wanted to do something, they could stop him?

Duan Fengyun walked into the inn and first ordered a large pile of things, while the person following him sat to the side, casually ordered a pot of tea, drank it silently, and watched Duan Fengyun quietly.

Seeing Duan Fengyun alone but ordering so many dishes, the person following him shook his head and said:

"This person is so extravagant and wasteful; he must be a rich young master.

I don't know why the Khan Emperor told me to follow this person; besides spending money lavishly, what else can he do!"

Watching Duan Fengyun eat and drink heartily while he could only drink a pot of tea, the spy felt extremely unbalanced.

After Duan Fengyun was full, he walked to the counter and had a conversation with the Boss, and the Boss actually did not collect his money.

Then Duan Fengyun strode toward the guest rooms upstairs.

After Duan Fengyun went upstairs, the spy finally put down the teapot and came to the Boss.

The spy was very curious about what this person had said to the Boss that made the Boss not ask him to pay.

The spy spoke up:

"Boss, I want to ask you something; what did that person just say to you?

How could you let him leave without collecting his meal money?"

The Boss looked at the spy in surprise and said:

"That guest just now said he was tired and wanted to go upstairs to sleep.

He said you would come to settle the bill for him later."

Upon hearing this, the spy shouted:

"What?

He said I would pay for him?"

The spy was completely stunned; he had originally thought Duan Fengyun was a clown, but he did not expect that the clown was actually himself.

He touched the money in his pocket and said:

"How much did he spend just now?"

The Boss said:

"One hundred taels of silver!"

The spy, whose hand had been in his pocket, pulled it out instantly and said:

"What?

What did he eat just now to spend so much money?

Boss, you aren't trying to scam me, are you?"

The Boss smiled bitterly:

"Guest, the food that guest just ate was only a dozen taels of silver.

But he had someone send him a bottle of century-old Bamboo Leaf Green, and this bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green is not cheap.

I only charged you a round number of one hundred taels of silver because I saw he consumed so much."

The spy felt around in his bosom, but being short on funds, how could he possibly pay the bill for Duan Fengyun?

As a mere attendant of the Han Imperial Palace, how could he possibly have that much money?

Seeing the spy's hand reach into his bag and then pull back out, the shopkeeper guessed that the spy might not have the money to pay the bill.

"Guest, are you unable to pay the bill?

My humble shop runs on small capital, so we do not support running a tab."

Seeing the spy's expression, the shopkeeper spoke clearly in advance to prevent the spy from bringing up the matter of a tab.

Seeing this, the spy had no choice but to take a token out from his bosom and say:

"Shopkeeper, I am an attendant of the Khan Emperor.

Just put the bill on my account for now; I will go report to the Khan Emperor later and have him send someone with the money to settle the bill!"

The shopkeeper took the token, and after confirming the spy's identity, he immediately said politely:

"So it is you, my lord.

It is no problem; I trust in the prestige of the Khan Emperor.

I will keep the account, and you may come by at any time to settle it, my lord."