Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

Paying gold, the Beggars' Sect, a den of iniquity...

As names flashed through Gao Zhao's mind, he roughly figured out what was going on!

Because of the Beggars' Sect's case of mutilating and cutting off living people, he summoned people from the Censorate and the Imperial City Guard to arrest Fu Jin and the judge from the Military Patrol Bureau.

After the two were released, Fu Jin disappeared!

At that time, he suspected that there was an even larger force behind Fu Jin, after all, when he led Lu Zhishen in to break in, they did not find any money!

This is clearly unreasonable. The Beggars' Sect occupies such a large territory, and the five beggars he met in Ma Xing Street alone earned more than three strings of cash in a short time. How could they not have money?

There are only two possibilities: either they have another place to hide, or their property has been confiscated by their superiors!

Based on the information he had gathered, Gao Zhao could conclude that Fu Jin had a powerful superior force behind him, and that this force was quite large, at least encompassing the Beggars' Sect and the Gold-Dissolving Cave.

This is clearly a powerful force that cannot be underestimated, but what did I say that day?

If you say you're going to kill Fu Jin, then you have to kill him!

Since the government won't do it, I'll do it myself!

I, Gao Dapao, am an invincible gunman and a man of my word; I always keep my promises!

Oh, right, we should also bring Lu Zhishen along for this, after all, he and Fu Jin have a grudge over stealing vegetables...

Right under their noses, they stole the vegetables, leaving nothing behind. It's an utter disgrace! If they don't do it, who will?

After making up his mind, Gao Zhao fell asleep with two women on either side of him; he was truly exhausted today!

Sigh, I still need to improve my physical fitness!

When Gao Zhao woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Xiang Nu was already up and getting ready at her dressing table. Hearing Gao Zhao get up, she turned her head and glanced at him, saying coquettishly, "You're awake. Did I do as you wished yesterday? Acting like that, you were truly absurd!"

Gao Zhao said with displeasure, "You're being ungrateful. I saw you were exhausted last time, so I specially found someone to help you. Why are you complaining about me!"

"Hmph, so you're saying I should thank you?" Xiangnu glared at him, then turned her head away to continue drawing her eyebrows.

"Hey, that's just how considerate I am. Get to know me slowly, and you'll see!"

Gao Zhao gave a casual reply, then looked around and asked, "Where's that girl?"

"Zhu'er went out to buy breakfast." Xiangnu stopped what she was doing, turned her head, and said with a half-smile, "You slept with her yesterday, and now that girl's heart is all on you!"

"Hehe, and what about you?" Gao Zhao stepped forward, lifted her chin, and smiled with a raised eyebrow: "When you were defiled, was your heart also with that person?"

"Snapped!"

Xiangnu slapped his hand away impatiently and snorted, "I'm not that stupid! What kind of good people would buy my body there! I've seen through you all long ago, not a single one of you men is any good!"

"You can't say that!" Gao Zhao stood behind her, leaned down, and slid his hands down, kneading her skin as he laughed, "See, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? Even if I went to a brothel to see you, it wouldn't cost me anything, just so our relationship wouldn't be tainted by money!"

"Bah, how dare you say that? Give me my money back right now!" As soon as Xiangnu heard him mention money, she immediately remembered the seven hundred strings of cash he had swindled from her. She was furious and grabbed his hands, demanding her money back.

Gao Zhao stood up, looking wistful, and said, "I originally thought that what we had was pure love, the kind that wasn't tainted by money at all..."

"Get out! Get out!" Xiangnu naturally wouldn't listen to his nonsense. She glared at him sideways and sneered repeatedly, "A son of a high-ranking official, with a large and wealthy family, yet you come to swindle money from a courtesan like me? Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock if word gets out!"

"Seven hundred strings of cash is really nothing!" Gao Zhao chuckled and pulled out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, which made Xiang Nu's eyes light up.

"However, this money was earned through my intelligence and skill, so I can't just give it to you easily!"

Gao Zhao pulled out a bill, waved it in front of Xiang Nu, then stuffed it into her collar, giving it a squeeze, and said, "I'm very satisfied with you these past two days. This is a reward of one hundred strings of cash. As long as you behave, seven hundred, or even seventy thousand strings, is not a problem!"

Xiangnu quickly pulled out the warrant and checked it. After confirming that it was correct, she put it away. She knew that Gao Zhao was trying to whet her appetite and test her obedience, so she simply obediently pressed herself against him and said in a coquettish voice, "I wonder what the young master wants this humble servant to do?"

Gao Zhao tightened his grip around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Then let's do one thing first. I don't like sharing things with others, so you can't let anyone else touch them from now on. Can you do that?"

"Ah!" Xiangnu didn't expect him to make this request, and hesitated, "Not even Fan Tong?"

"Of course!" Gao Zhao leaned down and pecked her earlobe, his voice firm. "I'm talking about anyone!"

"But...but he redeemed me to be his concubine!" Xiangnu felt that his request was too absurd. She was Fan Tong's concubine, but he wouldn't let her touch him and only allowed him to have her all to himself. What kind of talk was that!

It's absurd to even think about! Fan Tong wouldn't agree to it either!

Gao Zhao withdrew his hand, released her, straightened his clothes, and said with a half-smile, "How you do it is your business, I only care about the result! Once you let him touch you, I will leave!"

Xiangnu bit her lower lip tightly, staring intently at Gao Zhao's expression. She had no doubt about his words; these scions of high-ranking families were known for their cold-heartedness and could turn on someone in an instant!

He's forcing himself to make a choice!

While seemingly forcing her to choose between him and Fan Tong, she was actually cutting off her own escape route.

Her original plan was naturally to navigate between the two men and please both.

In this way, he could not only borrow the power of the Palace Marshal's Mansion through Gao Zhao's identity, but also have the support of the local gentry in Fantong. This would allow him to move freely and remain invincible!

But now that Gao Zhao has made this request, it means that I have to choose between the two, weigh the pros and cons, and make a decision!

But is it really impossible to have both?

Maybe not!

Xiangnu's beautiful eyes darted around, and she stepped forward, pressing herself against Gao Zhao's chest, saying, "Alright, I promise you, I will never let anyone else touch me!"

"Hmm, good girl!" Gao Zhao smiled slightly, placed his hands on her shoulders, and applied a little pressure.

Xiangnu, understanding the implied meaning from the song, playfully slapped him, and then listened to him as he pleased.

The little maid pushed open the door and entered, and everyone was instantly stunned!

……

After finishing breakfast, Gao Zhao did not return to Biyong, but went straight to Daxiangguo Temple.

Lu Zhishen, having nothing to do today, was strolling around the vegetable garden. Lin Chong had left the capital, and Zhang San, Li Si, and their ilk, inspired by their previous scheme against Sun Yuan, had set up a gambling den and were setting up traps to swindle people everywhere…

He became idle and bored, so he wandered around the vegetable garden.

Just then, a mocking voice rang out: "Fat monk, are you inspecting the troops?"