Tu Shan Rongrong nodded heavily, and then the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence. Both sisters lowered their heads, seemingly lost in thought.
"By the way, how is Ya Ya's seclusion going?" Tu Shan Hong Hong suddenly looked up and asked.
"I don't know. My sister has been in seclusion for more than ten years. I don't know how well her cold energy magic has progressed."
Tu Shan Rongrong shook her head. She hadn't seen her older sister come out since Tu Shan Ya Ya went into seclusion more than ten years ago.
"Yeah……"
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Outside Wangquan Manor, a flash of white light appeared, and Zhuge Ming also appeared in the courtyard of Wangquan Baye.
"Damn, they're finally out. This almost killed me in Tushan."
Thinking of the murderous glares that Tu Shan Honghong and Tu Shan Rongrong had given each other before they left, Zhuge Ming patted his chest in lingering fear.
"Hey, do you have to be so casual when you come to my house? Anyone who didn't know better would think this was your home!"
Zhuge Ming looked up and saw Wang Quanba Ye looking at him with a beaming smile.
Seeing his smug look, Zhuge Ming knew that Dongfang Huaizhu had most likely fallen into this guy's clutches.
It makes me so angry! Why is it that on Qixi Festival, I almost got beaten to death, while he had a beautiful woman by his side, enjoying a poetic and carefree life? Am I not as handsome or as strong as him? This is not fair! What happened to the fact that I was supposed to be the protagonist of this book?
But thinking about it carefully, this trip to Tushan wasn't too bad. Although I didn't see Ya Ya, at least I got some "revenge." And speaking of which, hitting Tushan Rongrong's head was surprisingly satisfying; I really want to do it again...
Cough cough, no, no, Ya Ya will beat me to death, I can't have such thoughts!
Shaking his head to clear the dangerous thoughts from his mind, Zhuge Ming also turned his attention to Wang Quan Ba Ye.
Seeing Zhuge Ming focus his gaze on him, Wang Quan Baye instinctively tensed up, took a few steps back, and asked warily, "What do you want to do?"
"What are you doing? Hehe..."
Zhuge Ming smiled wickedly and walked step by step toward his ambition of imperial power and hegemony...
"Tell me, are you in or not!"
"I won't do it!"
"Oh? Then you can't blame me."
"Hey, what do you think you're doing? Stop..."
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"Then let's agree on this."
A moment later, Zhuge Ming walked out of the courtyard of Wangquan Baye with a "comfortable" look on his face.
Of course, don't get the wrong idea. Zhuge Ming just wanted Wang Quan Baye to use his family's resources to help him develop "Hidden Dragon." Since there was still a year before the Masked Men went outside the circle, he wanted to use "Hidden Dragon" to arrange everything properly within that year, which required the support of the behemoth that was the Wang Quan family.
Naturally, Wang Quanba, the future head of the Wang Quan family, became Zhuge Ming's target.
At first, Wang Quanba naturally refused outright, because the reason he established the Mask was that he did not want to live in the shadow of his family's reputation, so he was always very resistant to using his family's power.
However, after Zhuge Ming's long and earnest persuasion, Wang Quanba finally relented.
Of course, this was definitely not something Zhuge Ming "unintentionally" mentioned, like the seventh day of the seventh lunar month or the bamboo pavilion on the Huai River!
Chapter 106 "The Li Family of Peach Blossom Spring"
After resolving the development issues of "Hidden Dragon," Zhuge Ming left Wangquan Manor. His next destination was the Li family in Taoyuan.
"I wonder how well Li Quzhuo has refined Xiao Hei, but based on my past experience, there shouldn't be any problems."
Despite Li Quzhuo's usual carefree and irresponsible nature, he becomes an exceptionally reliable person when it comes to refining magical artifacts.
After setting up the formation, Zhuge Ming did not linger there. He vanished in a flash.
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"Brother Kongming, you've finally arrived!!!"
Before even entering the Li family's gate, a joyful voice reached Zhuge Ming's ears.
Upon hearing this voice, Zhuge Ming inwardly cried out in alarm and subconsciously took half a step back.
The next moment, looking at Li Muchen, who had grown into a beautiful young woman, Zhuge Ming felt a headache coming on. Every time he teleported to the vicinity of the Li family, the first person to discover him was always this little girl.
Many times, Zhuge Ming regretted his decision to teach this girl formations on a whim. Now, it's hard for him to avoid her.
Honestly, he had no feelings for Li Muchen; he only treated her as a friend's younger sister!
Despite a jumble of thoughts running through his mind, Zhuge Ming maintained a calm demeanor and replied, "Oh, it's Mu Chen. Where's your brother?"
Although Zhuge Ming's retreat was very small and he recovered quickly, it was still noticed by the perceptive Li Muchen.
Li Muchen's eyes darkened, but he quickly concealed it, raised his head and smiled at Zhuge Ming, "My brother and the others are inside. I'll take you in."
As he spoke, he reached out to take Zhuge Ming's hand, but Zhuge Ming subtly avoided it, raised his hand, clasped his hands, and bowed to Li Muchen.
"Then thank you very much, Mu Chen."
Li Muchen was taken aback, and awkwardly withdrew his outstretched hand.
"Haha, it's alright, it's alright, let's go..."
Looking at Li Muchen, who was clearly heartbroken but still forced a smile in front of him, Zhuge Ming couldn't help but sigh.
Zhuge Ming was well aware of Li Muchen's thoughts. Such an obvious pursuit was obvious to anyone with eyes.
But since Zhuge Ming already has Ya Ya, he will never fall in love with anyone other than Ya Ya again. This is Zhuge Ming's bottom line.
Therefore, in Zhuge Ming's view, the best way to deal with this situation is to prevent Li Muchen from seeing any possibility of success and nip the feelings in the bud, so that she might give up on her own.
However, Zhuge Ming was still a "virgin" who had never been in a relationship. He didn't realize that the more he acted this way, the more unwilling Li Muchen was to give up.
The journey was silent, and the atmosphere became strange. Finally, under Li Muchen's guidance, Zhuge Ming entered the Li family's residence without any hindrance.
"Huh? Second brother? What brings you here?"
As soon as they entered a courtyard, Li Quzhuo's cheerful voice rang out.
"What wind? Pig wind!"
Zhuge Ming blinked and replied with a smile.
"Damn it, second brother, we promised we'd never mention this again!!! Ugh!!!"
Seemingly recalling some unpleasant past events, Li Quzhuo's face turned pale.
Upon hearing from his servants that Zhuge Ming had arrived, Li Zizai also came. After entering the courtyard, he first glanced at Li Quzhuo, whose face had turned pale, as if to say, "Serves him right." Then he nodded to Zhuge Ming.
"Second brother."
"Ah."
Zhuge Ming knew that Li Ziyi was always taciturn, so he didn't pay much attention. After exchanging greetings, he asked Li Quzhuo, who was still trying to hide, "
"Cleanse the turbidity. How's the magic weapon I asked you to refine coming along?"
Upon hearing the words "magic weapon," Li Quzhuo instantly felt his face no longer pale, his legs no longer sore, and he could straighten his back again.
"Absolutely, Second Brother. I'm not bragging, but although I'm not as good as you or the Boss in fighting, when it comes to crafting magic weapons, the two of you combined are no match for me."
Zhuge Ming, unusually, did not retort. Instead, he nodded in agreement, admitting that in this respect, even if he and Wang Quanbaye were to team up, they would still be no match for Li Quzhuo.
"Second brother, here you go!"
Li Quzhuo raised his hand, and a black object flew towards Zhuge Ming.
Zhuge Ming didn't look at it much, just glanced at it and then waved his hand to put it into the Qiankun Fan.
"While this thing can't break your powerful formations, it's more than enough to break some basic formations."
Li Quzhuo wiped his nose and smiled proudly.
"Well, hard work."
"Hey, it's nothing!" Li Quzhuo waved his hand dismissively.
"Brother Kongming, please have a seat. I'll go pour you some tea."
Seeing the three of them standing there, Li Muchen smiled slightly, pulled them to sit at the round table in the courtyard, and then went to pour water for himself.
Looking at this well-behaved and polite girl, Zhuge Ming couldn't help but start to doubt his life. Was this still the ruthless Li Muchen of the future?
"Tsk tsk, little sister pours tea. Only when second brother comes can we enjoy this honor."
Seeing that Zhuge Ming had finished, Li Zizai couldn't help but ask, "Second Brother, what are our next steps?"
Hearing this, Li Muchen, who was quietly pouring tea, also perked up his ears. Although the Li brothers had never revealed anything about the mask to him, Li Muchen was already quite intelligent enough to know most of his brother's actions.
With the resources of the Li family, Li Muchen had a thorough investigation into the Mask's actions.
Because all she had to do was find out which masked, powerful people were acting recently, and it was almost certainly her own brother.
However, even though Li Muchen knew so much, neither Li Quzhuo nor Li Zizai had any intention of having Li Muchen join the organization.
This is not because Li Muchen is not qualified, but because ever since Li Muchen received Zhuge Ming's "education" when she was young, her personality has become better and better, and her favor in the Li family has also increased. The entire Li family regards Li Muchen as the apple of their eye!
That's why they dared not take Li Muchen out. If anything happened to Li Muchen, not to mention anything else, their father, who practically spoiled Li Muchen rotten, would smash their heads on the spot.
Keke, get back to business.
Upon hearing Li Zizai's question, Zhuge Ming took a sip of tea and replied without hesitation, "Our operations may decrease in the next year, as your elder brother and I both have important matters to attend to. However, in a year, we will take the final step!"
A glint of light flashed in Li Quzhuo's eyes, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Second Brother, you mean?"
"Ok!"
Zhuge Ming nodded affirmatively.
"Holy crap!!! Has this day finally come?"
Although Li Zizai didn't jump around as exaggeratedly as Li Quzhuo, Zhuge Ming could tell that the kid was also very excited, and his face even turned a little red.
Li Muchen, standing to the side, looked blankly at the three mute guys, completely unable to understand what they were saying.
However, she also knew that if Zhuge Ming didn't explain it to her, it meant he didn't want to tell her, so she wisely didn't ask any further questions.
Chapter 107 "An Unsolvable Situation"
After outlining the matters requiring attention for the coming year, Zhuge Ming rose to leave. (www.biqushu.net)
"Second Brother, are you leaving already?"
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