Walking with Xu Weiwei, stopping and starting, it was already past seven o'clock when they returned home.
When Ye Cangtian returned, he saw Tang Xinwan sitting on the sofa watching television. She didn't even look up when she saw him.
In the dining room, Aunt Zhang, the nanny, was tidying up the dishes. Ye Cangtian was a little confused, "Aunt Zhang, have you all eaten?"
Aunt Zhang was also a bit taken aback, "Miss said that Mr. Ye wasn't coming back for dinner, so we didn't wait for him. What, Mr. Ye hasn't eaten?"
Ye Cangtian gave a wry smile and looked back at Tang Xinwan, who was pretending to watch television in the living room. The girl happened to glance over, looking triumphant.
This girl was deliberately taking revenge! She absolutely was!
Aunt Zhang glanced at the two of them. As someone with experience, she knew exactly what was going on. She immediately shook her head and smiled, bringing out a meal from the kitchen.
"I was worried Mr. Ye would be hungry when he got back, so I specifically saved some food!"
"Haha, Aunt Zhang is the one who's good to me!" Ye Cangtian chuckled at the words and provocatively raised his eyebrows towards the living room, showing no sign of being outdone.
Tang Xinwan gritted her teeth, speechless.
She had planned to teach this guy a lesson, so she deliberately left alone after work. She also knew that Ye Cangtian was penniless, so she hadn't asked Aunt Zhang to prepare his meal when she returned. However, she hadn't expected that it still wouldn't punish him.
"He got off easy!" she huffed, standing up and heading upstairs to her room.
After Ye Cangtian finished eating, when he went upstairs, the bedroom next door was tightly shut. He had no idea what the girl was doing.
Back in his own bedroom, bored, Ye Cangtian took out the silver mask again. The mask displayed a small yellow dot, indicating that Huang San was still nearby.
That guy was quite diligent!
There was only one yellow dot, meaning Huang San was alone. As for Huang Wu, he probably hadn't arrived in China yet. Given that guy's unsavory background, it was unlikely he could enter normally.
"Hmm? What's this?" Ye Cangtian saw a small silver dot flashing and didn't know what was happening.
The yellow dot represented the Yellow level members under his command and could sense their distance.
This silver dot, however, appeared within his line of sight, but without any distance sensing. Could this mean there was a Xuan level expert within a hundred-mile radius?
Ye Cangtian frowned slightly.
With a Xuan level expert from the Dark Association within a hundred miles, could it be that Lord Zilong didn't trust him and had sent another Xuan level executive as backup?
...
At the same time!
In a park next to a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City.
In the park, a middle-aged man wearing a silver mask appeared. His voice was a little low as he asked, "You're asking me to come so urgently, is there something pressing?"
"Executive, as per your instructions, I have been secretly helping the Tao family expand their influence, but I've encountered some trouble this time!" a Yellow level member said, bowing.
"What trouble?" the silver-masked middle-aged man asked in a deep voice.
The Tao family was part of the mission, so it was relatively important. To increase the Tao family's influence, he had specifically sent the other party to infiltrate the Tao family.
However, he was somewhat annoyed that a competition in ordinary business couldn't be resolved by a Yellow level member!
"This time, under the orders of the Tao family patriarch, I was protecting the eldest young master of the Tao family as he came to Yangzhou for business. However, this Tao family fellow has offended a master."
"A master? Is he very strong?" the silver-masked middle-aged man asked doubtfully.
"Yes, he should be a bit stronger than me. And this person is said to have some fame in Yangzhou's underground circles, making him quite troublesome," the Yellow level member nodded.
If Tao Wenyu were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize the man wearing the bronze mask as their family steward—Li Jiu!
The silver-masked middle-aged man was a little surprised, "I didn't expect such a master to appear even in a place like Yangzhou. That's rare! Could it be those guys from the China Dragon Group?"
"It shouldn't be. I saw this person in Suzhou a while ago, and the Tao family patriarch had investigated him. This person seems to have no background," Li Jiu shook his head.
"Alright, I can stay here for two days. Make arrangements and notify me when it's time to act!"
The silver-masked middle-aged man wasn't too concerned and turned to leave.
However, he suddenly paused slightly and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect there to be a colleague here in Yangzhou City. Are they on a mission?"
...
At night, near the train station.
Shamans, having changed his clothes, walked down the street. He was not familiar with China, let alone a small city like Yangzhou.
After a whole day, Shamans was very satisfied with China. After all, it was very prosperous, and most importantly, there was a lot of delicious food.
For him, from childhood to adulthood, he had been very strictly managed by the royal family. As the future heir to the royal family, it was difficult for him to even leave the royal family on a daily basis.
Although he had secretly run away from the royal family many times, he would be found within three days at most and sent back to the royal family.
This time, it was the longest he had ever run away from home and the furthest he had ever traveled.
Therefore, for Shamans, everything in this unfamiliar city filled him with curiosity.
Walking on the streets near the train station, there were many roadside stalls, and people passed by continuously.
"Need a room? Young man, we have hot water 24 hours a day, and it's only eighty yuan a night!" an elderly woman grabbed Shamans as he passed.
Shamans looked up at the sign, xxx Hotel.
Just by looking at the sign, the grade was very low. Shamans had never stayed in such a low-grade hotel, so he shook his head and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, as the elderly woman saw him about to leave, she grabbed his arm and refused to let go. She mysteriously said, "Young man, stay for one night! We have special programs tonight."
"Special programs?"
"Yes, it's something like dancing, and it's very exciting. It's only an additional sixty yuan, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
"I can watch a show when I stay at a hotel? What kind of dance?"
Shamans' interest was piqued. He was curious, as such things didn't exist where he came from!
"I guarantee it's a dance you can't find elsewhere, and after the dance, they'll serve you completely!" the elderly woman said with an ambiguous expression. However, in Shamans' eyes, the elderly woman was smiling kindly.
Shamans smiled and nodded, "Okay, I love watching dances the most. Is it Latin dance or breakdance? Oh, since it's not available elsewhere, it must be very difficult. Could it be Chinese martial arts dance?"
What martial arts dance? Why was this child talking about such confusing things? And, was this child a bricklayer from a construction site? Why was his face so dark?
The elderly woman muttered a few words to herself, then nodded and pulled Shamans towards the hotel, "Come in, I guarantee you'll be comfortable!"
This elderly woman was too enthusiastic!
Shamans' face broke into a radiant smile, and he followed the elderly woman into the hotel.