Righteousness and pure love, yet you ask me to spread demons throughout the world?

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"Although it's right across from Tianxiang Tower, it's not by the river, so it'll be relatively quiet tonight. I'll also book a room for you at Jin Guan, where you can meet with Miss Die in secret."

Fu Hai had a toothache: "Jin Guan is a government-run place, used to entertain high-ranking officials and wealthy young ladies, and it's quite expensive."

"You don't need to worry about money," Song Lingyue said. "Although it's government-run, it's essentially the same as our inn business."

Ten thousand

It's just that the conditions are better.

"Because it's government-run, you need to verify your identity to check in. I'll book a room under the name of our Dragon Claw Inn, a secluded and quiet pavilion room, and say it's for a distinguished guest. There won't be any problems."

Fu Hai said, "Lingyue, you're the smartest."

Song Lingyue said, "The key is that you try your best to make Miss Die unable to get out of bed within an hour. I believe you can do that, Senior Brother."

I glanced at my senior brother.

After all, she had overheard several times and knew that Shi Dui was indeed very powerful.

Fu Hai thought for a moment and realized that he would need to use the Heavenly Staff and the Death and Immortality techniques.

Song Lingyue continued, "Then you leave Miss Butterfly there, implying to her that you have prepared a surprise for her, so that she can rest while waiting for you."

Fu Hai said, "Why is it another surprise..."

Song Lingyue glared at him. Fu Hai quickly spoke up.

Song Lingyue said irritably, "Anyway, I will prepare three gifts for you first. As soon as you come out of Miss Die's room, take one of them to pick up the young lady, give her your gift, and then take her to a secret rendezvous."

He paused, then continued, "Take her to stroll along the Moon River and light the Cloud Lanterns. Of course, don't let her try to kill herself by going somewhere where Xiao Ye might catch her. Then, take her to the Phoenix Dance Pavilion."

Fu Haidao: "Phoenix Dance Pavilion?"

Song Lingyue analyzed, "Ultimately, you and the young lady have known each other for the shortest time. She is a young lady, so you can't just go shopping together casually."

"If you just book a room and sleep with her, even if the young lady doesn't say it, she'll definitely think you're only after her body and she'll feel disgusted with you. It just so happens that there's a theatrical performance at the Phoenix Dance Hall tonight; the theatrical performances there are quite famous."

"I'll buy the tickets for you first. You can take her to see the opera. It's a performance specially rehearsed by the Phoenix Dance Hall for the Lantern Festival. Miss should not dislike it."

"Halfway through, you make an excuse to sneak out, take the surprise I prepared for you, and accompany Xiaoye to watch the cloud lanterns on the Moon River."

Song Lingyue helped her senior brother plan step by step, and finally took out the list filled with pages and glanced at it: "Fortunately, Tianxiang Tower, Jin Pavilion and Fengwu Pavilion are close by, and you know the Flying Star Steps, so you can fly over walls and run to the venues."

"It shouldn't be a big problem!"

After listening to his junior sister's analysis and calculations, Fu Hai felt it was indeed feasible. In any case, it was better than being separated from his family.

Song Lingyue continued, "As for money, I've saved some over the years, so I'll use that first." The inn wasn't doing well the past two years, so I actually had quite a bit of pocket money each month.

She ate and slept in the mountains, and unlike Yue Lan, she didn't want to buy this or that when she went shopping. She basically didn't use them and saved them all.

As for her senior brother, she knew he didn't have much money.

He kept his public and private accounts very separate. The deposit for writing the book should have been his own, but he put it into the public account to pay the year-end taxes.

A couple of years ago, when he had more pocket money, he often went to Baojitang to help the children. When some poor families couldn't afford to stay at inns, he would voluntarily reduce or waive the fees, and then use his own money to cover the reductions.

With his attitude, it's no wonder he can't save money!

Fu Hai quickly put his hands together and said, "Please, junior sister, I will definitely repay you in the future."

Song Lingyue handed him the list: "Write down the whole route first, and be careful not to make any mistakes. You should also be cautious."

"If you're trying to surprise Xiaoye while she sees you strolling along the Moon River with the young lady, or if you accidentally bring the young lady to the Brocade Pavilion to book a room, then you'll have to deal with it yourself."

Fu Hai took it and read it carefully.

"How about you leave this order with me? I can take it out and review it again if necessary, to avoid any issues."

"Stop messing around!" Song Lingyue snatched it away immediately. "If they see this, I really won't care about you anymore." Bo Hai thought about it and realized there was indeed a risk of being caught, especially when undressing with the matchmaker.

"Now!" Song Lingyue glanced at the sky. "Senior brother, get ready. Go find Xiaoye to go shopping. The sooner you take her shopping, the sooner you can bring her back. Remember, don't go out through the inn's main entrance."

Fu Haishu breathed a sigh of relief.

Asking Lingyue for help was definitely the right thing to do. Without her, he would be in a complete mess, like an ant on a hot pan.

Song Lingyue got up as well. She needed to rush to help her senior brother reserve a room, buy theater tickets, book a hotel room in advance, and prepare three surprises. On the way down the mountain, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Why should I help him have a secret rendezvous with other women?"

Chapter 161 Let's take Xiaoye shopping first.

Before Fu Hai even reached the library, he saw Xiao Ye come out.

Xiaoye had changed into the jade red and autumn-fragrance-colored dress she had tried on that morning; she looked beautiful and adorable.

Her long, black hair was loose and flowing. She spotted him at a glance and exclaimed, "Brother, did you come to see me?"

“Yes!” Fu Hai stepped forward. “Didn’t we agree to go shopping together?” Xiao Ye looked up at him. “Now?”

“Yes,” Fu Hai took her small hand and said earnestly, “Although it’s not dark yet, we don’t have anything to do anyway. Why don’t we go earlier? I can’t wait to go shopping with you.”

Xiaoye hadn't expected her brother to be so eager to be with her. Her face lit up with a smile, and she said, "Ah! Brother, wait for me!" She turned and ran inside, adding, "Brother, wait for me, I'll be right there!"

“Okay!” Fu Hai stood outside. “It’s alright, no need to rush.” A flustered voice came from inside the house.

Fu Hai said, "Xiao Ye, take it easy, it's okay."

After a while, Xiaoye came out of the house; she was naturally beautiful.

"Why did you style your hair like this?" Fu Hai asked, looking at the two pouch-like buns on her head.

Xiao Ye lowered her head, blushing slightly: "I originally wanted to ask Sister Lingyue to help me with my hair, but I'm not very good at it myself. Sister Lingyue has been doing my hair for me these past few days."

"But now, I don't know where Sister Lingyue is, and I don't want my brother to wait too long."

Fu Hai smiled and said, "No wonder you had your hair down in the front." He took her hand and led her into the house, saying, "Let me help you."

She had her younger sister Xiaoye sit down in front of the mirror, and then helped her undo the overly simple double buns that only little children and maids wear. Then she picked up the comb next to her and slowly combed her hair.

Xiaoye sat in front of the mirror and asked curiously, "Brother, you can braid girls' hair too?"

“When Yue Lan first came up the mountain, she was just like you, only knowing how to do double buns, and often the double buns were even uneven in size.” Fu Hai said with a smile, “Back then, Ling Yue wasn’t very good at it either; her mother always helped her with her hair when she was little.”

"Later, I found other people to learn how to do it. I helped them with their hair first. Lingyue gradually learned as well, and then she started to help Yuelan with her hair. As for Yuelan herself, besides the two maids, she has only learned how to do the lily now."

Xiaoye said softly, "I see."

With a hint of admiration, she said, "Yue Lan told me that when she was a child, she and the other children at Baojitang loved seeing you there the most. No one had ever been as kind to them as you."

Fu Hai said, "What do you mean when she was still a child? I don't think she's grown up at all." Xiao Ye couldn't help but laugh as well.

Fu Hai styled Xiao Ye's hair into a double-bun hairstyle resembling a butterfly, with the left and right buns like wings, giving the impression of someone about to take flight. "I'm not as skilled as Ling Yue," he said with a smile, "I'm a bit rusty, so this is the best I can do."

"It's great." Little Ye looked at herself in the mirror, beaming with joy, yet also a little wistful. "I wish I had met my brother sooner."

Fu Hai thought for a moment and laughed, "No! If it were any earlier, it would be more than ten years ago. Back then, I was probably still wearing open-crotch pants."

Xiao Ye thought for a moment, and it seemed to be true. She couldn't help but giggle and say, "Then I'll let you call me sister." "Is there anything else we need to prepare?" Fu Hai took her hand. "If not, let's go."

"There's nothing to prepare!" Xiao Ye raised her head, her hair gently twitching behind her head. Her eyes crinkled into crescent moons as she smiled. Fu Hai then took Xiao Ye and went out the door.

The sun had already set in the west, but it was still early in autumn.

Fu Hai, holding his little sister's hand, chatted and laughed as they descended the mountain. Instead of passing through the inn's lobby, they went straight out through the back door. Xiao Ye didn't speak, only watching her brother with curiosity.

Fu Hai said, "Yue Lan is over there, don't let her follow." He then subtly apologized to his junior sister, whom he had framed.

Song Lingyue walked into the inn's lobby and saw Cen Yao talking to her junior sister.

At this time of day, although there weren't as many people as the previous two days, the dine-in service was still open. However, with the elderly couple from the Fu family there, my junior sister was quite free.

"Senior Sister," the junior sister called out when she saw her, "Is Senior Brother on the mountain? Cen Yao is looking for him." "He's not on the mountain, he went out," Song Lingyue replied casually.

Xia Yuelan asked, "Huh? When did you leave?" Song Lingyue replied, "You left a long time ago."

Just then, I saw Ji Xianrui, the young lady of Huaxian Pavilion, coming downstairs, and I added, "She was in a hurry, saying she was going to prepare some kind of surprise, but I don't know what she was going to do."

Song Lingyue exclaimed "Ah!" and was about to speak again.

Song Lingyue stepped forward and looked at Cen Yao: "What's wrong?"

Cen Yao said, "N-nothing... Where did he go?"

Song Lingyue said expressionlessly, "I already said I don't know. He's my senior brother. Do we have to ask him where he's going?" Cen Yao was speechless and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Xia Yuelan asked curiously, "Do you need to see our senior brother about something? Tell me what it is, and I'll tell him when he gets back."

"It's...it's nothing serious!" Cen Yao took out two tickets. "Well, doesn't our Phoenix Dance Hall have a theatrical performance tonight? I just happened to have two extra tickets, and the seats are pretty good, so I came over to ask if he wanted them..."

Upon hearing this, Song Lingyue stepped forward and accepted the money, saying, "Then I'll thank you on behalf of my senior brother. It just saved me some money."

The location of Tianxiang Tower and the room in Jinguan were easy to arrange, but she was a little worried about whether she would have enough time to buy the ticket for Fengwu Pavilion at this time.

Cen Yao twirled a strand of hair with her finger: "Aren't there two tickets? Tell him, if... if he's alone..." Song Lingyue said: "Don't worry, our senior brother is very popular, he'll never be alone." "The problem now is there are too many people." Cen Yao was exasperated.

However, Song Lingyue was always gloomy and secretive, so she didn't dare to talk to her much.

After being told too much, it sounded as if she had come to someone's door on her own initiative, begging for an invitation. Cen Yao left in a huff.

Song Lingyue turned her head and saw Li Xianrui, who had come downstairs, asking Granny Fu what fun places to go outside the West Gate at night.

Song Lingyue replied, "This young lady is even more ruthless. She wants to send her three junior sisters directly outside the West Gate, not letting them stay in the city."

With the opening of the canal, the area near the west gate was indeed more lively than the south gate, and there were two good spots for nighttime lake cruises. Granny Fu told the young lady about this, and Li Xianrui nodded, looked around the doorway again, and after a while, went upstairs.

Song Lingyue said to her junior sister, "I have something to do, I need to go into the city first." Xia Yuelan said, "Ah, senior sister, you go ahead."

Chapter 162 Wait a minute! Xiaoye is actually a daughter?

Fu Hai took Xiao Ye for a stroll around the city.

Although today wasn't as lively as yesterday, it wasn't as crowded either. The sun slowly set, and everywhere was once again a scene of bustling activity with lanterns and decorations.

"Today is the day when Yuehe releases cloud lanterns!" Fu Hai said, holding Xiao Ye's hand. "Actually, if you look down from our mountain tonight, the city will look like a big crescent moon, which is quite nice."

He said with a smile, "But there will be plenty of opportunities to see it next year and the year after."

The Moon River is a river that runs through the entire Anjun County. It is narrow at both ends and wide in the middle, like a crescent moon.

The so-called Moon River should actually be called Moon Lake. Once outside the city, it is just a river that is neither wide nor deep, and large ships cannot pass through it at all.