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nAfter hearing that, Fang hurriedly said, “Mister Wang, you’re overthinking it. I’m not worried that you’ll leak the information or anything else. It’s just that I don’t have a detailed plan yet, so I don’t know how to tell you for now.”

n“So that’s it.” Mister Wang nodded. “But I still want to ask you what kind of business you want to do.”

n“Medicine,” Fang said immediately, “To cultivate herbs on the mountain.”

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n“Oh, that’s a good thing.” Mister Wang said excitedly, and then bowed low to Fang. “Lord Fang, I’d like to thank you a lot. You’ve really contributed a lot to Shuanghua City.”

nAlthough Mister Wang’s expression was very sincere and he seemed to be really grateful, Fang Qiuhua and Zhou Hengliang still felt a little strange! They didn’t know if it was a delusion.

nAfter the fleeting feeling, Fang quickly waved his hand.

nZhou smiled bitterly and said anxiously, “Mister Wang, you also know that special geological conditions are needed for medicine business. So when we heard that a lot of people have gone up the mountain, we became very worried.”

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n“Yes.” Fang also sighed. “I’m afraid so many people will damage it…”

n“Lord Fang, Mister Zhou, you’re worried too much,” Mister Wang said seriously, “Fenghuang Mountain has been standing there for more than 100 years. It won’t be destroyed just because some people went there. You know, this barren mountain has been abandoned for such a long time. There are no herbs and precious things on it, so don’t worry that something will be harmed.”

nAs Fang was just about to say something more, Mister Wang immediately said with a smile, “Moreover, this is only a barren mountain now and it is not private. Everyone can come here. Lord Fang, we can’t just drive those people away, can we?”

nMister Wang spoke as if it was very difficult for him.

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nZhou’s eyes slightly darkened. He really wanted to kill the magistrate with a dagger at once, but could he?

nIt was in broad daylight. What’s more, so many common people were looking at them!

nThen, Mister Wang said, “Since you are here, why don’t you go up and have a look?”

nAfter hearing that, Fang and Zhou took a look at each other secretly, and then agreed.

nAs a result, another dozens of people appeared on Fenghuang Mountain in a twinkling of an eye.

nZhou and Fang signaled to their men to disperse secretly. They must not let others discover the secrets in the mountain!

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nThe people Zhou and Fang brought were all their trusted subordinates, so those people knew their thoughts best.

nThose people were secretly scattered on Fenghuang Mountain.

nBut they didn’t know that a greater danger had been neglected while they were pursuing a narrow gain, because Long Xiaoyuan and Shi Qingzhou, together with many Shadow Guardians, were also among the 100 common people!

nMoreover, they had been waiting for Fang and Zhou to bring their people there.

nThey also knew that if there were any secrets in Fenghuang Mountain, Fang and Zhou would definitely try to prevent the common people from knowing those secrets.

nSo, they just needed to watch those people clearly and find the places that made them nervous.

nIt was not necessary to discover the secrets of Fenghuang Mountain in broad daylight. They just needed to know where those people would stop common people from going. That would be enough! Therefore, it had to be said that Long Xiaoyuan’s idea was really brilliant.

nAll those people had been trapped without noticing anything.

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nLong didn’t know anything at first, but he could figure it out in this way. At least, he could find some clue!

nThe vast crowd searched the mountain for most of the day.

nWhen it was already dark, finally there came a happy cry. “Ah, I found it, I found it!”

nEveryone looked over and noticed that it was a man who had found the jade pendant.

nThe woman rushed over. “Ah, it’s really it. It’s found!”

nThe woman wept with joy and the rich businessman was concerned. “Don’t cry. We’ve found it. We’ve found it.”

n“Mhmm!” The woman nodded as she held the precious jade pendant tightly in her arms.

nAlthough there was only one person who found the jade pendant, the rich businessman paid all the people, but the man who found it got the most.

nThe businessman gave full expression of his love to that woman in that way.

nAfter spending most of the day on the mountain, the vast crowd left.

nAll the people were jubilant as they walked. They just couldn’t help it. Although they didn’t get the most amount of money, the rich businessman did pay them a lot for just one day!

nNo one would think that they had too much money, would they?

nSo, everyone was very happy.

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nIn disguise, Shi Qingzhou and Long Xiaoyuan walked among the crowd. They were also very happy because their plan turned out well and they had made great discoveries!

nLong secretly took Shi’s hand. “Are you tired?”

nShi couldn’t help laughing. “Shouldn’t I ask you that?”

nLong shook his head and the smile on his face looked really silly.

nShi couldn’t help shaking his head.

nThe two of them talked for a while, as the group of people returned to the city and then naturally separated.

nShi and Long went back to the inn.

nIn fact, both of them were a little tired. After all, they’d spent such a long time on the mountain.

nAnyway, the Shadow Guardians had secretly recorded the suspicious places on the mountain, so Long wouldn’t need to do anything.

nSo, after returning to the inn, Long immediately asked the waiter to deliver the dinner.

nAll the things that Long had ordered were Shi’s favorites. Shi was also very satisfied that Long remembered what he liked to eat and what he didn’t like.

nThen, the sweet couple had their dinner happily and cozily.

nAfter dinner, Long offered to go out for a walk, which Shi naturally wouldn’t refuse.

nThe couple strolled around the city and occasionally, they would buy something when passing by small stalls.

nOf course, because of their identities, as long as they got out of the inn, they would put on the masks to disguise themselves. Otherwise, it would not be fun to be recognized.

n“Don’t you worry about our home?” Shi asked.

n“What? Home?” Long looked at Shi. “Hasn’t everything been arranged before we came out? What’s to worry about?”

nShi said softly, “Plans may change. What if my father can’t keep it?”

nLong laughed. “Qingzhou, don’t worry. We may fail, but your father won’t. I’m very confident in him. He’s experienced. Don’t worry.”

nShi found it ridiculous. “Just because of this?”

n“Well, I gave your father two things before we left.”

n“What are they?” Shi asked.

nLong smiled and spat out a few words, “The seal and the edict.”

nShi was stunned, and then he took a deep breath. “Do you know what these two things represent?”

nLong blinked. “What?”

nShi pressed his lips. “The throne.”

nLong laughed again. “Qingzhou, do you think your father will be interested in that? No. If he’s interested, it’ll be good, too. We’ll just settle here and our life will be very comfortable.”

nShi became speechless.

nAlthough it seemed to be a joke, Long looked rather serious.

nSeeing that, Shi slowly raised the corner of his lips. He thought that his father’s loyalty was justified. At least, he was serving a wise emperor and his trust in the emperor wouldn’t be betrayed.

nSince ancient times, all loyal courtiers were afraid of serving a fatuous ruler. At present, his father should be satisfied.

nLong was a very good emperor.

nJust then, Shi couldn’t help but thank that dream of Long’s.

nIf it wasn’t for that dream, then Long would not be like this!

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