Published: March 8, 2025
Fifth Qingyun truly felt a phrase resonating in his heart: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and a medley of flavors.
As soon as this matter occurred, he knew that with his own capabilities, he could never retaliate against the other party. The opponent was an Emperor of Swords, while he only had two lord-level subordinates.
Moreover, it was easy to imagine that the Zhuge family would never offend one of the nine chief enforcers, Han Xiaoran, just because of his issues.
Though Han Xiaoran's cultivation level might not be particularly high, behind him stood the enforcers and the Law Sovereign! These figures have always been unfathomable experts.
Thus, the only person Fifth Qingyun could seek help from was Diwu Qingrou.
Everyone knew that while Diwu Qingrou currently didn't have a defined status in the Fifth family, she was undeniably the number one person, including several ancestral patriarchs of the Fifth family, who had tacitly acknowledged Diwu Qingrou's leading position.
Additionally, Fifth Qingyun always felt that Diwu Qingrou was unpretentious and could communicate with him, not to mention she had helped him several times...
He never expected to be betrayed so severely this time!
That it would lead to such a result.
Of course, he didn't fully believe what Chu Yang had said. But when the clear words "Diwu Qingrou" came from Chu Yang's mouth, he truly felt dizzy and despairing!
Because Diwu Qingrou had plotted this matter without telling anyone.
Not even his closest aides, nor his wife.
Only he himself knew.
But now, since Chu Yang also knew; then, who could it be if not Diwu Qingrou?
"Please convey to Lady Qingrou that I understand her intentions. I've fulfilled her request," Chu Yang said with a smile. "If you have time, you can invite Lady Qingrou to sit down for a chat; it would be nice to reminisce about the past and share a drink under the moon."
"Thank you for the meal, Lord Diwu, but we will eat out this time."
"I hope the next meal includes fewer inappropriate ingredients. Chief Enforcer Han is coming, and if he sees it, he might be very, very unhappy."
Fifth Qingyun stumbled out, feeling dazed. He walked quite a distance before regaining his senses.
After exiting the door and turning a corner, he noticed a heavy weight in his hand; he didn't realize when the food box had actually been handed to him by Chu Yang.
In a fit of rage, he kicked it away.
Then he turned his back and angrily made his way toward Diwu Qingrou's location.
...
Chu Yang easily winked at Zixie Qing.
Zixie Qing suppressed her laughter and said, "Is it that simple?"
Chu Yang shrugged: "It really is that simple."
Zixie Qing remarked, "I originally saw Diwu Qingrou's scheme and thought there was no way forward or backward. Regardless, I could only follow his calculations. I didn't expect you would cut straight to the heart of the matter, using the simplest method to dismantle Diwu Qingrou's many schemes."
Chu Yang nodded and said, "Actually, things in this world, no matter how complex, are quite simple. They can all be accomplished with the simplest methods. But when you don't see the simplicity of it, you end up going in circles and might even get lost in it."
He thoughtfully added, "And in human dealings, the most powerful method is precisely the simplest one! That is... being open! But being open doesn't mean being without schemes... it certainly doesn't equate to being foolish!"
Zixie Qing murmured, "The most powerful way of being is being open..." She repeated it three times and suddenly laughed: "However, the openness that comes after seeing through the world's complexities is entirely different from the naïveté of being uninformed."
"No! It's the same," Chu Yang said. "People often say that fools have their lucky breaks. That's the idea. It's just that the former won't suffer losses, while the latter faces too many dangers of loss..."
Zixie Qing silently nodded.
"Let's go; we will eat out and also see what this renowned Heaven's Secret City is all about; how exactly does it possess its secrets? How many people can truly see through the secrets!"