The shopkeeper and the waiter lay dead on the ground. Zhao Changhe looked around and sneered, "Someone just said they wanted to buy me a drink, but they ran away faster than rabbits."

He took the uneaten food from another table and enjoyed it in the middle of the restaurant. It was as if the person who ran away had treated him to a meal.

A clear laugh came from outside. "In the chaos of the world, with corpses lying around, who dares to sit here and drink? How about I treat you?"

Zhao Changhe didn't even look up. "Aren't you Mister Cui also not a decent person?"

Cui Yuanyong sat opposite him and chuckled. "Maybe not."

"So who's treating who now? It seems that even the children of wealthy families are mooching off of others. But it's not strange to treat a girl to a meal. It's a bit weird to treat only you." Zhao Changhe poured him a drink. "Where's your sister? Why is it just you? It's strange."

Cui Yuanyong smiled faintly. "What, are you interested in her?"

"Forget it. I'm not interested in fools." Zhao Changhe rolled his eyes. "But even if she's a fool, she's still a cute little girl and pleasant to look at. You're almost as handsome as me, which makes me even more unhappy."

Cui Yuanyong laughed dumbfoundedly. "I think you have a grudge against me because I seem to have some connection with Yue Hongling."

Chewing on his beef, Zhao Changhe looked up and down at Cui Yuanyong for a while before suddenly laughing. "I don't know if you like her or not, but I know she won't like you. There's no need for a grudge."

Cui Yuanyong was a little curious. "Oh? Why are you so sure? Because you think she likes you?"

"No." Zhao Changhe shook his head. "Her heart is in the martial world, and I don't know when she'll return home. For now, she belongs to no one, including you and me."

Cui Yuanyong laughed. "I feel like you're the same way, whether it's Xia Chichi or Yue Hongling."

Zhao Changhe remained expressionless. "If the person who knows me best is your sister, maybe we could chat. But why do you know me so well? I heard that your family often has that kind of atmosphere..."

Cui Yuanyong looked at Zhao Changhe's eyes, unable to tell if he was agreeing with his judgment or just brushing it off with a laugh. Cui Yuanyong didn't pursue it and just smiled. "That kind of atmosphere isn't limited to wealthy families. In fact, it's even more concentrated in many bandit dens. Maybe Zhao Master is more familiar with that."

"Fuck." Zhao Changhe cursed.

Cui Yuanyong finally lifted his cup and gestured. "Nice to meet you. I'm Cui Yuanyong."

"Nice to meet you too." Zhao Changhe also raised his cup to show that he was friendly.Before, he had planned to ask Yue Hongling to introduce him to some people. He didn't want to be in a tense atmosphere with anyone. These aristocratic families were related to his fake prince's future, as well as the decryption of the world's background. He still hoped to communicate well with them.

Especially since this person seemed to not dislike him. In the gentleman's battle with Yue Hongling, they both had a sense of admiration for each other, and afterwards, when Yue Hongling was caught by bandits, he came to save her while injured. After that, he didn't go around proclaiming that the bandit leader was actually Yue Hongling... So far, Zhao Changhe's impression of him was quite good.

Moreover, Cui Yuanyong intentionally or unintentionally helped him with something... That night, he tied all the people from Beimang Mountain to the Yanshan City Yamen, declaring that these once-dominant bandits were eliminated by the government, and the local officials took credit for it.

This incident might make people think that Zhao Changhe had turned to the Cui family, and killing Fang Buping was a precursor to the Cui family's actions. But at the same time, the Cui family took responsibility for the "mastermind," and the Blood God Sect and even the Four Elephant Sect's attention would mainly focus on the Cui family. Other people who wanted to deal with Zhao Changhe also had to consider the Cui family's attitude.

Along the way, there were only scheming rats, and he didn't see many honest people. This was also related to the fact that the fake prince only existed in his and Xia Chichi's imagination, and others might not think so. In fact, the honest people were currently concerned with the Cui family, which was the truth...

For now, since everyone knew that he had left from Beimang, and his location was clear, if others wanted to block him, they could just wait on the roads around Beimang. Therefore, it was full of obstacles along the way. But as they walked further, it became harder for others to locate them. If Cui Yuanyong helped cover them a little more, they wouldn't have to be so tense all the time, even nervous around beggars and shop assistants. To be honest, they couldn't continue living like this.

If it weren't for reading a lot of martial arts novels and paying attention to these routines, they might have been discovered long ago...

So everyone wasn't actually "meeting for the first time." The two siblings had been following him for several days, and Zhao Changhe had seen Cui Yuanyong's face countless times behind him. He didn't know why they hadn't come to communicate until today when they came to drink.

The two clinked glasses, drank up, and Cui Yuanyong took out a silk scarf to gently wipe his mouth. "Isn't it strange that we've been following you for a few days without communicating, watching you fight through obstacles and finally show up now?"

Zhao Changhe looked at his silk scarf and couldn't help but twitch his mouth, and could only say, "I am indeed curious. What were you thinking?"

Cui Yuanyong sighed, "If I said it was just to let my sister learn some martial arts routines, would you think I was lying..."Zhao Changhe's mouth was twitching uncontrollably. After a moment, he said, "I think it's probably the truth."

Cui Yuanyong laughed heartily, "It is indeed the truth. I took her out and we didn't encounter any trouble along the way. The only incident we encountered was when you set up a roadblock to rob us, but in the end, you didn't stop us and let us go. At that time, we had a good impression of you."

"...So those two passersby were you guys. I forgot what they looked like."

"Our male members of the family are flourishing this generation, and we only have one younger sister... She was pampered since childhood and never experienced the danger of the world or the evil of the martial arts world. She was naive and innocent. Her aptitude was excellent, but she refused to practice properly, and everyone indulged her. This time, she didn't listen to my advice and sneaked into Zhao Mansion at night, which led to her being captured. Fortunately, Zhao Mansion's owner is called a mountain bandit, but he is actually a gentleman. It was her luck. Otherwise, it would have been a difficult lesson to bear."

Zhao Changhe lowered his head and sipped his wine. "Indeed... she was a bit stupid..."

"This time, Zhao Mansion's owner let her go and even took responsibility for her actions. She was on the brink of death afterwards." Cui Yuanyong smiled and clasped his hands. "I feel like she grew up a lot overnight. This was an important life experience that Zhao Mansion's owner helped her go through. I would like to thank him for that."

Zhao Changhe could only say, "It shows that she has a pure nature... Zhao also has to thank her for the pill."

"That's true. Although my younger sister is a bit spoiled, her nature has always been kind." Cui Yuanyong said, "So when she saw you leaving Beimang alone and seemed a bit weak, she kept pestering me to go and protect you. I told her, 'Does a fierce tiger need protection when it leaves the mountain? Does a dragon need protection when it enters the sea? Not only should you not protect him, but you should also let him gain some experience... If it were someone else, she would probably grumble, but she was quite obedient when it came to you."

Zhao Changhe said nothing.

Cui Yuanyong took another sip of wine and sighed, "Do you know why I came to see you today without her?"

Zhao Changhe shook his head.

"It's because she saw you go through so many dangers on this journey and knew that she could have died many times. But you defeated all the demons and ghosts like a god. I feel like her eyes have changed a bit. If she keeps looking at you like this, she might learn something else... So I had someone take her home, and she was quite angry with me."

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Zhao Changhe coughed and drank his wine in silence.There are several masters from the Cui family on the Human List of Cui Family's Heaven, Earth, and Human Lists. Cui Yuanyong is also at the eighth level of Xuan Guan and third on the Qianlong List, making him a prominent figure in the world. However, his younger sister saw a wild man who was only at the third level of Xuan Guan and thought he was a god. Cui Yuanyong felt like spitting blood when he thought about it. Unfortunately, Zhao Changhe did nothing wrong and was even his sister's benefactor, so he couldn't do anything about it and had to help him instead.

Cui Yuanyong felt that he was the most wronged person in the world. Finally, he sighed and said, "Since my sister has gone back, I think I should sit down and have a drink with Brother Zhao, make friends, and ask about his future plans."

Zhao Changhe asked, "Does the Cui family really want to recruit me?"

Cui Yuanyong shook his head and said, "Brother Zhao is not someone who is content with living under others. This question is meaningless... What we want to know is the relationship between Brother Zhao and Chancellor Tang."