Seeing that wad of red cash, the waiter’s eyes went wide, and he swallowed hard.
"...You, you’re serious? I just have to deliver two notes, and you’ll give me this $3,000?"
"If you don’t believe me, I’ll give you $500 as a deposit first."
Lu Sheng was in an unremarkable spot with no surveillance, so she pulled out five $100 bills and handed them to the waiter.
Then she said, "The remaining $2,500 you get after you deliver the notes and return."
With the money Lu Sheng handed over, the waiter hurriedly examined it under the light and felt its texture with his fingers.
Once he confirmed the money was real, he couldn’t help but feel ecstatic—
Where else could such a windfall come from!
Whatever this lady needed the notes delivered for, maybe setting up this guy with some heiress?
That’s not his concern. He just takes money to do a job, which is to deliver a note.
"Alright, wait here! I’ll go do it now!"
After that, the waiter grabbed the notes and hurried off.
Lu Sheng watched from the corner.
She watched as the waiter first gave the first note to You Yi and then the second note to Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei, who were sitting together.
As the waiter returned, Lu Sheng sidestepped to hide behind the wall, fearing You Yi or Shi Yuwei might look over following the waiter.
"Miss, I delivered the notes; can I have the rest of the money now?" The waiter asked eagerly.
Lu Sheng didn’t say much more, directly handed over the remaining money, exchanged a few words, and sent him off.
When she emerged from behind the wall and looked around the Great Hall, she realized You Yi, Lin Fangling, and Shi Yuwei were gone.
It seemed the words she wrote on the notes were indeed enough to make them move immediately.
In fact, the message to Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei was simple.
[Miss Shi, I’ve heard much about you. Would you and your mother care to meet at Wenyu Hall?]
The signature was Huo Yunzheng.
Shi Yuwei scored a national first in the college entrance exam this time, making quite the impression within Beijing’s high society. Hearing about her deeds piqued the interest of the diamond bachelor, Huo Yunzheng, which was entirely normal.
At a Huo Family event, few would dare use Huo Yunzheng’s name on the note for a prank. Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei came mainly for Huo Yunzheng, so upon seeing the note, they’d surely be excited to go.
As for the note written to You Yi, it was equally simple.
[There will be two Fox Demons appearing at the hotel’s Wenyu Hall.]
You Yi, while officially working at a research institute in Beijing, secretly has been tracking demons.
Lu Sheng knows You Yi well. Upon seeing such a lead, whether true or not, You Yi would definitely go investigate.
Seeing everyone head to the hotel’s Wenyu Hall just as she planned, Lu Sheng took a deep breath.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Li Muchen in the center of the Great Hall.
[You Yi and Shi Yuwei, Lin Fangling all went to Wenyu Hall. I’ll check it out. If You Yi fails, I’ll take action.]
Perhaps sensing Lu Sheng’s gaze, Li Muchen raised his eyes and happened to meet hers.
Across the hall full of people coming and going, the two of them locked eyes at a distance.
Soon after, Lu Sheng’s phone chimed with a message from Li Muchen.
[Baby, you go ahead. I’ll greet the Huo Family and then come find you.]
Li Muchen, under too much attention in the Great Hall, would draw notice wherever he went, and Lu Sheng hadn’t intended for him to accompany her anyway.
So she replied, telling Li Muchen not to worry.
Wenyu Hall was just on the other side of the same floor as the banquet hall, a smaller venue.
Today, for Old Mr. Huo’s birthday banquet, the Huo Family had booked the hotel.
So while the banquet hall was bustling, the corridor leading to Wenyu Hall was completely empty.
This was also why Lu Sheng chose this location.
Before she even reached the entrance of Wenyu Hall, she heard a bell ringing through the wall.
If she hadn’t instinctively supported herself against the wall, Lu Sheng might have staggered and fallen.
——The Soul-Attracting Bell.
A famous Magic Artifact among the Demon Hunter clan, only effective against demons; humans hear it without any reaction.
When demons hear the bell, they tremble as if their souls are about to shatter; weaker demons become powerless as soon as the bell rings.
In her previous life, she almost died to You Yi’s Soul-Attracting Bell and Soul-devouring nail.
Lu Sheng knew that You Yi always carried the Demon Hunter’s Magic Artifacts with him, even to a seemingly ordinary birthday banquet.
However, she destroyed You Yi’s Soul-Attracting Bell in her past life, so she’s not sure where this one came from.
Nonetheless, You Yi having the Soul-Attracting Bell is a good thing.
This means he doesn’t need to test anything, just shaking it at Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei would suffice; once the bell rings.
No matter how well Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei disguise themselves as humans, they will be revealed.
Sure enough, not long after the bell rang.
Lu Sheng, standing outside the corridor, heard Lin Fangling and Shi Yuwei’s simultaneous shrieks from within Wenyu Hall—
"No! Don’t kill me!!"