Fang Yu had no idea about the turmoil in Huang Qixin’s heart.
Once Huang Qixin left, he went straight to meet up with Che Linfang and Mi Hengpeng.
"Sir."
Upon seeing Fang Yu, Mi Hengpeng still respectfully performed his salute.
"Diao Deyi."
Che Linfang was her usual self, her tone calm, with nothing particularly noteworthy.
Although there had been a fierce fight yesterday, it ended with their demon team emerging victoriously; even when a group of humans came pursuing them later, they had already retreated. The Demon Foot (Gui Yuan moth demon)’s team hadn’t managed to withdraw in time and suffered heavy losses.
"Mi Hengpeng."
Fang Yu, leading the way, suddenly spoke up.
Mi Hengpeng was startled and quickly followed a few steps closer.
"Sir, what are your instructions?"
He thought Fang Yu would mention the theft issue from yesterday but didn’t expect Fang Yu to make a shocking statement.
"Zhang Ziheng, he was your arrangement, wasn’t he? Arranging a spy in my residence. Not bad, you’ve made progress."
Mi Hengpeng’s eyes instantly widened, and he was struck as if by lightning, his mind going blank with fear, legs giving way, and he knelt down, a look of panic on his face.
"Sir, I didn’t mean to! I, I, I..."
Fang Yu stopped walking, turned his head to look at him from the corner of his eye.
"Get up, don’t kneel in the middle of the road, it’s too conspicuous."
Only then did Mi Hengpeng shakily and hurriedly stand up, continuing to follow closely behind Fang Yu.
"Sir, please hear my explanation..."
Fang Yu raised his finger to his lips, signaling silence, which terrified Mi Hengpeng, his eyes wide open, drenched in cold sweat, at a complete loss.
"You, take the person away later. From now on, you are forbidden to set foot in my residence. Mi Hengpeng, some matters can be aggressive, but some lines must not be crossed. Considering this is your first offense, I won’t delve deeper. But should there be a next time..."
Fang Yu didn’t continue, but the implications were clear.
At the moment, Mi Hengpeng was still considered a useful asset, as there were no good replacements for him.
After all, Che Linfang was on the demon side, and he couldn’t assign all the Foolish Underworld’s tasks to her; should anything go wrong, it would be quite troublesome.
However, it wouldn’t be difficult to foster another reliable subordinate from below, after all, Mi Hengpeng had also been brought up by Fang Yu himself.
Now, it was just a matter of replacing him.
"Sir... Thank you, sir, for your mercy!"
Mi Hengpeng wanted to defend himself, but seeing that Fang Yu had already turned around, only showing his back, he quickly shifted to expressing gratitude.
He understood Fang Yu’s intention clearly. Although he was fortunate to avoid punishment this time, he should no longer expect to be favored by Fang Yu in the future.
At this moment, Mi Hengpeng wished he could slap himself. He never thought that by placing a person in the Diao Residence to conveniently gather the lord’s preferences, he would displease him to such an extent.
If he had known this would happen, he would have never arranged for Zhang Ziheng to enter the Diao Residence...
Ultimately, he was blinded by the desire for power and status. To appear more noticeable in front of the lord, to climb higher, he had taken some subtle actions and now they had been discovered by the lord...
One could say, Mi Hengpeng felt that he was lucky not to have been beheaded, knowing all too well that the lord, the Prison God of Killing, was ruthless and had never hesitated in punishing.
Thinking this way, the lord still kept him in mind! And he was only prohibited from entering the Diao Residence, not reassigned. There was still a chance for redemption.
"Tsk tsk tsk."
As Mi Hengpeng was racked with uncertainty, an irritating voice accompanied by a haughty woman walking on tiptoes passed by him.
It was none other than... Che Linfang!
Mi Hengpeng clenched his fists tightly, watching helplessly as Che Linfang approached Mr. Diao with ease, whispering in his ear.
And there was Mi Hengpeng, who had already lost such an opportunity, daring not to take a step forward.
"Mi Hengpeng, you stay busy in the Foolish Underworld. Lin Fang and I have business to attend to."
Following Fang Yu’s words, the figures of the two receded from Mi Hengpeng’s sight as they left the bounds of the Foolish Underworld and walked further away until they vanished from view.
"..."
Is there anything... anything that I could do to redeem myself?
Racking his brains, the only thing Mi Hengpeng could think of was the recent matter of the thief who had been eyeing the Diao Residence.
"First, I’ll take care of that Zhang Ziheng, return him to prison. Then I’ll search for traces of that little thief! If all goes well..."
Thinking that there might still be a chance to redeem himself, Mi Hengpeng turned to leave.
...
"Diao De Yi, that Mi Hengpeng has planted people in your residence, why don’t we have someone take care of him..."
Che Linfang made a throat-slitting gesture, only to be cut off by Fang Yu stuffing a large steamed bun into her mouth, causing her to utter ’mmm mmm mmm’.
"Boss, how much?"
"Ten coins."
Compared to one’s salary, the daily expenses of eating and drinking in the game were trivial amounts.
Of course, if one wanted to splurge in luxurious places, that was another story.
But it’s a game, after all, where you can experience things you can’t in reality. Spending big money in the game was something many players were willing to do.
For instance, high-end brothels had a good reputation among players, and many were willing to spend a fortune for a fleeting moment of pleasure.
As for spending a fortune, relying solely on the in-game earnings of a character would take an eternity, naturally meaning using purchased in-game gold, which significantly spurred the flow of money.
"Ptui ptui ptui!"
Che Linfang spat out the filling of the bun from her mouth.
She did not fancy eating such human food.
She could stomach it if it was to disguise herself as a human, but how could such food compare to human flesh?
In the past, she didn’t have the means, but with her status now rising, she had frequently used her position to indulge her culinary desires.