80: Chapter 80: Fire Explodes(1)_1 80: Chapter 80: Fire Explodes(1)_1 In the room, there was silence.
The guards retreated to one side, standing with their heads lowered, slowing their breaths, and listening carefully.
After a while, a clear and slightly cool feminine voice rang out: “Peach Burns the Brocade River Embankment.”
The lines were well-matched, the conception was exquisite, it was a perfect example of a five-elements couplet!
Nangong Yi’s gaze paused for a brief moment, and then a look of surprise appeared.
He picked up the fragrant tea on the table, which was enshrouded in mist, gently opened his thin lips, and uttered a word.
But, she had just smashed the teacup, where would she get tea to drink?
Cai Wei felt out of sorts, her face turning ugly.
The man didn’t look at her expression, he lowered his head and took a sip, continuing: “Fragrant leaves, tender shoots.”
She let out a sigh of relief, her face eased up.
Thankfully, she often exchanged thoughts with her poetry friends in their circle, otherwise, she would have been confused by this man’s random utterance.
“Admiring poets, loving the monk’s home,” she retorted fluently.
There was a gentler color around Nangong Yi’s lips.
He put down the teacup, looked at her for a while, and then spoke again: “Milling carved white jade, weaving black gauze.”
Just as the sound of his voice faded, without thinking, Cai Wei continued: “Steeping the color of flower buds, gracefully winding up the dust flowers.”
The smile on Nangong Yi’s lips became more prominent.
After pondering for a moment, he said: “Inviting to accompany the moon after the night, ordering to face the rosy dawn in the morning.”
After a brief thought, Cai Wei responded: “Washing away the tiresome of the ancient and modern people, how can one boast after intoxification?”
Unable to contain his admiration, Nangong Yi clapped his hands.
A genuine praise was evident on his peerlessly handsome face, “I never expected Miss Wei’er to have such talents, I underestimated you.”
Although Cai Wei was exulting in her mind, her face remained serene: “Since I have matched the young master’s couplet, is the young master willing to honor his promise and let me go?”
Nangong Yi nodded, the smile on his face meaningful: “Of course, I always keep my word.
What I’ve promised, I’ll definitely do!”
Upon leaving the Xinglong Inn, Cai Wei, like a bird free from its cage, walked swiftly.
Knowledge truly is power.
She had initially thought she’d wage a massive fight today, causing blood to spill at Xinglong Inn, but unexpectedly, the situation was settled simply with a few verses!
With no blood on her hands, Cai Wei was exceptionally delighted.
Upon spotting a familiar man ahead, she even actively went up to greet him.
The man who was greeted had the surname Xie, named Ziyuan, known as Xie Zhongren.
He was a slave trader in the town’s Broker House.
This man had been dealing in the human trade for several decades, he had considerable reputation.
Most of the big family’s purchase of houses, land, or selling of people was done through him.
Last time, the house purchased for the nursing home was also introduced by him.
“Ah, Miss Mu, what a coincidence!” Xie Zhongren courteously said while sizing up Cai Wei.
This little girl had grown more delicate in just a few days.
The last time he saw her, she was thin and pale.
In just a few days, she had turned soft and tender, like one could squeeze water out of her.
It was truly strange!
Cai Wei had just discussed with her mother about buying some slaves last night, and today she fortuitously bumped into Xie Zhongren.
She promptly told him about her plan to buy slaves.
Upon hearing that Cai Wei wanted to buy five or six people, Xie Zhongren was immediately overjoyed.
His profession was similar to that of a modern intermediary; he would take a cut from both sides.
The larger the transaction amount, the more he could withdraw.
“Girl, rest assured, I’ll go back and choose the people right away.
I will definitely choose some dependable ones and personally bring them to your house for you to see.
I guarantee that you’ll be satisfied.” Xie Zhongren’s face was full of smiles, eloquently displaying the professional skills of a middleman.