Chapter Eighty-Four: The Musician Jun Feng

Inside the delicately crafted brocade box lay a crumpled piece of paper, which at first glance seemed like a mistake. Jade Lanxing opened the paper, puzzled...

"Why are you so excited? Can't you see? They're inviting me. As for you, go prepare two guest rooms for the two masters first, and we'll discuss other matters later." Jade Lanxing held the letter from the musician, flaunting it in front of Jiang Lingshuang as if to boast.

Jiang Lingshuang had initially wanted to follow Jade Lanxing, but his words just now didn't sound like he would take her along, so she had to wave her hand and give up.

Watching Jiang Lingshuang leave with Qing Wu and Yun Si, Jade Lanxing suddenly asked, "Has this box been opened before?"

"No!" The guard scratched his head and shook it. "I find it strange too. That musician didn't seem like such a rough person, but the letter he sent looks like it was picked up off the ground."

Jade Lanxing pondered for a moment before asking, "When did he send this letter?"

"The general had just left this morning when it arrived, probably around the hour of the dragon."

"The hour of the dragon? It's already the hour of the monkey now..."

Outside the Valley Pavilion,

"Were you stood up?" Night Bai Sheng lay on the stone table, his little mouth pouting with frustration.

"It's impossible! He wouldn't dare!" Jun Feng said through gritted teeth, looking like he wanted to crush Jade Lanxing to dust.

Recalling the day he left the Jing Shui Temple and came straight to the imperial capital, he was sure the Demon Lord was here. The Heavenly Emperor had promised not to interfere with mortal affairs, but now he was involved in six realms, so Jun Feng had no choice but to act.

Thus, in order to catch the Demon Lord as soon as possible, he had to secretly investigate while pretending to be a palace musician.

Since entering the palace, he had discovered that since the inexplicable death of the Fifth Prince and the subsequent mysterious killings, the culprits were not ordinary people.

According to the palace guards, the first person to arrive at the scene of the Fifth Prince's death was General Jade.

"Why do you think that Jade Lanxing is related to the Demon Lord? I think you're just guessing based on your imagination," Night Bai Sheng grumbled, rolling his eyes at Jun Feng in a spoiled manner.

"Hmph, you brat. Instead of worrying about your useless father, you should worry about yourself. Let me make it clear, if your useless father doesn't come to save you, then I'll have to kill you first to appease the souls of my Tianjie realm because of him."

"Who said I'm worried about him? He's just a bastard who abandoned his wife and son. I don't want to save him!" Night Bai Sheng's fair little face turned red with anger, looking fierce as he clenched his fists.

Jun Feng chuckled lightly, not saying anything aloud but silently critiquing him. He hadn't expected such a young age to be so hypocritical.

"Here he comes!" Jun Feng suddenly said.

Night Bai Sheng immediately held his breath and turned into a wisp of smoke, flying into the Red Immortal Umbrella.

"General Yu, you're quite imposing. Please come out and listen to the music and have a meal with me. You're putting on quite a show." Although it was Jun Feng who spoke, at this moment, he seemed to be presenting himself as the number one in the world. It seemed he had forgotten his identity as a mere musician on Earth.

Jade Lanxing, seeing this, was stunned for a moment before a wicked smile crept onto his lips. "Are you forgetting your place, musician? Are you trying to bully me because of your position? Don't forget, I'm the emperor's favorite now."

"That General Yu wouldn't dare to oppress me, a humble musician, based on his position. Don't forget, I'm now favored by the Emperor." Jun Feng adopted a lordly posture, his eyes smiling with an inexplicable meaning, which made Night Bai Sheng uncomfortable and gave him goosebumps.

"It seems there's nothing to talk about between the musician and me. General Yu, I'll take my leave." Jade Lanxing had already sensed that this musician was no good and didn't want to get entangled further.

"Wait!" Jun Feng turned around and intercepted Jade Lanxing's path. "Since General Yu has come, why not sit down and have a cup of tea before leaving?"

"Tea?" Jade Lanxing raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

Jade Lanxing picked up the teacup on the table and held it up towards the sunlight. The sunlight cast a fragmented shadow on his fair face, accentuating the slender and well-defined bones of his fingers.

After examining the teacup through the sunlight for a while, Jade Lanxing suddenly smiled, "It's quite a nice cup," he said, bringing the cup closer to sniff, "but unfortunately, the tea isn't good. In my mansion, I have top-quality West Lake Longjing, Baihao Yinzhen, Huangshan Maofeng. If the musician has time, you're welcome to come and taste them anytime. I'll be happy to accompany you."

"That's acceptable. Seeing that it's getting late, I was worried about not having a place to stay," Jun Feng said as he folded up the Red Immortal Umbrella in the corner, showing a genuine intention to follow along.

Jade Lanxing was dumbfounded by Jun Feng's shameless behavior. "Are you really going to come with me?" His volume unintentionally rose.

It seemed he was genuinely startled.

Jun Feng nodded. "These days, I'll have to trouble General Yu." Jun Feng obediently hugged the Red Immortal Umbrella and looked at Jade Lanxing, who still seemed shocked, then glanced at the crimson horse behind him.

Jun Feng walked straight past Jade Lanxing, carefully sizing up the size of the crimson horse. He turned back somewhat disappointedly and said, "It seems there's only enough space for one person. General Yu, you'll have to make another trip."

What does he mean? That's my horse!

"Aren't you the Emperor's favorite? How come you're homeless?" Jade Lanxing had just recovered from his shock, and Jun Feng had already mounted the horse.

"Let's go! If we don't leave now, it'll be dark soon." Jun Feng rode away without any regard.

In the end, Jade Lanxing had to buy another horse from a nearby tea shop and returned when it was already dark. He casually tossed the reins to the steward approaching him and made his way inside with an irritable mood.

"Well, it's indeed good tea. Thanks for your hospitality, General Yu." Upon entering, Jade Lanxing saw Jun Feng already enjoying the West Lake Longjing from his house. Seeing his smug expression, Jade Lanxing felt the urge to smack him.

In the end, he could only sigh helplessly. After all, he had invited this person himself, so he had to accommodate him!

Through gritted teeth, he said, "The musician really doesn't treat himself as an outsider, huh? So unreserved." Jade Lanxing poured more tea for Jun Feng, then casually set down the teapot.

"I'm also tired. Since the musician is here, please make yourself at home!" With a lazy demeanor, he left on his own.

"What does General Yu mean? This is the first time I've seen someone entertain guests like this," Jun Feng said in surprise, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Jade Lanxing sneered, "If it weren't for the musician's words, I would have thought the musician was the master of this mansion. I would have had to ask the musician for a place to stay!"

"Excuse me! If General Yu is angry, I'll sleep at the door tonight."

Jade Lanxing had just threatened, but Jun Feng was already apologetic, pulling a fake smile.

This demeanor was completely different from the usual Jun Feng. If one didn't know, they might think he had brought in a fake.

Night Bai Sheng couldn't stand it anymore and immediately bounced out of the umbrella, marveling at the scene before him. Jun Feng's shameless behavior had completely overturned his worldview. In the end, he couldn't help but curse, "Hey, aren't you too shameless? Even I can see that he doesn't want you here at all, yet you shamelessly linger on."

Jun Feng's smile gradually disappeared from his face, and he gritted his teeth to squeeze out a few words, "Get back!"

"What?" Night Bai Sheng shook his head helplessly and returned to the Red Immortal Umbrella.

As a spirit, Night Bai Sheng couldn't be seen by ordinary people, and Jade Lanxing had just interpreted Jun Feng's words as directed at him.

Clearly, he was shocked!

"This is my home. Where else do you want me to go?" Jun Feng's mouth twitched slightly, knowing that this little guy, Night Bai Sheng, had ruined his plan. He inwardly cursed, "You'll suffer when we get back!"

"General Yu, you misunderstood. I didn't say anything just now!" Jun Feng said awkwardly.

"I clearly heard it!"

"You misheard."

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