Chapter 213: Playing a High-End Game
"But..."
Zhang Yulan suddenly changed the topic, "As for Diwu Ming, even if you really took a fancy to her, I wouldn’t recommend you get involved with her."
"Sister Yulan, I really don’t have that idea, so don’t try to set me up. The way you’re talking makes me feel like I’m some kind of... well, like I’m energetic and leaving my mark everywhere," Yang Fan muttered under his breath.
Zhang Yulan chuckled, "Don’t be embarrassed in front of Xiao Liu and me, it’s natural. Which man doesn’t dream about having a harem, or multiple wives and concubines? Nobody would complain about having too many. We’re all adults here, and since we’re in this kind of relationship, it’s not like I could tie you down."
Yang Fan’s head was spinning.
Discussing these matters with a woman he was involved with was genuinely uncomfortable.
"Sister Yulan, let’s get back to Diwu Ming. The way you talk about her, it sounds like she’s got quite a story," Yang Fan said, steering the conversation away from Zhang Yulan’s attempts to persuade him on the merits of abundance and asking instead.
Zhang Yulan crossed her legs elegantly, straightened her flowing black dress, and said, "Diwu Ming is a legend in our county. She had a tough family background and has been in society since she was thirteen. You could say she’s done it all."
"Back when public security wasn’t so good, she’d walk down the street with a cleaver and chop people up. This area around Han Palace was her turf. Wang Tianbao was once chased and nearly hacked to death by her; it’s said he was cornered right into his home."
"Her rise was similar to Wang Tianbao’s, but she was a bit more law-abiding, yet even more hot-headed. In any case, she’d readily draw a knife and chop someone up."
Yang Fan couldn’t help but be taken aback, "I can’t believe she’s that fierce..."