Chapter 1737 - 1723
Ye Liang slightly nodded, "Boss Luo is too kind. I won’t hold it against her."
In the past, in her eyes, Feng Luo was just a playful child, but now her thoughts had changed. She had just probed and found a mysterious force within Feng Luo’s body, a force that, if unleashed, even she might not be able to withstand.
Ye Liang felt a sense of doubt in her heart. If her guess was correct, Feng Luo was likely the Vermilion Bird Star. Only this way could the mysterious energy within her body be explained.
Coupled with the conversation she overheard last night between Chu Ge and the Old Gang Leader, their plan to enlist in the military was aimed at the Time-Space Gate on Yellow Island. They had already found the Time-Space Gate and planned how to reach the island, surely they wouldn’t neglect the step of finding the Vermilion Bird Star.
But now, seeing that they had no actions towards finding the Vermilion Bird Star, she was even more suspicious that the Vermilion Bird Star was right beside them; they had already found her!
As Ye Liang pondered, she became lost in thought, not realizing she was alone with Chu Ge.
Chu Ge stood there quietly, his hands in his pockets, with a cold gaze looking at Ye Liang. He didn’t speak, but he was thinking, thinking about Feng Luo’s actions and abnormalities today.
He felt that Feng Luo seemed to want to tell him something, and what Feng Luo wanted to say was related to Ye Liang and Little Shunzi.
Actually, he had long suspected that there was something off about Little Shunzi, but since Little Shunzi hadn’t acted adversely toward him, he let it go.
Now Ye Liang’s repeated attempts to deceive him made him feel like she was conspiring something, and his instincts told him that what she was plotting was related to him.
"Ye Liang, Feng Luo is still young, don’t take her too seriously."
Ye Liang regained her senses, looked around, and realized they were alone. She reflexively wanted to tuck her hair behind her ear, but realized she had tied her hair up.
"Boss Luo already mentioned it before; rest assured, I won’t hold a grudge against a child."
Ye Liang smiled, but her smile was a bit awkward.
"That’s good."
Chu Ge stepped forward, and Ye Liang instinctively took a step back, as if afraid of Chu Ge’s approach.
Chu Ge raised an eyebrow, "You seem to have become quite afraid of me."
"Ah?" Ye Liang looked up at him, "I’m afraid of you? Are you joking? Why would I fear you, you’re not some wild animal; what’s there to fear?"
Despite saying this, her heart inexplicably raced.
Her hands were restless, and when she tried to use gestures to ease her nerves, it only made her feel more anxious.
Ye Liang was shocked; in face of a few probing questions from Chu Ge, she had become somewhat flustered, which was uncharacteristic for an assassin.
She took a deep breath, adjusted her breathing, and after calming her emotions, Ye Liang spoke, "Chu Ge, are you really going to enlist?"
If covert actions didn’t work, then she opted to ask directly.
Chu Ge pondered for a moment before speaking, "We’ll see."
This ambiguous answer didn’t satisfy Ye Liang; she locked her gaze on Chu Ge and pursued, "Why do you want to join the military? Aren’t you continuing to look for a way home?"
Chu Ge looked at her in surprise, "You seem very concerned about whether I’m enlisting."
It wasn’t a question, it was certainty, Ye Liang’s voice was tinged with inadvertent anxiety and urgency; she seemed very concerned about whether he was enlisting.
Ye Liang, prompted by Chu Ge’s question, was momentarily stunned, realizing her inquiry might have been excessive. She lightly pursed her lips and said, "I’m just curious, no other meaning. After all, you’ve been looking for a way home for so long, suddenly saying you’re enlisting is a bit strange."
"What’s strange about it? Unable to find a way home, I can find something else to do. As a man, there’s always a burning desire to serve the country. Before, I didn’t have the chance, now that I’ve come to a foreign land, I can at least satisfy myself a little."
Chu Ge chuckled, continuing, "If one day I can return, recalling every detail about being here would be a precious memory, don’t you think?"
Ye Liang’s lips twitched slightly, she smiled awkwardly, "You certainly are sentimental, even at a time like this considering such things."
Chu Ge shrugged indifferently, "What else can I do? There’s no alternative now, so I might as well go with the flow. Since fate brought me to this time and space, I’ll enjoy this journey through time and space."
After speaking, he nodded at Ye Liang with a smile, then left the courtyard.
Ye Liang stood there alone, fell silent; her entire plan was disrupted by Feng Luo.
Now, she needed to replan, replan how she should target Chu Ge...
On another side, after Feng Luo angrily walked away, she directly took out her frustration on the stones on the ground, kicking them hard, while Luo Jiu saw Feng Luo’s sulky figure from afar and shook his head slightly, walking over, "Feng Luo."
Feng Luo turned, "Uncle Nine."
"What’s happened today?" Luo Jiu asked.
"What can happen? Just what you saw." Feng Luo grumbled bitterly.
"Others may not know you, but don’t I and your father understand you? It’s certainly not as simple as we saw; rest assured, this is our Beggar Gang. If anyone dares bully you, your father and I won’t let them get away."
Luo Jiu assumed Feng Luo was bullied by Ye Liang, and Feng Luo, worried Ye Liang would retaliate using the Marquis Ye Mansion and Prince He Shuo’s connections, felt aggrieved and didn’t dare to speak.
But how could Feng Luo be someone to be easily bullied, she said, "Uncle Nine, like you just said, this is Beggar Gang; there’s no one in Beggar Gang who dares bully me, not to mention I’m not someone who can be bullied."
Thinking it over, Luo Jiu sighed lightly, realizing he was overthinking it, "Then what’s going on?"
He definitely wouldn’t believe today was without reason.
Feng Luo pressed her lips tightly, unwillingly saying, "Although I wasn’t bullied, I’m filled with anger! Ye Liang! Little Shunzi! I’ve got your account book!"
"Feng Luo, go ahead, speak up, what’s going on? Tell me, so your father and I can help you."
Luo Jiu saw Feng Luo’s reluctance to speak, grew anxious, and hearing her words, he was more certain there was an issue between them.
"It’s nothing, I just discovered Ye Liang and Little Shunzi’s true purpose for coming to Beggar Gang; but I have no evidence to prove it, so they luckily escaped suspicion!"
Feng Luo stomped angrily, she was infuriated just thinking about it!
"True purpose? What purpose?"