Gathering at Bamboo Heart Pavilion

Little Zero listened and asked questions from the side, while Cold-Blooded Seventh started thinking of a solution after receiving Li Yue's information. Cold-Blooded Fifth stayed with Ye Lang without saying a word from beginning to end, and she clearly didn't listen to the alchemy questions.

Until a certain time came, Cold-Blooded Fifth disappeared for a while, then reappeared beside Ye Lang, reminding him—

"Lunchtime! Come and eat!"

Cold-Blooded Fifth placed several dishes on the table. They were all home-style dishes, but they were quite exquisite, and it seemed that they were made by Cold-Blooded Fifth himself.

"Huh? Why does this dish taste different from before? Did they change chefs?" Cold-Blooded Seventh said after taking a bite of the dish. She found it very delicious, incomparable to the previous ones.

Cold-Blooded Fifth enjoys cooking, but she rarely shares her dishes with others. Apart from Ye Lang, virtually no one has ever tasted them. Cold-Blooded Seventh and the other two are only able to taste the culinary skills of Cold-Blooded Fifth, the world's number one assassin, thanks to Ye Lang.

"Mmm..." Ye Lang was eating, wanting to say something, but his mouth was full of food and he couldn't speak, so he simply gave up.

"Eat your food and don't say anything more!" Cold-Blooded Fifth put some food on Ye Lang's plate and said coldly.

"Cold-Blooded Fifth, you're so biased. We've been sisters for so many years, and you've never once served me any food," Cold-Blooded Seventh said ambiguously.

"Do you want it?" Cold-Blooded Fifth pressed forward with murderous intent.

"...Never mind what I said!" Cold-Blooded Seventh lowered his head and ate.

"..." Little Zero obediently held her rice bowl and ate, picking up food for herself. Of course, she would also silently pick up a little food for Ye Lang.

Seeing this, Cold-Blooded Seventh decided to serve Ye Lang some food as well, in order to fit in with the environment; otherwise, she would be the only one who hadn't served Ye Lang any food.

And so, Ye Lang discovered that he seemed to have an endless supply of food; he could eat as much as he wanted and there would always be more...

"Alright, that's enough for today. Take your time to digest this. If you have any questions, come find me at the Bamboo Heart Pavilion." After saying this, Ye Lang realized it was almost 3 o'clock, and they had been talking for quite a while.

"Mmm!" Little Zero nodded; she did need a long time to process it.

"Silly boy, do you want to live in the Bamboo Heart Pavilion?" Cold-Blooded Fifth asked.

Ye Lang nodded and said, "Yes, I'll stay there. It's best if we pretend not to know each other. If you need anything, just send me a message."

"I will enter Bamboo Heart Pavilion under a different identity to protect you in secret!" Cold-Blooded Fifth seemed not to have heard Ye Lang's words. Her decision was as decisive as ever, and no one could change it.

"Whatever, but we'll pretend we don't know each other!" Ye Lang didn't care. He believed that with Cold-Blooded Fifth's abilities, no one could possibly discover her existence.

"Yes, I won't show up unless it's an emergency!" Cold-Blooded Fifth nodded and said.

"Since you're all going, I'll go too. Of course, I'll go in under a different identity. Even if you see me, you might not recognize me!" Cold-Blooded Seventh smiled. She also planned to participate in this game and infiltrate Bamboo Heart Pavilion.

"I... I'll stay here to read and contact you all..." Little Zero raised her hand, but seemed to realize that she was useless and could only stay here to read and help everyone make contact.

"Okay! That's it!" Ye Lang nodded. Cold-Blooded Fifth and Cold-Blooded Seventh were both capable individuals who could stand on their own, so there wouldn't be any problems even if they joined in.

Thus, Bamboo Heart Pavilion seemed to become a place where great events and influences converged!

"By the way, you little pervert, it seems a bit difficult to lie about... no, about pursuing Li Yue!" This seemed to be the main point, and Ye Lang and the others seemed to have forgotten about it. Fortunately, Cold-Blooded Seventh still remembered; she had been thinking about this for a long time.

"What's so difficult about it?" Ye Lang asked.

"... You've pursued someone before, don't you know how difficult that is?" Cold-Blooded Seventh said helplessly.

"I don't know!" Ye Lang shook his head decisively.

"I knew it..." Cold-Blooded Seventh shook her head. From the information she had gathered, Ye Lang's pursuit didn't seem to be a pursuit at all; it was more like a farce.

It came suddenly, and it left suddenly!

"Li Yue, daughter of Li Tianjun of the Li Family, elder brother Li Yan and Li Bo, grandfather Li Xiong, Grand Marshal, who is also the current head of the Li Family, and her father Li Tianjun is also the most popular candidate for the next head of the family! This time, Li Xiong passing on the Heavenly Mechanism Armor to Li Yue seems to be proof of this!!"

After organizing the information, Cold-Blooded Seventh continued, "Li Yue has shown extraordinary talent in martial arts since childhood and is also proficient in military tactics. She is a granddaughter that Li Xiong highly regards and seems to intend for her to inherit his position in the military."

In this continent, it is not uncommon for women to become military commanders; as long as one has the ability, one can take that position.

"Li Yue has lived up to expectations. Since joining the army three years ago, he has already made many meritorious contributions, rising from a private to a captain, which is quite rare!"

"So she joined the army. Wait, I just saw her yesterday," Ye Lang interjected. If she was in the military, she shouldn't be here.

"Because she has been transferred back to become the city's garrison captain, a very prestigious position, far superior to others, which further demonstrates that Li Yue is no ordinary person!"

The Imperial City Commandant was, simply put, a "Beijing official"!

"So that's how it is," Ye Lang said. He only understood the matter but did not consider that if Li Yue became the city's garrison commander, his tasks would become even more difficult.

"So it's even harder to pursue her!" Cold-Blooded Seventh pointed out. "It's said that the number of people pursuing Li Yue can now stretch from the east side of the city to the west side, and these are all men with relatively good conditions."

"What's so difficult about that? I can cut in line!" Ye Lang said directly.

"..." The three cold-blooded women fell silent; Ye Lang's statement was far too easy.

"Even if you cut in line, Li Yue might not accept your advances. Among the people she has rejected, there are countless nobles and royalty. Even princes from other countries have pursued her, but she has rejected them all!"

"If they reject me, I'll just keep pursuing them!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly. How could he give up on someone he was pursuing? So what if they rejected him?

"Yeah, keep pursuing her. Even if she gets annoyed, you'll still keep pursuing her because it's your business if you like her, what does it have to do with her, right?" Cold-Blooded Seventh said to Ye Lang with a smile. She had only just learned about this, and she found that Ye Lang was actually quite a fun kid.

Ye Lang nodded and said, "Yes! That's right, I will continue! Also... after all you've said, you still haven't told me how to lie to her. Do you have no other way? If so, I'll listen to Athena; she's much smarter than you."