Gathering at Bamboo Heart Pavilion (3)

"Why didn't you say so sooner? I spent half the day researching!" Cold-Blooded Seventh complained a bit. It seemed that Ye Lang knew more details and was much more useful than the information in the documents.

"You didn't ask!" Ye Lang said casually.

"..."

Cold-Blooded Seventh was speechless. He had indeed not asked this question and had assumed that the other person knew nothing about it.

If Athena knew these words, she would definitely scold herself for being an idiot for letting go of Ye Lang's clue. She also overlooked the fact that Ye Lang had once pursued Li Yue and that Ye Lang might know Li Yue very well.

However, Athena was a bit smarter than Cold-Blooded Seventh. She had investigated all of these matters thoroughly, apparently through some of Li Yue's best friends' best friends.

"Hunting games...that's definitely something she likes. There's a large-scale hunt in the capital recently, and many nobles will be participating. Since she likes it, she'll definitely participate too! Perfect, you can use this opportunity to hang out with her." Cold-Blooded Seventh came up with a plan.

"A hunt? It's that time of year again. Li Yue will definitely be participating; I've participated before," Ye Lang said blankly.

The hunting in the Soaring Sky Imperial City is a tradition, not just a game for nobles, but also for commoners. Those who excel in the hunting will become prominent figures, so it is also an opportunity for them to rise to prominence, whether they are nobles or commoners.

In the past, members of the royal family would participate in this game, but it is believed that they will not participate this time. The reason is simple: the royal family has been almost completely eliminated by Zhao Yarou.

"Since you've participated before, that makes things even easier. This time, you must use this opportunity to get close to Li Yue. The hunt will last for seven days, which will create many opportunities..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said with a smile. She had already come up with many underhanded tricks, no, ingenious tricks!

"Is this your plan?" Ye Lang asked.

"Yes, this is just the beginning, and then..."

"I'll head to the Bamboo Heart Pavilion first. Goodbye!" Ye Lang got up and left before Cold-Blooded Seventh could finish speaking.

"Damn it, what do you mean? Are you looking down on me?" Cold-Blooded Seventh immediately stopped Ye Lang from leaving and questioned him angrily.

"Hmm! I've thought of that plan too, but have you considered the timeline? The hunt isn't going to start for another ten days. Am I supposed to wait here for ten days before it begins?" Ye Lang reminded Cold-Blooded Seventh.

Although Cold-Blooded Seventh's plan was correct and quite good, generally speaking, when pursuing someone or carrying out a plan, waiting ten days is not a problem, and it can even be said that this is a very short time.

However, Ye Lang is different this time. He doesn't want to waste these ten days. He must take action during these ten days. The hunt can be considered a follow-up, but it must not be the beginning.

Ye Lang was also confident that Athena's plan for him would be put into action within a day or two!

"Well, if you're in such a hurry, I can arrange an opportunity for you tomorrow," Cold-Blooded Seventh said immediately. She had a way to handle these things, even if it had to be done right away.

She simply thought that way would have the highest probability of success!

"Then you can come to the Bamboo Heart Pavilion with me. We'll contact each other then. You'll be a stranger to me, so this will be easy for you," Ye Lang said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright, we'll see later. It seems there's no chance today. I also want to see what kind of solution your Athena can give you." Cold-Blooded Seventh nodded, clearly a little unconvinced when she mentioned Athena.

"It must be a good idea!" Ye Lang said.

"Snort!"

And so, Ye Lang, Cold-Blooded Fifth, and Cold-Blooded Seventh left one after another, and then came to stay at the Bamboo Heart Pavilion, of course, as three complete strangers.

Cold-Blooded Seventh's appearance had changed so much that Ye Lang didn't recognize her, while Cold-Blooded Fifth was wearing a veil, something many young girls often did when going out, so it didn't attract any attention.

Not long after Ye Lang settled down, Athena indeed sent him a message, giving him a schedule to follow, and the plan was to begin the next morning.

Athena had investigated and found that Li Yue ate out every morning at a small stall. She wanted Ye Lang to appear there for breakfast, but not to have any contact with Li Yue; it was just a normal breakfast.

Next, she checked that Li Yue would be going to the City Guard for a while, which was a time when Ye Lang couldn't reach her, so there was no need to take any action.

After noon, Li Yue would appear at a place to practice archery. This was not a military shooting range, but a place that any civilian could enter. This was a habit Li Yue had before joining the army, and it had not changed to this day.

Ye Lang also needs to go, but only to practice archery; he doesn't need to do anything else...

According to Athena's plan, Ye Lang needs to appear in these places every day. Some places are fixed, and some are random. But the most important thing is that he doesn't do anything else for several days in a row. He just wants to leave an impression on Li Yue and make Li Yue feel that they have common interests.

Athena's plan was that no matter what suspicions Li Yue had about Ye Lang, or whether she came to probe and talk to him, Ye Lang had to act as if he knew nothing about it, so that the other party would think that Ye Lang was just a coincidence.

Some people questioned that Athena's plan was easily exposed, making Li Yue think that Ye Lang was doing it on purpose and doubting Ye Lang's motives.

In fact, this is the core of Athena's plan. She wants to make Li Yue suspicious. The more suspicious Li Yue is, the more she will care about Ye Lang and the deeper her impression of him will become.

With this foundation, Athena instructed Ye Lang not to pursue Li Yue's attitude at all. After a while, coupled with the "accidental" occurrence of some events, Li Yue's suspicions were dispelled.

Once the doubts are dispelled, Li Yue will feel guilty towards Ye Lang, which is even more fatal. If this is used well, pursuing Li Yue will be a piece of cake.

Ye Lang really liked this plan because he basically didn't have to do anything!

The most troublesome things were all arranged by Athena, namely those accidental events, which were also the key to the plan and required careful planning over a long period of time.

After seeing this series of plans, Cold-Blooded Seventh began to admire Athena a little, because Athena was able to minimize the unstable factor of Ye Lang. Although it was Ye Lang who pursued the matter, he seemed to have no need to do anything.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. If Ye Lang were to be tasked with something, he'd probably mess it up very quickly!

Thinking about this, Cold-Blooded Seventh realized that he was not as meticulous as Athena, and had not considered this point. Some of his plans required Ye Lang to complete them, which might be the key to success or failure.