What rotten luck.
The one who had come was Elder Black Tooth.
At this moment, he was dressed much like Chen Yi: black robes, a black iron mask beneath his hood.
The difference was that Chen Yi wore an additional black cloak, with a bamboo hat atop his head.
Yet upon hearing Black Tooth's words, both of them froze.
Lou Yuxue was merely stunned, but Chen Yi immediately held his breath and carefully concealed himself.
Had Black Tooth not made no effort to hide his tracks when he arrived earlier, with his eyes fixed solely on Lou Yuxue, Chen Yi might have been cornered by him as well.
After her brief daze, however, Lou Yuxue instantly put on a bewitching smile. Her eyes drifted toward him as she giggled.
"Who did I think was coming out in the middle of the night to scare people? So it was Elder Black Tooth~"
"Weren't you off collecting the reward for that deal? Showing up here at this hour, have you gotten the Silver Coins already?"
Black Tooth remained unmoved. His icy, emotionless eyes fixed on her as he asked, word by word,
"Where. Did. You. Go?"
Lou Yuxue's expression did not change. Smiling, she replied, "Elder, you clearly know the answer and still ask. I was worried Liu Wu's identity might be questionable, so I personally went to Liu Wen to confirm it."
"And the result?"
"Of course there was no problem~ That Liu Wu truly is Young Master Liu's man. I made the trip for nothing~"
Black Tooth scrutinized her for a moment, then nodded slightly. "I see... I wronged you. I thought you meant to leak that deal."
Lou Yuxue said coquettishly, "Elder, you worry far too much. We both belong to Bright Moon Tower. How could I be so