The Black-Screened Premonition

At the thought of the First Prince's gentle, calm face, Fang Yue suddenly found it so unfamiliar.

This man, the one closest to His Majesty in all of Qing, was someone Fang Yue had never truly seen through!

Thinking of Jing Yan and the others, imprisoned and reduced to playthings for the powerful, put up for auction, Fang Yue felt anger surge through him.

"The law? That's just a means for those in power to control those beneath them. But Captain Ye, if you want to rescue everyone, the best way is to wait until the auction is over, then follow the buyers and save them along the way. Or, if you have enough money, you could buy them back.

"But whatever you do, don't—don't make a move inside Cuckoo Bird Tower!"

"Why?"

"It's simple. Cuckoo Bird Tower is backed by the Four Princes! And there are experts on duty there every day. Whether or not you could beat them is beside the point; with the Four Princes' backing, we can't afford to get involved."

Experts?

Fang Yue already knew Cuckoo Bird Tower was backed by the Four Princes.

Since he was going there to demand the captives' release, he had already made up his mind to risk a clash with the Four Princes.

The only question was what level the experts guarding Cuckoo Bird Tower were.

If they were Cloud-grade, Fang Yue could still take his chances. But if they were Rain-grade... things would get tricky.

Still, Fang Yue couldn't just stand by and let anything happen to Tian Rui Chi and the others...

Damn it. At a time this critical, the sheepskin paper was still asleep. Otherwise, things wouldn't have been so troublesome.

Sensing that Fang Yue was backing down, Ming spoke more emphatically. "Cuckoo Bird Tower always