At the Pearl Shadow Club's main building, Lin Qi sat comfortably on the terrace, gazing out at Victory Palace, where people streamed in and out in a bustle as lively as a vegetable market.
Yun sat on his lap, both arms tightly wrapped around his waist. Yu Lian sat across from him with a cryptic look, secretly eyeing the male-disguised Yun as though he had seen a ghost—one had to admit, the disguise technique Yun had learned from Elder Qing was exquisitely subtle. She looked no different from a handsome young boy.
The boss... likes men? Yu Lian's feelings were complicated. After mechanically relaying the information he had obtained from Ailuo Si to Lin Qi, he simply sat there with an inscrutable expression, stealing a glance at Yun from time to time.
Lin Qi could not be bothered to explain Yun's identity and background to Yu Lian. Or perhaps one of his more malicious whims had surfaced—he deliberately stroked the face of that "handsome" "young boy," Yun, and the strange smile on his face made the atmosphere around them increasingly bizarre.
"Ais Te, one thousand mithril puppets." Lin Qi let out a soft sigh and glanced sideways at Yu Lian. He had only just ordered Alda to use his masculine charms to seduce the Silver Iris Family's maids and inquire into Ais Te's affairs, yet Yu Lian had already rendered such great service.
He pulled several high-denomination gold notes from his sleeve and handed them to Yu Lian, then stuffed a large pile of gold and blue-gold coins into his hands as well. Lin Qi said heavily, "That woman is called Ailuo Si, right? I don't know how to please women, but do everything you can to get close to her, seduce her, and make her your lover. On the