Angler's Fragrant Bait, Tangled Lines and Hook (Part 1)

In the blink of an eye, the night banquet neared its end. Cups and dishes lay scattered in a chaotic mess across the water pavilion, though things remained relatively calm on the surface. Cao Jie and the other lecherous scoundrels had already divided the rest of the dancing girls from the lake among themselves, some boldly acting with reckless abandon right there on the spot.

Amidst the general uproar, Flower Lady smiled and said, "I had originally hoped to have Master Jiu Yan stay the night in the garden, but it seems you have other matters on your mind. So be it. This child of mine will go with the Master, and you may release her whenever you feel satisfied."

Having spent so much time in close proximity to Flower Lady, he knew full well that this woman possessed formidable cultivation. When he had secretly probed her earlier, she had easily blocked his spiritual will's starlight; her cultivation at the Void-Walking realm was beyond doubt. Yet to be able to establish an enterprise like Yinan Garden here in the Northern Wastes meant that if she lacked an even deeper background, she certainly possessed far deeper schemes.

No harm ever came from being cautious around such a person.

Without standing on ceremony, Yu Ci pulled Bao Yun to her feet. At that moment he could fairly clearly sense the emotional fluctuations of the woman. In fact, with Bao Yun's paltry Tongshen cultivation, she could conceal nothing from him at all. Yu Ci let out a cold chuckle, flicked his sleeve across her face, and left her standing frozen in place with her spiritual will scattered, nipping any possible violent actions in the bud.

Yu Ci asked, "Taking her away for a few days, will it cause any great inconvenience to your