Yinshan Black River, Spice Business (Part 2)

Before anything was settled, Gu Zhi brought up his own business over there.

In truth, Gu Zhi had an acute sense of propriety. Knowing that Jiu Yan had a steady disposition and disliked playful, frivolous amusements, he surely had a genuine matter at hand by dropping by like this today. Naturally, he was more accustomed to voicing it in his usual flippant tone:

"Ascending the Outer Realms, come to think of it, is just that sort of business. Let's put that aside for now; I instead admire you, brother. These past few days in Huayan City, you've clearly been sitting securely at home, yet your knack for stirring up trouble with women is no whit inferior to your older brother's..."

The person he spoke of was not Zhu Wenying, who had offered herself up: "These past two days, half of Huayan City has known about it. As long as you are willing, you are Flower Lady's intimate guest!"

From his bantering words, Yu Ci caught the subtext: They're probing my bottom line over there?

"Hey, don't put it like that. They're inviting you over. You've eaten and wiped your mouth clean of someone else's dancing girl, so even if you don't give an explanation, you ought to show some gesture at least."

As he spoke, he produced a message card as if by magic and handed it over.

To one side, Zhu Wenying stepped forward abruptly, taking it with her own hands first before passing it on.

This maneuver drew sideways glances, leaving Yu Ci speechless. She's already getting into character?

He lowered his head to read the card. It stated quite clearly that they were inviting members of the Evergreen Gate to Yinan Garden to discuss a recent business deal, though it did not explicitly state whom they were