53: Come inside with me!

Gulp~

The Maidservant swallowed hard.

Sensing Jiang Susu's anger, coupled with her breathtaking beauty, the Maidservant ultimately decided to compromise. "Wait here, miss. I'll go report this immediately."

With that, the Maidservant hurried upstairs.

"How outrageous! Running a Hundred Flowers Tower but not allowing patrons to choose... not even when money is offered... How dare they turn the natural order upside down and pick their customers?"

Jiang Susu ground her teeth in frustration;

This couldn't help but remind her of her own situation... being so despised by Chen Qingxuan that he pretended to sell her.

That heartless man... as picky as ever!

Not long after.

The Maidservant returned in a fluster. "Miss, our manager... ah, no, our boss invites you in. Please follow me!"

The two walked one after the other towards the top floor of the Hundred Flowers Tower.

"Our boss is inside."

After leading her to the door, the Maidservant took the initiative to withdraw.

Creak—

Without any hesitation, Jiang Susu kicked the door open and walked in.

A refreshing, pleasant fragrance greeted her along with the sight of classically elegant interior decor. The next moment, however, Jiang Susu furrowed her delicate brows;

Because the person who appeared in her field of vision was not the man she had imagined... he wasn't even a man at all!

"Miss, who are you? Why are you so insistent on picking me?" Zhao Xiaoyin spoke first, her beautiful eyes appraising Jiang Susu from head to toe;

Jiang Susu was utterly confused. "I want to see your boss!"

"I am the boss."

"You're the boss of the Hundred Flowers Tower?"

"That's right!"

Zhao Xiaoyin stood up.

Meeting Jiang Susu's suspicious gaze, she smiled and countered, "Aside from me, could there possibly be another boss in this Hundred Flowers Tower? By the way, who are you?"

"..."

Jiang Susu looked as if her whole world had been turned upside down;

Wasn't that heartless man supposed to be the boss?

Staring at the seductive woman before her, who looked every bit like a seasoned madam from a pleasure house, Jiang Susu couldn't help but suspect she had come to the wrong place.

Chen Qingxuan simply wasn't here.

But... Huang Qingxue had no reason to lie to her, especially since she had even produced Chen Qingxuan's portrait.

Thinking of this, Jiang Susu said coldly, "The person I'm looking for is Chen Qingxuan!"

Thud—

Zhao Xiaoyin's pupils contracted.

But the next moment, she steeled herself and shook her head. "Don't know him!"

"Don't know him?"

Jiang Susu, however, smiled.

It must be known that the first form of the <Nine Profound Pupils> is <Insight>, which misses no detail. Therefore, at this moment, the aura of guilt emanating from Zhao Xiaoyin was telling her loud and clear—

This was Chen Qingxuan's lair!

Boom—

Without another word, Jiang Susu directly activated the power of the <Nine Profound Pupils>. A pair of sharp phoenix eyes began to scan the entire room, and even the entire Hundred Flowers Tower.

Feeling that invisible pressure, Zhao Xiaoyin felt as if facing a formidable enemy. "Miss, let's talk this out properly. Our Hundred Flowers Tower is open for business. Please don't disturb our patrons..."

"Make that heartless man come out!"

Jiang Susu said sharply;

Although she hadn't detected Chen Qingxuan's aura, she was already convinced that Zhao Xiaoyin knew him. A terrifying might pressed down upon the other woman.

Thud—

Meeting those icy cold eyes, Zhao Xiaoyin's mind buzzed, and she couldn't help but feel a wave of genuine terror from the depths of her heart;

At the same time, upon hearing Jiang Susu's way of addressing Chen Qingxuan, she was utterly dumbfounded.

Who is this one now?

Just a few days ago, a woman came and caused a huge scene at the Hundred Flowers Tower, scaring Chen Qingxuan into having to pretend to sever ties with the establishment. How come another one showed up today... and neither of them seems easy to deal with.

"Miss, calm down a bit... he's no longer associated with our Hundred Flowers Tower."

At this point, Zhao Xiaoyin could only stall while secretly activating a Formation;

Boom—

In an instant, the aura of the Formation soared into the sky.

A golden net-like Formation suddenly manifested in the Void Realm, lunging towards Jiang Susu with swift speed.

Bang—

But the next moment, before that golden net could even get close to Jiang Susu, it was instantly dispersed into waves of Qi by a strange light blooming from her eyes.

"Huh?"

Zhao Xiaoyin was dumbstruck.

That Soul-Binding Formation just now could suppress even a Peak Mahayana Realm Cultivator, and it was shattered by a mere glance?

Just who is this girl?

"It seems you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit." A cold glint flashed in Jiang Susu's eyes; she had already developed killing intent towards the Zhao Xiaoyin before her.

Meeting those murderous eyes, Zhao Xiaoyin's heart constricted violently.

"No, no, no... I know where he is."

The next moment, Zhao Xiaoyin waved her hands repeatedly. "Listen to me, miss. I have no intention of being your enemy... You're right. He was indeed the hidden boss of the Hundred Flowers Tower before, but something happened, and he had to flee... Then he transferred the Hundred Flowers Tower to us... From now on, we handle all profits and losses ourselves... So when I said I'm the boss of the Hundred Flowers Tower, I wasn't deliberately lying to you."

"Cut the nonsense." Jiang Susu coldly interrupted. "Where is he?"

"In a dilapidated temple outside the city..."

Zhao Xiaoyin could only reveal the location;

It wasn't that she deliberately betrayed Chen Qingxuan. This was what Chen Qingxuan had instructed before leaving: if someone comes looking, hold them off if you can... If you can't hold them off, then tell them he's outside the city.

"I haven't read many books, so you'd better not lie to me." Jiang Susu warned. "If I go there and don't find him... next time I come, it will be to wash your Hundred Flowers Tower in blood!"

Gulp~

Zhao Xiaoyin forced a smile. "My lady, how would I dare lie to you... He really has nothing to do with our Hundred Flowers Tower anymore... I only acted to restrain you because I was afraid you'd act impulsively... But I truly have no desire to be your enemy... And I'm telling the truth. He's definitely still there."

"...Hmph!"

Jiang Susu couldn't be bothered to argue further and left directly to find Chen Qingxuan.

Phew—

Only after Jiang Susu had left did Zhao Xiaoyin finally relax with a sigh of relief.

"Really, all you ever have me do is squeeze grape juice... you never mentioned you owed so many romantic debts!"

Elsewhere;

A dilapidated temple outside the city.

Chen Qingxuan had purchased this plot of land early on, originally intending to build a Hundred Ducks Tower. Unfortunately, the world lacked dashing, handsome men of his caliber;

Hence, it had been left idle all this time.

Now, however, it served as his temporary lodging.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Chen Qingxuan, who had been lying on a rocking chair reminiscing about life, abruptly opened his starry eyes.

The next moment, a graceful figure landed in the courtyard. It was none other than Jiang Susu.

Seeing her, Chen Qingxuan immediately stood up. He instinctively wanted to play dumb and pretend not to know her, but considering she had already tracked him down here;

It seemed pointless to play dumb.

At this moment, Jiang Susu was also staring at him. Seeing this heartless man again... her feelings were a tangled mess.

Then, Chen Qingxuan spoke first, his tone enthusiastic and polite. "Well, if it isn't Susu? How did you grow up so big in the blink of an eye?"

"..."

Jiang Susu stared at him quietly, not uttering a word;

She had originally prepared many things to say, but now they were all stuck in her throat.

A bad feeling arose in Chen Qingxuan's heart. He tentatively asked, "Susu... let big brother test you with a question... Did your Revered Master ever tell you that, in fact, I didn't sell you back then?"

"..."

Jiang Susu snapped back to reality;

Looking at that still-handsome face, she smiled. A jade-like finger pointed to the nearby room.

"Now take off your clothes... and come inside with me!"

Carrying her into the room~~~