Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 826

Chapter 826: Chapter 823: Where the Heart Points

He lifted his gaze and surveyed the room: "This matter... I think I’ll save it for a conversation with the true Ghost-faced Prince."

After speaking, Xiao Rongyan nodded in farewell to the astonished Ghost-faced Prince and pulled open the carved flower partition of the private room...

The bustling and noisy merriment and zither sounds from the brothel immediately poured in, jolting the Ghost-faced Prince back to his senses, his face paling as he instinctively looked at the wall next door.

Yue Shi, who had been watching the commotion inside the brothel, heard the door open and hurriedly came forward: "Master, are you leaving?"

"Did anyone leave from the next room just now?" Xiao Rongyan asked.

"No!" Yue Shi shook his head.

But Xiao Rongyan distinctly heard someone leave the neighboring room when he opened the partition of his private room earlier.

"Is the master suspicious?" Yue Shi immediately grew cautious.

Thinking about the layout of the Happy Building, Xiao Rongyan quickly deduced that the Ghost-faced Prince must have left through the window. Without another word, he pushed open the partition next door. Sure enough... the window was wide open.

Seeing his master leap forward in three swift steps and jump out the window, Yue Shi quickly followed... he saw his master nimbly land on the roof of a carriage, and Yue Shi also used one hand to support himself on the window as he chased after.

Bai Qingyu, sitting inside the carriage, calmly drew his sword and thrust it upwards to the roof, while Xiao Rongyan flipped and landed in front of the carriage, causing the coachman to quickly rein in the horse.

Xiao Rongyan chuckled and shook the intertwined jade tassels at his waist, speaking to the carriage: "I ask the Ghost-faced Prince to be sincere, otherwise... the news that the Ghost-faced Prince is from Jin and a member of the Bai family of the Jin Kingdom will be sent back to Rong, and the King of Rong will reconsider whether to bestow such trust and power upon the Ghost-faced Prince, whether to entrust state affairs to the Ghost-faced Prince."

With leverage in hand, if one wants to negotiate... one must first show their sword, so the Ghost-faced Prince cannot disdain, thus lowering his guard for a proper conversation.

The sheepskin lanterns hanging at the four corners of the carriage swayed incessantly due to the sudden halt, casting a cold and deep reflection on Bai Qingyu’s eyes as he looked up.

The coachman, who had been driving, stood to the side, gripping the sword at his waist tightly. He guarded at Xiao Rongyan’s side, holding his longsword, just waiting for his master’s command to draw the sword and charge at Xiao Rongyan.

"Apulu, stand back."

Bai Qingyu’s voice came from inside the carriage, prompting Apulu to step back two paces, still alert.

"Prince, how about stepping out of the carriage for a conversation..." Xiao Rongyan said warmly.

Bai Qingyu used his longsword to lift the curtain of the carriage, looking at Xiao Rongyan standing in front of the carriage.

The bright moonlight bathed the ground in a clear glow, accentuating the outlines of Xiao Rongyan’s features.

"Does the Ninth Prince really think fabricating a rumor will make me believe it?" Bai Qingyu’s hoarse, unpleasant voice sounded as if it belonged to an old man weathered by time. "Especially... posing as a wealthy Wei merchant, Xiao Rongyan, spying in various kingdoms, the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom."