The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

"You three..."

Hu Linxiao slammed his big hand on the table.

"I want this room!"

Before Lou Zhe could speak, Zong Wu spoke first.

"Hey, hey, hey, the last name is Hu."

"Why should I give you this room?"

Hu Linxiao snorted, put his hands on his waist, and looked at Zong Wu with disdain.

"Why, you want to show me?"

Zong Wu was provoked by the contemptuous tone and was about to fight with Hu Linxiao immediately.

Seeing that there was a verbal conflict between the two, they were about to fight.

The shopkeeper couldn't sit still any longer.

Today is Chinese New Year, and this troupe was hired by the city lord just to entertain the people.

Nothing can go wrong in my theater.

He immediately ran out and asked the guards outside the door who were responsible for protecting the safety of the people and also closely monitoring the movements of the opera troupe to come in and deal with the matter.

When the commander of the guards walked in, Hu Linxiao and Zong Wu were already ready.

The people around knew the identities of these three people to some extent, and they seemed to be about to take action.

They all stayed far away, leaving a big circle for the two of them in the middle.

Lou Zhe was very calm.

He sat in an empty seat not far from the two of them, drinking the tea in his hand as if it had nothing to do with him.

Hu Linxiao twisted his wrists and ankles, and the next moment he was ready to pounce on Zong Wu.

Unfortunately, before he could make any move, the commander of the guards stood in the middle holding an identity token representing the City Lord's Mansion.

"The city lord's order is here again!"

The City Lord's Token is the token representing the City Lord Ye Buhuo. Even the Acting City Lord is not more powerful than the City Lord's Token.

The City Lord's Order is generally not easily taken out by the Acting City Lord.

So when the commander of the guards appeared with the city lord's order, everything around fell silent.

Thinking of Ye Buhuo who was behind the City Lord's Order, even Hu Linxiao and Zong Wu had to listen obediently to the commander of the guards.

"The Acting City Lord has issued an order!"

The guard commander continued:

"Anyone who does this today will be arrested and brought to the government."

“No mercy!”

Originally, the city lord's order was prepared to guard against the opera troupe.

As long as they make any unusual movements, the guards can use this token to control them all.

I didn't expect it would come in handy at this moment.

After the guard leader finished speaking, he looked around with a sharp look, giving a hint of warning.

Seeing that Hu Linxiao and Zong Wu were both still somewhat unconvinced, but unable to lose their temper due to the city lord's order.

The shopkeeper quickly came up to smooth things over.

"Master Hu, Master Zong, Master Lou."

"Although there is only one private room in the inn, it is a top-notch room and is very large. It can easily accommodate ten people."

"Coincidentally, today is also Chinese New Year. How about you three...get together too?"

Hu Linxiao and Zong Wu glanced at each other at the same time, their eyes full of disgust.

Instead, Lou Zhe, who had been sitting quietly, stood up.

He adjusted his sleeves carefully, then walked towards the two of them, bowed and said:

"Master Hu, Master Zong. Now that we are here, we must watch this play."

"There is only this one room now, so please do me a favor and squeeze in with me."

Hu Linxiao and Zong Wu knew that there would be no winner today the moment the City Lord's Order appeared.

Unfortunately, the two of them couldn't bring themselves to lose face in public.

At this time, Lou Zhe spoke gently and his attitude was humble.

This is a big step forward.

The two of them agreed.

Finally, the three of them sat together in a private room on the second floor.

The private room is indeed a top-notch room. It is not only large but also has a great location.

The window faces the stage downstairs.

The troupe on the stage sang a story very appropriately about how a warrior bravely defeated the ferocious Nian beast.

After the warrior defeated the Nian beast, he returned to the village and married the girl he grew up with.

The Nian Beast is a legend known to everyone in the Kingdom of Night, and the happy ending of the story is also popular with the people of the Kingdom of Night.

Listening to the cheers coming from below from time to time, Hu Linxiao curled his lips in disdain.

"What's the point of this? Isn't it just fighting a ferocious beast? I can fight it too!"

Zong Wu rolled his eyes at the crude words and said:

"This is a legend of the Night Country. Why are you joining in the fun?"

Perhaps it was because they had clinked glasses several times while watching the show, and the relationship had eased a lot.

Hearing Zong Wu's words, Hu Linxiao did not get angry, but instead laughed out loud a few times.

"Hahaha, that's right."

"Only Yeguo would take this kind of thing seriously."

Hearing the disdain in Hu Linxiao's words, Lou Zhe took a sip of hot tea and asked:

"Since Lord Hu is so disdainful of the Ye Kingdom, why do you still come here to do business?"

Hu Linxiao picked up the wine bowl, raised his head, opened his mouth wide and drank it all in one gulp.

"If it weren't for the money, I wouldn't be here!"

Speaking of silver, Zong Wu nodded in agreement.

"As small vassal states, we have no other choice but to come to Ye Country for trade."

Lou Zhe raised his eyes and looked between the two of them, then slowly said:

"Speaking of silver, I have heard that there is a huge treasure hidden at the border between the North Country and the Night Country."

“If we can get this treasure, it will be worth countless mountains of gold and silver.”

When he heard there was a treasure, Hu Linxiao suddenly became interested.

He leaned forward, staring at Lou Zhe who was sitting opposite him, and asked:

"Are you serious? Don't lie to me!"

Before Lou Zhe answered, Zong Wu, who was sitting next to Hu Linxiao, spoke first.

He sneered and said:

"Do you believe this kind of nonsense?"

"If it's true that he didn't know how to get the treasure, why would he tell you and me?"

Hu Linxiao felt that what Zong Wu said made sense.

He retracted his forward leaning body, leaned lazily against the back of the chair behind him, and said:

"You also find this play boring, so you use this nonsense to tease me, right?"

Lou Zhe smiled faintly, shook his head, and explained:

"You two misunderstood."

"I can only confirm that the rumor about the treasure is true, but I don't know where the treasure is exactly."

Zong Wu still felt that Lou Zhe was just making up nonsense to deceive them.

He opened his mouth and said:

"How can you be sure the rumors are true if you don't even know where the treasure is?"

"Fire Lotus."

Lou Zhe replied,

"The treasure is opened by a jade pendant, which has a fire lotus engraved on it."

"I once saw a record of the Fire Lotus in a book that records strange things."

Lou Zhe slowly told the news about the Fire Lotus and the treasure.

Zong Wu was dismissive at first, but after hearing more he found the news to be somewhat credible.

He asked doubtfully:

"You mean, it was originally the emblem of a great family. After the family was destroyed, all the treasures of the family were hidden away?"