Husband and Wife to Battle – Waiting to Speak

The three of us sneaked our way to Feiyun Hall's secret room. Based on my analysis of the conversation between Yang Lianhua and Lu Shangfei, the stolen goods were supposed to be in the secret room. General Manager Bai and I decided to investigate it straight away and take them back if we found the goods.

I showed the two the highest form of courtesy on the way, allowing them to walk in front. Both of them wore weird looks: "General Manager, Lord Zi, this way please."

Bai Lian fumed, "Teach Lord Zi nonsense again, and I'll serve you a dish of comeuppance."

I actually already took a savage beating after Bai Lian heard Lord Zi mention I could be his biological father. Why? Because she was positive I misled him with my bad influence and desecrated Brilliant Consort whom she respected most.

'Eunuch, you were probably still playing in a sandpit when I got to know Feng Huang!'

It took ages and plenty of effort to explain and convince Bai Lian it was just a misunderstanding. Oh, and I only took three slaps to the face. How about that? Impressed with my tremendous accomplishment?

As for Lord Zi's perception of me… I explained to him, "I only head about your mother; I don't actually know her. Stop making wild guesses."

Lord Zi kept glancing in my direction; he didn't believe me. He kept using his hand to compare his to mind to see if we resembled each other.

'That method doesn't even work, Kid! Similar hands don't make you my son! Don't go labelling me things that'll make my head roll! I don't want to be the antagonist who gifted the Emperor a green hat after I retired. By the way, why aren't you suspecting your mother had an affair?! We don't resemble each other in any shape or form!!'

"Shifu," called Lord Zi. He didn't call me "dad", since there were no outsiders around. I couldn't be bothered correcting him again, so I let him call me what he fancied. After thinking, he inquired, "Ar