Imperial Treasure

Chapter 664 - 427: Invitation_3

Sui Yi had the same plan in mind and promptly left with Gong Jiu after packing up their things.

There was no need to take the car; listening devices had been planted throughout the interior, not to mention the possibility of trackers on the vehicles outside.

They might just end up with a locator on them.

So the two of them left by taxi.

Upon reaching their destination...

Gong Jiu, with a backpack slung over her shoulders, looked at the bustling street before her and the villa in front of her. Turning left would take you to the shopping district, while turning right would lead to Beijing University.

Across from them was an entire street of gourmet eateries.

Gong Jiu’s eyes sparkled with keen interest. Sui Yi had already seen the address from the start and naturally knew it well, so it wasn’t a surprise to her. She couldn’t deny, however, that feeling of subtlety when she first saw the address.

The two quickly approached the villa...

Before they reached the front door was a gateway to the courtyard.

Upon ringing the doorbell, a seemingly ordinary woman came forward with a beaming smile to open the gate, as warm as if she were greeting a relative’s child.

Stepping through the door...

The first thing Sui Yi saw was an enormous crystal chandelier...

"So this is ’hiding in plain sight’? I thought it would be in the middle of nowhere or some abandoned factory...or if not that, a little house on a desert with a base underneath..."

Gong Jiu’s muttered words caused the movements in the living room to freeze momentarily.

She must have watched too many sci-fi movies.

Clack, clack, shoes hitting the staircase resonated as Yue Beiqing came downstairs, smiling at Sui Yi and her companion, "People in our line of work are never creative in this aspect... Miss Sui, do you know why this location was chosen?"

Gong Jiu silently cursed in her mind, Why not ask me? Mocking my intelligence?

Sui Yi, however, remained calm, finding the question rather casual, and answered even more casually, "Budget constraints?"

Pfft!

The people in the living room couldn’t help but laugh, and Gong Jiu stumbled a bit...

Yue Beiqing paused, still smiling, "How so?"

"This is your house," Sui Yi replied, turning her gaze to the various people sitting in the living room.

To be precise, it wasn’t yet clear who among them was on the list, but many were certainly familiar faces.

Cao Yu and his sister, Fu Ling, Old Master, Zhong Li with Nie Guiwan, Xiao Xianting, Pu Qinghan, Gong Jiu, female star Lin Junyun, Zheng Wen, Zheng Yu...

Each of them was a person of no ordinary status.

The villa was large, and naturally, the living room was vast, with four long couches, along with smaller sofas and chairs and so on...

In the corner of the left side sat an elderly person with a straight back busy on the phone, while on the right three people were gathered: a middle-aged woman dripping with jewels, a middle-aged chubby man with an official air about him, and a gentlemanly-looking person wearing gold-rimmed glasses, very amiable...

Apart from these people, Fu Ling and Old Master each had a man standing behind them, obviously bodyguards; one was handsome, tall, and sharp-eyed, the other middle-aged, thin, short, and ordinary...

Then there were the official personnel associated with Yue Beiqing; there were ten in plain sight, but who knows how many were hidden.

As soon as Sui Yi and Gong Jiu entered, they were surrounded by the eyes of these people.

Some were surprised, others had anticipated their arrival.

"I believe a master such as Miss Sui is not a prey for people like us," declared Old Master, his voice loud and friendly.

Fu Ling laughed as she smoked in her cheongsam, looking as supple as a willow, "It must be a matter of being entrusted by someone... Miss Yue, we appreciate your earnest effort."

Yue Beiqing responded gracefully and composed, "It’s part of my duties, Miss Sui, Miss Gong Jiu, please take a seat..."

Just as Sui Yi was about to sit down, someone came down from upstairs, and the door in the back opened...

The first person they noticed was the one coming from upstairs.

Su Zimu?

Sui Yi and Gong Jiu were both taken aback. How had this girl become involved too!

At that moment, a frail and gentle voice from behind Sui Yi called out, "Miss Sui..."

Sui Yi turned around, saw Zhuang Ziliu, and the person behind Zhuang Ziliu...not a woman.

Not that woman.

A man.

A man with a long bow on his back.

Ah Guna.

Gong Jiu glared at the two newcomers, especially at Ah Guna. If it had been before, she would have charged at him and torn him to pieces, but now, she had to restrain herself!

The threat posed by Zhuang Ziliu was apparent to her from some small changes in Sui Yi’s expressions.

Clearly, others also sensed the strange tension between Zhuang Ziliu’s pair and Sui Yi...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)