Chapter 105: Secret Maneuvers in the Land of Softness

Three days later.

The courtyard sent by the Zhou Family was in a secluded alley in the east of the city.

It was not big, with two courtyards front and back and a small garden, but it had the advantage of being quiet.

Su Yun was very satisfied.

Zhou Yuankui was quite reliable in his dealings; not only did he provide the courtyard, but he also sent four maidservants.

Of course, they were maidservants in name, but in reality, they were just there to "serve" him, stuffed in by the Zhou Family.

Su Yun looked at the four maidservants.

They were all at the Qi Refinement Stage, seventeen or eighteen years old, and quite pretty.

He did not refuse.

Meat delivered to his mouth, it would be a waste not to eat it.

Besides, he had no intention of pretending to be a gentleman in front of the Zhou Family.

On the first night, he kept two of the four maidservants.

The other two ran out with blushing faces and hid from him the next day.

Shen Ying watched from the side, wanting to say something but holding back.

Su Yun leaned on the couch, legs crossed, holding the intelligence sent by the Zhou Family.

"What do you want to say?"

Shen Ying hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Young Master, the Zhou Family sent these people here, I'm afraid they want to… keep an eye on you."

Su Yun smiled.

"I know."

He put down the intelligence and looked at Shen Ying: "But do you think I need to be afraid of them watching me?"

Shen Ying was stunned.

Su Yun continued: "That old fox Zhou Yuankui, sending me women, is merely trying to test my background. To see what kind of person I really am and what weaknesses I have."

"Then I will let him see."

A playful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Let him see that I, Su Yun, am just a Loose Cultivator who loves comfort. Having come to the Central Region, I just want to stay comfortably, with no other intentions."

Shen Ying understood.

The Young Master was using their own plan against them.

"Then… what should we do next?"

Su Yun tossed the intelligence onto the table.

"There is a Second Madam in the Zhao Family, the Third Young Miss of the Wang Family's main branch, and the second wife of the Li Family's Patriarch."

He paused, smiling meaningfully: "Help me investigate these three people and see where they like to go usually."

Shen Ying's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head to reply: "Yes, Young Master."

Five days later.

West of the city, Cuiyun Pavilion.

This was the largest teahouse in Qinghe City and also the place where the ladies and young misses of those noble families liked to go the most.

In a private room on the second floor, Su Yun held a teacup, sipping tea slowly.

He wore a moon-white robe, his hair tied up with a jade hairpin, looking just like a dashing Young Master from a noble Family.

"Young Master."

Shen Ying entered from outside the door and said in a low voice, "The Second Madam of the Zhao Family has arrived."

Su Yun looked up.

Downstairs, a woman was walking gracefully into the teahouse.

She was twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a slender figure, eyes filled with charm, wearing a lotus-root colored dress, walking with a graceful, lotus-like gait.

The Second Madam of the Zhao Family.

It was said that she was not the original wife, but a concubine later taken by the Zhao Family's Patriarch; because she was beautiful and favored, she was promoted to the position of primary wife.

Su Yun narrowed his eyes.

"Did you find out clearly?"

Shen Ying nodded: "She comes to Cuiyun Pavilion every afternoon, stays for about an hour, then goes to the fabric shop to browse, and then returns to the Zhao Mansion."

"Alone?"

"Alone. No maidservants."

Su Yun smiled.

"Interesting."

He put down the teacup and stood up.

"Let's go, let's go meet this Second Madam."

Downstairs in the main hall.

The Second Madam of the Zhao Family sat by the window, with a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks in front of her.

Her gaze was unfocused, as if she were daydreaming.

Su Yun walked up to her and smiled slightly: "Madam, may I ask if this seat is taken?"

The Second Madam was stunned and looked up at him.

Then, she froze.

The man in front of her was extremely handsome.

With clear eyebrows and bright eyes, a smile at the corner of his lips, he possessed an indescribable… sense of approachability.

It made people feel a sense of goodwill at first glance.

"No, no one."

She withdrew her gaze in a fluster.

Su Yun sat down opposite her.

"I am Su Yun, newly arrived in Qinghe City, forgive the abrupt intrusion, I hope Madam will excuse me."

The Second Madam's face flushed slightly.

"I… I am known as Madam Zhao."

Su Yun picked up the teacup and took a gentle sip.

"Is Madam Zhao here for tea alone?"

Madam Zhao nodded.

"My husband is busy with official business, and I was bored, so I came to sit for a while."

Su Yun smiled.

"That's perfect. I am also alone and bored, why don't we join each other?"

Madam Zhao was stunned for a moment, her face turning even redder.

But she did not refuse.

An hour later.

When Madam Zhao left Cuiyun Pavilion, her steps were a bit unsteady.

Her mind was filled with that man's smile and the things he had said.

Those words sounded ordinary, yet they always made her heart race.

She hadn't had this feeling in a long time.

Behind her, Su Yun stood by the window, watching her back disappear into the crowd.

Shen Ying walked over and said in a low voice: "Young Master, has she taken the bait?"

Su Yun smiled.

"It's still early. But it's getting close."

Seven days later.

North of the city, the Wang Family.

The Third Young Miss of the Wang Family's main branch, given name Wannian.

Eighteen years old, with almond eyes and rosy cheeks, she was a famous beauty in Qinghe City.

Unfortunately, her fate was not good.

Her father was of the Wang Family's main branch, but his cultivation was poor, and he had no say in the clan.

Although Wannian was beautiful, she had long been unable to marry into a good Family.

Too high for some, too low for others.

And so, it dragged on until she was eighteen.

In the world of cultivation, eighteen is not very old, but it is definitely not young either.

Wannian had been very annoyed lately.

So annoyed that she didn't even want to go to her favorite rouge shop.

She lay in her room, staring blankly at the bed canopy.

Suddenly, a maidservant came to report: "Young Miss, someone sent something for you."

Wannian was stunned.

"What is it?"

The maidservant brought in a brocade box.

Wannian opened it.

Inside was a jade hairpin.

The jade was warm and moist, the carving exquisite; it was clearly worth a lot.

There was also a note in the brocade box: "Meeting by chance on the street that day, I was struck by your beauty. A mere small gift to express my feelings."

The signature was: Su Yun.

Wannian froze.

That day on the street?

She thought for a long time before she remembered.

Seven days ago, she went to the fabric shop to choose materials, and when she left, she accidentally bumped into a man.

The man was very handsome, smiled and said "Be careful, Miss," and then left.

So it was him?

Wannian's face slowly turned red.

Three days later.

Wannian appeared in a teahouse in the south of the city.

Su Yun was already waiting there.

Still wearing that moon-white robe, still with that gentle smile.

The moment Wannian saw him, her heart skipped a beat.

"Young Master Su…"

Su Yun stood up and pulled out a chair for her.

"Miss Wang, please sit."

Wannian sat down, blushing.

Su Yun poured her a cup of tea.

"On the street that day, it was my clumsiness. I hope Miss will not take offense."

Wannian shook her head.

"No, no offense…"

Su Yun looked at her with gentle eyes.

"That is good."

He paused, then suddenly said: "Actually, I asked you out today, Miss, because I wanted to say…"

Wannian's heart beat even faster.

Su Yun looked at her, word by word: "I would like to make friends with you, Miss."

Wannian was stunned.

Make friends?

Just… make friends?

She felt a little disappointed, yet also had an indescribable expectation.

But when she looked up and met Su Yun's gentle eyes, she suddenly felt that anything was okay.

"Okay."

She said softly.

That afternoon, they chatted for a long time in the teahouse.

Su Yun was very good at chatting.

From poetry and songs to cultivation anecdotes, and even various local customs, he could talk about everything.

Wannian was amused by him several times.

When she left, she looked back at him.

The man stood at the door of the teahouse, looking at her with a smile.

The sunlight shone on him, as if plated with a layer of gold.

Wannian's heart was completely in chaos.

Five more days passed.

The second wife of the Li Family's Patriarch also "encountered" Su Yun.

The location was a Magical Artifact shop in the east of the city.

The woman was in her early thirties, still charming, and had been newly married to the Li Family's Patriarch last year.

It was said that the Li Family's Patriarch was advanced in age and rarely went to her room anymore.

It only took Su Yun half an hour to make her leave with a blushing face and a pounding heart.

Shen Ying stood to the side, silently watching all of this.

She understood her master less and less.

This man clearly had countless means to directly take these women.

Yet he chose this method.

Slowly approaching, slowly teasing, letting them fall into it themselves.

Just like a hunter setting a trap, waiting for the prey to step in on its own.

"Young Master."

She couldn't help asking, "Why don't you just directly…"

Su Yun turned to look at her.

"Directly what?"

Shen Ying blushed and didn't dare to continue.

Su Yun smiled.

"You want to say, why not just use the Enslavement technique?"

Shen Ying nodded.

Su Yun shook his head.

"The Enslavement technique is the last resort. If used too much, those people will become suspicious."

"And…"

He paused, smiling meaningfully: "Don't you think this is more interesting?"

Shen Ying was stunned.

More interesting?

Su Yun didn't explain further and turned away.

That night.

The Second Madam of the Zhao Family dreamed of Su Yun for the first time.

In the dream, he still had that gentle smile, but was doing things that made her blush and her heart race.

She woke up from the dream, her whole body burning.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that she had already fallen for him.

The next afternoon.

She went to Cuiyun Pavilion again.

Su Yun was indeed there.

Seeing her enter, he smiled slightly.

Madam Zhao's heart beat even faster.

She sat down opposite him.

The two chatted for a while, and Su Yun suddenly said: "Is Madam free tonight?"

Madam Zhao was stunned.

"Is… is there something?"

Su Yun looked at her with gentle eyes: "I would like to invite you, Madam, to the peach blossom forest in the south of the city to admire the moon."

Madam Zhao was stunned.

Admiring the moon in the peach blossom forest?

That place… was a famous spot for lovers to rendezvous in Qinghe City.

She opened her mouth, wanting to refuse.

But facing those gentle eyes, she suddenly couldn't say anything.

"Okay."

She heard herself say.

That night.

Peach blossom forest.

The moonlight was like water, spilling onto the blooming peach blossoms, beautiful to the point of being unreal.

Su Yun and Madam Zhao stood side by side.

Madam Zhao was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

Su Yun suddenly reached out and held her hand.

Madam Zhao shuddered.

"Madam."

His voice was very soft, "I know this is against propriety."

"But the first time I saw you, I…"

He paused, without finishing.

But Madam Zhao understood.

She looked up, meeting his eyes.

Under the moonlight, those eyes were so gentle they could drip water.

She suddenly was no longer nervous.

She stood on tiptoe and kissed him.

The moonlight fell quietly.

In the peach blossom forest, two figures gradually entangled together.

At that moment, Madam Zhao forgot she was the Second Madam of the Zhao Family.

Forgot her husband, forgot her Family, forgot everything.

She only knew that the man in front of her made her crazy.

An hour later.

Madam Zhao leaned in Su Yun's arms, her whole body limp.

She looked into his eyes and whispered: "Brother Su, I… can I see you again in the future?"

Su Yun lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

"Of course."

Madam Zhao closed her eyes contentedly.

What she didn't know was that the moment she closed her eyes, a golden light entered her brow from Su Yun's fingertips.

Very light, very faint.

She didn't even notice.

She only felt that in her heart, she was even more dependent on this man.

[Enslavement successful!]

[New slave acquired: Madam Zhao (Loyalty 82)]

Su Yun's mouth turned up slightly.

Done.

A few days later.

Wang Wannian was also asked out by him.

The location was by that small lake she liked best.

The same moonlight, the same gentleness.

Wannian was even more proactive than he had imagined.

She had long been waiting for this day.

That night, she didn't return to the Wang Family.

The next morning, she blushed and whispered to him: "Master."

[Enslavement successful!]

[New slave acquired: Wang Wannian (Loyalty 88)]

Then, it was the Li Family's second wife.

She was more uninhibited than the previous two.

After all, the Li Family's Patriarch hadn't touched her in a long time.

Su Yun only used half a night to make her completely fall.

[Enslavement successful!]

[New slave acquired: Liu Shi (Loyalty 91)]

Half a month later.

Su Yun sat in the courtyard, flipping through the intelligence sent by Shen Ying.

Three women, all taken care of.

Next, it was time to let them play their part.

The Second Madam of the Zhao Family could help him obtain intelligence on the Zhao Family.

Wang Wannian could blow some wind in the direction of the Wang Family's main branch.

The Li Family's second wife could even directly influence that senile Patriarch.

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

Shen Ying stood to the side, looking at him.

"Young Master, what to do next?"

Su Yun put down the intelligence and leaned back in his chair.

"No rush. Let them digest it first."

He looked up at the sky.

"Wait until they are completely unable to leave me, then have them do something."

Shen Ying nodded and said nothing more.

Behind him, two maidservants walked over with blushing faces.

"Young Master, the hot water is ready."

Su Yun stood up and stretched.

"Let's go, have a bath."

The two maidservants' faces turned even redder, and they lowered their heads, following behind him.

Shen Ying stood in place, watching his departing back.

How many sides did this man have?

When killing, he was a cold-blooded Devil Head.

When fighting, he was an invincible powerhouse.

But now…

he had turned into a romantic Young Master, playing with the world.

Shen Ying shook her head and followed.

In the room, steam was rising.

Su Yun leaned against the bathtub, eyes closed.

The two maidservants were blushing, scrubbing his back.

Outside the door, two more arrived.

They were the other two sent by the Zhou Family.

They lowered their heads and whispered: "Young Master, we… are also here to serve."

Su Yun opened his eyes and smiled.

"Come in, all of you."

The door closed.

In the room, the sound of water and laughter mixed together.

Outside the window, the moonlight spilled down.

Another beautiful night.