Chapter 141: My Bed... Is Cheating On Me

Chapter 141: My Bed Has Cheated on Me

The next day.

When Shan Wangjing opened her eyes, the sky was already bright.

She looked around the room in a daze. "Um, this isn't my room..."

Instantly, Shan Wangjing snapped awake, then looked at the bed—not her bed either...

"!!!"

Shan Wangjing instantly cast off morning drowsiness and sat up straight. Finding herself properly dressed in all her clothes, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Why am I sighing in relief???"

Recalling the events of the previous night, Shan Wangjing remembered that she had apparently slept in Zheng Jian's room.

At this thought, she muttered, "Oh, where did Brother Zheng sleep, then? Where is he?"

Aside from her, there was no one else in the room.

Shan Wangjing quickly got up, washed up, and pushed open the door. "Could Brother Zheng have slept in my room last night?"

A sudden flush of shyness hit her...

Because there were young maiden's undergarments in her room...

Standing at the doorway, Shan Wangjing's thoughts began to run wild and wander into all sorts of imaginative scenarios...

"Ah! What if Brother Zheng saw them?"

Suddenly, the sound of rushing wind broke the air. Shan Wangjing raised her head to see Zheng Jian flipping down gracefully from the roof.

Zheng Jian looked at Shan Wangjing and asked, "Did you sleep well?"

Shan Wangjing nodded instinctively. "Brother Zheng, you... why were you on the roof?"

Zheng Jian paused, pondering for a moment before saying, "My bed... cheated on me..."

"Huh? What?" Shan Wangjing was utterly confused.

"It was mine originally, but you went and slept in it. Doesn't that mean it cheated on me?"

Shan Wangjing: "..."

She instantly lost any desire to speak with Zheng Jian...

Grievance points from Shan Wangjing +666.

Zheng Jian felt quite satisfied. "Right, I picked up some important intelligence. Care to hear it?"

Shan Wangjing had been puffed up with anger and intended to ignore Zheng Jian, but she couldn't suppress her inner curiosity. After wrestling with herself for a good long while, she stiffly blurted out, "Speak."

Zheng Jian chuckled inwardly. With how far he could push things nowadays, Shan Wangjing's little temper tantrums were the easiest thing to handle.

"The Fragrant Vessel is being targeted again!" Zheng Jian said leisurely. "See, you won't even talk to me, I've practically become an outcast... How pitiful."

"What?" Shan Wangjing's voice instantly shot up by an octave, completely missing the part where Zheng Jian had indirectly compared her to a dog.

She immediately grabbed Zheng Jian's sleeve. "What's going on? Tell me quickly."

Zheng Jian cleared his throat. "Ahem... I ran around all night, only to come back and have someone usurp my bed. After drinking the cold night wind for half the night, my throat feels a bit dry..."

Grievance points from Shan Wangjing +500.

Shan Wangjing truly admired this man's ability to exasperate her. Helpless, she said, "Fine, please go inside the room and sit down. I'll pour you some tea to moisten your throat, and you can tell me slowly."

Zheng Jian smiled triumphantly, swaggered into the room with a pompous gait, and collapsed comfortably into a chair, shaking his leg rhythmically.

Seeing this, Shan Wangjing longed to sink her little tiger-like teeth into Zheng Jian, but concern for the Fragrant Vessel ultimately won out, and she obediently poured the tea.

Grievance points from Shan Wangjing +666.

"Brother Zheng, please have some tea (^‐^)!"

Zheng Jian smiled as he took the teacup. "Not bad, not bad."

Taking a small sip and letting out a long breath, Zheng Jian finally spoke: "Last time it was the Sea Sand Gang, this time it's the Giant鲲 (Kun) Gang. Same as before, they've set their sights on that ledger of yours."

Shan Wangjing understood immediately, realizing that Zheng Jian had actually gone out last night for the sake of her family's affairs. The resentment in her heart instantly dissipated by more than half, replaced by a lingering warmth and gratitude.

See? This is what we call sustainable development! While shearing the wool, don't forget to pat the little lamb on the head.

This was all experience Zheng Jian had gathered from Xue Keyan!

"Then, then let's go quickly and tell my mother, so the ledger doesn't fall into the hands of villains, won't we~ Brother Zheng~" Shan Wangjing said, shaking Zheng Jian's arm.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop right there! A gentleman's friendship is as pure as water!" Zheng Jian pulled his arm back, feeling a bit awkward.

The little warmth in Shan Wangjing's heart vanished into thin air instantly!

"I heard your mother is planning to take a trip to Pengcheng in the next few days. The round trip will take at least ten days. The Giant Kun Gang has already gotten wind of it and plans to make their move during this period, finding a way to steal the ledger."

Shan Wangjing wasn't stupid; she grasped the reasoning instantly.

Previously, the Sea Sand Gang had intended to seize the ledger by force, but they hadn't expected Zheng Jian to intervene and suffer a crushing defeat.

Now, the Giant Kun Gang also had designs on it, but instead of trying to take it by force, they chose to exploit the vulnerability and steal the ledger.

"Brother Zheng, why do you suppose everyone wants my family's ledger?" Shan Wangjing asked, perplexed.

Zheng Jian looked at Shan Wangjing and said, "Isn't that simple? Doesn't your family's ledger record the detailed transactions of various major factions purchasing weapons?"

"Yes, how did you know?" Shan Wangjing was even more puzzled.

"I heard about it! That's not important. What matters is that whoever gets their hands on the ledger can use it at court through the current emperor to bring down their rivals. The Sea Sand Gang is backed by the Yuwen Clan, and the Giant Kun Gang is backed by the Dugu Clan. They're natural adversaries. Do you understand now?"

Shan Wangjing's eyes widened in shock. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined that such a tiny ledger was entangled in the power struggle between the two great clans of the realm!

"Then... what should we do?" Being little more than a young girl at heart, Shan Wangjing instantly panicked.

"What to do? Cold scrambled eggs with chives!" Zheng Jian laughed. "This is what they say: 'An innocent man is guilty simply because he holds a jade ring.' But you don't need to worry too much. Your mother is a master in her own right and can hold her ground; otherwise, your Dongming Sect would have vanished long ago instead of lasting until now. Just go back and tell your mother this news, and she'll definitely have a way to handle it."

"Brother Zheng, please... help my mother once more. I, I'm scared... If you help my mother, I, I'll let you touch there..." Shan Wangjing stammered, feeling rather embarrassed.

"Holy... crap!" Zheng Jian was dumbfounded yet again. What is wrong with this little girl?

"Help~ help out~ homework help online~ I'll help, alright..."

Zheng Jian surrendered. How did things end up making him seem like he spent all day thinking about touching her chest?

As flat as a board, touching her would be no different from touching himself—at least he had pectoral muscles.

...

When night fell, Zheng Jian finally led Shan Wangjing toward the dock outside the city.

"Brother Zheng, why are we going at night?"

"Why are we even wearing night-walker outfits?"

"...... Stop asking, ask again and I'll commit suicide!" Zheng Jian said speechlessly. Why had this girl's IQ suddenly plummeted?

Following someone as outstanding as him should have made her smarter, right?

"Oh..." Shan Wangjing responded with a grievance-filled tone.

In the distance, Zheng Jian spotted the Fragrant Vessel moored at the edge of the dock and sighed helplessly. "You'll startle the snake in the grass! Do you want the Giant Kun Gang to notice us?"

As things stood, Shan Meixian was on the first floor, Yun Yuzhen of the Giant Kun Gang was on the third floor, and as for whether the Twin Dragons had discovered Yun Yuzhen's true face and which floor they were on, Zheng Jian couldn't be certain. But as for himself...

Heh, I'm in the stratosphere!

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