Insufficient balance

  The dinner lasted till late at night, and everyone went home afterwards.

  Yi Han returned to the inn in a daze, pushed open the door, lit the lamp, and found someone sitting in the room - it was Yan Luo.

  Yi Han lost his voice and said: "Why are you here?"

  "Return something to you," Yan Luo's expression remained icy, the soft candlelight shining on his face, and yet there were a few strands of a woman's unique rosy glow.

  Yi Han thought of this and got goosebumps all over his body, shook his head, and slapped his own brain hard. He's been thinking about women too much lately, no way, tomorrow he must go release the excess energy in his body.

  "What do I have to give you, if you want silver, I can give you some", Yi Han had no idea what Yan Luo wanted, how could someone with his abilities end up as a bandit.

  "I want silver tickets for what use? You will return things to me." Yan Luo's words were devoid of any emotion, cold and icy like a block of ice.

  Yi Han was dumbfounded and speechless, unable to make a sound. When had he ever taken anything from this man? The moment the word "thing" came to mind, he felt a wave of nausea, his eyes fixed on Yan Luo.

  The eyes of two people met in mid-air.

  For some reason, Yan Luo's cold and detached gaze suddenly collided with Yi Han's, and he actually flashed a hint of retreat, slightly lowering his head, not daring to look directly at the other person.

  Yi Hanleng snorted, knowing that breaking into someone's house at midnight was unjustifiable. With a strong tone, he said: "Leave quickly and I won't bother with this matter."

  Yan Luo suddenly raised his head, his eyes bursting with a fierce light, staring at Yi Han as if he wanted to kill him with his gaze.

  Yan Luo's gaze made Yi Han feel a chill run down his spine, and he couldn't help but wonder if this was the legendary killing intent that could make people tremble with fear just by releasing it.

  "What are you talking about," his tone softened a bit, but he had no intention of compromising.

  Yan Luo also seemed unwilling to linger here and said straightforwardly: "Carved phoenix jade pendant".

  It wasn't like he was borrowing something, and Yi Han let out a sigh of relief.

  He knew how I had the carved phoenix jade pendant, but this thing was exchanged for a donkey from the Erniu family that day and was sent away together. Now he can't take out this thing, thinking of this, he said lightly: "I do have a carved phoenix jade pendant, but I gave it to someone a few days ago".

  Yan Luo's eyes suddenly turned cold as frost, the chill in his gaze was three times more severe than the winter night wind. In a tone that made one's heart tremble, he said: "You actually dared to give away that jade pendant at will."

  Yi Han's eyes widened in shock, and his heart suddenly came to a boil. I was going to give the jade pendant to someone else, what business is it of yours? But because Yan Luo was formidable, he suppressed the flames of anger in his chest. He pulled out a silver note from his body and handed it to Yan Luo, "Since you don't have the jade pendant, take this silver note and go buy one that's good enough."

  A flash of silver light, the silver ticket instantly turned into fragments. My god! Yi Han was suddenly startled and quickly withdrew his hand, still holding a small corner of the fragment. This person had just tried to take his life, he didn't know how many times he had died, from childhood to adulthood, Yi Han had never felt himself so close to death.

  This old man is a difficult person to deal with, his mind is quick-witted and he's looking for a way to escape.

  Yan Luo Leng said: "Hand over the jade pendant, if you can't hand it over, I'll take your life tonight", his icy expression didn't show a hint of joking.

  Dead, dead, Second Bull Son, you want to kill me! Why did this person have to take that carved phoenix jade pendant? For a moment, it was hard for him to get it out. Yi Han broke out in cold sweat. The man had an icy face, silent and unresponsive, staring calmly at Yi Han without blinking his eyes even once. The atmosphere became eerie in an instant.

  After a moment, seeing Yi Han still motionless, Yan Luo's hand lightly moved towards the sword at his waist. As soon as he grasped the hilt, Yi Han's face suddenly flushed and he blurted out: "Give me a few more days, I will definitely return that jade pendant to you." In his heart, he felt wronged - it was clearly his own thing, but who let the other person have a sword in hand?

  Yan Luo's face warmed up, which made Yi Han feel much more at ease, the heart that had been hanging in his chest relaxed, it was too dangerous, next time if he saw this person again, he would absolutely run away without any hesitation.

  Yan Luo pointed to the yellow package at the corner of the bed, and Yi Han's face changed color. Inside were the revealing women's underwear he had bought at the clothing store that day. He wouldn't think that Yu Pei was hiding in there, would he? Was this jade pendant really so important to him, that he couldn't let go?

  Yi Han smiled bitterly and said: "There are just some personal belongings in there, you'd better not look. Do I have the nerve to cheat you looking like this?"

  A glimmer of pity flashed in Yan Luo's eyes, and he calmly said: "I can kill you at any time now, why don't you care at all?" His voice was tinged with a hint of warmth, but it only made Yi Han feel even more chilled to the bone, as if killing someone was just a casual conversation.

  Is there any other choice but to obey? It's all because I've read too many books and practiced martial arts too little, that's why I ended up in this situation where I'm at the mercy of others. He handed the package to Yan Luo, but tried his best to move back and keep a distance from Yan Luo.

  Yan Luo used the scabbard to lift open the package, and what entered his eyes was various styles of camisoles and shorts, with bold designs that made one's heart beat faster. Yan Luo's icy face inappropriately revealed a hint of blush, which disappeared as soon as it appeared.

  Yi Han's heart was worried that Yan Luo would also shred his treasured items like the silver tickets, and he said in a gentle voice that couldn't be any gentler: "Be careful, don't break them."

  Yan Luo suddenly reached into his bosom, and Yi Han was shocked. He thought to himself, "A hidden weapon? Poison? Or a blood drop? This is not good." Yan Luo weakly said, "If you like these clothes, take them away, just don't kill me."

  Waiting to see what was in his hand, it turned out to be a handkerchief that only women would carry with them. He also had a hobby of collecting such things, but he didn't think about it from another angle at all. This was because Yan Luofeng was handsome and elegant, with an air of heroism that dazzled people, without any coquettish mannerisms of a woman. Moreover, he trusted his nose too much, and even the scent on Ning Xiang's body, who had been dressed as a man since childhood, couldn't escape his nose.

  Yan Luo merely glanced at Yi Han with a calm and collected demeanor, his tone carrying an undeniable authority as he said, "Come over."

  He slightly hesitated for a moment, but could only proceed as instructed. With each step forward, his heart was racing fast, and it took him a long time to cover just one zhang of distance.

  As Dai Yi Han approached, Yan Luo's hands moved swiftly like lightning. Before he could react, the towel was crumpled into a ball and stuffed into his mouth. Just as he was about to remove it, an icy voice that sent shivers down his spine entered his ears, "You can try," without any hint of threat, but rather with a subtle tone of encouragement, yet somehow making him feel like this was not something to be trusted.

  He hastily withdrew his hands, not daring to make any movement, his mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak, he could only look at Yan Luo with a puzzled and uncomprehending gaze.

  Yan Luo turned his head away, leaving only Yi Han's profile, and said calmly: "I hate your voice, I hate this face of yours even more. In three days, I will come again. If you don't return the jade pendant to me by then, I will take your life."

  Yi Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and no matter what, tonight would be a success. Tomorrow, he could go to the jade shop again to find that carved phoenix jade pendant.

  People come and go quietly, and after Yan Luo left, Yi Han finally let out a breath. How did he get entangled with such an unreasonable man? The world is so big, why did he have to find me, Yi Han? Thinking of Yan Luo makes him gnash his teeth in hatred, and he secretly curses him to die suddenly.

  He pulled out the handkerchief from his mouth and threw it to the ground fiercely. The handkerchief fell to the ground, but it was very resilient and no longer bound. It slowly unfolded, and on it was embroidered a phoenix. "Wow, what a great thing!" Yi Han picked it up and put it in his bosom. "You don't want it? Then I'll keep it for myself."

  Tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, he finally fell asleep in a daze.