Chapter 4: Mu Han, your sister has sold you off.

  The mist of tea rose gently from in front of them, blocking their line of sight, bringing with it waves of fragrance that soothed the heart.

  Meiyou sat on a small stool in the courtyard, elegantly holding up her ceramic cup with one hand, taking a small sip, her almond-shaped eyes narrowing slightly as she revealed a thread of an enjoyable smile, like a lazy little cat.

  At this time, the fog had just dispersed, and Ye Sen saw Mu You's expression. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he asked with a smile, "How is it, little girl, do you still understand tea?"

  Opening her eyes, she smiled faintly and said: "Da Hong Pao, produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, grows in the crevices of rocks. Due to the harsh growing conditions, the yield is scarce, making it expensive. It removes the bitterness of red tea and the astringency of green tea, earning the reputation of 'red leaf with green edges'...

  Seeing the girl across from him chatting away, Yoru no's expression was still calm on the surface, but in his heart he was shocked beyond belief. He couldn't have imagined that this fifteen or sixteen year old girl would have such a deep understanding of tea. This girl had truly given him quite a surprise.

  After finishing a cup of tea, Yu You still had an unruffled expression. On the other hand, Ye Sen's face showed some wrinkles, and he said helplessly, "Alright, little girl, the old man has admitted defeat to you. What brings you here? Just say it!"

  It wasn't until then that a genuine smile appeared on Mu You's face, the smile reaching his eyes and shining brighter than the sun, with an innate elegance that made Ye Sen pause for a moment, while also adding a few more sidelong glances in his heart.

  "Doesn't Uncle Ye know the reason I came? I'm trying to take advantage of Xiao Han's face to buy lottery tickets!" Mu You put down her teacup, clasped her hands together and placed them on her knees, speaking in a leisurely tone with a hint of childish coquettishness.

  It was this sentence that made Ye Sen's face suddenly darken, his eyes no longer gentle, and he looked at Mu You with a sharp gaze, emitting a strong killing intent from all over his body, as if the kind old man had just been an illusion that Mu You had momentarily hallucinated.

  Yu's heart secretly trembled with fear, and the hand placed on her knee had already involuntarily broken out in a cold sweat. Although it was September, she inexplicably felt an oppressive chill.

  Straining to maintain the smile on her face, Miao Yu knew that the person sitting opposite her was not an ordinary one. If she showed even a hint of fear now, then never mind the favor she needed Ye Sen to do for her later, it was more likely that in this very moment, he would thoroughly take care of her!

  "Little girl, do you know what will happen after you say this?" After a brief low pressure, Ye Sen's emotions also calmed down, but his tone was still cold.

  He let out a breath of relief, fortunately, the first hurdle was finally over, at least he no longer had that murderous intention towards her.

  The effort to stabilize the unease in his heart, Yu You still smiled brightly, but what he said was no longer so relaxed, "I know, in this situation, you usually only have one way of doing things, that is - kill and silence."

  Yeshan didn't take a good look at this girl until now.

  The girl's face was still tender, with clear and elegant eyebrows and eyes, but she couldn't be considered a beauty, especially with the gauze wrapped around her arm. Yet, it was this very girl who gave him a sense of gentle elegance, as if the years of walking on the dark path, filled with violence and ferocity, would be smoothed away by her, without arousing even a hint of disgust.

  She was just a little girl, yet she had an air of detachment that seemed to see right through everything, leaving him utterly astonished.

  "Alright, little girl, since you dare to speak to me like this, you must be confident that I won't kill you." After analyzing Mu Yu for a while, Ye Sen couldn't help but admit that he didn't feel any disgust towards this child. On the contrary, he involuntarily wanted to get close to her. This girl was indeed interesting!

  "I want to ask Ye Bo to come out of retirement again!" Suddenly, Mu You spoke these words firmly and quickly.

  Ye Sen was taken aback for a moment, then returned to normal, but remained silent.

  Mu You didn't mind, and continued to say: "I believe Ye Bo also knows the current situation. I know that Ye Bo is really tired of the underworld, so he retreated, but it's easy to get in and hard to get out of the underworld because once you quit, it means your network of relationships will also be taken away, especially for someone like Ye Bo who has dominated the scene. As long as he exists for a day, he will leave a thorn in the hearts of those who still linger in the underworld. One or two days are nothing, but over time, there will always be someone... who wants to remove him."

  "There's still the White Way faction." As he said this, Mu You glanced secretly at Ye Sen's expression, and saw that his eyebrows were slightly furrowed before continuing. "Uncle Ye, you can't not know that the Black Way and White Way have always been mutually exclusive, even with your esteemed position in the Black Way, there are still some people who will take advantage of the situation. So what about the White Way? I think Uncle Ye has thought about this, but has always been unable to find an opportunity to leave or... return!"

  The person opposite finally couldn't hold back any longer, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, only... it was too bitter!

  "Wow, you're really something, little girl! I, Yeshan, am impressed!" Yeshan shook his head, looking at Muyou and said, "Not to mention how you knew I was here, but just based on your analysis of the black and white paths, I have to reevaluate my opinion of you. If you've already thought this far, then perhaps you also have a plan in mind. If you can come up with a feasible proposal, then maybe I'll consider helping you."

  Another dividing line appears again

  "After the longest conversation, with some difficulty but quickly standing up, stretching out her right hand, in a gentle tone but serious expression: 'I think I should introduce myself, I'm Mu Han's sister, Mu You.'"

  Yè Sēn didn't immediately return her handshake, although he agreed to work with her, this didn't mean he agreed to accept her friendship.

  Mu You didn't flinch, her hand still raised, her eyes fixed firmly on his, not intimidated in the slightest by their sharpness and chill.

  Two people, one standing and one sitting, silently gazing at each other like this, nothing was said, yet everything was seen in the eyes of the other.

  Finally, Yoru no Mori moved for the first time, in a gaze with a woman, no! Still a girl, he felt his heart stir.

  He still knows the pressure he can bring to people, having been in the underworld for half his life. He has seen many women, but none of them have ever been able to hold his gaze for three seconds, not even one!

  But this girl, what on earth made her dare to stare at him without the slightest fear? For a moment, he seemed to recall his early days when he first entered the underworld, and how he used to stare back at his seniors with equal fearlessness. Back then, he had been through too many life-and-death situations, and was all alone, so he was like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.

  But what about this girl? Judging from her attire, her family background shouldn't be bad either. Living in such conditions, how could she possess such great courage and fearlessness?

  For some reason, maybe out of curiosity, maybe out of confusion, or perhaps out of admiration, in the end, Ye Sen still took that hand.

  "Night uncle, from now on, Xiao Han will be counting on you to take good care of her...” At this moment, Mu You finally relaxed completely, blinked her eyes playfully, and smiled sweetly like a little girl, but felt a bit embarrassed in her heart.

  I'm sorry, sister has sold you...

  Digression

  Wuyi Mountain is located at the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi, so I wrote Fujian here, don't be too serious about it, guys...