Chapter 5: The Embarrassing Victory

  Banquets, in that world, were the things that Money most detested, full of hypocrisy and filled with intrigue and struggle for power. Even family banquets often became a catalyst for internal conflicts.

  But under the strong invitation of Princess Ji Sheng, Qian Buli still agreed to attend the banquet. Of course, Qian Buli would never be swayed by a woman, even if she was a princess. There were some small reasons that couldn't be refused, but the real reason was that Qian Buli needed to observe the situation of the entire city lord's mansion. For the first time in his life as a thief, the primary task was to observe the escape route! Cautious Qian Buli had to ensure his own safety, even if he failed to steal, he had to be able to retreat safely!

  Qian was dressed in a pale yellow changshan that looked very luxurious, strolling through the banquet. This banquet also made it difficult for Princess Ji Shengqing, as there were only a few nobles in the entire Snowy City, and she had to ensure that the banquet was lively while also ensuring that the participants had the demeanor and temperament of nobles.

  Qian Buli was staring blankly at the high wall when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind, probably that princess? To gain the upper hand, Qian Buli didn't turn around and waited for the princess to speak first.

  A hand touched Qin Bu Li's waist, how did the princess become so bold? Just thinking about it, a severe pain came from his waist. Qin Bu Li had always disliked women's little tricks, he turned around in annoyance, but suddenly froze.

  The person who came is not the princess, but that little girl.

  The little girl who was originally dressed in pink now looked very pitiful, her head wrapped in layer upon layer of white gauze, just like wearing a small melon skin hat. Qian Bu Li knew that it was because she had injuries on her head, three places were hurt! The little girl's eyes were red and swollen, the clear autumn water-like big eyes now became small eyes filled with tears, not just ordinary swelling, but severely swollen, this was from crying...

  Money didn't leave, he only felt his throat itching, he could completely understand why the other person became like this, if it were himself being so unlucky, maybe he would also find a deserted place to cry bitterly.

  Qian Buli's analysis was very correct, Ke Li's heart was not only filled with grievances, but also very angry, so angry that she was furious! Ke Li knew from the princess's happy conversation that the person in front of her was absolutely not as simple as he seemed on the surface, he was an extremely strong person, but Ke Li was not afraid!

  Corey is pure! Corey is brave! Corey fears no power, fears no violence!!

  Although the princess had said that no one was allowed to be rude to this person, Colleen had her own way! She decided to kill this disgusting person with her pure and angry gaze!

  In the affectionate gaze of two people, Qian Buli was the first to back down, his memory had always been good, the three bumps on the little girl's head seemed... not seemed, but absolutely, absolutely related to himself! With a shameful smile, Qian Buli nodded and adjusted his long robe that reached his feet, then gazed into the deep night sky. Suddenly, Qian Buli wanted to recite poetry...

  She had been observing Qian Budie, and Ji Sheng's sweet smile made her follow his gaze to the night sky. Does he like staring at the sky? This is a habit of intellectuals...

  Suddenly, Qian Buli felt a figure flash before him, and that little girl miraculously rose up, actually higher than Qian Buli by more than a head, looking down at him with anger.

  Qian didn't leave Yu Guang's line of sight as he swept his gaze downward, discovering that the little girl had somehow moved a chair over and was standing on it, making her taller than herself.

  "You... you're really beautiful..." Qian Buli squeezed out a strange sentence, turned around and left. As a person, one must never have a guilty conscience! Even if you kill someone, you must find a reason to justify it for yourself! This was Qian Buli's epiphany.

  Qian Buli is likely Xiao Nvgui's nemesis, and Qian Buli, who was defeated and fled, still brought a fatal attack to Ke Li!

  Ke Li moved the chair, coincidentally pressing down on Qian Bu Li's long gown hem. Qian Bu Li quickly retreated, and Ke Li immediately did a backward somersault, heavily falling to the ground. This wasn't all - one of Ke Li's legs kicked over the wine table, and the vast quantities of fine wines, fruits, and various dishes almost buried Ke Li's delicate body inside. The painful crying finally burst forth, bursting forth with earth-shaking force...

  Qian Buli felt like his head had grown nine times larger, but he continued to run. Although Qian Buli always admitted that he wasn't a good person, he couldn't bring himself to do such a cowardly thing! Qian Buli gritted his teeth and charged back, pushing aside the various dishes and pulling out Xiao Ke Li: "You... are you hurt?" This was purely nonsense! The bruises on Ke Li's leg and the bloodstains on her face from being hit by a plate had already given a very obvious answer!

  Kai'er, who was wailing loudly, suddenly realized who was holding her and, not knowing where she got the courage from, abruptly turned her head and bit down heavily on Qian Buli's shoulder.

  Qian Buli smiled wryly as he looked at Ke Li, not dodging in the slightest. For the first time in his life, Qian Buli was willing to let a 'female' bully him. What an unlucky girl... Sigh, bite away, bite away!

  Ke Li took a few bites, and found that the other party was motionless. She raised her tearful eyes in confusion, trying to determine if she had bitten the wrong place. After confirming that she hadn't made a mistake, Ke Li once again bit down without hesitation, causing Qian Bu Li's white eyebrows to tremble nonstop.

  "Ke Li!! Don't be rude!!" Ji Shengqin rushed over with a tense face, on the one hand worried about Ke Li's injury, and on the other hand concerned that her 'Qianlong Emperor' in her heart would be provoked by Ke Li.

  Ke Li raised her tearful eyes to look at the princess who had always doted on her, the corners of her small mouth already pouting downwards into a semicircle: "Wuuu......"

  "Alas, bite if you must, I'm fine!" Qian Buli's face was stern and just.

  Ji Shengqing glanced at Ke Li, then looked at Qian Buli, and burst out laughing: "You... really... don't know if Mr. Qian has heard this before, but in our Ji Zhou country, there's an old saying that goes 'enemies won't gather together'!" As soon as Ji Shengqing finished speaking, her face turned pale. Although she was just joking, Ke Li was only a maid, and forcibly linking a maid with the legendary Emperor Qian Buli was undoubtedly an insult to Emperor Qianlong!

  "You... nonsense!" Qian Buli was even more tense than Bi Jie's victory, he admitted that he pitied the little girl, but pitying wasn't liking, and "nemeses" had another meaning, Qian Buli absolutely didn't admit that there was any "nemesis"-like relationship between him and Xiao Ke Li.

  "You're absolutely right!" Ji Sheng's courage failed him and he lowered his eyelids.

  What else can I teach you? Money doesn't leave Jian's side, it's really laughable and pitiful.

  Ke Lan rushed over, snatched Xiao Ke Li from Qian Bu Li's arms, and upon seeing Xiao Ke Li's pitiful state, Ke Lan became anxious and angry, with tears streaming down her face.

  Xiao Ke Li leaned her head on Ke Lan's shoulder, grasping his collar tightly with both hands, and her sobs grew louder.

  But no matter how strong the anger in Ke Lan's heart was, she didn't dare to be rude in front of the princess. Ke Lan gave Qian Bu Li a hateful glare and turned around to leave with Ke Li in her arms.

  People are fond of sympathizing with the weak, although they do not intentionally stand up for justice, but they are not lacking in noble sympathy. What's more, among the people at the banquet, there were either aristocrats who thought they represented the essence of human spirit or servants and maids like Ke Li, so naturally they did not have any good feelings towards Qian Buli. Countless contemptuous, disdainful, and hateful gazes all focused on Qian Buli, and of course, also a few parts of fear!

  No matter where you are or in what era, never think that everyone around you is a fool. If you do, then the real fool is you! People's insight may vary in depth and be different from one another, but they can all see through it. Even the noble princess was smiling along with the young man, without any intention of standing up for her maid, let alone taking charge of justice, which would only lead to self-ridicule!

  "Your Highness, Mr. Qian, let's leave this to the servants to clean up. Shall we find a quiet place to talk?" said Earl Jia Tianxiang, walking over with his wine cup in hand.

  "Good, good." The princess was eager to continue receiving Emperor Qianlong's teachings, of course without any objections.

  "Alright, alright." Embarrassed, Qian couldn't wait to leave immediately, and he had no opinion.

  Three people walked into a quiet side hall, without needing to be told by Ji Shengqing, several guards had already quietly stood at the door, they would not let anyone disturb this conversation!

  After the three sat down, Jia Tianxiang coughed lightly and asked straightforwardly: "Mr. Qian, there's something I've been wanting to ask you, do you know about those barbaric grassland tribes in the north? What's your take on them?"

  "Grassland tribe? What's going on? Do they always come to you for trouble?" Qian Bu Li hesitated for a moment, but he wanted to clarify the relationship between the two sides. If they were allies and he was belittling the grassland tribe, wouldn't that be counterproductive?

  Jia Tianxiang sighed: "It's not just looking for our trouble! When they have a good day, they rely on their strong army and go south to the Ji Zhou country to plunder and loot, this is their autumn hunt! When they suffer from famine, they also go south to plunder and loot food, this is their autumn harvest! In other words, whether they are doing well or badly, the people of Ji Zhou country will always be bullied by them! Alas... Those grassland nationalities are born warriors on horseback, they..."

  "I already know, no need to say it." Qian Buli waved his hand, interrupting Jia Tianxiang's words. Tonight, he would start striving for the goal of becoming the number one thief in the world, and there was no time to listen to Jia Tianxiang's nonsense! Moreover, regarding the strategic tactics of the grassland nation, Qian Buli, this war maniac, was very clear about it! Under the influence of Old Man Qian, Qian Buli had been collecting various battle examples from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, since middle school. As a generation's proud son, Genghis Khan was also an important figure in Qian Buli's research.

  Ji Shengqing and Jia Tianxiang exchanged a "so it is" glance. Who in this world understands the fighting style of the grassland nation best? Of course, it's the legendary Emperor Qianlong! This man actually had the audacity to interrupt a noble's words without courtesy, clearly, he didn't want others to point fingers at him on matters that were within his grasp!