"Brother Li Yang, where are you going?" Fang Xiaoqing asked, her heart greatly surprised upon hearing this.
"To the provincial capital, of course. I opened an antique shop there a while ago and plan to move all my business over. The antique market there is much larger than in Jiangcheng, and it's easier to make money," Li Yang explained.
"To the provincial capital? Does that mean you won't be coming back to Jiangcheng anymore!"
Fang Xiaoqing couldn't help but feel a little worried upon hearing this. If Li Yang didn't return, how would she see him again?
"Xiaoqing, I will come back. Although my business is in the provincial capital, Jiangcheng is my hometown. I will still return every year to pay respects to my ancestors," Li Yang added.
"Oh, you don't understand what I'm saying."
Fang Xiaoqing was getting a bit anxious. She pouted and said, "What I mean is, what will happen to me after you go to the provincial capital? Are you going to make me a widow here? I won't even be able to see you anymore."
"So, you're worried about that. How could I bear to leave you alone in Jiangcheng? I've already thought it through. When I leave, I'll take you, Sister Shui, and Xin Yu with me. We'll buy a big house in the provincial capital, and the three of you will accompany me every night."
Li Yang said with a grin.
"You! You actually want to tease three women at once. You're so wicked. I'm not going with you. I need to stay and take care of my grandfather." Fang Xiaoqing immediately turned her head away shyly upon hearing this.
Although she outwardly refused to go with Li Yang, she was actually very willing in her heart.
"You're not coming with me? Then I'll just take Xin Yu and Sister Shui to the provincial capital. I'll sleep with them every night, enjoying myself until midnight, while you'll be left to sleep alone, forlorn."
Li Yang chuckled inwardly, deliberately provoking her little heart to make her jealous.
As expected, before Li Yang finished speaking, her expression turned furious. She put her hands on her hips and said, "How dare you! I am also your woman. You can't abandon me."
"Didn't you want to stay in Jiangcheng alone?" Li Yang asked with a smile.
"I... I won't stay anymore, alright?" Fang Xiaoqing pouted, feeling utterly speechless.
"That's more like it."
Li Yang put his arm around her slender waist and said with a smile, "Since you've decided, then wait for me for a while. After I've settled things in Jiangcheng, I'll take you to the provincial capital. You can also bring your grandfather along then. We won't mind having an elder in our family."
"Okay, Brother Li Yang, you're the best."
Fang Xiaoqing leaned her head onto Li Yang's shoulder.
As the two were chatting intimately, Li Yang's peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of several security personnel emerging from Ziyun Mountain, each escorting a Japanese ninja, successfully bringing them out of the mountain.
Li Yang smiled slightly and patted Fang Xiaoqing's shoulder, saying, "Xiaoqing, look, Captain Murong's people are out. They've brought out those Japanese spies."
"It really is!"
Fang Xiaoqing felt extremely satisfied as she watched the security personnel successively lead Japanese spies and various treasure thieves out of the mountain.
If it weren't for these wicked people, the Jiangcheng antique circle wouldn't have been thrown into such chaos.
However, she gradually noticed that Murong Xue, who was following behind the security personnel, looked noticeably unhappy. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Li Yang, why does Captain Murong not look very happy?"
"If I were her, I would be very happy after catching so many people today."
"That goes without saying. It must be that she didn't catch the person she wanted to catch. Wait for me here, I'll go talk to her."
Li Yang said with a faint smile, then let go of Fang Xiaoqing and went to Murong Xue's side.
"Hello, beautiful Murong. Congratulations! You've accomplished so much today. It looks like a promotion is certain," Li Yang said cheerfully as he walked over.
"Are you doing this on purpose?"
Murong Xue guessed that Li Yang definitely knew why she was unhappy and had come specifically to tease her.
Li Yang pretended to be confused and said, "What am I doing on purpose? Beautiful Murong, you're not going to blame everything on me, are you? If it weren't for me today, you probably wouldn't have had the chance to achieve such great merit!"
"Then let me ask you, where did the old thief Ku Teng go?" Murong Xue asked directly.
When she was apprehending people in the chaos earlier, the surroundings were clearly sealed off. Ku Teng should have had no chance to escape.
Yet, his trace was nowhere to be found now, and Murong Xue suspected Li Yang was behind it.
"No way? You can't catch him and you're asking me?"
Li Yang feigned great surprise, glancing at Murong Xue and saying, "I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person. If I had known, I wouldn't have let you have this credit today."
"You..."
Murong Xue was furious, but upon careful consideration, she realized she couldn't really blame Li Yang.
If Li Yang were truly allied with the old thief Ku Teng, he wouldn't have let her come to arrest people today.
It seemed the old thief Ku Teng still had some skills to escape under such circumstances.
Seeing that she was no longer angry, Li Yang deliberately leaned closer to her with a playful smile and said, "How about this? If you call me 'good husband,' I'll tell you Ku Teng's whereabouts."
"You know where Ku Teng is?" Murong Xue looked at Li Yang in great surprise and asked.
"Well... I do know, and I also know that if you want the person, I can bring him back for you. But it depends on your performance if you want him," Li Yang threatened deliberately.
"You scoundrel!"
Murong Xue was completely at a loss for what to do with Li Yang. After a few seconds, she said, "Are you sure that if I call you 'good husband,' you'll tell me Ku Teng's whereabouts?"
"When have I ever lied to you? If you don't believe me, then forget it!" Li Yang shrugged.
"Okay, good husband!"
Murong Xue finally compromised with Li Yang to get Ku Teng's whereabouts.
She was very eager to find Ku Teng, as it was her only wish. She had wanted to capture Ku Teng for a long time, but she hadn't expected him to escape even with such a good opportunity.
"Good wife, since you're being so obedient, I'll tell you then."
Li Yang smiled slightly and said, "Actually, Ku Teng was already captured long ago. I just didn't let you capture him; instead, I handed him over to the Japanese people."
"What did you say?"
Murong Xue's eyes widened, and she immediately became furious. She glared fiercely at Li Yang and said, "Why did you do that? You know that Ku Teng is the leader of these people. If he's not brought back, the consequences will be endless."
"Don't worry, it's not that serious. Ku Teng is now a criminal in Japan. After being captured by the Japanese, he's not any better off than if he were in your hands."
"So, you can wait until Ku Teng is tortured beyond recognition before bringing him back for interrogation. Wouldn't that be more satisfying?" Li Yang said with a smile.