39 CHAPTER 39 : Collecting a favor

"So, it is all Wei Xiang Lei's plan?", Li Xi Rui asked Long Jie. Finally she could breathe a sigh of relief. Her father would not be convicted of a crime he didn't commit.

"Well~ it's what it seems. But, it is still really suspicious", said Long Jie. After the three convicts are taken to the jail,he went to personally interrogate them. But as soon as he stepped into the jail, he had been informed that the two assassins committed suicide! He had been too late. Though, the young master Wei admitted the attempted murder of minister Lu and trying to frame the left prime minister, he didn't know anything about the orb. 'If he is not the one, then who else wanted the orb?', this is what had been on his mind. He is afraid that if there is another attempted robbery, Li Xi Rui would eventually be affected.

"What? Is there something you have not tell me?", asked Li Xi Rui. Long Jie seems a bit odd. To be exact, he didn't try to touch her at all today. 'Maybe it's because there is no need to act anymore. After all, the matter is already been solved', she thought.

"Not exactly. I will have to investigate further. It might be nothing at all", he didn't want to make her worry. Whatever it is he would protect her.

"Then, have you thought about the favor I owe you?", she looked at the man who had been acting strange.

His ears perked up, "Would you promise to do anything I asked?".

"Sure~ as long it doesn't threaten my family's life, I will do anything. Debt must be paid in full", she didn't care as long her family is safe.

"That's what you've said! You are not allowed to change your mind later", said long Jie.

"Yes, I promise. Now tell me what I have to do", she probed.

"I'll let you know later. Now, excuse this prince, I have something urgent to do", he hastily leave. He must meet the left prime minister now! Finally, Xi Rui would become his.

Walking out from the tea pavilion, he met Rui Sheng. Rui Sheng is wearing a wide veiled hat. This is a habit of him when he walked around the capital. His features and white hair is too inconspicuous. After all, there is no one would like if young ladies started to surround them and asking for palm reading or who is their fated one.

"If it isn't the famous second prince! Ah~ meeting your flower is it?", Rui Sheng teased.

Long Jie just keep on walking. Not caring about his cousin.

"Scheming the in laws now are we?", Rui Sheng is relentlessly pestering him.

"No. It is called, paying a debt", Long Jie walked away.

Looking at the retreating figure, Rui Sheng could only chuckled. 'Jie, the debt of the previous life is still not settled', Rui Sheng lamented. This cousin of his could easily solved those small matters involving the left prime minister and minister Lu, but for the sake of flirting with miss Li, he slowly took his time and making that scene in court. Rui sheng had also been involved this time. Wouldn't it be bad if the enemies could trace the connection between Long Jie and the sect?

Until now, no one had seen the face of the Qilin sect's Master except Rui Sheng and the shadow guards. Even the disciples didn't have the privilege to do so. Making his way into the tea pavilion, he entered Li Xi Rui's private room.

"Miss Li, we meet again~", he greeted Li Xi Rui in the usual Rui Sheng's way.

"Cut that act. It doesn't work on me", she didn't even glanced at that old man.

"Ah~ what a pity", Rui Sheng held Xiao Xi's gaze. Since his charms didn't work on her miss, he could just try it on Xiao Xi instead.

Turning red, Xiao Xi excuses herself and run out from the room.

"But it works on your maid", he chuckles.

"Stop teasing her, now old man, tell me what are you doing in my room?", she pour another cup of tea. She didn't even bother to offer Rui Sheng a cup. She just couldn't help but feeling irritated at him!

Sitting himself down in front of her, he asked, "Have you noticed?". He glanced up at her, "Mu Jiu Jiu is not from this world".

If it was the previous life, those words from Rui Sheng would shocked her, but not in this lifetime. "I noticed something odd about her but never would I have guessed she had been transmigrated ", said Li X Rui. So, that is why she was feeling irritated at him. It was because she felt that the man in front of her had been hiding something from her! 'What a sly old man! He dares to withhold information from me? His fellow reincarnator?', she thought.

"Don't think too much about her. This time it maybe a tad bit different", he takes out his magical cup again and pour the tea.

"It didn't matter to me whichever she is. I just hope she will stay far away from me this time", she didn't want to care about that woman. This lifetime, she already release the shackles on that man.

"Perhaps..", said Rui sheng. 'Perhaps.. this lifetime, it will be her trying to entangle herself with you again', this latter half, Rui Sheng didn't say. It is not his place to change heaven's will.