"Understood, Brother Chen. Will you come to my place tonight?"
Ye Ya'er traced patterns on his chest with her finger.
"Not tonight. That Seven-Eyed Buddha's intentions are unclear, and I can't let you take risks or expose your identity. However, I am planning to contact that Fan Qiu."
Ning Beichen said.
After Ye Ya'er left, Ning Beichen took the initiative to visit Liu Yilin's office for the first time. He rarely came here unless Liu Yilin summoned him.
"Is there something Ning Beichen needs?"
Liu Yilin asked him when she saw him.
Just as Ning Beichen was about to ask her if she knew Fan Qiu, Liu Yilin spoke to him apologetically.
"I'm sorry, Ning Beichen, I have an important meeting to attend shortly. If you have something to discuss, can we talk after I return?"
Ning Beichen could only nod and leave Liu Yilin's office. The matter wasn't urgent anyway.
As for the Seven-Eyed Buddha, Ning Beichen didn't take him seriously at all.
He was just a shaman, and his sorcery was nothing but unorthodox methods. If the man dared to use his sorcery on him, he would see how he would kill him.
Instead, Ning Beichen was more interested in that woman, Fan Qiu.
This woman was far from simple, not as "beautiful" as she appeared on the surface.
At least, based on the intelligence Ning Beichen had obtained, this woman was a ruthless character with a venomous heart.
She married into a wealthy family at the age of twenty-one, and her husband died on their wedding day. However, the wealthy family could do nothing to her; instead, she devoured the entire family.
She had been a widow for ten years, making her thirty-one this year. Yet, during these ten years, the wealthy family she controlled had not declined but had grown even stronger.
Of course, this wealthy family was no longer the one her husband belonged to, but her own.
To the outside world, Fan Qiu always appeared as a pitiful, helpless widow, but who knew about the unspeakable things she had done behind the scenes?
However, Ning Beichen wasn't a policeman and wasn't interested in her troubles. As long as she didn't provoke him, he wouldn't bother her.
It was just that Ning Beichen had learned that a book called the Jiugong Ce had fallen into her hands, so Ning Beichen wanted to see if he could obtain it from her.
...
"Seven-Eyed Buddha, please sit."
In a luxurious and resplendent reception hall, Fan Qiu gestured for the Seven-Eyed Buddha to sit.
The Seven-Eyed Buddha sat down. Fan Qiu made a gesture, and everyone around them retreated, leaving only the two of them in the grand hall.
Fan Qiu knelt on a cushion, holding a teapot and gently shaking it. A large amount of steam rose from the lid of the teapot.
After a while, Fan Qiu raised her arm, and a fragrant tea poured out of the teapot, landing precisely in the cup without spilling a single drop.
"Seven-Eyed Buddha, please have some tea."
Fan Qiu, kneeling on the cushion, gestured for the Seven-Eyed Buddha to drink.
The Seven-Eyed Buddha didn't hesitate. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Instantly, the aroma of the tea filled his mouth. As he swallowed, he experienced a taste that was bitter at first and then sweet.
"The tea is good, but your tea ceremony is even better."
The Seven-Eyed Buddha put down the cup and praised sincerely.
"You flatter me, Seven-Eyed Buddha. Coming to the ancient Eastern country so conspicuously this time, you're not just here to visit me, are you?"
Fan Qiu asked him with a smile.
"Just here to handle a small matter."
The Seven-Eyed Buddha said nonchalantly.
"Oh, as far as I know, you once swore a solemn oath never to enter the ancient Eastern country again. Even when I sincerely invited you to help me three years ago, you were unmoved. What kind of person has such power over you to make you personally break your oath?"
Fan Qiu asked with curiosity.
"You'd best not know. I'm here to deal with someone named Ning Beichen. Do you know him?"
In front of Fan Qiu, the Seven-Eyed Buddha didn't need to hide his purpose, as he required her help.
"Ning Beichen... I seem to have heard the name, but I don't recall. He shouldn't be a very famous person."
Fan Qiu replied after thinking for a moment.
"He's a bodyguard by Liu Yilin's side."
The Seven-Eyed Buddha said.
"Just a small bodyguard could make you, the Seven-Eyed Buddha, break your solemn oath and personally enter the country to deal with him? He's certainly not an ordinary bodyguard then. What's his background?"
Fan Qiu asked with some surprise.
"I don't know, which is why I need your help to investigate this person."
The Seven-Eyed Buddha shook his head.
"No problem. A person who can make the Seven-Eyed Buddha break his oath, I'm also very curious to know who this esteemed figure is."
Fan Qiu readily agreed.
"You can stay here with me during this period. No one will disturb you here. If you were outside, you might have someone installing listening devices even when you use the restroom."
Fan Qiu said to the Seven-Eyed Buddha.
"Thank you then."
The Seven-Eyed Buddha stood up and clasped his hands together in thanks to Fan Qiu.
"You're welcome, it's just a return of favor. Three years ago, when I was in Thailand, if you hadn't helped me escape, I wouldn't have gotten away so easily. I am someone who remembers kindness."
Fan Qiu said with a smile.
"Go and make an appointment with Liu Yilin. Tell her I want to see her."
Fan Qiu waved her hand, and a woman in professional attire immediately walked over and received her instructions.
"Yes, Miss."
The woman in professional attire left immediately.
Fan Qiu wasn't worried that Liu Yilin wouldn't see her. In Xinzheng City, there was no one she couldn't meet.
Coincidentally, at this very moment, Ning Beichen was also speaking with Liu Yilin, who had just finished her meeting.
"Boss, do you know Fan Qiu?"
"Fan Qiu... I don't know her well, but I've seen her at some high-class banquets. Why are you asking?"
Liu Yilin looked at him with a wary expression.
"It's nothing. I just want to meet her. She might have something I need. Boss, can you help me arrange a meeting with her?"
Ning Beichen explained, not mentioning anything about the Seven-Eyed Buddha.
"Fan Qiu is a very mysterious and arrogant woman. She might not even know me, and she might not agree to meet me."
Upon hearing that Ning Beichen wasn't interested in the widow Fan Qiu, Liu Yilin felt relieved and thought for a moment before saying.
"It doesn't matter. If we can meet, we will. If not, then so be it."
Ning Beichen told her, not insisting that he must meet Fan Qiu.
"Alright then, I'll ask my secretary to see if she can arrange it."
Liu Yilin called her secretary, Annie, in. However, before she could speak, Annie spoke first.
"Boss, Fan Qiu's assistant just called. She said Fan Qiu is hosting a banquet at her home tonight and hopes you can grace us with your presence."