Chapter 553: A Deal 1 

“???” The shopkeeper was again bewildered. 

After Wen Chuji reflected on that statement, her face turned pale. “But her face…” 

Jiang Siliu thought for a while, then said, “She must be in disguise! She didn’t want to be discovered.” 

Wen Chuji, “…” 

She never would have thought that the person might be Qi Qingyao herself. Although she had not seen the woman in person before, was Qi Qingyao always such an obnoxious person? 

To be precise, if she was so obnoxious, why would the Lu family approve of the marriage between her and Young Master Lu! 

Jiang Siliu looked at Wen Chuji, who had fallen silent. She thought to herself quietly, that if the person just now was indeed Qi Qingyao, it was unthinkable that the most talented woman in Capital City would lose miserably against Qi Qingyao in disguise. That woman’s behavior when she hugged a stranger at the end tallied with what she knew from before. Qi Qingyao was the kind of person who would scale a wall to peek at beautiful men taking baths! Old habits die hard! 

It was a good thing that she was not the one who challenged her today, or else… 

Jiang Liluo was also experiencing a minor meltdown. That wild girl might actually be Qi Qingyao, d*mmit! How could that be! It would be so infuriating if it were true! 

The shopkeeper was the only one who popped a face-splitting smile amongst the crowd. 

It was because he understood one thing. 

That maid might just be Qi Qingyao herself! 

In other words, he had met the future young mistress of the Lu family. 

He even gave the young mistress a discount. 

It seemed that he would be able to get on good terms with her and gain popularity in the future! 

… 

Qi Qingyao did not know what had happened in Ziyun Boutique. After the nuisance took off, she walked down two streets and was going to go stroll around by the banks of Qinglong River alone when a woman in black appeared before her like a ghost, frightening her. 

“Who are you!” 

“Lady Qi, don’t be afraid. I’m just here to deliver a message.” 

The woman in black was wrapped in tight black clothes from head to toe. Her face was covered with a black cloth, so she could not see the woman’s face. She could only see a pair of very calm eyes. 

Qi Qingyao was not very convinced. “Tell me who you are first.” 

The woman in black answered, “Ghost Organization, Zhaixing Administration.” 

“Huff…” Qi Qingyao took a deep breath involuntarily. 

The Ghost Organization!! 

She knew that the Zhaixing Administration was in charge of collecting information in the Ghost Organization. 

The woman in black continued, “My master has asked me to deliver a message, saying that if you want to get out of your current state of misery, you can ask the Wenchun Hall for help.” 

“Wenchun Hall?” 

She vaguely remembered that the Wenchun Hall seemed to be in charge of planning and establishing goals, and was full of strategists. 

Alas, no matter how many strategists they had, could they go against the empress’ edict? 

This seemed rather impossible. 

Qi Qingyao’s thoughts were still rattling off when she saw that the woman in black was about to leave. “Hey, you haven’t told me how I can ask for help from the Wenchun Hall. I don’t even know where the Wenchun Hall is.” 

“After you’ve made your decision, we’ll have someone contact you.” The woman in black left with these words and did not even look back. 

Qi Qingyao, “…” 

Her words were very simple, but Qi Qingyao could tell the meaning behind them. 

It meant that her whereabouts were actually being monitored by informants constantly. 

Like just now, when this woman in black appeared out of nowhere. 

She even knew who Qi Qingyao was. 

The Wangyue Administration and Zhaixing Administration were really resourceful! 

After the woman in black left, Qi Qingyao sat by the wall and went into deep thought. 

The Ghost Organization had initiated contact with her, even offering to help her to escape her misery. It seemed that the Ghost Organization was very much aware of her current situation. Asking the Wenchun Hall for help, what did that mean? 

No matter how resourceful the Ghost Organization was, there could not possibly be a way to disobey the empress, right? 

Hold on. 

If this woman took the initiative to tell her all this, it meant that the Wenchun Hall had a way! 

Why help her, though? As the saying went, one does not visit a temple without a cause… 

Could it be that they wanted something? 

Not to mention, any aid from the Wenchun Hall of the Ghost Organization certainly will not be free. A price had to be paid. 

So why not just go have a look? 

The Ghost Organization had taken the initiative to look for her, after all. If she could easily procure a path out of her misery, it would be worth it anyways. 

Qi Qingyao stood up. 

She looked around blankly for a moment. 

Sh*t, there was no way to contact them, so how was she supposed to look for them!! 

The woman in black landed gently from the wall like a ghost again. 

“Lady Qi, have you given some thought to it?” 

“Holy sh*t!! A ghost!!” 

Qi Qingyao was caught off guard and jumped. After she steadied her mind, she patted her chest and said, “Can you please stop appearing like a ghost!” 

“…” 

“I have decided to make a deal with Wenchun Hall.” 

“Okay.” 

Okay? 

That was it? 

How would they go there, though? 

When Qi Qingyao was looking curiously at the woman in black, she suddenly felt her vision blur, followed by a chill on the back of her neck. Then she was unconscious. 

The woman in black caught the girl’s falling body and prepared to carry her away. 

Right then, a person appeared from behind and slowly clasped Qi Qingyao’s wrist, then pulled her into his arms in one motion. 

The woman in black bowed right away. 

“Master.” 

“You’ve done what you’re supposed to do. I’ll take her to meet Tan Xiangdie and Master Shan now.” 

“…” 

Bai Mei felt a little discomfited as she watched the scene of the Head carrying Qi Qingyao and disappearing. 

The Head cared too much about Qi Qingyao! 

Way too much!