The man's left hand is touching the table, and his right hand is holding a jasper tea cup. The vine tattoo climbing out of his sleeve spreads from the smooth back of his hand to the slender fingertips.
As if he didn't notice the person coming, the man's red lips touched the jade-colored tea cup and he took a leisurely sip.
As the tea fell into his mouth and the man's Adam's apple rolled, Fang Zilan felt a chill down his spine.
She looked steadily at the man in front of her, feeling indescribably strange. A faint aura of danger filled her surroundings, causing her to instinctively tighten her hands hidden under her cloak.
"Master Wei!" Wei Wei's voice broke the silence in the tent. He walked to Fang Zilan and bowed respectfully to the man on the main seat, "I have invited Master Fang here."
The man then raised his eyes and looked at the person standing in front of him casually.
His pupils were lighter in color, with a faint amber light. The whole eyes seemed clear, but in fact they were extremely cold without any emotion, and were so void that they were almost desolate.
"Master Fang, you're here." The corners of the man's lips raised in a small arc, and Fang Zilan stood there without any reaction, waiting for his next words.
"President Fang came to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to order troops. I was on official business and was unable to meet him. I feel very sorry." There was a hint of playfulness in the man's smile, "I can see you today. Master Fang is indeed extraordinary. . He dared to go straight to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing alone, which is admirable."
Fang Zilan calmed down and said loudly: "Since Mr. Wei invited me to come, then I can't be called a "chuang".
The man narrowed his eyes slightly, "I don't know, when did you invite Mr. Fang to come here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Wei's face turned earthy and his body trembled a few times. He looked at Fang Zilan with pleading eyes.
Fang Zilan said calmly: "If Master Wei hadn't detained Deputy General Cao, I wouldn't be here. Master Wei's way of inviting people is also very special."
"Vice-General Cao did not report to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing after he returned to Beijing. He left his post without permission and did not accept command and deployment. For doing so, I will handle him according to military law. It is natural." The man snorted and smiled: "Master Fang was also The Lord of the North, the commander-in-chief of the army who is decisive in killing and attacking, would actually come to challenge me for this kind of people?"
Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said bravely: "Vice General Cao will follow me to the Northern Territory, and he will be classified as a member of the Northern Territory. Now that you are returning to the capital with me, you will be included in the list of my house."
"Master Fang is right." The man nodded noncommittally and said, "It's a pity that the regulations were messed up. If Master Fang was sincere in asking for people, he should have asked Vice General Cao to bring documents to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing on the first day he returned to Beijing. Why? Delay this far?”
"I..." Fang Zilan knew that she was not thinking carefully, and everything she said now seemed like an excuse, but she was choked by him and was speechless.
However, the man seemed to be interested. He turned his head and looked at her with interest and said, "Master Fang, now that you are an honorable minister, do you want to use your power and position to overpower me and take away Vice General Cao by force?"
Before Fang Zilan could answer, he heard him say again: "But Mr. Fang was born in the army. He knows that the army cannot stand without trust, so he can understand me and will not bully others when he gets power. Am I right?"
Fang Zilan was speechless by his rebuttal, but in her heart she only felt more and more frightened.
Every word he said seemed to leave room for her to embarrass her, but in fact, every word he spoke with ease left her with no way out.
She suppressed the panic in her heart and said calmly: "The documents for Vice General Cao to enter my house have been prepared, but I have been delayed and failed to hand it over to Mr. Wei. This matter is my frivolous thinking, and I hope Mr. Wei will not care about it. . I will definitely be grateful for letting Vice General Cao live in my house."
The man looked at Fang Zilan, who was standing upright, and his expression suddenly became a little colder. "Master Fang just said a word of gratitude and asked me to give you a deputy general. You may have thought too much about the matter."
Fang Zilan's hand hidden under the cloak tightened. After a while, she slowly said: "Master Wei, what do you want?"
Hearing this, the man chuckled, and the low laughter dissipated in the big tent. He only heard him say: "Who knows, Mr. Fang might as well take a guess?"
This simple sentence made Fang Zilan's heart sink a little more.
As Pei Xiaoze said, this Master Wei is indeed an elusive person who does things as he pleases, but his ability to see into people's hearts is also first-class. Even if he acts wantonly, no one can find any faults.
Fang Zilan didn't know the depth and didn't dare to make random guesses. She tried to delay it for as long as possible, hoping that Zhuge Yu would come quickly when he went to the palace to ask for an order.
However, the man didn't give her much silent time, and said casually: "If Mr. Fang can't guess it, it will be boring."
He tilted the teacup in his hand as he spoke, with a hint of impatience in his expression, "Wei Wei, see you off."
Wei Wei took a step forward, but Fang Zilan still stood where he was, "Master Wei, wait a minute..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the man, "Mr. Fang, the camp on the outskirts of Beijing is not for people to come and leave as they please."
The implication of his words was obvious. If she didn't leave now, she might not be able to escape if she stayed for a while longer. But Deputy General Cao was still in his hands. He didn't know what the situation was, but she couldn't let her just walk away like this.
Fang Zilan still stood there with no intention of leaving. The man stood up with a cold look on his face, "I don't like stubborn people, or does Mr. Fang think that I dare not kick you out?"
Fang Zilan raised the corners of her lips, "Master Wei wants to drive me out, but he also wants to see if I have the ability."
"Oh?" The man raised his eyebrows, as if he remembered something, "I heard that Mr. Fang defeated General Xiahou a few days ago, and then gained the power of the Xiahou family. I think Mr. Fang is indeed very skilled. But in this camp on the outskirts of Beijing Mr. Fang needs to think clearly before taking action again."
Fang Zilan bit her lips tightly and clenched her fingers into fists. The bulging veins clearly exposed her emotions.
The man expected that she would not take action and would not leave easily.
It was like a cat-and-mouse game. He looked like a mouse playing with a cat happily, and she was the stupid cat who didn't know what to do.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Zhuge Yu's voice came from outside the tent, "The imperial edict has arrived."
Fang Zilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the man laughed out loud, "Master Fang, I thought you had so much ability to ask me for someone, but it turns out you were just relying on His Majesty's power to bully me."
Fang Zilan watched Zhuge Yu's figure appear in the tent intently, then turned her eyes to him, and said clearly and calmly every word: "I rely on your majesty's power, but it can't be regarded as deceiving. Today I tell your majesty I just want to tell Mr. Wei that there are not many people in this world who can truly do whatever they want."
