Chapter 725 442: Disturbed (2)

Zhu Peng sat in front of the table, his shirt unbuttoned, exposing his sturdy chest. His eyes were fixed on the swaying waist of the girl and the elusive key parts, with the wine glass held in mid-air, hesitating to bring it to his lips.

Just as the girl swayed near the door, a ghostly shadow flickered, and the girl fainted to the ground.

A robust man with a full beard was already standing there.

Zhu Peng was startled, grabbed the long knife beside him, and jumped up, without saying a word, he swung it at the man, shouting in mid-air like thunder, "Where did this thief come from?!"

Duan Rong gently flicked with bare hands, and Zhu Peng's long knife seemed to suffer a great force, flipping backward, almost slipping from his hand.

Zhu Peng retreated two steps to stabilize his form, looking at the newcomer in shock, clearly realizing this person's realm far exceeded his own.

Duan Rong glanced at Zhu Peng and said, "Don't be so alarmed."

"Hey! Zhu Peng! This dish is good!" Duan Rong had already moved to the table, grabbed a piece of pork elbow, took a bite, and said, "Had I known you were eating here, I wouldn't have eaten at the tavern just now."

Upon hearing the voice, Zhu Peng found it unbelievably familiar, walked to the front of the table dazedly, and looked at the man carefully before exclaiming, "Duan Rong! What's with your appearance?!"

Though Duan Rong's face was covered with a full beard, his eyes and eyebrows were unchanged. When Zhu Peng heard his voice and tone, and saw his appearance again, he recognized him immediately.

Duan Rong, with his mouth full of grease, gestured for silence and said, "Keep it down. I'm here on a secret mission. Take care of the two guards at the door and that girl, then we can talk."

Hearing this, Zhu Peng immediately tidied his clothes.

While buttoning up, he muttered, "Can't you come properly? You scared me so much just now, almost made me shrink."

Duan Rong chuckled at the remark: "Damn it! It's your problem, don't blame it on me."

Zhu Peng said, "Would you call that polite with the way you came in?"

Zhu Peng indeed got frightened quite a bit, and still felt a bit unsettled. "I thought someone was here to assassinate me."

Duan Rong laughed, "Urgent times call for urgent measures! I told you, I'm here on a secret mission; how can I come nicely?"

Zhu Peng's expression shifted as he asked, "What's the secret mission?"

Duan Rong paused while eating the pork elbow, glanced at Zhu Peng.

During the discussions at Yunfu Peak, Zhu He had told him to seek Zhu Zhengfu's help upon arriving at Divine Cloud Prefecture, and Zhu He would send a secret letter to them.

Since he was most familiar with Zhu Peng, he came to find Zhu Peng first.

He thought Zhu Peng already knew! Apparently, he didn't. This guy truly isn't part of the Zhu Family's core!

Duan Rong said, "First handle those two guards and that girl, then we'll talk. I was very gentle; they might wake up soon."

"Alright! Wait for me then!"

Zhu Peng first picked up the girl and ran directly to his concubine's room.

His concubine was chatting with a maid about embroidery work.

Seeing Zhu Peng burst in suddenly, they were startled. Seeing him carrying the nearly naked girl, her brows furrowed deeply.

Zhu Peng acted as if he hadn't seen them and instructed, "She's fainted, shouldn't be badly hurt. Help take care of her. If she wakes up later, send her back to Flame Moon Building in a sedan chair."

After speaking, Zhu Peng didn't care about his concubine's reaction and hurriedly ran outside. By the time she chased out the door, Zhu Peng had vanished into the dark night.

The concubine, angered, turned back inside, clutching her handkerchief, glared at the fiery figure on the chair, spat and cursed, "What kind of person does he think I am? Even Flame Moon Building's prostitute in my room!"

The older maid beside her, however, looked at the girl with a thoughtful expression and said, "Miss, since you've entered the Zhu Family, rely on him. He's entrusted with such disgraceful matters to Miss. It doesn't mean he looks down on Miss. To me, it seems he's being close to Miss."

In the maid's eyes, the girl in light gauze was obviously knocked out by Zhu Peng. "Young men are sometimes loose; it's normal. Miss, if you see the bigger picture and handle his matters well, he will trust and be closer to you in the future."

The anger on the concubine's face gradually faded away. She was originally a clever woman, and once enlightened, she understood the key points immediately. With a breath of sweet air, she sighed, "Place her on the bed."

Upon hearing this, the maid gave a curtsey, her face showing a subtle hint of joy.

Meanwhile, Zhu Peng bounced out of the concubine's courtyard and returned to the front of the previous room door. He squatted before the door, flipped his hand, grasping a porcelain bottle.

Opening the cork of the porcelain bottle, he aimed the mouth at the noses of the two guards on the ground. The stimulating scent immediately woke them up.

As they regained consciousness, they immediately crouched down, half-kneeling with knives drawn. Seeing Zhu Peng in front of them, they exclaimed, "Sir, just now..."

Zhu Peng said, "No need to explain! I know! You two, guard one end of the corridor, don't let anyone near without my command!"

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged glances and replied, "Yes!" Then each walked towards an end of the corridor.

After dealing with them, Zhu Peng pushed the door open, carefully turned to close it, while Duan Rong had already consumed half a pot of yellow wine, munching on the pork elbow.