You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Lin Yue shivered inside, squinting his eyes as he slowly turned his head to look at her, he asked, "Prepare for what?" Baili Fengzhi was silent for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, it's good if you have made preparations." Lin Yue, too, was silent for a short while, the corners of his mouth curling slightly as he said, "Speaking of which, there are actually a few things I haven't done yet. Once the Patrol Envoy arrives, it might be too late. It's just as well you come with me." "Yes," Baili Fengzhi nodded. "Right, you should change into different clothes first," Lin Yue gave her a once-over, "That War Robe of yours is too ostentatious." ... Drunken Spring Tower. "Are you here looking for someone, young master, or for pleasure?" In the main hall of the Drunken Spring Tower, the rouged madam looked at Lin Yue in surprise, and couldn't help but cast a second glance at Baili Fengzhi standing behind him, her mind full of wonder. Although the girl was plainly dressed and wore a silver mask hiding most of her face, the madam, with her years of experience in judging people, could tell at a glance that she was a great beauty. Escorting such a beautiful woman as a guard, yet coming to visit a brothel? "To a brothel, of course, is for seeking pleasure." Lin Yue spoke lazily, "I hear you have a girl named Xiao Yue here?" The madam was momentarily taken aback, then spoke with some difficulty, "We do, but Miss Xiao Yue only sells her talents, not her body." "That's fine, as I too am only buying talents, not a body." Lin Yue casually gestured toward Baili Fengzhi behind him, "See? The young master isn't lacking in beauties, just that the beauty in my house knows no talents. Hence, this young master has come to your Drunken Spring Tower to seek entertainment." The madam dared not agree to anything and could only force a smile, as she noticed the chill in the beautiful Phoenix Eyes of the great beauty standing behind him seemed cold enough to freeze all the male patrons of the Drunken Spring Tower. "Miss Xiao Yue happens to be free, I'll have her get ready now. Please go to the upstairs private room, young master." Without further ado, the madam led Lin Yue upstairs. Entering the private room, tea was served swiftly by a maid. After the maid had left, Baili Fengzhi picked up the teacup first, sniffed it, then took a sip, quietly feeling the effects for some time before setting down the cup, saying, "It's not poisoned, Your Highness, please drink." "What if it's a slow-acting poison? Can you sense it in such a short time?" Lin Yue glanced at her and smiled, taking the teacup and drinking from it. "Yet the young master still drinks?" Baili Fengzhi asked. "We are all in the same boat, naturally, I trust you," Lin Yue said casually. Baili Fengzhi sighed inwardly but still explained, "After a Martial Cultivator breaks through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, they have extremely acute Spiritual Sense in their Physical Body. They can detect any abnormal changes, regardless of speed." "Oh?" Lin Yue suddenly understood. However, he was no longer afraid of ordinary poisons. With the Divine Skill "Nine Deaths Indestructible," his Recovery Power was astonishing, able to easily neutralize the effects of poison, and even the Miracle Medicines like Soul-binding Water and Bone-dissolving Powder had no effect on Xia Lie when he had first awakened his Divine Skills. "Aren't you curious as to why this young master has come to the Drunken Spring Tower?" Lin Yue asked. "Indeed, I am at a loss." Baili Fengzhi slightly furrowed her brows, "Could it be that Your Highness is truly here for pleasure?" She always felt he was not such a person. Lin Yue laughed without saying anything, "Seeking pleasure is also the time most likely to be assassinated, so do you also plan to guard by my bedside?" A vein pulsed on Baili Fengzhi's forehead, but she forced herself not to imagine that shamefully awkward scene and stiffly said, "Guarding Your Highness is my duty as a subordinate, so of course, I should." "True to the reputation of the Great Commander Baili, utterly loyal and devoted, even more so than your trusted guard," Lin Yue applauded. Baili Fengzhi was taken aback, her voice low, "What do you mean by that, Your Highness?" Lin Yue leaned back, speaking lazily, "Nothing much, just that when Lin Yue set me up and captured me, the trusted guard you sent to protect me did not notice in time because he was guarding outside the room." Baili Fengzhi was silent for a long while before slowly saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, such incomprehensible exceptions like Lin Yue are indeed very rare." "Is that so?" Lin Yue smiled. At that moment, Baili Fengzhi stated, "Young master, the girl you're looking for is about to come in." "Others call her Xiao Yue." Lin Yue asked, "Have you prepared the money? How much did you bring?" "Five gold tickets and a few hundred silver notes for small expenses. Is that enough?" Baili Fengzhi asked. Lin Yue laughed and shook his head, "There's no need for so much, it's not inlaid with diamonds, and since we're only buying her talents, one hundred and fifty gold should be sufficient." Inlaid with diamonds? Baili Fengzhi felt puzzled, not understanding what it meant. Before long, a young woman, dressed beautifully but modestly, entered the private room, carrying a polished five-stringed sandalwood pipa, and although she wore a thin veil over her face, one could tell she was quite comely. "Young master." After stepping into the private room, Xiao Yue seemed puzzled and asked, "This is our first meeting, isn't it?" When the old madam mentioned someone had specifically asked to see her, she thought it might be a familiar patron, but this young master was a clearly unfamiliar face, and didn't he have a seemingly beautiful female guard following him? "I guess so," Lin Yue didn't say much, he simply said, "Miss Xiao Yue, can you play the pipa? Play a piece you're most skilled at." Xiao Yue felt something odd in her heart. In the past, those clients would inevitably chat with her more, or ask her to remove her veil, or even haggle over the price for a night of passion. Why did today's client ask her to play music right off the bat? Perhaps he really was introduced by a friend to listen to her music. Xiao Yue also let out a sigh of relief in her heart, immediately hugged the pipa, knelt down, gently touched the ivory pegs, recalled the music score slightly, and then lowered her head and closed her eyes. Her fingertips lightly brushed the strings, and she began to strum skillfully, playing the music. Lin Yue also listened attentively. Soon, one piece came to an end. "Indeed, not bad." Lin Yue clapped in appreciation, then took out the silver notes and gold tickets Baili Fengzhi had prepared for him and placed them on the table: "This is your reward, redeem yourself sooner if it's enough money." Baili Fengzhi glanced at it and couldn't help but think, Can playing one piece make so much money? Miss Xiao Yue had the air of a noble family, she didn't look at the silver notes on the table, but simply asked, "Does the young master want to listen to any other piece of music?" "No need, one piece is sufficient." Lin Yue smiled as he stood up and started walking out of the private room with Baili Fengzhi. Xiao Yue was slightly startled. He's leaving after listening to just one piece? When she walked to the table and looked down, she was stunned. There was actually a gold ticket for one hundred taels and five silver tickets for one hundred taels each on the table! For a moment, she was somewhat frozen. The fortune she had secretly buried under the old pagoda tree in the north of the city was at most only one hundred and fifty taels of silver. And this young master had given her, ten times more than what she had hidden away? ... "Alright." After leaving the Drunken Spring Building, Lin Yue stretched contentedly and said, "Let's head back." He had only managed to raise such a sum of money in these recent days, and now it was finally paid back. "The young master is feeling better already? So soon?" Baili Fengzhi asked in surprise. "...I always feel like you're giving me weird looks," Lin Yue said wordlessly, glancing at her. "What do you mean by 'giving weird looks'?" Baili Fengzhi asked in confusion. "It's nothing, just casually listening to the music," Lin Yue shook his head slightly. Casually listening and spending one hundred and fifty gold, without doing anything, that's really wasteful... Baili Fengzhi could only grumble internally. Lin Yue walked down the street in a pleasant mood, casually admiring the bustling scene with people coming and going. He hadn't strolled through the streets so leisurely for days. Today, with the pressure gone, everything seemed quite wonderful. Suddenly— "Clang!" A sound like a strike on a grand bell resounded sharply in Lin Yue's mind! At the same time, everything in front of him seemed to freeze in an instant. The steaming mist from the street-side steam baskets, the smiling faces of the passing pedestrians, the hawking of the vendors, the crying of the children, everything paused. Utter silence prevailed, as the bell's echo lingered. "Today's has arrived." Lin Yue listened with interest: "How many rings?" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" Following were three more consecutive, resonant bell tolls, and then a faint, ethereal whisper began to speak softly in his mind— "Do you know? Beneath your house, at a depth of one zhang and seven chi, lies a black jade coffin. Hidden within the coffin is a secret that could drive all martial artists in the world mad. However, you must not open it until you have broken through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, otherwise, you will surely die."