I Just Won't Play By The Book

“Tell me, why are you looking for me? I have already set up a formation outside the pavilion. No one will hear our conversation.”

After hearing Luo Wenzhou say that Hong Yaxuan was looking for him eagerly, coupled with the earth grade option, Jiang Beiran was basically certain that Hong Yaxuan was going to tell him something big this time.

Although Hong Yaxuan didn’t know what the even more powerful formation was, she knew that this big brother of Lin Yu was very strong. Since he said that no one would hear what they were saying, then no one should be able to hear them.

“Ah… looks like he thinks that I have something big to tell him.” Hong Yaxuan thought nervously. Although she did discover something, it was actually not a big deal. Actually, she just wanted to see Lin Yu’s big brother again.

“I… I…” Hong Yaxuan looked nervous as she counted her fingers. She couldn’t say a complete sentence for a long time.

Jiang Beiran was not in a hurry. He continued to steadily place his Go pieces and nibble away at the remaining “territory” of Luo Wenzhou.

Finally, Hong Yaxuan, who had sorted out her thoughts, said, “Actually, I have something that I want to ask you for help with.”

“Da.”

Jiang Beiran, who had dropped a black piece, raised his head and said, “If you want to ask for help, you need to be more sincere and polite. You have to say ‘please,’ understand?”

Hong Yaxuan was a pampered young miss. If someone treated her nicely, she would be able to ascend to heaven. Jiang Beiran had no intention to associate with her at all. He did not care if she got mad of him.

However, this Miss Hong was able to trigger earth grade option. Jiang Beiran naturally wanted to teach her some manner as soon as possible so that she wouldn’t cause him trouble at the crucial moment.

Although Jiang Beiran’s tone wasn’t very harsh, Hong Yaxuan felt that this voice could pierce through her heart, causing her to tremble.

At the same time, she also recalled the terrifying image of Jiang Beiran in the stockade.

Swallowing her saliva, Hong Yaxuan bowed and said, “I have something to ask for your help.”

“Okay, go ahead.”

Outside the pavilion, Qin Cuirong couldn’t help but be stunned when she saw this scene. Who was the person brought by Mr. Lin? How could the usually fearless young lady be so obedient when she saw that person?

While Qin Cuirong was stunned, Hong Yaxuan bowed and asked, “I wonder if you know the Liu family in Jiyuan Town?”

“Yes.”

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Jiang Beiran naturally remembered that the Liu family was the last of the four big families in Jiyuan Town, and its family head was the father-in-law of the emperor. “My family and the Liu family actually have a good relationship. We often go to each other’s home as guests. Few days ago, they visited us. But my father and my brothers’ expressions have been a little solemn these two days. I… I was a little worried, so I asked them, but they all told me that it wasn’t a big deal and told me not to overthink.”

“The Liu family…”

Jiang Beiran pondered for a moment before placing another piece.

“I admit defeat.” Luo Wenzhou bowed and spoke.

“You handled the middle game well. Then, you can re-establish the game and study it.”

“Yes.”

After covering his pieces bowl, Jiang Beiran looked up at Hong Yaxuan and asked, “So, what do you want me to help you with?”

Hong Yaxuan first looked at Luo Wenzhou, then looked back at Jiang Beiran and said cautiously, “Since you are Lin Yu’s big brother, then Boss Song of Taoju Inn should be related to you, right?”

Hong Yaxuan guessed that Boss Song was also the subordinate of this man in front of her, but she didn’t dare to say it out loud.

“Oh, you are not stupid,” Jiang Beiran said with a smile.

“I am very smart,” Hong Yaxuan muttered in a low voice.

Actually, when Lin Yu and Boss Song suddenly became famous in Jiyuan Town, Hong Yaxuan’s first reaction was that since Lin Yu was that man’s younger brother. Then this Boss Song who suddenly appeared in Jiyuan Town with Lin Yu must also be related to that person.

Letting out a long breath, Hong Yaxuan continued, “I feel that my father is in trouble this time, but he won’t tell me, so I want to find… Oh no, I want to ask you to help me investigate this matter.”

“Interesting, why did you think of looking for me?” Jiang Beiran asked.

Hong Yaxuan then looked at Luo Wenzhou, who was packing up the Go pieces, she said, “I know that Lin Yu has connections with the maids of the big families in the town, and Boss Song is a popular person in the town. Even my father often goes to the Taoju Inn recently, so…”

“So, you think that I have many secrets of the four great families?”

“Yes…” Hong Yaxuan nodded.

“That’s right. Although your performance last time was very stupid, it seems that you still have some hope now.”

Hong Yaxuan, who was once again being called stupid, clenched her small fists, but in the end, she did not dare to flare up. She asked again, “Sir, please help me.”

As soon as Hong Yaxuan finished speaking, three options popped up in front of Jiang Beiran.

[ Option 1: Refuse to help. Reward: Floating Light Sword Book (low -tier earth grade)]

[ Option 2: Hand this matter over to someone else. Reward: Crimson Afterglow Mystic Book (middle-tier black-grade)]

[ Option 3: Agree to help. Reward: Random basic attribute points + 1]

“Why does it have to be me…” Jiang Beiran felt a headache as he sighed in his heart. Ever since the Sect of Masked Moon incident, the system’s option was no longer as easy to avoid as it used to be. Instead, it had become ‘seeking rewards from danger’. Actually, there wasn’t much danger.

But compared to before, as long as he kept a low profile, he wouldn’t get into trouble.

“Alright, it’s true that I haven’t kept a low profile recently…” But Jiang Beiran felt very wronged. It wasn’t like he wanted to get involved in that stupid matter with the Sect of Masked Moon. He was forced into a helpless situation.

However, when he carefully thought about the “watershed” of the Sect of Masked Moon incident, Jiang Beiran had the feeling that he had been developing strength for the past five years. It seemed like the heaven paid attention to his strength development.

Now that he had become much stronger, the heaven felt that it was too boring to focus on his individual strength, so it changed to a map cannon and bombarded the area where he was.

“Well, looks like the heaven is trying to take me down while I’m busy dealing all kinds of troubles.”

Jiang Beiran felt that this should be the case. He then sighed in his heart. If it was a video game, he had developed his strength to like level 50, which was still far away from level 100. He did not want to face all those ridiculously strong and terrifying bosses yet.

However, it was very obvious that it was becoming more and more difficult for him to develop strength freely. The nature of the system option had changed. When he was in any random town, it became more and more difficult for him to trigger the option more than ten times.

“Tsk. I’ll just have to take the first step. I just have to change another method of development. It’s not a big problem. I can still withstand it! Besides, this might just be a small boss. I’ll will have a new period of development after I’m defeat this small boss!”

Thinking of this, Jiang Beiran suddenly felt a lot more cheerful.

After happily choosing three, Jiang Beiran said, “Help? Sure, but I have two requests.”

[ Chosen quest completed. Reward: Agility + 1]

“Please go ahead.” Hong Yaxuan lowered her head and agreed.

“First, from now on, you have to fully cooperate with me. Whatever I tell you to do, you have to do it. Don’t refuse my order.”

After hearing that, Hong Yaxuan subconsciously wanted to scold him, “pervert!” But she didn’t dare to say it. She just weakly replied, “Yes.”

“Second, since you’re asking me for help, have you prepared the reward?”

Hong Yaxuan was stunned after hearing that. “The reward… I…”

“You’re not thinking of using my service for free, are you?”

“Ah!? I, I, I… I’m not! What do you mean by using your service for free! Dirty!”

“I’m dirty and you’re dirty, blah blah blah. How shameless are you to ask for help and not even prepare a reward?”

Hong Yaxuan indeed did not prepare a reward. After all, she had everything she wanted at home. As long as she requested something, many young masters of large families would be willing to go through fire and water for her. Therefore, the fact that she needed a reward to ask for help was not in her common

sense.

She raised her head and looked at Jiang Beiran’s cold face and his expression that was filled with the desire to conquer. Then, she thought of the first request.

Hong Yaxuan lowered her head and said with a red face, “If Sir can really help me investigate this matter, I will definitely give you a satisfactory reward.”

After saying this, Hong Yaxuan already felt that her face was boiling hot to the extreme.

“Oh? Not bad, you are very aware.” Jiang Beiran nodded his head in satisfaction.

Hong Yaxuan’s body started to tremble. However, when she thought about the stories that the storytellers told her about how the girls were saved by their heroes, and the girls were willing to give themselves to their heroes.

“But I don’t even know his name. If I do that thing with him, is it…”

Just as Hong Yaxuan’s thoughts were running wild, Jiang Beiran said, “Since Miss Hong is so open-minded, I’ll be straightforward. If I help you investigate this matter, I want that piece of smoked jade from your house. I want the whole piece.”

“What?” In an instant, Hong Yaxuan’s mind was not ‘how did he know that my house has a smoked jade?’ but ‘I’m worse than a piece of jade!’

Qin Cuirong, who had been listening outside the pavilion the entire time, almost staggered. This was great. She had thought that miss would be like her. She did not expect the result to be like this.

Hong Yaxuan, who was both angry and embarrassed, could not help but stamp her feet. However, she did not want to flare up. She could only grit her teeth and say, “I got

it!!