Chapter 284: Profound (2/2)
Everything fell into place.
Fang Zhengzhi began writing. Before long, he had a whole page, then a second one, and a third one... He was writing for so long Ping Yang was falling asleep.
”Okay, I’m done, do you want to take a look?” Fang Zhengzhi nodded satisfactorily. Then, he placed the stack in front of Ping Yang.
”I don’t have to look at it, just sign it!” Ping Yang signed her name without hesitation.
Then, the Ninth Prince signed his name beside the word ‘Witness’.
The stack of papers reached Fang Zhengzhi. Ping Yang looked on in anticipation. Once Fang Zhengzhi signed it, the document would take effect.
However, Fang Zhengzhi was in no hurry.
”So, I’m sure you won’t go back on your word?” Fang Zhengzhi hesitated as he glanced at Ping Yang.
”Why would I? Am I such a person?” Ping Yang pounded her chest and asserted.
”Then why aren’t you lending the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion to the Ninth Prince?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the Ninth Prince worriedly.
”That’s simple. Ninth Brother, take this token and you can retrieve the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion from my residence!” Ping Yang retrieved a golden token and passed it to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince reached forward ecstatically.
However, he came up with nothing.
”Hang on, I nearly fell for your trick!” Ping Yang kept the token and pointed to the document. ”You have to sign it first!”
”Okay!” Fang Zhengzhi signed on it without hesitation.
Ping Yang picked up the document and made sure that Fang Zhengzhi had signed his own name.
”Hahaha... Fang Zhengzhi, this day has finally come!” Ping Yang smiled happily as she passed the token to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince looked at Fang Zhengzhi apologetically as he took the token.
”Official Fang, I am sorry.”
”Nothing to be sorry about. Please go collect your Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion.” Fang Zhengzhi waved him off.
The Ninth Prince flew out of the room without a second word.
He was really afraid that Ping Yang would go back on her word.
...
Inside the room.
Ping Yang was beaming.
Fang Zhengzhi sat quietly by the side, drinking his tea. Then, he called for a waitress and ordered even more snacks. Since Ping Yang was paying, he did not need to be too conservative.
Ping Yang was not angry at all. ”Eat up eat up, when you’re done, I will show you how ‘fun’ my residence is!”
15 minutes passed.
An hour passed.
Fang Zhengzhi still did not move.
Ping Yang was getting annoyed, ”Aish, you’ve been eating for an hour already! Are you done?”
”Oh? Has it been that long? Okay then... I’m off.” Fang Zhengzhi pat his bum and looked at the rising sun, smirking as he did so.
”Where are you going? Aren’t you going back with me?” Ping Yang was getting anxious when she saw Fang Zhengzhi getting up to leave.
”Why should I do that?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang with a confused expression.
”Are you trying to go back on your word? The document has been signed and the Ninth Prince is the witness. You are to be my servant, so you should go back with me!” Ping Yang held up the document and waved it in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
”Oh... yes, about the document. You now owe me a small courtyard, 10,000 silvers, two sets of superior writing instruments. Also...” Fang Zhengzhi began listing out the terms and conditions.
”Hold on, I will give them all to you. However, you have to be my servant first!” Ping Yang asserted.
”Why?” Fang Zhengzhi queried.
”Because you signed the document!”
”Yes I did.”
”So why aren’t you going back with me?”
”Why should I?”
”You... because you signed the document!”
”And so?”
”It is clearly written that you are to be a servant at my residence for 10 days! Are you trying to go back on your word?”
”Why would I go back on my word?” Fang Zhengzhi waved her off. Then, he pointed at the document in Ping Yang’s hand. ”Are you sure it says that I will be a servant at your residence for 10 days?”
Ping Yang’s expression changed as she stared intently at the document. It was written clearly that Fang Zhengzhi sincerely requested to go to Ping Yang’s residence to learn to be a glorified servant...
”There’s nothing wrong with it!” Ping Yang asserted.
”What does it say?”
”It says that you are going to learn how to be a glorified servant at my residence!”
”Is that so? Let me see.” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the document. Then, he caressed the document before returning it to Ping Yang. It just says that I requested to learn at Ping Yang’s residence.
”How can that...” Ping Yang’s jaw dropped.
There was a full stop placed strategically to break up the sentence.
”I’m sorry, I changed my mind. I do not want to learn there anymore. I’ll be off now!” Fang Zhengzhi waved and ran away.
Ping Yang looked at the document, stunned.
”Fang Zhengzhi!”
Ping Yang’s furious screams echoed throughout the entire Fragrance Restaurant.
Fang Zhengzhi sauntered along the streets of the capital. ”Just a simple matter of changing the punctuation. Everything else will fall into place easily.”
Of course, Fang Zhengzhi had to plan the entire incident carefully. He needed to offer to draft the document and discuss the terms.
It was just like a bargain. He just had to make sure Ping Yang thought that she was getting a good deal.
If he didn’t go through all that...
It would have been quite the risk to scam Ping Yang.
”I hear that there’s a hunting competition tomorrow?” Fang Zhengzhi looked into the sky and felt the bow with his hand. ”The perfect time to test out this bow!”