“Thank you, thank you.” Zu An had just earned a huge sum of money while learning of a new way to exploit Cheng Shouping’s unreliable nature, so his mood was pretty good.
Sang Qian and Zheng Dan quickly chatted with him for a moment before leaving. As soon as they were out of his line of sight, Sang Qian’s face immediately turned incredibly ugly. “Damn it! Why did I foolishly help him change the bet back then?”
Zheng Dan also had a bitter smile on her lips. “Who could have thought that a study companion would be so audacious as to defy his own master’s orders?”
Sang Qian agreed with those words. A thought suddenly arose in his mind, and he asked, “This is indeed illogical. Do you think that it’s possible that Zu An predicted that we would change his bet paper, so he intentionally betted on his loss so as to deliver the wrong message to the Yuan clan?”
“He would be a truly terrifying person if he’s able to think that far ahead.” Zheng Dan shook his head with a frown. “I don’t think that he’s able to predict our actions to that extent. I reckon that he likely intended to spend the 10,000 silver taels to mislead the Yuan clan, only for us to mistakenly change it back.”
“Damn it!” Sang Qian felt that his luck was really horrible recently. Things simply wouldn’t go his way.
You have successfully trolled Sang Qian for +999 Rage!
“Our initial plan to swap the bet paper failed. What should we do next?” Zheng Dan took out the new bet paper she had prepared just earlier on and ripped it apart.
“It looks like I can only count on you for this,” Sang Qian looked at Zheng Dan as he spoke.
Zheng Dan’s face immediately turned cold. “You want me to lay a honey trap again?”
Sang Qian smiled sheepishly as he replied, “You’re going to have to find the 7,500,000 silver taels debt note anyway. It’s just looking for another bet paper here…”
Zheng Dan interjected sharply with a wintry look. “Sang Qian, why do you keep pushing your fiancée into the arms of another man? Do you have some sort of feitsh regarding that?”
Sang Qian immediately lost his temper. “I’m not asking you to really succumb to him. Didn’t you say that he didn’t take advantage of you? Why are you saying as if I’m asking you to sell your body to him?”
Zheng Dan’s eyes reddened tearfully. “Those who walk along the river will eventually get their feet wet. Zu An isn’t as weak as the rumors put him out to be. If he really tries to take advantage of me, I’ll never be able to face anyone in the future!”
In truth, she wasn’t really opposed to getting close with Zu An. However, she couldn’t afford to appear too willing here. She had to make Sang Qian feel guilty and aware that she was forced into this, and only then would he cherish her more and not pursue this matter after their marriage.
Looking at the pitiful look on Zheng Dan’s face, Sang Qian felt his heart shattering into pieces. He quickly consoled her, saying, “I know that I’m putting you in a spot here. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you well. If Zu An dares to bully you, you can be certain that I’ll take his life!”
“Really?” Zheng Dan looked at Sang Qian with large, watery eyes.
“Of course!” Sang Qian’s heart softened at the sight of his beautiful fiancée. “Forget it, let’s just give up on the 7,500,000 silver taels debt note. We shouldn’t risk it.”
However, Zheng Dan shook her head in resignation and said, “That wouldn’t work either. The 7,500,000 silver taels debt note is important to your plans. On top of that, there’s also our 1,000,000 silver taels bet paper too. For our future, I have no choice but to sacrifice myself.”
“I’ll make it up to you.” Looking at the beautiful, gentle woman before him, Sang Qian felt that he was blessed to find such a virtuous fiancée.
However, Zheng Dan’s mind had already moved on to ponder upon how she should best approach Zu An.
…
Zu An had a grand sneeze. He rubbed his nose as he murmured, “Which beautiful lady is thinking of me now?”
Beside him, Cheng Shouping quickly nodded fawningly.
Earlier today, the young master showed his true worth and defeated a fifth rank cultivator. More importantly, he helped the Chu clan win the Clans Tournament. Without a doubt, his standing will rise greatly from this day onward, and the same goes for me too!
At a moment like this, I must make sure to get into the young master’s good books!
“Aren’t you afraid of your own wife hearing those words?”
A teasing voice suddenly sounded at this moment, and Pei Mianman walked over with an air of fragrance around her.
Zu An laughed softly and said, “My wife has already said that she doesn’t mind me looking for other women.”
Pei Mianman was taken aback, not expecting Zu An to respond in such a manner. “Chu Chuyan said those words?”
“Why don’t you ask her then?” Zu An pointed to Chu Chuyan as he said. “How is it? Are you interested in becoming my woman? Chu Chuyan is your good friend anyway, so I bet the two of you will get along with one another.”
Cheng Shouping was stunned to hear those words, thinking that the young master was brave. It looks like I’ve really underestimated him in the past. To think that he would try to seduce his wife’s best friend right in front of her! T-this… When will the young master offer me some pointers to the secrets of his success?
“You want to be my man?” Pei Mianman chuckled softly, not getting angry at all. “It isn’t impossible, but your current strength is still far lacking.”
Cheng Shouping’s eyes immediately reddened, and he hurriedly lowered his head. His heart was thumping fast just by looking at Pei Mianman. She really is a temptress. Even her peach blossom eyes are more than enough to draw in the souls of others. The young master is trul amazing for being able to chat with her calmly.
“How high does my cultivation have to be in order to be considered strong enough?” asked Zu An with a smile.
“You’ll know it by then.” Noticing that Chu Chuyan was making her way over, Pei Mianman stopped teasing Zu An. “Alright, I’ll be leaving now. Don’t forget our promise.”
She left the area after saying her piece, leaving behind a trail of fragrance behind her.
“What did you two agree on?” Chu Chuyan looked at Zu An doubtfully.
“We agreed for her to become my little wife in the future,” replied Zu An.
Cheng Shouping was utterly impressed by those words. The young master is a true warrior!
Chu Chuyan, on the other hand, was rendered speechless. Clearly, she didn’t take Zu An’s words seriously. “You should come with me. Everyone has many things to say to you.”
As soon as Zu An walked over to where the other members of the Chu clan was, he found himself swarmed with a huge crowd.
“Young master, we didn’t expect you to be this formidable! This is a recovery medicine special concocted by the Red Cloak Army…”
“Our young master defeated his enemy so easily that he didn’t sustain any injuries at all. Why would he need your medicine?”
“Our medicine isn’t just for healing injuries. It can hasten the recovery of one’s ki too. Given the two battles the young master has fought earlier, he must have depleted his ki greatly.”
…
“A bunch of bootlickers!” spat Hong Xingying coldly. He couldn’t stand how the others were rushing to fawn on Zu An.
Quite a few of them were still showing concern for him earlier on, only to rush to Zu An’s side right now. With Zu An’s accomplishment today, his rise in the Chu clan was already inevitable. Seeing this, Hong Xingying’s face turned livid.
Tsk, the world sure is a mercenary place! What should I do from now on…
It was then that the vision before him darkened. He raised his gaze, only to see two servants of the Chu clan had moved a table over and were looking at him intently. He immediately asked impatiently, “What are you doing?”