Qiu Honglei bowed slightly: "I didn't expect it to be Chief Chen himself. I was a bit negligent at Shenxianju before, I hope Chief Chen won't mind."

Seeing the once high and mighty courtesan now bowing respectfully before him, her tone full of humility and flattery, Chen Xuan felt completely at ease.

"Haha, ignorance is no excuse, Miss Qiu is too polite." As he spoke, he reached out to help her up. Seeing her graceful and exquisite body curves under the light gauze, even though Chen Xuan was used to playing with women, he still couldn't help but breathe rapidly.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Chieftain." Qiu Honglei stood up subtly and took a step back, just in time to avoid his physical contact. "Honglei plans to prepare a feast at Shenxianju. I hope the Chieftain will come so that I can properly apologize."

Chen Xuan laughed and said, "We'll talk about apologizing later. Let me deal with this little bastard first."

"Who are you calling a little bastard?" Zuan suddenly asked.

“You little bastard, you’re cursing me!” Chen Xuan answered instinctively.

Zuan smiled slightly: "That's right, it was indeed that little bastard who insulted me."

Chen Xuan: "..."

He finally realized what was happening and flew into a rage, reaching out to grab Zu'an's neck: "You brat, you're asking for it!"

Chen Xuan's anger level increased by 444!

At this moment, Qiu Honglei hurriedly pulled Zu An behind her: "Chief Chen, this young master is my friend. I hope that you will be magnanimous and spare his life."

Zuan was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected her to speak up for him under these circumstances.

Didn't this woman just set up a honey trap to scam me? Now she's come out to save me. What is she trying to do?

Chen Xuan snorted coldly: "If it were anyone else, I might let him go for Miss Qiu's sake, but I must kill this guy."

"Why? Just because I had a few words with you at the Immortal Abode?" Zu An was curious. From the moment the other party learned his identity, he had been extremely angry, and he had been wondering why.

"Why?" Chen Xuan's face was somewhat distorted. "Do you still remember Mei Chaofeng from the Silver Hook Gambling House? He was my brother who had depended on me since childhood. He was a hero all his life, but he was killed by you, you little bastard."

Chen Xuan's anger level increased by 999!

Zu An suddenly realized: "So you're also from the Shi family!"

At this moment, he finally understood what was going on. Since he and Mei Chaofeng were brothers, he couldn't possibly not know about the other party's affairs with the Shi family. It seemed that the two brothers were working for the Shi family, one inside and one outside, one openly and one secretly.

Chen Xuan licked his lips, a glint of excitement in his eyes: "Too bad you know too late. Today I will break every bone in your body and cut your flesh off piece by piece to avenge my poor brother!"

He figured that since Qiu Honglei had overheard this secret, he should have silenced her.

But she's too beautiful, and I really can't bear to part with her. So I'll capture her and keep her locked up in the mountain stronghold to keep her safe, and that way the secret won't be leaked.

Zuan couldn't help but say, "Just talk, why are you licking your lips at me? You're not a beauty, it's disgusting to look at."

Chen Xuan: "..."

Chen Xuan's anger level increased by 666!

Qiu Honglei, standing to the side, looked at him speechlessly. This guy's thought process was really surprising. Even at a time like this, you still deliberately tried to make him angry.

"You little brat, you'll soon regret having a mouth!"

Chen Xuan approached him with a gloomy face, his hands clenching so tightly they cracked.

Qiu Honglei frowned and subconsciously reached out to grab the lantern hanging to the side.

Just as her fair hand was about to touch the lantern, she suddenly pulled it back.

Then came a chuckle: "Handsome young man, who told you to come here in the middle of the night? You'd be murdered and robbed without even knowing it."

A graceful figure leaped onto the ship, her chest swaying as she landed, causing all the men in the room to look up and down in sync.

Despite the mask, Zu An recognized her as Pei Mianman at a glance, after all, her voluptuous figure was simply too eye-catching.

After his initial surprise, Chen Xuan quickly laughed: "Hahaha, I'm really lucky today. I've run into two such stunningly beautiful women. I can have a different one every day from now on."

Despite being masked, her beautiful eyes and delicate, charming eyebrows made it clear that she was a stunning beauty.

Even if we take a step back and say that she has such a stunning figure, her looks are no longer important.

Hearing his words, Pei Mianman's expression turned cold: "You surnamed Chen, you've got some nerve."

Chen Xuan patted his lower abdomen: "Not only am I bold, but I'm even bolder in another area!"

"You're asking for death!" Although Pei Mianman usually appeared charming and amorous, she was still an innocent girl at heart. She couldn't stand such vulgar words. A wisp of black flame suddenly ignited and swept directly towards the other party.

Chen Xuan's expression changed, clearly sensing the terrifying power within the black flames, and he dared not try to withstand it head-on with his body as before.

Seeing the two start fighting, Qiu Honglei hurriedly said, "Thank you so much for saving my life, heroine. I will repay you handsomely in the future."

After saying that, he grabbed Zu'an and jumped into the Moonlit River, quickly swimming away into the distance.

"That bitch!" Pei Mianman never expected that she would leave so suddenly, and not only that, she also took Zu An with her. Unfortunately, she was currently entangled with Chen Xuan and could not get away for the time being, so she could only watch helplessly as the other party left.

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I've been remembering the updates I owe, but I haven't been feeling well lately, so I can't catch up for now. I'll make up for them as soon as I'm feeling better.