"I understand now. The butler cutting out his tongue is a rule!"

Upon hearing my explanation, Ji Xinglan immediately understood and began to recall the events that had occurred before.

I nodded, and took another look at the girl.

Clever, indeed clever, he spotted the key point immediately.

"Yes, that was a warning. I wasn't sure at first, but now I know. Xinglan and I are the masters, and the rest are servants. If a servant speaks carelessly before the masters, their tongue might be cut out!"

I rearranged my words and looked at Wu Xia and the others, mainly because Wu Xia and Zhang Ke had rather big mouths.

Wang Xu goes without saying; he's an idiot. Normally, no one would want to argue with an idiot unless he's not a real idiot!

When I looked at Wu Xia and Zhang Ke, there was a hint of threat in my eyes, meaning that they should speak carefully and not open their mouths before they had thought things through.

Although the two guys weren't as quick-witted as Ji Xinglan, they still understood.

"I understand, Mr. Chen!"

To my surprise, under my threat, Wu Xia actually changed her address and called him Master Chen.

I don't know why, but calling him "Master Chen" made me feel strangely good.

I looked at Zhang Ke again. Although Zhang Ke was very unwilling, he still imitated the other person and called me "Master Chen".

I nodded in satisfaction.

"Xinglan, here we are a couple, understand? If you want to live, you have to cooperate with me!"

I continued to lower my voice.

"Don't worry, I'll cooperate with you in anything, including, that kind of thing!"

Ji Xinglan's voice was soft, but it was gentle when she spoke, and it was the kind of thing that girls said that resonated with the listener.

I couldn't help but feel a little tempted. Ji Xinglan's situation reminded me of Xiaomi. I remember that Xiaomi was also very good at flirting. However, back then, I wasn't a decrepit old man yet.

"Um!"

I hummed in agreement and didn't refuse. Now was not the time to be polite. As soon as I entered the lobby, I could sense that the danger level inside was much higher than outside.

In other words, even I could lose my life here if I'm not careful; it's unavoidable.

"Oh? I thought you would refuse!"

Seeing my expression, Ji Xinglan looked a little surprised, clearly not expecting me to agree so readily.

I gave a wry smile and told Ji Xinglan that I didn't want to do this either, but I felt that this place was too dangerous, full of pitfalls at every turn. If I had to do something like that to get out, then I could only say I was sorry.

"Don't worry, I meant what I said earlier, I won't blame you!"

After saying this, Ji Xinglan said nothing more.

And you?

I looked at Zhang Ke and Wu Xia.

"That's no problem, Mr. Chen, we were originally yours!"

Wu Xia seemed much smarter than Zhang Ke; after hesitating for a moment, she immediately agreed.

"Uncle, if it were Uncle Dao, who's always with you, I definitely wouldn't have a problem. It doesn't matter who it's given to, but Uncle, are you really sure you can handle this? I'm afraid you'll die here!"

Zhang Ke had clearly forgotten the pain once the wound healed, and said to me with a grin.

My mouth twitched, and I cursed inwardly, "What an idiot."

Fortunately, my fears did not come true, and we guests remained quietly in our original places.

I'm a little worried about Wang Xu. After all, he's not very bright, and if he says something inappropriate for the situation, then the problem could become quite serious.

The little boy next to Wang Xu wasn't dressed very well either; he was clearly a good-for-nothing who had no real family background. He started pulling Wang Xu's beard.

Wang Xu just chuckled.

"It's fun, it's fun, it's so much fun!"

Wang Xu clapped his hands and praised the little boy.

From this, I concluded that Wang Xu was not a fool; everything he did was an act.

Because I used to like to pretend, I don't have a "human soul" or the emotions of a normal person, so I act like a normal person.

Wang Xu's behavior just now did seem a bit deliberate.

However, at that moment, the Lin family arrived. Lin Da, accompanied by several servants, took Wang Xu down and cut out his tongue in front of us.

His tongue was still twitching.

I felt a chill run down my spine when I saw this.

Ji Xinglan grasped my hand, her face already pale with fright.

Ji Xinglan was trembling, but she was still trying to remain calm.

It's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

I squeezed Ji Xinglan's hand, gave the girl a reassuring look, and then glanced at the two girls behind me, telling them not to say anything out of line.

After I finished doing all this, I slowly got up and walked to Lin Da's side. Lin Da called out to Master Chen.

I didn't say anything, but smiled and nodded at him. Then I took out a handkerchief from my pocket and wrapped it around Wang Xu's tongue.

After wrapping it up, I placed the handkerchief in my mirror space.

"I've caused trouble for the Lin family!"

I bowed to Lin Dagong to express my apology.

"Just manage your own people, otherwise it won't be so simple next time!"

Although Lin Da was addressing me, he was actually giving instructions to the two girls.

"Don't worry, Butler Lin, I will manage my people well!"

I quickly took on all the responsibilities.

"Of course you can rest assured, we've known each other for a long time!"

After saying that, Lin Da searched Wang Xu and found a piece of gold on him, then handed it to me.

"You are its owner. He committed a crime, so this money should rightfully be yours!"

Lin Da tossed me that piece of gold. Now Wang Xu wanted to yell, but he could only open his mouth wide and no sound came out.

I reckon it's some kind of high-level magic.

I had a secret confrontation with Lin Da before, but I was no match for him back then.

As for who is stronger now, that's unknown.

I picked up the piece of gold, and to my surprise, through my third eye, I discovered that the energy inside the gold was slightly more than before.

Although it's still far less than silver, it's definitely much more than it started with!

It seems that the energy within gold can also be increased.

I just don't know if its corresponding attributes will improve after increasing the energy.

When I put away the gold, the guests in the lobby didn't even lift their eyelids, completely ignoring it.

Just as I was about to leave, Lin Da took out a copper coin from his bag, tossed it to me, and told me that this was compensation for me.

Correspondingly, they can't return Wang Xu, whom they control, to me.

"He has committed a grave offense, so naturally he must obey the master's arrangements!"

I'm not a saint, and I have no connection with Wang Xu. I sold it and that's it; I don't feel any guilt whatsoever.