When Ye Ming saw Zhou Mu, he realized that he had forgotten to ask about the location of the bandits.
He quickly got up, his face already pale.
"I forgot, what should I do?"
He almost burst into tears.
Zhou Mu patted Ye Ming on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's alright, I'll just follow him."
After saying that, his figure disappeared.
However, to Zhou Mu's surprise, Ye Mu did not go to the group's lair, but instead sent a message by carrier pigeon, instructing Cao Lun, the leader of the bandits, to come to Ye's residence.
Cao Lun walked in with an air of nonchalance.
The servants along the way all knelt down when they saw Cao Lun, not daring to look at his face clearly.
Some timid people were already trembling with fear.
Ye Mu hosted a banquet in the hall.
After Cao Lun entered, he placed one foot on a chair embroidered with gold trim, looked at Ye Mu with an arrogant expression, and his thick eyebrows twitched. "What? Have you figured it out?"
Ye Mu didn't care about Cao Lun's rudeness. He waved his hand leisurely, and a maid came up and filled the empty wine glass in front of Cao Lun with wine.
"Try it, it's a fine dish."
Cao Lun glanced at the pale red liquor with suspicion. "That's it?"
He picked it up and shook it from side to side.
The pale red liquor swayed back and forth, its dappled light flickering intermittently, making it look somewhat like a cheap liquor.
He leaned closer, sniffed, and a faint aroma of wine wafted out.
"What a fine wine! The aroma is so rich, I must try it."
Cao Lun was a man who loved alcohol more than anything. Besides women, his favorite thing was alcohol.
He quickly took a bite.
The sensation of the liquor flowing over his lips and teeth made him feel as if he were in a fairyland, floating on air, his legs feeling weak.
After enjoying it for a while, he drank it all in one gulp, and then his face turned red instantly.
A hint of intoxication had already appeared in his eyes.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Ye Mu said, "I'll give you four jars of this wine in exchange for releasing Su Xuan'er."
"no."
Cao Lun was about to agree, but after hearing the last sentence, he shook his head, burped, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted out.
He looked at Ye Mu drunkenly, seemingly already somewhat out of his mind.
“I told my brothers that I’m getting married the day after tomorrow. They’re theirs. I’ve finally fallen for one, and I can’t let her go.”
Bang
Ye Mu's expression changed.
He slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
Even his usually calm eyes were now rippled with intense emotion.
"Cao Lun, don't push your luck!"
"Oh, so hot-tempered, hiccup~, did you give me this face? Ye Mu, I respect you as the head of the Ye family, but that doesn't mean I have no temper. I'm putting this out there today, if you fucking don't let me have a good time, I'll expose everything I know. It's better to fight to the death."
Fueled by alcohol, Cao Lun roared loudly.
He used to think that Ye Mu was a person who had read the classics and was a person of high moral character and cultivation. Moreover, Ye Mu's image in the outside world was also like that. He was polite and courteous, just like a great Confucian scholar.
However, when he delved deeper into this matter, he discovered that this person was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
It's even somewhat disgusting and pretentious.
You can know a person's face but not their heart.
Faced with Cao Lun's threat, Ye Mu sneered, "So that means our negotiations have broken down?"
"There was nothing to talk about to begin with," Cao Lun scoffed.
"Okay, see them out."
After Ye Mu finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot.
Cao Lun was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was not in his own mountain stronghold. He then thought about turning back. The alcohol had taken effect, and he was dizzy and unsteady on his feet.
Staggering.
On the fifth floor, Ye Mu coldly watched Cao Lun's departing figure until the latter disappeared from sight. Only then did he turn around and look at the old man beside him, saying, "Uncle Zeng, this time, we may have to trouble you to take action."
Zeng Fantian stroked his goatee and said with a deep expression, "Have you thought this through? With Cao Lun around, you have leverage to keep Wu Yuan in check. If Cao Lun is gone, Wu Yuan will be able to act freely, and the Ye family will be nothing more than fish on his chopping board."
“I’ve considered these things, but…”
At this point, a fierce glint flashed in Ye Mu's eyes, "Compared to the hypocrite Wu Yuan, I am more afraid of the true villain Cao Lun."
"Since the head of the family has made the decision, then this old servant will carry it out."
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Copycat
"Second Master, do you think the Ye family might renege on their promise? If the Ye family has any ulterior motives, will the First Master still be able to come back?"
On chairs made of animal hide, two burly men with full beards were talking loudly under the light of a few kerosene lamps.
The man known as the second-in-command picked at his ear, then wiped it on the person next to him, saying with a disdainful look, "Who cares? Anyway, I told him not to go, but he wouldn't listen. If he dies there, it's just his bad luck."
"With him dead, the stronghold will belong to us two brothers. I've been eyeing that girl for a long time."
Choi Yoo chuckled lewdly.
Seeing that Cui You's mouth was practically watering, Cui Xiong felt a bit disgusted and then smeared the stuff he had just pulled out of his nose onto Cui You's clothes.
"Don't laugh so disgustingly, it makes me want to vomit." Cui Xiong curled his lip.
Cui You was a little annoyed. His face hardened, and he said, "Who are you calling disgusting? I hate being called disgusting more than anything... Achoo~"
As he was speaking, he sneezed, sending saliva and a glob of unidentified white phlegm flying out. Coincidentally, he was talking to Cui Xiong at the time, so his sneeze went straight at Cui Xiong.
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