The thought that Zu'an had become the true son-in-law of the Chu family, and that his beloved woman might soon be basking in his arms, filled Shi Kun with insatiable jealousy.
However, his plans failed one after another, and judging from his performance in the ring, killing him would not be so easy.
Shi Lezhi smiled slightly and said, "Young Master is blinded by concern and keeps thinking about assassinating him directly, but he has forgotten about another advantageous resource we have."
"What?" Shi Kun quickly sat up straight and looked at him.
Shi Lezhi replied, "We wield enormous power in officialdom. We can use that power to eliminate him. No matter who it is, no matter how strong, they cannot stand against the power of the imperial court. We can do this and that..."
Upon hearing his plan, Shi Kun's face gradually brightened: "Hahaha, as expected, experience counts. No wonder Father arranged for you to be by my side."
Xue'er, who was standing to the side, was also secretly amazed. No wonder there are fewer and fewer rogue cultivators in this world. These powerful people really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves. If you offend them, there is no way to survive.
At this moment, Pei Mianman walked towards Zu An with a beaming smile: "Congratulations..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zu'an hurriedly walked to the other side: "Wait a moment."
Pei Mianman's smile froze on her face. You know how many men would be excited just to say a word to her. She was sitting there just now, and even though she rejected him mercilessly every time, there were still more than a dozen groups of men who came up to chat her up. But now that she took the initiative to find this guy, he actually gave her the cold shoulder!
Am I not big enough or not sexy enough?
Is there any woman more charming than me?
After thinking it over, the only explanation I could come up with was that the other party was looking for Chu Chuyan. After all, she was his wife, so it was somewhat understandable. But when I followed the other party's figure, I saw him running over and whispering to a little page.
Pei Mianman: "???"
Does this guy not like women?
Zu An hugged Cheng Shouping: "I was too busy before and didn't have time to ask you. Which gambling house did you place your bet? One million taels! You made a fortune this time."
To everyone's surprise, Cheng Shouping said with a mournful face, "Young master, I have something to tell you, but you mustn't be angry."
Zu An waved his hand and laughed, "Don't worry, the son-in-law is in a good mood today and will definitely not be angry."
Cheng Shouping's worry turned to joy, and he immediately took out the betting slip: "I was worried that you would lose in the family competition, so I thought I could win some money to comfort you after losing the competition. So I secretly changed my bet to you losing. That way, even if you lose, you can still win money. If you win the competition, losing this little bit of money is nothing. Either way, you won't lose. Aren't I clever? Hey, what are you doing with that knife, sir?"
"I'll fucking kill you!" Zuan thought that if this keyboard could collect his anger points, his anger points would definitely be off the charts right now. How did Cheng Shouping live to be so old?
Sang Qian and Zheng Dan, who were on their way, heard these words and instantly felt like they had a "mmp" to say but didn't know whether to say it or not!
It turns out that this clueless pageboy took it upon himself to change Zuan's betting plan, and then the two of them, thinking they were clever, changed it back?
Anger from Sang Qian +1024!
Zheng Dan's anger level increased by 1024!
Zuan was chasing Cheng Shouping when he was startled by the sudden appearance of anger points in the background. Why were these two so angry? Especially Zheng Dan, wasn't he all lovey-dovey with him before?
Just then, Cheng Shouping's delighted voice rang out: "Hey, why has the wording on this betting slip changed? Did I remember wrong? Hahaha, son-in-law, look! It says here that I bet on you to win!"
Cheng Shouping handed the list to Zu An with a look of surprise.
Anger from Sang Qian +1024!
Zheng Dan's anger level increased by 1024!
Zuan glanced at the two of them suspiciously, then took the order and looked at it. Sure enough, they had bet on him to win, with odds of 1 to 100. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Anger from Sang Qian: +66 +66 +66...
Anger level from Zheng Dan: +66 +66 +66...
Seeing the string of anger points entering his account in the background, and considering what Cheng Shouping had just said, a thought struck him, and he asked, "You bet on me losing yesterday?"
"No," Cheng Shouping chuckled, "Of course I believe my son-in-law will win, why would I bet on you to lose?"
I don't believe you for a second!
Zu'an automatically translated his words to the opposite meaning, then smiled and said to Sang Qian and the other man, "Speaking of which, I should thank you two. If you hadn't helped me correct it, I'm afraid I would have been tricked by this stupid pageboy." Having watched so many period dramas, it wasn't hard to guess what that kind of ink that automatically fades was.
Anger from Sang Qian +1024!
Zheng Dan's anger level increased by 1024!
However, on the surface, the two were all smiles: "What do you mean, Young Master Zu? We don't understand. We came here specifically to congratulate you on your victory."
Previously it was just a guess, but seeing the anger level in the background, Zu An was immediately certain and couldn't help but glance at Cheng Shouping, who had a fawning look on his face.
This guy may be a real jerk, but sometimes fools have all the luck. Hmm, I should make good use of his jerk-like nature in the future; it might even have some unexpected benefits.
After all, in this world, even a piece of toilet paper or a pile of poop has its use.
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