Li Huan put on a serious expression and nodded.
"That's right, please ask Elder Piao to personally go to the palace!"
At this moment, Huang Rong, Lu Youjiao, Elder Jian, and Elder Liang realized that Li Huan was deliberately teasing Qiu Qianren!
Huang Rong seized the opportunity to play along: "Senior Piao, please don't get lost after you enter the palace! Last time I went to the palace to find Master Qi, I accidentally went to the wrong place and was delayed for half a month before I finally saw him!"
"Moreover, the palace is heavily guarded, and Seventh Master and Zhou Botong will definitely be cautious. They should be hiding in an extremely secluded corner. You'll have to put in a lot of effort to find them!"
Qiu Qianren looked displeased.
Huang Rong continued, "I suggest that Senior Piao disguise himself as an imperial chef and go directly to the Imperial Kitchen to find Master Qi!"
Li Huan shook his head: "No, no, Senior Piao can't cook. If he pretends to be an imperial chef, he'll easily give himself away!"
Huang Rong asked, "In your opinion, Senior Brother, what kind of person would be most suitable for Elder Piao to impersonate?"
Li Huan looked Qiu Qianren up and down and said with a smile, "Senior Piao is thin and has a gloomy temperament. Why don't you dress up as an old eunuch!"
Huang Rong burst out laughing: "Senior Brother, Elder Piao has a huge beard, how come he's dressed as an old eunuch?"
Li Huan said, "It's very simple. Senior Piao can shave off all his beard, and without any disguise, just wear a eunuch's clothes. He can then pass for the real thing and sneak into the Imperial Kitchen..."
"shut up!"
Qiu Qianren flew into a rage, pointing at Li Huan: "You brat! You have no intention of withdrawing from the North at all, you're just making a fool of this old man!"
Li Huan laughed and said, "That's not right! You paid with gold and silver jewelry, and I handed over six thousand boxed meals. This business was done clearly and happily. How could I have tricked you?"
Qiu Qianren was so angry that his eyes were blazing: "You...you promised before that if you sold the boxed lunches and earned these gold and silver treasures, you would lead the Beggars' Sect away from the North!"
Li Huan exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Piao, you're getting old, are you hard of hearing? I clearly said you were very sincere and I was too embarrassed to refuse you!"
"Elders, brothers! Did I, Li Huan, promise Elder Piao that I would lead the Beggars' Sect away from the North?"
"I didn't agree!"
A unified sound rang out from the scene.
Li Huan chuckled inwardly.
To deal with someone like Qiu Qianren, one must be more cunning and ruthless than him to bring him down.
Li Huan said, "Senior Piao, you see, the eyes of the masses are discerning, and their ears are not deaf!"
Qiu Qianren's face flushed red, knowing that he was no match for Li Huan in verbal sparring.
"Men!" Qiu Qianren waved his hand, ordering the burly men in black from the Iron Palm Gang to move the gold and silver jewelry from the stage.
Li Huan shouted sternly, "Old man Piao! You want to back out?"
Qiu Qianren angrily retorted, "If you refuse to evacuate the north, why should I buy you a boxed lunch?"
Li Huan said, "I just asked you in public whether you would use jewelry worth 300,000 taels of silver to buy boxed meals, and you gave me a definite answer. This transaction is complete and cannot be changed!"
Qiu Qianren raised his head: "You want to force me to buy or sell?"
Li Huan spread his hands: "I sell boxed lunches at a stall, honestly and openly. How could I force you to buy? If you don't want to buy, I won't take a single penny from you! If you do want to buy, you absolutely cannot pay less than a penny!"
Qiu Qianren said no more and ordered the burly men in black to move the boxes.
"Boss!" a burly man in black exclaimed in shock, "The box is empty!"
Another burly man in black sensed something was wrong and hurriedly lifted the lid of the box.
"Boss! This box is empty too!"
Qiu Qianren was utterly shocked!
Immediately afterwards, all the wooden crates were opened, and they were completely empty!
Huang Rong, Guo Jing, the Beggars' Sect elders and disciples were also astonished.
Li Huan feigned anger, pointing at Qiu Qianren: "Old man Piao! You actually cheated me, using empty boxes to deceive me, trying to steal six thousand boxed meals!"
Qiu Qianren looked completely bewildered: "I...I didn't cheat..."
Li Huan rebuked him: "You played a trick on me in public, first showing off gold and silver jewelry to gain my trust, and then trying to get something for nothing. Not only did you swindle six thousand boxed meals, but you also tried to trick me into leading the Beggars' Sect to retreat from the north!"
After saying that, Li Huan almost laughed.
Qiu Qianren is having a really bad day, even more wronged than Dou E!
Qiu Qianren gripped his palm-leaf fan tightly, glaring angrily at the burly men in black from the Iron Palm Gang.
Clearly, Qiu Qianren began to suspect that there was a "traitor" among his men who had secretly stolen the gold and silver jewelry from the box!
Seeing the fierce glint in the leader's eyes, the burly men in black were terrified and knelt down in unison.
"Boss! I didn't steal the jewelry!"
"I am utterly loyal to the gang leader, how could I dare to steal?"
"The gang leader has been incredibly kind to me. Even if you gave me a thousand lives, I wouldn't dare steal the jewels!"
...
The burly men in black spoke all at once, trying their best to prove their innocence.
Li Huan said loudly, "Old man Piao! My Beggars' Sect brothers have been sitting around the perimeter the whole time, not coming near these boxes! The person who stole the jewels must be one of your men!"
"Take off your clothes!" Qiu Qianren shouted angrily at the burly men in black.
Taking off clothes for inspection, that's a good tactic.
Without hesitation, the thirty burly men in black stripped off their clothes, leaving only their underwear.
Qiu Qianren roared, "Strip naked!"
Huang Rong blushed slightly and turned her head away.
The burly men in black obeyed the order to display their innocent bodies and prove that they had not hidden any gold or silver.
Qiu Qianren carefully browsed through it and was immediately dumbfounded.
Li Huan prompted, "Could it be that they swallowed the jewels?"
Qiu Qianren suddenly realized his mistake and hurriedly gave the order.
"Guess your throat! Punch each other's stomachs!"
The burly men in black looked aggrieved, forced to make faces at their throats, and then punched each other in the stomach!
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