"I don't know how to address you, Master?"
Jiang He remained calm despite Pei Jian's scrutinizing gaze. Ling Ku was now in the hands of the Qin family, so at least his life was not in danger.
Call me Wuyu.
“Wuyu…that’s an excellent name.” Pei Jian glanced at Pei Ju kneeling on the ground, then sat down in the chair opposite Jiang He. “Please, Master Wuyu, do me a divination.”
"I only tell fortunes for those who are destined to meet me."
Jiang He twitched the corner of his mouth. "I did a good deed by telling your son's fortune before, but he ignored my advice. Now that the Pei family's decline is so obvious, if I continue to tell their fortune, wouldn't I be digging my own grave?"
"If this divination hadn't been performed, I'm afraid you, Master, would be in your grave by now."
As soon as Pei Jian finished speaking, his subordinates immediately pointed swords at Jiang He. Jiang He pretended to be afraid and began to tell Pei Jian's fortune.
The more Jiang He calculated, the uglier his expression became.
"The Pei family is now in dire straits."
Pei Jian's brow twitched at those eight words: "If you're talking nonsense, I'll kill you right now."
“The divination has been completed. Even if Patriarch Pei kills me, it will not change the current situation of the Pei family.”
Seeing Jiang He's helpless expression, Pei Jian's eyes shifted several times. "Is there any way to break this?"
“When I was doing the divination just now, I sensed that the Pei family still had a glimmer of hope.” Jiang He carefully chose his words, “but this hope was so faint that I couldn’t quite make it out.”
“Father, Master Wuyu’s divination is really accurate.” Pei Ju spoke up weakly from the side, afraid that Pei Jian might kill Jiang He in a fit of anger.
"Shut up!"
Pei Jian glared at Pei Ju with annoyance, then looked steadily at Jiang He, "Please, Master, stay at the Pei family for a while. Longyou is not peaceful right now, so you don't risk being hurt by swords."
"Then I shall respectfully comply."
......
Jiang He successfully entered the Pei family, while Ling Ku's situation was clearly not optimistic.
"How badly are his injuries? Is his life in danger?"
The Qin family even brought a doctor, who carefully treated Ling Ku's wounds, shaking his head as he did so.
"His injuries were too severe, especially the wound on his left arm. If he hadn't bandaged it up with cloth to stop the bleeding, his entire left arm would probably have been ruined."
After the doctor spoke, everyone present fell silent.
They were all martial artists, so they naturally knew that being able to hold out against so many assassins with arrows until they arrived was already the limit of what an ordinary person could achieve.
"You must cure him, otherwise..." The leader pursed his lips. When he came, the madam repeatedly told him to ensure Ling Ku's safety and that it concerned the young lady.
"Don't worry, I will do my best."
The doctor tucked the blanket around Ling Ku. "This person is really lucky. He has several kinds of toxins in his body, but none of them are poisonous. There must be a master who made him take an antidote pill in advance."
"Even so, these poisons will still affect his fighting ability. Should we really save him?"
The doctor's concerns were not unfounded; if someone like this were cured and then became an enemy of the Qin family, it would become an extremely troublesome matter...
"We must save them."
Without a second thought, the leader spoke up, "We've come here with so many people for only one purpose: to save his life."
After saving him, put him back with Pei Jian.
According to Da Yu, it took him a lot of effort to get to Pei Jian's side.
Although they didn't know what had happened, the token was now in Da Yu's hands, so they had to listen to Da Yu.
......
The people from the Qin family went to the Pei family's door the next day.
"You've got some nerve. I haven't come looking for you, yet you still dare to come knocking on my door?" Pei Jian said with a half-smile, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"We wasted a lot of precious medicinal herbs to save that person, and that's why we've come to you to retrieve them." The leader appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, he was in a complete panic.
However, they continued to negotiate with Pei Jian using the same methods employed by Dayu.
"Hand him over to the Pei family," Pei Jian said immediately upon hearing that Ling Ku was still alive.
"Although he's not dead, he's still unconscious." The leader crossed his arms. "And you should also consider how to compensate for our patriarch's matter."
"compensation?"
"Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives."
The two sides faced off, neither willing to yield.
“Your Pei family’s military strength and financial resources are inferior to our Qin family’s, and we don’t care about your little things.” Pei Jian clenched his fists as he said this. “Your poisons and medicines… could be more readily available.”
"You dare to spout such nonsense on our lord's territory? Aren't you afraid you won't leave alive?"
"Hahahaha!" Laughter rang out, and the surrounding air became even more stagnant. "Since we dared to come, we are naturally not afraid. If we cannot return to the Qin family, the whole world will immediately know about the Pei family's scheme against my Qin family head. At that time, Dayu can directly use this to attack the Pei family without being criticized by the world."
"You actually colluded with Da Yu!"
"Alright, if you want that half-dead guard, then bring something in exchange."
After saying that, the Qin family swaggered away, leaving Pei Jian so angry he almost collapsed to the ground.
"Father!" Pei Ju hurriedly helped Pei Jian up, the slap mark on his face still lingering. "You must take care of yourself. Let that guard die."
"Fool, go and get the medicine to bring him back right now."
Currently, the person with the highest martial arts skills in the entire Pei family is probably this guard.
As night was about to fall, Jiang He stepped out of the courtyard.
"Please take me to your master. I have something important to discuss with him." Jiang He followed the servant toward the study in the front courtyard. Ling Ku had said that this was the time when the calming incense in the study was at its strongest.
As he got closer to the study, Jiang He's blood began to boil.
When Jiang He stood outside the study, his face was already flushed.
"Master, Master Wuyu says he has important business to discuss with me."
After a few seconds, Pei Jian's voice came from inside the study, "Please let him in."
At that moment, Pei Jian had just closed the hidden door of the mother Gu, so he did not see the mother Gu in the box suddenly begin to writhe unusually.
"Master, what can I do for you?"
Smelling the rich, calming fragrance in the air and feeling the surge of blood in his body, Jiang He slowly smiled. He had finally found the Mother Gu, right there in the study.
"My divination today revealed that the Pei family has found another glimmer of hope."
Pei Jian's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Please speak, Master."
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