Chapter 102 (1/2)

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Chapter 102

A Precarious Situation

Grand Senior Brother did not agree nor disagree. “Oh? Why do you say so?”

Sad-eyes smirked. “We lack thirty thousand silvers, yet he willingly paid us the exact amount. I do not believe in such coincidences!”

Ouyang Nan counted the silver notes, grinning. “I don't really care, as long as the notes are not fake. So what if he's a spy?”

Sad-eyes huffed, then whispered, “I suspect that Cangjin Court has already sensed our plan!”

Both of their expressions fell.

Grand Senior Brother paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, slouching a little. “Why do you say so?”

Sad-eyes replied, “This is too much of a coincidence! You'll see something very unusual about all this if you think about it carefully! Why did a newcomer pop by just as we started our plan? And why the exact thirty thousand?”

Ouyang Nan pursed his lips. “Well, I feel like one coincidence is suspicious but having so many coincidences is actually not as suspicious. Unless the Cangjin Court is filled with idiots.”

Grand Senior Brother nodded slightly, though not apparent who he agreed with.

After a while, he said, “Both of you make sense. We'll just have to cross this bridge first. Junior Brother Ouyang, please send this payment then. You must personally hand it to the receiver.”

Ouyang Nan nodded. “Leave it to me.”

Sad-eyes looked panicked. “Grand Senior Brother, I just know that this is too suspicious! This plan is too important, it has got to do with the survival of our court! We must remain vigilant!”

GRand Senior Brother sat deep in thought, then heaved a long sigh. He sounded exhausted when he replied, “Cangjin, Cangxiu and Cangqing Courts plan to destroy us, this is already very obvious. Our court master disappeared a hundred years ago and we swallowed that anger for fifty years. But after that, our Chief disappeared too!”

“Thirty years ago, they remained relentless and killed the Heavenly Thirteen Swords! And this year they stopped us from partic.i.p.ating in the great ceremony! If this person really is a sky from Cangjin Court, that means that the moment they find out about our trump card, they will strike to kill and completely destroy our court!”

Ouyang Nan clenched his teeth. “I'll go kill him this instant!”

Grand Senior Brother yelled, “Stop!”

Ouyang Nan stopped and turned. “Grand Senior Brother, letting this mole stay will only bring more problems!”

“Do not act recklessly! This guy figured out our secrets the moment he stepped in, then handed us thirty thousand in cash. If you kill him, aren't you stepping right into the trap?”

“So we'll just let them play us like that?”

Grand Senior Brother looked at Sad-eyes. “Junior Brother, you have lots of ideas. Thought of anything yet?”

Ouyang Nan snickered. “The best idea is to kill him and solve the problem! Even if the martial uncles ask us about today, they have no evidence!”

Sad-eyes yelled, “Enough of that nonsense!”

Ouyang Nan raged, “Qin, why do you always have to go against me? Don't think you can order me around just because you came here a little bit earlier than me.”

Sad-eyes huffed. “Do you have no brain? All you want to do is murder and kill, and your ideas always just cause more trouble!”

Ouyang Nan raged, “Qin, don't you accuse me of such nonsense when you have no ideas of your own! Tell me then, what should we have done? Where would you get money for the Court?”

Sad-eyes yelled, “But you still cannot target newcomers like that!”

“Why did you not object when I first suggested this then? And how could we have known to meet such a bold newcomer? Can't believe he had the guts to offend his seniors!”