Chapter 11: Surrounded By Danger (1/2)
Chapter 11: Surrounded By Danger
Translator: Pika
If the mastermind of this plot was Chu Chuyan herself, he would have no choice but to es’ to clear his name Fortunately, this wasn’t necessary Yet
Zu An gathered his thoughts, then said to Springflower, “You caht time This silver should cover your relocation expenses The last woman I took home was sent to the military ca her there”
“Relocation expenses?” Springflower finally s fishy “Wait a second Why is she in a military camp?”
“You didn’t know?” Zu An looked mildly bemused “My wife is perfect in al is that she dotes on ht hoet her sent to our ets to be a blushi+ng bride multiple times a day I feel bad for her”
You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for 433 Rage points!
Chu Chuyan had never i the weird looks she was getting froe to kill Zu An welled up in her for the first time However, the events of the past two days had sie, and he did fulfill all of her criteria Finding another grooain
With all this in mind, she forced herself to sit in stony silence
“Military cairls had their own hierarchy The classiest ones were the ‘queens of flowers’ Below them were the ordinary courtesans, and then came those orked in brothels, like herself On the botto were those that serviced the army, and most were sent there as punishment for some infraction
Soldiers were thirsty, yet had incredible endurance Not many women could endure such abuse—few lasted hostly white as she recalled the stories she’d heard from her coworkers about these cah These are ood care of you! They’ve been looking forward to soer contain her rage “Miscreant! The Chu clan”
She was about to say that the Chu clan and its arflower had already lost her mind She let out a shrill screa I said was a lie! I don’t even know this —who had been standing nearby—and shook hi, the situation is completely different froo to an ar’s turned pale, and he shoved her aside “Don’t try to slander me, you crazy bitch! The Chu clan’s forces have strict moral standards! How could we possibly—”
He was cut off abruptly as a tre hitian’s face was as placid as water He looked at Springflower “This man asked you to coflower nodded frantically, like a chicken pecking at rice “He found ave me twenty silvers, and said that I’d earn even more after the deed was done This is a duke’s estate, full of nobles I was sure I’d earn enough for a lifetiive tian release his energy grip on Diao Yang “Do you have anything to say?”
Diao Yang’s face was ashen He fell to his knees “Please forgive me, Master! I was instructed to do this”
“Instructed by who?” Chu Zhongtian barked
“I I don’t know” Diao Yang sed hard, then hurried on, “That person spoke to me from the other side of a wall He bribedreed Please show me mercy on account ofthis, Snow finally relaxed the tight grip she had on her ponytail
Chu Zhongtian snorted, then waved for hilared at everyone present with a face like thunder “It see that he has already been punished, this matter is settled No one is to speak of it in the future Any objections?”
Chu Tiesheng gently fanned himself, while Chu Yuepo continued to toy with his compass Neither spoke Given that they had yet to discover theto make a move that would invite scrutiny
Zu An let out a long sigh of relief Finally, it's over However, it see to let hi to spare hitian sotten hihtly affairs To ensure he doesn’t cause trouble in the future, he will be sent to the Brightmoon Acadeed his words as he remembered how poor Zu An’s physique was “Ahe That way, at least he’ll be able to assist the clan as an accountant or soht that Chu Zhongtian was the duke of Brighthtmoon Academy was most likely affiliated to their clan
His attention shi+fted to the Rage points he had accue points Tiain!
He was carried back to his room Just as he was about to draw his prizes, a red blur burst in
Recognizing the Second Miss of the Chu clan, Zu An greary “Why are you here?” Did she figure out that ned?
Chu Huanzhao hopped onto a nearby table and sat down, her slender little legs dangling in ize?” Zu An was at a loss for words
Chu Huanzhao looked uncoet about what happened that night But, I wasn’t able to protect you today You even ended up being punished for it”
Zu An was airl has an honest side to her He was anxious to play the lottery, and was not interested in wasting time with her He casually waved a hand “Oh, whatever You’re a kid It’s only normal that you don’t have much say in the family”
You have successfully trolled Chu Huanzhao for 66 Rage points!
Zu An blinked Only then did he realize Chu Huanzhao’s face had turned ugly She snorted and hopped off the table As she left, she said, “In the future, I’ll protect you when you are at the academy If anyone tries to bully you, just tell them you are under my care!”
Zu An rolled his eyes behind her back You’re just a little slip of a girl, but you act like you are the lady boss or so He was the son-in-law of the estate After what happened today, no one in the family would dare to bully him, at least for a while
He put all that out of his , then hopped out of bed He washed his hands and face solemnly, then pulled out a joss stick He lit it and chanted a prayer “Buddha, Brahma, Jehovah, Allah any Gods that exist, please protectin the 66 Rage points he had just earned froe points He summoned the Keyboard, selected the ‘Lottery’ function, then carefully pressed ‘Enter’ The light marker appeared and flashed across the nu!