13 Who’s Plotting Against Me? (1/2)
”This is the truth, Third Young Master!” Tang Yuan grabbed Jun Xie’s arm as he spoke. Jun Xie felt as if his arm had been wrapped in a layer of oil. ”They promised that they’ll hand over the promissory note to me as soon as the Third Young Master enters the Thousand Gold Hall. They’ll not pursue this matter any further.”
”Oh! Did they say that?” Jun Xie frowned. His eyes flickered as he gave it a thought. Something felt wrong about the whole situation. This discussion was supposed to be about Tang Yuan losing his wife in a bet. How did he end-up becoming a part of it? Some kind of a foul game seemed to be involved in the situation. Was he the target of a conspiracy?
Jun Xie was sure that it was a set-up.
The original Jun Mo Xie was an idiot. His temper would’ve blown on hearing about how his brother was bullied. He would’ve been excited on hearing about how his opponents were giving him such an importance. His presumptuous nature would’ve led him straight into the trap set-up by his enemies.
If a trap had truly been laid… then the enemies had full knowledge of Jun Mo Xie’s character.
But, why would someone lay such a detailed trap for a useless person like Jun Mo Xie? This conspiracy was probably meant for Grandpa Jun. It was possible that there was another mastermind behind these people. After all, ordinary people like them wouldn’t dare to provoke Grandpa Jun.
Jun Xie looked at Tang Yuan as he tried to figure out his role in the conspiracy. [Is he a friend or an enemy?] He noticed Tang Yuan’s fearful expressions. [This fatty is an absolute patsy if he isn’t pretending. And, he’s a great actor if he’s pretending to be afraid. In fact, in that case… he’s truly an extremely dangerous person… whose real face is hidden behind a mask of fear.]
Jun Xie started to wonder if he should or shouldn’t go to the Thousand Gold Hall.
However, he reached a decision within a few seconds. He decided that he wouldn’t miss out on such an exciting event. Why would he fear about losing with his gambling skills? Moreover, he wouldn’t find out the identity of his enemies if he didn’t go. Jun Xie didn’t believe in letting his enemies plot behind his back. He believed in revealing their identities and killing them.
Jun Xie smiled as he secretly circulated the divine Art of Unlocking Heaven’s Fortune. [I’ll not lose even if they’re great gamblers. It’s too easy for me to cheat with this kind of an internal energy at my disposal.]
Jun Xie seemed to have made-up his mind. He turned around and asked Little Ke, ”How many silver bills do we have?”
Little Ke felt both joyous and shameful as she heard the word ‘we’ in Jun Xie's question. Her heart was filled with sweet emotions. She blushed and replied, ”If we subtract the money which the Old Master deducted last time… the silver box holds a hundred-and-twenty-thousand liang silver bills, thirty-thousand liang gold bills, three-hundred liang gold leafs, one-hundred ingots white silver, fragment silver…”
”Enough… that’s enough… I’ll not be using so much money…” Jun Xie stopped Little Ke as she continued to report Jun Mo Xie’s wealth in detail. She would’ve even stated the number of copper coins in Jun Mo Xie’s possession if she hadn’t been stopped.
”Get fifty-thousand silver liang bills… and arrange a dozen pieces of fragment silver,” Jun Xie said.