Chapter 897 Tianyuan Inn (Part )

Seeing Tang Afu draw his sword and attack without mercy, Fu Yin could not help but feel angry and shouted, "Why? Shenzhou belongs to you, Tang Afu? Why can you come but we can't? There are countless people in the world who want to kill Liu Xunyi. Wherever he is, there will be no peace. We are not following you, but Liu Xunyi..."

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Tang Afu interrupted in a bad tone, "Go back and tell Jin Fuyu that if you don't trust me, don't ask me for help. If you trust me, don't send two dogs to follow me all the way."

"presumptuous!"

Tang Afu's rude words made Fu Yin furious. He pushed the man in front of him away and reached for the hilt of the sword.

"Wait a minute!"

The tense situation between Tang Afu and Fu Yin made Ji Hou secretly shocked. He first waved his hand to stop the furious Fu Yin, and then said to Tang Afu, whose face was as gloomy as water: "If we fight, it will definitely alert Xunzhen and the others. In this case, it is tantamount to dreaming to kill Liu Xunyi today. Tang Afu, you are right. The owner of the dock does have doubts about you, so he sent us to follow. But... what's strange about suspecting you? This is the first time that Jinjianwu has dealt with you. It is normal for people to have reservations about you when they don't know your background or your background. Don't you have reservations about us? If you really have no selfish thoughts, why do you get so angry about our appearance? Ask yourself, are you really angry because the owner of the dock suspects you? I don't think so. You are angry about our surveillance of you. In other words... you are angry that you can't decide Liu Xunyi's life or death as you please."

"What do you mean?" Tang Afu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone became colder and colder, "Do you suspect that I will protect Liu Xunyi?"

"Yes!" Ji Hou said frankly without fear, "We are here to help you, not to harm you. Our presence will only bring trouble to Liu Xunyi... Of course, there are also people who want to protect him. Other than that, I can't think of any reason for you to refuse our help? Is it just because you are a 'ruthless swordsman', used to being alone, coming and going like the wind? Even so, we did not interfere with your freedom. You do yours, we do ours, what's wrong with not interfering with each other? Unless... you don't want Liu Xunyi to get into trouble."

"You are so eloquent, but you are still trying to turn the tables!" Tang Afu said disdainfully, "Who said your presence won't interfere with me? If you take Liu Xunyi's head, wouldn't Jin Fuyu's promise to me be in vain? What's more, you two are acting so recklessly. Not only can you not help me, but you will also ruin my plan and make things more and more difficult."

"What's your plan?" Fu Yin laughed in anger. "Liu Xunyi is about to enter Changbai Mountain, but you are still hesitant and unwilling to meet him. Is this your plan? If the two of us couldn't bear it anymore, why would we take the risk today?"

"You are veterans who have been in the martial arts world for many years, why are you so naive? Do you really think that you can easily deal with Xunzhen and Liu Xunyi by using such a despicable method as poisoning?" Tang Afu sneered with disdain, "If they were so easy to deal with, how could they have escaped from Jiangnan to here unscathed?"

"After all, you just want to stop us. Tang Afu, what is your intention?"

"My intention is... I don't want to be implicated by you two idiots!"

"you……"

"enough!"

Seeing Tang Afu and Fu Yin confronting each other, neither of them would give in, Ji Hou suddenly felt upset and shouted, interrupting their argument immediately, and said in a deep voice: "Whether it works or not, we will know after a try. Tang Afu, why don't we use today's incident to show our sincerity to each other? If you have no intention of protecting Liu Xunyi, then don't stop us from poisoning, and when we take Liu Xunyi's head... it will be yours."

"Okay!" Tang Afu's eyes flashed with a trace of hesitation, but he readily agreed, and his face didn't show any strangeness. "Someone will do it for me, and let me reap the benefits. Of course, I am more than happy to do it."

At this point, Tang Afu raised his eyebrows and asked, "But what if your actions are exposed and this matter fails?"

"If this fails, at least we know that you have no intention of protecting Liu Xunyi." Ji Hou said righteously, "If this is the case, the matter of hunting down Liu Xunyi will be entirely handled by you, and the two of us will immediately return home and take the initiative to apologize to the owner of the dock. How do you think?"

"Keep your word?" Tang Afu's eyes lit up.

"A gentleman's word is as good as a whip to a horse!" Ji Hou high-fived Tang Afu as an agreement, and then said, "Before Liu Xunyi is dealt with, you'd better stay here to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Okay! I want to see what the famous 'Sun and Moon Twin Swords' are capable of?"

Tang Afu took a deep look at Ji Hou who was keeping a secret, slowly put away the ruthless sword, and walked leisurely towards the stove. When he passed the unconscious Pan Yuyin, his steps paused for a moment, but seeing that Pan Yuyin's breathing was even and her life was not in danger for the time being, he strode aside.

In fact, Tang Afu did not want to break up with Ji Hou and Fu Yin. As the saying goes, "When beating a dog, look at its owner." Behind Ji Hou and Fu Yin is Jin Fu Yu, and Jin Fu Yu is Tang Afu's only "clue" to solve the Tang family's massacre. Therefore, falling out with the two of them would only offend Jin Fu Yu, and if that ended up in failure, it would be a loss for Tang Afu.

What's more, he had seen Xunzhen's methods when they fought for the Jingfenghuayu Tu in Tianshan, so he was sure that Ji Hou and Fu Yin were no match for her.

"I also want to see whether our methods are outdated or Young Master Tang is worrying too much."

After finishing the discussion with Tang Afu, Ji Hou cast his eyes on the innkeeper who was trembling with fear on his face, and took out a few silver bills from his arms, and said in a friendly manner: "Little brother, don't be nervous! We have no grudges against you and will not implicate you. Here is a thousand taels of silver notes, and I will give you another thousand taels after the matter is done. You don't have to do anything, just serve the wine and food like usual, and you can easily get two thousand taels, which is money you can't earn in your lifetime. After today, you can take your wife and children to buy land somewhere else, do business yourself, and don't have to look at other people's faces. Wouldn't it be great to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life?" "This..."

"Either take the money or die!" Seeing the waiter hesitating, Fu Yin, who was full of anger, frowned and shouted loudly, almost scaring the waiter to the ground.

"Little brother, who would have a problem with money?" Ji Hou put his hand on the waiter's shoulder and advised seriously, "Even if you saved them today, they won't be grateful to you. Don't forget how arrogant and domineering they were just now, and how they bossed you around? To be honest, those people outside are all vicious lunatics. They are ignorant and only know how to kill and set fire all day long. They really deserve to die. Therefore, we kill them to enforce justice and eliminate harm for the people. You don't have to feel guilty."

"Are you serious?" The man was hesitant and doubtful.

"As real as these notes!"

Under the coercion and inducement of Ji Hou and Fu Yin, the frightened man swallowed hard, and after much inner struggle, he could not resist the temptation of the silver bills, so he made up his mind and said timidly: "There are more than 20 lives outside. Once the matter is exposed, it will not only be my head that will be killed, but also my whole family. With such a big risk, can you... add another 2,000 taels of silver..."

Fu Yin was very dissatisfied with the servants' greed, but Ji Hou didn't care. He thought, "How about... I'll add 3,000, but you have to watch them eat the wine and meat with your own eyes, how about that?"

"This……"

"Little brother, the opportunity is rare and will never come back. This kind of opportunity to make a fortune doesn't come every day, and maybe it will only happen once in your life. Do you want to be poor and destitute, serving tea and water to others, or do you want to live a life of luxury and wealth? Now there is chaos and the people are living in misery. You may die one day, so you must learn to cherish what you have and learn to enjoy it."

Under Ji Hou's instigation, the clerk became greedy and had many evil thoughts. Besides, he had no choice but to go all out to save his life, so he snatched the banknotes from Ji Hou's hand and began to count them impatiently.

"Since ancient times, those who know the current affairs are heroes! Haha..." Ji Hou looked at the greedy man with gratified eyes and said with a smile, "Serve the wine and meat out as soon as possible to avoid them getting suspicious."

"Damn it! A violent death is better than a death of poverty. I'm going now!"

After saying this, the waiter staggered back to the counter, and tremblingly sprinkled the death powder into the wine and meat, and stirred it a few times without thinking, but he was already panting and sweating all over.

He was not tired, but was frightened because of his guilty conscience.

"Little brother, be careful not to let them see through your flaws!"

At some point, Ji Hou came up to him with a bowl of wine and said soothingly, "Come, have a drink to strengthen your courage and calm your nerves!"

When the trembling waiter gulped down the wine, Ji Hou used his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face. Such a kind gesture made the waiter a little overwhelmed.

"Little brother, think about the banknotes in your arms, and think about your future life... Your chance to turn things around has come."

After being instigated again and again by Ji Hou, the determined waiter mustered up his courage and slowly left the kitchen with the wine and meat.

"Jinjianwu is indeed wealthy. Are you really planning to give him four thousand taels of silver?" Tang Afu asked with interest after the clerk left.

"I'm afraid he'll be able to take it but not spend it." Ji Hou stood at the door and watched the waiter go away, and replied without looking back, "If the matter is exposed, Xunzhen will definitely ask who is behind it. It doesn't matter to the two of us, but Young Master Tang... must not be suspected by them."

"Hiss!" After Ji Hou's reminder, Tang Afu suddenly realized his mistake and his face instantly became extremely ugly. "What... should I do?"

"Don't worry!" Seeing Tang Afu's confusion, Fu Yin couldn't help but show contempt and said with a grim smile, "The bowl of wine that Ji Hou gave him just now has been mixed with the Death Powder by me. Unless Xun Zhen interrogates him now, he... won't have the chance to give anyone away."

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(End of this chapter)