Chapter 163: Gamblers and fake-death medicine

"Not long, not long!"

"Being able to wait for Lord Chen Yan is this humble servant's honor!"

After Su Mancang straightened his body, he waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of smiles, all fawning.

He smiled so brilliantly that the wrinkles were almost twisted into a ball.

"You can talk; I like that!"

Chen Yan nodded, raised his hand, pointed at Su Mancang, who had lowered his posture extremely low, and praised, "Chef Su, it's hard for you not to be wealthy!"

As he spoke, he walked toward the main seat of the secret room and sat down.

This fellow surnamed Su was not only the head chef of the Right General's mansion but also a gambler who had been turned by the Zhuque Guard...

And a gambler who owed a mountain of gambling debts!

As long as this kind of creature, whose eyes were red from losing, was operated on properly, he could sell anything, even the master he had served for more than ten years...

Long ago, Chen Yan had upheld the philosophy of knowing oneself and the enemy, using the Zhuque Guard to conduct detailed espionage and layout on the old subordinates of Zhao Qian and Dugu Zhao.

And this gambler cook was one of the links, used just at this critical juncture.

"My lord is too kind!"

Su Mancang stood respectfully beside Chen Yan and smiled.

He paused and continued, "And what you promised before..."

Having said that, he couldn't hold back and rubbed his fingers.

Between the lines and his actions, he was hinting at "cashing in" and demanding his reward...

"Rest assured, this Mirror Master is still quite well-regarded in Chang'an, right?"

Chen Yan did not have the slightest annoyance, smiled indifferently, and said, "The gold, silver, fields, and shops I promised you before will not be missing a single bit, and furthermore..."

When he first won over this gambler, especially this time, when he secretly drove him to poison people under the signs of "Master Poisoner," "Little Chef," and "Cooking Personnel,"

he had promised quite a lot of things, which could be called "heavy profits" of not being able to catch the wolf without sacrificing the child.

"And furthermore what?" Su Mancang was stunned and asked carefully.

At that moment, Su Mancang was inexplicably worried that this well-regarded but equally notorious Zhuque Mirror Master would go back on his word...

Go back on his word and not keep his promise.

Chen Yan took in the expression on his face, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said loudly, "You, Su Mancang, have done this to my heart's content this time, and have played a pivotal role in my Mingjing Si's disposal of the Right General's mansion..."

"Therefore, I have decided to double what I promised!"

The calm words immediately set off a stormy sea in Su Mancang's heart. He was overjoyed, his eyes shining, and he swallowed hard, confirming, "Re... really?!"

In an instant, Su Mancang was a bit dazed by the pie that fell from the sky...

The surprise came too suddenly!

He originally thought the Zhuque Mirror Master would deduct or even renege on the debt, but he never expected that he would directly double it...

Unexpected, too unexpected...

"Of course!"

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and gave an affirmative answer.

He paused and continued, "What benefit is there for me to deceive you?"

"You, Su Mancang, are a great hero!"

These decisive words, along with the sincere expression, were like a reassurance pill.

"Being able to work for Lord Chen Yan is the blessing Su Mancang has cultivated for eight lifetimes!"

With a "thud," Su Mancang knelt on the ground excitedly, kowtowing to Chen Yan, trembling all over, every cell in his body leaping.

It was hard to hide his excitement.

At the same time, Su Mancang had already begun to look forward to the future...

With those doubled gold, silver, fields, and shops, his family would undoubtedly rise.

And having hooked up with this line of the Grand Chancellor's favorite minister, it wouldn't be difficult to join the ranks of the great clans in the future; it was within reach!

"It is our concerted cooperation that has laid this great situation..."

Chen Yan highly praised Su Mancang's "contribution" and took out a pill he had prepared long ago from his bosom, handed it to him, and smiled, "This is a fake-death medicine. After taking it, your vitality will temporarily disappear, and even the most skilled physician won't be able to find out..."

"I will send you to a safe place outside the city tonight!"

The lord wants me to fake death and escape? He is so thoughtful... Su Mancang stared at the fake-death medicine, speculating on Chen Yan's intention, and smiled, "Thank you, my lord!"

Having said that, without thinking, he reached out, quickly took it, and swallowed it in one gulp.

A moment later, Su Mancang fell to the ground, unconscious...

Only, the gambler who betrayed his master would never have thought:

Fake-death medicine ×

Real poison √

That so-called fake-death medicine was a deadly poison from beginning to end.

What kind of person is Chen Yan?

How could he leave hidden dangers for himself?

And go to fulfill the doubled "reward" for an abandoned pawn that had no utilization value?

The next day.

The morning light was just revealing itself, the skyline of Chang'an City was dyed a faint golden red, and Zhuque Avenue was waking up in the thin mist.

This central axis running north to south was like a sleeping dragon, slowly stretching its body as the daylight brightened.

The streets paved with bluestone were wide and straight, and the drainage ditches on both sides were neat and orderly.

The locust trees on both sides of the street swayed gently in the breeze, and crystal dew hung on the tender green leaves, refracting fine light.

The morning mist shrouded the whole street like a light veil, and the distant Chengtian Gate was looming, adding a bit of mystery and solemnity.

The early-rising vendors had already begun to get busy, pushing wooden carts full of fresh vegetables and melons, looking for suitable stalls along both sides of the street.

Occasionally, noble servants driving carriages passed by in a hurry, the wheels rolling over the stone road, making a crisp sound.

Merchants wearing Hu clothes led camels loaded with goods, walking slowly on the street, the camel bells and horse hooves intertwined, playing the movement of Chang'an City in the morning.

"So hot!"

"I'm so hot!"

"Ah ah ah ah!"

Zhuque Avenue, which was as usual, suddenly had a crazy young man rush out from some alley.

While running forward with his legs, he kept tearing at the clothes on his body.

His mouth was still making hissing sounds.

Such an anomaly attracted the attention of the surrounding vendors and pedestrians:

"What's wrong with that person?"

"Why is he taking off his clothes on the street?"

"Don't know!"

"Looks like he had a stroke!"

"He looks handsome and dignified... but this is so indecent!"

Amidst the puzzled discussions of the crowd, the crazy young man, Ren Yue, had eyes that became increasingly scarlet, and it became increasingly difficult to control his body's instincts, locking onto a beautiful girl, "Ah! I want!"

"I want!"

The deepest desires of his body dominated Ren Yue's actions.

At that moment, he had one and only one thought:

Vent the fire.

"This young master, you... what do you want to do?"

"Don't come over!"

The girl was clearly startled by this abrupt situation and retreated repeatedly.

"Give it to me!"

"I want!"

"So hot!"

"Girl, you are so beautiful, so moist!"

Ren Yue's reason was completely dominated by desire. He swallowed hard, the veins on his neck bulging, and walked toward the woman step by step.

"Ah ah ah ah!"

"Lecher!"

"Don't come over!"

"Don't get close to me!"

"Help!"

The girl had never seen such a situation, was terrified, sat on the ground carelessly, and still called for help urgently.

"Girl, you are so fragrant, I really can't help it..."

"Just submit to me!"

"It won't hurt you..."

Ren Yue only felt that his body was extremely hot, difficult to suppress, and just wanted to follow his instincts to vent, jumped up, and pounced on the woman.

"In broad daylight, you dare to have lecherous intentions toward a weak woman?"

Just as Ren Yue was about to succeed, another man's voice sounded behind him, and at the same time, a kick landed on his back.

"Ah!"

Ren Yue, who was about to eat "meat," was caught off guard, screamed, deviated from his original trajectory, and smashed into an empty stall on the side.

"Looking fair and clean, but actually a beast in human clothing!"

Xu Ling, who was sturdy and tall, rushed forward like a sprint, picked up Ren Yue like a chick, and another punch landed on him.

Only a few more screams were heard.

"With me, Xu Ling, here, it's impossible to sit idly by and let you, this bastard, ruin someone's innocence!"

"Ah!"

With another heavy punch, Ren Yue was smashed against the wall further away.

"Well hit, well hit!"

"For this kind of refined scum, you have to use heavy hands!"

"Hit him to death!"

"Can't hold back!"

The onlookers on the side were all filled with righteous indignation.

"Girl, are you okay?" Xu Ling walked to the girl and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm fine..."

After the girl calmed down, she climbed up from the ground and said, "Thanks to you, big brother, for intervening in time!"

"This little girl is deeply grateful!"

But just as Xu Ling was about to speak, an untimely voice sounded behind him:

"Big brother, you are so sturdy, and you smell so good!"

"I want you so much!"

At the same time, Ren Yue, who was beaten black and blue, wrapped himself around Xu Ling's back like an octopus... ===== CHAPTER 164 =====