Chapter 258

You Xian, who was standing on the right side, looked at Xu Zhixiang, who was quite proud of exposing his family background, and was amused, saying: "President Xu, do you think my Mingjing Si is a bag of wine and a sack of rice, or a corpse-position vegetarian, that we can't even find this out?"

"Who are you looking down on?"

Between the lines, it was full of mockery.

They knew it clearly and still came over, it seems it's hard to be kind... Xu Zhixiang heard this, reached a conclusion in his heart, chose his words, raised his eyes, met Chen Yan's gaze, and asked in a deep voice: "Superintendent Chen, you have to consider clearly, do you really want to be at odds with my old Pillar of State?"

"President Xu, are you threatening me?" Chen Yan keenly heard the implication, pursed his lips and smiled, and asked back.

"I dare not!"

Xu Zhixiang bowed and said sternly: "The little one is advising the Superintendent to be calm and think twice before acting!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Yan smiled, stood up suddenly, drew the cross-saber from You Xian's waist, and pointed it directly at Xu Zhixiang's neck.

"Ah!"

Xu Zhixiang was frightened and panicked. He could clearly feel the sharpness of the blade on the skin of his white neck, and said with trepidation: "Superintendent... Superintendent Chen, what do you want to do?"

"Can we put the knife down first and talk properly?"

As he spoke, he pushed the blade with his fingertips, trying to keep it away from himself.

But he couldn't push it at all.

"Xu Zhixiang, I, this Superintendent, hate being threatened the most in my life!"

Chen Yan held the knife with one hand, smiled indifferently, and said sternly.

He paused, then continued: "Also, even Houmochen Yi doesn't have the qualification to talk to me like this!"

This Houmochen Yi was one of the Eight Pillar States, the Great Name of the Duke of Liang.

"Ah!"

The words fell, and a scream rang out.

Only to see Chen Yan's right hand holding the knife suddenly lift and slash toward a direction with lightning speed.

Tang Sanding, who was caught off guard, had his neck slashed, his vitality exhausted, and he fell straight down, blood flowing all over the floor.

"Sanding!"

Xu Zhixiang witnessed this scene, looked at the old servant who had followed him for so long, and shouted in loss.

He never thought that Chen Yan would move so suddenly, without even a sign...

You Xian stepped forward, pressed Xu Zhixiang's shoulder, leaned over and said playfully: "Our Superintendent has a bad temper, President Xu, you have to be sensible..."

"Don't challenge the Superintendent's patience!"

This looked like a thoughtful reminder, but it was a real threat.

This Chen Yan is not just having a bad temper; he really slashes people if he disagrees... Xu Zhixiang pulled a long face, his previous arrogance gone, and crawled to Chen Yan's feet, kowtowing repeatedly: "Superintendent, Superintendent Chen, please calm your anger!"

"It was the little one who spoke wrongly, I apologize to you!"

He interpreted what it means to be a sensible person is a hero...

After all, as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood; if he was slashed by mistake, it would all be over.

"That's right..."

Chen Yan was very satisfied with Xu Zhixiang's attitude and threw the bloody knife back to You Xian.

He paused, then continued: "However, President Xu, do you know that smuggling and communicating with the enemy is a capital crime under the Great Zhou Law, and it also involves ransacking the home and exterminating the family!"

"Don't think about that old Pillar of State Houmochen; when the time comes, he only needs to clear his relationship, and the guilt will all be on your head!"

This is sowing discord, and it is not entirely sowing discord.

You have to know that the role of a white glove, besides grabbing profit, is to be a scapegoat...

After all, how could a dignified Pillar of State, with such a glorious and great image, do something like smuggling that encroaches on national interests?

It must be someone using his banner to swindle!

He could say that, it seems he has no intention of killing for the time being... Xu Zhixiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, examined Chen Yan's expression, and asked tentatively: "Superintendent, do you have anything you need the little one to do?"

Not only did he not kill him, but he also sowed discord; anyone with a brain could see this intention, it was mostly that he could use him...

"Look, I said President Xu is a sensible and smart person..."

Chen Yan pointed at Xu Zhixiang, looked at You Xian and the others, and laughed.

He paused, then moved his gaze back, and continued: "Smuggling and communicating with the enemy is undoubtedly a capital crime, but I am merciful and willing to give President Xu a chance to make up for his crimes!"

That appearance seemed to say, Yan Pingsheng is not good at fighting, but good at resolving fights.

And the world thinks I love fighting and killing, this is truly a huge misunderstanding!

Merciful? You? Then who slashed Tang Sanding with one knife?... Xu Zhixiang laughed, couldn't help but curse in his heart, but didn't dare to show it at all, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "It is the little one's honor to work for the Superintendent!"

"I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Only those who can stretch and bend are great men.

Survival is the priority.

"Going through fire and water is not necessary..."

Chen Yan pressed his hand, smiled indifferently, and said calmly: "It's just that I need President Xu to find a reason to gather the presidents of other major chambers of commerce in Chang'an!"

"This isn't difficult, is it?"

He doesn't want to catch them all in one net, does he?... Xu Zhixiang heard this, instantly realized his intention, and felt a murmur in his heart, but quickly responded: "It's not difficult!"

Gathering these smuggling chambers of commerce in Chang'an to swallow them up, his appetite is really not ordinary...

"How about it?"

Chen Yan sat back in the chair, crossed his legs, and asked with a smile: "Can you do it or not?"

"I can!"

Xu Zhixiang didn't have any hesitation and replied decisively.

But a strange look flashed in his eyes.

He prepared to pretend to agree, deal with him falsely, stabilize Chen Yan, and then report to the Pillar of State after escaping.

"Good, very good!"

Chen Yan clapped his hands lightly and laughed: "Then I will wait for President Xu's good news!"

Xu Zhixiang stood up tremblingly and asked tentatively: "Can the little one leave now?"

"Don't rush." Chen Yan stretched, and slowly spat out two words.

"Superintendent, the little one has already agreed!" Xu Zhixiang was instantly panicked, mistakenly thinking that this one in front of him had changed his mind and wanted to kill him.

"Before leaving, I want to ask President Xu to see a few people..."

"What people?"

"Bring them up!" Chen Yan snapped his fingers.

A moment later, more than ten men and women who were tied up tightly were pushed into the hall by the Embroidered Attire Envoys.

"Wife!"

"Haichuan!"

"Yueming!"

Xu Zhixiang recognized at a glance that the people Chen Yan wanted him to see were his wife and children, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked: "Superintendent, what do you mean by this?"

"It doesn't mean anything!"

Chen Yan raised the corners of his mouth, and said nonchalantly: "It's just that I conveniently protected them!"

You call this protection? This is house arrest!... Xu Zhixiang listened to these high-sounding fart words, cursed Chen Yan's eight generations of ancestors in his heart, knelt down and begged: "Superintendent, they are all innocent!"

"I know..."

Chen Yan smiled indifferently and said: "So, after the matter is done, I will return them to you safe and sound!"

This bastard is truly cautious!... Xu Zhixiang knew that this was Chen Yan's restriction to prevent him from having any crooked thoughts, and now he had to honestly follow orders, and said through gritted teeth: "Yes."