Chapter 1759

Chen Guanlou had a drink at Imperial Consort Jing's place and had some intimacy before setting off for home.

He figured Xiao Jincheng had already dealt with all the mess.

Therefore, when he saw Yang Deguang in his small courtyard at home, he was truly surprised. These two actually didn't kill each other and could still sit together drinking tea.

"Official Yang, what brings you to my humble abode today? I apologize for the poor hospitality."

He greeted him generously, completely unaffected by the tense atmosphere between the two.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is harboring a wanted criminal of the imperial court; if this matter were to be leaked, I wonder how the Ministry of Justice would deal with it." Yang Deguang spoke first to gain the initiative.

"Harboring a wanted criminal of the imperial court? Where does this talk come from?"

Chen Guanlou was not panicked at all; he brought over a bamboo chair and sat down in the middle, just in the main seat, forming a three-legged stance.

"Who in this courtyard is a wanted criminal of the imperial court? I hope Official Yang can help clear up my confusion. It couldn't be that I am the wanted criminal, could it? Hahaha..."

He laughed loudly while teasing, seemingly playing dumb, but actually mocking Yang Deguang's bluffing.

Xiao Jincheng lowered his eyes and smiled, then immediately looked up at Yang Deguang. He wanted to see how the other party would react.

"Is Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen really ignorant or just pretending?" Yang Deguang lost face and had no confidence to flip the table, so he could only pretend to be serious and put on a full show.

Chen Guanlou immediately sneered, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is making a big scene to arrest criminals, but until now I haven't seen any official documents from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I don't know who you are arresting, or what crime the sinner committed? Today you found your way to my house and the first thing you say is harboring a wanted criminal. May I ask Official Yang, what exactly is your intention? Are you afraid to own up to what you do?

You dare to arrest people, so why can't you frankly admit that you fear Xiao Jincheng, that he hinders your career, that you find him an eyesore, and that you want to use public office for private gain and kill him through the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard? If you were honest, I would respect you as a man. However, your secretive, hesitant appearance is truly despicable!"

"You..." Yang Deguang was furious!

"Can't take it anymore?" Chen Guanlou teased, his expression disdainful, "Ask Official Xiao; when I spent time with him back then, I said things a hundred times harsher than this, and he would just wipe the spit off his face and control his emotions freely. Just in terms of this patience, you are not his match.

Official Yang, it's not that I am deliberately slandering you, but your heart is too small. I don't care what you are like in front of others, but in front of me, you had better be honest. That way, we still have the possibility of cooperation; otherwise... you can ask the old hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard about my temper."

Yang Deguang was exasperated.

In recent years, he deliberately distanced himself from the Heavenly Prison and Chen Guanlou, thinking the other party would be sensible.

But he didn't expect the other party's temper to be even bigger than a few years ago, mocking him at every turn and leaving no room at all.

It's infuriating!

It's bullying too much!

He took a deep breath and warned himself not to get angry; it wasn't worth it.

Chen Guanlou is like a donkey; he must be stroked in the direction of his fur.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I am sitting here, which means I came today not to kill anyone, nor to arrest anyone. I came here with sincerity. I also ask Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to show mercy with your words; we are, after all, brother units."

Chen Guanlou chuckled, "Tell me first what your sincerity is."

Yang Deguang took another deep breath and stared fixedly at Xiao Jincheng, "Official Xiao, do you know that the people who want you dead could line up from the south of the city to the north? Moreover, there are quite a few people in the palace who want to get rid of you quickly. I don't know how many people you offended over the years. I advise Official Xiao to leave yourself some leeway and leave the capital as soon as possible. And promise that from now on, you will never come to the capital again. For this matter, I ask Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to be a witness, how about that?"

Chen Guanlou spread his hands, "I have no opinion! Old Xiao, what about you?"

"The matter has not been resolved yet. Once it is resolved, I will naturally leave the capital without the need for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to urge me." This was Xiao Jincheng's answer.

Yang Deguang was extremely dissatisfied and gritted his teeth, "May I ask Official Xiao, when will your business be finished? In case you drag it out for ten days or half a month, I won't be able to withstand the pressure here and might have to take extraordinary measures."

Chen Guanlou was quite curious at this point, "Wait, Official Yang, you don't want to kill him? You are actually helping him fool others?"

This situation is a bit wrong!

Yang Deguang snorted coldly, "Of course I want to kill him. However, there are too many people who want to kill him, and I think I don't need to be at the forefront. There are naturally people who will share my worries!"

He was quite honest at this point, not hiding his killing intent toward Xiao Jincheng at all.

Xiao Jincheng smiled lightly; hearing someone admit to wanting to kill him to his face, he was not only not surprised, but seemed a bit excited.

"You are not very qualified as a Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but you are quite good at playing little tricks. I appreciate your good intentions; in any case, you don't need to urge me. Once I finish my business, I will naturally leave."

Yang Deguang was very dissatisfied; even after saying all this, he still wouldn't change his stubborn ways.

"What business makes Official Xiao disregard your own safety and insist on solving it yourself? Why not tell me, and I will share your worries."

"You have no way to share my worries. If you intervene, you won't be far from death."

One sentence choked Yang Deguang, making his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ache with anger.

He suddenly understood why Chen Guanlou's mouth was so venomous, yet Xiao Jincheng chose to hide in Chen's small courtyard. It turns out both of them are equally venomous and neither is a good thing.

"If you don't say it, how do you know I can't intervene?" He was unconvinced!

Xiao Jincheng snorted coldly.

Chen Guanlou looked left and right, and finally said: "Official Yang, if the same scene were replaced by Official Xiao, he definitely wouldn't say things like 'how do you know I can't intervene.' He would only act as if he knew nothing and heard nothing. You are really not very suitable to be a Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Yang Deguang:...

Only silence!

Silence was the theme of the night.

He picked up his teacup and downed it in one gulp, feeling extremely depressed.

"Ten days!" He gritted his teeth, "Xiao Jincheng, I will only give you ten days. After ten days, I don't care how your business is going, you must leave the capital. Otherwise, don't leave; stay here forever. Farewell!"

He stood up, cupped his hands, and turned to leave decisively. When he left, he didn't forget to thank Chen Guanlou for his hospitality.

After the person left, Chen Guanlou asked curiously: "How could he kindly remind you? And you actually let him enter my house?"

"If I didn't let him in, should I have stood at the door and discussed the problem of whether to kill me or not?" Xiao Jincheng asked back, "As for his kindness, it's just mutual utilization. Thank you for today; if it weren't for your name holding things down, it wouldn't have been just Yang Deguang who came, and I fear there would have been a fierce battle."

Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Remember you owe me a favor! It seems my name is still quite useful in the capital."

He was quite smug!

After wandering for so many years, he had at least made a bit of a name for himself.

"It is indeed very useful. Everyone in the capital knows there is a Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen in the Heavenly Prison who is the most trustworthy and righteous! Many thanks, Brother Chen, for taking me in when I was in trouble."