Chapter 1635: Lin Xian'er: No matter what the price, I must obtain him

Bai Xiaosheng instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Gu Hanyuan was not directly protecting Li Xunhuan with all his might, that was the best result.

Otherwise, who would dare to withstand the pressure and frame Li Xunhuan?

If Gu Hanyuan were to discover it, wouldn't that mean having no place to be buried?

Even the forces behind Bai Xiaosheng did not dare to easily provoke Gu Hanyuan.

Bai Xiaosheng had a high ability to trim his sails; at this moment, his eyes rolled, and he flattered:

"Young Master Gu is truly brilliant. If we just captured Li Xunhuan like this, no one could prove he is the Plum Blossom Thief. But as long as the Plum Blossom Thief does not commit any crimes while we monitor him, his suspicion will only grow greater. If the Plum Blossom Thief happens to commit a crime, we can also follow the vine to find clues. In short, if Li Xunhuan fails to catch the real Plum Blossom Thief within the time limit, we can basically conclude that he is the Plum Blossom Thief."

Bai Xiaosheng's words almost concluded that Li Xunhuan was the Plum Blossom Thief.

Even if what he said was a bit far-fetched, it was reasonable if based on the premise that Li Xunhuan was the Plum Blossom Thief.

Everyone agreed upon hearing this.

Li Xunhuan also knew this was his only way to clear his name, so he had no choice but to agree with a deep frown.

Bai Xiaosheng struck while the iron was hot, fawning:

"Since this method was thought up by Young Master Gu, then let Young Master Gu decide how long this time limit should be."

Gu Hanyuan did not answer immediately upon hearing this, but turned around to glance at Lin Shiyin.

He saw that Lin Shiyin's beautiful eyes were full of pleading.

She knew she shouldn't have begged, and she didn't know what other bargaining chips she had to beg with.

After all, the biggest bargaining chip seemed to have already been paid out.

Yet, she unexpectedly received a gentle smile from Gu Hanyuan, signaling her to be at ease.

In a trance, Lin Shiyin even doubted whether Gu Hanyuan's taking advantage of her vulnerability just now was a hallucination.

Gu Hanyuan turned back and said indifferently:

"Since that is the case, let us set the period at three months."

Bai Xiaosheng was instantly stunned.

Li Xunhuan's face was full of surprise, and Long Xiaoyun's face turned even blacker.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay for a time.

Under normal circumstances, such an urgent case should be limited to three to seven days.

If there were half a month, it would already be considered generous.

A full three months—let alone letting Li Xunhuan find the truth, it would be enough for him to run to any country.

Moreover, the longer the time, the more accidents and risks there would be, and it would be even harder to arrange things in a targeted manner.

Not only that, in three months, the imperial court might intervene early.

By then, Li Xunhuan, as a Tanhua scholar, would have even less reason to let them manipulate him.

Of course, more importantly, the truth would become incomparably blurred.

No one could prove Li Xunhuan was the Plum Blossom Thief, and at the same time, no one could prove Li Xunhuan was not the Plum Blossom Thief.

Bai Xiaosheng felt incomparably disgusted in his heart; for a time, he couldn't guess Gu Hanyuan's thoughts at all.

He asked with difficulty:

"Young Master Gu, wouldn't this time be a bit too long?"

Gu Hanyuan cast a cold glance over upon hearing this and asked indifferently:

"Oh? Do you have an opinion?"

Bai Xiaosheng felt a chill throughout his body; his Grandmaster cultivation seemed to have vanished into thin air at this moment.

He was like an old or weak person with no ability to resist, unable to move.

In an instant, cold sweat covered his entire face.

With a hunched back, he said in a voice that had gone out of tune:

"No... no dare."

Even though Gu Hanyuan was only targeting Bai Xiaosheng at this moment, everyone else felt as silent as cicadas in winter.

Many even began to retreat.

Originally, they had thought that by catching the Plum Blossom Thief, they could not only gain wealth and fame but also win the favor of the number one beauty in the Northwest, Lin Xian'er.

But looking at Lin Xian'er's current state, she would sooner or later become Gu Hanyuan's private possession.

And as for wealth and fame, with Gu Hanyuan intervening, who would dare to swallow it alone?

The effort and the harvest did not seem proportional; it was no wonder that some would retreat.

Just as they had thought.

At this moment, Lin Xian'er's beautiful eyes were almost overflowing.

Looking at Gu Hanyuan's proud posture, one word from him made all the heroes bow their heads.

It seemed he had already become the most noble person in the world.

Look again at his appearance, which was as handsome as an immortal, and his peerless martial arts.

Was there any man who could better prove her value than obtaining Gu Hanyuan?

Lin Xian'er had first taken a fancy to Li Xunhuan.

But Li Xunhuan only had Lin Shiyin in his eyes and looked at her with disdain.

This was a denial of her value and her faith.

That was why she had colluded with Bai Xiaosheng and Long Xiaoyun, not only to amass wealth in the name of the Plum Blossom Thief but also to harm Li Xunhuan.

Wealth aside.

What she wanted was for Li Xunhuan to bow his head to her, to let Li Xunhuan understand the consequences of rejecting her.

For this, she promised Bai Xiaosheng and Long Xiaoyun that once Li Xunhuan was dealt with, they could have her beautiful body.

Bai Xiaosheng was captivated by her and naturally obeyed her every word.

Although Long Xiaoyun emphasized again and again that he only loved Lin Shiyin,

how could Lin Xian'er not notice those hidden gazes of his?

This made Lin Xian'er feel both disdain and pleasure.

However, before that, Lin Xian'er still had to sell her best self for a good price.

Previously, she had taken a fancy to the Money Gang leader, Shangguan Jinhong.

Such an ambitious hero could best prove her value.

However, now that Gu Hanyuan was there as a pearl before her, Lin Xian'er immediately looked down on Shangguan Jinhong.

After all, in her view, if Shangguan Jinhong were to face Gu Hanyuan, he might not be much better than Bai Xiaosheng and the others.

As for Bai Xiaosheng, who was fawning over Gu Hanyuan in various ways at this moment, she looked down on him even more.

Invisibly, Gu Hanyuan had raised Lin Xian'er's horizons.

After all, with delicious delicacies right in front of her, who would think of eating chaff and swallowing vegetables?

The idea of winning by quantity had been thrown to the back of her mind. ===== CHAPTER 1637 =====