Chapter 131

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

A Chimera was parked at the doorway of Went Manor, and Gus pushed open the car door and got out.

He straightened his collar, a gentle smile on his face, like a noble visiting a friend.

He raised his chin at the attendant by the door: "Go announce me, say a friend has come to visit."

The attendant dared not be negligent, quickly turned and ran into the manor to announce him.

Soon the attendant ran back and made a gesture of invitation:

"Sir, please come in, the Master asks you to wait in the Hall."

Gus nodded and followed the attendant into the manor.

After arriving at the Hall, Gus sat on the sofa, his posture calm.

The attendant soon brought up tea and snacks.

"Where is Sir Eddy?" Gus lifted his teacup and took a light sip.

"Sir is still resting, saying he is unwell, and asked you to wait a moment."

The attendant answered respectfully.

Gus nodded, said nothing more, just held his teacup and slowly sipped tea.

A few minutes later, slow footsteps came from the stairs.

An old man with white hair but spirited, leaning on a cane, walked down.

He wore a silk robe, his complexion ruddy.

Old Went, Eddy Went's father, the former Family Head of the Winter Family.

Old Went walked to the center of the Hall, his gaze falling on Gus as he sized him up:

"Heard there's a guest visiting? Young man, what do you want with Eddy?"

Gus stood and saluted, his posture polite and proper:

"I am his friend, originally intending to invite him to attend the Governor's Mansion banquet yesterday."

"But heard he suddenly fell ill, so I specially came to check on his condition."

Hearing the words "Governor's Mansion banquet," Old Went's eyes lit up instantly.

A contemptuous smile appeared on his face, not noticing at all the cold light that flashed in Gus's eyes.

"Banquet? That Dog Governor's banquet?" Old Went's voice carried disdain.

Gus feigned confusion and raised his eyebrows: "Dog Governor?"

"That's right, a genuine Dog Governor!"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, aren't all these Governors dogs?" Old Went waved his hand, sat on the sofa opposite Gus, his tone increasingly contemptuous.

"One comes and scrapes a layer, scrapes and leaves, not caring at all about our nobles' lives."

"That Keli Feng recently is even more of a bastard! A beast among beasts!"

Gus laughed out loud, lifted his teacup and took a light sip, his tone playful:

"A beast among beasts? Do you have a grudge against him?"

He deliberately pretended not to know, leading Old Went to continue.

"A grudge, how could there not be a grudge?" Old Went fiercely slapped his thigh, his cane heavily striking the ground.

"Our Winter Family has stayed in Brevis for four generations, working hard and living peacefully, never provoking anyone!"

"That Keli Feng came and immediately thought of squeezing money from us, opening his mouth to demand assets, treating us as fat sheep?"

Gus nodded thoughtfully:

"But I heard Governor Sir is very capable."

"He defeated the Green Skins and held Brevis, and is not bad to the commoners of the Slum, opening granaries to distribute grain and settle refugees, with a very good reputation."

"What good is being good to those lowlifes?" Old Went sneered.

"What use are those lowlifes, fighting Green Skins still needs us nobles to spend money and grain?"

"He's fine, not being grateful to us is one thing, but he even wants to kill us!"

"Yesterday's banquet was clearly a Hongmen Banquet, fortunately Eddy was smart and faked illness to avoid it,

otherwise he would probably already be a corpse in the Governor's Mansion!"

The more he said, the more excited he became, saliva flying, completely not noticing the meaningful smile on Gus's face.

Just then, the back door of the Hall was pushed open, and Eddy Went rushed in.

He wore a set of home clothes, his face pale as paper, his eyes full of panic.

When he saw Gus on the sofa, his body instantly stiffened, all color drained from his face.

"Father!" Eddy's voice trembled, he quickly stepped forward wanting to interrupt Old Went's words.

"Don't say anymore, I will receive the guest, you go back to your room to rest first."

Old Went turned and saw Eddy, a smile on his face:

"Oh, you came just in time."

"I was chatting happily with this young friend, he is your friend, right?"

"You know, I had a great time chatting with him just now—that Keli Feng is a complete bastard……"

"Father!!!" Eddie almost screamed, his voice full of despair and panic.

Old Went finally noticed something was wrong.

He looked at his son's pale face, then at Gus's meaningful smile opposite him.

The excitement in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by confusion and unease.

He stood up, extended a finger toward Gus, and put a fawning smile on his face:

"Hey, get you a bowl of noodles."

"Try some authentic Snow Bull Beef Noodles!"

Gus raised an eyebrow, his smile unchanged.

"The broth is made from the most authentic wild Snow Bull from Brevis, simmered for a full three hours, plus a handful of Ice Plains wild scallions—the smell is beyond wonderful!"

Old Went slapped his thigh, his tone smug.

Gus smiled and nodded: "Fine, but I don't eat scallions."

"Fine!" Old Went didn't think twice, immediately stood up and walked toward the kitchen.

"No scallions, extra meat for you! Guaranteed to satisfy you!"

He hobbled along with his cane, quick steps, not knowing his son had already fallen into despair.

After Old Went left, Eddie's legs went soft and he slumped onto the sofa beside Gus.

Trembling all over, his face full of despairing tears.

"Please, Adult." His voice was hoarse with a sobbing tone, clutching Gus's sleeve tightly.

"Don't kill the others here, it's all my fault, please spare my family, spare my father……"

He knew Gus's identity, and he knew Lin En's methods.

Gus gently pushed his hand away, a smile on his face, that smile looked more terrible than a devil in Eddie's eyes.

"Do I look like someone who slaughters innocents?"

Eddie raised his head to look at the portraits of past Family Heads of the Winter Family on the wall.

His great-grandfather's dignity, his grandfather's steadiness, his father's spirited look when young.

He closed his eyes in pain and shook his head desperately.

Gus smiled even more happily, patting his shoulder:

"Then it's settled."

His expression suddenly turned cold, his tone sinister:

"But your father insulting my leadership like that isn't quite appropriate, is it?"

Eddie trembled all over and couldn't say a word.

"Like this, we play a game." Gus suddenly said.

"You win, I spare you all."

"You lose, you all die, and the Winter Family is struck from Brevis from now on."

Eddie opened his eyes, his eyes full of fear.

"Bet on whether your father's noodles have wild scallions." Gus's voice was icy.

"I bet he did."

"He hates the Governor so much, hates us so much, I'm sure he said no scallions with his mouth but definitely put plenty of wild scallions behind my back to disgust me."

Eddie opened his mouth but couldn't say anything, just trembling all over.

The sound of boiling noodles came from the kitchen, gurgle gurgle.

Soon the boiling noodle sound stopped.

Old Went carried a steaming bowl of noodles out of the kitchen.

He carefully placed the bowl in front of Gus.

The bowl was large, filled with thinly sliced Snow Bull meat, the rich broth a milky white.

Floating with a thin layer of oil, the aroma hit the nose.

Sprinkled on the noodles was a layer of emerald spice leaves, finely chopped leaves, looking especially pretty.

That wasn't wild scallions, but a kind of spice leaf unique to Brevest.

Old Went stood beside him, smugly saying:

"Try it, authentic Snow Bull Beef Noodles! Specially made without wild scallions for you."

Gus lowered his head to look at the bowl of noodles, stunned for a second.

Eddie's heartbeat almost stopped, he stared at the bowl of noodles, a trace of hope like a spark igniting in his heart.

Gus raised his head to look at Eddie, then at Old Went, the smile on his face brilliant like sunshine.

Yet it made one shiver.

He looked at Eddie, the smile on his face becoming more distorted.

"I don't eat beef."