Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler
chapter-88

Chapter 88: Woman Was the Trump Card (I)

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Back to his previous room, Xu had mixed feelings.

In fact, he had been grateful to Fang Qiuhua for taking him in as his disciple.

Even though Fang Qiuhua and Zhou Huan didn’t agree with Fang Shuoyang about their relationship, it was understandable that all parents wanted their son to have a happy family with a wife and some children.

So Xu didn’t care even if Fang Shuoyang’s parents objected to that. He just hoped that Fang Shuoyang could solve his parents’ problems.

Later, people of Tianyin post hurt him, which made him disappointed, but he was very grateful to have met Long Xiaoyuan.

As a person living in a different world, he found it very difficult to express his special feelings with only a few words. Thus, when he met Long and learned that that man had the same experience as him, he began to regard Long as his real friend.

At the moment, when he found that the master he once respected was actually a rebel, he was really in a complicated mood.

One of the Shadow Guardians poured Xu a cup of water.

Xu took the cup and drank the water slowly, thinking about what to do next…

At noon, a servant of Tianyin post invited Xu to go to the dining room for lunch.

Xu went there leisurely. Fang Qiuhua and Zhou Huan were already there when he arrived.

Zhou looked Xu up and down with her eyes narrowed, while Xu seemed to have seen nothing.

He went into the room leisurely, and then took a seat.

His two personal guards followed him.

Xu sat down and smiled. “Let’s eat. Don’t just sit here waiting.”

All people’s lips slightly twitched.

After Xu sat down, he waved his hand and then began to eat before anyone said anything.

Zhou looked at Xu and found that he was really eating in a free and easy manner. Then, she narrowed his eyes.

Fang Qiuhua smiled. “Honey, let’s eat.”

Zhou took a look at him and nodded.

Without paying attention to those two people, Xu ate happily.

After Xu finished eating delightfully, Zhou and Fang found that… they had lost their appetite!

Xu didn’t care at all whether others had appetite or not. He just focused on eating .

He was not afraid that Fang would poison the food. As his elder brother said, he went there in broad daylight and if something happened, Tianyin post wouldn’t be able to shirk their responsibilities!

His elder brother definitely wouldn’t spare them!

Therefore, Xu didn’t have any pressure while eating. After that, Xu stood up. “I’m full. I’m going to take a walk.”

“Please, Minister Xu,” Fang said immediately.

Xu went out leisurely. Zhou put down her chopsticks. “Master, what’s he up to?”

Fang gently pressed his lips. “I don’t know. Let’s just wait and see.”

Zhou frowned. “I just feel that his temper has changed a lot.”

Zhou was a little worried.

Fang glanced at her and shook his head slowly. “Of course there should be some changes. It would be abnormal if he didn’t change.”

Zhou said with worry, “Does it have anything to do with our taking him back?”

“Perhaps,” Fang said, “In a word, stay away from him.”

He told her to stay away from him? Zhou was a little confused, but still nodded.

As Xu was strolling around the garden, he saw one of Fang Shuoyang’s former subordinates.

Fang had told a Shadow Guardian all the names of his subordinates. After the Shadow Guardian reported it to Long, Long told Xu. Therefore, Xu knew who were Fang’s subordinates, as well as his trusted ones that Fang specially mentioned earlier.

That man was one of them.

After all, Xu had lived there for more than five years. So he almost knew everyone at that place.

Although he didn’t know some of the guards working in the dark, he knew all the guards who openly worked for Fang.

He could even tell the names of Fang’s former subordinates.

Thus, Xu walked towards that man leisurely.

That man was called Zhou Xingyang. Although his surname was Zhou, it had nothing to do with the Zhou family where Zhou Hengliang was in.

Zhou Xingyang could be called Fang Shuoyang’s right hand.

However, that man obviously didn’t like Xu. When he saw Xu approaching, he stopped going forward and chose to go in the opposite direction.

Xu raised his eyebrows. How could he let him go like that?

So, Xu said loudly, “The man over there… What’s your name? Oh, Zhou Xingyang, stop right there!”

After hearing what Xu said, Zhou stopped at once.

Xu walked towards him slowly. “How dare you run away when you saw me?”

Zhou hurriedly said, “Minister Xu, you’re mistaken. I was just…”

“Shut up!” Xu interrupted him in sternly. “I saw you were trying to run away!”

Zhou pressed his lips and could only apologize. “I was wrong.”

“Well, I’m glad that you admit your mistake. I hate those who don’t admit their mistake even when they know they are wrong!”

Zhou smiled bitterly in his heart, but he could only continue to apologize.

Xu patted him on the shoulder. “Well, it’s right to admit your mistake.”

Zhou really didn’t know what to say.

Xu said again, “Well, come with me. I need to have a talk with you.”

Zhou wanted to say something, but in the end, he just followed Xu obediently…

Xu took Zhou to his own room.

Zhou hesitated for a short while outside the room, but still followed him in.

Xu slowly poured out a cup of tea, and then looked at Zhou.

“Is your young master really missing?”

Zhou was stunned, and then nodded. “Yes, the young master is missing. I have looked for many places, but no trace has been found.”

Xu stared at Zhou. As a chill ran down Zhou’s back, Xu responded, “Oh”.

Zhou became speechless. He found that Mr. Xu had become more unpredictable than before.

Xu said slowly, “Do you know who your young master was with when he went missing?”

“He was doing some business outside at that time.”

“You saw it with your own eyes?” Xu looked at him suspiciously.

Zhou was slightly stunned. “No.”

Xu looked at Zhou as if Zhou was an idiot. “Then how can you be so sure that he is missing rather than dead or abducted?”

Zhou’s face darkened at once. He said with his teeth gritted, “Minister Xu, you’re overthinking it! Our young master has excellent martial arts, so he won’t die. He’s no longer a little kid, so he won’t be abducted!”

“Not necessarily.” Xu shook his head. “Nothing is impossible in this world… If you didn’t see your young master go missing with your own eyes, how can you say that he’s missing? Maybe he’s just hiding himself and having fun somewhere.”

Xu slowly stressed the words “with your own eyes”.

Zhou began to think about it.

Xu looked at him and waved his hand. “Alright. You’re of no help here. You can leave. Don’t annoy me.” Zhou felt a little embarrassed.

Xu drove Zhou away like he was an annoying fly.

After the door was closed, Xu asked the Shadow Guardian. “Is there something wrong with my performance just now?”

“No,” one Shadow Guardian immediately said, “Mr. Xu, you performed very well.”

“Mhmm.” After being praised, Xu felt satisfied.

“I bet Zhou Xingyang must get suspicious now. What do you think he’ll do next?”

“If he’s smart, he’ll investigate secretly,” a Shadow Guardian said.

Another Shadow Guardian shook his head. “If he’s smart, he will go to ask Fang Qiuhua directly.”

“What?” Xu and the first Shadow Guardian looked at him in confusion. “Why did you say that?”

That man said calmly, “Mr. Xu, you coming here has attracted a lot of attention. Fang Qiuhua must be wondering if the court has known something. Many people have seen that you talked with Zhou Xingyang today. If he investigates secretly, Fang Qiuhua will surely know it. In that case, Fang Shuoyang would also be very dangerous.”

Xu scratched his head. “Then what should I do?”

“Wait and see,” the Shadow Guardian said.

Xu frowned with worry. “Will Fang Shuoyang be in danger?”

The Shadow Guardian shook his head. “No. Even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs. If Fang Qiuhua really wants to kill his son, he won’t wait until now. He’ll just get his son transferred to somewhere else at most.”

Xu took a deep breath. “If he’s transferred, there’ll also be much trouble. We won’t be able to know where he’ll be locked then.”

“Anyway, he’ll be in Tianyin post, which has been closely watched outside. Don’t worry.” The Shadow Guardian comforted him.

Xu pressed his lips. “What if Zhou Xingyang is clever and goes straight to Fang Qiuhua? What will happen?”

The Shadow Guardian said, “Fang Qiuhua has already got suspicious of us coming here. So even if Zhou Xingyang goes to ask him, he won’t doubt more. It won’t do us any harm, but he won’t dare to act rashly.”

“You mean that if Zhou Xingyang goes to ask him, Fang Shuoyang will not be transferred? Why?” Xu did not understand. “Fang Qiuyang will also be alerted in that way. Why won’t he transfer his son?”

The Shadow Guardian said calmly, “Fang Qiuhua will think that although we suspect that Fang Shuoyang may be locked up, we absolutely don’t know the specific location. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need to ask Zhou Xingyang for information. Therefore, Fang Qiuhua will not act rashly.”

Hearing the Shadow Guardian’s words, Xu felt that he really wasn’t as sophisticated as ancient people!

How could he be compared with them? In modern society, ordinary people could only see so many plots in some costume dramas. It was impossible for them to use those tactics in daily life.

All people only cared about their own lives and nothing else.