Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 216: This Time It’s Really Over
Hearing Zhou Yade's words, Sun Chengcai felt even more anxious and pleaded, “Brother Zhou, Brother-in-law, if anything goes wrong this time, and if it becomes too much to handle, you must help me…”
Zhou Yade sighed, “As long as it’s not a major issue, I believe the Law Enforcement Hall still has some weight in this matter… Everyone will consider the face of the enforcer, and they’ll give me some face… Don’t worry.”
Sun Chengcai felt slightly relieved.
At that moment, the plump innkeeper of the Heavenly Fortune Inn finally rolled in like a ball, shouting loudly, “Lord Sun, this time it’s serious… You must hurry, or there might still be hope…”
Sun Chengcai shouted, “Shut up! Speak slowly! What major event has happened? Is it worth such panic? To yell like this in my Sun family’s hall, what kind of etiquette is that?”
The fat innkeeper's face was covered in sweat, “It’s about two young masters, they got into a conflict with someone in the inn…”
“Conflict?” Upon hearing this, Sun Chengcai felt a little more at ease; a conflict was manageable.
“Just a conflict? Who is the other party?” Sun Chengcai picked up his teacup and sipped calmly, “Please describe the situation in detail.”
The innkeeper anxiously patted his backside, “Today, a warrior from the Zhuge family brought a guest to the inn; this guest is very young and handsome, dressed in black, looking quite charming, and seems to have a good temperament…”
“Get to the point.” Sun Chengcai felt even more reassured; looking like someone with a good temperament? Those being bullied are usually the ones with a good temperament. It seems my son hasn’t suffered a loss, and that’s good…
“This guest brought two female companions, one adult woman and one little girl. The adult woman had her face covered, looking very elegant… Somehow, the two young masters found out…” The innkeeper stuttered, wanting to slap himself.
Usually very articulate, why is he stuttering today?
“Bringing a woman?” Sun Chengcai's face froze, the teacup stopping at his lips.
“Probably not.” Zhou Yade interjected, “I heard that the rogue slayer's accompanying woman isn’t wearing a mask…”
Sun Chengcai's expression relaxed, blowing on the tea leaves, “What happened next?”
“Later, the two young masters, along with the young masters from the Qian, Zhao, Li, and Zheng families, rushed over, wanting to make a move on that woman…” The innkeeper stammered.
“Hmm, what happened next?” Sun Chengcai asked blandly, “They didn’t kill those few people, did they?”
The innkeeper looked at the patriarch of the Sun family in surprise: Do you think if your son had the upper hand I would come to report this? If it were not serious, would I have come?
“It’s not… That guest took out an identity jade token, and it had a poem on it…” the innkeeper said.
“Identity jade token? A poem? What poem?” At this point, Zhou Yade felt a jolt of anxiety, unable to hold back, and asked ahead. He silently prayed: A jade token? A poem? Heaven help, please don’t let it be that…
“The poem… I still remember; it goes… ‘The heavens in the southeast are cold, the enforcer must not be careless; with righteous spirit and no fear, this heart can face the Nine Heavens!’”
The innkeeper gestured animatedly, “I could tell something was off; it seems this is Lord Han’s waist token…”
“Clang!”
“Clang!”
Two teacups fell to the ground simultaneously, shattering into several pieces.
When they heard the first line of the poem, both Sun Chengcai and Zhou Yade dropped their teacups, spilling tea over their robes, yet they were oblivious to it. They both wore the same stunned expression: wide-eyed with mouths agape, staring blankly at the innkeeper, their eyes nearly popping out of their heads, almost hitting the ground.
In that instant, they almost forgot to breathe!
After a moment of shock, they both shouted in unison, “What!?”