"Their goal... is my qualification to participate in the Grand Autumn Examination!"
Chu Tianxiao's eyes rolled and his thoughts became clearer.
"Of course, that's not entirely true."
"This is a double-edged strategy. No matter which way I choose, it seems to be in their favor."
"Just imagine, if I get carried away and agree, then the 10,000 chips will be wasted - they say the debtor is the boss, not to mention when the debtor is an enemy, it would be a miracle to get the debt back! Moreover, once I open this precedent, what about the next few people? Will they care? If they do, it's great. They worked hard to get more than 40,000 chips, but they didn't use a single cent. They will be happy to have performed a play and cut a large piece of meat, but I will be so frustrated! But if I don't care? The previous "achievements" will be wasted, and I will fall into their original trap again..."
"…Yes, they want me to reject it coldly. Their purpose is nothing more than to damage my reputation, guide public opinion, exaggerate the facts, and spread rumors. Then, they will unite with the other scholars to directly deprive me of my qualification for the Grand Autumn Examination on the pretext of my lack of moral character!"
"The children of the Divine Marquis family are already the center of attention. This trick is useless to ordinary people, but for the children of the Divine Marquis family, if our flaws are magnified by someone with ulterior motives, it will not be a small matter!"
"If that old fox Mo Xiang takes action personally, the situation will escalate rapidly!"
Chu Tianxiao’s mind was working rapidly.
"If I'm not mistaken, once I refuse, they will immediately stop talking, and then use the layers of back-up plans they have laid out long ago, step by step using rumors to guide public opinion and build momentum!"
"And... this topic is also very interesting. First there was Qin Shou's 'generosity', and then there was my so-called 'inaction'. It was a sharp contrast. The injured left sadly, shedding tears. How touching? How helpless? And how hateful was the 'me' who didn't help? How narrow-minded, how selfish and cold-blooded, how irresponsible?"
"What a perfect negative example! All you need to do is use the people's sympathy to make them subconsciously ignore... In fact, the people who morally blackmailed me were once my enemies, and the price was so high that I couldn't bear it at all!"
"But with all the rumors spreading, who can see the frustration? Even if someone can see it, some people will prevent them from seeing it!"
"I have no doubt that this group of trolls can 'perfectly accomplish' these things by focusing on the important and trivial matters! Even if the truth is revealed in the end, can some things be reversed? Will the people think it is another deception? After all... my reputation in Kyoto is not very good..."
Chu Tianxiao took a deep breath, sorted out all the clues, and had a glimmer of understanding in his heart - no wonder those people looked so confident when they came to the camp, this game was so unscrupulous, and it was really cruel...
Chu Tianxiao looked far away: "It shouldn't be the idea of that arrogant girl surnamed Luo, but more likely, it's a trick played by Chu He..."
"Sure enough, this enemy... is much more difficult to deal with than Qin Yun. He actually uses such a disgusting move. It's obvious that he wants me to be confused no matter what choice I make. Maybe he also wants to destroy my martial arts heart?"
Chu Tianxiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt cold in his heart: "What a pity..."
"You made the same mistake as Grandpa. Besides, you have Luo Bingqing as your hidden trump card, so why don't I have some hidden tricks as well?"
"This second game... is okay, but there are still flaws. I'm just too lazy to continue playing with the sour Confucian who makes me sick just by smelling him, so..."
"Let's end this game with a loser, and then face the final battle, a head-on fight!"
Chu Tianxiao had made up his mind. He used his true energy to transmit his voice to Lu Meir. As soon as he said a word, the other party smiled and quickly replied: "Brother Tianxiao, is it finally my turn to perform? Their acting skills are so fake! Compared with yours, there is no comparison! It makes me want to vomit..."
"Come on, kid, stop complaining. It's not your turn to officially debut yet. You can't reveal your identity at this moment. Your training will only be over after the 'fight for chips' is over. Have you forgotten?"
"Oh, yeah, then... Brother Tianxiao, why are you looking for me?"
"Although it's not time for me to officially go on stage yet, but... I suddenly thought of an interesting idea and I need your cooperation..."
Chu Tianxiao smiled and said, "Listen carefully. Later, I will..."
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After instructing Lu Meir on the details, Chu Tianxiao's true essence transmitted the message, "Did you hear that clearly, naughty kid?"
"Tsk, it's that simple, it's just acting, everyone can do it!"
"Haha, you said it, so don't let me down later."
"Don't worry! It's a piece of cake!"
Chu Tianxiao nodded, turned around, met Qin Shou's gaze, and said seriously: "I have a question for Brother Qin."
If Qin Yun were here, he would definitely tell him not to agree. This guy's expression, coupled with the expression "I want to ask you a question", clearly meant he was trying to set a trap and harm others again! Unfortunately, Qin Shou didn't know this. Upon hearing this, he said openly, "Brother Chu, please speak."
"Haha, it's just a question... I wonder in Brother Qin's eyes, is one person more important, or millions of people?"
Qin Shou didn't understand what he meant, but he still said, "Of course, millions of people are more important."
"So... let me give you another analogy. Which is more important, the life and death of a few people, or the health of His Majesty the Emperor of Zhou?"
"This... Of course, your Majesty's health is the most important. You are the master of the country. As scholars, we are ready to go through fire and water for your Majesty at any time! Life and death are not worth mentioning!"
"Hehe..." Chu Tianxiao thought to himself: This is what I want you to say...
After Qin Shou finished his righteous words, he was a little impatient with Chu Tianxiao's question, but he had already changed the subject leisurely, as if the question just now was just a casual question that was insignificant...
"Tell me how much it will cost in total."
After hearing this, Qin Shou was slightly stunned, and a flash of disappointment flashed across his eyes. It seemed that this prodigal son was not so stupid that he did not fall into the trap...
However, this feeling of loss was very mild, and he soon turned into joy. No matter what, Chu Tianxiao had suffered a great loss!
"Brother Mo needs a Thousand-Year Life-Giving Fruit, Brother Han needs a Tendon-Repairing Fruit, and Brother Ouyang..." Qin Shou said a lot, pretending to be a little embarrassed, "Uh, this... I don't know how many chips are needed in total, sir?"
The gentleman counting the money bowed his head and counted for a while, then said, "Forty-one thousand nine hundred chips."
"Great, Brother Chu! There are only 41,900 chips! Didn't you get 42,000 chips? That's enough!" Qin Shou clapped his hands happily, as if the 42,000 chips were already in his pocket, or as if this amount of bamboo chips was so small that he could borrow it at will without any psychological burden...
There was even a hint of sarcasm in his tone, and he was not even willing to continue the play! The three people behind him showed an extremely proud expression - they were defeated by Chu Tianxiao with the "Prodigal Strategy" in the Autumn Night Banquet. Their whole life of talking about morality was no match for the word "prodigal", and in the end they ended up in an extremely miserable end... How could they not hate Chu Tianxiao to the core after being bullied to such an extent by a prodigal who they used to despise
At this moment, seeing that Chu Tianxiao had the intention of 'spending money to avoid disaster', if it weren't for the wrong occasion, the three of them would have laughed out loud - using hard-earned money to save one's enemy, and having to save him, such a frustrating thing would surely dampen the prodigal's spirit of martial arts!
As soon as they thought of this, they felt that their thoughts were extremely clear, and their eyes looking at Chu Tianxiao were full of mockery... (To be continued.)