Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 681: If I hit you on the left cheek, I must give you the right cheek in time
Xu Xiao glanced at Chu Pingsheng and said, "Hey, you don't seem surprised at all?"

Shu Xiu followed up by saying, "Brother Lin, once I send this letter to Qingzhou, your Lin family will be finished."

Chu Pingsheng leisurely watched the two people opposite him who were singing the same tune, glanced at the sunlight leaking through the small window, blew away the dust on his hands, and the iron chains that tied his feet rattled behind him.

"So, what does this have to do with me?"

"What do you mean?"

"That's what it means. What does the Lin family have to do with me?"

"Hahahaha, haha..." Xu Xiao pointed at him and laughed, "Shu Xiu, look at him, he's a good actor."

"Have you finished your game of chess?"

Chu Pingsheng scratched his slightly itchy scalp and said, "Then it's my turn."

Xu Xiao took back his steps, put his head close to Tie Shan, and said with a smile like a gangster: "Kid, wake up, Zhou Gong is gone, who do you want to play chess with?"

Chu Pingsheng was not annoyed, and smiled through the iron bars and said: "Take the lives of those idiots from the Lin family in exchange for the life of Princess Xichu, your son's lover. Tell me... Is this a loss or a gain?"

"Princess Xichu? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Ginger mud."

Chu Pingsheng also made an exaggerated expression and looked at the King Beiliang, whose eyes were already somewhat gloomy, and said slowly: "Hey, Xu Xiao, I think you should know about this. After all, she is the maid you brought back from the capital of Chu to Beiliang and raised for more than ten years. Don't you feel sorry for her at all? Well, even if your conscience has been eaten by dogs, it's a pity that the chess piece of Xichu woman is wasted before it can be used, isn't it?"

He sat down on the stone block where he was tied, crossed his legs leisurely, picked up a dry straw and picked his teeth, spitting out the vegetable leaves stuck between his canines and incisors.

"I'll make up a story for you. See if it can fool others. How could someone who can pass the imperial examination and become the third place in the imperial examination be so stupid as to rush into the tower without any backup plan? After all, the Lin family is also a prominent family in Qingzhou. What do you think of the relationship between the local tyrants and the imperial court? Are they enemies? Or are they masters and servants? This is something my father should have taught me, right? So...if I continue to live here, after tonight, it's hard to say what will happen the next day. Will it ruin the prince's grand plan?"

"..."

Xu Xiao's face darkened again, but he still laughed and said, "Are you threatening me?"

Lin Tanhua can tell the above words as a story, but he cannot believe it, because the fact that Jiang Ni is the Princess of Western Chu is a top secret, and only a very small number of confidants in the palace know about it. It is intriguing to think about the logic behind Lin Tanhua's revelation of the matter.

Chu Pingsheng sat firmly on the stone pier and pointed at the desk that was blocked by the brazier: "Give me the paper and pen on the desk."

Xu Xiao hesitated for a moment, then tilted his head to signal Shu Xiu to do as he said.

Chu Pingsheng took the paper and pen, holding the paper in one hand and the pen in the other, and gently moved the ink-filled pen over and over, outlining carefully. Soon he drew a human face on the soft paper and handed it to the two people outside the cage.

Soft lines, a faint smile, shallow dimples, and a hint of cunning between her eyebrows. She is none other than Jiang Xiaoniren, the maidservant beside the prince, and the princess of the fallen Western Chu.

"I have drawn many paintings like this. What do you think, Xu Xiao? My skill in drawing the princess of Chu is much better than your skill in drawing your own son, right?"

Listen to the sound, listen to the gongs and drums.

Xu Xiao knew what he meant by this. There were many such portraits. If something happened to him, everyone in the world would know that Jiang Ni beside Xu Fengnian was the princess of Chu. Xu Xiao, a king of a different surname who ruled a certain area, had no intention of keeping a princess of a fallen country in his house. Not to mention what the royal family would think, those scholars and ministers who disliked Bei Liang would definitely not let it go.

Moreover, the existence of the portrait eliminated the possibility of him playing the trick of replacing the prince with a cat. Whether the royal family forced him to hand over the person or he voluntarily handed him over, Jiang Ni's move was wasted.

"When playing chess, the more complicated or far-reaching the game is, the better. One wrong move can lead to a complete loss. I think you should know this." Chu Pingsheng reached out and patted his shoulder.

Xu Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not hide, because Lin Tanhua was a third-grade warrior, and he was a second-grade warrior. Not to mention that the other party was locked in an iron cage with stone blocks tied to his feet, even if he was free, this kid would not be his opponent.

Tsk, tsk, tsk…

He tore the portrait in his hand, folded the two pieces together, tore them apart, folded them together again, and tore them apart again, tearing them into pieces no bigger than a fingernail and scattering them on the ground.

"Shush."

"My subordinate is here."

"Send a message to Wang Quanlin and ask him to suspend all actions."

"Yes."

Shu Xiu looked at the scraps of paper on the ground, then looked at "Brother Lin" in the iron cage. She didn't expect that he would actually turn the tables.

"Open the chains and invite Lin Tanhua out of the dungeon."

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing Xu Xiao's expressionless face, Shu Xiu could only take the key handed to her by the soldier, open the door of the iron cage, and bend down to unlock the shackles of "Brother Lin".

Chu Pingsheng pulled his feet back and dodged.

Shu Xiu stood there in a daze, looking confused.

"If you want me to get out of the dungeon, I'll get out. Xu Xiao, have you ever heard of the saying 'It's easier to invite a god than to send him away'? I think... you are not that ignorant, right?"

He actually... wants to negotiate terms with Xu Xiao?

Shu Xiu narrowed her eyes and threatened: "Do you want to die?"

"I think you should know that from the moment I left Qingzhou, I was prepared to die. Now you threaten me with death? Don't you think this is ridiculous and stupid?"

"you……"

Shu Xiu drew her sword and thrust it forward, the sharp edge of the sword less than half an inch away from Chu Pingsheng's neck. Xu Xiao's eyelids twitched, because the expression, eyes, and sitting posture of Lin Tanhua did not change at all, and his calmness was frightening.

“Think about your family.”

"They died, so what does it have to do with me? This is not the first time I've said this. Xu Xiao, are you an old dog? How could you be so deaf?"

Xu Xiao's eyelids twitched just now, and they squeezed after hearing these words, with a fierce gleam in his eyes, as sinister as a jackal.

"what do you want?"

Chu Pingsheng stretched out his finger and flicked the sword on his neck: "I don't want to do anything."

"Shush."

Xu Xiao winked.

She suppressed her displeasure and put the sword away.

Chu Pingsheng changed his posture, lifted up the leg with the shackles, and hooked his finger at Shu Xiu.

She glanced at Xu Xiao, then moved closer with the key. When the key was about to be inserted into the keyhole, there was a sound of "whoosh" and a strong wind blew in her face. She subconsciously raised her arm to block it, but she didn't expect that the hand moved inward and twisted in an extremely strange way, avoiding her defense and slapping her heavily in the face.

Snapped!
A sound so loud that it was almost piercing filled the dungeon.

Shu Xiu was almost knocked away by the slap and hit the iron bars hard. The left side of her face was covered in blood and a tooth popped out.

"Oh my, this...is disfigured."

"I kill you."

She seized the sword and stabbed.

"Shush!"

Xu Xiao's stern words stopped her from moving.

Chu Pingsheng didn't care about the anger of the two people at all and hooked his finger again.

"Lin Qing..."

Lin Qing is the real name of Lin Tanhua.

"I don't like this name, Brother Lin sounds better." Chu Pingsheng continued to hook his fingers: "Come on, it's time for the other side, good things come in pairs."

Shu Xiu thought that he hooked his finger this time to ask her to help unlock the shackles, but she didn't expect that he would slap her on the left cheek and then offer her the right cheek.

"Your Majesty! Please let me kill him."

"Do you think he will?" Chu Pingsheng picked up a strand of long hair that was stuck to his hand when he slapped her just now, blew it gently, and it floated down in front of Xu Xiao.

"Then the question is, who is more important, Shu Xiu or the Princess of Chu? Haha... I like giving people multiple-choice questions, especially those who like to play chess, because winning or losing is really important to them. Xu Xiao, I am a petty person. If I don't get my face back, I will not leave the dungeon. If I don't leave the dungeon, tomorrow morning everyone will know that Jiang Ni is the Princess of Chu, and you won't even have the chance to buy time to break the deadlock."

"Shush..."

"Your Majesty!"

Xu Xiao looked at her with a soothing look: "Do you still want that thing?"

Shu Xiu's expression changed again and again, and finally her shoulders relaxed slightly. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, walked in front of Chu Pingsheng, and put her right cheek against him.

"Remember, you are taking this slap on behalf of Xu Xiao. This favor from King Beiliang is huge." Chu Pingsheng raised his hand and slapped him.

The sound of wind hit her face, and Shu Xiu quickly straightened up and closed her eyes. Unexpectedly, his palm suddenly released the strength and gently stroked her intact right cheek: "Come on, scream nicely, scream..."

"Brother Lin..."

She said while enduring the humiliation.

Snapped!
Just when she was off guard, a slap even harder than the last one hit her right cheek hard, and she flew out, hitting the iron bars and making a creaking sound. She couldn't get up for a while, her hair was disheveled, her mouth was full of blood, and her face was swollen like a pig's head. She was no longer beautiful at all.

"Don't look at me like that. You should thank me, because the harder I slap you, the more favor Xu Xiao owes you. After all, this slap was originally meant for his face."

Chu Pingsheng picked up the key on the ground, inserted it into the rusty keyhole, turned it gently, and the shackles opened with a click.

He kicked his legs twice, kicked the chains open, combed his messy hair, and got out of the iron cage where the serious criminals were held. He pressed Xu Xiao's shoulder and said, "He is as patient as Li Yunqian. He is a man who can accomplish great things."

"Your Majesty..."

Shu Xiu struggled for a while and finally got up. After two slaps, her whole face was severely deformed.

"Are you okay? I'll have someone send some good medicine to your room later."

Shu Xiu shook her head: "The White Emperor's Embrace of Purity..."

Just as Xu Xiao was about to speak, they heard two screams coming from the prison door. The two turned their heads and saw that it was Chu Pingsheng who pulled out the gatekeeper's sword and stabbed one in the stomach and chopped off the other's head. The bloody head with its eyes open rolled down and fell off the platform.

"Xu Xiao, I'll kill two of you... is that okay?"

(End of this chapter)