Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 195 I’m dirty

"That's true," Chen Xuan nodded in agreement.

It would be fine if it was normal competition, where everyone relies on their own abilities and gains and losses are their own business. But people like Wu Junyao always find fault with you and make trouble for no reason. It's absolutely disgusting.

If you meet this kind of person, if you pay attention to him, he will probably become more aggressive. If you ignore him, it will be very frustrating to deal with him passively. You never know when he will attack you silently and harshly.

Anyway, I'm speechless.

In fact, from this we can see that Wu Junyao is only capable of this. Chen Xuan is a little confused as to how he got along with Wei Ziyan and others.

Is it possible that simply being rich enough can allow you to get into certain circles?
Come on, at certain levels, money is nothing. People might just treat Wu Junyao as a mere ATM, and if you occasionally show him a nice face, they might think they really take themselves seriously.

Gao Jingming also said with a look of disgust: "So, Ah Xuan, do you have any ideas to get rid of this person?"

"It's unrealistic to get rid of him completely. As long as he is still in the academy, he will cause trouble for you sooner or later, unless..." Chen Xuan shook his head and went off topic.

But he pressed on: "Unless what?"

"Unless his family falls into complete ruin, or the eldest daughter completely suppresses the queen, he will no longer have the capital to cause trouble for the young master, otherwise he will inevitably be targeted by the other party," Chen Xuan said with a shrug.

Xiao Gao was speechless and said, "I shouldn't have asked. These are not things we can control."

That's because your experience is limited, and your vision and perspective have not been fully developed. Otherwise, it would not be impossible.

Thinking about it, Chen Xuan changed the subject and said, "That depends on how far the young master wants to go."

"Why do you say that, A Xuan?" Gao Jingming said in silence.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "If you simply don't want him to cause you any trouble, that's easy, but if you want to fight back, that's another matter."

"That's right," Gao Jingming nodded, and continued, "Although I was taught from a young age to be magnanimous and kind to others, Wu Junyao's repeated attempts to cause trouble for me clearly don't fall into that category. If there's a chance, and I can stop him from causing trouble for me, I wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson. Ah Xuan, you don't think I'm petty, do you?"

"If what you do can be called petty, young master, then there are no magnanimous people in the world. It's human nature, very normal," Chen Xuan said happily.

Gao Jingming smiled and said thoughtfully: "I personally have some immature ideas. Ah Xuan, please help me with some advice."

"Master, you say," Chen Xuan pretended to listen attentively, thinking that Xiao Gao was very good. He had his own thoughts instead of asking himself everything. It seemed that he had really grown a lot.

After organizing his words, Gao Jingming said, "I want to divert his attention away from me, so that he won't have time to bother me again. I also want to fight back appropriately and teach him a lesson. So I plan to start with his personality and hobbies, and take advantage of the aspects of him that are beneficial to me."

What an idea! Chen Xuan asked curiously, "I'd like to hear more about it."

"From what I've learned about him recently, his family is extremely wealthy, but their three generations have all been in business. Apart from his sister, the queen, there haven't been many people with high academic achievements. The best they've ever produced are only Juren (a provincial scholar), let alone officials. Because of this, I actually feel that Wu Junyao has a bit of an inferiority complex. After all, the more people lack something, the more they care about it. His close proximity to Wei Ziyan and the others gives us some clues."

"He has an inferiority complex, which leads him to cherish his reputation, especially his reputation in the scholarly community. However, aside from being rich, he doesn't seem to have any outstanding academic skills, so he's never been very popular. Let alone being on par with Ning Wei, he's not even ranked among the most talented people in the entire academy. I think we can take advantage of this."

"Secondly, we have to admit that being rich to a certain extent is a shortcut to making many friends. Because he's generous, regardless of whether he's surrounded by cronies or not, he has a lot of fans anyway. However, in this world, it's impossible for everyone to like his generosity, which is made possible by money. It's inevitable that some people will not be able to stand it, so there are quite a few people who are dissatisfied with him. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We can use this to teach him a lesson. What do you think, Xuan?"

After listening to him talk for so long, although there is no specific implementation plan, the general direction is still clear. It is not just empty talk. If we think about the details based on the general direction, there is a high possibility of implementation.

"Is he lustful?" Chen Xuan suddenly asked.

Gao Jingming twitched his lips and said, "Which man isn't lustful? But when he's that rich, his lustful standards are far beyond the average person. Ah Xuan, why are you asking this?"

"I'm just asking casually," Chen Xuan smiled, then concluded, "In other words, this person has low self-esteem, loves fame, is lustful, is generous, and uses money to make many friends, but this has also offended many people. These are all entry points that we can exploit to fight back, am I correct?"

"Very good, Ah Xuan's summary is spot on," Gao Jingming said with a smile. Then, with a troubled look on his face, he said, "Well, Ah Xuan, do you feel like we're the bad guys? Look, he just doesn't like me and wants to suppress me, but we're analyzing his personality, hobbies, and environment. It's really deliberate. Isn't that a bit too much?"

It's indeed a bit excessive. Chen Xuan coughed dryly and said, "You can't say that. We were just passively fighting back. How can you say bad things? You can't repay evil with kindness, right?"

"Repay evil with good? ...Repay evil with good. Ah Xuan, did you come up with these words yourself? I feel like there's a lot of knowledge in these four words!" Gao Jingming said with a startled expression. Chen Xuan was even a little surprised by his reaction. Just a few words had him temporarily forgetting the main topic they were discussing. Little Gao was quite capable.

Repaying evil with kindness is what the sages in Chen Xuan's hometown said, so it is certainly a profound teaching.

It would be a good thing if Xiao Gao could gain something from pondering these words, but Chen Xuan would not actively instill his own understanding of these words, so as not to affect his own growth. Instead, he said, "It just came out of my mouth. Master, don't worry about it. Let's talk about how to deal with Wu Junyao first."

"Well, I've already told you the general direction. A Xuan, can you help me improve the details?" Gao Jingming said absentmindedly. As he spoke, he picked up the pen and wrote down the four words "repay grievances with virtue", his attention clearly on those four words.

Do you want a little epiphany?

Chen Xuan was a little impressed by Xiao Gao's keen understanding of knowledge. In this aspect, he was really inferior to the other party.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Xuan said bluntly, "Master, to resolve this little problem of Wu Junyao, I have three strategies: best, medium, and worst. Would you like to hear them?"

"A Xuan, you talk, I'm listening," Gao Jingming nodded, his attention still on those four words.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan was a little hesitant about whether to continue speaking and disturb him, but he still said: "Let's talk about the best plan first. Let's use the most direct and straightforward method. He is reasonable, but there are many people who secretly dislike him. That will be easy to deal with. Find an opportunity to strike him down suddenly and destroy him directly. Then he will have no time to bother you."

Gao Jingming, who continued writing the words "repay evil with virtue", trembled when he heard this. He looked at Chen Xuan and said with a smile, "Is this what you call the best strategy? This is ridiculous. It's not possible. This is too much."

Well, Xiao Gao has read the books of sages after all, and has received education since childhood. He would not do such a despicable thing unless he has no other choice.

But Chen Xuan spread his hands and said, "Just tell me if this is the best strategy, the most efficient and efficient one. We can secretly disable him, but we don't have to kill him. He won't have time to deal with you anyway, and he will find ways to investigate his enemies. He will be suspicious and think everyone is not a good person. If you adopt this strategy, I will make sure it is done without anyone noticing."

This is the difference in thinking mode. In Chen Xuan's opinion, the most direct and effective means are the best strategy, and the others are secondary. Just tell me whether it is effective or not.

Gao Jingming looked at Chen Xuan speechlessly, with an expression that said, "Should I get to know you again?" He shook his head and said, "Let's talk about the middle strategy again."

Then I continued to ponder the four words "repay evil with kindness", and I always felt that if I could figure it out, I would definitely gain a lot.

Forget it. Xiao Gao's moral standards are such that he wouldn't do such a thing unless it was absolutely necessary. Chen Xuan was just talking about it and continued, "As for the middle strategy, it will be a little more troublesome. As I said before, there are many people who dislike him. Let's find an opportunity to sow discord between them. He is lustful, right? We can make some trouble to make enemies for him. Naturally, he will have no time to deal with you."

"Hehe, this is not what a gentleman does. Ah Xuan, please stop talking. If you continue, we will really become bad guys. What's the next step? It can't be these crooked ways, right?" Gao Jingming said embarrassedly.

You see, this is the relationship that has lasted from childhood to adulthood. Even if the unorthodox ways were proposed by Chen Xuan, he would bring himself into them, and it would be no different from if he had thought it up himself.

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. This is the only option left, but it's also the most troublesome," Chen Xuan said helplessly.

Shaking his head, Gao Jingming said: "Tell me about it."

In fact, he had already lost hope. Although Chen Xuan's bad ideas were feasible to implement, he couldn't get over it in his heart. Moreover, once the truth was revealed, it would be a big trouble. He guessed that he would have to find a way out himself.

Then he heard Chen Xuan say, "It's a bad idea. Treat them the way they treat you, just like how you treated Zhang Aolai last time. He wants to flatter you to death, and he cares about his reputation, so just flatter him to death. But our methods can't be as crude as his. Pah, is helping you become famous also flattery? He's clearly giving you a benefit."

"For example?" Gao Jingming suddenly became interested.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "For example, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. I'm not being conceited, but I happened to come up with two lines of 'incomplete poetry' and I think I'm quite good at it. I'll find a chance to make it Wu Junyao's. Tsk tsk, with those two incomplete poems, it's probably hard for him not to be famous. If that happens, how many people will flock to him to make friends? With his personality, would he have the time to pay attention to you? Besides, if he can't complete that incomplete poem, what will others think? They will only think he's famous for nothing, and the image he cultivated before will be ruined. The more glorious he is now, the more pitiful he will be. What do you think, young master?"

Gao Jingming gasped after hearing this and said, "Let's not talk about your incomplete poem, Ah Xuan, for now. This is a blatant conspiracy. Can he handle it? And this is actually the best strategy, right?"

"It's so troublesome, how can this be a good idea?" Chen Xuan muttered.

Chen Xuan was stunned when he thought about it. Damn it, after staying in the academy for too long and being influenced by the atmosphere, his heart has become dirty.

Gao Jingming was speechless.

So, Xuan, you're just afraid of trouble...

(End of this chapter)