From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Um?"

So it was his men who had come for him. Gu Tingshu frowned slightly, glancing at Chen Shi and then at Feng Ji.

Suddenly it occurred to me.

Chen Shi was appointed to guard Daoji Valley on Feng Ji's recommendation, which shows that Feng Ji harbored hostility towards Chen Shi at the time.

What was initially thought to be a minor conflict now appears to be a deep-seated grudge between the two, with Feng Ji seemingly determined to kill Chen Shi.

Gu Tingshu couldn't help but wonder how Chen Shi, a mere servant, had offended this petty second master of the Feng family.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Tingshu looked at Feng Lin beside him.

Feng Lin sat upright, his expression completely unchanged.

Ah, that's tacit approval.

Yes, Chen Shi guarded Daoji Valley, and although Feng Ji recommended him, Feng Lin also played a significant role in pushing him to do so.

It seems that Chen Shi has offended more than just the second master of the Feng family.

Gu Tingshu sighed inwardly. This Chen Shi really knew how to cause trouble.

"Chen Shi".

Although he had a headache, Chen Shi was still his man, so Gu Tingshu looked at him and asked in a deep voice.

"What is your explanation for this?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, I have no need for any explanation. On the contrary, it is Second Master Feng who, since he claims I released the bandit leader, what is his basis for this claim? He should provide evidence. Otherwise, wouldn't he be spouting nonsense and making baseless accusations!"

Chen Shi remained calm, and after speaking, he glanced at Feng Ji with a cold smile.

Gu Tingshu nodded, agreeing that this was indeed true, and then looked at Feng Ji.

Even if Chen Shi's status is lowly, he is still a member of the Jing'an Marquis's mansion!

"Isn't this obvious?"

Feng Ji smiled confidently and first looked at Gu Tingshu and Feng Lin.

"Lord Marquis, you have devised a comprehensive and inescapable trap, leaving Yang Youzhi with no way to escape. Isn't that the truth?"

……yes.

The group looked at each other and nodded.

Of course they could, they couldn't very well say that the Marquis's arrangements had flaws.

Furthermore, judging from the sand table, the encirclement is indeed very tight, with no loopholes.

Of course, there were oversights, and Yang Youzhi was not able to escape punishment, but no one dared to say that.

"You were ordered to guard your respective posts, but you haven't found Yang Youzhi!"

Feng Ji turned to the others and asked loudly again.

Yes!

Without hesitation, everyone nodded.

In such a chaotic battle, who could guarantee that Yang Youzhi hadn't mingled with the rebels and escaped amidst the chaos?

It's even possible that Yang Youzhi was killed in a muddled way and then trampled into mincemeat.

But who dares to say that and take on that responsibility?

All they can say is yes.

That's it.

Feng Ji looked smug and glanced at Chen Shi again.

"Since we haven't found Yang Youzhi anywhere else, we can only escape through you!"

"Oh."

Chen Shi chuckled and rolled his eyes.

Is that how Feng Ji deduced it? Damn it, he might as well just say he saw Yang Youzhi escape from him.

You're just spouting nonsense; you don't make any sense at all!

Chen Shi looked at Gu Tingshu.

Gu Tingxu sat there without making any move or saying anything.

Feng Ji is determined to punish Chen Shi. If Gu Tingshu insists on protecting him, it will likely damage the relationship between the two families. It's not worth jeopardizing the relationship between the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion and the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion for the sake of a servant.

Moreover, Feng Ji will soon become the son-in-law of the Marquis of Jing'an.

At most, Chen Shi will be punished less severely later, so that Feng Ji can vent his anger.

Then, Chen Shi looked at the crowd.

Everyone turned their heads away, and no one spoke.

Who would offend Feng Ji for Chen Shi's sake? That would be foolish!

"Okay, okay."

"Is this how you play it?" Chen Shi nodded repeatedly with a cold smile.

He looked at Feng Ji again and said in a deep voice.

"Master Feng has accused me of letting the bandit leader Yang Youzhi go. If I can prove that I did not let Yang Youzhi go, what will Master Feng do?"

Ok?

Upon hearing Chen Shi's words, everyone looked surprised.

A clash of titans!

Faced with Feng Ji's questions, Chen Shi not only did not back down, but also confronted him head-on.

It must be said that this ambition alone is admirable.

At least none of them dared to.

"What should we do?"

Feng Ji sneered and looked at Chen Shi with an arrogant air.

"Do you expect me to give you some kind of compensation?"

"I wouldn't dare, I just want to make this bet with Master Feng."

"A bet? Ha, what do you want to bet on?"

"Gold and silver are too vulgar and would only be an insult to Master Feng."

Chen Shi suddenly smiled, his sharp gaze meeting Feng Ji's, and said in a deep voice.

"If I win, I request that Second Master Feng avoid my advances in the future, and give me a wide berth whenever we meet!"

Should we avoid his sharp edge?

Chen Shi instructed Feng Ji, the dignified Marquis of Dingyuan, to avoid his sharp edge!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room stared wide-eyed at Chen Shi in shock.

This kid is far too arrogant!

"presumptuous."

Gu Tingshu spoke up, issuing a rebuke.

But the voice wasn't very loud, and the tone wasn't particularly harsh.

"Yes, I was blinded by greed and spoke without thinking. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

Chen Shi immediately apologized to Gu Tingshu, and then turned to Feng Ji again.

"If Master Feng is too afraid to gamble, then just pretend I didn't say anything. Fine, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Feng Ji, whose face was already grim and who was almost about to make a move, frowned upon hearing this, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

However, if he were to make a move now, it would seem as if he were afraid of Chen Shi and dared not gamble with him.

Even if we kill Chen Shi, we will still be ridiculed.

How could the lowly life of a servant be worthy of tarnishing his reputation?

"You really have a lot of nerve."

Feng Ji snorted coldly, forcibly suppressing the killing intent in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"I'm willing to agree, but what if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll let Master Feng do whatever he wants with me!"

"good!"

As soon as Chen Shi finished speaking, Feng Ji immediately agreed and finalized the bet.

Gu Tingshu, who was sitting on the platform, had been watching the excitement, but he didn't expect things to develop so quickly, and he couldn't help but frown.

Chen Shi has driven himself into a dead end.

Originally, if Chen Shi had swallowed his anger and given Feng Ji a small punishment at the end, he would have let it go.

But now, he's deliberately going head-to-head with Feng Ji, and things have escalated to this point. Feng Ji will probably have no choice but to kill Chen Shi, otherwise, where will he put his face?

Given the situation, Gu Tingshu was not in a position to step in and rescue Chen Shi.

Gu Tingshu sighed inwardly. He was still young and impulsive.

"snort."

Feng Ji looked at Chen Shi with a cold smile on his lips.

No matter what witnesses or physical evidence Chen Shi presents, he will deny it all!

If he doesn't acknowledge it, then it doesn't count.

At that time, Chen Shi will be doomed!

Thinking of this, Feng Ji secretly vowed that even if it meant offending Marquis Jing'an, he would kill Chen Shi today!

"Chen Shi, how can you prove that you didn't let the bandit leader Yang Youzhi go?"

Secretly pleased with himself and already impatient, Feng Ji spoke again.

Chen Shi smiled slightly and turned towards the entrance of the lobby.

"Bring it in!"

really.

Feng Ji smiled again; Chen Shi was trying to produce evidence.

But little did he know that the veracity of this evidence was up to him to decide.

Feng Ji was secretly pleased with himself and was already thinking about how to kill Chen Shi. Killing him with a single blow would be too easy for him.

"This is……"

The next moment, to everyone's surprise, two heavily armored infantrymen carried in a corpse.