From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Entering the mansion through a side gate, Gu Chengze sat in a nearby side room.

He glanced at Chen Shi as he entered and a cold smile crept onto his lips.

"Manager Chen, you're having such a leisurely time. I got up early, and you're only just arriving now."

"I have just taken office as the person in charge of purchasing medicinal herbs, and I am not familiar with many things. I worked until late last night, so I got up late this morning. Please forgive me, Second Master."

Chen Shi kept his head down, still looking obedient.

"Really? I thought that now that you've been promoted to steward, you no longer respect me as your master. You've been back for the past few days, and you haven't even shown your face, let alone paid your respects!"

Gu Chengze snorted coldly again, his gaze suddenly darkening.

"How dare I!"

Chen Shi feigned a look of panic and hurriedly said...

"I originally planned to report to Second Master after I became familiar with my current job, especially in handling the financial transactions."

"Ha, you're even more quick-witted and eloquent than before."

Gu Chengze chuckled mockingly, clearly not believing Chen Shi's nonsense, and then spoke sternly again.

"Remember! Whether you're a stable boy or a steward, you're still my servant! If I want you dead, you have no choice but to die!"

"Yes, yes, I understand!"

Chen Shi responded and nodded repeatedly.

A ruthless glint flashed in his lowered eyes!

Gu Chengze is right. Whether they are riding slaves or stewards, whether they are fourth-class or first-class, they are still servants.

If he cannot escape his slave status, Gu Chengze will still hold his life, death, honor, and disgrace in his hands based on that contract of servitude.

He was just one step away from escaping slavery.

"Alright, don't panic. I didn't come here specifically to blame you."

Seeing Chen Shi's trembling and fearful appearance, Gu Chengze secretly chuckled to himself, thinking he was good at managing his subordinates. Then he spoke seriously.

"I called you here because of that job!"

"That task... Second Master, you are wise enough to know that Second Madam is of such high status, how could she possibly submit to a lowly person like me? It's not that I'm not interested, it's just that I'm powerless to do it."

"Alright, alright, I'm not here to listen to your complaints. Do you think I know Xiao Fengxiao better than you do? My judgment is infallible; the time is ripe!"

A sinister look appeared on Gu Chengze's face, and he sneered again.

"Just do as I say, and I guarantee you'll have an affair with Xiao Fengxiao."

"……yes."

Chen Shi opened his mouth, but could only reluctantly agree.

He thought to himself, "Gu Chengze is useless in other aspects, but he really knows how to scheme against his wife."

He's absolutely right. The time isn't just ripe, it's ripe to the max!

Chen Shi was worried that he didn't need to use any tricks. As long as he appeared in front of Xiao Fengxiao and there was no one else around, Xiao Fengxiao would force him to "enter the port"!

Although he was a man and much stronger than Xiao Fengxiao, Xiao Fengxiao was the master and he was the servant. If Xiao Fengxiao used force, how could he resist?

He naturally dared not say this to Gu Chengze, so he could only feign compliance and stall for time.

"I've made arrangements. Go see Tingyu in the next couple of days, she'll help you."

Gu Chengze continued, a confident smile on his face.

"Sister Tingyu?"

Upon hearing this name, Chen Shi was taken aback.

Tingyu was also one of the servants in Gu Chengze's courtyard, and besides Yun'er, she was the only young and beautiful servant.

Chen Shi had heard of this "oddball" before.

Tingyu was originally Gu Chengze's head maid, serving him since childhood. Gu Chengze was a womanizer, so he took her as a concubine early on. Later, after Gu Chengze got married, Tingyu became his concubine.

The term "tongfang" refers to a room connected to the master's bedroom, and the term "tongfang maid" refers to a maid who serves the master and mistress at night when they are resting.

It goes without saying what the master and mistress do at night, so the maidservants who share the master's bed are different from other maidservants. They are extremely close to their masters and are often taken in as concubines later.

In reality, the maidservants who served as concubines were usually the maidservants of the mistress, but Xiao Fengxiao did not want Yun'er to be defiled by Gu Chengze, so Tingyu was chosen to serve as one.

Xiao Fengxiao was intolerant of any imperfections. In just two or three months, she found various excuses to send away all the young and beautiful maids in the courtyard, leaving only Tingyu behind.

As a maidservant, she was different; she was practically the de facto future concubine. If Xiao Fengxiao couldn't even tolerate Tingyu, she would surely be branded as a jealous woman.

Of course, although Xiao Fengxiao didn't kick Tingyu out for the sake of her reputation, she is still just a maidservant, with no hope of being taken in as a concubine.

In fact, Xiao Fengxiao kept a very close watch on her, making it difficult for Gu Chengze to even get close to Tingyu.

Thus, although Tingyu was a first-class servant, he was not favored by either side, and his situation in this courtyard was quite difficult.

These things are actually unrelated to Chen Shi. The key question is, what does Gu Chengze want Tingyu to do, and how can he help him?

"Second Master, what do you want Sister Tingyu to do for me?"

"I was well prepared," Chen Shi couldn't help but ask.

"Go see her, she will tell you naturally. Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Gu Chengze smiled again, his confidence growing stronger.

Chen Shi felt increasingly uncertain.

It feels like being blindfolded and pushed forward, with the constant possibility of falling into an abyss.

"Once you and that slut get together, with your assets, she'll definitely be addicted! He who walks by the river will eventually get wet. When the time comes, find an opportunity to catch her red-handed, and she'll be completely at my mercy!"

Gu Chengze seemed to be talking to himself, his sinister smile almost unmistakable.

Chen Shi stood to the side, feeling a chill run down his spine.

That will probably be the day he dies!

"Once it's all done, I'll return not only Cui Nong's indenture, but also yours."

"Thank you, Second Master!"

Chen Shi quickly thanked him, pretending to be excited.

But in his heart he thought to himself, how could Gu Chengze be so generous?

This further demonstrates that Gu Chengze had already decided to eliminate him afterward.

"Do this job well for me, and I won't treat you unfairly."

Gu Chengze waved his hand, indicating that Chen Shi could leave.

Chen Shi bowed and turned to leave.

Watching Chen Shi's retreating figure, a cold smile suddenly appeared on Gu Chengze's lips.

"This is getting more and more troublesome..."

On the way back, Chen Shi frowned deeply.

Gu Chengze is pushing him too hard, leaving him absolutely no room to maneuver!

He is now a first-class servant with an eighth-rank cultivation level. Whether he is promoted to a higher rank and becomes a "household retainer" or advances to a seventh-rank martial artist, he can get rid of his slave status.

But he wasn't given the time to take that final step.

Thinking of this, Chen Shi felt a surge of resentment, resentment at his bad luck.

Back in the duty room, the servants saw Chen Shi's gloomy face and assumed he had been scolded by Gu Chengze. They all kept their distance, afraid of becoming Chen Shi's punching bag.

At the same time, he secretly scoffed to himself, thinking, "So what if I'm in charge? Even if I can control them, I'm still just a servant in front of my master."

"No!"

Chen Shiteng stood up in the afternoon, feeling restless for most of the day.

He has to go see Tingyu!

There's no way to avoid it now. Since that's the case, the sooner we know what scheme Gu Chengze is plotting, the sooner we can think of a way to deal with it.