Yun Ming is not the only one who feels entangled in this cooperation. The thoughts of the three Jianghu guests are equally unpredictable and obscure.
Because the Pu chariot attendant only gave him time for one stick of incense (about fifteen minutes), as soon as he and Yun Ming left, Tan Shang and others immediately started intense discussions.
"Master Tan, based on your understanding of the Pu family... what kind of medicine is sold in Mr. Pu's gourd?" Lu Lingyuan asked first. He knew that Tan Shang's Kongtong sect had trade with the Pu family in the past. Among the three, he has the most dealings with Pu Che Shi.
However, Tan Chang frowned for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "Don't say that I only have a casual relationship with the eldest son of the Pu family. Even if we are close old acquaintances, in the In this situation now, I dare not draw any conclusions."
It's as if Tan Shang didn't say this. The most important thing is that he used this to shirk a wave of responsibility. Relying on the most powerful martial arts, it is true that he, Tan Shang, is the core of the trio, but he is certainly not the absolute talker. Lu Lingyuan and Xue Yuxin are even less likely to follow his lead. Faced with this life-and-death decision, Lu Lingyuan brought Tan Shang up to serve as the brains and backbone of the small group. How unscrupulous is the latter to respond and express his opinions? What if the other two people don't obey my order? What if something goes wrong later and the trio is unfortunately killed under his command?
Refuse to take the blame, start with me. This is Tan Shang's true inner thoughts at this moment.
Or is it that this temporary team is not reliable enough? The alliance among the charlatans is too loose, and none of the three has enough strength or reputation to overwhelm the others. Under such constraints, it is difficult for them to unify their opinions, and they will most likely continue arguing endlessly until everyone is tired of arguing, and finally come up with a mutually compromised and emasculated version that no one is truly satisfied with. Come.
Fortunately, "Jade Smoke Sword" Xue Yuxin is the clearest one among the three. She had a clear understanding of the current situation and made her own judgment decisively to avoid possible disputes later: "You two, I am willing to stay and advance and retreat together with the two young masters."
"What?"
"Um?"
Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan were both startled. They didn't expect Xue Yuxin to make up her mind so quickly: "Nvxia Xue, why are you doing this? We don't know anything about Pu Che Shi's plan."
Xue Yuxin cleared her throat: "Yes, but I have made up my mind."
Then she gave her reasons:
"First of all, the Pu family has been operating in the capital and surrounding areas for many years. It has a big tree with deep roots and is a complete local snake. Although the frivolous young master said that the Pu family has collapsed and has nowhere to live, I saw that his expression was unfazed and calm as usual. It doesn’t look like a person whose family is broken up and homeless.
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. "
"Therefore, I conclude that this person must have some trump cards."
Seeing Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan nodding frequently, Xue Yuxin became more confident and said:
"Although I don't know what Pu Che Shi's hidden trump card is, I can conclude that he still has the power to protect himself and is enough to deal with the imperial court. Otherwise, he would not reject our proposal and give up and go south."
"Is it possible... that this is a play put on by Puche's servants to spread suspicion and co-produced with the court's lackeys for us to watch?" Tan Chang asked rhetorically.
"Absolutely impossible."
"Why did Lady Xue say this?"
"Firstly, it was purely by chance that the three of us passed by Jietang Village. The Puche Attendant would not have come here in advance to wait for us without knowing it. Secondly, with our current situation of insufficient strength, the imperial court did not need to make extra arrangements for the Puche Attendant. Come hang out with us.”
Lu Lingyuan patted his thigh and called out to Xue Yuxin's expert reasoning: "It makes sense. In my opinion, even if Pu Che Shi and Jin Yiwei had some flirtation before, they broke it off after last night and no longer wear a pair of trousers."
Xue Yuxin continued to follow the train of thought and said: "Secondly, since Pu Cha Shi is willing to spend a lot of money to ask us to stay and help him, it means that if what he does is successful, the income will definitely far exceed this one thousand five hundred taels."
Xue Yuxin didn't need to say anything else, the hint given was enough. Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan came to their senses after she mentioned it like this: Yes, Pu Chai Chai uses money so freely, what is he trying to do?
The imagination of the two heads began to take off. The key was that the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Xue Yuxin's words made sense.
The two of them are indeed not greedy for money, but they can't stop their thoughts at the moment, and they are already having a wrong idea. In the minds of Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan, Pu Chai Shi wanted to stay at the risk of his life. The "things" he wanted were not necessarily gold, silver and jewelry, but more "precious" objects (which may not be real objects at all). ). All in all, it won't be a bad thing.
From God's perspective, of course we know that Xue Yuxin's inference is far from the point and is completely wrong. But objectively speaking, her logic is quite self-explanatory, and it's no wonder that Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan are so convinced.
"Well, Xue Nuxia's words are really enlightening." Tan Shang's attitude changed so quickly, but he also had to cover up his words: "Headmaster Lu and I had a fierce battle with the imperial guards for half a year. I stayed overnight and ran non-stop for half a day, and I was already overwhelmed."
Lu Lingyuan is also a wonderful person, and he answered these words very beautifully: "Yes, Master Tan and I suffered some internal injuries. The journey to Tianjin was tiring... I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on."
"Headmaster Lu is right. Therefore, the three of us are going to
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Tianjin... is not worth it, nor is it wise. "
Xue Yuxin saw that these two people were still trying to beat around the bush while singing a double act, and quickly speeded up the discussion: "So, my opinion is that we might as well accept Mr. Pu's invitation. Instead of just a few hundred taels of silver, there is someone It would also be great to spruce up the place where you stay.”
"Very good, very good."
"agree."
In this way, the three Jianghu people reached a consensus with great difficulty - they accepted the offer for one person from Puche Waiter.
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Xue Yuxin didn't jump out to lead this rhythm for no reason. On the one hand, she was affected by Pu Che Shi's supernatural power. On the other hand, she did have her own considerations in this incident.
Although Xue Yuxin had not had any interaction with Tan and Lu before meeting them on the road last night, but after walking together for a while, she had already realized that the two leaders were somewhat unkind.
This does not mean that Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan have bad character. Their moral quality is above average. But in this small circle where three people advance and retreat together, Xue Yuxin felt a faint rejection from these two people, and... the book said that her feelings were right.
There are many reasons, for example: Xue Yuxin was the last to join the alliance, so she was naturally relatively unfamiliar with the other two; among the three, Xue Yuxin had the lowest martial arts attainments, and although Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan had different levels of kung fu, But they are still masters of the same level; Xue Yuxin comes from a martial arts family and has no sect background, but Tan and Lu are leaders of their own factions, etc.
Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan thought that their "true feelings" for Xue Yuxin were not revealed, but in fact they could not hide the latter's exquisite Qiqiao at all. Xue Yuxin is a prostitute, how could she be less sensitive to such things? It's just that due to the situation, we didn't break up.
Until Pu Che Shi and Yun Ming appeared, she saw an opportunity to escape. In Xue Yuxin's estimation, there is a high probability that she would not have a good ending if she stayed in the trio. It would be better if she did not encounter any trouble. Once something unexpected happened, she would definitely be abandoned immediately. But it's different in Pu Che Shi's team. She is the well-deserved number one combat force (if Yun Pu and Yun Pu hadn't traveled through the Book of Self-Redemption, her idea would be extremely correct). Without the right to command, she has no right to speak. ?
However, after some deliberation, Xue Yuxin decided to bring Tan Shang and Lu Lingyuan together to pick up the extra money from Pu Chai Shi. The inferences she mentioned above were not all just smoke and mirrors to cover up her true intentions. They were all intended to convince the two of them. Xue Yuxin wanted to use the two parties to create a "check and balance", so that as a single free person, she could have both sides.
Xue Yuxin's little plan was very successful, but whether the reality can fulfill her wish...it's hard to say.
(End of chapter)
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