Song Linhui shivered violently.
He turned his head and saw that Chen Nan had, at some point, caught the wine glass that was supposed to fall to the ground and shatter.
He laughed heartily, "I'm getting old and drink too much. Nephew, please don't mind, please don't mind!" He quickly took the wine glass from Chen Nan's hand.
Chen Nan also smiled.
Before, he couldn't understand what Song Linhui was up to.
But now.
He understood!
If nothing unexpected happened.
After the wine glass shattered on the floor.
An expert would storm into the banquet hall.
And take his life.
Of course.
The other party's true target was not him.
But Song Linhui.
But he would carelessly kill him.
And then escape from this place.
Although he died in Daotai Prefecture.
Song Linhui would not be implicated in any way.
The reason was simple.
He had been very friendly towards him.
Wei Shengjin, Xu Binglong, and Fu Yanjie could all testify to this.
They could all prove his friendly attitude towards him.
Especially the rental contract he signed with Wei Shengjin.
It could clear him of all suspicion.
It had to be said.
This opponent's intellect was quite sharp.
If he hadn't intended to smash the cup as a signal, even Chen Nan wouldn't have discerned his true intention.
Since he already knew Song Linhui's thoughts, it was time for Chen Nan to take the stage.
"Uncle Song isn't old!" Chen Nan took the wine pot and poured a full glass for Song Linhui. "Well, it's my first time visiting, so this drink is for Uncle Song!"
"I hope you, a senior, won't hold grudges and forgive my disrespectful words at the Prefect's yamen today."
"I'll finish mine, you can take your time!"
Saying that, he tilted his head back and downed the wine in his cup.
Song Linhui also finished his drink.
Although he intended to kill Chen Nan.
Such things couldn't be rushed.
If he deliberately broke the wine glass, it would definitely alert others.
So.
Even if he broke the wine glass, he had to pretend it was accidental.
Yes.
This matter was of great importance.
Even his own son didn't know about his scheme.
Chen Nan refilled his wine and looked at Fu Yanjie, "Clan Leader Fu, I am a cultivator."
"As everyone knows, cultivators can't do without various medicinal ingredients."
"This is no exception for me."
"I will definitely have a lot of dealings with your Fu family in the future."
"I hope Clan Leader Fu will give me a discount on behalf of Uncle Song!"
"Come, this drink is for you."
"I'll finish mine, you can take your time!"
Chen Nan loved to fleece people.
Let alone encountering a fat sheep before him.
Even if the other party was skin and bones,
He would still find a way to get something.
So.
He had to fleece Fu Yanjie using Song Linhui's name.
"Of course, this is what we humble folk should do." Fu Yanjie was flattered and quickly raised his wine glass to drink.
Song Linhui's eyes flashed with a meaningful light.
Good heavens!
This brat wanted to use his name to bully others outside!
But.
Did he think he would live to see today?
"Clan Leader Fu, do you have any tokens or anything similar?" Chen Nan continued, "It's inconvenient for me, the Commander of the Demon Suppression Division, to go to the Fu family to get medicine. Give me a token, and when I need it, I'll send someone over, and you can give me a discount accordingly."
Fu Yanjie quickly took out a jade pendant and said, "Lord Chen, just have someone bring this item to our Fu family's pharmacy, and all medicinal ingredients will be given for free."
Chen Nan frowned slightly, "I am, after all, an official of the imperial court. It probably wouldn't be appropriate to demand medicinal ingredients from the Fu family for no reason, would it?"
Song Linhui said, "It's true that we can't demand medicinal ingredients from the Fu family for no reason, but the cost of the medicinal ingredients is very low."
"How about this, from now on, I, the Song family, will take over all your medicinal ingredient supplies."
Chen Nan was greatly surprised.
Oh my heavens.
There was such a good thing?
He suppressed his inner joy and quickly said, "Uncle Song, I appreciate your kindness, but..."
Before he could finish, Song Linhui interrupted him, "Chen Nan, you and your mother raised Ziwei for me."
"This is a great kindness, and our Song family will definitely repay this favor."
"Let's do as we discussed before."
"If you need any medicinal ingredients, just send someone to the Fu family to get them."
"I'll pay for it."
"If you refuse, then you're looking down on Uncle Song!"
He said this to make it seem like he treated Chen Nan as his own son.
This way, he could distance himself more easily after Chen Nan's death.
Chen Nan stood up and bowed deeply to Song Linhui, "Nephew thanks Uncle Song for your nurturing grace!"
Song Linhui smiled and said, "Let's not be so formal between us. Work hard in the future and strive to establish yourself in Fengdu City as soon as possible!"
Chen Nan said solemnly, "Nephew will definitely not fail Uncle Song's expectations!"
Just then.
The butler walked in nervously.
"You two continue drinking, I'll be right back!" Song Linhui knew that if it weren't for an important matter, the butler wouldn't have come in so anxiously.
He left them with a sentence and got up to walk out of the banquet hall.
The butler whispered, "Master, I just received intelligence."
"The Imperial Tutor had dispatched a Ghost Realm expert to intercept Chen Nan along the way."
"And that expert has already died at Chen Nan's hands!"
A few simple words.
Like a bolt from the blue, Song Linhui stood frozen in place.
A cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
Chen Nan could actually kill a Ghost Realm expert?
Was this person's strength that terrifying?
He truly couldn't believe that Chen Nan's strength was so formidable.
The butler continued, "Not only that, but when Chen Nan took office at the Demon Suppression Division today, he instantly defeated three Divine Constables and over three hundred Demon Suppression Division experts."
"With his own power alone, even a peak Body Seizing Realm expert would be unable to resist him."
Song Linhui's scalp tingled.
He initially didn't believe Chen Nan had killed a Ghost Realm expert.
But he could crush the entire Demon Suppression Division single-handedly.
One could imagine how terrifying this person's strength was.
He was very glad that the wine glass he dropped earlier was caught by Chen Nan.
If Mu Yifeng had heard and charged in,
He would undoubtedly have been killed by Chen Nan.
Although the wine contained poison.
He knew.
That poison could only affect cultivators below the Ghost Realm.
And Chen Nan's current strength was already above the Ghost Realm!
Cold sweat broke out on his back.
He was truly fortunate that Chen Nan had caught the wine glass that fell to the ground.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath.
He abandoned the idea of killing Chen Nan.
Because Mu Yifeng's strength was no match for Chen Nan at all.
It was just that he felt extremely displeased thinking about how many benefits he had bestowed upon him in an attempt to appease him!
It made him feel like he had tried to steal a chicken and ended up losing the rice.
After his emotions completely calmed down.
He turned and entered the banquet hall.
At this moment, Chen Nan was clinking glasses with Wei Shengjin, Xu Binglong, and Fu Yanjie.
Seeing Song Linhui return to the banquet hall, Chen Nan quickly picked up Song Linhui's wine cup, "Uncle Song, we've drunk quite a bit today. How about we have a final toast?"
Song Linhui smiled and said, "Alright, I'll do as Nephew wishes."
Chen Nan nodded and handed Song Linhui's wine cup to him.
But just as Song Linhui reached out to take the wine cup.
Chen Nan's finger slipped.
The wine cup, under Song Linhui's startled and shocked gaze, fell to the ground.
At this moment!
Song Linhui's scalp tingled.
It felt as if he had been isolated from the entire world.
Only the sound of the wine glass shattering echoed in his mind like thunder!