Chen Nan glanced back at him and laughed, "Although you're a bit slow, you're still self-aware!"
"At least you know you're a bit slow!"
Guo Yu's mouth twitched.
Are you praising me or mocking me?
Chen Nan walked out of the hunting grounds, mounted his horse, and rode alongside Guo Yu towards Guangling Prefecture.
At the same time, he began to explain his previous actions: "Song Linhui is naturally cautious. Even if I gave the four Song brothers some pills to improve their cultivation."
"They would definitely inform Song Linhui about the pills."
"But Song Linhui would never let them accept my kindness."
"Because he knew that I must have ulterior motives for doing so."
Guo Yu grinned, "A weasel wishing a chicken a happy new year, I understand that logic."
Chen Nan really wanted to hit someone.
Although that was the logic.
But…
Do you need to translate it like that?
You're being rude!
He shot Guo Yu a glare and continued, "Song Linhui is very prideful. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent people to intercept me. The reason is simple: when I was at the Chen family, Song Ziwei always called me 'Young Master'."
"So."
"When he saw his four sons being beaten badly by Tuo Kai."
"Wouldn't he be furious?"
"At that moment, the four Song brothers would definitely feel wronged."
"They wouldn't even mention the pills."
"Because in doing so, they could improve their cultivation and then seek revenge on Tuo Kai."
"Although this matter wouldn't be hidden for too long."
"But by the time the four Song brothers found out, it would be a fait accompli."
"Even if Song Linhui knew, he absolutely wouldn't stop the four Song brothers from interacting with me."
"Because no one can refuse their children growing stronger."
"He would cut his losses in time."
"And try to help me find clues about the gruesome death of the Demon Suppressing Division Director."
"Because as long as I am alive."
"His four sons would become more and more outstanding and powerful."
"Although he is the Dao Tai of Guangling Prefecture."
"He is also a father."
"As a qualified father, who doesn't wish for their sons and daughters to succeed?"
Guo Yu suddenly realized, "So, you deliberately provoked Tuo Kai, but in reality, you wanted to use his hand to achieve your own goals?"
Chen Nan nodded, not denying it.
Guo Yu hesitated and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, forgive me for asking, but would you die if you didn't scheme against people all day? Aren't you tired?"
He didn't know if Chen Nan was tired.
But just hearing it made his head ache.
"Not at all, not at all!" Chen Nan said with a smile, "People with low intelligence would find it tiring to scheme against others all day."
"Only those with high intelligence can appreciate the thrill of playing games with others using their intellect!"
Guo Yu's mouth twitched violently.
He felt like Chen Nan was scolding him.
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Not long after Chen Nan left.
The four Song brothers, Song Feilong, also bowed to Tao Jun and bid farewell.
Then they rode their horses towards Guangling Prefecture.
The four brothers were all smiling.
Because they had participated in similar gambling events more than once.
But they had never achieved a good ranking.
As a result, their father often called them good-for-nothings.
But today, they got third place.
They received a reward of two hundred thousand taels of gold.
If nothing unexpected happened…
Their father would definitely praise them when they returned.
"Third Brother, what do you think about the pills?" Song Feiyang suddenly asked, "Should we inform Father about this matter?"
Among the four brothers, the third, Song Feiheng, was the most taciturn.
But he was also the smartest of the four.
Although he was ranked third.
His say was comparable to the eldest brother, Song Feiyang.
Song Feiheng hesitated and said, "Brother Chen is a man of his word, a true gentleman with integrity."
"As the saying goes, the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water, and he would definitely not mind if we informed Father about the pills."
"On the contrary, if we accepted Brother Chen's pills behind Father's back."
"Father would surely be angry when he found out."
"Although Father doesn't like Brother Chen…"
"How these pills are handled should still be discussed with Father."
The other three brothers nodded in agreement.
They felt that Third Brother made sense.
And at this moment.
A rapid sound of hooves approached from behind.
The four brothers instinctively looked back.
They saw Tuo Kai, with a grim expression and looking furious, leading some of his subordinates at full speed.
Seeing this, Song Feiheng said in a low voice, "Let's hide."
"If we were to gallop ahead, leaving Tuo Kai to eat our dust."
"He might use this as an excuse to attack us fiercely."
"After all, we got third place this time, overshadowing them."
They were the sons of the Song Dao Tai.
In Guangling Prefecture, they were almost untouchable.
But in reality, it wasn't like that.
There were people in Guangling Prefecture they dared not offend.
Firstly, the descendants of the Tao family.
Secondly, Tuo Kai.
Although Tuo Kai's father was the magistrate of Guangling Prefecture.
He had powerful connections and influence.
Even if they were beaten, they could only accept their misfortune.
Indeed.
Similar incidents had happened to the four brothers several times when they were young.
The four of them had all been severely beaten by Tuo Kai.
Therefore.
They were all wary of Tuo Kai.
They couldn't match him in strength.
They couldn't match him in terms of their fathers' influence either.
When they encountered him, they could only stay far away.
Just as the four brothers stopped their horses, waiting by the roadside for the other party to pass.
Tuo Kai reined in his horse and stopped in front of the four brothers. His brows were furrowed, and he asked sternly, "Why did you four suddenly stop?"
"What do you mean?"
"Are you stopping to watch me mock you because I came in fourth in the competition?"
"Am I right?"
Upon hearing this.
The four Song brothers were immediately bewildered.
We clearly wanted you to go first.
When did we mock you?
Without further thought, Song Feiheng quickly said, "Young Master Tuo, we had no intention of mocking you or watching your spectacle."
"We merely wanted to show respect and let you go first, that's all."
Tuo Kai suddenly realized, "So that's how it is, that's indeed not mocking."
Then his tone abruptly changed, "This is fucking humiliation! You are humiliating me!"
"You guys got third place in the competition."
"Third place showing respect to fourth place?"
"What the hell is this if not humiliation?"
"A bunch of upstarts, watch how this young master deals with you today!" With that, he sprang forward and attacked Song Feiyang, who was the strongest.
He was in a very bad mood today.
He had never felt so stifled in his life.
All of this was because of Chen Nan.
However, Chen Nan was the Director of the Demon Suppressing Division, so he dared not lay a hand on Chen Nan.
But in his eyes, the four Song brothers were just so-so.
So what if he beat them?
He couldn't beat Chen Nan.
Then he would beat people closely related to Chen Nan.
As long as he could vent his unhappiness, that was enough!
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Ten minutes later.
Tuo Kai, exhausted, was helped onto his horse and left with his desires unfulfilled.
But it was a苦 ordeal for the four Song brothers.
They were all beaten black and blue, their faces unrecognizable.
They looked quite miserable.
Song Feilong's eyes were full of humiliation, and he mumbled indistinctly, "Tuo Kai is going too far, we must report him to Father!"