After listening to Mu Rong Yin's lecture, Atobe naturally understood a lot about Thousand Dawn Spire.
Sects like the Thousand Dawn Spire and the Octagon Spire had risen rapidly in the past few decades by relying on a certain set of ultimate techniques. Although their strength had surpassed the three sects, Shaolin, Ren Wu, and Xiao Yao, they still lacked a foundation and gave people the feeling that they were upstarts. Their disciples were mixed. Even though there were chivalrous people, there was no lack of scoundrels like Wang Ao.
The other martial artists' attitude toward them could be seen from Lu San's words and actions. It was not exactly respect, but there was still respect. After all, they were not evil, and they were indeed powerful.
In that case, would the Second Master of the Thousand Dawn Spire do something like poisoning him?
Of course not … With Gong Sun Li's cunning, if he really wanted to poison them, he would not have picked a time and place like this, and he would not have made a waiter part of the plan.
During the day, Thousand Dawn Spire and Broken Sword Chahitsu had just become enemies, and the whole thing happened in front of everyone's eyes. If Gong Sun Li immediately poisoned and killed people at night, the revenge would be too immediate. The other people in the martial arts world would definitely suspect the people of Thousand Dawn Spire.
Therefore … even if Gong Sun Li and Si Yanran wanted to kill them, they did not dare make a move. They still had to pray to the heavens that nothing would happen to the people from Broken Sword Chahitsu. If any of the five disappeared or died mysteriously, they would have to take the blame.
From this, it could be seen that Feng Bujue's earlier strategy was a good move. If he had revealed the truth about Wang Ao's death in the lobby of the train station that morning and accused Si Yanran of murder and Gong Sun Li of helping to frame Wang Ao … The result would be that no one would believe him …
The martial world was a very realistic place. Without solid evidence, it was best for a nobody from a nameless sect to debate with people like the Tower Mistress and the Second Master of Thousand Dawn Spire. If it was a civil argument, they could just twist their words, but if it was a military argument, that would be exactly what they wanted.
Therefore, Feng Bujue decided to fabricate the truth and turn the tables on them. He made use of their guilty conscience so that they would not dare refute him and would have to turn the tables to back up his claim.
The effect of this move was … Si Yanran and Gong Sun Li did not dare attack the people from Broken Sword Chahitsu. In fact, they were under his control, afraid that this group of people would leak the secret out.
As the saying goes, that was then and this is now. Now, the situation was different. If Feng Bujue told the truth about Wang Ao's death, it was not necessarily a situation where no one would believe him.
Therefore, the food and wine that Gongsun Li sent over, other than flattering and probing, had no other intentions.
The dishes were normal dishes, that was something that could not be helped. After all, a place Inn Inn would not have so many delicacies from outside Town every day. It was already good enough that they were able to keep their food supply and eat meat.
But the inn did have some good wine Spire. This was because as long as there was a wine cellar, it wouldn't be a problem to store the wine for eight to ten years, not to mention a month's time.
The owner of the inn knew that the customers who would move in would be Jianghu people. This group of people … loved wine. They could eat less, but they could not drink less. Therefore, in terms of wine, the inn had plenty of stock, both good and bad.
This time, Gong Sun Li had spent a lot of money to buy this small bottle of Vanishing Kindness and Enmity. He wanted to give it to Feng Bujue.
From the name, one would know that this was not a normal wine but a rare one. It was expensive. The color was softer than ice, and the fragrance was like the dew in spring.
What was "Dissolving Enmity"? It meant that after drinking a cup, the enmity between people could be dispelled. This was like the legendary brainwashing alcoholic drink, "Zui Sheng Meng Si." If Tang Xuanzang knew this, he would regret it. What was the point of traveling so far to get Mahayana Buddhism? Why couldn't he just learn how to brew wine?
Fine, this was a joke. No matter how good the wine was, the enmity could not be dispelled. At most, it could dispel the enmity between people like 'you borrowed a few silvers from me a few years ago' or 'you stepped on me this morning'.
In any case, I personally believe that this kind of enmity could be resolved by giving the money spent on the wine to the other party …
Back to the topic, Atobe-sama looked at the food before him. He had already concluded that it was poisonous, so he would not touch it.
As a player, he did not need to eat or drink, and the food was not a beautiful woman. He had no reason to lose control, so he placed the food there and did not touch it.
Of course, he would not eat sh * t on the spot because he would not take a bite, so there was no way to prove whether the food was poisonous or not …
Time slowly passed. It had been one hour since the waiter delivered the food, and the sky outside was already dark. Then, the knocking came again.
Atobe-sama stood up and walked toward the door. "Who is it?"
The person outside the door was silent for two seconds before replying, "I am Gong Sun Li."
"Si Yanran." After Gong Sun Li said that, a woman's voice came, but Si Yanran's tone did not sound friendly.
The short silence earlier was because the two exchanged a look when they heard Atobe-sama answer the door.
Atobe did not open the door immediately but asked, "The sky is already dark. I wonder … what business do you have here?"
Gong Sun Li replied, "Er … young man, do you mind letting us in first?"
Atobe thought about it. If they wanted to barge in, he would not be able to stop them, so he decided to play it by ear. He opened the door and scanned the two's faces. He tried his best to appear calm as he stepped aside and said, "Please come in."
Once they stepped into the room, Gong Sun Li and Si Yanran's expressions shifted multiple times. First, they saw the food on the table, but they did not touch it. Second, after they looked around the room, they realized that Atobe was the only one in the room.
The news spread very quickly in the inn. Gong Sun Li and Si Yanran naturally heard that the other people from Broken Sword Chahitsu had left the inn during the day. However, they did not expect that the other four people would still not return even when night fell, leaving only this kid in front of them.
Gong Sun Li quickly put on a kind expression and greeted Atobe with his fists. "I have not asked for this young hero's … name."
"Jin Fugui," Atobe replied with a grunt. Since he had already used this name in the scenario, he had no choice but to use it until the end.
After hearing this, the two people opposite him didn't have much of a reaction.
Gong Sun Li continued. "Haha … So, it is Young Hero Jin." His eyes scanned the room like he was worried that someone was hiding somewhere. "I wonder, Master Feng and the other three …"
"They went out to do something," Atobe answered directly.
"Oh, I see …" Gong Sun Li thought about it, and his face darkened. "By the way, Young Hero Jin, about what happened last night …"
"I … will follow Master Feng's orders," Atobe interrupted him. Atobe interrupted him again. "Whatever he said this morning, that is what it is. I don't know anything else." His reply was clever. In other words … there was no need for the two of them to kill him because he had no intention of leaking the secret.
However, Gong Sun Li was naturally suspicious, and Si Yanran's motive for murder was adultery, so the two of them would not let their guard down so easily.
At this time, Si Yanran interrupted, "Young Hero Jin, why haven't you touched the food and wine that we sent over? Could it be … you're afraid that we've poisoned it? "
Atobe was stumped. That was what he was afraid of. However, at that moment, an idea came to him. He put on an air of nobility and replied coldly, "This small dish is not good enough for me." He glanced at the bottle of wine on the table. "This wine … is indeed good wine. But … since the two of you have said that this wine is for Master Feng, how can I drink it before he returns? "
Hearing that, Si Yanran turned to look at Gong Sun Li. The latter nodded slightly to show that he was trustworthy.
In Gongsun Li's opinion, this kid surnamed Jin's answer was quite reasonable. Looking at his soft and tender appearance, he looked like a young master. Although he was wearing ordinary clothes made of coarse cloth, his temperament could not be faked. He could say that this was good wine without even taking a sip, and the name was Fu Gui, so there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that … this kid was the young master of some rich family. But for some reason, someone like him would join a sect like Broken Sword Chahitsu.
Si Yanran did not have as many thoughts as Gong Sun Li, and she would not delve too deeply into the man's background. However, her woman's instinct told her that Atobe's' not good enough for me 'was from the bottom of his heart. Not to mention him, even Si Yanran didn't like the few side dishes on the table.
As for the second half of Atobe's statement … "This is for Master Feng, so how can I touch it before he returns?" Even though it was a lie, it was very convincing.
The impression that Feng Bujue left on the audience could be described with a line that often appeared in Detective Di Renjie — "This is a scary person."
Almost all the villains that appeared in the drama had used this line to describe Di Renjie or Li Yuanfang's abilities without any prior agreement or annoyance. Of course, the main characters would occasionally use this line to describe the opposing boss level characters as well.
"Personally, I believe that the term 'scary' in the series can be equated to three things. One, extremely high intelligence; two, extremely high fighting ability; and three, madness. In any case, as long as there was one, it would be described that way. If there were all three, how should I describe it? I think we can use this line instead, "I am so strong that even I am afraid of myself."
"Hahaha …" Gong Sun Li laughed loudly, and it was as fake as it could be. "Forgive Gong Sun Li for not being considerate enough. When I had the waiter pass the message, I only knew Master Feng's name, so I did not go into detail." Then, he walked to the table. "This wine is just a token of my sincerity. Everyone in your sect is a hero, so how can I only give it to one person? If Young Hero Jin likes it, I can have the waiter send over another jar. "He picked up the small bottle and poured the wine into three cups." Come, come, Young Hero Jin. You are a man of the martial world. A cup of wine will wipe away all hatred. The two of us will toast you. "
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