Chu Li took a sip of tea and smiled. "How will Lady Xiao deal with Gu Litong?"
"Lady Xiao doesn't care about him." Su Ru pouted her red lips and scoffed. "He was expelled from the Public House. Lady Xiao thinks that Master Xiao Tieying did nothing wrong. If it wasn't for Master Xiao Tieying, Lady Xiao would've punished him a long time ago!"
"He's a talent after all," Chu Li said. "Are we just going to let him go?"
"What else do you want?" Su Ru tilted her head and looked at him. "Chu Li, do you want to kill him?"
Chu Li smiled and shook his head.
"Isn't that too cruel?" Su Ru did not believe him. She stared at him with dissatisfaction. "It's bad enough. He's useless for the rest of his life. He'll never appear in front of us again. It's no different from being dead."
Chu Li looked at her helplessly. "Chief, what do you think Gu Litong will do after being expelled from the Public House?"
Su Ru laughed. "What can he do?"
Chu Li said, "Don't forget, as a Scribe of the West Garden, he knows a lot about the Public House. Will Ren Public House let go of such a talent? If he goes to Ren Public House, will Ren Public House accept him? "
Su Ru's smile froze.
Chu Li shook his head and sighed. "Gu Litong knows the people in the Public House and everyone's character very well. If Ren Public House gets him, they'll know everyone's weakness and use it to their advantage. Just like how I dealt with Zhou Yuting, who can stop them?"
Su Ru frowned and pondered.
Xue Ling was standing behind him, ready to refill her tea. Hearing this, she frowned. Was he really going to kill him? Master Chu said all this to get rid of the root of the problem!
Su Ru raised her head and sighed. "Looks like I'll have to get him back."
"Yes, he can redeem himself." Chu Li nodded. "Don't kill him."
He sighed. Facing someone like Lady Xiao Tieying, everything was a test. If he only cared about his personal grudges, his vision and mind would be inferior. It would be difficult for him to be important.
Gu Litong's current situation had completely ruined his future. He could only struggle at the bottom for the rest of his life.
Chu Li's mood had also calmed down. There was no need to add insult to injury.
"Sigh …" Su Ru furrowed her brows and shook her head. "Master Xiao's anger won't be appeased so easily. I'll have to ask Lady Xiao to calm him down."
Chu Li said, "No matter what, Gu Litong is still very talented … It's best to do this immediately, lest the delay is fraught with trouble. Who knows, the Ren Public House might have already started to act!"
"I'll send someone over right away!" Su Ru stood up.
Her apricot yellow gown fluttered as she used her lightness skill. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from the small courtyard.
Xue Ling said, "Master, will Gu Litong really join the Ren Public House? … Isn't he afraid of the assassination in the residence? "
"What do you think?" Chu Li smiled. "He has nowhere else to go now. Why would he care so much?"
Xue Ling frowned and nodded helplessly.
Chu Li shook his head. "That's why we can't look down on anyone. Everyone has their own value."
Xue nodded lightly.
Chu Li said, "Alright, I'll start the medicinal bath today. Prepare a specialized wooden tub that's taller and narrower than the bathtub so that I can stand in it. Try not to waste the medicinal bath."
"Understood, I will be ready. When will Young Master begin?"
"How about tonight?"
"Alright."
She turned around and left the small courtyard to find someone to make the wooden tub.
Chu Li did not know whether the prescription was effective or not. The Sentient Menace had been stuck for a long time. It made him anxious but helpless.
In the evening, Chu Li was preparing to take a bath when Su Ru fluttered over.
She was still wearing her apricot yellow gown. Her beautiful face was gloomy. She pushed the door open and went straight into the pagoda.
Chu Li was squatting on the ground looking at the Glory's Will Tree. It was growing rapidly. In just a day, it had grown about an inch. It was beyond imagination.
The Scripture of Life and Death was indeed magical. It could stimulate growth.
Seeing Su Ru enter the pagoda without saying a word, Xue Ling knew how to read the situation. She carefully handed over a cup of tea and quietly left.
Chu Li smiled and sat opposite Su Ru. He took the white jade teacup from Xue Ling and took a sip. "Chief, who made you unhappy again? Do you want me to do something?"
"I don't need you!" Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "There's trouble."
"Could it be Gu Litong?"
"Yes, Gu Litong is missing! I've sent people to look for him but they couldn't find him after a day. I think someone took him away! "
"The Ren Public House?" Chu Li frowned.
He did not think that his prediction was right. The Ren Public House had acted so quickly.
"I'm not sure yet." Su Ru shook her head and sighed. "I was too late! Now we're in trouble! "
"Is there a tracking master in the Public House?" Chu Li frowned. "We have to find him as soon as possible. Whether it's the Ren Public House or other forces, they're definitely up to no good!"
"I've already sent a tracking master." Su Ru pursed her red lips and scoffed. "If it's really the Ren Public House, it'll be very troublesome!"
Chu Li said, "If it's really the Ren Public House, then we have to investigate carefully. How did they get the news so quickly? How did they spread the news? I think there's a spy."
"A spy …" Su Ru sighed and nodded. "That's for sure."
Chu Li smiled. "We have a spy in the Ren Public House, right?"
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "Why do you ask?"
Chu Li smiled to show that he understood.
Obviously, there was a spy. The Public Houses would infiltrate each other and no one could hide from the others. Chu Li would be in danger. Not only did he have to be careful of the Tempest Temple, but he also had to be careful of the Ren Public House. He had killed a master from the Ren Public House before.
Su Ru stared at him without blinking. Her eyes were as clear as water.
Chu Li was scared by her stare. He quickly waved his hand. "I don't have any good ideas now."
Su Ru smiled sweetly. "Chu Li, you have a lot of ideas. I'm sure you can think of something!"
Chu Li got up and paced a few steps. He did not say anything.
Su Ru looked at him and her smile became brighter. She smiled and said, "Tell me quickly!"
Chu Li stopped walking. "There's a risk."
"Less? Gather? Manage Xi Dan?
Break the cane? Lie?
Chu Li coughed twice and said, "You should know about the spy in our Public House, right?"
Su Ru nodded. "Yes, I can't find all of them, but I can find a few."
"Then think of a way to let the spy find out a secret."
"Secret?"
"About Gu Litong's secret. Tell him that it's a trick."
Su Ru's eyes lit up and she smiled. "You're full of ideas!"
Chu Li said, "This plan might not work, but it's better than nothing. Let's get our insider to spread the word in front of Gu Litong that the Ren Public House actually hates traitors the most. Once they're no longer useful, they'll end up in a miserable state. That way, Gu Litong will not dare to say too much."
"Yes, we'll do both." Su Ru nodded.
Chu Li said, "Actually, there's another way."
"Tell me quickly!" Su Ru pushed his left arm.
Chu Li smiled. "Have you thought about letting Gu Litong redeem himself by doing good deeds?"
"Didn't you say it before?" Su Ru scoffed.
Chu Li shook his head. "It's not the same thing."
"Then tell me quickly!" Su Ru rolled her eyes at him and scoffed. "If you keep me guessing, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Chu Li quickly waved his hand and surrendered. He smiled. "Actually, we can let Gu Litong be our spy."
"Spy?" Su Ru was stunned.
Chu Li nodded. "What's fake is real, and what's real is fake. I heard that the Princess of the Ren Public House is also a powerful person. She may not believe in our previous plan. Instead, she'll believe in Gu Litong."
"Lu Yurong is really powerful." Su Ru pursed her cherry lips and shook her head. "There are very few people who can make Lady Xiao suffer losses!"
Chu Li said, "Let Gu Litong be our spy. If Lu Yurong believes him, it'll be the best. Even if Lu Yurong is skeptical, we won't lose anything."
Su Ru looked at him from head to toe.
Chu Li smiled. "Do you think I'm too cruel?"
"You're treating Gu Litong as a chess piece." Su Ru shook her head. "You don't care about human lives!"
Not caring about emotions, only about benefits, and manipulating people like chess pieces was a common problem of those in power. Lady Xiao was actually the same. However, Lady Xiao was born a noble Princess. She had received this kind of education since young.
Chu Li said, "If it was someone else, I would've snatched the person back. As for him …"
He scoffed. "I'm already being merciful by not killing him!"
Su Ru tilted her head and looked at him. "You're so smart. Why didn't you deal with him earlier?"
She felt that with Chu Li's intelligence, dealing with Gu Litong would be a piece of cake. Why did he have to wait until now?
"I'm kind by nature. I want to be kind to others." Chu Li smiled.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him.
Chu Li said, "Alright, to be honest, I didn't take him seriously. He's just being smart."
He actually had a plan in mind. He could see through Gu Litong's plot and beat him at his own game. It would be a piece of cake for him to deal with Gu Litong at any time.
He did not want to touch this matter as he did not want to anger Master Xiao Tieying. Master Xiao Tieying was in charge of the Public House. Offending him would not end well.
These thoughts flashed through Chu Li's mind. He continued, "Moreover, I'm not that delicate. I'm not a tiger that I can't touch. If it's not too much, I won't bother with him. He has offended the Chief, so I can't tolerate him anymore!"
Su Ru pursed her lips and smiled. She rolled her eyes at him. "You!"
When Chu Li said that, she was happy even though she knew that he was flattering her.
At the end of the day, Chu Li's words were the same as his actions. He was not flattering her. He did not care about Gu Litong's provocation before. This time, he was helping her to vent her anger.
"Alright, I'll report to Lady Xiao Tieying." Su Ru stood up. "If Lady Xiao Tieying really accepts it, you'll have to take credit for it."
Chu Li waved his hand and smiled. "What kind of credit is this?"
"Hypocrite!" Su Ru rolled her eyes at him and left.
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