âThe Third Young Master Jun is very straightforward,â Meng Haizou praised Jun Mo Xie. âYour heroism goes beyond the Heavens⌠as is expected from the Third Young Master of the Jun family. Youâre just like your grandfather⌠just the way he was in his heroic days.â His tone was dripping with sarcasm. However, the original Jun Mo Xie wouldnât have been able to understand it.
Meng Haizou looked at Tang Yuan and said, âWe were playing a game of dice with Young Master Tang. But, he wasnât able to continue the game. How about resuming the game of dice? Is the Third Young Master Jun game for it?â Tang Yuanâs face became red as he heard these words. However, he didnât say anything.
âA game of dice?â Jun Xie exclaimed, âWhy would I fear a game of dice?â He thought, [Theyâre trying to provoke me again. The original Jun Mo Xie wouldâve easily fallen for something like this if he had heard these words!]
âIâm up for itâŚâ Dugu Xiao Yi spoke-up in an excited tone. A confused expression appeared on Meng Haizouâs face as he heard her voice.
âHurry up! Serve tea to the guests,â Li Feng ordered hurriedly.
Several cups of tea immediately arrived, and were placed in front of the guests. Tang Yuan gulped down the contents of his cup in one go. He then wiped his mouth and said, âThird Young Master Jun, your brother is counting on you. You must help me in venting out my anger.â
Jun Xie laughed in an overwhelming manner, and reached for his cup of tea. Meanwhile, he looked at the faces present at the table.
He became suspicious as he noticed the delighted faces of Li Feng and Meng Haizou. He brought the cup of tea close to his nose. He then sniffed it, and slammed it on the table. âIs this the quality of tea that you serve to your customers? Itâs very disappointing.â
A sniff of the tea was enough for Jun Xie to detect the presence of a drug in it. The aroma of the tea was similar to that of opium. A personâs state of mind would be hugely affected once they had consumed this drug. However, they drug may not have an adverse effect on oneâs body. Jun Xie noticed that the color of Meng Haizouâs robe was extremely bright, and it was embroidered in a disorderly fashion. Moreover, a strange smell was emanating out of it. Jun Xie understood that Meng Haizouâs clothing â coupled with his scent and the drug â could lead a person to lose his or her mind.
There seemed to be a problem with Meng Haizouâs clothing and the tea. They all seemed to be connected. It was clear that there was an extremely skilled pharmacist behind these men.
Jun Xie now understood the reason behind Tang Yuanâs extreme steps. He understood why Tang Yuan had pawned his wife.
Jun Xie looked at Dugu Xiao Yiâs tea cup and realized that it hadnât been contaminated with drugs. Jun Xie understood that Li Feng and Meng Haizou didnât wish to provoke the Dugu family.
âWhat are you waiting for? Hurry up! Bring another cup of tea for the Third Young Master Jun,â Li Feng shouted as he saw Jun Xie discard his cup of tea.
âDonât bother! Iâm here to gamble⌠not to drink tea. I donât need to come here to enjoy a cup of tea. So, thereâs no need to replace it.â Jun Xie then raised his head and gulped down the entire cup in one go.
âNow⌠hurry up⌠and start playing. Iâm getting impatient.â
Li Feng and Meng Haizouâs faces brightened-up. âAs you say, Third Young Master Jun.â Then, they ordered a servant to lead their way. They soon entered into a vast empty hall. The only furniture inside that huge hall was a stone table and a dozen of chairs. Jun Xie and the others hadnât come across a single person on their way to this hall. It seemed that Li Feng had cancelled the entirety of his business activities in order to deal with Jun Mo Xie.
Jun Xie had sneezed on his way to this place, and had sprayed all his saliva on Tang Yuanâs clothes. Tang Yuan had shouted, and quickly wiped the saliva from his clothes.
Then, Jun Xie had rubbed his nose and had spat out some more saliva with a âpeiâ sound. âItâs strange. Why am I feeling so dizzy? Iâm also feeling like sneezing a lot.â Li Feng and Meng Haizou looked at each other and smiled. [The medicine has started to show its effects⌠hahahahaâŚ]
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The Grand Preceptorâs residenceâŚ.
The Grand Preceptor Li Shang was leaning on a couch; his eyes were half closed. He was listening to a melodious song of a singer from behind the curtain. He smiled and asked, âWhy did you leave this job in the hands of such incapable wastrels? Weâll miss out on a grand opportunity in case they make any mistake. That useless fellow â Jun Mo Xie is good for nothing. But, we canât afford to provoke his grandfather â Jun Zhan Tian. Itâll become a problem for us if he finds out about it.â
He was speaking in a soft tone. However, his words were dripping with admonition. He seemed to be assured and confident about the person sitting in front of him.
A white-robed handsome young man sat before him. He had a tall stature with red lips, white teeth and delicate features. He sat still like a mountain; without any hurried movements. His whole persona was exuding a noble elegance. He smiled as he heard the question, and replied, âThis grandchild feels a lot of admiration for grandfather. Youâre always very careful about every little detail. But, Jun Mo Xie is just a debauchee. We would be giving him too much importance if we send capable people to deal with him. Weâre very well aware of his character. So, it doesnât matter if we fail now. Weâll get more opportunities in the future. We donât need to give it much thought. Moreover, itâll look unusual for capable people to acquaint themselves with a useless person like Jun Mo Xie. This would expose our plan⌠and we would end-up losing this opportunity.
âItâs true that Jun Mo Xie is a debauchee. But, he holds himself in very high esteem. Our plan wouldâve backfired if we had sent capable people â with numerous resources at their disposal â to deal with him.â
His words revealed a trace of irony. He raised his eyebrows and said, âLi Feng and Li Zhen are useless fellows. But, their standard is similar to Jun Mo Xieâs. The phrase â everyone has their own advantages â proves to be true in this situation. Itâs only wise to use debauchees in order to deal with a debauchee; that too a useless debauchee like Jun Mo Xie. We may even get a pleasant surprise with the two of them dealing with him. Even a stupid person like Jun Mo Xie wouldnât have fallen for our plan if we had sent our core members to deal with him. Besides this⌠hahahaâŚâHe laughed. He didnât need to say anything else. It was clear what he meant, [No one uses meat in order to slaughter a chickenâŚ]
An expert should only be expected to deal with an expert; a good blade should be used for something which is worthy of it. An expert would feel insulted if he was sent to deal with a useless and defenseless person.
If a performer was to sing âWhite Snow in Early Springâ in front of a butcher, then not only the performer would feel perplexed⌠even the butcher would start feeling drowsy.
Li Shang looked at his eldest grandson â Li You Ran with admiration. âWell saidâŚâ He seemed satisfied with his explanation. Li You Ran was the best prospect in the young generation in Li family. He was perfect in terms of gestures, speech, expressions, and leadership-style. Moreover, he was extremely resourceful. He was also a genius in the Xuan Qi cultivation, and had reached the Gold level at the young age of twenty-five. His speed of cultivation was the highest in the Tian Xiang kingdom.
However, his most valuable asset was his calm and steady mind. He was neither cocky nor hot-headed. He believed in maintaining an extremely low-key style. Moreover, he was great at devising ingenious strategies. He was capable of devising strategies that enabled him to win a deal while sitting at a distance of thousands of kilometers; even though he was very young. Even Li Shang wouldnât have been able to match his abilities at his age. Li Shang was extremely proud of his eldest grandson. He knew that it was important for Li You Ran to take the lead in the family in order to make the Li family soar to newer heights.
Li You Ran never underestimated anyone. This was probably the best trait of his personality. He analyzed each and every aspect of a plan while implementing it. He analyzed every single aspect of a person while dealing with him or her. He always maintained an indifferent attitude; even while dealing with a person like Jun Mo Xie. He never â at any point of time â showed even a little ridicule while discussing about him.
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Such a person was born to be a leader; irrespective of where he was placed.
âThis strategy sounds good. But, we shouldnât take any chances. We should remove the possibility of any âwhat ifâ that may arise. Itâll be the best situation⌠if we succeed in our first attempt.â Both of them believed that Jun Mo Xie couldnât escape their trap. After all, it was Li You Ranâs brilliant plan which had gone through Tang Yuan. In fact, theyâd know that something wasnât right if Jun Mo Xie somehow escaped this trap. But, they would enter the second phase of their planning if Jun Mo Xie fell for that plan. After that, Jun Mo Xie would never be able to escape. Jun Zhan Tian may have refused to serve them at this moment. But, heâd certainly break down because of his useless grandson. And, their purpose would be served in that case since Jun Zhan Tian wouldnât pose any threat to them.
âWhat if?!â Li You Ran frowned as he reconsidered every little detail of his plan. He shook his head and said, âI donât think there are any other possibilities. Donât forget that Iâve included Meng Haizou in my plan. I know that he isnât a big talent⌠but heâs enough to deal with someone like Jun Mo Xie. Jun Mo Xie canât escape my trap this time.â
âWhat will happen if he manages to escape your trap?â Li Shang asked in a joking tone.
âWhat if he manages to escape?â Li You Ran seemed lost in thoughts. He then started to laugh. After that, he looked at the door and said, âIf he manages to escape⌠then heâs not Jun Mo Xie.â