Chapter 188 – Sixth Rank Enforcer Woodson, Raking in The Blood Gold - Part 2
Yan Mu hurriedly explained, “It’s not exactly his fault. Everyone at Zhu Qiao’er’s tavern went insane that day, except for him and Zhu Qiao’er.
“Zhu Qiao’er was fine because Elder Zhu had gifted her a protective talisman; that’s easily explained. But Fang Jianlong escaping unscathed? That raised too many eyebrows.
“After some heavy pressure, he couldn’t hide it anymore and blurted out that it might have something to do with a pouch he’d received from the Blood Blade Patriarch. He took it out, opened it up, but all that remained inside was a broken copper plate.
“I acted quickly and told everyone it was a protective charm I’d given you. As for where I originally got it, I said I’d stumbled across it by pure chance in the Central Plains...”
“Everyone’s got their own lucky breaks,” Yan Mu continued. “They wouldn’t really bother investigating where I got mine. So, I vouched that you had absolutely nothing to do with the undying husks, and the matter was dropped.”
Li Yuan closed his eyes in thought, then spoke in a low voice. “I never blocked his chance at fortune, yet this is how he repays me.”
This incident had certainly taught him a lesson. If he was ever going to send people out in the future, especially those affiliated with a sect, he needed to think twice before handing over anything valuable. Unless they were his own hand-picked followers, it was too risky.
Seeing Li Yuan’s mood, Yan Mu quickly poured him a cup of wine. “Uncle, don’t be angry,” he said, worried Li Yuan might kill Fang Jianlong and incur Elder Zhu’s wrath.
Li Yuan took the cup, downed it, and chuckled. “Relax. I don’t intend to take that kid’s life. What he did wasn’t honorable, but he never meant me real harm. He was just afraid of losing a lucky find. That alone isn’t reason enough to execute him.”
Yan Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Then, still curious, he studied Li Yuan’s face, peering so intently he practically counted every pore. Yet he could find no sign that Li Yuan was wearing a disguise.
“I still can’t believe it’s you under that disguise. Those undying husks really do have some amazing tricks under their sleeves.”
Li Yuan smiled. “This isn’t an ordinary disguise. It’s called Yin makeup.”