Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2561 - 2497: The Fox’s Tail
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Old Master Lu leisurely raised his eyelids and shot him a glance.
"Cheng, eh..." His voice drawled out slowly. "Xiao Sixth has spent these years outside, drawing all kinds of folks close; this habit needs strict correction starting now."
Cheng Cheng flashed a wide grin, baring his gleaming white teeth, and replied, "Old Master Lu, you've got it wrong. My godfather has sharp judgment and won't take just anybody. He took me as his godson because, one, I'm handsome, two, I've got skills, and three, above all, I've got a kind heart."
Does Cheng Cheng really have these three qualities?
Old Master Lu's face grew stormy.
"Are all youngsters today so slick with words and short on manners? Know who you're talking to!" Old Master Lu fumed in anger.
"No need to quarrel with the youth, Old Master," Jiang Shiheng motioned for Cheng Cheng to take a seat, then continued, "Besides, Cheng Cheng speaks true—I prize his kind heart most."
Fourth Master Jiang lingered nearby, anxious that Old Master Lu might explode from rage.
Old Master Lu merely snorted derisively and abruptly switched topics.
"Xiao Sixth, what's your next move?"
Truly, old ginger burns hotter.
Maybe Old Master Lu's earlier ire was all for show.
As Jiang Shiheng replied, Cheng Cheng instinctively swept his eyes across the banquet hall's occupants.
Could a secret fiend lurk among this group?
All at once, he sensed eyes upon him and snapped his gaze toward it.
A shadowy figure flitted past the window.
Light spilling from the window revealed the intruder's features.
He appeared to be a man in his thirties.
Sun Han caught Cheng Cheng's reaction and swiftly pulled back, charging that way.
The man Cheng Cheng had spotted prepared to bolt, but Sun Han cut him off the instant he pivoted.
Sun Han wasted no time, slamming a brutal kick into his chest.
During his recent days in the Jiang household, Sun Han had diligently memorized every bodyguard and servant, yet this stranger was unknown—he'd never encountered him.
Skulking and peering outside the banquet hall—what caught his interest?
Lacking guilt, why flee right after Cheng Cheng noticed him?
Sun Han's mighty kick to the belly nearly floored the man.
Yet he regained footing fast, launching a punch at Sun Han that proved a fake-out; he aborted it midway and whirled to escape once more.
Sun Han pursued without pause.
The disturbance drew other bodyguards, who rushed over.
Well-versed in the Jiang estate's layout, the man scattered pebbles from the stone path their way, seizing the diversion to veer toward the kitchen.
"Kitchen's got a warehouse and rear exit!" one bodyguard yelled at once.
Far quicker than his comrades, Sun Han gave chase and barreled into the kitchen as the man vanished inside.
At that moment, Chiang Xiao mulled over events at the Jiang Family too.
She simply wished the enemy couldn't resist spying on Cheng Cheng. Even a tiny reveal of their real colors would let her father and Cheng Cheng seize them.
Still, in D State, survival teetered on a knife's edge.
Thus, she acted fast—hung up, then slipped into the Space to sketch Thousand Mile Talisman Diagrams.
More of these Talisman Diagrams was always better.
Each served only once, incinerating upon use.
Hence, for tomorrow's outings to sites en route, stock at least two per spot—for the journey there and back.
Her phone's ring came after ten o'clock that night.
By then, Chiang Xiao had crafted numerous Thousand Mile Talisman Diagrams and stowed them securely.