The street was suddenly in chaos, with cries of alarm echoing around.

Many people were just walking along the street when, unexpectedly, five or six people fell like meteorites onto the hard bluestone ground and three of them fainted on the spot. Two others were left screaming, their bodies broken from the fall.

Chu Mo strode over to Zhang Qingyu, grabbed him by the collar, lifted him off the ground, and walked to the window, suspending him mid-air outside. He coldly asked, "Young Master Zhang, were you intending to kill me?"

Although the fourth floor of the Gluttonous Pavilion wasn't terribly high, it was high enough to kill someone if they fell at the right angle.

A cold wind blew, making Zhang Qingyu shudder severely. Next…he soiled himself. He was so scared that he literally s**t himself!

"Young Master Chu, I'm...I'm sorry! I didn't mean to kill you! S-sob… I just wanted to teach you a lesson for… Xia Jie! I really didn't plan on killing you… Please don't kill me, I'm begging you... Please don't kill me!" As Zhang Qingyu spoke with his body hanging outside, his excrement dripped down his fancy clothes, stinking up the whole area.

The people below were instantly horrified, dispersing. It was incredibly embarrassing.

"You didn't intend to kill me? Then why did your followers try to?" Chu Mo stared coldly at Zhang Qingyu's now pale face with a look of disgust.

"They… they're not my men…" Zhang Qingyu screamed, "They are Xia Jie's men… they all work for the Prince's Mansion! They have nothing to do with me!"

Miao Yi Niang, who was initially worried about making a scene, relaxed after hearing his words. She scoffed quietly, commented: "Such a mindless fool."

Xu Fufu couldn't help but laugh, "Exactly. Can't he just say his men acted rashly? He's such an idiot!"

Slap!

Chu Mo tried slapping Zhang Qingshan with his unhealed arm and felt a bit of pain. He sneered in cold laughter, "You expect me to trust you? Sure, I may have grievances with Xia Jie, but this is clearly an attempt to stir animosity between us. I, Chu Mo, hold a clear understanding of my friends and enemies. Even if I have a grudge against Xia Jie, I don't accept your shameless behavior!"

The onlookers couldn't help cheering.

"Good job, Young Master Chu! Truly the grandson of the great General, distinguishing clearly between love and hate!"

"Young Master Chu maintains righteousness, indeed the descendant of a military family!"

"Speaking up for his enemy, such magnanimity...worthy of admiration!"

"Damn...when did Brother Hei become so shameless?" Xu Fufu looked shocked at Chu Mo standing by the window.

"Yeah, he used to have the intellect but wouldn't use it like this in public before. My straightforward and kind-hearted young master, where has he gone?" Miao Yi Niang sighed feelingly.

After speaking, Zhang Qingyu immediately regretted it. But now, with his life hanging by a thread, and his soul nearly scared away, he didn't dare to lie. He lost the ability to think and wailed, "I didn't lie. I have a letter from Xia Jie in my pocket. You'll know once you see it!"

"Damn, he even has evidence?" Xu Fufu was immediately surprised.

"He's a pig!" Miao Yi Niang was rendered speechless.

Zhang Qingyu managed to take out a letter from his jacket pocket and shakily opened it, "Look, look, here is Xia Jie's seal, and the handwriting… it's his too!"

Chu Mo squinted at it, and just as he was about to say something...

Suddenly a sharp hissing sound cut through the air.

Whoosh!

An arrow shot directly towards Zhang Qingyu's back!

Not good!

The assailant intended to silence him!

Chu Mo was immediately furious. In the dire situation, he threw Zhang Qingyu towards a fruit stand downstairs.

Bang!

The arrow impaled itself into the wall of the Gluttonous Pavilion, almost completely buried, with only a bit of the feathered end visible and frantically shaking.

This arrow was shot to kill!

Meanwhile, Zhang Qingyu, who had been thrown onto a fruit stand, wouldn't die from such a fall, but the impact left him screaming in pain, his body possibly sustaining multiple fractures.

The moment Chu Mo tossed Zhang Qingyu down, Miao Yi Niang had already turned into a shadow, launching herself from the fourth-floor window towards the direction from which the arrow came.

Xu Fufu, with a cold expression, called over a few men and quickly gave them some orders. She then walked over to Chu Mo and gritted her teeth saying, "Xia Jie... he is courting death!"

The people in the streets scattered. The recent events were truly shocking. While scenes like these were amusing to watch, one needed to stay alive to enjoy them.

"Go retrieve that letter and while you're at it, compensate the fruit stand tenfold." Chu Mo stood by the window, his expression grim. If it weren't for that sudden arrow, it could be concluded that Zhang Qingyu, out of his idiocy, had decided to irritate Chu Mo to gain favor with his master.

However, this letter, along with the arrow, made Chu Mo feel an overwhelming chill and fury!

Because he had been set up!

If Zhang Qingyu died today, Chu Mo would inevitably be implicated.

By then, no one would care where the arrow came from, and instead, they would blame everything on Chu Mo.

And regarding the letter? Chu Mo was certain... even if Zhang Qingyu swore that Xia Jie wrote the letter, it was definitely not the case!

If the governor's son confronts Chu Mo, he can fight back. As long as he doesn't kill the son, it's not a big problem. But if he dies, the situation changes completely!

Even Xu Zhongliang, who has just been promoted to the prime minister, would be implicated!

Because his grandson Xu Fufu is here.

Everyone, including the Gluttonous Pavilion and Miao Yi Niang, couldn't escape from this situation!

"It seems I underestimated them," Chu Mo said coldly: "Your relationship with the Gluttonous Pavilion probably won't remain a secret for long."

As Xu Fufu was about to send people to clear up the mess and retrieve the letter, he chuckled carelessly at Chu Mo's words: "If it can't remain a secret, then let it be. This restaurant was constructed with my own hands, not with a penny from home! The source of all funds is completely transparent! Whoever wants to attack the Xu Family by this means, calculates wrongly."

"However, this incident today was truly unexpected. I suspect it not only involves the stupid Xia Jie but also his father, Xia Jing! Damn, this plan is truly ruthless. On the surface, it appears to be a conflict between a group of young nobles but actually aiming at high-ranking officials. It is a smart manipulative strategy."

Whether it's Xu Fufu or Chu Mo, they are both exceptionally clever, despite their young age. Tricking them is almost impossible.

At this moment, one of Xu Fufu's subordinates brought the letter back and handed it to Xu Fufu. He frowned after reading the letter.

Chu Mo asked calmly, "Fake, right?"

Xu Fufu simply nodded, "Even if Xia Jie goes mad, it's unlikely for him to leave such incriminating evidence. Those who wish to use it against our family will surely fail." Saying that, Xu Fufu was about to tear the letter up.

"Don't." Chu Mo stopped him.

"What for? Can a fake be used as evidence? Even if we report it to the Emperor, it will end up as a neglected case. We may even get accused of false charges." Xu Fufu looked at Chu Mo curiously: "You wouldn't actually consider using this letter to accuse them, would you? Brother Hei, I remember you not being this foolish."

"Accuse them? I'm not that stupid." Chu Mo said coldly with a smile on his face: "But it'd be such a pity to tear up such an excellent letter. Previously, they chased and tried to kill me. They forced me to flee from Yanhuang City, to cross the ice plain on my own. It was a near-death experience. Today I returned, and before I had the chance to confront them, they voluntarily show up to trouble me. They still think I'm the same person who they can take advantage of like half a year ago?"

Xu Fufu squinted at Chu Mo, "You're going to..."

"Hey, take care of everything here, make sure you clean up the mess!" Chu Mo slapped Xu Fufu's shoulder: "Those guys I threw out weren't from the Prince's Mansion! But if they're still alive, lock them up. They can be useful! Also, take care of that idiot, Zhang Qingyu. Make sure he doesn't die and inform his father to come and pick him up! We've saved his son. This is a major favor!"

"Damn, Brother Hei, you're not the naive boy anymore. You are really ruthless, and shameless! But I like it!" Xu Fufu grinned, finding fun in the calamity. He delighted in the idea of beating up the prince's son and turning him into a severely injured person while still making the prince feel indebted. This sort of thing, Chu Mo wouldn't have been able to pull off in the past. At best, he could have suggested it to Xu Fufu.

"Mm, I leave it to you." Chu Mo twisted his lips, thinking: What's this? If you experienced what I have, you would be even more ruthless than me!

Compared to the Longevity Heaven's Seventh Elder and the Elder Haoyue of the Haoyue Tribe, what I've done is nothing shameful! Compared to them, I'm still as innocent as a pure white flower!

"Where are you heading off to?" Xu Fufu asked Chu Mo, looking at the letter in his hand: "You're not actually going to the Prince's Mansion to cause trouble, are you?"

Chu Mo grinned, "I'm off to gather information!" With that said, Chu Mo dodged out of the fourth-floor window, gliding twenty yards in the air before landing on the rooftop of a house on the opposite side, then jumping a few more times, he disappeared from sight.

Xu Fufu remained in the fourth-floor window frustrated. His primordial force was only at the second level, so while he dared to jump down from this height, he couldn't possibly glide as Chu Mo did.

"So you're going to make trouble at the Prince's Mansion? You left me behind just for that?" Xu Fufu muttered irritably as he went to clear up the mess left behind. Actually, he was touched. Due to his identity, it wouldn't be suitable for him to appear at the Prince's Mansion. It could cause serious trouble for his grandfather.

A few moments later, Miao Yi Niang also returned, her face somewhat grim.

Xu Fufu asked, "Couldn't find anyone?"

Miao Yi Niang shook her head: "He's dead!"

Dead?" Xu Fufu was startled.

"He committed suicide." Miao Yi Niang gritted her teeth: "We were just a step away."

Xu Fufu retired into contemplation, muttering to himself, "Seems like... things are about to get interesting."

"Where is young master?" Miao Yi Niang asked, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"He's off to attack the Prince's Mansion." Xu Fufu smiled, expressing both a mischievous delight and regret.

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