Chapter 172: Chapter 113: Uh-oh, Now Someone’s Going to Feel Ants Crawling All Over

To be honest, Lu Yuan never believed any of it from the start.

The main reason? It was all just too simple.

All the news about the Da Xingzi these past few days had come in a veritable flood.

It was basically a blatant announcement.

’I’m right here! I’m right here! Come and get me!’

If this Da Xingzi were like the ones from Xilingzi, it would have been one thing.

After all, those Xingzi are brainless. They don’t know the first thing about hiding their identities or anything of the sort.

But since the people of Dou Shi Temple never ventured out, it proved this whole affair was man-made.

And if it was man-made, that meant someone was controlling this Da Xingzi from behind the scenes.

’Didn’t that person know how to exercise a little restraint?’

So, Lu Yuan decided to beat them at their own game.

He didn’t just lead his men out; he made a show of leading *all* of them out.

So tonight, Lu Yuan led his men on a mad dash out of Taiping City.

He found a little ditch.

After squatting down to smoke two cigarettes, Lu Yuan headed straight back.

He never had any intention of going off to some distant place to catch a Xingzi.

He came back and took a look.

Just as he’d guessed!

The only thing that surprised Lu Yuan, however, was the men in black.

Lu Yuan had assumed it would be some Jianghu Sorcerers at worst, out to cause trouble.

He hadn’t expected the Liu Family to send their own people.

At first, with all the music and singing outside the Zhao Family residence, Lu Yuan had been tempted to just arrest them on the spot.

But then he thought better of it, deciding to see if any bigger fish would take the bait.

He never imagined that not only would a big fish show up, but an entire school of them would.

From the shadows, Lu Yuan and his men watched the group of black-clothed figures vault over the outer wall of the Zhao Family compound.

Lu Yuan had heard everything they said just now.

Of course, it was useless if only he heard it.

The Liu Family could simply deny everything later.

Furthermore, even if these men were brought to court, they could refuse to confess or even recant their testimony!

But things were different this time...

This time, Lu Yuan had brought Gu Gaoxu with him.

Gu Gaoxu had heard every single word.

When the time came, the second son of King Yan himself would be testifying.

What more could be said then?!

Of course, it wouldn’t have mattered even without Gu Gaoxu.

After all, he’d caught so many of them.

There was no way the Liu Family could wiggle their way out of this one!

’Speaking of which, where is Gu Gaoxu?’

Lu Yuan scanned his surroundings.

The rooftop of the Zhao residence was already in chaos. Some of the black-clothed men had been taken out with a single shot.

Others were so terrified they didn’t know which way to run, leaping straight down and breaking their legs.

The old steward and his men had already rushed in, waiting to round up everyone in the courtyard.

Lu Yuan looked up at the roof and bellowed,

"Hold your fire!!"

As Lu Yuan spoke, a whistle blew from the side.

The old steward quickly blew his whistle, signaling a ceasefire.

However, gunfire still echoed from the rooftop.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan grimaced. ’Who the hell is that?!’ he cursed inwardly.

Lu Yuan tucked his robes into his waistband, took a running start, and vaulted onto the wall to take a look.

There he saw Gu Gaoxu, holding a Flintlock Gun and laughing heartily as he fired at the scattering men.

"This is awesome!!

This thing is a real blast!!"

Beside Gu Gaoxu, his two Attendants were snickering as they helped him reload.

The kid was firing nonstop.

The moment he finished firing one gun, he’d immediately switch to another.

With three guns, he fired them in rotation. BANG! BANG! 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

His aim wasn’t great; most of the shots just chipped away at the roof tiles.

But there was no stopping the kid once he got carried away.

Without a second thought, Lu Yuan leaped onto the roof and kicked all three of them squarely in the rear.

That’s right. Lu Yuan kicked the second son of King Yan without the slightest hesitation.

It wasn’t that Lu Yuan had a death wish.

He had a very clear understanding of his relationship with the young man.

’Now, some might say, "Oh, please. How could you possibly know for sure?

How could you know everything that’s on his mind?

What if you actually piss him off?"

Well~

That’s where you’d be wrong.

Anyone else certainly wouldn’t know.

But I’ve got the system, don’t I?

The kid’s Multiplication Factor is currently at 7, and it hasn’t dropped at all.

That means our relationship is solid.

Besides, after spending these past few days together, I can tell he’s a pretty easygoing guy.

In other words, once he considers you a friend, he truly treats you like one.

He’s not the type to want to be your friend while also lording his status as the second son of King Yan over you.

That’s a great quality to have.

The only thing is, the kid’s Multiplication Factor is already at 7, and I still haven’t gotten any rewards.

But that’s fine, I guess.

Thinking about it, of all the rewards I’ve gotten, they aren’t always handed out for every increase in the Multiplication Factor.

Sometimes there are no rewards for a long time, and then you get a huge one directly at Multiplication Factor 9.

Other times, like with Aunt Zhao, the rewards start coming at a Multiplication Factor of five or six, but those installment-type rewards aren’t particularly valuable.

Of course, that’s only when comparing them to the lump-sum rewards you get at Multiplication Factor 9.

Since this kid’s at Multiplication Factor 7 and hasn’t given me anything yet, I’m guessing the system is saving it all up for a big payout at Multiplication Factor 9.’

And after Lu Yuan delivered his kicks,

Gu Gaoxu twisted his head around to look at Lu Yuan behind him, a look of displeasure on his face as he complained,

"What was that for!

They were trying to kill your whole family, and you won’t let us shoot them?"

Lu Yuan shot him a glare, his eyebrows raised as he retorted,

"If you shoot them all, who are we going to interrogate later?!"

Gu Gaoxu immediately yelled back,

"These guys were all trying to escape!!

If you don’t shoot, they’ll all get away!"

Not wasting any more breath on Gu Gaoxu, Lu Yuan grabbed him by the back of his collar and started walking, saying,

"Enough nonsense. The perimeter is sealed tight. Where are they going to run?"

Saying this, Lu Yuan dragged Gu Gaoxu down from the roof.