As the banquet reached its liveliest, Kuang Zhaohui's Head Butler, Zheng Gao, hurried over with a piece of news. Kuang Zhaohui laughed aloud. "He's finally back."
Jiang Xinghan said urgently, "Was it that Xu fellow? Old Zheng, you too—if you have news, just say it openly. There's no one else here. Who's going to make trouble?" Zheng Gao glanced at Kuang Zhaohui and smiled faintly before explaining what had happened.
Wu Yaotian sneered. "As arrogant as ever. No, clearly even more so than before. But that's fine. There's no fun in squeezing a soft persimmon. Kuang, you certainly went to a lot of trouble to set him up."
Xie Jianghai said, "Wasn't the point of the whole scheme to catch Xu out? Isn't this the perfect opportunity?" Kuang Zhaohui smiled. "If that Xu fellow were so easy to catch in a compromising position, he wouldn't have lived to see today.
"Liu was asking for death. He's a nobody, while Xu Yi is a dignified Principal Fifth Rank immortal. So what if he killed him?
"Wouldn't making a huge fuss over this put me at odds with every high-ranking official under heaven? Why do something as stupid as flipping the table? Xu is a cunning one. Perhaps he killed Liu on purpose, just to see if I'd be foolish enough to take the bait."
Jiang Xinghan said, "Xu has always been underhanded. Since you've already lured him back with your scheme, what's the next move? But speaking of which, that Xu fellow really is a lecher. He actually charged right in for Yu Zixuan. Since that's the case, why not target Yu Zixuan instead of taking the long way around and going after Yuwen Tai?"
Wu Yaotian and Xie Jianghai both stared at Kuang Zhaohui, waiting for his answer.
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