Chapter 1965: Mathematical Bliss (Twenty-One)
A Jianghu kid grows old in the Jianghu.
He had endured hardship and bided his time, then finally returned to the guild's courtroom, cleared his name, and reached the peak of his life... That was just a triumphant homecoming fantasy.
Things were never that simple.
The man before him, who clearly held even more power than Brother with Thick Eyebrows, didn't look ready to believe his bullshit. The words "purge the traitor" were practically written all over his face.
It wasn't a pleasant reaction, but it wasn't unexpected, either.
What Fu Qian was actually curious about was how he planned to purge the traitor.
After all, murder was a serious taboo in this place.
Of course, he'd already made his first move. Smashing the incense burner seemed like a pretty serious offense.
At least from the corner of his eye, Fu Qian could see that Brother with Thick Eyebrows looked grim, as if he hadn't expected things to escalate so quickly.
"So where's Holun's incense burner?"
He had to say, the man was rather ignorant. He'd never witnessed anything more extreme.
Fu Qian didn't even blink as he casually gave a name, then looked around for good measure.
Holun was the gang member who'd drawn his blade and attacked out of righteous indignation earlier.
In fact, he was the only member of the Brotherhood whose name Fu Qian knew so far.
Even such a small scrap of information had its value. He had to make the most reasonable use of it.
For instance, bringing it up now could help reinforce his persona as naturally as possible and keep anyone from questioning his identity.
Also, whatever the two leaders did in response, he could compare it with what they'd done to his "incense burner" and