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139　　The two of them quickly agreed on the terms, and each got what they wanted.

　　Watching Peng Shizhong leave, the woman let out a long breath and slapped her hands, saying, "This old Peng is indeed a veteran warrior. His internal force is so strong that it hurts my hands."

　　"Boss, are you okay?"

　　Old Zhong asked immediately.

　　Hua Sanniang said, "It's alright. Notify them that the bounty on Chen Jiusi has been withdrawn. Also, the information provided by the person offering the bounty is incorrect, so the deposit will not be refunded."

　　"yes."

　　Old Zhong said, and then looked at the two bodies on the ground and said, "But, Boss, is this the end of the matter?"

　　"It's over? Haha... it's just the beginning."

　　Hua Sanniang narrowed her eyes and said, Chen Jiusi, you are a very interesting guy. You can't do much to harm me.

　　…

　　At this time, outside, Peng Shizhong looked at his right hand and saw a small blush on it.

　　"Fire poison!"

　　As Peng Shizhong spoke, his internal energy circulated, and the next moment the red blush on his hand instantly disappeared. He had suffered a small loss from the previous palm strike, but after pushing out the palm, he knew that his internal energy should be superior to that of the 'oil seller'.

　　However, after he pushed out his palm, he felt a little burning.

　　They realized that the other party had something to say, so they each took a step back.

　　If he had the absolute upper hand just now, he would not have talked to the "Oil Seller" in this way.

　　The basis for equal dialogue is equal strength.

　　Peng Shizhong and the oil seller proved their strength at the same time, which led to their current equal dialogue.

　　Moreover, his goal has been achieved, which is to help Chen Jie deal with the aftermath and resolve the matter.

　　The black market withdrew the reward for Chen Jie, and at the same time, the black market no longer pursued the matter of Chen Jie killing their assassin. This was considered a peaceful resolution.

　　In Mianshui County, there are many forces gathered. If you want to handle it well, you must know how to compromise and maintain checks and balances.

　　In this world, there is not only fighting and killing, but also human relationships!

　　"Godfather, is this matter over?"

　　At this time, Zheng Chuan came up and asked, and Peng Shizhong said, "Well, everyone should go back and rest early. There will probably be a lot of people coming to the banquet tomorrow, so don't cause any trouble then."

　　After hearing this, Zheng Chuan said, "Yes, godfather."

　　At the same time, a carriage stopped in front of Chen Jie's door.

　　"Master Wu is here."

　　Chen Jie tightened his clothes, hugged the orange, and said with a guilty conscience: "Uncle Fu, can you smell me? I don't smell any powder, right?"

Chapter 114 Husband, are you hiding something from me?

　　"It smells like orange."

　　Uncle Fu replied. After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Fu."

　　Uncle Fu nodded and said, "Well, I'll go back first."

　　Uncle Fu pulled the reins and the carriage sped forward. Chen Jie turned and came to the door, but saw that it was bolted. He couldn't bear to wake up his wife in the middle of the night.

　　He climbed directly onto the wall.

　　"Who is it, my husband?"

　　Before Chen Jie jumped down, he saw a woman sitting in the courtyard. The woman looked up at Chen Jie who had climbed over the wall and asked vigilantly.

　　"My wife?"

　　Chen Jie was surprised and asked, "You didn't sleep?"

　　Hearing this, Su Yunjin stood up and said, "No, I can't sleep."

　　In fact, she was not unable to sleep, she was just afraid that if she fell asleep, she would not hear her husband knocking on the door.

　　Chen Jie landed, held Su Yunjin's cold little hand and said, "It's so cold at night. You're just waiting like this. You might catch a cold!"

　　"It's okay. It's summer now, so it's not that cold anymore."

　　"My husband, you are back from drinking. Why are you here so early?"

　　Chen Jie said, "Ah, yes. Not long after eating, I went to the White Tiger Hall and met with my adoptive father. Isn't it going to be a party tomorrow? We discussed the specific matters."

　　"oh."

　　Su Yunjin nodded, and Chen Jie handed the clothes that Peng Shizhong had prepared for him to Su Yunjin and said, "I'll wear this tomorrow."

　　"Yes, husband, I understand. By the way, Xiaohu sent someone back with a message today, saying that he will stay in the White Tiger Hall for training in the next few days and will not be back. Does husband know about this?"

　　Chen Jie heard this and said, "Oh, I know. This is a good thing. The one who trained him is Uncle Fu, my adoptive father's personal bodyguard. He is a real capable person. Xiaohu can learn real skills by following him."

　　"Oh, that's a really good thing."

　　Su Yunjin said as the two of them walked into the house.

　　"Is Ruirui asleep?"

　　Chen Jie asked, Su Yunjin said: "Well, I slept for a while. Hey, husband, what are you holding in your hand? Is it an orange? It smells so good."

　　"Oh, yes, oranges. I went out after drinking today and saw someone selling oranges, so I bought some."

　　Su Yunjin took it, looked at it and said, "This orange is still green and looks very sour."

　　Chen Jie said: "I only realized it after I bought it. It is indeed very sour."

　　After hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "Let me try it."

　　Chen Jie said: "You can try it, but it's really sour, don't let it sour you."

　　Su Yunjin didn't believe it, so he peeled one open and took a bite: "Hiss~ So sour, how can anyone still sell this kind of orange? It's so sour that it can kill you."

　　"Maybe they sell it to those who are not afraid of acid."

　　Chen Jie smiled and followed the two into the room.

　　"Husband, take a bath first. I've already heated up the hot water for you. There will be such a big event tomorrow, so you should wash up properly."

　　After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, madam."

　　Su Yunjin had already prepared the wooden tub for bathing. He added water to it, tested the water temperature, and found it was just right, so he asked Chen Jie to take a bath.

　　Chen was completely free and sat in the bathtub. Even though Su Yunjin and he were an old married couple, her face was still red.

　　Chen Jie felt very comfortable soaking in the bathtub. Su Yunjin was busy at this time, arranging neatly the new clothes that Chen Jie was going to wear tomorrow. There must not be a single wrinkle. Tomorrow was such an important occasion, and she couldn't let her husband lose face.

　　Then he picked up all the old clothes that Chen Jie had thrown on the ground and prepared to put them in the dirty clothes basket to be washed tomorrow.

　　But just as she was holding the old clothes, her expression suddenly froze, and she reached out and pinched a long hair that did not belong to her on the clothes.

　　Her other hand involuntarily pinched the corner of her clothes.

　　She felt a little depressed for some reason, but after a moment her attention was drawn to a very tiny scratch on her clothes.

　　The scratch was obviously caused by a sharp weapon and it was very new. Su Yunjin was sure that there was definitely no such scratch when he left this morning.

　　Was it caused today?

　　And this position is very close to the neck. Thinking of this, her face turned pale and she had a terrible idea.

　　At this time, she spread out her clothes again, and then she saw the two pockets that Chen Jie carried with him. One pocket was filled with lime powder. She knew that the other pocket was usually empty, but today it was bulging.

　　When I opened it, it turned out to be a stack of rolled-up silver bills.

　　"ah!"

　　Su Yunjin covered her mouth. She was shocked by so much money.

　　Chen Jie heard the noise and asked, "What's wrong, madam?"

　　Su Yunjin quickly put the banknote away and said, "It's okay."

　　Chen Jie turned his head and glanced at Su Yunjin and said, "Oh, did you see the banknote? It was given by my adoptive father."

　　Su Yunjin came over and said, "Oh, husband, let me massage your back."

　　Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie felt a soft little hand gently pinching his broad back, and he felt very comfortable.

　　But Su Yunjin was looking at Chen Jie's hair. She had a strong observation ability and soon found a few broken hairs among Chen Jie's thick hair. Her heart sank.

　　By considering the locations of the knife cuts on the clothes, she came to a conclusion.

　　My husband is in danger!

　　As for the woman's hair, she no longer cared about it. Compared to the possibility that her husband might have a woman outside, she was more worried about her husband's safety.

　　Perhaps, from the perspective of modern women, finding a strange woman's hair on a man should cause a huge uproar, but Su Yunjin felt that if there really was such a woman, and her husband did not stay there but chose to come back to accompany her, it meant that her position in his heart was far higher than other women.

　　At this moment, she even understood the function of the sour orange.

　　But her husband was willing to act and lie to her because he was afraid that she would be sad. Doesn't this also mean that she had a place in his heart?

　　If he really didn't care about himself at all, he wouldn't even try to hide it.

　　In this era, "Female Virtues" is the code that regulates the behavior of all women, and this society also tells them that if a man is capable and has status, he cannot have only one woman.

　　Of course she couldn't care less about that now.

　　What she was more concerned about now was whether her husband had been attacked.

　　She didn't care where her husband went or what kind of social events he attended, but she couldn't help it when her husband was injured.

　　"Husband."

　　"Um?"

　　Chen Jie was closing his eyes, comfortably enjoying his wife's massage.

　　"Do you have something to tell me?"