"Why would I show myself as being so desperate?"
"That would be totally unfitting of my status as Darugachi, so I could only make use of Zhou Peng's reasoning and craftily handle the situation. In obtaining the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms, would it not seem less desperate?"
"I am still that trustworthy Lord Yelu."
"But now I have been cornered right here by Chen Jie."
"With a single sentence, Chen Jie could strip me bare, leaving me nothing. If I now were to snatch up the secret manual and stuff it into my pocket, how would the people below view me?"
"As someone whose word is as unreliable as a fart?"
Lord Yelu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, glancing at Chen Jie only to find Chen Jie looking submissive and innocent, like the epitome of obedience.
It was infuriating for Yelu, almost like swinging a full-force punch only to hit cotton, utterly unsatisfying.
The onlookers exchanged glances, all thinking how sly Chen Jiusi was!
