Chapter 328: Chapter 188: Bloodleaf, Is It Him? (Part 2)

Furthermore, Lord Zhou rarely goes home.

“Xiaosi.” Lord Zhou looked up at Li Hengsheng, his eyes surprisingly filled with tears, yet he smiled as he spoke: “Do you know? That time we stole chickens from Second Sister, I genuinely felt like you were my Xiaosi.”

“Third Brother treats me as well as an older brother would.” Li Hengsheng said earnestly: “You think of me when there’s good food, and whenever someone bullies me, you would always stand up for me. I am truly grateful to Third Brother.”

“Because in you, I really saw the shadow of Xiaosi.” After saying this, Lord Zhou suddenly chuckled, then wiped his tears with his sleeve and sheepishly said: “Look at me, such a grown man and still shedding tears. Don’t tell anyone, okay? If others find out, I won’t let you off, kid.”

“It’s our little secret.” Li Hengsheng laughed and tossed another pot of wine over.

Lord Zhou caught it and took several big gulps as well.

As if he was trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

“Third Brother, you like eating chicken so much. How was the chicken leg I brought you last time? It’s a new product from the Evergreen Commerce Association.” Li Hengsheng asked at that moment.

“Not bad, it was delicious.” Lord Zhou nodded and said.

“Really? Well, you’re quite something, Brother. The first time I ate it, I almost cried from the spiciness. Can you actually handle that much spice?”

Li Hengsheng said with some surprise.

“Ah, I wanted to say.” Lord Zhou shook his head: “The chicken leg was very tasty but way too spicy. I ended up drinking several glasses of water. Did you do that on purpose?”

“Hahaha, do I look like someone who would do that?” Li Hengsheng couldn’t help but laugh loudly.

“Take out the word ’look,’ because you are.” Lord Zhou gave Li Hengsheng a sidelong glance: “When I first met you on Wanzai Peak, I thought you were an innocent lamb. But what happened? You’re just as full of mischief, haha.”

“Hahaha!”

“Following you, Third Brother, it’s hard not to pick up bad habits.”

“Stop the nonsense, drink up.”

The two clinked their drinks together.

On San Jun Peaks, they were full of joy.

They both drank tankard after tankard of wine until their eyes were red, and the Spirit Chickens were gnawed clean down to the bones.

Lord Zhou lay on the ground, clutching his stomach and hiccupping: “Ah, one of life’s great pleasures, drinking wine, eating chicken, especially the Spirit Chicken reared by Second Sister. That’s truly delicious!”

“Drinking wine and eating chicken with Third Brother is truly one of life’s great pleasures.” Li Hengsheng was also dazed.

“Of course, no one can match my skill in roasting chicken,” Lord Zhou laughed as he said: “If your Evergreen Commerce Association hires me, I guarantee you’d make a fortune with my roast chicken.”

“Heh, when I return to Changting Town next time, I’ll talk to Uncle Yan.” Li Hengsheng lay on the ground, completely unceremoniously, surrounded by empty wine bottles.

Yet Li Hengsheng didn’t care at all.

For a moment, they both fell silent.

Only the crackling of the fire and the howling of the cold wind could be heard. The wind made the bonfire grow stronger.

As the cold wind blew, Lord Zhou and Li Hengsheng seemed to come to their senses a bit.

“Xiaosi.” Lord Zhou sat up and then smiled as he said: “I won’t let you stay overnight at San Jun Peaks today. All my servants are away. Even though it’s late, you should still return to Cyan Rain Mountain.”

After hearing this, Li Hengsheng did not move.

His eyes looked towards the sky, towards the not-so-bright moon, with stars hidden behind the clouds.

After a moment, Li Hengsheng slowly asked: “Why?”

“The headmaster returns tomorrow, and tonight, only you and I are at San Jun Peaks. Isn’t this the perfect opportunity for you to kill me?”

Li Hengsheng’s words left Lord Zhou slightly stunned.

“Xiaosi, you’ve had too much to drink. What nonsense are you talking about?” Lord Zhou chuckled.

“Third Brother.” Li Hengsheng still gazed at the sky, murmuring: “You are the Blood Leaf of the Longevity Sect, right?”

“The task in Pengfei Village was arranged by you.”

“In Heaven-Flipping Ghost City, before I entered, you stopped me, actually placing the Blood Butterfly formed from the Ghost Lord’s blood on me.”

“And in Ghost City, you would go around every day looking for branches, picking up all sorts of things, but you were actually clearing the long-sealed Transmission Array in Heaven-Flipping Ghost City. You and Yan Zhentao from Medical King Valley cooperated to teleport us to the front of the Imperial City.”

“Third Brother, why?”

As he said this, a tear slid down Li Hengsheng’s face.

Li Hengsheng found it hard to accept.

This Third Brother, who was very kind to him and always protected and taught him, turned out to be scheming to harm him.

“Xiaosi, you really drank too much.” Lord Zhou’s tone was calm: “It’s not safe for you to go back alone. I’ll escort you home.”

“That chicken leg…”

Li Hengsheng looked at Lord Zhou, who was taken aback.

“It wasn’t spicy at all.” Li Hengsheng slowly said: “I just lied to you about the spiciness.”

Lord Zhou frowned but said nothing.

“You never ate that chicken leg.” Li Hengsheng’s gaze hardened: “After I returned that day, you asked if I had brought you anything to eat, rummaged through our goods, and even the tea leaves. At that time, your hands were covered with the juice of Soul-devouring Grass, so you poisoned the tea leaves then.”

“And at that time, I tossed the chicken leg to you, and you instinctively caught it with your hand, so the chicken leg also got contaminated with the poison of the Soul-devouring Grass. Thus, you didn’t eat that chicken leg but likely found a place to discard it later.”

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