Chapter 697 (six hundred and ninety-seven) vague
"I don't know!" said the man whose throat was pointed by Ran Xianke with a sword.
Just as Ran Xianke was about to say something, he felt someone coming from behind. He was startled, but he didn't immediately recognize her in disguise.
Knowing that he would not be able to recognize her quickly, Tie Hongyan told him who she was.
After he looked at her carefully to confirm, he quickly called out "Acting Patriarch", immediately threw away the sword in his hand, and stuffed a piece of cloth into the mouth of the blue-armored man who said "I don't know" before. In this way, the two men in blue armor were speechless. He hurriedly explained: "The clan leader has gone into seclusion and has temporarily left the blue-armored criminals to me to deal with."
Tie Hongyan asked: "We're just dealing with the man in blue armor, why are you in such a panic?"
Ran Xianke forced out a smile and said to Tie Hongyan, "It's your first time, so you'll inevitably be nervous."
"Oh? Is it because of this?" Tie Hongyan asked.
"It's inevitable to be nervous when you do something for the first time. Please forgive me, Acting Patriarch...forgive me." Ran Xianke spoke vaguely, his palms already sweating.
Tie Hongyan looked into his eyes and said, "You're so nervous, just because it's your first time?"
Ran Xianke's heart pounded, as if her gaze had pierced his cover like a sharp sword. He no longer dared to look directly into her eyes, immediately turned his head to the side and nodded.
This small movement exposed his inner fear more clearly to her.
Ran Xianke regretted that he had avoided her eyes before. He desperately wanted to pretend to be calm. He also understood that his nervousness was no longer easy to hide, so he just forced himself to control himself and try not to make more suspicious actions. Tie Hongyan asked: "What are you afraid of? Let me ask you, how many blue-armored people did the clan leader ask you to deal with in total?"
Ran Xianke was shocked again, but he forced himself to pretend that nothing was wrong. He just looked at the position between her eyes, pointed at the place where the two blue-armored men were lying, and said: "Acting Chief, please Look, these two...these two people were ordered by the clan leader to deal with them." He didn't expect that when he said this, his voice would tremble.
"I can guess that these two people are without you telling me, but what I'm asking is how many blue-armored people the clan leader wants you to deal with in total." Tie Hongyan said.
Ran Xianke was vague again: "It's just... these two people... they are... both."
Tie Hongyan said: "It's strange. Is it difficult to tell the actual number of people? It's not like there are dozens or hundreds of people. You can't necessarily tell that there are more or less people at a glance. Are you like this with such a small number of people?"
Ran Xianke inferred from her words that she might already know a few people, but he still thought that as long as she didn't say it clearly, it didn't mean she knew it, so he wouldn't tell them directly. So he asked tentatively: "Has someone told the acting patriarch about this?"
Tie Hongyan already felt that talking to him like this was a waste of time, but she thought that since he had to go roundabout ways again, she wanted to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he just asked: "What do you think?"
Ran Xianke wanted to say that he didn't think she knew, but he was afraid of seeming to look down on her, so he could only reply: "I think... I think the acting patriarch knows."
Tie Hongyan then asked: "Then guess how many people I know?"
Ran Xianke was so nervous that he didn't know what reaction would be beneficial to him, so he pointed to the two blue-armored men lying on the ground again and said: "Then... the acting patriarch must know about those two people. This is not my guess, there is no need to do so anymore. Guess, I’ve already told the acting patriarch.”
(End of chapter)