Long Aotian’s Beautiful Butler Has Run Away chapter 118

Chapter 118: The Little Infant

As soon as the scene behind the door was revealed, the expressions of Madam Mei and the few Lu family members crowded at the entrance changed.

Shen Bingsi shoved from the back, trying to squeeze to the front to see exactly what the situation was inside.

However, the Lu family members blocked the entrance tightly, constantly looking back at Shen Bingsi with eyes wide open, as if they had seen a ghost.

“Why is there one inside, and another one outside…?”

“How can there be two identical ones?”

Shen Bingsi knew Rong Xie must be inside, otherwise they wouldn’t have this reaction. Unable to wait, he summoned the Shengye Sword, leaped up, turned into a streak of golden light, and flew directly over the wall.

Once over the wall, the scene before his eyes changed abruptly. Even though Shen Bingsi had seen many dangerous scenes, he was still shaken.

Inside the courtyard, the ground was densely covered with upward-pointing spikes, leaving almost no place to stand.

Among the spikes were skewered suspicious objects—it was unclear if they were skeletons or something else.

In the center of the courtyard, Rong Xie and the Treasure Hunting Team were standing around a well. It was a wonder how they got there or if they were injured.

While thinking, Shen Bingsi had already rushed to Rong Xie’s side, knocking aside the team members on both sides. He looked him up and down, even lifting his cloak to peek inside.

Shen Bingsi’s sudden appearance startled the Treasure Hunting Team members. They hurriedly took out their magical tools, ready to fight this monster that had turned into Rong Xie.

Rong Xie said, “Everyone don’t panic, he’s one of us.”

“One of us,” Shen Bingsi repeated, leaning close to Rong Xie. “I tried hard to stall them, but who knew your Senior Brother Lu would turn his elbow inward and protect his relatives? You have to be careful of that kind of person, unreliable… What are you holding in your arms?”

Shen Bingsi suddenly noticed that the front of Rong Xie’s cloak was closed and bulging, seemingly pulled that way on purpose to hide something like a bundle underneath.

“Mn… evidence,” Rong Xie said. “Lu Yingqi is named Lu after all. However, once we get this evidence, even if his surname is Lu, he won’t be able to side with the Lu family anymore.”

Shen Bingsi’s gaze circled Rong Xie’s chest. “That’s not certain. Don’t think too highly of him. Just now, that neither-male-nor-female Madam wanted to harm me, and with the evidence right in front of him, he still shielded him.”

Hearing “wanted to harm me,” Rong Xie immediately looked at Shen Bingsi’s body, then his face. A trace of awkwardness flashed in his eyes, but he breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his gaze.

Just then, in front of the iron door, Madam Mei pointed at the two “Rong Xies”. “Young Master Qi, you see it, right? They did it on purpose! They deliberately transformed into an identical copy to distract us, while actually gathering so many people to infiltrate and destroy our family’s foundation! They clearly want to put our Lu family to death!”

Lu Yingqi remained silent. His gaze toward the Treasure Hunting Team grew a few shades darker, and then his eyes landed on Rong Xie.

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A powerful spiritual pressure rushed toward his face. Rong Xie knew that if he didn’t produce the evidence now, Lu Yingqi would likely turn hostile.

“Madam Mei, you know clearly in your own heart what you are afraid of,” Rong Xie said sternly. “Now that I have grasped evidence of your monstrous crimes, if you want an explanation, I will explain it clearly in front of Senior Brother Lu.”

Madam Mei’s expression changed visibly, but he quickly composed himself.

“Haha? Who exactly is afraid? This old body sees that your intentions are impure. Relying on the fact that our Young Master Qi is devoted to cultivation and inexperienced in worldly affairs, you deliberately deceived him. In reality, you are just after our Lu family’s Spirit Spring Well. Don’t think I don’t know! An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth. Just because our Lu family has this Spirit Spring Well, no matter how cautious we are, people still envy us! I fend off countless petty thieves like you every year. Speak, do you want a share of the profit, or do you want to smash the pot?”

Before Rong Xie could speak, Shen Bingsi exploded first. “What nonsense are you spouting! Who cares about deceiving your blockhead of a Young Master!”

Shen Bingsi’s outburst diverted the focus entirely. Both Rong Xie and Madam Mei were stunned.

“Furthermore, you assassinated me first, and then set up so many hidden spikes in this strange courtyard. Who exactly are you trying to impale? Ah, I know, you must be afraid of evidence of your monstrous crimes getting out, so you don’t hesitate to kill anyone who wants to know the truth!” Shen Bingsi argued righteously while both sides were silent. From the corner of his eye, he suddenly glimpsed something, as if he had seized evidence. “Isn’t that ready-made proof of guilt right there? What is skewered on those spikes?”

When Shen Bingsi said this, Madam Mei actually sneered. “No wonder you’re called petty thieves. You talk about monstrous evidence, and it turns out to be this? You want to rely on this to sow discord between the Lu family and the Young Master?”

Saying this, Madam Mei threw out a red thread, hooked an object from the spikes, grabbed it in his hand, and crushed it. The object shattered into many fragments with a poof.

“That’s not—” Shen Bingsi looked closely and realized he was mistaken. What was on the spikes weren’t skeletons, but a type of flower bud that looked very much like a skull. He wasn’t embarrassed though. “Even if it isn’t, so what? These flowers look so strange, they’re probably some poisonous variety.”

“Bingsi.” Rong Xie shook his head at Shen Bingsi, signaling him not to dwell on this matter.

Shen Bingsi obediently shut his mouth, but Madam Mei became even more spirited. “What flowers our Lu family plants in our own courtyard is none of your business, outsider! As for you, sneaking around, changing into someone else’s appearance, daring not even to show your true face—could it be that you are the mastermind?”

Shen Bingsi’s brow twitched. He was about to speak when he felt Rong Xie turn his head and lean close. “Why don’t you change back? It doesn’t matter now.”

Maintaining the transformation consumed spiritual energy. If a conflict broke out later, he might not be able to unleash his full strength.

“Talk later. I’m afraid if I suddenly get bigger, I’ll burst your clothes,” Shen Bingsi said bluntly.

“You… otherwise I’ll give you the cloak, you can cover up.” Rong Xie understood it as Shen Bingsi fearing he would expose his body after bursting the clothes, which would be indecent.

“No, I want to keep these clothes—can you give me your cloak too?” Shen Bingsi coveted Rong Xie’s cloak.

“Why do you want to keep them…” Before Rong Xie could finish, Madam Mei couldn’t hold back over there.

“Fine! Daring to whisper privately right in front of us, you simply don’t put us in your eyes! Young Master, we absolutely cannot let them leave here today. The array on the Spirit Spring Well is broken, who knows what they’ve done to our well!” Madam Mei spoke from the side. He knew the key point well and constantly incited Lu Yingqi, insisting he take charge.

Lu Yingqi had been watching silently from the side, his gaze moving from Rong Xie to Shen Bingsi.