Doted By The Regent King
Chapter 461: He Plays Conspiracies, I Prefer Open Strategies

Chapter 461: Chapter 461: He Plays Conspiracies, I Prefer Open Strategies

Someone wants to steal her qualification badge for the competition?

Wufu chuckled, finding it rather unexpected that someone esteemed her so highly as to see her as a rival and attempt such underhanded tactics.

"Do you know who it was?" asked Ah Jiu, seeing her like this.

Wufu replied, "I think I really do know." She recounted her encounter with Lin Gonyun’s senior apprentice, Yu Zhen, earlier that day, and concluded, "Apart from him, I really can’t think of anyone else."

"I’m afraid the other party also has designs on the Hundred Treasures Silver Building," Ah Jiu said after thinking for a moment, realizing that the move killed two birds with one stone.

If the badge was stolen, she would not be able to compete, and even if she went to the trouble of getting a replacement badge, it was uncertain if she could make it in time. If she failed to compete, not only would Wufu herself lose face, being seen as having forfeited her qualification to compete, but the Hundred Treasures Silver Building would also be embarrassed, especially since among the contestants there were people who used to work at the Hundred Treasures Silver Building, including a well-known master.

If the Hundred Treasures Silver Building could not participate in the competition, outsiders would think that without this master and his team, the Silver House was nothing to contend with, not even daring to join the competition.

By doing this, it not only struck at Wufu and the Hundred Treasures Silver Building participating in the competition, but also raised their own status, which should be considered killing three birds with one stone.

When it came to schemes and intrigue, Wufu was not as experienced as Ah Jiu, and upon hearing his explanation, she found it even more ludicrous.

"What do you think, should I be happy that someone thinks so highly of me, or should I laugh at how anxious they are about winning or losing this competition?" Wufu snorted with laughter, but her eyes did not smile.

"I think their main goal is to undermine you," Ah Jiu said diplomatically.

Wufu said coldly, "What petty-mindedness, it’s no wonder his master dares not impart everything, with such a mindset, he dares not teach him fully. Better to avoid teaching a disciple who might starve his master and instead be wary of being bitten back."

Wufu suddenly felt some sympathy for Old Man Lin, having such a calculating disciple, it was inevitable that one day he might take a big fall or be implicated by him.

Ah Jiu refilled her teacup with tea and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Having been plotted against to this extent, how should she respond?

"Do nothing out of the ordinary. He plays conspiracies with me, and I prefer to play openly with him," Wufu huffed.

"Oh?"

Wufu looked towards Su Luo, "How about those two thieves?"

"They’re being held outside; rest assured, they can’t escape," Su Luo said.

Wufu then said, "Bring them in, I have instructions for them."

Su Luo looked at Ah Jiu, who nodded.

Soon, he brought in two shivering kids with red faces and ragged clothes. The taller one had a look of wary defiance in his eyes.

Wufu asked, "How much silver were you paid to steal my badge?"

The boy hesitated for a moment before answering, "One tael." He then added, "This was my own idea; it has nothing to do with my sister, let her go."

Wufu then turned her gaze to the child who was a head shorter, her face dirtied, dressed in boys’ clothes. One wouldn’t know she was a girl if not for her unusually bright eyes. When she saw Wufu looking over, she moved closer to her brother.

The boy wrapped his arms protectively around her shoulders, pursing his lips.

Wufu took out a Silver Ingot weighing ten taels and said, "This is ten times the amount, dare you take my offer and do a job for me?"

The boy’s eyes brightened but he asked, "What is it? Will it involve my sister?"

A hint of approval flashed in Wufu’s eyes as she responded, "Don’t worry, you alone will suffice, and your sister won’t be needed."

"Okay!"