Chapter 1224 Rotten Mud Cannot Be Propped Up
"What... What? Minister Tian's friend?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Guangtai felt as if the world was spinning, his legs went weak, and he almost fainted.
Fortunately, Young Master Huo steadied Huo Guangtai, otherwise, he would have fallen straight to the ground.
This Minister Lu was a major leader in charge of health. He couldn't do without Minister Lu's support. It was known that even the land of Jiang Shang Ming Yue was acquired with Minister Lu's help. It could be said that Jiang Shang Ming Yue was able to establish a foothold in the capital entirely because of this Minister Lu.
But now, Minister Lu's friend had suddenly died here. Wouldn't Minister Lu be furious?
Huo Guangtai could no longer care about anything else. He stumbled out, and the others followed closely behind.
Overnight, Jiang Shang Ming Yue also felt as if an earthquake had occurred.
In the evening, Chen Xuan sat on the sofa, looking at the twenty-one-inch imported television in the living room, and for a moment, he felt as if he had returned to decades ago.
When the Vermilion Bird lineage left the capital, ordinary families didn't even have televisions. Only the wealthy could afford black and white televisions. However, they wouldn't have thought that the rich in the capital were already using imported color televisions.
Back in the day, this twenty-one-inch imported television was enough to make people drool with envy. But nowadays, with televisions that were sixty to seventy inches, 4k ultra-definition, and ultra-thin, it was completely insignificant.
But Chen Xuan stared intently at the television.
A news report was being broadcast on the television: Two people had died tonight at the Jiang Shang Ming Yue Grand Hotel in the capital. The Jiang Shang Ming Yue Grand Hotel in the capital had also been temporarily closed for rectification due to hygiene issues and an investigation into the cause of the accident.
He clicked his tongue and shook his head, "Didn't listen to advice, there's nothing that can be done..."
Footsteps came from the bathroom. Su Yunxi walked out wrapped in a thin white towel.
Her fair face seemed even fairer and more radiant after her bath.
Her wet hair cascaded down her shoulders. Her slender hands held a towel, slowly wrapping her wet hair.
Su Yunxi glanced at the television and said, "I'll have someone replace this television tomorrow. It's too old."
"It's time to get a bigger one."
Chen Xuan nodded, his gaze fixed on Su Yunxi's prominent chest, unable to move away.
"Big?"
"Big!" Chen Xuan nodded sincerely.
"Pfft!"
Su Yunxi's face blushed, and she spat, turning her face away.
Chen Xuan suddenly said, "Yunxi, can you tempt me again?"
"Dream on!"
Su Yunxi felt a little shy and quickly left.
Chen Xuan, with a look of helplessness, turned back to his room.
In the past few days, the Su family in the capital, due to Su Tianhuang's bounty order, had made everyone in the Su family in the capital as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood, rushing around with high enthusiasm.
The next morning, while Chen Xuan was exercising outside, he could still see many people discussing how to cooperate with Xuan Yun Group.
"Mr. Chen, the patriarch wants you to go over."
Suddenly, a young man in his teens quickly approached Chen Xuan and patted him on the shoulder.
Chen Xuan's gaze lingered on the young man for a few seconds. The young man was handsome and refined, not very old, but possessed great spiritual energy, indicating he was a suitable candidate for cultivation.
He then turned and followed the young man's gaze, seeing Su Tianhuang standing under a pavilion dressed in simple clothes. Seeing Chen Xuan looking over, he nodded slightly in greeting.
"Okay!"
Chen Xuan strode over and arrived under the pavilion in an instant.
Su Tianhuang waved his hand at the young man, and the young man turned to leave. However, as he left, he glanced at Chen Xuan, as if warning him to be polite to Su Tianhuang.
You want me to be polite, so I'll be polite?
From a psychological perspective, everyone has rebellious tendencies. You tell me to be polite to Su Tianhuang, but I will deliberately not be polite.
"Chen Xuan, have a seat!"
Su Tianhuang said with a smile and motioned for Chen Xuan to have some tea.
At this moment, Chen Xuan noticed that a cup of tea had already been poured in front of him at some point.
He reached out and touched the teacup, finding that the temperature was not high. It should have been poured before he arrived. Could it be that Su Tianhuang had been waiting for him?
Chen Xuan swaggered over and sat down, crossing his legs.
The young man, who hadn't gone far, gritted his teeth upon seeing Chen Xuan's posture. It looked like if Su Tianhuang hadn't been present, he would have come over to teach him a good lesson.
"Patriarch Su, what do you need me for?"
Chen Xuan took a sip of the lukewarm tea, and a tea leaf got into his mouth. He spat it out.
"I just wanted to ask what you think about the bounty?" Su Tianhuang asked with a smile.
Chen Xuan glanced at Su Tianhuang's meaningful smile.
He said, "The Patriarch is very wise. This method can stimulate everyone's competitive spirit and easily achieve cooperation between the Kyoto Su family and Xuan Yun Group. It is simply a brilliant plan."
Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Su Tianhuang's brows furrowed, as if this was not the answer he wanted.
"Chen Xuan, what does your Vermilion Bird lineage think of the candidate list?" Su Tianhuang asked calmly.
Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.
Could it be... Su Tianhuang's bounty order was actually a test for him?
Or perhaps, Su Tianhuang actually wanted his help to secure Xuan Yun Group.
He said lightly, "Our Vermilion Bird lineage has returned to the capital. If my wife can be on the candidate list, it would naturally be great. However, achieving cooperation with Xuan Yun Group is very difficult."
"Besides, we are new to the capital and have no connections. We are truly lacking in strength and ability."
He shook his head, sighed, and put on an appearance of unwillingness.
Su Tianhuang's eyes widened after listening.
You call this having no connections when you're new to the capital?
As soon as you arrived in the capital, people from Xuan Yun Group's president's secretary, Commander Gu of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade, and even that mysterious unit, the Dragon Soul team, came to help. Is this still considered no connections?
Then what is considered having connections?
"Don't you know the president's secretary of Xuan Yun Group? You can try." Su Tianhuang said again.
"That was just a chance encounter. I helped them with a small favor, and they were willing to help me. Now that it involves Xuan Yun Group, this bit of favor won't be of much use," Chen Xuan said guiltily.
He had told a lie.
"So it was just a chance encounter."
Su Tianhuang couldn't help but show deep disappointment after hearing this.
"Don't you want to try?" Su Tianhuang asked unwillingly.
"Forget it. I don't have that kind of ability. I won't ask for trouble."
Chen Xuan drank the tea in one gulp, placed the teacup on the table, and said lightly, "If Patriarch has nothing else, I'll take my leave."
With that, Chen Xuan got up and left the pavilion.
"Rotten mud cannot be propped up," Su Tianhuang shook his head, feeling he had thought too much.
Placing his hope on Chen Xuan, this live-in son-in-law, was like a fool's dream. However, he heard that Su Chenglong had also started to seek cooperation with Xuan Yun Group and couldn't help but show anticipation.
In recent years, many geniuses had emerged from the Su family in the capital. Su Chenglong was accomplished in both civil and military arts, and he was good at befriending the young talents of the capital. He was undoubtedly the most outstanding among them, and he might indeed have this ability.