Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 167: Chapter 111 Assassination! Who told you I’m in the Refining Body Realm?_2

”Chen Xiaohu.”

”Mm, it’s apparent that Fifth Brother trusts you a lot, but your strength is too weak. Do you want to become stronger?”

Chen Xiaohu was stunned, then quickly replied, ”Of course I’m willing.”

Peng Shizhong waved his hand, and immediately a person came over. This man was dressed in black clothes, had a stern face, and was not prone to laughter.

This man was Peng Shizhong’s personal guard, Uncle Fu, who was the most trusted by Peng Shizhong and in charge of his security.

To establish a foothold in the Fishing Guild, everyone needed one or two confidants. Without confidants, as a lone individual, many things were inconvenient, such as travel guards, food inspection, etc. It was necessary to have someone who truly fit one’s intentions.

”Uncle Fu, this young man will be with you for the next few days. Teach him well.”

”Yes, Master.”

Peng Shizhong patted Chen Xiaohu’s shoulder and said, ”Study hard, remember, in this world a person cannot succeed alone, you need people to support you. How far Jiu Si can go is also very important to you, understand?”

”Yes, Hall Master.”

Chen Xiaohu responded, and Peng Shizhong turned and left.

Following closely, Uncle Fu said, ”Come with me.”

Chen Xiaohu glanced at Chen Jie, who was still immersed in the realization of the Dark Force. Uncle Fu said, ”Someone will notify him. For these two days, you will stay with me and live in the Manor.”

”Yes, I understand.”

”Come with me.”

After saying that, Uncle Fu led Little Hu to a courtyard not far away. Peng Shizhong had a twelve-person guard squad, known as the Twelve Hawks, symbolizing the vigilance and loyalty of ospreys.

Peng Shizhong was originally a fisherman, but by a twist of fate, he became a disciple of the former Gang Leader of the Fishing Guild, achieving his current status. He wanted his guards to be as loyal as ospreys and able to help him in certain matters, so he named this twelve-person squad the Twelve Hawks, also known as the Eagle Guard.

They were all personally trained by Peng Shizhong and were his most loyal protectors, each possessing the strength of the Dark Force Level; even Uncle Fu had reached the Late Stage of Dark Force but his talent was poor, preventing him from reaching the Energy Transformation level!

Over the years, Peng Shizhong had survived several assassination attempts, all thanks to the protection of the Eagle Guard.

Peng Shizhong letting Little Hu stay with Uncle Fu was also an intentional cultivation.

Of course, this wasn’t a special privilege for Little Hu alone. In the past, Feng Xuan had raised two trusted followers, Si Xi and Fa Cai.

Zheng Chuan also had his own trusted follower: Little Knife!

However, for Third Brother and Fourth Brother, Peng Shizhong did not cultivate their own personal followers. Yet unexpectedly, within two days, Chen Jie entered the Willow Tendon Realm, making Peng Shizhong impulsively decide to elevate Little Hu.

Whether he could receive training from the Eagle Guard also depended on luck.

Little Hu, following Uncle Fu, left. It wasn’t until the afternoon that Chen Jie emerged from his profound realization, feeling hungry. A guard then brought over some food and informed Chen Jie that Little Hu had gained the Hall Master’s favor and was currently learning from Uncle Fu!

Chen Jie didn’t know who Uncle Fu was, however, someone nearby came over with a smile and said, ”Fifth Brother is indeed fortunate.”

Chen Jie looked up and saw a man dressed in scholar’s attire, holding a folding fan, approaching with a smile. Chen Jie paused and then quickly saluted, ”Fourth Brother.”

Indeed, it was Peng Shizhong’s fourth son, Deng Guangming.

And this Deng Guangming had another nickname, the White-clothed Scholar.

Despite his scholarly appearance, his father was actually a butcher, but he himself loved studying and pretended to be cultured.

In this era, scholars were not highly valued; the court used a nomination system for selecting officials. Many scholars from the former Song Dynasty were so destitute they could barely eat. He secretly stole meat for the old scholars in the village.

The old scholars, having been fed meat, taught him to read.

Over time, this developed into his current character, and even the old scholars said he had the talent of a scholar.

So, after he entered Jianghu, he called himself the White-clothed Scholar.

Chen Jie exchanged greetings with Deng Guangming, who said with a smile, ”No need for such formalities. Fifth Brother has been here for two days, and we still haven’t shared a meal, which is my fault.”

Chen Jie replied, ”Fourth Brother, it’s the thought that counts, missing one meal doesn’t matter.”

Yet Deng Guangming insisted, ”Ah, in Mianshui County, a place of elegance, how could we not experience it? Don’t decline. Just wait here, I’ll go report some matters to my father-in-law, and tonight, I’ll definitely arrange something for Fifth Brother.”

”Ah, I haven’t told my family about this yet.”

Hearing this, Deng Guangming said, ”No matter, Fifth Brother’s other mansion is just at my Big Vegetable Market. I’ll send someone to inform your sister-in-law.”

”Wait for me; definitely wait for me.”

Saying this, Deng Guangming instructed the people with him, ”Go to Fifth Brother’s home and tell the lady that Fifth Brother might come home late today, or he might not come home at all. Tell the lady not to worry.”

”Yes.”

After the message was dispatched, Chen Jie did not try to stop them, as refusing Fourth Brother’s enthusiastic invitation too much would be too disrespectful.

During the afternoon with no tasks, Chen Jie started practicing in the courtyard. As evening approached, he saw someone rushing in. As soon as this person entered the courtyard and saw Chen Jie, he exclaimed, ”Jiu Si!”

Chen Jie looked and saw it was Zhou Chu.

Zhou Chu laughed heartily, ”Jiu Si, haha, I’ve finally managed to come out. Our Second Madam keeps a tight watch, I’m sorry, so sorry.”

Chen Jie was taken aback, ”Second Madam, Zhou, your wife’s name is Second Madam?”

”Yes, she’s the second eldest in her family, naturally, she’s called Second Madam. Eh, what’s with that expression?”

Chen Jie thought for a moment and asked, ”May I ask what your father-in-law’s surname is?”

”Are you joking with me? It’s my fault, I should not have concealed that I am the son-in-law of Sun Bu’er of the Shunfeng Escort Agency. But you didn’t ask either, did you? If you’re bothered by this, then it’d be wrong on your part, brother.”