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Chapter 665: Chapter 194 Chen Jie: Eh, this Commandery Princess seems very easy to deceive (Asking for subscriptions in 10,000 characters)_2

Chen Jie also understood Lord Yelu’s words and immediately clasped his fists, saying, ”Thank you, Lord Yelu, for your cultivation, I will forever be a soldier under Lord Yelu!”

When someone like Lord Yelu gives you face, you can’t fail to reciprocate, so at this time, Chen Jie still fully played his part, at the very least making Lord Yelu feel that Chen Jie was a sensible person.

Sure enough, Lord Yelu was very pleased with Chen Jie’s humble tone and announced:

”Jiu Si!”

Lord Yelu gestured with his hand to invite Chen Jie to come up, then put his hand on Chen Jie’s shoulder and proclaimed, ”I declare that from now on, Chen Jiu Si will be the Gang Leader of the Mianshui Fishermen Guild. His inauguration ceremony will be held seven days from now, and everyone is welcome to attend!”

Upon hearing this, everyone present responded in unison, ”You can count on us, Lord, we will definitely attend on time.”

Lord Yelu smiled and said, ”Jiu Si, I will be attending as well. During these seven days, you must properly manage the guild affairs and prepare for the ceremony.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie replied, ”I will not fail you.”

Lord Yelu smiled and added, ”Good, I’ve always believed that Jiu Si is capable of great things. Alright, you are now the Gang Leader of the Fishermen Guild. That seat on the left, you should take it!”

And with that, Lord Yelu directly guided Chen Jie to the first chair on his left, and Chen Jie didn’t say a word upon being seated.

Everyone looked on with approval, and from that moment, Chen Jie could be considered the number one figure in the guilds of Mianshui County.

If the Thirteen Grand Protectors were to be re-ranked, Chen Jiu Si would undoubtedly be placed first, with titles such as ”Southern Jiu Si, Northern Beilao Liu...”

Of course, all these were just jests. With the passing of the old Thirteen Grand Protectors, this ranking had become history, unlikely to be formed again in the future. Of course, those in Jianghu with a penchant for gossip would certainly create new lists, but that was no longer of importance to Chen Jie.

Lord Yelu thus set the final theme for the meeting: Chen Jie was to officially take up the post of Fishing Guild Leader, and a grand inauguration ceremony would be held after seven days.

By then, the whole Mianshui would know that Chen Jiu Si had become the master of Mianshui’s underworld!

After an eventful meeting concluded, everyone began to leave, and Chen Jie followed suit.

Liu Laoguai clasped his hands towards Chen Jie and said, ”Congratulations, Jiu Si. Oh, if you need any people or items for your inauguration ceremony, just ask. The Guild Cao has resources you can use.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie responded with a clasped-hand salute, ”Thank you for your concern, Old Brother Liu.”

Liu Laoguai waved his hand dismissively and said, ”Let’s not talk about this, we’re brothers.” He chuckled warmly at Chen Jie before departing, and at that moment, Chen Jie looked up and saw Wu Hong.

The two brothers exchanged glances, Wu Hong gave a slight nod, and then turned to leave. Between brothers, one was an official, the other belonged to Jianghu; despite their close bond, they now had to pretend to be strangers, showing the indifference typical of unfamiliar people—a truly sigh-worthy scene.

As this was said, a female voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

Chen Jie turned to see Qiao Hongyan passing by, her face bearing a teasing, coquettish smile as she spoke, ”Guild Leader Chen, those people from the court can devour someone without leaving a trace. You should be careful with that Commandery Princess, and make sure not to fall into a pink skull pile, lest you end up dying beneath a pomegranate dress.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie looked at her and asked, ”Are you jealous?”

”What nonsense are you spouting? What jealousy? You’re talking rubbish,” retorted Qiao Hongyan, her face blushing as she glared fiercely at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie smiled and said, ”As I’ve said, together with both you sisters, there might be an opportunity.”

Qiao Hongyan retorted, ”As if I’m no match for that Commandery Princess?”

Chen Jie said, ”Miss Hongyan, look, with the Commandery Princess, I can secure the position of Gang Leader of the Mianshui Fishermen Guild. If I follow you, wouldn’t I have to hide and skulk about? So I’ve done the calculations, and the two of you together, that might stir my heart, but alone you can’t quite match up to the Commandery Princess!”

”You!”

”Hmph!”

Qiao Hongyan stamped her foot and swiftly left in a huff. Chen Jie’s lips curled into a smile; this little girl still wanted to deceive him into joining the Zoroastrian Sect, which was not something he could afford to join at the moment.

After all, according to history learned in a previous life, it seems like the Sect Hierarch of the Zoroastrian Sect—who was revered by countless as the Unmoving Ming King, second only to Master Zhang and the Mulan National Master Basi Ba Living Buddha—Han Shantong, also died in battle later on.

So joining the Zoroastrian Sect at this point was not a smart choice.

Chen Jie was mulling over these thoughts when another voice rang out beside him, ”Jiu Si.”

Chen Jie turned to see it was Third Miss Hua.

”Sister-in-law Hua, what’s the matter?”

Third Miss Hua said, ”I understand men need to play the part and feign politeness in public, but I hope you’re clear in your heart that Yunjin is your legal wife. She has had enough suffering in her life. You must absolutely avoid doing anything to betray her for the sake of climbing the social ladder, or else, I won’t forgive you!”

Chen Jie was dumbfounded. What had he done to betray Yunjin? But realizing what Third Miss Hua meant, he also understood that she was speaking up for Su Yunjin.

After a moment’s thought, he replied, ”Yes, Sister-in-law Hua, rest assured, I will not do anything to wrong Yunjin.”

Hearing this, Third Miss Hua said, ”Hmm, as long as you’re aware. I’ll be leaving now.” She then took her leave, and the last to exit was Zhou Peng of the Beggar Sect, his face black and blue. He glared viciously at Chen Jie before turning away.

Observing Zhou Peng’s condition, Chen Jie shook his head. This man was just a clown; there was no need to get angry over him.

Chen Jie turned back to look at Lord Yelu, who gave him a subtle nod and pointed toward the direction of the rear garden, calling out loudly, ”The Commandery Princess is waiting for you. Oh, and tell her that at noon, you will both dine in the official residence.”