My Years in the Jianghu with the Prince: A Time of Unethical Conduct

Chapter 205 Hidden murderous intent

The boat captain's tone was harsh and threatening.

He appeared to be warning everyone and maintaining peace on the ship, but in reality, he was more inclined to side with the wealthy merchants and was only targeting Chu Ling and his group.

After all, apart from Chu Ling and his group, everyone else on this ship was his major client.

If Chu Ling and his group get into another conflict, the ship owner probably wouldn't mind throwing them overboard to protect his business.

"have you understood?"

The boat captain repeated the sentence in a menacing tone.

However, it was clear that while his blatant threat might have some deterrent effect on other ordinary people, it seemed to have no effect whatsoever on Chu Ling and his group.

"Oh, I see."

Facing the ship owner's sinister gaze, Chu Ling remained calm and composed, merely responding with a lazy tone.

The group then turned and left, chatting and laughing.

Xie Yan glanced thoughtfully at the ship owner, then quietly moved closer to Chu Ling and said mysteriously, "Thanks to what Yu Bai and the others just said, I suddenly remembered something."

"Ok?"

Chu Ling turned his head slightly and raised an eyebrow gently. "What is it?"

Xie Yan looked solemn, with a hint of reproach in her eyes. "If I remember correctly, ever since I was transferred here by the Emperor to the Prince's place, the Prince hasn't given me a monthly salary yet."

The people who had been silently listening nearby were speechless.

Xie Yan sighed deeply and looked at Chu Ling with a mournful gaze.

Who remembers that his original dream was to buy an apartment in Beijing!

As a result, since he returned to the martial arts world, apart from the few months he worked for Chu Heng and received his wages, after coming to Chu Ling's side, he hasn't seen a single penny since, except for the gold ingot he got from the martial arts alliance.

Not to mention that he has now become a boss, leading Fengyunlou to a thriving and legitimate business.

Managing a large group of people, their daily expenses for food, clothing, and other necessities are considerable, and his personal savings are almost depleted.

If Yu Bai and the others hadn't been whispering behind him and reminded him, he probably would have forgotten about this whole thing!

Chu Ling was taken aback at first, then received a look from Xie Yan that seemed to say, "So this is the kind of prince you are."

He couldn't help but chuckle softly a few times, "It was my oversight."

Then, while putting his hand on Xie Yan's shoulder, he took out a heavy money bag and stuffed it into Xie Yan's arms, saying, "This is all I have with me right now."

"If that's not enough," Chu Ling smiled slightly, pinched Xie Yan's earlobe, and said meaningfully, "After we return to the Prince's Mansion, I will hand over the entire treasury to you for management, how about that?"

"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing."

Although Xie Yan said this, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and at the same time, he kept stuffing the money bag into it.

The few who witnessed everything: "..."

A series of coughs suddenly erupted from that area.

Heshan: Ugh! The prince's expression is disgusting!

Meng Lan looked bewildered: What? What happened?

Yu Bai's eyes sharpened as he noticed something amiss: Huh? Wait a minute, why isn't Young Master Xie refusing the Prince this time?

Xuanfeng staggered a few steps, writhing in agony: Had it finally come to this? His Highness, lust had clouded his judgment! If Xie Yan were to manage the treasury, wouldn't we starve in the palace?!

Tao Xian, who had seen through everything, remained silent and simply quickened her pace.

"It really pisses me off!"

Seeing that Chu Ling and the others ignored him and swaggered away, the fat businessman was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder. He pointed at Chu Ling and the others' backs and kept cursing.

"Damn it! A bunch of arrogant little punks! How dare you embarrass me! You just wait!"

Still not satisfied, he turned to the boatman and said in an unfriendly tone, "Is this how you treat your regular customers? Letting strangers onto the boat is one thing, but to let them humiliate me like this is another!"

His words also contained a veiled threat: "Don't forget what you owe your good life to! If you stop putting up with me, you can forget about continuing!"

Faced with this man's aggressive attitude, the boat captain's eyes darkened for a moment, but he quickly forced a smile and said apologetically, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault! Please don't be angry anymore, sir."

"How about this, as compensation, we'll send you a box of goods for free."

Clearly, the boat captain's last sentence impressed the wealthy businessman.

The anger on his face subsided considerably, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face. "Then I'll have to choose carefully."

"No problem, you can choose whatever you like."

After the wealthy merchant and his entourage left, the ship owner's face darkened again.

He gritted his teeth and cursed, "What a fat, idiot!"

Seeing this, a nearby boatman cautiously approached and asked, "Boss, are we really going to deliver a box of goods to him?"

"In recent years, because of the problems with the government, we've been buying less and less goods, and now we have to send them out again... This..."

Upon hearing this, the boat captain gave him a sinister glare, which frightened his men into gradually retreating before speaking again, "If we don't see you off, do you think that fat bastard Lu Wei will just let it go like this?"

He snorted coldly, narrowing his eyes as he looked in the direction the wealthy merchant had left, and said, "Hmph! This guy is getting more and more brazen. He even dares to threaten me. If this continues, he'll cause trouble for me sooner or later."

"It seems we have to tell the higher-ups that this person absolutely cannot be allowed to live."

The boat captain sneered, turned his head and gave an order to his men, then looked up in the direction where Chu Ling and his group had disappeared.

"I originally thought that this group was generous and might be able to become a big fish for us, but now it seems that not only are their identities suspicious, but they are probably also a group of troublemakers."

His voice carried a dangerous undertone, and he was about to say something when he was interrupted by the old boatman who had just spoken with Xuanfeng.

"By the way, boss, those guys said they wanted to do business with us before."

"Doing business?"

Upon hearing this, the boat captain's face, which had just relaxed, darkened again. "What did you say to them that you shouldn't have?!"

The old boatman was so frightened that he trembled and shook his head vigorously while recounting the entire conversation.

Hearing that he hadn't said anything he shouldn't have, the boatman's expression returned to normal.

He tapped the pipe in his hand and said expressionlessly, "There's no need to do business with the dead."

Although he couldn't discern the origins of this group, just in case, he would never let go of any existence that might threaten him.