Chapter 89

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Liu Cheng! This spy who was originally sent by Li Er to monitor the Jinmai Mountain, was almost killed by a madman from a hidden sect. If it weren't for my intervention, Liu Cheng would have been dead long ago!

When the house in Xinghua Fang was bought, Liu Cheng brought his entire family to seek refuge, saying he had been removed from the Hundred Riders and wanted to find a place in Zhao Chen's household. At that time, Zhao Chen already understood that Liu Cheng was actually sent by Li Er to monitor him.

Now, at this critical moment, Liu Cheng couldn't resist and stepped forward. What a white-eyed wolf!

Zhao Chen watched Liu Cheng step into the inner courtyard, his gaze shifting to the saber in Liu Cheng's hand. His voice was cold as he said, "What, do you want to kill me?"

"Can the court judge not force Liu Cheng?" Liu Cheng tightly gripped the saber, his facial muscles twitching. Hearing Zhao Chen's cold words, Liu Cheng suddenly drew a cold breath and stared straight at Zhao Chen, saying, "Can the court judge not force Liu Cheng?"

"Force you?" Zhao Chen raised his hand and took out a crossbow from his waist, aiming it at Liu Cheng as he walked over. "Do you think I need to force you? Killing one Hundred Rider is the same as killing two. Do you think you have that much ability?"

"Father!" At that moment, Liu Huer's anxious voice came from outside. Pushing a wooden wheelchair, Liu Huer entered the inner courtyard, followed by Qin Ming, Ma Zhou, and Zhang Lu.

As soon as Qin Ming entered the inner courtyard, he immediately drew his saber and stood beside Liu Cheng. If Liu Cheng didn't act, it would be fine, but if he did, Qin Ming's saber would immediately target Liu Cheng.

"Father, you always taught me to remember the great kindness of the teacher. How can you now turn against him with a saber?" Liu Huer, sitting in the wooden wheelchair, his face full of tears, shouted at Liu Cheng.

"Huer, your father is under orders. I don't want to be ungrateful!" Liu Cheng's cold face suddenly showed a pained expression as he looked at Liu Huer.

"Nice words!" Qin Ming laughed coldly, mocking Liu Cheng. "Your life was saved by the young lord. If it weren't for him, you would have been a pile of bones long ago. And now you talk about following orders!"

"Father, I beg you!" Liu Huer suddenly struggled out of the wheelchair, crying loudly and kneeling on the ground to beg Liu Cheng.

With a 'clang,' Liu Cheng threw the saber to the ground. The middle-aged man suddenly covered his face and squatted down, sobbing.

"Little lord!" Seeing Liu Cheng throw the saber, Qin Ming immediately turned around, looking at Zhao Chen with a pained expression. "If you want to leave, you should set off now! If you wait, it might be too late!"

As a Hundred Rider spy, Liu Cheng's appearance now means that other Hundred Riders are likely already taking action. If you don't leave the city before they seal the gates, it will be too late.

"It's already too late!" Before Zhao Chen could speak, Liu Cheng, who had been squatting and sobbing, suddenly looked up at Zhao Chen. "Liu Cheng just received a message from His Majesty, ordering me to keep the court judge at home no matter what."

Seeing the surprised looks around him, Liu Cheng continued, "As a Hundred Rider, I understand their methods. To ensure success, the Hundred Riders are likely already at the city gates. If the court judge leaves now, he will be captured and taken back to the palace."

"How could it be so fast?" Qin Ming was surprised. The distance from the palace to Xinghua Fang was short. How could the Hundred Riders react so quickly?

Unless, from the moment they left the palace, the Hundred Riders received orders from His Majesty and immediately took action. If that's the case, it will be difficult to escape.

"Little lord!" Liu Cheng suddenly looked at Zhao Chen, changing his address to match Qin Ming's. "Liu Cheng has no other desires in life, except for Huer, who is my weakness!"

Liu Cheng stood up and knelt before Zhao Chen, saying, "Little lord promised to give Huer a leg in the future. Liu Cheng only hopes that the little lord will not forget this promise!"

After saying this, Liu Cheng bowed several times to Zhao Chen, then stood up and took out a token from his pocket. He rubbed it and, with a determined look, threw it far to Zhao Chen. "This is Liu Cheng's token in the Hundred Riders. With this token, the little lord can leave Chang'an calmly."

"If I take your token, what will you do?" Zhao Chen caught the token, rubbed it with his fingers, and then looked at Liu Cheng, who was resolute, and laughed lightly. "Are you planning to commit suicide? Loyalty and righteousness cannot coexist, so you will die to atone for the world, right?"

"Take your token back!" Zhao Chen suddenly threw the token back to Liu Cheng, saying indifferently, "I haven't learned acting, so don't put on a show of loyalty and righteousness! If I want to leave, do I need your token?"

"Little lord, Liu Cheng is sincere!" Liu Cheng, unfamiliar with the term 'acting,' understood Zhao Chen's meaning and, taking back the token, looked at Zhao Chen sincerely.

"Take your sincerity to your wife and children!" Zhao Chen waved his hand irritably at Liu Cheng. "I said I don't need it. If I want to leave, who can stop me?"

With that, Zhao Chen drove everyone out of the inner courtyard. Xiao Mai, crying, clung to Zhao Chen's robe, unwilling to leave. Since coming to Zhao Chen's residence, she had finally felt some warmth.

Xiao Mai didn't know what was happening, but seeing Zhao Chen about to leave, her instinct made her hold onto him tightly, unwilling to let go.

Unfortunately, Zhao Chen mercilessly pushed Xiao Mai out of the inner courtyard. He didn't know where he was going next! If he softened his heart and took Xiao Mai with him, would it be for a vacation or to wander the world?

After driving everyone out of the inner courtyard, Zhao Chen watched them leave, then closed the door and walked into the study.

Li Er thought that with the Hundred Riders sealing the city gates, Zhao Chen couldn't leave. But he didn't know about the Time-Space Supermarket! If he couldn't leave through the gates, couldn't he fly out?

The Time-Space Supermarket had a wide variety of items, but some of the better ones were locked. To buy these, you first needed to unlock them, and the only way to unlock them was to upgrade.

Each level required a certain number of consumption points to upgrade. In other words, to reach the next level, you needed to buy enough items to accumulate the required points. This was extremely frustrating, pushing the concept of a market economy to the extreme.

Besides unlocking to buy better items, there was another way: the lottery. The Time-Space Supermarket had a lottery system, but it was also frustrating. You couldn't use money to play; you had to use consumption points.

Each lottery draw cost 20 points. It didn't seem expensive, but it was a lottery! You couldn't expect to get what you wanted in one draw. That's why it's called a lottery!

However, although the lottery system was frustrating, the items available were mouth-watering. Whether locked or unlocked, everything was there. If you were lucky, you could even draw a plane!

Zhao Chen was confident because of this frustrating lottery system. It was just points! He was almost at the Bronze level and had accumulated over 800 points, enough for a wild spending spree in the lottery system.

Entering the study, he closed the door, took out his phone, opened the familiar Time-Space Supermarket interface, found the lottery system, and clicked it. In the next moment, Zhao Chen immediately turned into a red-eyed spender.

The lottery interface kept rolling, and Zhao Chen's 800 points melted away like snow. 800 points, 700 points, 600 points, 500 points... The prizes he drew were varied, from a toothbrush to a motorcycle, but none of them were what Zhao Chen wanted. He wanted a plane!

100 points!

Seeing the 100 points displayed, Zhao Chen suddenly raised his head and took a long breath. At that moment, his fingers began to tremble.

100 points! That meant only five more draws. If he didn't get what he wanted in these five draws, it would be over. He would either have to find Liu Cheng and use his token to leave Chang'an or compromise with Li Er.

Thinking about compromising with Li Er again, Zhao Chen felt a surge of resentment. This time, he had to leave and would never compromise with Li Er again!

With that thought, Zhao Chen suddenly clenched his teeth and pressed the lottery button again. 80 points, 60 points, 40 points!

Seeing the 20 points left, cold sweat poured down his forehead. Only one chance left. Success or failure, this was it. Success meant flying out of Chang'an; failure meant a humiliating escape.

Zhao Chen stared at the lottery system, his fists clenching and unclenching repeatedly, his heart almost in his throat. Finally, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and pressed the button hard.

After a long moment, Zhao Chen slowly opened his eyes and looked at the phone screen. Seeing the prize, he was stunned for a moment, then his lips curled up, and he couldn't stop laughing.

I knew my luck wasn't that bad!

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