Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 345 Shame
Upon hearing this, the leader followed behind Guard Liu. Once they stood still, he faced the three of them, glanced at them briefly, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He had no idea what the consequences would be if these words he kept hidden in his heart were revealed to the others.

After all, he didn't know the identities of Jiang Xian and the other two, and he didn't know if he would accidentally offend them.

It is even more unknown whether the knowledge he possesses is enough to save his own life.

After calming himself down, he nodded slightly to Jiang Xian and said, "I don't have many other skills, but I do have some knowledge of the affairs of the surrounding states and have also learned quite a few secrets by chance. In fact, what is recorded on this paper is not comprehensive."

He glanced at what the guard in Li's hand and said, "I just don't know if you gentlemen are interested."

After saying that, he observed the emotions of the others and waited for their reply.

Guard Liu glanced at Jiang Xian and said to the leader, "If that's the case, why don't you tell us?"

Seeing that Jiang Xian did not express his opinion, the leader naturally did not dare to speak rashly. Looking at Jiang Xian, he said again, "I don't know what your opinion is. Please tell me."

“Once our master has spoken, even if you wanted to live longer, you wouldn’t survive.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Guard Li stood casually to the side, seemingly not caring much about the matter, but unexpectedly, he spoke up in response.

Li Huwei's words were resolute, but when each word fell into the ears of the leader, they felt like nails piercing him, causing him considerable discomfort and startling him.

At this point, the leader was afraid that he would say something too much, and if he said something wrong, he would suffer even more losses, so it was better to just keep quiet.

He didn't say anything more, just waited quietly to the side.

Jiang Xian nodded to the key figure, clearly indicating his attitude. The key figure, naturally, knew when to stop and dared not make any more demands.

After all, if they wanted to take his life, it would be incredibly easy for them, requiring no effort at all.

"Most of what I am about to say is not based on my personal experience, so there may be truth and falsehood in it, but it is the culmination of many years of experience, things I would never normally say. If I offend you in any way, please forgive me." He spoke very gently to Jiang Xian and the other two.

Although all three were around, these words were spoken only to Jiang Xian.

He was now very clear about their positions among themselves, so he naturally didn't need to focus his attention on the two guards anymore.

Jiang Xian and the other two didn't say anything more. The leader, seeing the situation, was about to speak when an unfamiliar voice came from afar.

"Wait a minute."

The voice wasn't very loud, but it sounded very urgent.

The speaker was none other than Xiaolu.

Upon hearing Xiao Lu speak, the leader was no longer as calm as before, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Seeing their leader in such a state, it's not hard to tell how close the two are.

If the leader is so concerned, then he must either love or hate the person who speaks to him.

It wasn't that I wanted to protect that person, but rather that I was afraid that the person would say something shocking or inappropriate, thus exposing his secret.

However, although no one expected someone to speak up at this time, the expression that had just appeared on the leader's face still made people suspicious.

Since I've been interrupted, I might as well go with the flow and see if I can bring up some other things.

If these thugs didn't have anything to protect themselves, then the two guards from the Jiang family wouldn't be afraid to spend more time on them.

It seems they don't have any reliable backup plans, otherwise they wouldn't have dragged this out until now.

"Are you alright?" Xiao Lu, slightly unsteady on his feet, walked to the leader's side. Seeing the leader shake his head, he asked again, "Where's the boss?"

Upon hearing this, the leader hesitated for a moment but did not respond.

After a long while, Xiao Lu stared at Jiang Xian and the other two with a sorrowful look in his eyes, his whole body filled with resentment.

He naturally understood what his leader meant; it was clear that his boss had met with misfortune.

But it's not so important which of the three made the move.

However, what he didn't know was that the person who took action was not Jiang Xian and his two companions as he thought, but rather the person who was his trusted confidant.

Despite the malicious glares directed at Xiao Lu, Jiang Xian and the other two had no intention of telling him the truth at the moment.

Even though Jiang Xian and his group wanted to see if this uninvited guest could uncover something more interesting, they still didn't know his value. To them, the backbone was more valuable than the other two.

Therefore, Jiang Xian and the other two will not tell him the truth about his boss, at least for now.

Seeing Xiaolu's attitude, the leader naturally panicked and became increasingly anxious.

"Xiao Lu, don't worry about this, I'll handle it." The leader tugged at Xiao Lu's sleeve and pulled him behind him a few times.

However, Xiao Lu was somewhat ungrateful.

In the past, Xiao Lu would definitely have listened to his leader. However, now that his boss's fate was basically confirmed, and after seeing what happened to him when he was standing by, he naturally had some thoughts about his leader.

This place is probably where the leader led Jiang Xian and the other two to.

He also saw the way the leader treated the three of them, which made people wonder.

In Xiao Lu's opinion, their group had no way out, so they might as well fight Jiang Xian and his two companions to the death.

They profit as long as they take one down.

Therefore, Xiao Lu didn't know why the intelligent and resourceful leader he saw was so timid and submissive in front of Jiang Xian and the other two.

Could this be part of his scheme?

Of course, even if that weren't the case, given Xiao Lu's understanding of his mentor, that was the only way he could think of it; he didn't want to speculate on the worst-case scenario.

Nevertheless, everything he had just witnessed still affected his state of mind.

His attitude toward the key figure speaks volumes.

Xiao Lu's change in attitude towards him was naturally easy for the leader to sense.

He could understand Xiaolu's state of mind at that moment. When you open your eyes and wake up to find that everything around you has changed, it's inevitable that you will feel unstable.

He didn't blame him. Even if it was true, as he had feared, that Xiao Lu valued the boss more than him, he had anticipated this situation long ago.

Therefore, he was mentally prepared for whatever choice Xiaolu ultimately made.

The leader tried to hold down Xiaolu's arm, but couldn't, and Xiaolu returned to the leader's side.

“I know what you want to say, but even if you say it, we still have no way to survive. How can we let them get away with it?” He looked at his leader and said.

"We're bad guys. If we can't steal anything from them, then we're just not good enough. But if we get robbed instead, then it's a disgrace!"

(End of this chapter)