Chapter 5

Now that Su Yi was a young prince, he could be considered the second most important person in the mansion, only below two people and above a hundred others. Whatever he wanted, he didn't need to run around himself; he just had to give orders, and the servants would take care of it without him having to spend a penny.

After all, he had been living a middle-class life for over twenty years. Although Su Yi was now incredibly wealthy, Wanyan Honglie, his nominal father, truly had no complaints about this adopted son... But he still couldn't help but feel secretly pleased about saving a bit of money for the medicine.

Anyway, a few harsh words wouldn't make him fear that the young prince's desire to buy a powerful knockout drug would be leaked. Perhaps people would think this young prince was just tired of bullying the villagers and wanted to try something more intense?

Indeed, the idea Su Yi had was to drug her!

Dealing with a blind person, especially one as ruthless and powerful as this, Su Yi couldn't think of any other good method besides drugging her. Inviting Qiu Chuji to deal with Mei Chaofeng was feasible, but then the *Nine Yin Manual* would likely end up in someone else's hands...

As long as he was careful, there shouldn't be any major problems... right?

After everything was arranged, Su Yi leisurely returned to his room to continue studying the Quanzhen sect's cultivation techniques. He hadn't expected that the first step in cultivating a world-class martial art would be memorizing books, and not just any books, but books on human acupoints. He had to memorize where the true qi should go, where it shouldn't go, and where it must go...

The numerous acupoints made Su Yi dizzy. He rummaged through his room and found a medical book specifically describing human acupoints. With the determination he had during his college entrance exam, he began to memorize them seriously.

By dinner time, he had finally memorized all the acupoints, over a hundred of them, which made him dizzy and caused him to unconsciously look at everyone's acupoints...

During dinner, Su Yi finally met the famous Sixth Prince, Wanyan Honglie, his nominal father, the most selfless "happy father" in the Jin Yong series... The entire *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* trilogy could be said to have been created by him. Just a small lustful thought had led to the creation of a legendary martial arts tale that would last for hundreds of years, showing that this guy was indeed remarkable!

As the book described, Wanyan Honglie indeed cared for Yang Kang immensely. As someone who had been through the modern, realistic society for over twenty years, Su Yi could clearly discern that... this guy was indeed raising Yang Kang as his own son, a "happy father" indeed...

When he heard that Yang Kang was about to leave for the Quanzhen Sect to learn martial arts in a few days, the first emotion that appeared in Wanyan Honglie's eyes was not reluctance, but sympathy...

The reason was naturally that over a decade ago, he had been completely terrified by Qiu Chuji. Thinking of his son about to spend his days with that killer, he could imagine how difficult it would be.

However, if he were to stop Qiu Chuji from taking Su Yi, Wanyan Honglie didn't have the courage. In fact, every time Qiu Chuji appeared at the mansion, the Sixth Prince would suddenly become extremely busy, so busy that he wouldn't even have time to eat, hiding in his study to avoid being killed by Qiu Chuji if he had a bad thought.

Perhaps this was why Wanyan Honglie later recruited so many martial arts experts, driven by this sense of unease...

After Wanyan Honglie's sympathetic inquiries and dinner, Su Yi also received Bao Xiruo's instructions and left the dining hall. Seeing that it was already dark and calculating the time, he walked towards the kitchen.

At this time, everyone in the kitchen had already left, and only the thin man was guarding the door. Seeing Su Yi approach, he hurriedly came forward and bowed respectfully.

Su Yi asked, "Has anyone suspicious entered the kitchen recently?"

The thin man patted his chest and guaranteed, "I swear on my life, absolutely not. I've been guarding the kitchen without leaving, not even a fly could get in."

"Good, that's fine. Go catch me a dozen or so live chickens and ducks," Su Yi said, throwing a silver ingot.

"Sure... huh?" The thin man was stunned, looking at Su Yi with confusion. Seeing Su Yi's displeased expression, he didn't dare ask and quickly agreed, going to catch the poultry.

The mansion raised quite a few chickens and ducks. The thin man had to make three trips to gather about seventeen or eighteen of them. Su Yi ordered him to release the chickens, ducks, and geese, and they began to run around the kitchen, making a cacophony of sounds, turning the once quiet kitchen into a chaotic slaughterhouse.

Seeing that there were enough poultry, Su Yi said, "That's good. You can go home now. Come early tomorrow and clean up these poultry before everyone arrives. Remember to guard here tonight, and you'll get your reward. Don't talk too much, understand?"

"Yes... I understand..." The thin man, having received more rewards, was delighted and quickly agreed, bowing and running off.

From a distance, he muttered, "Really, to catch a little thief who stole some pastries, he went to such lengths. The rewards alone could buy a cart of osmanthus pastries. The thoughts of rich people are truly beyond us poor folks..."

Su Yi smiled slightly, found a secluded corner, and sat down quietly. For safety, he even held a duck in his arms, closed his eyes, and silently recited the acupoint diagrams. If he made a mistake, the consequences could be terrifying, even turning him into a vegetable, so he couldn't afford to be careless.

Two hours passed, the night grew deeper, and the chickens and ducks quieted down, finding comfortable spots to rest. Su Yi, however, had no sleepiness, keeping his eyes wide open, waiting for someone to arrive...

Sure enough, a slight sound came from outside the door, which slowly creaked open. Su Yi tightly closed his mouth and stared, seeing a disheveled black-clad figure in the moonlight, unable to tell if it was a man or a woman.

The figure listened at the door for a moment, hearing no human sounds, and slowly entered the kitchen.

It was indeed her!!!

Confirming that the person was blind, Su Yi was 100% sure it was Mei Chaofeng. Without hesitation, he pinched the duck in his arms hard...

"Quack, quack, quack..."

The duck immediately cried out, startling its resting companions, and all the poultry began to squawk, turning the quiet night into a noisy scene.

Hearing the commotion, Mei Chaofeng initially wanted to leave quickly, but hesitated and realized the sounds were made by animals. It seemed some poultry had been left in the kitchen, so she didn't need to worry.

Su Yi inwardly smiled. Mei Chaofeng had been blind for over a decade, and her hearing was far superior to that of a normal person. His plan worked; even if he danced in front of her, as long as he didn't speak, she wouldn't notice.

With the safety issue resolved, Su Yi focused on observing Mei Chaofeng. The once beautiful Mei, now dressed in tattered black clothes, was emaciated and dirty, with hollow, sightless eyes, looking like a beggar, the most pitiful kind...

Seeing the former disciple of one of the Five Greats, the master of Peach Blossom Island, Huang Yaoshi, reduced to such a state, Su Yi couldn't help but sigh.

Mei Chaofeng slowly felt her way to the table, where some leftover meat and vegetables were placed. She grabbed a piece of meat and quickly hid it in her clothes, then gathered the surrounding items and rearranged them, making sure it didn't look like anything was missing before quietly leaving and closing the kitchen door.

Su Yi waited for another half an hour, seeing no more movement, and carefully released the duck, tiptoeing out. The outside was deathly quiet, indicating that Mei Chaofeng had left.

Sighing in relief, Su Yi looked back at where Mei Chaofeng had taken the meat, understanding that she simply took what was closest to her. She had remained unnoticed because she took very little.

Well, since it was confirmed to be Mei Chaofeng, he could take action tomorrow.

Su Yi smiled lightly, turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something and angrily said, "Damn, I actually held a duck all night. If I had known it would sound so bad, I should have held a chicken instead!"