69novels Chapter 665
Chapter 665
Wu Xie and Fatty Wang looked like complete country bumpkins who had never seen anything like this before. After hearing what Steward Xu said, they couldn't wait to move their little stools and pounce on Steward Xu like hungry tigers.
"Uncle Xu, where have all those extraordinary people you keep talking about gone? Fatty and I have been staying at the Hua residence for so long, and we haven't seen a single one!" Wu Xie blinked his cunning eyes and asked Steward Xu with a hopeful expression.
"That's right! Uncle Xu, are you kidding us? Are they like those characters in novels, able to summon wind and rain and change the world?" Fatty Wang echoed Wu Xie while gesturing with his hands, as if he could already see himself becoming a peerless master.
Seeing that Steward Xu didn't seem inclined to say much, Wu Xie quickly pulled out all the stops, winking and making faces at Steward Xu while constantly sending him mysterious messages with his eyes. His true intention was obvious—he simply wanted to extract more information about these capable people from Steward Xu.
However, Butler Xu was clearly uninterested in Wu Xie and Fatty Wang's attentiveness. He suddenly stood up, as if to turn and leave. But then Wu Xie and Fatty Wang suddenly grabbed Butler Xu's arms, one on each side, and forcefully pushed him back into his seat.
"Uncle Xu, please tell us more! We're really just curious!"
"Absolutely! Uncle Xu, you've got us all itching to get your hands on this, but you don't say a word. That's really unfair of you!"
"Uncle Xu, please, have some mercy and chat with us a little longer! Let us broaden our horizons!"
Faced with these two persistent fellows, Butler Xu felt quite helpless, but then he thought: since they are so persistent, why not satisfy their curiosity?
After all, if they accidentally fall into a trap or encounter danger in the future, they won't be at a loss or bewildered. So, Butler Xu sighed and said, "Alright! Seeing how sincere you are, I'll tell you a little more, so you won't suffer a great loss in the future without being kept in the dark!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang were overjoyed. Like two obedient and adorable kittens, they quickly and quietly sat down on the stools to the side, placing their hands neatly on their knees. They were just short of grabbing a handful of fragrant sunflower seeds or iced drinks to eat and drink.
"Take that wooden figure that Cheng Ye is holding, for example. It's so lifelike and vivid! Not only that, it can even eat and drink normally, just like us."
Uncle Xu squinted and thought for a moment, stroking his beard. "If I had to name someone with such exquisite skills, I really can't imagine anyone else who could reach this level except for that person!"
"Who is it? Tell us quickly, Uncle Xu! Have we dealt with this mysterious person you're talking about before?"
"Deal with him! Even if this person stood in front of you right now, you probably wouldn't recognize him. After all, he's an extremely ordinary guy. Anyone who has ever met him will completely forget everything about him the next time they meet—even his name will be completely forgotten!"
"It sounds a bit like the kind of person that older generations would describe as having no presence whatsoever."
"No, no, no, this is completely different from 'having no presence'! If you were really the kind of person who is inconspicuous and unnoticed, then even if someone bumped into you on the street, you probably wouldn't notice anything unusual! At most, you would just mutter to yourself: 'Why am I so unlucky today? I twisted my ankle for no reason, or I inexplicably turned to the side.'"
"So, Uncle Xu, who exactly is this person you're talking about? What does he look like? Do you have a photo? Does he have that wooden figure he made before?" Fatty Wang's interest was piqued, and he bounced up to Butler Xu like a monkey, grabbed his arm tightly, and bombarded him with questions.
Butler Xu was startled by Fatty Wang, but he still patiently answered, "That person's surname is Huang, as for his name..." At this point, Butler Xu suddenly stopped, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "Alas, I'm getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be, I can't quite remember his name anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Xie felt a jolt of unease, sensing that Steward Xu was concealing some important information. However, seeing that the other's expression didn't seem to be lying, he didn't press further, simply nodding thoughtfully to indicate his understanding.
At this moment, Wu Xie, who had been silent all along, spoke up and asked, "Uncle Xu, if what you say is true, this carpenter surnamed Huang's craftsmanship is so superb, why have we never heard anyone mention him? Logically speaking, such a skilled person should have been famous by now, right?"
Wu Xie's words made Butler Xu fall into deep thought, as if recalling some distant and profound past events. He stood there quietly, his eyes somewhat vacant, completely immersed in his own thoughts.
“If he had only used his exquisite craftsmanship to make money, no one would have criticized him. But he used those wooden figures created out of longing to kill all those who yearned to see their relatives and lovers again, and…” As Uncle Xu finished speaking, the contempt in his eyes was noticed by Wu Xie and Fatty.
Upon hearing Butler Xu's words and remembering the wooden figure in Cheng Ye's arms outside, Wu Xie suddenly opened his eyes wide in horror. "Uncle Xu, that, that, that," Wu Xie pointed in Cheng Ye's direction outside, "that wooden figure, we!"
Fatty Wang suddenly snapped out of his daze, "Uncle Xu, then tonight, that's not it! Ah!" Fatty pointed incoherently outside, then pointed to himself.
"Don't worry, since Cheng Ye is determined to lead us somewhere, he won't cause any trouble along the way. I reckon they'll make a fuss about our bodyguards tonight."
After observing them all day, Butler Xu didn't know what Cheng Ye was planning to do, but he was pretty sure they were safe until they reached a certain place.
"Should we remind Old Chen and the others?" Wu Xie was also worried about the safety of the bodyguards.
“Old Chen and his colleagues have been through a lot of things like this. They know the procedures much better than you two do.” Seeing that the two seemed to be immersed in some kind of emotion, before they could come to their senses, Butler Xu quickly stood up and tucked himself into the covers.