abnabooks #2288 - The Kind Mr. Kou
#2288 - The Kind Mr. Kou
Just as the Second Madam and the son of Master Kou were arguing, Master Kou arrived in the back garden with his steward.
"There are still guests in the house. What kind of behavior is this, arguing like this? Stop at once!"
Master Kou approached the Second Madam and his son, scolding them sternly.
However, Master Kou had a kind face, so even his stern scolding seemed gentle.
"Master, this son of yours is disobedient. I am his mother, yet he is so rebellious.
You should expel him from the house, otherwise, I won't be able to stay in this family."
The Second Madam feigned grievance, complaining to the benevolent Kou.
Master Kou seemed to know the character of his Second Madam, shaking his head helplessly, then looked at his son.
"Father, this woman is too shrewish. You must not be swayed by her, lest our Kou family lose its order."
Master Kou's son also spoke angrily.
Master Kou seemed conflicted and hesitant, and subconsciously looked at the steward.
"Master, no matter what, this Second Madam is still the young master's mother. He should be punished for contradicting his elders, shouldn't he?"
The steward said to Master Kou from the side, but his tone was more like an order than a reminder.
"Yes, yes, the steward is right."
Master Kou seemed to obey the steward completely, not daring to disobey in the slightest.
The Second Madam, having gained an advantage, immediately changed her expression, putting on a flirtatious demeanor as she spoke coquettishly to the benevolent Kou.
"Alright, let's leave it at that."
Master Kou's face was very embarrassed and unsightly, shaking his head helplessly.
Sun Wukong had witnessed this entire scene. From Master Kou's attitude in handling this matter, Sun Wukong had already obtained a lot of information.
After returning, Sun Wukong said to Tang Sanzang and the others.
"Master, I can be certain that the benevolent Kou is definitely controlled by the Second Madam and the steward."
"Moreover, he seems to be the head of the family, but he has no status in the Kou mansion. Everything must be done according to the steward's words, and even the Second Madam and her son do not listen to his orders at all."
Sun Wukong combined what he had seen with reasoning and analyzed it for Tang Sanzang and the others.
"It seems we should help this benevolent Kou, after all, his acts of charity are genuine."
"The steward and the Second Madam must be spies sent here by the Western Paradise."
"Since that's the case, we should help the benevolent Kou and eliminate these two spies first."
Tang Sanzang and the others all expressed their views, and their meanings were basically the same.
Only Chu Hao didn't say anything. Although he had his own judgment in his heart, it wasn't a good time to say it.
"Brother, what do you say about us helping the benevolent Kou by eliminating the steward and the Second Madam first?"
Sun Wukong asked Chu Hao, and Tang Sanzang and the others also looked at Chu Hao.
Although they had already reached a consensus on this issue, they still needed to hear Chu Hao's opinion.
After all, Chu Hao's mind was sharp, and he had almost never made a mistake on the journey west.
"It's good to test the waters. We are currently in a maze.
If we don't take action, this maze won't break on its own. We can treat the Second Madam and the steward as a starting point.
But remember, before making an accurate judgment, do not harm anyone for the time being."
Chu Hao said to Sun Wukong and Tang Sanzang and the others.
"In addition, since arriving in Diling County, I have had a faint, strange feeling, but I can't say what's strange about it.
I will carefully investigate these two days. You can handle the affairs of the Kou family."
Chu Hao continued to say to Tang Sanzang and the others.
For Chu Hao, the Kou family's bewilderment array couldn't threaten him, after all, it was just a maze.
Even if the maze is clever, it is just a temporary blindfold, and the truth will always be revealed.
But after Chu Hao entered Diling County, he felt a sense of suppression. This feeling was very weak, even negligible.
But Chu Hao knew that the power that could make him feel suppressed, if it were to erupt, would be the greatest threat.
So Chu Hao wanted to find this threat as soon as possible and then eliminate it.
Chu Hao handed the Kou family's affairs over to Tang Sanzang and the others to handle on their own, while he put his energy into conducting a detailed investigation of the hidden threat.
Tang Sanzang and the others continued to discuss. Since Chu Hao also agreed, with the steward and the Second Madam as the starting point, Tang Sanzang and the others naturally had to arrange a plan.
"The Western Paradise's scheme is the Merit Dharma Assembly. We must expose the true faces of the steward and the Second Madam before the Merit Dharma Assembly."
"Yes, otherwise the steward and the Second Madam will definitely cause trouble at the Merit Dharma Assembly."
"If Immortal Chu Hao hadn't told us to act cautiously, we could have directly killed those two!"
Tang Sanzang and his disciples discussed, and after some discussion, they decided to take action the next day.
The overall plan was divided into three steps. First, Tang Sanzang would take the lead, avoid the steward, and talk to the benevolent Kou alone.
Since the benevolent Kou was being threatened and had his own difficulties, he would definitely confide in Tang Sanzang.
As long as it was confirmed by the benevolent Kou, then Sun Wukong and the others would take action.
The three of them would target the Second Madam. As long as the three of them forced the Second Madam to expose her identity.
Since the Second Madam was in cahoots with the steward, then the steward would definitely not be able to escape.
Finally, whether to detain or expel the steward and the Second Madam could be discussed later.
After making the plan, early the next morning, Tang Sanzang went to find the benevolent Kou to discuss the Merit Dharma Assembly.
"Amitabha, this humble monk wants to discuss the Merit Dharma Assembly with Benefactor Kou in detail."
Hearing Tang Sanzang say this, the benevolent Kou was naturally happy and readily agreed.
However, just as the benevolent Kou and Tang Sanzang were preparing to discuss the Merit Dharma Assembly, the steward was still standing beside the benevolent Kou.
The steward was almost inseparable from the benevolent Kou, clearly with the intention of monitoring him.
However, Tang Sanzang was not worried, because they had already made arrangements to move the steward away from the benevolent Kou.
"It's not good, a gust of wind suddenly blew, making a mess of our Kou family."
Such a voice suddenly came from outside. Indeed, there was a gust of wind outside just now. Although the wind didn't knock down trees or houses, it made a mess of the Kou family.
"Steward, this humble monk is discussing the Dharma Assembly with Benefactor Kou, please go and deal with the chaos in the Kou mansion."
Tang Sanzang said to the steward.