allonlinenovel Chapter 118 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Chapter 118 Enemies meet on a narrow road
In the end, Lu Yuan was made unconscious and had no memory of how she took a shower or got into bed.
The culprit hugged him, glanced at the two little guys on his side, and then hugged him contentedly and fell asleep.
The next day, when he woke up, he found himself sore and weak all over. When he wanted to settle the score with Xiao Li, he found that the place was empty.
He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, he's running so fast, is he really afraid that I'll settle the score with him?
As he thought, Xiao Li was indeed a little worried that he would settle the score with him later. After all, the young husband had repeatedly said that he had eaten enough last night, and it was he who insisted that the young husband was not full, so he fed him again and again, and finally fed him until he was full.
But we can't blame him. He has been eating vegetarian food for too long and it's rare for him to eat meat. Who can resist it?
He didn't know whether others could bear it, but he couldn't.
While his young husband was secretly cursing him in his heart, he was dealing with the "little lamb" matter.
As soon as he got up in the morning, he found Chu Yang and asked him for help. The other party agreed without asking any questions.
When Chu Yang learned about this, he asked in disbelief, "When did the world become like this? It's not like we can't survive, but those people actually..."
It's not surprising that people do anything when they can't survive, but now they can obviously still make ends meet and have money to buy "little lambs", so it's impossible that they don't have money to buy food or something.
It wouldn't be the wealthy families who would go bankrupt first, but it was those who had the best lives who came up with this idea.
Xiao Li did not explain, but Shen Congzhou mentioned the matter of "eternal youth and longevity" to him after he knew about it, which made his eyes bloodshot.
"Stupid, stupid!" Chu Yang clenched his fists, wishing he could rush over to those people and beat them until they cried and screamed, making them regret their wrongdoings. "Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor, and he hasn't even thought about eternal youth and longevity. How dare they?"
Although the current emperor is not a very powerful emperor, the people love him very much.
Chu Yang followed Chu Huaiqing and occasionally heard Chu Huaiqing mention the current emperor. He had never heard a bad word from his cousin.
His cousin is a pragmatic person. If Your Majesty is not a good emperor, his cousin would definitely not have such an attitude, and would not be willing to manage Yangzhou for Your Majesty.
After all, if you really count, Yangzhou is still considered wealthy among the three northern states, but compared with the Central Plains, it is just a drop in the bucket. This can be seen from the fact that those aristocratic families look down on the north.
His cousin almost won the first place in the imperial examination. If it weren't for his poor family background, he would have won the first place in the imperial examination that year.
However, it was also because of my cousin's clean family background that he was able to become a loyal minister and was finally sent by His Majesty to Yangzhou as the prefect. This was a high-ranking official with real power.
It was also because of this that he was able to benefit from his cousin's help and get a good job even without passing the imperial examination, which made his father and brother feel at ease.
Xiao Li's expression was calm. "Human hearts are treacherous and unpredictable. People also have insatiable desires."
Ultimately, it is because people are greedy. Even though they are already rich, they still dream of other illusory things.
Chu Yang had never experienced anything like this before. This was the first time he encountered such a thing. He couldn't help but curse for a long time before following Shen Congzhou to secretly capture those people.
At the same time, after a day and a night of consideration, Jin Dali also returned with the magistrate's reply and handwritten letter.
The letter stated the conditions for agreeing to Xiao Li, and also wrote down the relevant promises on a separate piece of paper.
The other party was very tactful in that he finally stamped the paper with an official seal instead of his own private seal. In this way, even if a new county magistrate was replaced in the future, the contents of the paper would still be effective.
It has to be said that Xiao Li was quite satisfied with this. After thinking about it, he mentioned the matter of "little lamb" to Jin Dali.
"Little lambs? Are they crazy?" Jin Dali, who was originally sitting, could no longer sit still after hearing this. "Where are they? I'm going to go and slaughter these beasts right now!"
Xiao Li has a strong mental strength and psychic abilities, so he can more clearly perceive that the other party is not pretending, but is really angry.
After confirming that Jin Dali had no involvement, he continued, "Don't worry. Those people have set their sights on my two young sons. I don't intend to let them go. If the county lieutenant wants someone, you may as well wait."
Jin Dali frowned, staring at him in disbelief for a long moment. Finally, he shook his head, sighed, and sat back down. "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. It's fine if you say that in front of me, but don't ever say that in front of the magistrate."
If we really investigate this, Xiao Li's behavior is no different from lynching, and he will be punished by a beating.
Since Xiao Li dared to do it, he naturally has the ability to prevent others from catching him, but he doesn't need to let the other party know about these things.
He nodded indifferently, accepting the other party's kind reminder.
Seeing his reaction, Jin Dali realized that he probably wouldn't listen to him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but in the end he didn't continue to persuade him.
After a while, Jin Dali could no longer sit still and spoke bluntly, "This matter is of great importance. I will also inform the county magistrate. I hope that Master Xiao will show mercy and spare those people's lives. Otherwise, I will have a hard time explaining to the county magistrate."
"Okay." As long as someone comes in front of him, Xiao Li will find a way to make them pay the price. Even if they don't die at his hands in the end, he will make them get the retribution they deserve.
Jin Dali couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw him agree so easily.
I'm not worried about anything else, but I'm mainly worried that the two sides will compete for people and damage the relationship, and then the cooperation that has just been negotiated will be ruined, which is a big deal.
Originally, Jin Dali was very happy because someone took over the management of the disaster victims outside the city. But now he became anxious and angry because of the "little lamb" incident. Finally, he drank a pot of tea at Xiao's house and left.
He was still surprised when talking about this. Tea is a precious thing these days. It’s good enough to have water to drink right now. Who cares about these things?
He didn't expect that he would be able to drink tea when he suddenly came to the door, and it was not tea specially brewed for him. What does this mean? It means that this is how other people live their lives on a daily basis! They are particular about people!
Jin Dali was annoyed by those bad things, but at the same time he couldn't help but sigh that Xiao Li was living a good life. He didn't know what the reason was.
Even though Shen Congzhou boasted a lot, he and the county magistrate did not think that the other party just had a little money. He did not look like that.
However, the other party clearly did not want to reveal their identity, and what they did was also beneficial to them. He had discussed this with the county magistrate and decided to just ignore the matter.
On the other side, Chu Yang and Shen Congzhou controlled all the relevant people, and waited until dark before bringing the main culprits back to Xiao's house.
The world is not a good place nowadays. Most people seen outside are pale and thin. Even those from wealthy families have lost some weight. What about the four or five people in front of Xiao Li?
Not only are they all fat and big-eared, but they also have rosy complexions. It is obvious that they not only eat and drink well, but also have plenty of oil and water to make them eat like this.
Thinking of the "little lambs" they had eaten, Xiao Li looked at them as if they were dead people.
But before that, he still had something to ask them, otherwise he would not have let Shen Congzhou bring these people back and just deal with them outside.
"Master, please spare my life! If you can spare my life, I will give you all my wealth. I also have many beautiful concubines in my house, and I will give them all to you. Please spare my life!"
"Not only do I have beautiful concubines, I also have several daughters who are as pretty as flowers. They are still waiting to be married. If you spare my life, I will not only give you all my wealth, but also let my daughters who are still virgins serve you!"
"Me too, me too. Not only do I have daughters, but I also have several sons who are still young. I will let them all serve you, young master..."
"I have a lot of gold hidden in my house. Sir, please spare my life and I will tell you where all the gold is hidden..."
Everyone was begging Xiao Li for mercy, trying to use their possessions to save their lives.
Chu Yang and the others clenched their fists and wished they could rush up and beat them up again. If Xiao Li hadn't given the order, he would definitely not be able to tolerate these people.
Xiao Li had a blank expression on his face, but upon hearing this, he lowered his eyes and gave an ambiguous smile, "So it seems your lives are quite valuable, right?"
Those people were stunned. They didn't expect that he would not agree to their request for mercy, but instead ask such a confusing question.
But no matter what he meant, they were now in his hands and could only be slaughtered by him. Even though this question made them very unhappy, they still nodded.
"Yes, yes, our lives are still worth something. Sir, it would be of some use for you to keep us alive, right?"
"That's right, we all know how to do business. In the future, we can let you manage those businesses. You don't have to do it yourself. You just sit back and you'll be paid. What do you think, sir?"
"Sir, do you like beauties? My family runs a brothel. I can find any beauty you like for you."
"My family runs a grain store. We stockpiled a lot of grain before the drought. I guarantee you'll make a lot of money."
Xiao Li has never lacked material possessions and has no particular interest in beautiful women, except for his own daughter Yuan'er.
The curve of his mouth seemed a little more obvious, but if you look closely, you will find that there is no smile in his eyes, and they are even cold.
However, these people were so overwhelmed by fear that they didn't care about anything else. When they saw him smile, they thought he was attracted to them, and they felt relieved. Their attitude gradually became more presumptuous.
"Sir, your men are so ignorant. Not only did they beat us up, but they also kidnapped us and brought us here. They acted like bandits, which is not in line with your noble character at all."
"That's right. Moreover, these people smashed and destroyed everything in my house. They didn't even realize how many good things were broken. How much of my treasures have been wasted?"
One by one, they began to throw dirty water on Chu Yang. As for Shen Congzhou, they just glanced at him and didn't dare to say anything.
Xiao Li nodded from time to time, and when they stopped talking until their mouths were dry, he asked them, "Are you done?"
Those people were slightly stunned, not understanding what he meant. After a while, they nodded and replied, "Speaking, speaking is complete. Do you have any instructions, sir?"
Xiao Li's voice was gentle and approachable. "I have a question. I wonder if you can help me solve it?"
"This... Sir, please tell us. We can definitely help you solve your doubts." Even if they can't, do they dare to say they can't at this time? Of course they can't!
"That's great." Xiao Li chuckled and nodded. "I'm curious. How did you all learn, out of nowhere, that eating 'young lamb' can prolong youth and life? Even the Heavenly Family wouldn't know about this, right? How can you be sure that this isn't a lie?"
Hearing this, those people were obviously stunned and looked at each other. For a moment, no one spoke first.
It looked like there was probably something going on behind this scene, but no one seemed to want to speak out at the moment.
A cold light flashed in Xiao Li's eyes. Although he didn't say anything, it made people feel cold all over for some reason, and those people suddenly trembled.
Chu Yang was an impatient person. If Shen Congzhou hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed up to beat someone up.
"What? Is it difficult to answer my question?" Xiao Li's voice was still gentle, but his eyes narrowed dangerously. He looked back and forth at them, as if he was considering which one to start with.
After a while, those people could not hold on any longer, and the one who started begging for mercy first was also the first to answer this question.
"We overheard these things from a group of people not long ago. They were all riding tall horses, and their leader was a very handsome young man. He looked very wealthy and was dressed in a very impressive manner."
"That's right. We were drinking in a restaurant at the time, and that group of people happened to enter the restaurant, right next to us. I heard the young man say something about the jade pendant being lost, and that if things couldn't be handled properly, he would have to curry favor with someone. Then his men seemed to bring up the matter of the little mutton."
"Yes, those people all carry swords. They don't look like ordinary people like us. And those horses are taller than any war horses I have ever seen."
"That young man said he wanted to find someone to try lamb to see if it would be effective. We didn't know what was going on at the time, so we impulsively went over and said we could help."
"At the time, all we wanted was to hook up with a noble person, to have another way out in the future, and to have another way to survive. But who knew that this thing tasted so good, we, we couldn't give it up!"
……
Listening to what those people said, Xiao Li quickly pieced together the general situation and also found the source of the matter -
Zhou Yucheng.