ebookland Chapter 875 Mr. Cui
Chapter 875 Mr. Cui
"It's Young Master Cui. Let's keep our distance."
Upon learning the identity of the visitor, the crowd made way for him, preferring to miss out on hot porridge rather than offend Young Master Cui.
Approaching them was a burly man, accompanied by eight fierce-looking servants, each carrying a wooden stick, their faces seemingly screaming "The newcomer is hostile."
These impoverished people were already old and frail, and having gone without food for several days, they had no chance to challenge Young Master Cui.
The only thing to do when you see this plague god is to avoid him.
Zhang Yuelu's face immediately darkened, her anger mixed with murderous intent.
"You blind old fool, get out of my way! You're blocking my young master's path. Do you think you can afford to offend him?" A servant kicked an old man who hadn't dodged in time.
After taking three steps back, the old man stumbled and fell to the ground, spilling all the hot porridge from his bowl.
The old man's eyes were filled with despair, not because he had been beaten too badly, but because he was deprived of this bowl of hot porridge.
If he weren't hard of hearing, he wouldn't have dared to stand in front of this group of villains.
"How dare a mere young master cause trouble at the City Lord's Mansion?" Lin Ping thought to himself, which also made him think about how the City Lord of Weinan had been suppressed.
Lin Ping clearly saw a flash of murderous intent in Zhang Yuelu's eyes, which she ultimately suppressed.
She was an assassin from the Nightshade Palace, with such formidable martial arts skills that she wouldn't feel a trace of comfort even if there were hundreds of well-equipped soldiers present, let alone men and a few servants.
Zhang Yuelu definitely has the ability to kill her opponent instantly, and not even leave a single survivor.
But if she did that, it would expose her strength and bring disaster to the city lord's mansion.
"So it's Young Master Cui. May I ask what brings you here?" The Lord of Weinan City greeted him with a smile.
He was a city lord, a powerful figure commanding thousands of troops, yet he once bowed and scraped before a wealthy merchant.
As the saying goes, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head." The lord of Weinan City knew the court's intentions well; if he did anything illegal or disorderly, he would be imprisoned immediately.
Therefore, even if he could subdue the other party, the city lord of Weinan would not do so.
The eight servants in front of him kicked the others away so that Young Master Cui could face Zhang Yuelu directly.
"My little flower has become even more womanly after not seeing her for several months." Young Master Cui raised his right leg and disdainfully stepped on the sack of grain, revealing a lewd and obscene expression.
"Cui Liangzhi, what are you doing here? You're not welcome here!" Zhang Yuelu said angrily.
"Quite feisty, just the type you like, young master." Cui Liangzhi wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, his eyes gleaming as if he wanted to see right through Zhang Yuelu's clothes.
Even though he was ignored, the Lord of Weinan City still walked over with a smile: "Young Master Cui, please tell me what's on your mind. Xiao Hua is a little tired and should rest."
As he spoke, the Lord of Weinan gave Zhang Yuelu a meaningful look, clearly wanting her to leave.
"I really need to talk to my father-in-law about this, since it concerns my marriage to Xiaohua," Cui Liangzhi said, feigning righteousness, though he was actually a hypocrite.
"If Young Master Cui has come for this matter, please leave. I will not agree." The Lord of Weinan City showed a hint of anger on his face, and his innate aura burst forth.
"Old man, don't push your luck."
After being rejected, Cui Liangzhi's true nature was revealed, and he kicked the grain away.
The city lord of Weinan's face darkened completely, and he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "If Young Master Cui is here to cause trouble, don't blame me for being impolite."
At the same time, all ten servants in the mansion rushed out, their piercing eyes showing their determination to fight to the death.
The Lord of Weinan City was not only their master, but also their hero.
Not only the ten servants, but all the people on the street stared at Cui Liangzhi with angry eyes, wishing they could drown him with their spittle.
Perhaps Cui Liangzhi wasn't afraid of these ten servants, but he dared not ignore the tens of thousands of angry eyes.
“I’m here to collect a debt, how can you say I’m being unreasonable?” Cui Liangzhi immediately changed his tone.
Paying back debts is a matter of course, and the Lord of Weinan City didn't complain at all.
Problems that can be solved with money are not big problems, at least that's what Lin Ping thinks.
Zhang Yuelu also asked the city lord in his ear, "How much silver does the city lord's mansion owe him?"
As the Holy Maiden of the Vermilion Bird Sect, Zhang Yuelu had carried out countless missions and had some savings. In addition to the ten thousand taels she gave to her father, she also had a full one thousand taels.
The city lord of Weinan shook his head, held up a finger, and sighed, "Alas, it's all because of my father's incompetence. He owes Cui Liangzhi a full ten thousand taels of silver."
Zhang Yuelu knew that her father was frugal and that most of the money was spent on helping the people.
She not only doesn't blame her father, but also strongly supports him.
"What? No money?" Cui Liangzhi said dismissively, clearly seeing through the predicament of the Lord of Weinan City.
As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny, let alone ten thousand taels of silver.
Having fallen to such a state, the Lord of Weinan City lived a life of utter misery.
"No money? No problem." Cui Liangzhi smiled sinisterly. "Men, move the grain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, eight more servants appeared on the periphery of the crowd, all leading carriages, clearly indicating that they had come prepared.
"Isn't Weinan City short of men? How come Cui Liangzhi and these servants weren't conscripted into the army?" Lin Ping muttered to himself, quietly observing what other cannon fodder might do.
As they watched the grain being loaded onto horse-drawn carts, tens of thousands of people showed expressions of resentment.
But what could they do? They couldn't just surround them and rob the food; that would be breaking the law.
These grains were dispensable to the Lord of Weinan, but he couldn't bear to look at those longing eyes.
"We can't move it, we can't move it! These are the lives of ordinary people!" the Weinan City Lord pleaded, even disregarding his status as he lay down on the grain.
Although the servants were arrogant, they knew the identity of the Lord of Weinan City and dared not lay a hand on him, so they stopped for the time being.
"You can refuse to move the grain, but you have to pay me!" Cui Liangzhi said coldly.
If the Lord of Weinan were truly wealthy, he wouldn't have waited until now.
The ten thousand taels of silver that Zhang Yuelu gave him had already been used to buy grain, and not a single thousand taels of silver could be found in the entire city lord's mansion.
"No money and no desire to provide grain? Fine, let Xiaohua marry me, and this ten thousand taels of silver will be your dowry." Cui Liangzhi revealed his lewd expression again; this was his true purpose.
"I will not let Xiaohua marry you." The Lord of Weinan City refused outright. This was a matter of principle, and he would not back down.
Cui Liangzhi was not angry, nor did he intend to forcibly seize the women. Instead, he forcefully pushed away the city lord of Weinan and continued to order his men to move the grain.
"Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!" Zhang Yuelu's eyes flashed with a menacing killing intent; she finally couldn't hold back any longer.