C81 (2/2)

”Alright, let's not talk about it anymore.” Xia Li acted as if he was going to leave, and the brawny fellow at the side immediately begged: ”Alright, I'll talk to our grandpa, and try my best to convince him.”

”Remember, Noon, we will meet at the tea stand here. If you do not come, we need not meet again in the future.” After Xia Li finished, he pulled Sun Chun and left.

The few barbarians looked at each other, not daring to waste time. They quickly reached an agreement and ran back to the gambling den to report to Rich Man Yang.

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At this time, in the Gold Dueling gambling house, Rich Man Yang, who had been beaten with twenty lashes and drank the cold wind the whole night, was lying lifelessly on the bed.

The servant girl stood at the side and handed Jiang Tang in the bowl to Rich Man Yang one spoonful at a time. The boss stood at the side and looked anxiously in the direction of the door, as if he was waiting for someone.

A group of boorish men ran to the second floor of the gambling house with their heads covered in sweat. They waved at the boss, and the boss walked over and gathered with a few others. After muttering for a while, the boss walked in with a heavy face.

Rich Man Yang pushed the servant girl who was feeding him the soup away and waved towards his boss. His arm extended and pulled the wound on his back, causing him to grimace in pain.

”Master, I really have something to tell you. The person I sent just now brought that damned girl's message. She wanted you to personally come to the tea shop and clear all the debts that you owe. She also wanted you to bring no more than five people.”

”Cough, cough …” Rich Man Yang was so angry that he was coughing non-stop, his face was completely red, and it took a while before he managed to calm himself down, ”This stinking girl … ”I have to push myself even further!”

”Master, actually, you can sit in the palanquin. This subordinate will accompany you. If you have any words, this subordinate will negotiate with that girl on your behalf.”

The boss thought for a while before giving his suggestion to Rich Man Yang.

”Cough …” Rich Man Yang's face was full of anger. He closed his eyes and panted for a while, feeling the burning pain on his back. In the end, he compromised and nodded to his boss.

”Okay, you... ”Say it for me.”

At noon, Xia Li and Sun Chun punctually sat in the tea stand and asked the waiter for a pot of tea. The two of them drank the tea and waited for Rich Man Yang and the others to arrive.

Not long later, Xia Li saw four brutes carrying a palanquin towards her. Beside the palanquin, was the boss of the gambling house.

”Don't care what kind of tricks they have to do to capture the Rich Man Yang in our hands. That way, we will have hostages in our hands too, don't be afraid of them.”

Sun Chun held back his laughter and solemnly nodded: ”Okay.”

The two of them had just finished discussing, Rich Man Yang's sedan chair was already in front of the two of them, the boss bowed and opened the curtain in front of Rich Man Yang's door, Xia Li glanced over, Rich Man Yang was lying on a corner of the sedan, behind him was a thick layer of cushion, his eyes were drooping, his lips were slanted, he looked extremely dejected, but his hand was tightly holding onto a contract for the payment of the instalments.

As if noticing that Xia Li was looking at him, Rich Man Yang tried his best to open his eyes. With trembling hands, he grabbed onto a corner of the palanquin and sat upright, staring at Xia Li.

The big boss bent down to approach the Rich Man Yang, who whispered a few sentences into his ear. The big boss nodded his head again and again, took the contract from the Rich Man Yang's hands, put down the palanquin curtain, and walked towards Xia Li.

”Our lord's body is not feeling well, I will represent him today. ”Our lord's intention is very clear. If you bring the four hundred and fifty silver taels here, I will write off this contract and our two families will have no relations to each other ever again.”

Sun Chun stood at her original position, looked around, and nodded at Xia Li, indicating that she was not surrounded by people lying in ambush, then scuttled over to Rich Man Yang's palanquin. Taking advantage of the few barbarians' inattentiveness, she pulled Rich Man Yang out from the palanquin, and grabbed both of his arms.

Rich Man Yang's back was injured, and his arm was suddenly locked by Sun Chun as he screamed in pain.

”Put...” ”Open!”

”What are you all doing!” The boss smashed the teacup in his hand and glared at Xia Li.

”In order to prevent you from becoming demons, what if I give you the silver? What will you do if you go back on your word?” Xia Li asked his boss.

”Then if I give you the contract, can you cross it out yourself? But you have to give me the banknotes in your hands at the same time! ” The boss became anxious too. As he spoke, he pushed the contract in his hands towards Xia Li.

”En!” Rich Man Yang saw his actions and became even angrier, shaking his body continuously. His anger soared to the sky and was about to be angered to death by his boss's foolish actions.

Xia Li did not hold back, he immediately took the contract from her, took the brush he had prepared beforehand from the table, dipped it in ink, and cut the debt and signature on the contract, and drew a big cross with his own signature on the contract.

After that, under the boss's anxious waiting, he walked over to Rich Man Yang and stuffed the silver notes into Rich Man Yang's arms. Then, he tore up the two instalments contracts in front of Rich Man Yang.

”Why didn't you give me the banknotes!” The boss ran in front of Xia Li and shouted unhappily.