Chapter 73: The Nine-Patterned Dragon Disguises Himself as a Pig to Eat the Tiger (Part 2)

  After that roar rolled over people's heads, the yard became unusually quiet, and everyone stopped to gaze in the direction of the Fengshui gate. Even those thugs who were being fooled by Shi Jin also stopped one after another, retreating under the eaves of the house and standing in two rows at a distance from Shi Jin.

  Huang Erlang's face lit up with joy, and he hastily dropped the wooden knife in his hand, wiping the blood on his hands onto his clothes. He beamed with delight and loudly shouted: "Big Brother!" As he spoke, he quickly walked down the steps, his eyes fixed on the Fengshui gate.

  As the crowd of people buying water dispersed from both sides, a group of people finally squeezed in from outside. In front were three or four little Sis opening the way, pushing and shoving to clear a path through the crowd, inside which a person was escorted out by many people. With a fat head and big ears, a shiny face, wearing a celadon green silk brocade robe, he comfortably walked from the Fengshui gate into the Kong's dye shop.

  Huang Erlang took a look, and his heart full of joy suddenly fell flat. Half of it congealed on his face, and the other half chilled at the bottom of his heart. And there were only five levels under the eaves, he went down halfway, and was awkwardly hesitant about whether to go up or down.

  That fatty's gaze swept around the yard, looking at the tragic scene of slaughter here, and his eyebrows were tightly furrowed together. Before Huang Erlang could speak, the fatty's face sank as he angrily said: "What is the most important thing in doing business?"

  "What's the most particular thing... Huang Erlang didn't even have time to turn this sentence over in his mind, when he heard a familiar voice behind the fat man answering with a practiced tone: ' Auspicious!'"

  Huang Erlang's eyes narrowed as he scanned the courtyard, then focused on the fat man behind him. It wasn't until then that he suddenly understood - this Mr. Zhang's skill at slipping away was just as quick as his calculations, no wonder there were rumors that had brought this wealthy master back.

  Huang Erlang thought to himself on this side, staring fixedly at Mr. Zhang, his teeth itching with hatred.

  The fat landlord nodded, then shook his head and said with a hint of anger: "So... is this auspicious?" This question was asked with great significance, and when Huang Erlang, Shi Jin, and the accountant heard it, they all felt that it seemed to be specifically asking about themselves.

  Huang Erlang knew that this fat businessman was doing business, and everything was about auspiciousness. In the past, following behind his older brother, he had heard this fatty muttering to himself more than once, "Auspicious, auspicious, there's auspiciousness and benefit, a hundred fortunes are auspicious, ten thousand wealth is born." However, today at Kong's dye shop, not only was it inauspicious to be wielding knives and guns, but also to be disemboweling and bleeding all over the courtyard. This scene was naturally extremely displeasing to the fat businessman's eyes. Huang Erlang was most annoyed by his dawdling, and just as he was thinking of opening his mouth to explain, he was abruptly silenced by a gesture from the fat businessman.

  Huang Erlang had just lost face in front of Lao Da, and now this dead fat man didn't even give him any face, so he felt extremely displeased.

  But the fat landlord seemed to ignore this, coldly saying: "Nonsense! Shut up and stand aside." The fat landlord raised his right hand with the jade ring again, pointing at Shi Jing: "Who are you?"

  Shi Jin didn't even bother to glance at him, instead adjusting his previously disheveled clothes and saying languidly, "And who are you?"

  That fat rich man smiled, puffed out his round belly, put on airs and pretended to be humble, saying: "I'm Kong Ru, in this Kong's dye shop, I'm just a small boss."

  "Oh——!" Shi Jin slapped his forehead, looking suddenly enlightened, which added a lot of pride to Kong Ruzi's face. However, after slapping his forehead, Shi Jin looked at Kong Ruzi with a dazed expression and muttered: "Kong Ruzi... Kong Ruzi... Kong Ruzi..."

  Mr. Zhang looked at Shi Jin like this, and with a look of petty gain, he stood up straight from beside Kong Rong's body, and said bluntly: "Old Master Kong is the number one or two big shot in Huayin County, grasping the economic lifeline of Huayin County, do you know what's good for you now?"

  "Confucius... Confucius... I don't know what kind of thing it is!" Shi Jin didn't care what the accountant said, and shook his head: "Never heard of it."

  Huang Erlang, who was standing aside, burst out laughing as soon as he heard this. The shopkeeper was furious and scolded Shi Jin, pointing at him: "You don't know a good thing when you see it!"

  Kong Ru is after all a dignified person, has seen big scenes, not only deep in the city, but also calm and composed. He raised his hand to shut up the tent, and then slowly said: "It doesn't matter if Kong Ru's reputation isn't loud, this little brother, you just need to know that this place under your feet is mine, that's enough!"

  Shi Jin looked at Kong Rong and laughed: "You say it's yours, he says it's his, I also say it's mine... Haha... But the person died here, this is the most important thing!"

  Kong Ruzi clasped his hands behind his back, glanced at Huang Erlang, and then turned to Shi Jing: "A life is a matter of great importance, but it's also just 'a grievance has its source, a debt has its owner'. The Huang family killed one of their own, they will naturally take care of it themselves. You can't interfere!"

  Shi Jin stared straight into Kong Rong's eyes, saying word by word: "There is nothing in Huayin County that I can't handle!"

  "Wow! Awesome! Admire!" Kong Ru put on a solemn and respectful look, teasing Shi Jin: "It turns out that Liu County Lord has returned to the world! Ah, sorry for the disrespect!"

  Everyone burst out laughing as soon as they heard Kong Rong's teasing, coupled with his exaggerated gestures. Whether it was Huang Erlang or the water buyer, they all thought Shi Jin would be in for a tough time, and now there was even better entertainment to watch. As the saying goes, "Don't try to twist your arm beyond its limit!" The courtyard inside and out was packed with people, all waiting to see how this stubborn young man would make things difficult for the Huang and Kong families, and what kind of ending he would ultimately meet.

  Kong Ru and others burst out laughing, and with a smile all over his face, he said: "However, even if Liu County Commander's soul returns, it won't affect me! This Huayin County will eventually be my territory!"

  "I'm really sorry" Shi Jin said with a embarrassed expression: "Let your wish fall through. This place will be mine sooner or later..."

  "Haha, a young man with ambition is not bad!" Kong Ru smiled and turned the conversation around, then sarcastically said to Shi Jin: "But daydreaming is not good. A young man's arrogance should be backed by substance, not just a foolish attitude!"

  Shi Jin ignored his nonsense and continued to stare at him, but now there was a hint of chill in Shi Jin's eyes. Shi Jin pointed to the ground, full of confidence, and declared again: "This place will be mine sooner or later!"

  "That's good, it's yours, it's yours!" Kong Ru sneered at Shi Jin, gesturing with his hands and feet: "Then can you handle this siege? Can you handle those rebels?" Kong Ru said, and again burst out laughing together with the crowd.

  "That's even more embarrassing, just right for me to take care of!" Shi Jin said with a sly smile.