Chapter 385: The Source of Misfortune, Your Majesty Asked Me to Say Hello to You
March 3rd, night.
"Ziwei leaves the palace."
Guiguzi was observing the celestial phenomena at night, wearing only a thin layer of clothing and whispering in the courtyard.
"Interesting, really interesting, Ziwei has personally joined the game, and the celestial phenomena are becoming more and more chaotic."
Since meeting Liu Ji, he has settled in Pei County.
Having no shortage of money, he rented a house near Liu Ang's residence and wandered around Pei County and surrounding counties with his youngest apprentice every day.
The Red Emperor has already appeared, and he must be surrounded by followers!
On this day, Guiguzi took his old disciple for a half-day tour as usual. At noon, he invited Liu Ji and his two friends Fan Kuai and Lu Wan to have a delicious meal. After getting Liu Ji's promise that he would repay him a thousandfold in the future, he left with satisfaction.
"Is this old man really so stupid? These four lumps are not the sign of a ghost, they are clearly caused by hitting the door frame."
Lu Wan picked the meat from between his teeth with a piece of dry grass in his hand, and glanced at the departing backs of Guiguzi and his apprentice, grinning slightly.
As long as his half-brother Liu Ji asked for food, this old father-in-law with four lumps on his head never refused. He was more like a father to Liu Ji than Liu Ang, Liu Ji's biological father.
Fan Kuai, this strong and sturdy man, showed a rare thoughtful look on his face. His greasy big hands kept rubbing his chin until it became shiny and oily.
"Did this father-in-law kill my brother's entire family in his previous life?"
Phew~
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Liu Ji was holding the wine jar in one hand and pouring the wine into his mouth, but as soon as Fan Kuai said this, the wine that had already entered his stomach surged up and sprayed out.
He coughed madly for a long time, his face turned red and he was out of breath. He glared, gritted his teeth, and pointed at the butcher with trembling fingers.
"You, if you can't speak, then don't speak! If Liu Ang hears you, you might lose your shop!"
Fan Kuai wanted to say something else.
Lu Wan, who couldn't stop laughing, picked up a rib from the table and stuffed it into Fan Kuai's mouth.
Fan Kuai glared at him, his eyebrows and eyes expressed "Lu Wan, what are you doing?"
Liu Ji clapped his hands and shouted, "Lu Wan did a good job."
The score was two to one, and Fan Kuai lowered his head and ate the meat in frustration.
Lu Wan had laughed enough and his face turned serious.
"Butchers don't think before they speak, but their words are true. If this old man hadn't been so kind to you, how could he treat you to wine and meat every day, and even bring us along? Be careful, this old man doesn't look like a good person."
Liu Ji waved his hand nonchalantly, with a proud look on his face.
"You are a genius, and I just wanted to join you because I saw your talent. Two old men in their seventies and eighties, what big deal is that? You are just jealous of you!"
Lu Wan slammed the table and cursed!
"Get lost! Why are you so jealous of you? Are you jealous that you were beaten by your grandfather at the age of 28? Are you jealous that you traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with Lord Xinling, but not only did you not even see him, you also spent all the money we raised and begged to go back to Pei County? Or are you jealous that you broke into Widow Cao's house at night, got chased by a black man, and ran away naked with your pants off?"
If so many ugly things were said about an ordinary person, he would either be angry or ashamed.
But Liu Ji didn't.
He had a smug look on his face, shaking his head , and was overjoyed.
"Nai Gong never met Lord Xinling, but he spent money to become a retainer of Zhang Er, a retainer of Lord Xinling. The retainer of the retainer of Lord Xinling is the retainer of Lord Xinling. You only know that Nai Gong was chased by a dog and ran away with his bare bottom , but you don't know that Nai Gong's pants were taken off by widow Cao herself. Widow Cao doesn't look like she's married at all. She was narrow-minded at first, but she became more open-minded. That feeling, wow."
While drinking, Lu Wan sneered and patted Fan Kuai who was sitting next to him twice.
"Keep pretending. Widow Cao has raised Dahei for seven years. Dahei is not even afraid of this butcher in order to protect him. If what you said is true, Widow Cao should have stopped. Why would she let Dahei chase you for at least seven hundred steps?"
Liu Ji turned his head, looked around, leaned forward and lay on the dirty table, waving repeatedly, asking Lu Wan and Fan Kuai to come over.
Fan Kuai chewed the meat and leaned forward to look at the big man.
Lu Wan curled his lips and tapped the table twice with his fingers.
"Just say it!"
Liu Ji slowed down his voice and lowered it, his eyes looking around as he spoke, as if he was afraid of being heard by others.
"A dog is a dog. No matter how humane it is, it is still a beast, right? Nai Gong was in a hurry, his pants were half pulled up, and he didn't put the bird away properly. The beast smelled the fishy smell and ran over, just like your nose, Lu Wan."
Lu Wan was furious and started hitting him with his fist.
"I'll beat you to death!"
Liu Ji caught his brother's fist, leaned forward quickly, and was about to kiss Lu Wan.
He stopped when the two were only an inch apart and chuckled softly:
"Although I, Liu Ji, am useless, I am still Liu Ang's son. Who else but you, a wretch, dares to harm me in Pei County? It would be a waste if you don't eat the wine and meat offered to you!"
Lu Wan's eyes moved, knowing that his brother knew what was going on, so he felt relieved and swung out with his other fist.
Liu Ji was caught off guard and was hit on the side of the face.
He retreated hastily, holding his right face which was in great pain, and pointed at Lu Wan's nose and cursed:
"Are you sick? It's because you didn't come over that I resorted to this desperate measure!"
Lu Wan cursed back, his voice no louder than Liu Ji's.
"Bullshit! You rascal are just taking this opportunity to curse your father!"
As he spoke, he grabbed the stool on the ground and swung it over!
"If Naigong hadn't been so careless, would you have been able to beat him?"
Liu Ji was hit and was on guard, so he reacted very quickly.
Not only did he dodge the attack by turning sideways, he also kicked over the table and threw it at Lu Wan.
Crackling~
The table didn't hit Lu Wan, but the plates, cups, wine jugs and bowls on the table all fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Lu Wan dodged and bent his right leg slightly to gather strength, then pounced like a nimble cheetah. Liu Ji squatted slightly with his legs and took a stance, with his arms stretched out in front of him like an iron tower.
The two of them were engaged in a civil war in this small restaurant, with dishes flying all over the place and stool and table legs flying everywhere.
Fan Kuai was squatting on the ground, holding the plate of meat that he had rescued before Liu Ji kicked over the table, and was eating it happily while the two brothers were fighting.
"Liu Ji, you bastard! Come with me to find Old Man Liu!"
The restaurant owner had already noticed that the atmosphere here was not right, but he stopped the waiter who was about to mediate.
Until Liu Ji and Lu Wan had almost finished fighting and there was nothing left to smash in the house, he let out a loud roar, rolled up his sleeves, and ran towards Liu Ji angrily.
The waiter really persuaded him to make peace. Why did he want to renovate this small shop that didn't have much business during the day? This was a windfall!
Small people have their own cunningness.
Why did he only pick on Liu Ji when they had a fight? Because Liu Ji's father was Liu Ang, a wealthy man in Pei County.
Lu Wan was not only a poor man himself, but his family also didn't have much money. Even if you squeezed Lu Wan's family dry, you wouldn't get a single drop of money, and you wouldn't be able to pay him a satisfactory price.
"Wait a minute, Uncle Wang! There's no need to alarm Father about this!"
Liu Ji was in a dishevel, with a bruised face and nose, but he took responsibility for the consequences of their actions and stood in front of Wang Bo with his head held high.
"Before sunset, I will pay the money back to Uncle Wang!"
The restaurant owner was still angry and pointed at Liu Ji.
"Either you restore my restaurant, or this matter cannot be resolved without five hundred dollars!"
Liu Ji bent down and smiled.
"My brother will restore Uncle Wang. My brother will restore Uncle Wang."
The fight between him and Lu Wan seemed to be quite a big one, but in fact, he only broke some tables, chairs, benches, cups, plates, and bowls, the total value of which was less than a hundred coins.
Everyone knows how to choose between one hundred coins and five hundred coins.
"Okay, these tables and chairs were made by Mr. Liu when he was alive, and the plates and bowls were bought from Linzi."
Lu Wan was furious and interrupted him with hatred.
"You farted! You wuwu"
Liu Ji quickly covered Lu Wan's mouth and said with a smile:
"Uncle Wang, my brother is willing to compensate you! Five hundred coins! I'll send it to you before dark!"
During his lifetime, Liu Laoqiao was the best carpenter in Pei County. The tables, chairs and benches he made himself were not only of high quality, but also of top quality.
It was the furniture of the county magistrate, Gongcao, Liu Ang and other upper-class people in Pei County, and its value was absolutely unaffordable for ordinary people.
Linzi is the richest city in the world. Even though the styles and materials of the things imported from there are almost the same, their prices are naturally more than twice as high as those in Pei County.
If we follow this method of restoration, we won’t be able to pay back even one thousand coins.
Uncle Wang glared at Lu Wan and his expression relaxed.
"You, Liu San, were also raised by Uncle Wang. Others may not believe you, but Uncle Wang cannot help but believe you. I'll do as you say. Pay the money before dark, and Uncle Wang won't tell Old Man Liu about this."
Liu Ji showed an expression of great joy and pulled Lu Wan out.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang!"
When they reached the door, Uncle Wang suddenly called Liu Ji.
"Liu San!"
Liu Ji turned around and greeted him with a smile.
"Uncle Wang, you say."
"Uncle Wang knows that you traveled all over the world when you came of age, and you can go anywhere. But you can run away, but Old Man Liu can't. You can decide on this matter yourself."
"I, Liu San, said that if I break into the widow's house today, I will not be able to pass through without entering! Uncle Wang, just wait for the money!"
Snap~
A small sound came from the ground, but the restaurant owner Wang Bo did not hear it.
Liu Ji's ears moved and he looked in the direction of the sound.
Then he saw Fan Kuai squatting on the ground, clenching his fists, with two cracked bones at his feet, lowering his head and saying nothing.
The crisp sound just now was the sound of Fan Kuai breaking a big bone with his bare hands.
Liu Ji was slightly startled and shouted loudly.
"Fan Kuai!"
Fan Kuai raised his head in response, his eyes were bloodshot! Like a pair of bloodshot pupils!
Five hundred coins is enough for the three brothers to eat and drink for half a month! This is slaughtering the three brothers like big fat dogs!
He is not as smart as his two brothers, but he is not stupid!
He slaughtered countless dogs. Although he had never slaughtered a human being before, it seemed similar to slaughtering dogs.
Liu Ji's voice became even more fierce.
"There's no meat to eat! Why don't you follow your grandfather?"
Fan Kuai turned his head slightly to look at the restaurant owner, Wang Bo.
"Fan Kuai!"
Liu Bang shouted again, stopping Fan Kuai from turning his head. From this angle, Wang Bo could not see Fan Kuai's eyes.
"Let's go!"
Fan Kuai stood up with a grunt.
"promise."
When he reached Guiguzi, which was about 700 to 800 steps away from the restaurant, he suddenly stopped, looked back, counted on his fingers for a moment, and quickly moved back.
"master?"
The old apprentice quickly quickened his pace and tried to catch up.
"The star of consumption appears in the world."
The old disciple's face changed drastically and he said in a lost voice:
"Po Jun!"
Po Jun, the star of consumption.
Hao represents destructive power and consumption power.
This is the most impulsive and changeable killer star among the fourteen main stars!
Not long after the two men ran back, they saw Liu Ji, Lu Wan and Fan Kuai brothers turning the corner, and the two sides happened to meet each other!
Guiguzi's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He passed over the laughing Liu Ji and quickly scanned the faces of Lu Wan and Fan Kuai.
Lu Wan's face was as gloomy as water.
[If you have anger in your heart but no intention to kill, you are not this kind of person. ]
Guiguzi shifted his gaze and fixed it on Fan Kuai, who was keeping his head down and keeping silent.
[I didn't sense any killing intent, could it be that he is not among the three? ]
As if sensing the temptation in Guiguzi's eyes, Fan Kuai suddenly raised his head, and his pair of light red pupils met the eyes of Guiguzi and his old disciple.
For a moment, the two seemed to see the endless sea of blood and the mountain of corpses and bones that slowly faded away!
The old disciple's already pale face changed again.
Guiguzi stopped and smiled gently.
“Found it.”
He took the initiative to walk forward and looked at Fan Kuai for a long time with a look of nostalgia on his face.
"We meet again."
【Po Jun.】
Fan Kuai frowned and bowed.
"Nice to meet you, old man."
[This old man is really sick. Why is he making such a face when we meet again not long after we separated? ]
Liu Ji threw himself on Guiguzi, tears streaming down his face, and he cried loudly.
"My Lord! It's fate that we meet again! You must save me once! If you don't save me, I will be sent to Mount Li to build a grave for myself! My Lord!"
The old apprentice, whose composure had returned to normal, pulled Liu Ji away with an unhappy look on his face and stood in front of his master.
He took a closer look at Liu Ji's face.
[The life palace is fine, but the wealth palace is dark. This is just a loss of wealth, there is no need to worry about life. This guy is talking nonsense again! Could this be the Red Emperor? ]
"You lost money."
The old apprentice said in a cold voice that he had seen the brothers Liu Ji and Lu Wan go gambling more than once.
Liu Ji threw himself on his old disciple again and wiped all his tears and snot on his clothes.
"It's unfair, Mr. Huang! We just separated for a quarter of an hour, and I haven't even finished my meal yet! How can I have time to gamble? Not to mention losing money!"
The old disciple was stunned for a moment, then suddenly pushed Liu Ji away, with a look of disgust on his face, and cursed:
"You little liar!"
As soon as the old disciple made way, Liu Ji knelt down in front of Guiguzi.
"My Lord, Mr. Huang wronged me, my Lord."
"Why."
Guiguzi grabbed Liu Ji with one hand and said with a smile:
"Young Master, you promised me that you would give me land and treasures when you meet your supreme brother. Young Master, how can I not help you when you are in trouble? If you have something to say, just say it."
He turned around and scolded his old apprentice.
"Your Highness is the younger brother of the First Emperor. What's wrong with him going to Mount Li to build a mausoleum for himself? Where is that a lie?"
【The First Emperor?】
[Brother? ]
Lu Wan's face was no longer gloomy.
Fan Kuai's eyes were also bloodshot.
They moved in unison and first looked at Liu Ji strangely.
[You really dare to brag...]
Then look at Guiguzi even more weirdly.
[You really dare to believe it...]
“Ahem!”
Liu Ji coughed twice, wiped his face with his sleeve, patted his pants, and stood up naturally.
He turned around and glared at his two good-for-nothing brothers, then turned back around with a smile on his face.
"It's nothing serious. It's just that after the prince left, the boy ordered more wine and food. The money my brother gave me this year has been spent, and I have no money to pay the bill."
The old apprentice said suspiciously:
"How much?"
[This doesn’t look like the money for a meal…]
Liu Ji said calmly:
"Five hundred coins."
"Five hundred coins! You three ate the gold! You..."
The old apprentice was furious. He and his master could not even spend 500 coins on food in two months!
"Why!"
Guiguzi blocked it with his arm horizontally, then stretched out his arm.
"Young Master, please lead the way. I will pay for you."
At this moment, not to mention Lu Wan and Fan Kuai, even Liu Ji looked incredulous.
"Thank you, Lord Huang."
He clasped his fists in thanks, turned around and led the way, muttering to himself.
[Could it be that my whole family really died at the hands of the prince in the previous life? ]
In front of the restaurant, a farmer wearing linen clothes, carrying a hoe, squatted at the door and sat on the threshold.
"Brother Liu came back so early today?"
Liu Ji greeted.
Liu is the most common surname in Pei County.
Brother Liu is from Pei County. Before Liu Ji went out into the world, Brother Liu had lived in Pei County.
Liu Ji has known Brother Liu for ten years. The two are not close friends, but they are familiar with each other.
The farmer called Brother Liu ignored Liu Ji, raised his head, looked at Guiguzi, and smiled with his big white teeth.
"The source of the disaster, the Lord asked me to say hello to you."
