Chapter 39 Something Happened
"Thank you, senior brother. It's not necessary." Qin Ziling replied calmly.
"You!" Zheng Xinghan shook his head helplessly, and then quickly walked towards Nangong Yue.
"Haha, good, good! I was right about you, you are a promising young talent! A promising young talent!" Zuo Le patted Nangong Yue's shoulder heavily, looking happy and excited.
"It's all thanks to Master Zuo's teaching!" Nangong Yue said modestly.
"Haha!" Zuo Le became even happier after hearing this. He patted Nangong Yue's shoulder again and said, "Practice well!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Congratulations, Brother Nangong!"
"Nangong Yue, congratulations, congratulations!"
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The outer courtyard apprentices and inner courtyard disciples all came forward to congratulate, everyone had a smile on their face, but the look in their eyes was complicated.
"Haha, thank you. I'll treat everyone to Zui Xiang Lou tonight!" Nangong Yue said with a proud look on his face.
While speaking, Nangong Yue's gaze intentionally or unintentionally passed over the crowd and looked in the direction of Qin Ziling.
Qin Ziling turned around and walked to the sandbag and started clapping his hands, not even bothering to look at him.
The conflict between the two had already been made public, and they had also revealed their cards in private. It was natural that Qin Ziling would not come forward and put on a smile just because Nangong Yue broke through to the Iron Plate level.
Nangong Yue is not Xu Yuanbiao, the seventh young master of Xujiabao, and is not qualified enough to let Qin Ziling act like a bear in front of others!
Nangong Yue's face unconsciously became gloomy when he saw this.
Everyone felt Nangong Yue's unfriendly expression, followed his gaze, saw Qin Ziling, and couldn't help but secretly shook their heads. Wu Cheng, Nangong Yue's lackey, deliberately curled his lips to please Nangong Yue and said, "Humph, who does this Qin Ziling think he is? He has practiced for nearly three years to break through to the membrane level. He is not even worthy of carrying shoes for you, Senior Brother Nangong, and he dares to put on airs!"
"Wu Cheng, it's not your turn to comment on your fellow brothers in the inner courtyard!" Zheng Xinghan's face darkened when he heard this and he scolded.
"Senior Brother Zheng, actually although Wu Cheng's words were a little inappropriate, he was also speaking the truth. Today is my good day after all, and he is so disrespectful to me. If it weren't for Master Zuo's sake, I would have to teach him a lesson." Nangong Yue retorted coldly.
Zheng Xinghan looked at Nangong Yue, a hint of annoyance flashed in the depths of his eyes, but he finally forced a smile and said, "Okay, Qin Ziling is just that kind of person, he only cares about practicing martial arts. We are all brothers from the same school, so don't bother with him."
"One must know one's own limitations when practicing martial arts. With his talent and poor appearance, it will be useless for him to practice further." Nangong Yue said with disdain.
"That's right, that's right!" Wu Cheng and several of Nangong Yue's trusted brothers nodded in agreement.
"That's indeed the truth!" Lu Taiqiang, who was born into a wealthy family in the inner city, also said this, while the other inner court disciples all smiled unnaturally, neither agreeing nor refuting.
The second floor of the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop.
"I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Yun. I was not in the martial arts gym these days due to some matters. I didn't know about the trouble in the store." Qin Ziling bowed to the Yun Lan siblings.
"Mr. Qin, you are too polite. We are the ones who have caused you trouble." Yun Lan bowed slightly.
"This is my duty. Manager Yun, please tell us." Qin Ziling waved his hand and said.
"Mr. Qin, please take a seat first. I will tell you slowly." Yun Lan invited Qin Ziling to sit by the window, and personally poured tea for Qin Ziling before saying, "Recently, our workshop was vandalized by some people late at night. Many raw materials were destroyed, and from time to time some people come to the store to cause trouble."
"Have you reported it to the police?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Of course I reported it to the police, but it was a waste of money. " Yuntai couldn't help but said angrily when he heard it.
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Qin. My brother is young and has a bad temper." Yun Lan glared at Yun Tai quickly, then said to Qin Ziling with an apologetic look.
"Anyone would get angry if they encounter something like this. Do you know who did it?" Qin Ziling first waved his hand without comment, then asked.
"They should be people from the Yanluo Gang! We used to give them share money every month, but this month they suddenly raised the share money to a level that we couldn't accept. Naturally we didn't agree, and we even brought up your name, Mr. Qin, and Dean Hantie, but they left without saying anything . I thought the matter should have ended like that, but I didn't expect this to happen next." Yun Lan replied.
"Besides the materials being destroyed, are there any casualties in the workshop?" Qin Ziling asked.
"One of the security guards was seriously injured and died yesterday." Yun Lan said with slightly red eyes.
"Okay, I understand. You don't need to go to the authorities for this matter. I will handle it." Qin Ziling's pupils shrank slightly, he nodded, stood up and said.
"Mr. Qin, Yan Kui, the leader of the Yanluo Gang, is a veteran martial artist at the cowhide level. He has killed many people and is a ruthless bully. There is no need for you to conflict with him. Just negotiate with them. As long as the share money does not exceed fifteen taels per month, we will accept it. You are also a martial artist at the membrane level, and a disciple of the old martial artist Zuo Le. He will definitely give face to you if you come forward." Yun Lan said with a hint of worry on his face.
"How much was it originally? How much does he want from you now?" Qin Ziling asked.
"It was originally five taels a month, but now they want fifty taels! These bastards, how can we make any money if we give them fifty taels?" Yuntai couldn't help but said angrily again.
"Alas!" Yun Lan sighed, then took out a silver note with thirty taels of silver written on it, handed it to Qin Ziling and said, "I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Qin ."
"Okay, don't worry about it. I will handle it today." Qin Ziling didn't bother to be polite with Yun Lan. He took the banknote, said something, then asked about the location of the Yanluo Gang and went downstairs.
When he got downstairs, he saw several scoundrel-looking men walking around in the store, scaring some female customers who were about to buy powder and rouge so much that they turned around and left before even setting foot in the store.
Qin Ziling glanced at the men coldly, said nothing, and left the store.
"Sister, do you think Qin Ziling can handle this? If not, let's ask Zhuang Gaochi to come." Yuntai said as he stood at the window and watched Qin Ziling's back as he left.
"Qin Ziling has Dean Han Tie behind him, so Yan Kui has to give him some face." Yun Lan said, but he sighed quietly in his heart, full of worry.
Her parents died unexpectedly, and as a woman she was able to support such a family business with a disabled brother. She must have had some outstanding qualities.
The Yanluo Gang suddenly violated the rules of the underworld and offered a price that they could not accept.
If Yuntai couldn't see that there was something fishy going on, how could Yunlan not see it?
She strongly suspected that Zhuang Gaochi was behind this, and if she really invited him, it would be like inviting a wolf into the house.
Even if it wasn't Zhuang Gaochi, since she had this suspicion, she would never invite him.
