The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 70: Acting and Appetite
The middle-aged man who came with the stick had several obvious scratches on his face, which showed that they were definitely left by a martial artist.
Don't underestimate this move of women, because it is not just one move, but a combination of moves.
A slap on the face, followed by a scratch with the fingernail. It doesn't necessarily have to be just one scratch, maybe two, three, four, five times, or infinitely under the moon. Generally, there won't be infinitely under the sun, because if there is an endless scratch under the sun between husband and wife, there will generally be no unpleasantness.
There was still blood on the man's face, and the hand holding the stick was still trembling slightly. Usually in this situation, people would feel ashamed and angry. This is an extreme emotion, and people will often do impulsive things under this emotion.
For example, he now wants to beat the Taoist priest Changmei to death. If he can't kill him, he must be half dead.
Li Diudiu has to destroy his extreme emotions first, otherwise something really could happen.
"He is right here!"
Li Diudiu waved at the man and said, "Come quickly, I have this old thief under my control."
These words confused the middle-aged man. He looked at Li Diudiu and then at the Taoist with long eyebrows, and keenly realized that something seemed wrong with the situation. Could it be that the young man and the old Taoist were in the same group?
Li Diudiu said, "He just cheated me out of a lot of money, but he refused to return the money to me and even wanted to get rid of me with a bag of peach cakes."
The middle-aged man stopped walking because he had some doubts. He felt that he might be cheated. After all, his smart woman was deceived by this old thief. The first thing she did when she got home was to give him a bone claw, then grabbed his hair and asked him where he had hidden the little slut.
They are all in the same industry and have a keen perception far beyond that of ordinary people. He always feels that the young man next to the thief Taoist is not a decent child.
So he shouted cautiously: "Old thief, hand over the money you cheated my wife of, or I will break your legs."
Li Diudiu: "Beat him, just beat him! Why don't you just beat him up and take the money back? Why are you still negotiating with him? Since he dared to cheat you of your money, do you still expect him to have a change of heart?"
The middle-aged man became more cautious. He squinted his eyes and looked at Li Diudiu and said, "Don't think I can't see that you two are in the same group. You are setting a trap for me. I have been in the underworld for so many years. How could I be easily fooled by you?!"
Li Diudiu sighed, "Alas... With a brain like yours, you deserve to be deceived."
Li Diudiu stretched out his hand: "Or else give me the stick and I'll beat you!"
The middle-aged man looked back at his companions. One of his companions said, "It doesn't matter whether they are in the same group or not. They are just an old thief and a young thief. What can we do about it?"
Another person said, "That's right. Are we five or six people afraid of this old man and this kid?"
The middle-aged man was emboldened by what he said. He pointed the stick at the Taoist priest with his hands and said loudly, "Hand over the money quickly. Not only did you cheat my family out of money, you also cheated other people out of money. Spit it out all at once!"
He was still pointing when Li Diudiu suddenly moved and stretched out his hand to take the stick. The middle-aged man who moved quickly didn't even have time to react.
Li Diudiu had learned skills from his master for many years and had practiced martial arts for many years himself, so his skills were naturally incomparable to ordinary people. The moment he snatched the stick, a small dagger slid out of his sleeve, but it was extremely sharp. Without anyone seeing it clearly, the dagger cut a circle around the stick.
He turned around to block the middle-aged man's sight, and his hands moved quickly. Even the people watching nearby only saw him grasp the stick with his other hand. They never expected that the stick, which was nearly as thick as his wrist, had been cut in a circle, with only a small piece in the middle still connected.
Li Diudiu turned around and shouted, "If you don't beat this deceiving old thief, I will!"
Then a stick came down on the head of the Taoist priest with long eyebrows, which seemed to be very powerful.
The Taoist priest with long eyebrows seemed unable to dodge in time, but in fact he had a wooden stick in his sleeve for self-defense. When Li Diudiu hit him with the stick, he retracted his hand into his sleeve and pushed the stick out from the collar of his clothes, and Li Diudiu's stick hit the Taoist priest with long eyebrows.
With a snap, Li Diudiu's stick broke.
The Taoist with long eyebrows rolled his eyes up, raised his finger and pointed at Li Diudiu, then fell backwards, lying on the ground and twitching.
The middle-aged man was startled and his face turned pale instantly.
"You hit me, you hit me, it has nothing to do with me!"
He subconsciously took a few steps back. Li Diudiu was unhappy. He looked at the middle-aged man and said seriously: "Although I hit you, the stick is yours. Why did you hand it to me?"
The middle-aged man shouted: "Who handed you the stick? You snatched it away!"
Li Diudiu said, "Bah! How can a weak kid like me snatch the stick from a strong man like you who can slaughter pigs and tie up cows? If you didn't hand it to me, would I be able to get it?"
The middle-aged man backed away and said, "Don't try to blackmail me. I can see that you two are in the same group."
He stepped back and Li Diudiu walked forward, saying as he walked: "Now people are being beaten, and you are such a grown man, but you don't even have this little courage? I tell you, if the government asks about this, you will be half responsible. Don't think I don't know you, I know your name, and I also know where you set up your stall."
Li Diudiu knows nothing.
But when the middle-aged man heard Li Diudiu say that he knew who he was and where he was setting up the stall, his face became even uglier. He shouted angrily, "You little brat, you want to threaten me? Do you believe that I will kill you right now?!"
Li Diudiu handed the stick over: "Come here, here, the stick is for you."
The middle-aged man took a few steps back and glanced at the long-browed Taoist lying on the ground. The Taoist was foaming at the mouth. He thought that if he stayed any longer, there would be trouble, so he turned around and ran away.
When he ran away, the few people who came to help him didn't even stay and turned around and ran away.
Li Diudiu shouted, "You're running? Unless you stop doing business in Jizhou City, I'll drag that thief's corpse to your stall to cause trouble!"
The middle-aged man didn't even dare to look back and just ran away.
After Li Diudiu returned, he glanced at the Taoist monk with long eyebrows blowing bubbles, and then looked at the people who were watching around him. He said loudly, "When the government officials come later, please testify for me that I also hit him accidentally. I am not the main culprit. Now, how about you help me lift this man and send him to the hospital? If he can't make it to the hospital, please help me find a place to bury him."
Upon hearing this, the crowd of onlookers dispersed.
Li Diudiu watched them run away and poked the Taoist priest with a stick. Changmei groaned severely, and Li Diudiu had to grab the Taoist priest's feet and pull him into the inn. The group of people looked back and saw that the boy was too cruel, so they were even more unwilling to stay.
This scared the innkeeper, and he wanted to close the door and not let them in. The Taoist with long eyebrows sat up and looked around, then went into the inn by himself, which stunned the innkeeper.
"it's okay no problem."
Taoist Long Eyebrow took out a tael of silver and handed it to the shopkeeper: "It's just a little trick, don't panic."
The shopkeeper looked at him, then at the money, hesitated for a moment, took the silver and said, "Don't do this again, or I won't let you set up a stall in front of my door."
Taoist Long Eyebrows said with a smile: "Don't worry, that person is frightened and won't dare to open the stall to do business for three to five days. I will tie a bandage on my head and go out tomorrow, and I will do whatever I have to do."
The shopkeeper sighed, and for the sake of the silver, he didn't argue with him.
Li Diudiu's act was just to prevent the middle-aged man from coming for the time being. The man didn't know the severity of the Taoist's injuries. When he heard that people knew his name and where he was setting up a stall, he naturally didn't dare to take the risk and would probably hide at home for the next few days.
"I have to go."
Li Diudiu smiled and said to his master: "We have an appointment to meet Xiahou Zhuo at Shenghetai Restaurant not far away. Master, do you want to go with us?"
Taoist Long Eyebrow shook his head and said, "I can't go. This is the rule. Young Master Xiahou wants to introduce his friends to you. If I go, it will be awkward and it will be inconvenient for you to talk. Why does he introduce his friends to you? It's one thing for you to come back and tell me, and it's another thing for me to be there and listen to them. It's annoying to just go to this kind of dinner party."
He sees things clearly, but many people don't, because there are many people who try to take advantage of a meal and a few glasses of wine and yet they still enjoy doing it, thinking they have taken a huge advantage and feeling proud of it. However, they don't know that when they need friends in the future, they will find out that no one will be willing to associate with them because they have taken a few small advantages.
Li Diudiu hummed: "Then I will go by myself. Master, you don't have to go out to the stall today."
Taoist Long Eyebrow pointed to his head and said, "I know. I wanted to open a stall, but it's not working. It was broken."
Li Diudiu said: "Don't try to blackmail me..."
Changmei took out the 100-liang silver note and handed it to Li Diudiu, saying, "Take it first. They are kind-hearted and will ask you to pay when it's your turn. Don't be stingy. Be generous."
Li Diudiu shook his head: "No, I have money on me."
He has made some money these days.
After leaving the inn, Li Diudiu strolled all the way to Shenghetai Restaurant. He arrived early, so he found a shady place at the door to sit down and wait. His master said, if someone invites you, you cannot be late, and if you invite someone, you cannot be late, this is etiquette.
His master lived in poverty for most of his life, but he never failed to learn from Li Diudiu in matters of etiquette.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Xiahou Zhuo finally arrived with a few people. From a distance, Xiahou Zhuo saw Li Diudiu squatting on the side of the road and writing something with a wooden stick. He immediately ran over and smiled apologetically at Li Diudiu.
"You're here really early."
"Not early, not early. I just arrived too."
Xiahou Zhuo looked at the dense traces of calligraphy on the ground and tapped Li Diudiu on the head: "Why are you being so polite to me?"
He pulled Li Diudiu back and said as he walked: "Remember this, everyone. This is my brother Li Chi."
Those people clasped their fists at the same time, and no one treated Li Diudiu as a child. They all said in unison: "Brother Li Chi!"
At this moment, Li Diudiu truly felt for the first time what the spirit of the underworld was.
Those gangsters and thugs are not from the underworld. Only in these few people can we see the shadow of the underworld.
"Let's go in and talk."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "The food and wine here are all good. My brother has a big appetite, so don't scare him later."
Li Diudiu scratched his hair and said, "No way..."
Xiahou Zhuo kicked him on the butt: "Speak seriously!"
Li Diudiu smiled and said, "It's not that big actually, just about the amount of food that Sanzhu eats."
Those people were a little confused, and one of them asked, "What are the three pillars?"
Xiahou Zhuo tapped Li Diudiu on the head again: "Do you want to die?"
