Chapter 522 Acting righteously
Chapter 522 Acting righteously
As soon as the man finished speaking, the bearded man punched him in the face. The man never expected the bearded man to do this suddenly. He was hit and turned around on the spot. Then he spat out a mouthful of blood with a front tooth stuck in it.
"Fuck you, guys, get him for me."
The leader was furious, but the bearded man was too intimidating and they had just suffered a loss at his hands, so no one in their mob dared to take action.
Seeing his men not moving, the leading man was shaking with anger. He looked at Lu Shian unwillingly and said, "You, the rest of you, wait for me."
"Just wait and wait."
The big man waved his hands and didn't bother to tie up the little girl anymore, and the group of people ran away with their tails between their legs.
When the people watching around saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, they gradually dispersed.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you Miss..."
The old woman brought her granddaughter to Lu Shian and kept thanking him: "Come, Xiaoqi, kneel down to your benefactor."
Lu Shian quickly reached out to pull him: "No, no, please get up quickly."
Lu Shian pulled Xiao Qi up, but the old woman suddenly knelt down.
"Hey hey..."
"Miss, Miss, you have to save people to the end. My granddaughter can't stay in the north of the city anymore. I beg you to take her away. It doesn't matter if she works like a cow or a horse. As long as she has food to eat and doesn't starve to death, that's enough."
"Old man, please get up quickly. Xier, Queer, help him up."
Lu Shian couldn't lift the old woman up, so he had to ask two little maids for help. Que'er and Xi'er worked together to lift the old woman up.
"Old man, could you please tell me what's going on first? Maybe I can help you."
The old woman sighed and said, "I can see that the young lady is a good person, but this matter is not that simple. I only ask the young lady to take my little girl away. As for my old life, well, if they want it, they can take it. Anyway, I have lived enough."
"Wuwuwu, grandma, no, no, grandma..."
The granddaughter named Xiaoqi hugged the old woman and was reluctant to let her go.
Lu Shian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Old man, don't make a conclusion so early. Maybe I'm not an ordinary person."
The old woman looked up at Lu Shian hopefully, then lowered her head and sighed, "All crows are black. If the young lady is really from such a powerful family, she would not stand up for a commoner like me."
Que'er couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she said, "Just tell me what I want you to say. You'll be scared to death if I tell you the identity of my master."
Xier also tried to persuade him: "Yes, grandma, just tell us, maybe we can help you."
The old woman glanced at them and said, "No, no, I can't hurt you. Miss, please take my granddaughter away from here. They must have gone to call for help. Hurry up and leave. If they call for help, you won't be able to leave."
Lu Shian raised his eyebrows: "He can call people, and so can I. Big Beard, you go."
The bearded man understood and turned around to walk back the way he came. Where they passed was the government office.
Que'er said again: "See? Our master also has someone above him. Grandma, just speak with peace of mind. You have to trust our master."
The old woman looked at Que'er and then at Lu Shi'an. Seeing how noble Lu Shi'an looked, the old woman still felt hopeful.
"Miss, you are really willing to stand up for me."
Lu Shian nodded: "Go ahead."
The old woman wiped the tears from her eyes and began to speak: "My husband's surname is Liu, and I have only one son. This son doesn't have any special skills. When he was fifteen or sixteen, he learned to be a carpenter. With this skill, we can live a decent life.
Who knew that my son, who was not doing well, would get addicted to playing Pai Gow? That thing is harmful. Since my son got addicted to gambling, it was all over. My wife took my son back to her parents' home. He didn't dare to stay at home because he was in debt. He left Xiaoqi and me and left. We are the only ones who depend on each other."
The old woman wiped her eyes again and said, "Hey, he's gone. We are in trouble now. These bastards come here every day. My son said he only owed ten taels of silver, but now they ask for one hundred and twenty taels. Where can I get that much silver..."
The plot about the old man is quite old-fashioned, and can be found in many novels.
Even when the old man was wiping his eyes and tears, Lu Shian had already guessed the general plot.
It’s not that she has no sympathy. The other person was crying so sadly, but she still had the mind to guess what he was going through.
Since Li Hongting asked her to manage the north of the city, she would definitely clear out the cancer here.
And today is the beginning.
"Who is this big shot those people are talking about?" This is what Lu Shian cares about. As long as the cancer is eradicated, other things will be easy.
"They are a noble family in Anjing City. As for who they are, I don't know. Anyway, the government officials are afraid of them."
Lu Shian raised his eyebrows, knowing without saying that he was from Anjing City.
Since we don't know who it is, let that person reveal himself.
As he was speaking, a group of people rushed over.
"That's them. That's them. Surround them."
More than a dozen big men surrounded Lu Shian in an instant. Xier and Queer were so scared that they hugged each other tightly.
Even Xiaoqi hid in the old woman's arms and cried.
Lu Shian pulled his cloak closer and was not afraid of these people at all.
"You little bitch, you're pretty brave. You didn't even run away."
The big man whose teeth were knocked out by the bearded man, holding a stick in his hand, rushed forward and wanted to lift off Lu Shian's hat. Que'er was scared to death, but she still rushed forward without hesitation and stood in front of Lu Shian.
"You are presumptuous."
"Oh, this little girl is really amazing."
The person who was called was wearing a green robe, but from the way he was dressed, he was different from the others. This group of people should all listen to him.
He moved his neck and walked forward with a smile: "I wonder which lady it is."
Lu Shian's eyes turned and he asked, "Does the Duke's Mansion know?"
When he heard the word Duke's Mansion, the man's expression changed and his tone became cautious: "Which Duke's Mansion?"
"Are there many Duke's Mansions in Anjing City?"
"Are you the daughter of the Duke's Mansion?"
Lu Shian's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked him, "What's your name?"
The man stood there with a frown on his face. Seeing that Lu Shian didn't say anything, he asked again, "Are you the daughter of the Duke's Mansion?"
"My last name is Liu." Lu Shian refused to answer the question directly.
Hearing Lu Shian's words, the man smiled and said, "It turns out to be Miss Liu. I'm so sorry."
When the old woman heard that Lu Shian was actually the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, her expression immediately became nervous, and she pulled Xiao Qi and slowly retreated.
The Duke's Mansion is the local tyrant in the north of the city.
At this moment, she was extremely glad that she had not spoken nonsense just now.
Lu Shian used Liu Rulan's name on a whim with some bad intentions, but seeing this person's attitude towards her, Lu Shian had already guessed about 70% of the answer.
Could it be that the Duke's Mansion is the backer behind these people?
Lu Shian looked displeased, and his tone was accusing: "I passed by here on a whim today, and I didn't expect that you would do things like this."
The man smiled and said, "Yes, yes, the young lady is right."
"What's your name?"
Lu Shian asked again.
The man hesitated for a moment, then gave his name: "My name is Guo Ermeng."
"Guo Ermeng, right? Where is their IOU?"
Guo Ermeng winked at the person behind him: "Hurry up, give me the IOU."
Guo Ermeng turned around and gave Lu Shian another flattering smile: "Miss, IOU."
Lu Shian took it and took a look at it. It was just as the old woman said. She tore up the IOU without saying a word.
Guo Ermeng glanced at the IOU that Lu Shian had torn up without saying a word.
After tearing up the IOU, Lu Shian turned to look at the old woman and Xiao Qi: "It's good now, no one will ask you for money."
The old woman didn't expect Lu Shian to tear up the bill. She pulled Xiao Qi to kneel again.
This time, Que'er and Xi'er both supported her in time.
Lu Shian said, "Old man, please go back. There is nothing for you to do here."
Guo Ermeng agreed with a smile: "Ah, right, right, it's none of your business now, go away, go away, ah, hehe..."
"Why are you laughing? Let me ask you, how many times have you done this kind of thing?"
Guo Ermeng did not answer the question but instead made a gesture of invitation to Lu Shian: "Miss, it's freezing cold, let's go to another place to rest."
Xier hurried over to stop him when she heard this: "Master, let's go back first."
Lu Shian waved his hand: "No hurry, take a rest first, it won't be too late to go back later."
"Yes, yes, Miss is right."
The bearded man went to the county government office. When the people there heard what he said, they made all kinds of excuses and eventually he was turned away.
The bearded man didn't dare to delay even though he didn't get anyone to come back. After all, Lu Shian only had two little girls by his side. If those people came back, it would be impossible for the two little girls to protect Lu Shian.
Given their delicate and weak appearance, they will probably have to hide behind their masters.
Thinking of this possibility, the bearded man hurried back: "Master, Master..."
Seeing a group of big men surrounding Lu Shian, the bearded man ran over there. But when he got close, he saw that those men were very respectful to Lu Shian.
He didn't know what was going on, so he could only stand aside and watch silently, afraid that he would cause trouble for his master.
But when he saw that Lu Shian was going to rest with these people, the bearded man felt a little worried.
Even if he was good at fighting, a strong dragon could not defeat a local snake. If he had known earlier, he should have advised Lu Shian to bring more people.
Following Guo Ermeng to a villa, Lu Shian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw it was a villa.
"A separate courtyard?"
"Oh, yes, it's quiet here and no one can disturb you."
Lu Shian looked back at Guo Ermeng who had been trying to please him all the way.
"I don't like this place, let's go to another place."
"Please forgive me, young lady. The north of the city is not as good as Anjing City. Please be polite and take a rest here."
"I told you I don't like this place."
Lu Shian turned around and wanted to leave, but Guo Ermeng's expression changed at this moment: "Want to leave? No way."
Looking at Guo Ermeng, he was still smiling, but the flattering smile turned into a smirk. Lu Shian shouted, "How dare you! I can live wherever I want, and you, a slave, can't decide for me."
"Bah, you're still pretending. Let me tell you, there's only one young lady in the Duke's Mansion, and she's already married. You can pretend to be someone else, but the young lady of the Duke's Mansion, hmph, you actually tore up the loan note. In that case, I'll have no choice but to keep you to pay off the debt."
Guo Ermeng waved his hand, and the big men were about to capture Lu Shian.
Que'er and Xi'er protected Lu Shi'an tightly behind them, one on each side. The bearded man stood in the front. He was not good at speaking and could not say many nice things, but he was still very reassuring in his actions.
Of course they were afraid, but if anything happened to Lu Shian, they would definitely not survive.
"How dare you! Do you know who my master is? If you dare to touch my master, be careful that your entire clan will be implicated."
Xier's voice was shaking. Her family was not well-off and she was sold into the palace when she was very young. Although she lived a hard life, this was the first time she had seen such an occasion.
When Guo Ermeng heard what Xier said, he was overjoyed: "Hahaha, implicate nine clans, do you think she is the empress in the palace? Ah...hahahaha..."
Seeing her master being laughed at, Que'er mustered up the courage to retort: "How dare you! Don't make fun of my master."
"Okay, okay, I won't joke with your master, so I'll joke with you. We'll have a good joke later. Ah, hahaha..."
Guo Ermeng glanced at the three people with obscene eyes. Although he had not seen Lu Shian's appearance yet, he thought that the lady would not be ugly.
"You, you, you go away, go away."
At this time, Lu Shian sighed: "Isn't it just going into the house? Come on, I'll go in with you."
When Que'er and Xi'er heard this, their expressions immediately changed: "Master, you can't do this."
The bearded man also tried to dissuade Lu Shian: "No, at worst I will fight them and I will definitely kill you off."
"Fight your way out? Haha, let me tell you, in the north of the city, I have the final say on when you live and die."
The bearded man looked at the carriage silently. His sword was under the carriage. He was wondering how long it would take for him to rush over and take out the sword.
Lu Shian coughed lightly: "Since you are so powerful, do you know how long you can live?"
"Then you don't have to worry about it. Please come in." Guo Ermeng made way for Lu Shian to go in.
Xier and Queer pulled Lu Shian and said, "Master, don't want it."
Lu Shian patted the two people's hands and said, "Even if we want to leave now, we can't. We might as well see what tricks they can come up with."
The bearded man took a look at the people who surrounded them, and finally gave up the idea of fighting to the death.
The group of four followed him into the house.
Once he entered the house and closed the door, Lu Shian was completely isolated.
"Since you are quite sensible, I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you cooperate, I promise that you will have a good life in the future."
"Do I look like someone who doesn't have enough food to eat?" Lu Shian looked down at herself. She was dressed a little more modestly today, but she didn't look like someone who couldn't afford to eat.
Guo Ermeng laughed lewdly: "Before you only had one mouth to feed, from now on both mouths will be fed to you."
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