Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Tooth for a Tooth

  When Xiao Fan recited the name of that unknown Zhang Sanfeng from head to toe, as if giving out his business card, the diners and shop assistants in the Jin Yu Lou hall suddenly burst into an uproar.

  "Is he talking about Old Man Zhang being an immortal?"

  "Is this lazy Taoist lying on the ground really Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother? Is it true or false?"

  "Good grief! What kind of wicked dishes is the Golden Jade Building serving? Even Zhang Lao's junior fellow apprentice got hooked, what did they mix into the food..."

  "Shh, keep your voice down! Don't you know who owns the Golden Jade Building? Are you looking to get killed? Stop yelling, at most we just won't come back next time..."

  "Right, right, let's hurry up and go, and find a doctor to take a look at us, see if we've also been poisoned..."

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  Everyone was talking and gossiping, then in the blink of an eye, they all dispersed and rushed out of the Golden Jade Building as if for their lives.

  The shop assistant was anxious and chased after the customers, shouting: "Hey, hey, don't go! You haven't paid the bill yet..."

  "Come back! Don't stop them, let them go!" The fat man in charge finally felt that something was wrong, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the two people on the ground, one dead and one crying, with an increasingly fierce gaze.

  "You two, are you intentionally causing trouble? Stop pretending, everyone has left, get up."

  Xiao Fan was still wailing: "Daozhang, soul return..."

  "That's enough! My friend, let's not beat around the bush. You came to my Golden Jade Building today to cause trouble, what's the reason? Did we have any past grievances?"

  Everyone has left, and Xiao Fan's goal has been achieved. So Xiao Fan stopped crying, lifted his head and looked at the leader of the group.

  Fat Master was shocked at first sight: "Isn't this Old Man Chen?"

  Xiao Fan bitterly smiled: "You should call me Xiao Zhanggui...also known as Chen family's maternal uncle."

  Fatso sneered: "I wondered who was so bold, daring to cause trouble at the Golden Jade Building. It turns out it's you. What do you want to achieve with this performance today, Manager Xiao?"

  Xiao Fan's smile said: "Nothing, your Golden Jade Building poisoned Zhang Sanfeng's junior brother to death. Just now, the Taoist priest entrusted his last words before he died, saying that your Golden Jade Building's main hall is a place where the wind gathers and the air is fresh, with ventilation from north to south, which is indeed an excellent Feng Shui treasure land. His final wish was for me to bury him in the center of your main hall. I'm sure you won't refuse this small wish of the Taoist priest."

  The shop assistants of the Golden Jade Building were suddenly enraged upon hearing this, which was too bullying! The common saying goes that even a clay Bodhisattva has three points of earthly nature, let alone the fact that the mastermind behind this wine building is Huang Zhixian, the county magistrate. The crowd's emotions were stirred up, and they rolled up their sleeves, ready to beat someone up.

  Lying on the ground motionless and pretending to be dead, Tai Yu suddenly jumped up like a zombie: "Pfft pfft pfft! What are you saying? Are you not afraid of bad luck? Is there anyone who curses people like you?"

  Xiao Fan stomped his foot in anger: "Didn't I tell you to pretend to be dead properly? Why didn't you listen?"

  "The poor monk will pretend to be dead again, are you going to bury me? Can I not fake resurrection?"

  "Are you going to pay for the sauce-stained jacket?"

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  The Taoist priest who had just died suddenly revived with full health and was jumping around, while the fatty's face turned pale and then red again. After a long time, he finally shouted: "You two, have you had enough fun? The Golden Jade Building has no grudges against you, are you intentionally trying to stir up trouble?"

  Xiao Fan smoothed out his clothes, smiled and said: "You reap what you sow. The Golden Jade Building didn't use very glorious means to deal with our Drunken Immortal Building in the past either? I'm just returning a favor for a favor, an eye for an eye. You can't control today's events, so go back and tell your boss Zhou that Xiao Fan has been here and asked after him."

  Turning around, Xiao Fan glanced at Tai Xu with a slanted gaze: "Does the Daozhang plan to continue eating braised pork belly here or go back with me?"

  Tai Xū hastily smiled and said: "I still think that Jiǔ Xiān Lóu's dog meat hot pot is delicious..."

  "Then let's go back."

  Under the gaze of public hostility, the two walked out of the Golden Jade Building. At this moment, Xiao Fang suddenly thought of Li Xunhuan, the Little Li Flying Dagger. In the midst of the Shaolin Temple monks' encirclement, Li Xunhuan held a flying dagger in his hand and confronted the monks. So many powerful monks didn't dare to come out and receive his first strike. At this moment, he felt so similar to Li Xunhuan.

  However, he thought he was more awesome than Li Xunhuan. The other had flying knives in his hand, but he himself had nothing in his hand. Even the gangsters of Jinyulou didn't dare to do anything to him, what kind of momentum is this?

  The people in the Golden Jade Building glared at the backs of the two men disappearing around the street corner, their fists clenched tightly. One of the shop assistants approached the fat manager and said with hatred: "Why didn't you keep them here? We could have beaten him to death..."

  "Slap!" The fat manager slapped a loud slap on his partner's face.

  "Shut up! You don't know anything! Do you know who he is?"

  "He's just the son-in-law of the Chen family..." The shop assistant said with a disgruntled tone, covering his face.

  "Hum! You're just a cowardly old man? I've already gotten cozy with the new Magistrate of Cao County, and last time Huang Gongzi led a group to smash the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, so many people didn't dare touch him with even a finger. Are you more capable than Huang Gongzi?"

  "That... can't let him do as he pleases, right? Our Golden Jade Building is... the Old Master's family business, and it's being bullied by a son-in-law like this. How will others look at us in the future?"

  Fat master gritted his teeth: "I'll go see Master Zhou right away and ask him to make a decision!"

  As soon as he came out of the Golden Jade Building, a cold winter wind blew, and Xiao Fan suddenly felt a chill on his back. He stretched out his hand to touch it, and found that his clothes were all soaked with cold sweat.

  Tai Xiao sneered: "Younger brother, are you scared? Guess what would happen to you if they really beat you up today?"

  Xiao Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said calmly, "They won't make a move. The Chen family has now openly allied with County Magistrate Cao, after all... uh, I mean, when you hit a dog, you have to consider its owner... Ah, no, that's not it, it's 'don't throw a stone at someone who is already in trouble', the people in charge and the partners at Golden Jade Building wouldn't dare touch me. But if Huang Wei-shan were here today, then I couldn't be sure... That's why I was certain of this point before daring to come here and cause trouble..."

  "How did you know Huang Weishan wasn't at Jinyulou?"

  Xiao Fan looked at Tai Xuzi with a strange expression: "Huang Weishan was beaten to bed by you, didn't Daozhang forget?"

  Tai Xiao was startled and broke out in a cold sweat, hastily looking around nervously.

  "If you're so sure they won't make a move, why are you breaking out in a cold sweat?" Taixu shot him a withering glance.

  Xiao Fan said sincerely: "I have a strong yang fire, when I was young, a fortune teller told me that my five elements belong to fire..."

  "You're even better at fabricating than I am! I saw through you long ago, you're not a good kid. Luckily, you have no power or influence, if you were to become an official, you'd definitely be a scourge to the country and its people... What do you plan to do next? I reckon nobody dares to go to Jin Yu Lou anymore, can Zui Xian Lou open for business now?"

  "It's not enough, interfering with Jin Yulou's business is just the first step of the plan, there's a second step..."

  Tai Yu's gaze at Xiao Fan was different: "Your little tricks are one after another, what else do you plan to do?"

  Xiao Fan looked at Tai Xu with ill intentions, and Tai Xu felt a chill run down his spine, involuntarily taking a step back.

  "You... you're not going to take advantage of me again, are you? I've already accompanied you in a play and have been more than generous. Isn't it time to stop?"

  Xiao Fan shook his head and sighed, "Why is it that every time I see Dao Zhang's face, I get some evil inspiration? Dao Zhang, how did you grow this face of yours?"

  Tai Xū subconsciously touched his face, then suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Your own heart is not right, what does it have to do with me? Did my face provoke you?"

  "Dao Chang, you've been boasting about your qing gong skills all along, are they real or fake?"

  It's a matter of our school, Tai Xuzi puffed out his chest and said proudly: "Of course it's true!"

  Tai Yu stared at Xiao Fan with a vigilant expression and said, "What do you want to do?"

  Xiao Fan smiled: "The ancients taught us that things should be used to their fullest, and people should use their talents to the fullest. Even a toilet paper has its uses, let alone Daozhang who is obviously more useful than toilet paper. Since it's true, then I'll trouble Daozhang with one more thing..."

  "What do you want?"

  "Help me post these flyers!"

  "Master! Master! Something's gone wrong!" Chen the steward rushed into the front hall of the Chen estate in a fluster.

  "What's going on? You're all flustered!" Chen 46 sat at the head, his spirits somewhat depressed, staring discontentedly at Chen the housekeeper.

  "Master, Master Xiao Fan has made a scene at the Golden Jade Building and completely offended them. Now everyone in the city knows about it..."

  "What?" Chen Si Liu was startled and his whole body shook, his face immediately turned pale.

  "This... this scoundrel! How dare he be so bold? Doesn't he know that the Golden Jade Building is the family business of Huang Zhi County?"

  Dare to challenge Huang Zhixian, Xiao Fan this bastard is really a madman? Even if you have Cao Xiancheng's support, you shouldn't be so arrogant. Cao Xiancheng is the real master, didn't he also not publicly tear his face with Huang Zhixian?

  Chen Siliu now wants to cry, even more wants to die. No matter what this madman does, Huang Zhixian will inevitably put the blame on Chen's family. He is a county parent, Chen Siliu estimates that he won't listen to any nonsense about "the injustice has a head and the debt has an owner".

  If killing were not against the law, Chen Siliu would now like to go to the kitchen to grab a vegetable knife and personally chop Xiao Fan into pieces, then dip them in blood and write on the wall "The killer, Chen Siliu"…

  "Alas, our Chen family is just a merchant household. Xiao Fan's body has long been branded with the mark of the Chen family. If Magistrate Huang were to unleash his thunderous wrath, wouldn't this account be settled on the head of the Chen family? We can't afford to offend Magistrate Huang..."

  Chen Si Liu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly covered his chest, groaning in pain: "Quick...quickly call Xiao Fan back for me!"

  Chen Guan's family hastily went out.

  Chen Si Liu wanted to cry but had no tears. Originally, arranging Xiao Fan as the shopkeeper was just a gesture, placating him, who would have thought that this perfunctory move would bring disaster to the Chen family? Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan, can't you let me worry less for once?