Chapter 31: The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might

  In the Drunken Immortal Building, Old Cai and two shop assistants as well as a cook were all stunned.

  The light at the entrance dimmed, and a young man in a white shirt, surrounded by a group of rough-looking men, walked in with an air of superiority.

  Xiao Fan's heart tightened, trouble had arrived. In many classic movies and TV shows, when someone comes to cause trouble at this time, their expression is always looking up at the sky with both eyes.

  As expected, the young man walked in and, with a loud crack, closed the folding fan he was playing with. He looked up at the sky with both eyes and shouted: "Who is the son of a bitch called Xiao Fan? Come out!"

  Lao Cai, the shop assistant and the cook were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they hastily retreated to the back.

  Xiao Fan looked around and pointed to his own nose with a bitter smile: "I am Xiao Fan, but I'm not a turtle egg."

  The young man was quite handsome, but unfortunately his complexion was a bit too pale. His eyes were narrow and slightly closed, looking very gloomy. The way he walked with floating footsteps made it clear that he had been indulging in excessive drinking and lust for a long time.

  The man stared at Xiao Fan and said in a cold voice: "Are you Xiao Fan? The son-in-law of the Chen family?"

  Xiao Fan reluctantly nodded, the two words "good for nothing" seemed to have become his trademark, and everyone praised him.

  The man saw Xiao Fan's acknowledgment, and his eyes flashed with a few points of severity. He raised his thumb, pointed to his own chest, and said loudly: "Do you know who I am?"

  Xiao Fan shook his head, furrowed his brow and said: "I see that you all have come with great fanfare, your faces twisted in scowls. Although I don't know who you are, one thing is certain - you are not good people."

  The young man's handsome face suddenly turned gloomy, his eyes blazing with anger, and he said in a cold voice: "You dare to play with your tongue even when you're about to die? Xiao Fan, remember that my name is Huang Wei Shan, the only son of Huang Zhi Xian. Come on, beat him up! If he dies, I'll take responsibility!"

  The ruffians behind Huang Weishan responded in unison and rolled up their sleeves to move forward.

  Xiao Fan's eyelid twitched violently, he had heard this name before, Huang Weishan, the only son of Huang Zhixian, who had long been infatuated with Chen Ying'er's beauty and wanted to take her as his concubine. Strictly speaking, he and Huang Weishan were currently in a relationship of romantic rivals. --- Romantic rivals meeting each other, it was only natural that they would be eager to kill each other.

  In the blink of an eye, this group of ruffians had already surrounded him, holding clubs and long knives in their hands, each one gazing at Xiao Fang with sinister eyes, sneering coldly.

  Lao Cai and the shop assistants were already trembling with fear, standing still and motionless.

  The situation is critical, if Xiao Fan doesn't think of a solution soon, his life may be in danger today.

  Just as the thugs raised their clubs, ready to strike Xiao Fan on the head, Xiao Fan suddenly shuddered and loudly shouted: "Hold it!"

  Everyone was stunned, Xiao Fang's eyes widened in anger, he took a step forward instead of retreating, pointing at Huang Wei Shan and shouted in a cold voice: "Huang Wei Shan, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to kill me?"

  Huang Weishan didn't seem to expect Xiao Fan's question before his death, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Think about it clearly, killing a commoner is nothing big, what's the big deal? My father is the county magistrate of Jiangpu, if you die, even if Chen Si Liu has the guts to help you cry injustice, where can he go to cry? What can be done by killing you?"

  Xiao Fan felt a sense of desolation. In the mind of this second-generation official, his father's power was his own power. His father viewed the lives of ordinary people as insignificant, and so did he. This mindset had taken deep root, and what was even more tragic was that it was actually true. Huang Weishan wanted to kill him the moment he stepped in, without even bothering to come up with a reason. Everyone understood what was going on.

  Now I am just a poor ant struggling for survival.

  As soon as he thought of survival, Xiao Fan immediately calmed down and tried to suppress his fear. He stared at Huang Wei Shan with a cold smile and said: "Huang Gongzi, I'm just a humble commoner, my death is not worth your concern, if you want to kill me, then go ahead, it won't bring you any trouble. However, I advise you to think thrice before acting, some things are done too rashly, and regret will come too late..."

  Huang Weishan's face changed, and he coldly said: "Will I regret killing a worthless commoner? Ridiculous! In the entire Jiangpu with tens of thousands of people, what does it matter if one or two die? - What are you bunch of fools waiting for? Kill him for me!"

  "Who dares!" Xiao Fan shouted loudly, causing the thugs to pause involuntarily. The subtle yet intimidating aura emanating from him made everyone hesitate, and for a moment, they couldn't quite figure out what kind of background this frail young man had.

  Xiao Fan let out a loud roar, and the situation inside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion instantly fell into a stalemate with one person facing off against a group.

  "Huang Weishan, think it through clearly. If you really kill me, I dare guarantee that your family's old man will definitely be in trouble. Do you believe it or not? If you don't believe it, then try making a move!"

  Huang Weishan was taken aback, and his heart also felt a bit uncertain. With a stern expression, he said: "You'd better not spout nonsense to me, you lowly commoner. What's the big deal if I kill you?"

  Xiao Fan's face was as calm as water, with a faint smile that made the tense atmosphere in the arena even more eerie.

  "Really? I'm asking you, did you come to this Drunken Immortal Pavilion to cause trouble with the permission of your father, Huang Zhi County?"

  Huang Weishan's face turned slightly darker: "………"

  He didn't get the old man's consent, to put it bluntly, he came to this Drunken Immortal Pavilion today just to seek revenge. He thought it was simple, directly kill Xiao Fan, then go to the Chen family to force a marriage and get Chen Ying'er in his hands. This is typical of a spoiled son bullying men and women behavior. His father went to Beijing to pay respects to the Minister of Rites Huang Guan, how could he know?

  Xiao Fan saw Huang Wei Shan's expression and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay, his life was saved. As long as it wasn't Huang Zhi Xian's intention, that was all that mattered. As for this official second generation, scaring him wouldn't be a problem.

  "Huang Gongzi, I'll ask you again, are you fully prepared for leading your men in a surprise attack today?"

  "What...what preparations?"

  Xiao Fan dropped another bombshell: "Are you prepared for a falling out with County Chief Cao? Are you sure you want to kill me, without any regard for County Chief Cao's face?"

  Huang Weishan was shocked: "County Magistrate Cao? You... what's your relationship with County Magistrate Cao?"

  Xiao Fang smiled deeply: "The Chen family offended Cao County Magistrate, and it was I who mediated the situation. On the second day after Cao County Magistrate arrived in Jiangpu, I entered the official residence to drink with him. What do you think is the relationship between me and Cao?"

  Huang Weishan settled down, Jiangpu County was not big, a little wind and grass movement would soon be known to everyone, he knew that Xiao Fan said was all true.

  It seems that Xiao Fan and Cao Xian Cheng have a deeper relationship than expected, which makes things a bit more complicated.

  Xiao Fan pressed his advantage: "Do you know who is standing behind Magistrate Cao?"

  "I know, Yan... Your Highness, King of Yan." Huang Wei Shan swallowed hard.

  "Do you know that Cao Xiancheng is from a military background, his style of handling things is rough and straightforward, if he gets annoyed with you, I wonder what kind of ending Huang Gongzi will have?"

  "No... I don't know."

  "Do you know that killing me is equivalent to directly offending County Magistrate Cao, and offending County Magistrate Cao is equivalent to offending His Highness the King of Yan, and offending His Highness the King of Yan is equivalent to offending the imperial court and the Emperor? Are you sure your Huang family wants to offend the Emperor?"

  This hat is big enough, Huang Weishan's face turned green and his body softened a bit: "No... I don't know."

  "Walking in official circles is like walking on thin ice. Every step must be taken with great care, do you know how much trouble your actions today will bring to your respected father?"

  "No...I don't know." Huang Weishan's face changed color and his lips began to tremble.

  He was a spoiled son, but he wasn't an idiot. Having followed his father and learned from him, he naturally knew the dangers of officialdom. After sobering up, he discovered with alarm that every question Xiao Fan asked made perfect sense. If Xiao Fan and County Magistrate Cao really had a deep relationship, then killing Xiao Fan today would have terrible consequences. Now he began to deeply regret his actions.

  Xiao Fan sighed and looked at him with a gaze full of pity: "You don't know anything, yet you bring this group of rascals to kill people, Huang Gongzi, I'm very curious, where did your inexplicable courage come from? Is it really that the ignorant are fearless?"

  Huang Gongzi's face showed a hint of helplessness...

  Xiao Fan was very satisfied with his expression, he walked calmly to Huang Wei's front, stretched out his head towards him and said: "I've said what I should say, Master Huang, come on, kill me, I'm letting you kill."

  Huang Gongzi was startled and his face turned white, repeatedly declining: "No... no need."

  "Come on, don't be polite, kill me, you can vent your anger and hatred, what's not to like? Come on, take action, use the most ruthless move in your life, hit me hard, don't show any mercy..." Xiao Fan continued to egg him on.

  "No... no... it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..." Huang Gongzi was so frightened that he retreated several steps, and unconsciously put his hands behind his back, as if afraid of accidentally touching Xiao Fan and killing him.

  "Come on, come on, Xiao Fan shouldn't have been born, Xiao Fan should be dead..." Xiao Fan's enthusiastic invitation was sincere and moving.

  "No... I don't want to... I really don't want to..." Huang Gongzi retreated back, weakly and desperately pleading like a beautiful maiden being cornered by a thug.

  Old Cai by his side, the shop assistant, and a group of thugs holding knives, guns, and clubs, exuded an aura of murder and stood with their eyes wide and mouths agape.

  Aren't we here to kill Chen Jia's wife? How did killing turn into this situation?