Chapter 59: Turning Against Each Other

  This shop is a hundred-year-old brand, and the boss naturally understands the art of recognizing dogs. As soon as they met, he drooled over the black dog in Chen Jiu's hand.

  The black dog in his hand had fallen to the ground, wailing incessantly.

  Yi Xiao looked at the black dog and then at Chen Jiu's expressionless face, swallowed his saliva and said: "Chen Jiu, are you really going to slaughter him?"

  Chen Ji turned his head and looked at Yi Xiao with an expressionless face: "What do you think?"

  What's going on, arrived at the dog meat shop again, and led a dog by the nose, it can be guessed what's going on just by thinking about it.

  "How can you be so ruthless, he only offended you, and you actually want to kill him?" Yi Xiao seemed to have never seen Chen Jiu before, as if sizing up a stranger.

  "This world's most detestable are those who bully the weak and prey on the small, I killed him, isn't that right?"

  "You, you actually have the nerve to talk back!" Yi Xiao shouted, pointing at Chen Jiu's nose.

  Chen Jiu ignored him and turned to the dog meat vendor, who was somewhat unclear about the situation, saying: "You go find a good place to tie up this dog for me."

  "Ah, I see."

  The killing intent in Chen Jiu's words naturally scared the black dog on one side silly, and when the butcher came to pull it, it refused to move, turning its neck to look at Chen Jiu and Yi Xiaoqiao with a mournful howl.

  "Good rascal, unexpectedly so spirited, the meat that comes out of killing you must be very delicious."

  Watching the butcher drag the black dog to the backyard, Yi Xiao's face turned iron-blue as he stared at Chen Jiu: "I never thought you were so bloodthirsty, it's simply a disregard for human life. I, Yi Xiao, have never known you before, and from now on, we're even."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

  Chen Ji sat there, gently looking at the teacup in his hand: "Is it my fault that I'm bloodthirsty? You've lived in a bandit's lair for seven or eight years, you'd know what cruelty is. This is a world where people eat each other, and in Qingzhou Prefecture, the powerful are intertwined. Although they have a reputation for being virtuous, it means nothing to those in power. This young man is dressed luxuriously, he must come from a simple family background in Qingzhou Prefecture. I need help to take action."

  Gently putting down the tea cup, Chen Jiu looked at Yi Xiao's receding back and revealed a wry smile: "Haha, I was born to be a mountain bandit, cunning and ruthless for this lifetime, it can't be changed. Ah, it's better to stay away from me, I, Chen Jiu, act freely and live a carefree life, with a brutal temperament, where would I have any friends?"

  "Boss" Chen Jiu said to those inside.

  "What are your orders, sir?" The butcher with a fawning expression asked.

  Chen Jiu took out a gold ingot from his bosom, and then touched the gold again: "Look, in this world, having money is being a big shot. With money, you can have everything. What's the need for friends?"

  "Grandfather, what you said is really right."

  Chen Jiu threw the gold ingot into the butcher's arms: "This gold ingot can buy out your dog meat shop, from now on you don't have to kill dogs anymore. Dogs are more loyal than humans and friends, killing dogs is unlucky."

  The butcher gathered the gold into his bosom, then looked at Chen Jiu and said with rare sincerity: "Young master, I will remember your words. Previously, I didn't want to kill dogs, but my family of over a dozen people rely on me for a living. If I don't run this dog meat shop, wouldn't we all have to go beg? From now on, I'll change my ways and open a grain store."

  Chen nodded, doing business also requires caution, there is a saying in my hometown, today I want to give it to you.

  "Please speak, young master."

  "Friends are for selling out, or rather, friends are the ones who sell you out. The most righteous ones slaughter dogs, while those with a guilty conscience are always the scholars."

  "Grandpa's words are understood by the little one, but it's always good to have two friends in life."

  Chen Jiuzhao sneered: "You two friends, if you have a friend who is willing to die for you, that's the good fortune of eight lifetimes. What are friends, anyway? They're just fair-weather friends who only care about eating, drinking and having fun together. When things get tough, how many of them will actually help you out? If they don't kick you while you're down, that's already a blessing."

  The butcher remained silent.

  "Don't you dare kill that dog, I'll give you another ten taels of gold. You just scare it thoroughly and then pluck out all the dog hair one by one. When you're done, bring the dog back to me, and this ten taels of gold is yours."

  The butcher looked at the ten taels of gold and his front teeth protruded: "Master, it's settled then, I'll go now. I'm also familiar with the trick of killing a chicken to scare the monkey, but how did this dog offend you that you want to pluck out its fur one strand at a time?"

  Chen Jiuzhong pointed with a light touch, and the table had already moved to one side: "Don't ask what shouldn't be asked, just do your own thing well."

  Tea and water were drunk cup by cup, and soon the sun was about to set. The butcher came out with a big sweat on his face, leading a bald dog.

  "Poof!" Chen Jiu's mouthful of tea suddenly sprayed out.

  The butcher ignored Chen Jiu's surprise and walked up to him respectfully, saying: "Sir, your dog is fine now."

  Chen nodded: "This bald dog is really interesting."

  The whole dog's body doesn't have a single hair, isn't it funny?

  "Alright, these ten taels of gold are yours now, and I'll take this dog away."

  Chen Jiou threw the gold onto the table and then took over the dog leash.

  As soon as they could leave, the dog trotted along closely behind Chen Jiu.

  Walking to a quiet place, Chen Jiu looked at the bald dog behind him and held back his smile, saying: "This time you remembered?"

  "Wooo... wooo... The black dog kept nodding its head, and in the fading light of the sunset, a faint glimmer of tears could be seen in its eyes."

  "You say, if I really sell you to this dog meat shop today, what will be the outcome?"

  Looking at the black dog, no, it should be said that the bald dog's fearful posture, Chen Jiuzhou's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile, but this hint of a smile looked more and more terrifying under the bald dog's gaze.

  "Hey, if I really sell you off, won't you become someone else's plaything, a dish on their plate? Even if your family has power and influence, what can they do to me then? I'm selling a dog, a dog I picked up unintentionally. The key thing is, who knows I've turned you into a dog?"

  Here is the translation:

  "By saying this, Chen Ji squatted down and gently stroked the dog's nose, then pinched it hard: "So, you'd better behave yourself from now on. Otherwise, who knows when you'll become someone else's meal? What if I sell you to your family and they eat you up, only to find out the truth later? What kind of effect would that have?"

  As he said this, Chen Jiu fixed his gaze on the bald dog. The bald dog let out a whimper and instantly collapsed to the ground, continuously whining and begging with its eyes.

  Chen Jiu ignored the gaze and muttered to himself, "Today, I'll pluck out all your body hair. Although it won't be fatal, just a slight pain, but you have too much hair. This time, consider it a lesson for you, so you know what to do in the future."

  The black dog nodded vigorously, like a garlic masher.

  This time, the young master was really frightened. Since birth, he had been dressed in silk and jade, when did he receive such treatment? This time, not only did he become a dog, but he almost became a dish on the plate, dying miserably, his family wanted to avenge him but didn't know where to start.

  With a flick of his finger, the curse was lifted, and all that could be seen was a young master with a single eyebrow, mustache, and completely bald head lying on the ground.

  Watching himself return to human form, the young master also scrambled up, and with a "gulu" sound, he kowtowed to Chen Jiu, making Chen Jiu realize what it means to kowtow like pounding garlic.

  "Spare my life, young brother! I'll never dare again!"

  Chen Jiuyi said gently: "Senior, what's going on? Hurry up and get up. Today is just a joke."

  As he spoke, he helped the bald senior up. Originally a strong body, at this time it was weak and couldn't withstand the wind. Looking at Chen Jiu's smile, in the eyes of that student, it was like the devil's smile: "Junior brother, from now on I dare not again, in the academy I will definitely be under your command".

  Chen Jiupatted his shoulder: "If you had done so earlier, wouldn't it be better? Look at the situation now, it's getting late, hurry back, or else there will be more trouble later."

  Watching the little guy stumble away, Chen Jiu's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile, not worried at all that the little guy would take revenge in the future, he had scared him to death today, and it was unlikely that he would have the guts.