Chapter 30: The Shopkeeper's Doll

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  After this ordeal, everyone didn't completely settle down until the lanterns were hung high. On one side, someone led Lei Wanli and his companions to eat, while on the other side, Qian Ruyang, the eldest son of the Qian family, took over from his father Qian Yaozu, and the two brothers supported him as he sat down in a elegant room in the wine house.

  Before everyone had sat down for a while, they heard a knock at the door. Two guards rushed to take a look and found Zhuge Dan standing with his arms around his chest, with two people lying at his feet, shouting and calling out repeatedly.

  "What's going on here?" Qian Ruyang asked with a furious expression.

  Qian Yaozu opened his eyes, took a glance and called him back to the table. He turned to scold the guard: "You blind thing, don't you know that young brother is my nephew Meng Xian? What are you standing there for, hurry up and invite him over."

  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Meng Yao could only pretend to say a sentence.

  Zhuge Yun walked over, looked at Meng Yao, and then rushed to the Qian family father and son, cupping his fists and saying: "I was rude, but my brother is here, they won't let me in, duty-bound, I had no choice but to be rude."

  The Qian family's young masters didn't say a word, only Qian Ya Zu burst out laughing and instructed the servants to bring up cups and chopsticks, inviting Zhuge Dun to take his seat. Seeing Meng Yao smiling, Zhuge Dun didn't decline and sat down with a plop, picking up his chopsticks and reaching for a chicken leg.

  Just as they were about to finish eating, Lei Wanli suddenly pushed open the door and stood upright in front of everyone, not making a sound.

  Qian Yaozu looked at him in surprise, then suddenly understood and hurriedly scolded: "Lei Wanli, stop your nonsense, go back and eat meat if you should eat meat, drink wine if you should drink wine."

  Qian Ruwu blocked his father and said: "Dad, this Wanli is also a big shot, let's listen to what he has to say."

  Lei Wanli got the permission, immediately bowed to Qian Yaozu and said: "Master, since I followed you, I have been loyal and never had a second thought. Today is not about not giving face to Master, but because I followed you, but friends on the road never dare to underestimate me. Why? Because I protect my brothers, protect them well, everyone will work together to protect Master and young masters. Now I just need one sentence, who hit my brother earlier, who comes out, as long as they talk to me, convince me, I'll turn around and leave."

  Qian Yaozu hummed and turned his head away.

  Qian Ruwu took one look and immediately slammed his hand on the table, shouting: "Good, I'm a good man of the Qian family. Since that's the case, I'll give you this power."

  Lei Wanli heard this and immediately glanced at Meng Yao, who was drinking with his head down, then turned to stare at Zhuge Dun, clasped his hands in front of his chest and shouted: "This good fellow, I am Lei Wanli, known in the Jianghu as Thunderbolt Hand. Although my two brothers were not well-behaved just now, they were also protecting our home, why did you have to hurt them?"

  Zhuge Dan listened and suddenly burst out laughing, so flustered that he hurriedly covered his mouth to push back the meat that had sprayed out.

  But his smile infuriated everyone present, and they all glared at him in anger.

  "Sorry, sorry." Zhuge Dun suddenly became flustered, the official language he had just learned slipping back into his familiar vernacular.

  Lei Wanli's face suddenly changed, and he slowly squeezed out a chilling word from between his teeth: "Please."

  He strode out with big steps after finishing speaking.

  "Wait a minute—"

  As the shout, Meng Yao slowly put down his wine cup, casually flicked off the remaining dregs on his knee, jumped down from the kang, and smiled at Lei Wanli who turned around with a furious gaze. He made a fist to Qian family father and son: "Mr. Qian, Eldest Master, Second Master, I apologize for my brother here first, he really doesn't know etiquette, it's my fault. So——"

  He said this and slowly turned around, then made a fist at Lei Wanri and said: "Lei Baotou, since you are for your brother, and he is my brother, so if there's anything, just ask me directly."

  "Ah, no, not the shopkeeper," said Zhuge Dan, hastily trying to grab it.

  "Sit still and don't move." Meng Yao's voice was low, but it scared Zhuge Dun so much that he shuddered, nodded his head and immediately retreated.

  "Good," Lei Wanli couldn't help but praise, stretching out his thumb and saying: "I don't have high demands, since you're your brother's older brother, as long as you personally go and tell my two brothers a word about this matter, it will be considered settled. From now on, I'll respect you one foot."

  Unexpectedly, Meng Yao slightly shook his head and smiled at Lei Wanli, saying: "These words are wrong. They are all bound by their duties, how can they be called to lower their heads? It's not that Lei doesn't think about it, but this is the reason."

  Lei Wanli nodded his head with a dazed expression, but also very righteously.

  "Let's just pretend nothing happened, okay?"

  "No"

  Lei Wanli suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Meng Yao, his head held high as he said, "Their matter is over, but ours isn't."

  "Oh," Meng Yao suddenly remembered the gaze he had towards himself before leaving the house, and for a moment, his eyes flashed with a cold light.

  At this moment, Cao Feibiao suddenly shouted loudly, "Grandma's," and pushed open the crowd without saying a word, rushing in. As soon as he saw the situation inside the house, his hands were about to move quickly. Before he could react, Meng Yao hurriedly followed with a loud shout, somehow pushing him back outside again.

  "Dare to be rude again, and I'll make him not see the sun for three days. All of you get back, whoever dares to move again, I will severely punish without pardon."

  Meng Yao knew that at this moment, the three layers inside and outside were definitely filled with assault camp warriors. If he didn't warn them again, they might unknowingly get into big trouble. Especially Cao Fei Biao, who considered himself a close brother, not to mention being owed a favor by Lu Tao when he came down the mountain, how could he be careless?

  Only he knew that his urgent shout had frightened all the so-called heroes in the house. It wasn't until then that everyone began to feel a sense of astonishment, and truly started to look at the young man who had been smiling all along with newfound respect. Especially Qian Ruyang, who was even more shocked as he stared at Meng Yao, somewhat regretting having treated him like a rich kid before. However, he still looked down on Meng Yao's ruthless methods that could make people disappear from the face of the earth. Did relying on brute force to intimidate others count as a skill? But how would he know that what Meng Yao said was just about being locked up, and it couldn't be explicitly stated at the scene.

  Lei Wanli watched as Cao Feibiao rushed in, only to float out like a feather afterwards. Throughout the entire process, although he saw it with his own eyes, he felt that it was just a fleeting glimpse. It wasn't until now that he realized he had misjudged him - this smiling doll was actually a deeply hidden expert.

  He stared at Meng Yao motionlessly, nodding secretly. How many years had it been since no one called out to him anymore? He didn't know if his Shaolin Thunder Hand had become rusty or not.

  "Come on!" - Lei Wanli suddenly shouted loudly, punching a fist towards Meng Yao's face. "I'm not doing anything underhanded, today I'll use all my strength to fight you once and for all, and won't hold back just because Master is here. Be careful, shopkeeper's kid, only one of us will be left standing."

  "Well said." Meng Yao nodded and let the punch pass, calmly adding a sentence.