Chapter 20: How Much Am I Worth?

  Huo Tianliang was now scared out of his wits, could this really be the same Gaoyuan who had been stabbed in the back by him and had hit rock bottom? Seeing the vigorous and powerful Gaoyuan, he quietly moved backwards, preparing to slip away. Although the matter of him secretly plotting against Gaoyuan had been privately settled, not many people outside knew about it, but Gaoyuan himself would never forget. After all, that one knife had made him lie in bed for over a month. His old man said that the other party wouldn't cause trouble again, but this Gaoyuan was secretly making things difficult and picking faults. If he really wanted to beat him up, he truly had no way to reason with him. A good man doesn't take advantage of someone in front of him, so he prepared to slip away immediately.

  Lowering his head and shrinking his neck, he quickly walked backwards, having just taken two steps, when suddenly a pair of big feet appeared in front of him, startling him, and as he lifted his head, it was Sun Xiao standing right in front of him.

  "Xiao Sun, get out of the way!" Huo Tianliang growled in a low voice.

  Sun Xiaofei's silk didn't move, her hand stretched out, "Bring it here!"

  "What?" Huo Tianliang looked at him in confusion.

  "Five strings of cash!" Sun Xiao said: "You invited us here, saying you'd give us five strings of cash. We came, but you didn't pay up."

  "The goods and horses have not even arrived yet, you're still thinking about money? You must be crazy!" Huo Tianliang said angrily.

  Sun Xiaoleng sneered, "You asked us to come and help you fight, not to fool around with horses. We've fought the frame for you, but you haven't paid us."

  "Damn it, you've already lost the fight, and now you're asking for money?"

  "Who says we lost?" Sun Xiao pointed at He Lanxiong and several others who were tied up, "Aren't they all tied up?"

  "That was Gao Yuan's doing, not yours." Huo Tianliang argued.

  "Gao Bingcao is now the leader of our group. If he fights, it's like we're fighting. Sun Xiao isn't afraid to be shameless either. Without this money, it won't do. With these five taels, the team can have a few days of full meals and improve their diet." Bring it over, or else don't think about leaving."

  "Get out of the way, you insignificant little thing! You dare to block Young Master's path? Don't you want to live?" Huo Tianliang was enraged to the point of madness.

  "I know your father is a supervisor, but he can't control us, I'm just a soldier! " Sun Xiao sneered, "If you don't give me money, be careful or I'll make you look bad!"

  Huo Tianliang was so angry that his vision began to blur, "This Sun Xiao is a complete rascal!" "Give him the money!" he growled in a low voice.

  A servant behind him took out five guan of money from his pocket and handed it to Sun Xiao. Sun Xiao smiled with satisfaction and turned to leave.

  "Xiao Sun, what are you doing?" A voice came from beside him, and Huo Tian's heart suddenly jumped up, Gao Yuan finally found his own trouble.

  He slowly walked over, looking at the money in Sun Xiao's hand, "What's going on here?"

  "Huo Young Master wants our five taels of silver!" Sun Xiao said honestly, he had just witnessed his extraordinary skills and was convinced, admitting that in terms of martial arts, he couldn't even compare to him. In the army, they didn't fear anyone else, but they feared him.

  "How about five bucks?" Gaoyuan said with a hint of a smile.

  "Yes!"

  "This plane is so bad! How can you still charge money for it?"

  Sun Xiao's face suddenly looked ugly.

  "Give it back to him!" Hao Tianliang's tone was unquestionable, and Sun Xiaozheng was still hesitating when he shouted out loud, "No need to return it, no need to return it. Although Brother Sun lost the fight, he also put in effort. This money can be considered as my contribution to brothers' medical expenses."

  Gao Yuan burst out laughing and turned around to face Huo Tianliang, "Huo young master, you asked Sun Xiao to fight, but he lost, so this money can't be collected. But I'm here now, if we win the fight, is it okay?"

  "Right, right, so I said this money doesn't need to be repaid."

  "Sun Xiao is worth five guan of money, am I also only worth five guan of money?" Gao Yuan's face pulled back, saying viciously.

  As soon as Gao Yuan said this, Sun Xiao was taken aback and then overjoyed. It turned out that Gao Bingcao didn't want the money because he thought it was too little. Once she understood, she immediately helped to persuade him. "Yes, yes! I, Sun Xiao, am not worth much, only worth five guan, but Gao Bingcao is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also the nephew of County Magistrate!"

  Glancing at Sun Xiao, this guy is quite clever.

  "Not bad, Master Huo, how many taels of silver do you think I'm worth?"

  Huo Tianliang cried with a sad face, looking at the soldiers surrounding him, "Brother Gao, you say how much you're worth, that's how much you're worth?"

  Gao Yuan stretched out a finger, "It was just a fight, it's not worth much, let's just settle on this amount!"

  "Ten taels, here, I'll pay immediately!" Huo Tianliang was overjoyed.

  "Fart, am I only worth ten coins?" Gaoyuan raised his hand and cracked his knuckles loudly.

  "It's worth at least 100 guan," said Sun Xiao immediately.

  "One hundred yuan, I didn't bring that much money with me, who carries one hundred yuan on them for no reason?!" He Tianliang said with a long face.

  "How much did you bring on you?" Gaoyuan smiled again.

  "How much money are you carrying on you? Take it all out!" Huo Tianliang turned his head and asked the few family servants.

  Several family members searched their bodies and handed over all the money they had. Sun Xiao snatched it away, counted it, and said, "Accountant, there's a total of eleven guan zero fifty wen."

  "That's still eighty-eight kan and nine hundred fifty mon I'm owed!" Kōen looked at Son Akira, "I didn't miscalculate, did I?"

  "The calculations of the military officer were absolutely correct, both fast and accurate, exactly 88 kan and 950 mon."

  "What are you waiting for? Mr. Huo is a straightforward person, hurry up and borrow paper and pen to let Mr. Huo write an IOU?" Gao Yuan said, looking at Sun Xiao with great dissatisfaction.

  Sun Xiao immediately turned around, "Yan Haibo." As soon as the words fell, Yan Haibo had already emerged from the crowd, holding a pen and paper in his hand. He handed it over to Huo Tianliang with a smile.

  "Please, Master Huo." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

  Huo Tianliang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, this IOU must be written, this Gao Yuan's heart is ruthless and his hands are fierce, just two tall and sturdy men were beaten to the ground by him in an instant, until now one face was still pale, his own body, if he took a hit, estimated that half of his life would be gone.

  "I'm writing, I'm writing!" Taking over the paper and pen, he looked around and kicked a servant with his foot. "Are you blind? Can't you see that Young Master doesn't have a desk?"

  That Ding understood and got down on all fours, arched his back, and with a quick hand and foot, wrote an IOU and handed it to Gao Yuan. "Brother Gao, is this okay? Can I go now?"

  Taking the IOU, blowing on the still-wet ink marks, Gao Yuan laughed and said: "Huo Young Master, remember to pay back quickly, otherwise I'll get Uncle Lu to go find your father to collect it. However, at that time, interest will be added."

  "Yes, yes, I'll pay back immediately, I'll pay back immediately!" Huo Tianliang replied as he swiftly ran away from the crowd.

  "Shameless!" On the side, He Lan Yan saw Gao Yuan extorting money from Huo Tian Liang and muttered a curse under her breath. Seeing Gao Yuan look over, she quickly added: "But I think he's quite likable, this bastard, he deserves to be taught a lesson." Gao Yuan smiled and turned his head away, but He Lan Yan's heart was racing wildly, how did this guy have such sharp ears?

  "Go back!" Gaoyuan waved his hand and turned around with a group of soldiers who had their noses blue and faces swollen.

  Sun Xiao looked at the eleven guan of money in his hand, picked out two guan and handed them to Yan Haibo, "Little Yan, go sell 200 jin of grain, buy a sheep, pull it back, let the brothers eat a full meal first, start with something auspicious."

  "Alright!" Yan Haibo happily led a few people away.

  The rest of the people then pushed He Lanxiong and his four companions to follow Gao Yuan to the military camp. He Lanxiong sighed heavily, knowing that this would happen. If he had given those few horses to that scoundrel earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this. Now, not only were they in trouble, but his sister, a weak woman, was also caught up in this mess with these soldiers. What could be done? Just thinking about it made him feel afraid. As he walked, he thought of ways to deal with the situation. This soldier seemed different from the others before, but whether he would really listen to reason remained to be seen. He had just seen how he dealt with that Ho Dajie, which was quite unreasonable.

  In his heart, he was worried about gains and losses, for a moment, he didn't know what to do.