Rebellious Contract Beast

After chatting with Shen Yi about some random things, He Jian Chuyun soon called over Bo Nian and Xiang Tao and instructed them in detail what they needed to do.

Both of them came from the Zhao family, so they were naturally absolutely loyal to He Jian Chu Yun. After hearing her instructions, they said nothing, but quickly nodded in agreement and took action.

In fact, more than half a month ago, the Tiger Gang had already figured out the internal layout of the horse farm two miles north of the city. The reason why they had not chosen to take action was just out of caution and wanted to know more about the horse farm.

After all, Zhu Yixuan said that there was a black workshop hidden in the horse farm. No one knew what the black workshop was used for, and its location in the carriage had not been found yet.

Wu Gong also sent people to inquire, but the people in the horse farm were very tight-lipped. As long as the topic of the illegal workshop was involved, they would not say a word.

The brother of White Tiger Hall leader Ye Baocun and Cong both wanted to capture the man and torture him in the Ghost Tiger Hall dungeon, but this was too impulsive and the kidnapped horse farm worker committed suicide by swallowing poison on the spot. This incident did not allow the Tiger Gang to obtain any useful information, but instead made the people in the horse farm more cautious.

Then, this horse ranch would not recruit workers from outside at all. The guys it employed were all slaves. The ranch provided them with food, clothing, and shelter. Almost everything was provided by the ranch, which led to the guys in the ranch being very loyal to the ranch owner, almost like death warriors.

If a horse farm can achieve this, Shen Yi would not believe it is a normal horse farm.

In the blink of an eye, a day passes quickly.

In the afternoon, in Shen Mansion, after watching his predecessor pass the cards, Duan Huai casually played the three cards in his hand and said calmly: "The beast cards are full. It's summer now. I win."

As soon as these words came out, the other two people looked bitter and couldn't help complaining: "Master, are you cheating? Why do you always win today?"

Upon hearing this, Duan Huai suddenly jumped up, raised his hand and slapped the head of the Tiger Gang disciple who was speaking.

"Fuck you! You guys always won in the past, but now it's my turn to win for one day and you can't do it?"

"No, no, no, Hall Master, you are blessed with great fortune."

The Tiger Gang disciples who were beaten rubbed their heads, but they still looked unwilling. The main reason was that the gamble was a bit too big, and anyone who lost would feel bad.

snort!
Duan Huai snorted coldly, not paying much attention, and stood up to collect the silver on the table. At this moment, another disciple of the Tiger Gang came from outside the door, walked up to him quickly, and said, "Master, the carriage is ready. When will we leave the city?"

"Are you ready? Let's go then. Where's the old man?"

"Someone has already gone over to call the gang leader."

"He never came back?"

"No." The Tiger Gang disciples said truthfully. Duan Huai couldn't help but shook his head after hearing this. Ever since Ye Baocun took them to the restaurant opened by the widow, their boss has been going there every other day.

"Well, let's go and get down to business."

Without thinking too much, Duan Huai quickly waved his hand, led a group of disciples out of the house, and walked towards the outside of the Shen Mansion.

Just as they arrived at the gate, noisy sounds came from outside, as if someone was arguing with the members of the Tiger Gang.

"Master Duan! Master Duan! It's me! It's me!"

Before Duan Huai could see clearly, the teenager who was arguing with someone at the door called out to him loudly.

After taking a closer look, who else could it be but Zhu Yantao?

Looking around him, Duan Huai only saw the people from the Tiger Gang and did not find any guards, so he couldn't help but frown.

"Come here alone? Isn't this guy grounded? How did he get here?"

Although he felt strange, Duan Huai still walked over and waved to everyone, saying, "Let him go and let him in."

"Yes! Hall Master!"

Following Duan Huai's words, all the Tiger Gang disciples stopped and no longer tried to stop Zhu Yantao.

"Master Duan..."

Coming up to him, Duan Huai began to look at Zhu Yantao. He was not wearing silk brocade clothes as usual, but was dressed simply. If it weren't for his exceptionally fair skin because he was born in the Zhu family, he would have thought he was just an ordinary citizen.

"So it's Master Zhu. Why are you dressed like this today?"

"Stop talking. I ran away alone and my family was watching me too closely." Zhu Yantao said worriedly. Although the Third Elder did not say what punishment he would give him after the deed to Meisexuan was taken back, his activities had been limited to the Zhu family mansion since then. Once he tried to walk out of the gate of the Zhu mansion, someone would stop him immediately. No threats or insults would be of any use.

He was the most anxious person because he couldn't get the gold. He tried many ways during this period. He even begged Wan Gaoyue, but Wan Gaoyue would not lend him even a single strand of gold.

He also wanted to discuss it with He Jian Chu Yun, but it was of no use. Once he got close to Mingyan Courtyard, the guards with the cultivation level of the Zhi level would appear and throw him away, and he would not even be able to resist.

Among them, the guard named Zhao Xiangtao was particularly special. As soon as he saw Zhu Yantao, he would pick him up and throw him out without caring whether he was near Mingyanyuan or not.

It's simply too much!
There was no other way, he could only come to see Duan Huai. After all, during the time he was pursuing He Jian Chu Yun, the person he had been in contact with was Duan Huai.

Maybe I can find a solution from Duan Huai.

But unfortunately, he found the wrong person by looking for Duan Huai.

If Wu Sheng and Wu Gong were accomplices in Shen Yi's act of stealing the gold from Zhu Yantao, then Duan Huai was the accomplice among the accomplices.

Apart from Shen Yi, he was the person who persecuted Zhu Yantao the most.

"Is that so? Then why are you looking for me?"

"Of course it's about your young lady..."

"Well, I'm sorry, but I can't help you with this."

"How could it be... Master Duan, you have great magical powers. If you see He Jianchuyun, please tell him..."

Before he finished speaking, Duan Huai interrupted him impatiently: "I can't help, and I don't have time now. Mr. Zhu, you should go back quickly, otherwise your family will find out." "No! Master Duan, please do me this one favor. I will reward you handsomely after it is done. Even if He Jianchuyun doesn't agree to marry me, the gold I gave her... can't be given away for nothing! You have to return it to me, right?"

"Return?" Hearing that Zhu Yantao wanted to get the gold back, Duan Huai's face suddenly turned unfriendly, and he turned hostile: "What are you talking about, you thief! I said a long time ago that giving you the gold is a test from my young lady. If you pass the test, then it will be a natural thing. But if you fail the test, the gold will not be returned! You nodded and agreed at the beginning, what? What do you think now?"

Duan Huai yelled, but Zhu Yantao's temper also flared up after he yelled, "The gold didn't belong to your master in the first place! Why doesn't she return it? Since she doesn't want to marry me! Then return the gold I gave her to me without any less!"

With his status, some people might flatter him in the Zhu family mansion, but here, Duan Huai would not tolerate him. He said, "How dare you cheat me?" As he said that, he waved his hand, and a dozen strong men came up.

"Throw it out here! If you dare not leave, I will beat you! Beat you hard!"

After he finished speaking, Duan Huai flicked his sleeves and left with his men.

Poor Zhu Yantao was quickly captured by several Tiger Gang disciples, and then two people grabbed his hands and feet, one in front and one behind, and threw him out of the Shen Mansion like garbage, where he fell on his face.

By the time he stood up, Duan Huai had already gotten on the carriage and driven away, and the door of the Shen Mansion was slammed shut.

He rubbed his burning face and looked fiercely at the gate of Shen Mansion. He was about to say a few harsh words, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the Tiger Gang disciples behind the door.

"Get out of here right now! If you cause any more trouble, I'll make you pay for it! What the hell is this Zhu family's young master, how dare you come here and make trouble?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yantao calmed down for a rare time. He had no guards around him, and if he used force, he would not be able to gain any benefit from these villains of the Zhonghu Gang. Now the Zhonghu Gang relied on the Tianxiaren Group, and even the heads of big families were looked down upon, not to mention him, a bastard young master of the Zhu family. If they really used force, they would not hold back.

That was a real fight!
There was no other way. In order to avoid suffering, he could only choose to leave here, but his back looked extremely embarrassed and dejected.

It was already afternoon, the sun had set, hiding half of its body, and the sunset dyed the sky golden, but his heart was chilled.

There was a sound of gongs and drums coming from the street, as if someone was having a wedding. But when he got closer, it was not the wedding night as he had imagined.

But today, the second round of the Jieming Dharma Festival ended, and the eldest son of the Luo family contracted a Class B upper-grade life god, and held a party to entertain guests and have fun with the people.

It seemed like this was not the first time. He remembered that during the first Jieming Festival five days ago, a bastard from the Luo family successfully contracted a Class B upper-grade life god. Perhaps it was God's blessing, as two family members had successfully contracted Class B upper-grade life gods. The Luo family would definitely have successors in the future.

In contrast to the other three families, only a young man from the Xu family managed to contract a mid-grade B-level life god. Apart from that, no one succeeded in contracting a lower-grade B-level life god.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little envious. If his contracted beast wasn't so useless, if he also contracted a top-grade B-level life god, would things be different?
Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this world. It is a fact that his contracted beast is of low quality, and no one can change that.

Originally, he should have been ignored in the Zhu Mansion. If it weren't for Zhu Yanzheng's existence, he wouldn't even be qualified to live in the Zhu Mansion.

He could have used that gold to give himself a better life, but he gave it all to the girl, and in the end he was left with nothing.

He wanted to ask for help, but he no longer had the face to see his own brother.

He still remembered the family event half a year ago when he saw the girl in red walking past him. It was too cliché to describe that moment as "love at first sight". It should be described as "a stunning glimpse" which was enough to be remembered for a lifetime.

He tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep, so he got up, wrote a love letter, and secretly threw it into Mingyanyuan under the cover of night.

From then on, whenever he felt overwhelmed with longing at night, he would secretly throw love letters to express his admiration. But as time went on, he discovered that there were many people in the Zhu Mansion who were pursuing He Jian Chu Yun just like himself, and they also secretly threw love letters to her in the dead of night like himself.

He didn't know how many of those love letters He Jian Chu Yun had read, but he knew that with his own abilities, he was definitely not as good as those of his rivals. So instead of competing with the so-called rivals, it would be better for him to secretly have a crush on them. Maybe one day the girl would be with him out of pity.

Zhu Yantao also knew that these fantasies were just thoughts and he would never take them seriously. Even he himself felt that it was hopeless to pursue He Jian Chu Yun.

But Wan Gaoyue gave him hope and an opportunity.

It was this opportunity that made him, who originally thought that he would never be able to meet Tsurumi Hatsuyun in this life, feel that the world had become brighter. How could he give up this opportunity so easily?
How did Wan Gaoyue know that she liked Tsurumi Hatsuun?
At that time, Zhu Yan no longer had the energy to think about this question.

All I know is that this is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

This is why, even though he knew it would be difficult to get the gold that Shen Yi wanted, he still agreed to it.

After all, I don’t want to miss “fate”!
Fortunately, he did it. When he was about to collect enough gold, some bastard revealed that he had mortgaged Mei Se Xuan to Ji Fu Casino. The third elder of Zhu family used tough measures to forcibly take back the deed of Mei Se Xuan. It would never come back to him in this life. The remaining gold was only the last 300 taels.

But these mere three hundred taels of gold became a huge obstacle for him to reach the other side, making it impossible for him to touch the girl on the other side no matter what.

The ending is so tragic.

In order to collect the gold, he tried every possible means and even did all kinds of despicable things, but the last three hundred taels of gold made him powerless. If it were before, he could still find ways to solve the problem of the three hundred taels of gold, but now he was imprisoned in the Zhu Mansion, where could he get the gold?

The loyal guards around him had long been replaced, and there was no one to help him. His every move was under the surveillance of Elder Zhu San.

He wanted to ask his brother for help, but Zhu Yanzheng was in the sect. Not to mention whether he could be contacted, even if he could, given Zhu Yanzheng's personality, he would never agree to it.

Therefore, no one could help him collect the last three hundred taels of gold.

However, in the end, love leaves you with nothing, both love and money.

How can anyone be content with this?
After giving so much, I should get something in return, right?
He doesn't agree!
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhu Yantao's eyes were gradually filled with hatred.

He must go find Tsurumi Hatsuun and get things clear!

He doesn't care about the treaty that says the gold will not be returned. If there is an investment, there must be a gain!
Or get double the gold back!
Either the person is your own!

There are only these two choices. If He Jianchuyun is unwilling, I will force him to come. I want both the person and the money!

As he thought about it, his eyes became firmer and his steps became faster and faster. There was no more gossip in his ears, only the sound of the wind.

But after walking quickly for a while, he suddenly stopped. It was not because he figured something out, but because a carriage slowly drove up and stopped by the roadside. A person got off from it. He knew this person. Her name was Zhuhong, and she was He Jianchuyun's personal maid!

The personal maid has arrived, who else could be sitting in the carriage?
His eyes lit up, and Zhu Yantao strode over, shouting as he walked: "He Jian Chuyun! What are you going to pay me back for what you owe me!"

...(End of chapter)