I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 25: Isn’t the purpose of practicing cultivation to feel more comfortable?
Another two or three days passed.

Chen Zhian practiced in the courtyard as usual, and Shen Haohao still came to the courtyard to eat every day. Life seemed unchanged.

But today, Chen Zhian was watering the pear blossoms in the yard when he suddenly heard a familiar voice calling from outside the door.

"Chen Zhian!"

When Chen Zhian heard the sound, he went to open the door. Wang Huan, who had painted with him for a year at the Huangmen Painting Academy, was standing outside the door.

This young man, who was about the same age as Chen Zhian, was still wearing the familiar yellow clothes and had the familiar, somewhat frivolous smile on his face.

"How come you have time to come to my academy? Isn't the academy busy these days?" Chen Zhian asked.

"How can I not be busy?" Wang Huan complained habitually: "You quit without telling me, which made Liu Sichi and I suffer. There are more and more bandits gathering around Sunan Prefecture. We haven't been home for several days and have to work overnight."

"Master Liu originally wanted to invite you back, but Master Huang said that you had made a fortune and no longer cared about the monthly salary of one hundred yuan. He asked us not to waste our efforts and to paint as soon as possible."

Chen Zhian recalled that day in the government workshop, when the head of the Huangmen, Wu Peilin, promised Zhou Xiujing that he would increase his salary from one hundred yuan per month to three hundred yuan.

But after that, Chen Zhian rested every day and had no time to go to the Huangmen Painting Academy. Unfortunately, there was no news from the Huangmen Painting Academy, and no one came to look for him.

The entire Huangmen seemed to have forgotten him.

Until today, Wang Huan came to find him specially.

"Originally I had a lot of paintings to paint today, but Master Liu gave me half a day off today and asked me to come over to inform you."

Wang Huan said, "Your bed and sundries are all piled up in the yard. If you don't want to come to the academy anymore, the master worker asked you to pack those things away."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly took a step closer and winked at Chen Zhian, saying, "The head of the Huang family said that you made a fortune. Tell me what kind of fortune you made."

Chen Zhian knew Wang Huan's character. Although he seemed frivolous, he was actually a man who could shoulder the responsibility of loyalty.

When he first went to the Painting Academy, Wang Huan took good care of him.

So Chen Zhian smiled and said, "There is a sucker who insists on giving me some money, and I can't stop him. This person, luck has come, and he will always get rich."

Wang Huan laughed and scolded him.

The two of them chatted and laughed and went to Xingyuan Street together.

Huangmen was on Xingyuan Street. The two walked into Huangmen and found that Huangmen, which was usually crowded with people, had much fewer people today.

Especially the courtyards around the painting academy were quiet and silent.

Wang Huan and Chen Zhian found it strange and thought that the laborers in other courtyards were out on business.

Until Chen Zhian walked into the painting academy.

"Lord Wu." Wang Huan saw Wu Peilin from afar, standing next to the bulletin board of the painting academy with his hands behind his back.

Chief Engineer Liu smiled and stood cautiously behind Wu Peilin.

Chen Zhian raised his eyebrows and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Suddenly, a soft sound was heard.

The door of the painting academy was actually closed by several yellow gate guards.

These yellow gate guards all had shackles in their hands, long swords on their waists, and looked unfriendly.

Master Liu and Wang Huan's faces suddenly changed, not knowing what had happened.

Chen Zhian narrowed his eyes.

"Chen Zhian, you are a laborer in the painting academy, but you have been absent for so many days for no reason.

You accepted the salary from the government office, but delayed the government's work. Do you know your crime?"

Wu Peilin turned around, with no expression on his old face.

He has been in this position of Huangmenzhang for five or six years.

After five or six years, he learned how to show his power in front of these eunuchs.

Chen Zhian noticed that the Yellow Gate guards were approaching.

He pretended to turn around and look at the imperial guards, and said something to Wang Huan quietly.

Wang Huan's face was pale, but he still looked at Chen Zhian calmly.

"Master Huang, Chen Zhian was delayed by some trivial matters at home."

Chen Zhian turned around and said, "It's just that the salary of the eunuchs is paid monthly. If I don't come, I won't get any salary. It can't be said that I'm getting the salary for free.

Even if I am absent without reason, does the Yellow Gate Chief still want to shackle me and kill me?"

The head of the Huangmen grinned and said to Liu Zhugong and Wang Huan, "You two should get out. Today's matter ends today. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will overthrow your rice bowl and your work."

Master Engineer Liu left in a hurry.

There seemed to be some anger in Wang Huan's eyes, but he finally followed Master Liu and left.

Only Wu Peilin, four Yellow Gate guards and Chen Zhian who was surrounded by the Yellow Gate guards were left in the painting academy.

"If you are absent without a reason, I can't lock you up or kill you."

Wu Peilin's goatee twitched as he laughed, "You just stole the money from Huangmen. That's the wages of hundreds of workers, plus Huangmen's half-year's time, a total of two hundred taels of gold, enough to kill you ten times."

Chen Zhian reacted immediately.

Wu Peilin added: "We found gold dust on your bed, and the eunuchs sent people to investigate, and they found that you exchanged a full fifty taels of gold at the government bank on Xingyuan Street."

"Chen Zhian, tell me now, where did you get so much gold? Excuse me, even if I sell you, you are not worth fifty taels of gold."

"But... I am kindhearted. If you hand over the gold you stole from Huangmen, I will forgive you for what happened. After all, you have been in the Academy for some time, so you can be considered my junior."

Chen Zhian couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this, and then he laughed helplessly: "Master Wu, I want to ask you something."

Wu Peilin frowned.

Chen Zhian asked, "Has this man's face grown thicker with age? Otherwise, how could he be so shameless?" Wu Peilin's frown relaxed when he heard this: "So are you going to hand it over or not?"

"Let me tell you the consequences of this matter. If you hand it over, I will just pretend that this matter never happened. If you don't hand it over, there are witnesses from the bank. Even if I beat you to death now, I can only say that you resisted arrest and were accidentally killed by the Huangmen guards.

A thief who stole the government's money is dead, so who cares?"

"You want silver?" Chen Zhian said, "This is actually quite simple."

Wu Peilin thought Chen Zhian was willing to hand over the banknotes, but he heard Chen Zhian slowly say, "These days, I have met many people and have been looked down upon by many people."

"For example, the nobleman from the capital was so rude and cold to me, but it was mostly an act. He wanted to humiliate me and humiliate my father in this way."

"For example, Zhou Xiujing, the son of the Zhou family, looked down on me because I received the embroidered ball. The son of the Zhou family thought he was of noble status, and that if he couldn't get it, someone like me shouldn't get it either."

"For example, the young master of the Xu family's second mansion, he let me in, but then he scolded me unreasonably because he wanted to kick me out as soon as possible and stop me from thinking about joining the Xu family."

"But Lord Wu... you are the head of the Huangmen, and you have been in this position for five or six years. Even if the Huangmen does not have much, you should have made a lot of money.

Although two hundred taels of gold is a lot, it is not enough for you to risk making trouble for me in this Huangmen. This is too much of a disregard for the law. It is normal in the seven border states, but this is Sunan Prefecture, the richest place in Dayu, and the place where the law is most prevalent. You are a senior official, so why take the risk?"

"What's more, Zhou Xiujing gave me two hundred taels of gold, and Lord Zheng was present at the time. Lord Wu, I'm afraid you are not brave enough to set up a trap to take it back just when Zhou Xiujing gave me the gold in front of Lord Zheng."

"Then Sir Wu... tell me, who said what to you to make you so bold."

Chen Zhian told the story slowly and leisurely.

Wu Peilin was a little dazed for a moment. He looked at Chen Zhian who was surrounded by four yellow gate guards and felt that the young man in front of him was too calm.

But soon he felt angry again.

"How dare you, a mere commoner, question me?"

He snorted coldly and said, "You are too frail, and two hundred taels of gold are too heavy for you to lift. I will take it for you. If you are unwilling to give it, the two hundred taels of gold will crush you. Which is more important, life or gold?"

Wu Peilin's words finally put an end to Chen Zhian's idea of easily handing over the banknote to him.

"I'll take you down and put you in shackles, and then see if you still have so much to say."

As soon as Wu Peilin finished speaking, the four yellow gate guards behind Chen Zhian pounced on him like vicious wolves.

These eunuch guards were familiar with the methods of cultivation. They did not practice any profound techniques, but they had trained their bodies to be very solid. Compared with ordinary people, these people were ferocious demons whose huge fists could easily break people's bones.

Isn't it easy to catch a little boy?
But Chen Zhian is not an ordinary little boy.

When the four yellow gate guards suddenly rushed out.

There was a rapid explosion sound coming from the bones all over Chen Zhian's body, just like the ringing of a golden bell!

The accumulated shade turns into heavy snow, which falls everywhere in large numbers. The blood and energy ring in the cold night, and I cover myself with the Huang Zhong!

After practicing diligently these days, Chen Zhian had unknowingly developed the sound of the Huang Zhong in his blood and qi.

boom!
There was a crisp sound under his feet, and the bricks in the painting academy were cracked by his footsteps.

The seemingly thin boy suddenly turned around, and his tiger fist suddenly moved. One fist smashed forward like a tiger claw, like a ghost.

The blood and energy surged in the fist, which hit the chest of the leading yellow gate guard extremely quickly.

Click!

There was an extremely clear crisp sound, and the Yellow Gate guard was not knocked away, but his chest suddenly caved in, as if he had been hit by a tiger's claw. Blood spurted out of his mouth, and he was knocked to the ground in an instant.

This sudden change happened so quickly that not only the elderly Wu Peilin, but even the other three Yellow Gate guards were unable to react.

But Chen Zhian's offensive did not diminish at all.

He retreated instead of advancing, and one of his arms swept across like a tiger's tail, slamming into the neck of another Yellow Gate guard. With a force of over a thousand pounds, the Yellow Gate guard didn't even have time to scream, and his neck was broken instantly, killing him.

The other two Yellow Gate guards were already approaching at this time.

The chain in the hand of one of the guards flew into the air, and while Chen Zhian was trying to break the guard's neck, it hit Chen Zhian's shoulder.

Chen Zhian groaned, and the Great Snow Mountain Ginseng Qi Method was fully activated. The Tiger Fist Qi Method was used to mobilize Qi and blood, and then to the whole body, to withstand the chain.

His eyes flashed, and he ignored the guard holding the chain. Instead, he jumped up very cunningly, bent his left knee, and suddenly hit another yellow gate guard in the face like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

The yellow gate guard fell down immediately, and Chen Zhian landed on the ground. He pulled out the long sword that the yellow gate guard had not yet pulled out, and with his muscles and bones moving, he suddenly rushed forward.

The sharp long knife instantly slashed across the arm of the last Yellow Gate guard holding the chain.

In an instant, the arm of the last Yellow Gate guard flew up and blood splattered.

Chen Zhian kicked him down but did not kill him, leaving him alive.

He turned his head and looked at Wu Peilin.

It all happened so fast that Wu Peilin seemed to have not yet reacted and was staring at him blankly.

It was not until Chen Zhian strode towards him that Wu Peilin screamed: "Chen Zhian, don't kill me!"

"Who wants to kill you?" Chen Zhian said calmly, "Sometimes, dying is easier than living."

As he spoke, he caught up with Wu Peilin in a few steps and kicked Wu Peilin to the ground with just one kick.

Chen Zhian didn't say a word. After a few kicks, Wu Peilin's limbs were completely crushed by him, and there was no possibility of connecting them.

"Master Wu, you said I can't lift two hundred taels of gold."

Chen Zhian stood there, looking at Wu Peilin who was lying on the ground: "I can't lift it, but can you?"

Wu Peilin fainted from the pain. Before he lost consciousness, he really couldn't understand how Chen Zhian had such good boxing skills, and where did he get the courage to resist him?
Killing the eunuch guards and crippling the government officials will result in the death penalty!

But at this moment, Chen Zhian felt very happy.

"Isn't the purpose of cultivation to feel more happy?"

(End of this chapter)