Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 11, Fang Yong kills the ghost

The sturdy man looked at Fang Yong's kick. He was terrified after being punched just now. He knew that if he was kicked again, even the God of Death would not be able to save him.

Fortunately, there was a pillar supporting the house next to him, so he quickly turned sideways and hid behind the pillar.

Fang Yong kicked over and saw the opponent hiding behind the pillar, but his strength was not reduced at all.

There was a loud bang, like thunder.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Fang Yong unexpectedly broke the pillar with one kick. The kick continued with force and hit the sturdy man behind the pillar directly.

The sturdy man flew out horizontally, smashed the facade of the casino, and flew directly into the casino, smashing countless gambling table equipment.

Everyone looked at Fang Yong in shock. Such a thick pillar was actually broken by one kick. It was just as the rumors said, the third in command was the reincarnation of Tai Sui, a god from heaven.

After Fang Yong's water talent reached the mastery stage, his physique had already improved to an inhuman level. Now he has upgraded his archery and swordsmanship talents to the ordinary stage. With these two blessings, his physique has completely deviated from human standards.

Not to mention uprooting a weeping willow tree like Lu Zhishen, but it would not be difficult for him to learn how Wu Song killed a tiger.

As the incident escalated, more and more people gathered.

Fang Yong strode into the casino and grabbed the sturdy man who had been beaten beyond recognition.

This guy is quite capable. After being punched and kicked by Fang Yong, he was still able to breathe. Among ordinary people, he is considered a master.

Fang Yong grabbed the other person, dragged him to the crowd, and said:
"I'll ask you one last time. I told you to stop, why didn't you obey my orders?"

The strong man was completely scared at this time. He was covered in blood and begged for mercy miserably:
"Third boss, I was wrong. I shouldn't have touched your people. Please have mercy and spare my life!"

Fang Yong sneered:
"You bastard, you don't understand what people say. You only bully the weak and fear the strong. If you had been tough to the end, it would have been fine. After all, you are a man. For the sake of the boss, I will spare your life. You beg for mercy now, which shows that you are a coward. After I leave, you will bully others again. Today, I will get rid of you, the scourge, for the boss!"

After saying that, Fang Yong kicked the other person up, swung his fist, and hit the other person's chest hard.

The sturdy man's chest suddenly collapsed, and his body flew sideways and hit the casino. Fang Yong had kicked off a pillar of the casino before, and now it was hit again. With a loud bang, half of the building collapsed and buried the sturdy man inside.

"He beat someone to death!"

Someone in the crowd screamed.

A few dusty guys crawled out from the ruins of the casino and looked at Fang Yong with fear. They wanted to go and see the strong man buried underneath, but they didn't dare to move.

At this time, a man knelt down in front of Fang Yong and said with tears in his eyes:
"Li Sheng thanks Third Master for saving me!"

Fang Yong looked at Li Sheng who was kneeling in front of him and said coldly:
"Who will save you, you bastard? I lent you money to pay for my mother's medical treatment and warned you not to gamble again. Why did you gamble again? I will tell you clearly in front of all the brothers today. If you tell any lies, I will not forgive you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Sheng bowed heavily to Fang Yong and said:
"I dare not disobey your orders."

Afterwards, Li Sheng told everyone the reason why he became a gambling addict.

It turned out that a few years ago, Li Sheng's mother suffered from asthma. No one paid attention to it at first, thinking it was just fatigue and cold. Later, her condition worsened, she was in pain, had difficulty breathing, and was even unable to get out of bed.

Li Sheng asked a doctor to come over. After examining him, the doctor told Li Sheng that this was a serious asthma. It was extremely difficult to treat when it developed to this extent. If he wanted to treat it, he would need to take expensive herbal medicine every day for at least half a year. He could not stop taking the medicine during this period, otherwise all his efforts would be wasted.

According to a rough calculation, the medicine alone would cost at least ten taels of silver per month.

Half a year would cost sixty taels, and it is possible that the disease cannot be cured in half a year, and more would be needed.

"So you took up gambling?"

Fang Yong asked.

Li Sheng nodded in shame and said:
"I couldn't resist the temptation of Zheng Kui. He said that one tael of silver could become two taels, and two taels of silver could become four taels. I was lucky, and it wouldn't take long for me to collect enough money to treat my mother's illness."

Fang Yong was silent, thought for a while, and asked again:
"There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. Do you know that he is lying to you?"

Hearing this, Li Sheng was silent for a moment, then nodded painfully.

"know."

Fang Yong asked again:

“Why do you still gamble when you know you’re being cheated?”

Li Shengdao:
"I can't think of any other way except gambling."

Fang Yong heard this and cursed:
"You bastard, you are eight feet tall, but you are so incompetent. Let me ask you, have you lost all the twelve taels of silver I lent you?"

Li Sheng nodded ashamedly.

Fang Yongdao:
"In that case, how are you going to repay the debt you owe me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Sheng lowered his head even lower. He said with great shame:
"Li Sheng... is unable to repay the debt. He can only return his rotten life to the Third Boss. I will leave it to the Third Boss to do whatever he wants."

As he spoke, Li Sheng knelt on the ground, stretched out his neck, and stopped moving.

When Fang Yong saw this, he grabbed Li Sheng's clothes, lifted him up, slapped him twice, and asked:

"What an unfilial bastard! Let me ask you, if you die, what will happen to your mother?"

Li Sheng was speechless, tears welled up in his eyes.

Fang Yong snorted coldly and said:
"Someone, bring a knife!"

Upon hearing this, the subordinate handed over a knife.

Fang Yong took the knife, pulled it out, and put the blade against Li Sheng's head.

Li Sheng felt the coldness on his head and was instinctively afraid, but he endured it and did not move at all.

Li Sheng thought to himself, I, Li Sheng, have been a coward for more than 20 years. I have not been able to be filial to my mother, and I have let down the Third Master. How can I stay in this world with dignity? I will give my miserable life to the Third Master.

At this time, Fang Yong asked:
"I heard that you were nicknamed Li Dagui because of your gambling addiction. Is that true?"

Li Sheng replied: "It is true."

Fang Yong nodded, raised his knife, and said:

"In that case, I will chop off your head today!"

After saying that, the knife fell.

Li Sheng closed his eyes in fear, waiting for death.

After a moment, something fell lightly from Li Sheng's head. It was his hair.

Li Sheng opened his eyes and looked at Fang Yong in a daze.

Fang Yong put away the knife and said coldly:

"You owe me money and you want to pay it back with your life. How can it be so easy? I will chop off your head today. You must stop gambling and never touch it again. From now on, you will work for me and pay off your debts!"

After hearing this, Li Sheng knew that Fang Yong was promoting him.

For a moment, he was so moved by Fang Yong's kindness that tears filled his eyes and he was speechless for a long time.

One of the men reminded:

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you call someone?"

Li Sheng finally reacted and bowed quickly, saying:
"Li Sheng pays respect to the Third Boss. I swear from now on that I will never gamble again. I am willing to follow the Third Boss and obey his orders without any second thoughts."

Fang Yong smiled, patted Li Sheng lightly, and said:

"Call Third Brother."

Hearing this, Li Sheng lowered his head and said:

"How can I be worthy of..."

"Call Third Brother!"

Fang Yong repeated it again.

Li Sheng raised his head and looked up at the man with a look that never seemed fake.

"Three, third brother!"

Fang Yong laughed, patted Li Sheng on the shoulder and said:

"Let's go to your house."

Li Sheng hadn't reacted yet and asked:
"What are you doing at my house?"

Fang Yong heard this and said in front of everyone:

"You acknowledge me as your third brother, which means you are my brother, Fang Yong. Your mother is my mother! Now that my mother is sick, how can I ignore her? Bring her home and I will take care of her!"

After hearing these words, Li Sheng froze in place. Something in his heart seemed to be touched, and tears fell unconsciously.

"Third Brother!"

He knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Fang Yong.

Someone in the crowd said "good", and there was thunderous applause.

Afterwards, Fang Yong did not put on a show, he really took Li Sheng's mother to his home.

Of course, it is impossible for Fang Yong to take care of it himself; he doesn’t have the time.

and so……

Old man: "Where did you find such a consumptive person for me to take care of?"

Fang Yong: "What tuberculosis? This is asthma. It can be cured with careful care. This is the mother of my brothers in the village. You will be responsible for taking care of her from now on."

The old man was extremely reluctant.

"Why? I don't know her, so I won't take care of her."

Fang Yong rolled his eyes and said, "At your age, how can you sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor while your son is working hard outside? If you don't help, I will tell everyone that you are lazy and rely on your son to support you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the old man's weak spot was immediately grasped.

The old man was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

"You you! Okay, I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it, okay?"

Fang Yong looked at the angry old man and a smile appeared on his lips.

Since arriving here, the old man no longer has to worry about food and clothing and has free time every day. However, this old man who has worked hard for half his life has become anxious.

It would be a good thing to find something for the old man to do now.

(End of this chapter)