Martial arts of the heavens, I am unstoppable since I was born

Chapter 276 Ning Caichen, the fight between the noble and the humble (asking for monthly tickets)

Guobei County is not too remote, and because there are evil spirits and ghosts in the mountain villages, people from all over the country always yearn for the city and county and flock to it like a swarm of bees.

Although Ning Caichen was a scholar who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, in this world, officials in the imperial court were made up of rotten wood, beasts were fed and paid, and mediocre people were in charge of everything. Many of them acted servilely and fawningly, using this as a stepping stone to advance themselves, and called it the ways of the world. Therefore, the imperial court was in chaos, and the local governments naturally carried out their own policies. How could they care about these scholars who were taking the imperial examinations, and provide them with travel expenses and send soldiers to escort them?
It is a great favor of the Lord not to charge you for it!

Therefore, Ning Caichen had to travel alone and arrived at Guobei County after a bumpy journey, hoping to continue on his journey after receiving the silver.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. How could a weak scholar like him be able to withstand the swords, guns, sticks and clubs of the debtors? Even though he was the shopkeeper, he still held a pile of bad debts and said:
"Pay back? I don't have any money! My money has all been borrowed, and now my whole family is living on the cost of their coffins. Well, if you have the ability, this inn will be given to you. Now this inn still owes the owner hundreds of taels of silver, the ruffians dozens of taels of silver, and the waiters, cooks, and handymen are all owed several months' wages. If you want it, I can give it to you right now!"

Seeing that the shopkeeper spoke so sincerely, Ning Caichen naturally waved his hands repeatedly to reject the shopkeeper's "good intentions".

The shopkeeper, however, saw that he was so honest and easy to deceive... He rolled his eyes and said with a rather cunning smile: "However, if you can collect these debts, I will naturally return the money. Not only that, I will also give you a three-tenths profit!"

"I am a scholar, how could I be a person who covets fame and fortune?" Ning Caichen was so angry that he was shaking.

The shopkeeper said leisurely, "Just the three percent interest alone is worth dozens of taels of silver!"

"...But then again, I need money to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Helping the shopkeeper collect the debts is also a good deed. May I ask, shopkeeper, where are all these accounts?"

The shopkeeper was kind and immediately took out several thick stacks of bad debts and handed them to Ning Caichen, asking him to report to Guo the butcher in the east of the city.

Ning Caichen went there happily, and subconsciously turned sideways when he reached the door. After he went out, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He subconsciously turned back to look into the inn, and saw a handsome young man in gorgeous clothes standing in front of the counter and talking to the shopkeeper with a smile on his face.

When did someone go in?

Ning Caichen was curious, but just as he reached the door, he saw the shopkeeper smiling as he escorted the young man upstairs. Turning around and seeing him, his eyes widened and he shouted, "Go and collect your debt, you bastard! If you delay my business, I'll tear your bones apart and drink with you!"

Don't be fooled by the shopkeeper's kind face when he's joking. He can be extremely ferocious when he gets angry, especially his eyes that seem to flash with green light, which is chilling.

Ning Caichen couldn't even finish a word and immediately turned around and ran away in panic.

On the second floor of the inn, the waiter pushed open a fairly clean room and politely invited Zhang Kuang in.

"Not bad." Zhang Kuang recalled Ning Caichen whom he had just met, and felt a little more satisfied.

Compared to Ding'an, who grew up under the protection of Qie Zheng, Ning Caichen is as kind as Ding'an, but reading has enlightened him and made him think more. While he understands more principles, he also wants more things.

Such people are most suitable for white-cutting black, and are also most likely to become black.

The waiter thought Zhang Kuang was saying the room was nice, and was secretly delighted. However, he patted his chest and said with assurance, "Sir, you've made the right choice by coming to Qingfengju. Ours is the cleanest in all of Guobei County!"

Yes, it sucks the marrow out of a person so cleanly that not even a hair is left!
Zhang Kuang glanced across the room and caught a glimpse of at least seven or eight ghosts with miserable dead faces looking at him sinisterly. He snorted coldly and a strong wind suddenly blew up in the room, scaring away those ghosts. At the same time, it also gathered the filth in the room into a ball and compressed it into coal balls the size of eggs.

Zhang Kuang hadn't even touched it, nor had he made any movement, when the coal briquettes automatically landed in front of the waiter. The waiter, frightened by this sudden sight, turned pale, his legs weakening, and he almost collapsed to the ground. Suddenly, he heard a silver bell-like laughter, and his legs trembled with fear. He fell to his knees with a thud, "Master, Master, spare me! I am your dearest, and it was the shopkeeper who forced me to do this..."

"Eat it, and then get out."

Zhang Kuang didn't care how shady this inn was. He had other things to do now, so he didn't care too much about it.

The waiter swallowed the coal ball with a bitter face as if he had been pardoned. In an instant, he felt as if he had swallowed a stone in his abdomen, and it seemed as if countless silver needles were pricking him from his throat to his chest and abdomen, making him hold his stomach and walk towards the stairs.

The short distance of thirteen or fourteen steps seemed to him a hopeless journey, so much so that as soon as he reached the stairs, he accidentally tumbled down and died instantly with blood pouring out of all his orifices.

The shopkeeper was not at all panicked when he saw that someone had died in the store. However, when he saw that the dead person was a waiter who was quite helpful to him, he shook his head feeling sorry for him, and then asked the chef to take care of the problem.

The chef lifted one of the waiter's feet and looked up at the second floor. "Boss, do you want to clean up the sheep upstairs?"

The shopkeeper had already returned to the counter, lowered his head and sneered, "If you're not afraid of death, then go ahead."

The most important thing when running a black shop is not greed, but vision. You have to know the limits of who you can and cannot offend.

It was obvious that the young man was not an ordinary person, not to mention that the waiter died in such a tragic way, so he naturally had to stay away from him. How could he rush to seek death?

The chef was obedient and dragged the waiter back to the kitchen.

in the room.

Zhang Kuang stood by the window, watching the streets unfold like hell, a world resembling a prison. He ignored the tragedy around him and stared at Ning Caichen, who was constantly facing obstacles, with a scornful smile on his face.

"Innocent heart? Ridiculous!"

Under the window sill, Ah Zi's oval face was full of curiosity, but she was still concentrating on competing for benefits with her sister Ah Zhu.

In terms of martial arts talent, A Zi and A Zhu are on par with each other. One loves to show off his cleverness, while the other has no interest in martial arts. Therefore, their realms are also on par with each other, and are not yet as good as the innate ones.

Logically speaking, A Zi and A Zhu should be fighting on equal terms, but the situation is one-sided at this time. A Zi is like a fish in water, as if assisted by God, while A Zhu is blocked everywhere. Whenever she counterattacks, something goes wrong.

Zhang Kuang thought to himself, "As expected, this world favors evil species. Not only can he benefit from it, but people like A Zi can also benefit."

In that case, then...

(End of this chapter)