The Red Mansion

Chapter 9: Dai Ba Wang vs. Long Ao Tian

Aunt Xue was furious and couldn't believe her ears.

How could the boy on the other boat say such arrogant words? He even boasted that he wanted to buy her daughter, Xue Baochai, even for two thousand taels of silver?

She thought that her son Xue Pan was being unreasonable by asking to buy someone else's maid in front of her, but the other party went even further and wanted to buy her precious daughter Xue Baochai, which was too outrageous.

Xue Baochai was immediately embarrassed and annoyed. Her fair face flushed and she bit her lower lip tightly.

The young and lively Xue Baoqin opened her bright eyes wide, stuck her head out of the window and looked at Jiang Nian on the opposite boat.

Xue Pan, like Aunt Xue, couldn't believe his ears. He was stunned and couldn't utter a word for a while.

Behind Xue Pan followed a servant named Jier.

Seeing her uncle staring blankly, Ji'er quickly shouted at Jiang Nian in a sharp voice, "How dare you speak to my uncle like that!"

Jill's shout woke Xue Pan from his daze.

Xue Pan opened his eyes wide, glared at Jiang Nian, and shouted angrily, "Don't you know who I am? How dare you speak to me like that?"

At this time, He Yun had been alarmed. He walked out of the cabin and stood steadily behind Jiang Nian, looking at Xue Pan calmly.

Facing Xue Pan's rage, Jiang Nian simply sneered and said calmly, "You chose my maid, and I chose your sister. You want to buy my maid, and I want to buy your sister. You have a lot of money, and I have a lot of money too. Isn't that unreasonable?"

"You...you..." Xue Pan was so angry that he was speechless and pointed his finger at Jiang Nian. "Don't try to talk nonsense with me. How can your maid compare to my sister?"

Jiang Nian raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Why can't it be compared?"

Xue Pan was furious, his voice rising higher and higher: "My sister is the daughter of my Xue family, how can she be compared to your maid?"

Jiang Nian said, "Brother Xue, you are wrong. You value your sister, but I value my maid. In my heart, your daughter Xue may not be as good as my maid. How about I buy your sister and let her be my maid?"

"Bullshit! You are so bold!" Xue Pan couldn't help but curse, "Who do you think you are! You dare to challenge your uncle Xue? You must be tired of living! I can't kill you, you prisoner!"

After saying this, he looked around. Although he was a bully who acted tyrannically, he knew that he was not good at fighting. When it came to fighting, he usually ordered his servants to do it.

However, at the moment, he was accompanied by the servant Jier, and opposite him was Jiang Nian, who was of strong build, and there was also a burly and strong middle-aged man named He Yun.

Xue Pan felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Xue Baochai in the cabin was so ashamed and angry that her face flushed and a bite mark on her lower lip was visible.

Seeing Aunt Xue still in a daze, she couldn't help but stand up and rushed to the cabin door, saying to Xue Pan, "Brother, why don't you shut up and act like this? What a shame!"

Aunt Xue reacted and was furious. She also came to the cabin door and shouted at Xue Pan, "You evil creature! Today we are enjoying the boat ride and enjoying the scenery. We are in a good mood, but you are making trouble again. Why don't you stop it now!"

Xue Pan was filial to his mother and loved his sister. He didn't dare to fight the other party at the moment, so he threatened Jiang Nian bitterly: "You prisoner, just wait for me!"

After making the threat, he ordered the Xue family boatman to sail.

Xue Baochai turned to look at Jiang Nian. The two of them once again stared at each other across the boat, their gazes intertwined in the air. But this time, Xue Baochai glared at Jiang Nian with anger, while Jiang Nian smiled playfully. "Damn it!"

Xue Baochai complained secretly in her heart and hid in the cabin.

"Meeting Xue Baochai on the Qinhuai River today might be a sign of good fortune. Perhaps one manifestation of good fortune is that I tend to connect with characters in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. After all, this is the world of the Red Chamber."

Jiang Nian looked at the Xue family's cruise ship, thinking in his heart, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

"I've deliberately annoyed Xue Baochai today. This should make 'Sister Bao' impressed by me. She should miss me. Even if it's a bad thought, it's still a thought."

Jiang Nian thought again in his heart.

His confrontation with Xue Pan today was actually intentional. He wanted to make Xue Baochai, one of the most important golden hairpins in the original novel, miss him.

Of course, the main reason was that Xue Pan humiliated him today.

"It just so happens that my life has been a bit boring after traveling through time for a few months. You, Xue Pan, have brought me some fun today. You asked me to wait, so I will wait. It will be more interesting if you continue this farce."

"You are Dai Ba Wang, and I am still Long Ao Tian!"

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Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai heard Xue Pan's hateful threats to Jiang Nian, and they all knew that Xue Pan was thinking of revenge. Although Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were dissatisfied with Jiang Nian, they did not want Xue Pan to continue to cause trouble for Jiang Nian.

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai no longer had the mood to continue sightseeing, so they asked the Xue family's cruise ship to dock.

When the boat docked, Xue Baochai looked at Xue Pan's indignant expression, opened her red lips, and said earnestly: "Brother, although there are indeed some hateful things in that man's words, it was you who provoked today's incident. You were unreasonable first, and that man was presumptuous later. Why do you have to entangle with him endlessly? I think you will definitely order your men to beat him up. How can he withstand such a tantrum? If you beat him to death, wouldn't it bring disaster to our family?"

Aunt Xue's heart trembled when she heard that this would bring trouble, and she quickly agreed, "Pan'er, your sister is absolutely right. You must not bother him again. If he's beaten to death, our family will be in trouble too. Even if he's not killed, but injured or disabled, it will be troublesome if people report him to the authorities."

It can be seen that both mother and daughter subconsciously believed that Jiang Nian could not withstand Xue Pan's revenge. After all, he was just a boy from an unprominent family. How could he compete with the stupid bully of our Xue family?
Xue Pan became impatient and shook his sleeves, saying angrily, "It's that prisoner who's asking for a beating. Even if I can't vent my anger on him, I should at least give him a beating for my sister."

He thought to himself, "That prisoner isn't from a prominent family. How can I let him go after humiliating me and my sister like this? I'm not really going to kill him, I'm just going to give him a beating and teach him a lesson. What's the big deal?"

At this time, the Xue family's cruise ship had arrived at the shore.

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai stopped talking immediately, and both mother and daughter planned to continue persuading Xue Pan after returning home.

Aunt Xue got on a sedan chair, while Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin rode in a carriage.

While Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai weren't noticing, Xue Pan quietly instructed his servant, Ji'er, "Keep an eye on that man's boat. I'll bring some men over to beat him up later. If he gets off the boat, keep an eye on him and see where he stays."

Jill looked bitter: "Master, I'm watching alone, I'm afraid they will come and beat me first."

Xue Pan thought it was right and called two servants to accompany Jill.

(End of this chapter)