From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Inside the main hall, beneath a golden Buddha statue over two zhang tall, a middle-aged man with a bloated, pig-like figure knelt on a prayer mat, his hands clasped together and chanting incantations.

It was Zou Shichang, the top grain merchant in Wuxing.

Seeing everyone enter, Zou Shichang was filled with excitement and stood up with the help of several maids.

A servant brought over a grand chair, but Zou Shichang didn't even have time to sit down before asking another question.

"Where is he?!"

"Bring them up!"

The manager, looking smug, shouted something to those behind him.

A group of people rushed to hand the three men over to Zou Shichang.

"Kneel down!"

With a shout, some pressed down on the shoulders, others kicked the knees, and before the three could even stand up straight, they were pinned to the ground.

"Haha! That's great!"

Looking at the three people kneeling before him, Zou Shichang became even more agitated, bursting into laughter before his gaze turned sinister.

"Xiao Fengxiao! You've finally fallen into my hands!"

"Spare me! Master, spare me!"

The three men trembled all over, their voices shaking, and they repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Spare me? Ha, when did I ever say I was going to kill you?"

A cold smile flashed across Zou Shichang's lips as he lowered his head slightly to look at Xiao Fengxiao kneeling there.

"Second Madam is such a shrewd person, don't you know how I feel about you? I am obsessed with you, I can't eat or sleep, and I wish I could hold you in my arms and play with you day and night."

"You...you can't be..."

"Second Madam, don't be angry. Second Madam is incredibly charming. How many men who have seen you wouldn't be tempted?"

Zou Shichang looked completely at ease, then sighed with emotion.

"To be honest, Second Madam, in the past two years, I've taken more than twenty concubines. Some have eyes like yours, some have noses like yours. Every night, I have more than ten concubines serve me at the same time, trying to find one who is you, but in the end, none of them are you..."

Listening to Zou Shichang's long-winded remarks, Chen Shi, suppressing a laugh, looked at Xiao Fengxiao beside him from the back of the crowd.

Xiao Fengxiao's face was grim, her eyes filled with disgust. She had long known that Zou Shichang harbored ulterior motives, but she never expected him to possess such a beastly and rebellious heart!

After all, Zou Shichang dared not show the slightest bit of his true colors in front of Xiao Fengxiao.

"But he's right, the Second Madam is stunningly beautiful, which man could not be tempted?"

Chen Shi leaned closer to Xiao Fengxiao and whispered something, then smiled and reached out to touch her waist.

Xiao Fengxiao slapped Chen Shi's hand away, glared at him, and said in a deep voice.

"I'm going to skin that filthy-hearted fat pig alive and pull its bones out of it later!"

"After all that I've said! Don't you understand yet?!"

Chen Shi and Xiao Fengxiao whispered to each other, while Zou Shichang finished his reflections, gave a soft shout, and looked coldly at the woman in front of him.

He lifted his foot and used his toes to hook the woman's chin. Because his body was too bulky, he couldn't stand steadily on one foot, and several maids quickly came over to support him from behind.

"From now on, you will be a canary to please me, and I will naturally not kill you."

"I'm willing! I'll do anything as long as you don't kill me, sir!"

Zou Shichang hooked her chin with his foot, and the woman quickly responded, her eyes filled with tears, making a pitiful appearance.

"Um?"

But the next moment, when he saw the woman's appearance clearly, Zou Shichang was stunned.

He swayed and almost fell over, but the maids who were supporting him gritted their teeth and mustered all their strength to steady him.

"Who are you!"

Once he regained his footing, Zou Shichang opened his eyes wide and roared at the woman.

"I...I am Xiao..."

"Get out of here!"

Before the woman could finish speaking, Zou Shichang kicked her to the ground, grabbed the hair of the maid next to him, and roughly lifted her head up.

There must be a mistake; this is Xiao Fengxiao.

But when Zou Shichang saw what the maid looked like, he was first stunned, then almost burst into tears. She was even uglier than the one before.

"My lord, if you spare my life, I'll spare my chastity..."

"Get out of here!"

Before the maid could finish speaking, the enraged Zou Shichang grabbed her by the hair and threw her aside.

Who cares about this ugly woman's innocence!

He straightened up, panting heavily, his face flushed, and glared angrily at the steward in front of him.

"Where are they?! Where are the people you arrested?!"

"The people are right here."

The steward opened his mouth and pointed to the three people in front of him.

"fart!"

Zou Shichang was furious. He slapped the steward across the face with his large, fat hand, making his cheeks tremble with anger. He then pointed at the woman on the ground.

"This kind of trash! It's not even as good as one of Xiao Fengxiao's toes! Are you blind?!"

"I...I...Please forgive me, sir!"

The steward's eyes widened, and he realized he had arrested the wrong person. He knelt down with a thud and hurriedly explained.

"But they did come in a carriage from the Marquis of Jing'an's residence, claiming to be Second Madam Ze, and they came all the way from the direction of Yongqiu."

"fart!"

Zou Shichang cursed again and kicked the steward to the ground.

"What exactly happened?!"

The steward also lost his temper, scrambling up to grab the white-robed man by the collar and demanding an explanation.

"Who exactly are you people?!"

"Reporting to you, sir, we...we just wanted to swindle some money."

The man in the white robe looked both frightened and aggrieved, and stammered as he spoke.

"We heard that the Second Mistress of the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion is going to inspect various places in Jiangnan, so we thought of pretending to be her and swindling some silver from local officials and wealthy merchants."

"Liars? You fucking liars!"

The steward glared at the man in white robes, and angrily slapped him repeatedly across the face.

That damned liar! Of all people to impersonate, he had to impersonate Grandma Ze, causing him to get it wrong and now he'll be punished by Zou Shichang.

"Please forgive us, sir! We just wanted to swindle some money, and besides, we haven't even managed to swindle any yet."

The man in white robes looked terrified and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Damn it! Bring me a knife!"

Several swindlers dared to deceive him right in front of him. Although he was on the defensive, Zou Shichang was still furious and let out a cold shout.

The servant stepped forward and handed a steel knife to Zou Shichang.

"Who do you think you are, daring to impersonate Madam Ze Er? You damned bastards!"

Zou Shichang, his face contorted with rage, raised his steel knife while cursing loudly.

"Oh, oh dear! Sir, spare my life!"

Looking at the chilling blade overhead, the three swindlers instantly turned pale.

They were just scammers. They thought that even if they were exposed, they would at most be beaten up or sent to jail. They never expected that the other party would kill them directly!

"Spare me! Spare me!"

"Go to hell!"

Zou Shichang gritted his teeth and roared as he prepared to chop.

"slow!"

Just then, a loud shout came from behind.

The steel blade stopped abruptly two inches from the white-robed man's head. Zou Shichang looked up at the man behind him, his face grim.

"Who is speaking!"

The crowd parted, revealing Chen Shi behind them.

"Who do you think you are?!"

After glancing at Chen Shi, Zou Shichang rebuked him.

Chen Shi stood there, looking at Zou Shichang's irritable face, and couldn't help but smile.

"Master Zou, aren't you looking for Second Madam Ze? I know where Second Madam Ze is!"