The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"I have never been full since I was a child. Every time I eat the tenth bowl, those people will not let me eat any more."

"mean!"

Shi Gu stood there, his expression dazed, his mind racing as he quickly calculated.

A bowl of noodles costs four coins, three bowls of noodles cost twelve coins, ten bowls of noodles cost forty coins, two meals a day cost eighty coins, and that means two thousand four hundred coins a month.

Two thousand four hundred coins could already buy a good cow, and the worst thing was that these ten bowls of noodles were not Shen Yue's limit at all. Judging from her appearance, she was probably not even half full.

Shi Gu suddenly felt sad and was speechless as he looked at the pitiful Shen Yue.

After a long silence, Shi Gu sighed deeply, waved to Shen Yue who was looking expectant, and said in a heroic voice.

"Let's go to the Waiting Fragrance Pavilion and let you eat your fill!"

Hearing this, Shen Yue squatted up with a smile on her face, almost jumping up, and then, under the guidance of Shi Gu, she rushed to Dengxiang Pavilion.

On the way, Dan Xiu leaned against Shi Gu and asked softly.

"Don't look so hurt. Anything you take out of your basement is priceless."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu forced a smile and spoke to Dan Xiu in a low voice.

"Do you think I got those things in a legitimate way?"

"If I dare to take out those things, the leaders of the five sects and ten schools will come to my door tomorrow and peel off my skin."

Dan Xiu sneered and said lightly.

"Don't tell me that you have been in the underworld for so many years, cheated so many big shots, and you don't have tens of thousands of taels of savings?"

When Shi Gu heard this, he looked even more embarrassed and sighed.

"I used to have some, but I was a bit too lavish with my money and I've squandered it all."

Dan Xiu turned around in surprise and asked curiously.

"No, are you the money-giving boy who gives money to people every day? That's tens of thousands of taels!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu just smiled bitterly and lowered his head, not daring to refute anything. After all, just last night, he casually gave ten taels of silver to a drunkard on the street.

Chapter 26: Evil Way (Part 2)

After a while, Shi Gu brought Dan Xiu and Shen Yue to the door of Dengxiang Pavilion.

However, the Dengxiang Pavilion, which was bustling with people yesterday, has few visitors today. The original plaque with the words "Dengxiang Pavilion" was thrown on the side of the road and broken in half, and replaced by a plaque with the words "Jiulin Tower".

There were a lot of wooden boards piled at the door. Several craftsmen came out of the building from time to time, cutting the wooden boards into small pieces with a wood saw, leaving sawdust all over the ground.

Before Shi Gu entered the door, a figure quickly walked out of the building, with a respectful look, bowed to Shi Gu and called out.

"Boss."

The person who came was Huang Che, who was entrusted with an important task by Shi Gu. Compared with yesterday, he seemed to have not changed at all. He did not even buy himself a new set of clothes. He was still dressed like a servant yesterday.

Shen Yue looked curiously at the building, which had been renamed Jiulin Building, and did not look at the yellow car in front of her. Huang Che lowered his head and did not look away, not looking at the two women beside Shi Gu.

Shi Gu lowered his head and responded, then he took Shen Yue and Dan Xiu into the building. Seeing this, Huang Che followed Shi Gu. Even though Shi Gu couldn't see him behind him, he just kept his eyes fixed on him as before.

The other people in the building were different. They secretly looked at Dan Xiu and Shen Yue who were following Shi Gu.

Shen Yue was only sixteen years old, but with her fair skin and delicate features, she was already a rare beauty. However, after hesitating for a moment, most people's eyes finally fell on Dan Xiu, who was wearing a black dress.

Compared with Dan Xiu, even Shen Yue is much duller. She has skin like jade, bright eyes and white teeth, and a graceful figure, but there is no charm on her face. There is only indifference between her delicate and delicate features, which makes people feel intimidated, but they can't help but take a few more glances.

There are many more tables and chairs in the lobby on the first floor, which are temporarily piled aside. Where the original stage is, a group of carpenters are gathered to reinforce the stage in preparation for expanding it.

Shi Gu was quite satisfied with this. This place was just an unintentional move on his part. But now it seemed that his future money would depend on this opera troupe. Thinking of this, Shi Gu stretched out his hand to call for the yellow carriage and said in a low voice.

"Find a quiet place and prepare some food and wine."

Huang Che nodded in agreement when he heard this, and said to Shi Gu with a smile on his face.

"Boss, there is a Class A room on the third floor. It's a bit quieter. I'll take you there now. If you're satisfied, I'll bring the food and drinks over."

Listening to Huang Che's respectful words, Shi Gu felt a little uncomfortable. He waved his hand gently and said casually.

"No need. I'll take that room. Find someone to take...these...these two girls over there. I have something to ask you."

Huang Che responded in a low voice, turned around and shouted towards the building.

"Little Seven!"

With a shout, a petite girl ran out from behind the stage. She was not very old, only about eleven or twelve years old, with a round face and was quite cute.

"I'm coming."

The girl named Xiao Qi responded while running quickly towards the yellow car. She stopped beside the yellow car and looked at Dan Xiu and Shen Yue with curiosity.

Huang Che frowned upon seeing this, pulled Xiao Qi over, put his hand on her little head, and bowed to apologize to Shi Gu.

"I'm sorry, this child is still young and doesn't have much tact. Please don't blame me, sir."

Seeing this, Shi Gu couldn't help but rolled his eyes, waved his hands repeatedly, and said helplessly.

"I'm not a bully. You don't have to be so cautious. Speak more naturally."

Huang Che nodded repeatedly, but he didn't believe it at all. After all, Shi Gu in front of him had killed Sun Fu in this building yesterday. Afterwards, when they were carrying the body with disgust, they found that Sun Fu's head was a bloody mess and his skull was shattered.

After seeing Sun Fu’s miserable condition, how could Huang Che dare not be careful?

"Xiao Qi, take these two girls to the waiting room A on the third floor, and ask the kitchen to prepare some wine and food and send them over."

"Don't run around, serve the two girls well."

Although the seventh grader was young, he was quite obedient and nodded cutely.

"Oh, I see."

After saying that, Xiao Qi took Dan Zhu and the other person to the stairs on the side and went to the third floor.

Shi Gu, accompanied by Huang Che, walked around the restaurant that was undergoing major renovations. After a circle, Shi Gu said to Huang Che.

"Take me to the wine cellar here."

Huang Che was puzzled as to what was so interesting about a wine cellar, but he still agreed obediently and took Shi Gu through the restaurant to the backyard.

Unlike other restaurants, the wine cellar here is built underground in the backyard, but the air in the wine cellar is humid and has a chilly feel. In early spring, you can feel a strange chill.

After Shi Gu went down to the wine cellar, he picked up a wine jar, opened the seal, and put his finger in.

Huang stood aside, feeling confused, but he didn't dare to ask since Shi Gu didn't tell him.

The wine in the jar was clear, with a strong smell rushing towards him from the mouth of the jar. Shi Gu stirred it gently with his fingers, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was sensing something.

"Yellow car, give me your hand."

Huang Che's heart skipped a beat and he walked forward uneasily. He stretched out his hand with a slight trembling hand. Shi Gu grabbed Huang Che's hand and gently stroked the palm of Huang Che with his index finger.

Shi Gu's single finger was like a knife. It just swept across Huang Che's palm lightly, and a blood mark appeared on his palm. His flesh was cut lightly. Seeing this, Huang Che's face changed drastically, and he was frightened in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself to suppress the urge to turn around and run away.

The bright red blood quickly gathered along the wound, condensing into a drop of bright red blood, which slowly dripped from the bloodstain.

With a plop, the drop of blood fell into the wine, causing slight ripples. The strange thing was that the blood did not completely dissipate, but instead dyed the place where it fell red.

Huang Che was a little confused. He lowered his head and looked carefully. Looking at the scene in the wine jar, his pupils suddenly shrank, his chest and abdomen were churning, and an urge to vomit rushed into his mind.

I saw that the wine dyed red by blood gradually took on strange shapes under the influence of blood. They were round, transparent insect eggs the size of rice grains, which slowly appeared under the influence of blood.

That drop of blood was like an inducement. Under the catalysis of the blood, the transparent insect eggs began to wriggle wildly, competing for the pitiful amount of human blood.

The originally calm wine jar was now like boiling water, emitting a series of strange and dense noises. The transparent insect eggs gradually took on color, and fat white maggots drilled through the eggs and began to devour each other.

Looking closely, there was not even a drop of wine in the jar, only fat white maggots.

"vomit!!"

Huang Che finally couldn't bear it anymore, ran to the side, held onto the wall, and vomited violently, his face looking extremely bad.

Shi Gu looked at the wriggling maggots in the jar and got the answer he wanted. He threw the jar away and it fell far away.

Pah! With a crisp sound, the wine jar shattered to the ground, and dense white maggots crawled out from the fragments, crawling towards Shi Gu and the other man at an inappropriate speed.

It seemed as if the two flesh and blood bodies standing there were an unspeakable temptation to them.

Looking at this horrifying scene, Huang Che stepped back in fear, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and he shouted at Shi Gu in a hoarse and unpleasant voice.

"Sir...what...what is this?"

Shi Gu looked at the white maggots crawling towards him, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he spoke in a low voice.

“It’s a green-headed redfly.”

As Shi Gu spoke, a trace of murderous intent flashed across the wriggling white maggots like a sharp sword.

The next moment, all the white maggots stopped moving, and their bodies split in half, all of them were cut in half by the murderous aura.

"The eggs of the green-headed red fly prefer shade. If they are kept in a cool and humid place, they can be preserved for several months. If there is no human blood to catalyze them, they will not hatch easily."

While Shi Gu explained softly to Huang Che, he took the candlestick from the wine cellar, held it in his hand, with more mockery in his eyes, and talked to himself.

"Medicine King Valley is not good at saving lives and practicing medicine, but it is good at making these disgusting things."

As he was speaking, Shi Gu suddenly threw the candle in his hand forward.

Bang! A loud noise suddenly swept across the entire wine cellar. All the wine jars in the cellar burst in an instant, porcelain pieces scattered everywhere, and the wine fell down with a bang.

When the candle fell to the ground, a puddle of water had already formed on the ground. The moment the flame touched the wine, a tongue of fire rose up and engulfed the entire wine cellar.

Huang Che only saw a flame coming towards him, but when he looked again, he had already left the wine cellar and landed on the ground. Shi Gu was standing in front of him, leaning forward slightly, watching the flames coming out of the wine cellar below.

"From today on, the restaurant will no longer sell alcohol."

Shi Gu's voice was calm and gentle, but it made Huang Che feel afraid. He did not dare to disobey. He struggled to stand up, pinching his weak legs with his hands, and responded loudly.

"Yes, Huang Che understands."

Shi Gu said no more. He flicked his long sleeves and the door of the wine cellar slammed shut. He turned and left, muttering to himself.

"Yulin League, Medicine King Valley."

"This account will be settled sooner or later."

Huang Che followed behind Shi Gu and heard his mumbling clearly. He was secretly surprised. Even an ordinary person like him had heard of the reputation of Yulin League and Yaowang Valley. Why did his new boss care about these two sects?

"Huang Che, has the person who delivered the title deed arrived?"

When Huang Che was daydreaming, Shi Gu's voice suddenly rang out. He subconsciously lowered his head three points and answered honestly.

"The title deed was delivered last night. It was sent by a caravan."

Shi Gu's eyes flashed, he stopped and asked with interest.

"Isn't Sun Zheng here himself?"

Huang Che immediately shook his head and answered with certainty.

"Sun Zheng once came to see Sun Fu. I met him once. If Sun Zheng was among the visitors last night, I would have recognized him."

"Oh, by the way, I followed the envelope you sent last night and asked the caravan to take back the message you left, but there has been no reply."

Shi Gu stood there, thought for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a subtle smile, and laughed.

"Interesting, it seems that Sun Zheng has other ideas."

In the envelope left by Shi Gu last night, the words that Huang Che was instructed to say to the visitor were a password circulated in the Yulin League, which meant to invite Sun Zheng to Lin'an City for a while.

According to common sense, after hearing the message, Sun Zheng should have rushed here overnight if he still cared about his future.

But Sun Zheng did not do so. The meaning was obvious: he no longer cared about his future in the Yulin League.

Either he has already found a buyer, or he is ready to fight to the death with Shi Gu.

"Huang Che, do you think it is more difficult to endure humiliation in front of your enemy, or to fight to the death with your enemy even though you know you will die?"

Huang Che was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but think of his situation over the years. He smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly.

"You are joking, my Lord. Naturally, death is more difficult."

Shi Gu put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky and chuckled.

"No, no, no, enduring humiliation is the hardest thing."

"Just like those big guys in the underworld, they often choose to do the most difficult things, such as drinking and chatting happily with their enemies, even if they think about cutting the enemy into pieces day and night."

“Look to the future, look to the long term, look at the gains and losses.”