Chapter Seventy-Five: Inviting Disaster and Trouble Again, Losing Money

  "Tian Shao, Xiao Yong...Xiao Yong is almost done for, his mouth is full of blood, and he's completely unconscious now. His face looks like it was hit by a car. What are we going to do?" The group of thugs also got up, seemingly talking to Jiang Chao Tian, but their eyes kept darting towards Xue, filled with shock and terror, shrinking into a ball. These thugs were used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, but this guy was not just strong, he was deadly. The thugs whispered among themselves, "Our Xiao Yong just said something wrong, you didn't have to kill him, we've never seen anything like this before, we're going to faint from the blood."

  "What's all the fuss about? If he's unconscious, send him to the hospital. I'm not a doctor." Jiang Chao Tian was also extremely annoyed, losing face in front of his followers. He really wanted to fight with Xue Xiang, but thinking of Wang Yong's outcome, his courage dissipated, and his anger was all vented on the crowd of onlookers.

  "What nonsense are you spouting? I just used a little force, how badly could he be hurt? It's just a few lost teeth, splash some kiwifruit juice on his face and he'll wake right up." Xue had fought many battles before, his control of strength was already superb, how could he be so reckless as to take someone's life.

  He said it so casually, but the people around him were terrified. What's this "it's just a few teeth" nonsense? You're being too glib, aren't you? This scattered mess on the ground is a bunch of bloody fragments, about twenty or more, I'm afraid that poor guy will have to get a mouthful of false teeth from now on. And another thing, this guy can control how badly he beats someone, this... this must be what it means to have beaten countless people!

  Everyone was secretly dissatisfied in their hearts. Xue Xiang beckoned to the manager, Old Mo: "Old Ma, bring over a bottle of Kaoliang quickly."

  Old Ma had long known that the situation here was not good, Chen Fosheng, Xue Xiang and Jiang Chaotian were all regular customers of Old Mo's, he knew them. Among them, Jiang Chaotian was particularly notorious, leaving a deep impression on him. Seeing this man again with someone else in a compromising position, he didn't dare to come over and cause trouble, so he could only persuade the surrounding diners to go elsewhere for dinner. At this moment, seeing Xue Xiang beckoning, Old Ma's heart skipped a beat: Could it be that these two gentlemen had clashed? This was terrible, these two were like a strong dragon facing a fierce tiger! His old Mo couldn't withstand their turmoil. Despite his repeated doubts, he could only personally take the wine and, with a stiff upper lip, go over there. When he got close, he saw that cups and plates were scattered all over the floor, bloodstains everywhere, and someone was lying on the ground, life or death unknown.

  Xue Xiang snatched the wine bottle, not using a opener, and with a swift motion of his palm, he chopped down on the neck of the bottle. With a crisp sound, the inch-long neck was cleanly severed, revealing a smooth mouth. The wine gushed out with a loud whoosh. Everyone's eyes widened in shock, thinking to themselves: even if you were to chop it with a knife, it wouldn't be this clean; what's the difference between being chopped by his palm and being cut by a knife?

  Xue Xiang ignored the expressions of the crowd and walked straight to Wang Yong's side, who had fainted. The two servants who were supporting Wang Yong were frightened and quickly retreated. Xue Xiang grabbed hold of Wang Yong, who was about to fall without support, and splashed wine onto his already distorted face.

  "Ah!!!!", a long and mournful cry, Wang Yong woke up. Kaqiu Sha is the most beloved strong liquor of Slavs, pouring it on his wound was no different from pouring alcohol, it was unbearable pain, how could he not wake up? Xue Xiang using Kaqiu Sha to wash his face was not malicious, first to wake him up from his coma, second to use the strong liquor to clean his wound and prevent infection.

  Xue Xiang saw Wang Yong wake up, and he didn't sell well anymore. He picked him up and threw him to the crowd: "Take him to the hospital, go to Qiao Kou Hospital, find Wang Xiazi directly, report my name, Wang Xiazi's tooth-filling skills are not bad."

  Everyone who heard it almost went crazy, it's too ridiculous. What kind of people are these? Are they a team of professional troublemakers and designated treatment specialists?!

  Xue Xiang didn't care about the thoughts of the onlookers, and handed the dinner plate to Old Ma: "Help me pack it up, remember to use a thermos box, don't give me one of those packaging boxes from your store. They're busy making a ruckus, who has time to eat this? To avoid waste, I'll just suffer a bit and finish it off."

  Old Horse was so frustrated that he couldn't help but cry and laugh at the same time. "Eating this stuff, you're still working hard? I'd like to work hard too, but do I have such a fate?" Old Horse couldn't wait to escape from this place of trouble, and carrying his dishes, he quickly left.

  Jiang Chao Tian watched Xue Xiang, who was talking to himself and arranging everything according to his own will. He looked at others as if they were nothing, and his irritable mood calmed down a bit. In his heart, he couldn't help but adjust his evaluation of Xue Xiang: this is a person with strong determination, advocating for offense, having a strong sense of control, excellent overall vision, and possessing natural leadership qualities. Among the younger generation, he hadn't seen anyone more outstanding than him; previously, he thought Xue Xiang was just relying on An Lao Tou's power, but it turned out that his own eyes were shallow. Thinking of this, Jiang Chao Tian felt relieved: this is a worthy opponent, and losing one battle might not be a bad thing after all.

  Jiang Chao Tian waved his hand and beckoned to two waiters, saying: "Ask these two waiters to send Wang Yong to the hospital, go to the hospital that Xue Can Mou told you. You don't have to follow them, today I will introduce you to a famous person in our 49 City."

  Jiang Chao Tian first called Xue Xiang, also known as Xue Canmou. Although the crowd didn't understand what he meant, they knew he was referring to this violent man in front of them. The crowd had each been thinking of sending Wang Yong to the hospital and getting away from this violent madman as soon as possible, but Jiang Chao Tian saw through their plan and they gave up on escaping.

  "Huh? Jiang Dashao wants to introduce his friend to me? That's a good feeling, but before we get acquainted, can you first help your brother settle the bill? Look, that old horse over there is staring at me with an evil gaze, he must be urging us to pay for the meal." Xue invited Yin Jinghua and the other two to sit down, and himself leaned against a nearby sofa.

  "Does Lao Ma have the guts for this? This is quite strange."

  Jiang Chao Tian thought to himself: If you want to extort me, just say so. Can't I even afford a meal? Then he said: "A meal is nothing, brother, I'll treat you, put it on my tab."

  Xue smiled and waved his hand, beckoning Old Ma to come over. "Old Ma, put the lunch I had on Jiang's tab. Also, pack another set just like the one I had earlier. My younger siblings will be coming home from school soon and they'll need to eat too. Oh, and Xie Qiusha, get me a crate of that wine, it's not bad, I like it. I'll take it with me later."

  Xue Xiangbian said, Old Ma nodded and took note, after finishing with Old Ma, he turned to Jiang Chao's face which was changing like the weather and said: "Jiang Da Shao, looking at your expression, I'm afraid you're not happy with me being too rustic? You have to forgive me, we poor people's children can't compare to you, we can only live a poor life, laughable, laughable."

  What's there to laugh about? Jiang Chao Tian couldn't help but force a smile, his face twitching with rage. He was on the verge of exploding in anger, but managed to hold it back. "Suppress your anger, suppress your anger, don't bother with him, don't bother with him." After taking several deep breaths, he finally managed to calm down the flames of fury within him. In his heart, he lamented: Every time I see this little brat, I end up losing money. If only I had known earlier, I would have slipped away with Wang Yong and avoided this trouble.

  After Xue solved what he thought was the most important thing (settling the bill), he didn't want to stay any longer, as the heavenly beauty on the other side was still waiting for him. Hanging out with a group of big men was so uncool! However, since Jiang Dazhang had invited them to lunch and spent money, they had to put up a good front. So Xue pulled Chen Fusheng and three others, along with Jiang Chao's gang, to find a large table, ordered only a bottle of wine, and sat down in a circle.

  "Jiang Da Shao, speak quickly, I'm busy. As for the introduction and all that, let's skip it, too cliché." Xue Xiang spoke first: "Fo Sheng, later you'll find Old Ma to send me back my stuff, I don't have time, also tell Xiao Shi to eat a bit less."

  Chen Fosheng nodded happily in agreement, making Yin Jinghua's eyes hot with envy: when can I be as close to San Ge like this?!

  "Gentlemen, gentlemen, don't listen to Xue's modest words. Let's not mention his reputation as 'East City's Timely Rain, North Sea's Protector of Righteousness'. You may be wondering why I call him Xue Canmou, haha, this isn't just something I came up with. Young Master Xue is already serving as a high-ranking advisor in General An Yang's office. If you think he got this position through connections, then you're greatly mistaken. You probably don't know that Qin..."

  Jiang Chao Tian was just about to reveal the key point when Xue Xiang interrupted him in a timely manner: "Jiang Da Shao, what nonsense are you spouting? I'm just a consultant who's here to eat and drink, without even a workplace, it's all just a joke, a joke."

  Jiang Chao Tian was delighted in his heart: I finally figured out your pulse, and indeed it didn't go beyond my expectations. Your ambition is really high. Jiang Chao Tian learned from Jiang Ge Yang about the prediction of the Qin Tang earthquake and its process, and he naturally understood that Xue's achievement this time was truly remarkable. A special-grade hero award seemed a bit thin to him. Jiang Ge Yang told him that Xue had some shady dealings with him and specifically warned him not to mess with this person: Those who have made great contributions are hard to kill, and punishing them is of no benefit. Even if Jiang Ge Yang hadn't explained it to him, Jiang Chao Tian wouldn't want to be an enemy of Xue's, a man with such boldness and cunning strategies. Without any fundamental conflict of interest, having another enemy would make it difficult for him to sleep at night. He deliberately left the crowd behind just to test Xue with the Qin Tang matter. A person who had repeatedly made him lose face, shouldn't he be taken seriously? Shouldn't his ambitions be understood? Even if Xue hadn't interrupted him, Jiang Chao Tian wouldn't have continued speaking. He knew the strategy and the bigger picture from the beginning, and after two days of propaganda, all reports about Xue were withdrawn. The implication was clear without needing to be said. It's understandable that those above want to cover up certain things. But why did you, Xue, also cover yourself up? Isn't being a great hero good enough?

  Up until now, Jiang Chao Tian realized that Xue Xiang and he were the same kind of people - with ambitions in their official careers, looking out at the world, how could someone like this be willing to stand under the spotlight so early on?

  At the moment when Jiang Chao was thinking, Chen Fosheng and three others, as well as the crowd of onlookers, all had different thoughts. Chen Fosheng and Yin Jinghua thought it was quite simple: a cow is always a cow, anyway he himself had already been numbed by Third Brother, so even if someone said in the future that he was actually XX's illegitimate son, it wouldn't be anything unusual.

  Zhang Pangzi was not as rough as the other two, and as an old official, he must have had some ideas. The most feeling in his heart was just strange, only to feel that the young man in front of him was strange to the extreme. He wasn't unfamiliar with Xue Xiang's family background, but how did a prodigal son like him suddenly become related to An Bang and become General An's confidant? What kind of magic was this? No matter what, he couldn't figure it out. Since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't think about it anymore. Anyway, this was a small tree that was growing vigorously, and when it grew into a big tree, it would be able to shelter itself from the wind and rain on all sides. Forget it, we'll just hold on tight and never let go.

  As for the crowd listening to Jiang's introduction, there wasn't a single ripple of shock. Anyway, this big shot is not someone we can afford to mess with, even if we could, we wouldn't dare to, and in the future, we don't plan on meeting him again. Whether he's a dragon or a snake has nothing to do with us, wherever he goes, we'll retreat three steps, all we want is to live a happy life. Cherish your teeth, stay away from troublemakers.

  After finishing a cup of wine, Xue Xiang couldn't wait to leave. He saw Liu Ying'er get up and wave at him from afar, his butt couldn't sit still anymore, just as he was about to bid farewell, Jiang Chao Tian spoke again.