Chapter 72

  There's a saying... people in the same trade are bitter enemies.

  "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you." Liao Jia clasped his fists in greeting.

  "Alright, alright." Scar said.

  "Close the door." Liao Jia suddenly slapped the table: "Get your things ready."

  The door creaked shut with a loud bang, and the waiters and cooks from the wine shop all rushed out. Knives, cutting boards, and rolling pins were all used as weapons, and with a swift movement, they surrounded Knife Scar and Green Snake.

  Dāo bā chī wēi huǎng le huǎng, zhè nǎ lǐ shì yī gè liú......áng, zhè míng míng shì yī huǒ liú......áng na.

  Translation:

  The scar on his face slightly froze, this is not a hoodlum...this is clearly a group of hoodlums!

  "Men, if you want to fight, then fight. Just make a sound with your mouth and consider us cowards. If you kill us, don't bother burying us. But if you can't kill us, every punch and kick must be paid for in silver."

  As they spoke, the two of them crouched down on the ground, their bodies curled up into a ball, with their hands covering their heads.

  Liao Jia looked at Su Qing, and Su Qing slightly shook her head. Fighting was out of the question; it didn't make sense for a shop owner to beat up customers.

  "Hey guys, wake up and talk, what's going on with this matter?"

  "Within three days, shut down and get out of Luoyang City. If you don't comply, we'll see about that."

  The two scarred men sprang up and rushed towards Liao Jia, shaking their fists before leaving.

  What happened next was not very pleasant. The next day, rumors spread that a dead rat had been fished out from the bottom of the lake. Some people even said, no wonder the soup tasted so good, it turned out to be rat meat stew.

  "Why does the meat of the badger become fragrant when stewed?"

  "That year was a great drought and I ate mouse meat, the taste was wonderful."

  That's all right, but the key is that there are two dung trucks blocking the entrance of Huxi Gate, and the surrounding area smells terrible.

  Li Datou stood on the second floor looking down, a triumphant smile floating on his face: "Hmph, now see if anyone dares to come to my door!"

  The young shop assistant stood by and asked, "Boss, the night soil cart has blocked their door, which is equivalent to blocking our door. We don't have any business now either."

  "What's there to fear? Just wait for the opposite side to close their doors and leave, and you'll be worried about having no business."

  In this situation, the gate of the lake bottom can only be closed tightly, and the foul smell may still come in from time to time. Su Qing didn't know who she had offended, and the other party wanted to use such despicable means.

  It wasn't a secret after all, and it was asked out in just a few days. The person behind the scar on his back is called Du Mao.

  Liao Jia hastened back to Hamao Village with all due speed.

  "Old Du Mao was a madman, he shouted out loud that if the door wasn't closed within three days, he would bring people to smash the store."

  "We brothers weren't afraid of him either, it's just that we were worried about Madam's business being affected."

  "Great master, we've been holding our breath in anticipation, waiting for you to make a decision."

  Liao Jia's words were indeed not light, and as soon as he arrived at the mountain stronghold, this conversation burst out.

  Cheng Dairen is brewing wine and has made some progress. The alcohol content has increased significantly, but the taste is still not very good.

  "Big boss, let's take our brothers and kill him! Now the landlady is blocked in the store and can't get out at all!"

  "Du Mao..."

  Cheng Dali fiercely spat out two words. As soon as he heard that someone was provoking Su Qing, he suddenly became enraged, his three corpses bursting with anger and his five spirits soaring into the air.

  "Bring me my great axe, tonight we enter the city!"

  "Good, just wait for the master of the house to say this."

  "Great master, calm down! Calm down!" Xu Shenji hastily stopped Cheng Dali: "There's a saying that a strong dragon doesn't oppress the local snake, we can't fight him."

  "What land snake? I am the land snake!"

  In the end, it was Qin Man, Lin Shaoyu, and Huang San Yuan who managed to stop Cheng Darui's furious outburst.

  "Great master, you may not know who Du Mao is. He's no ordinary person." Xu Shenji sighed.

  Cheng Dali still felt a bit unhappy in his heart: "What's so unusual about it..."

  "This Du Mao, after getting drunk, once beat a tiger to death with his bare fists. Nowadays, he has raised over a dozen ruffians in the city and practices martial arts with them every day when there's nothing else to do. Any brothers from the righteous path who come to him for help are never turned away, so his prestige on the rivers and lakes is very high. Everyone gives him an external name, calling him Lazy Big Worm."

  "Fists of flesh can kill a tiger, how could he be called Du Song?" Cheng Dalai said to himself, and asked Qin Man: "With your skills, can you kill a tiger with bare hands?"

  "I've hunted giant spiders and mountain bears in the forest, but that was with a weapon in hand, and it's still very dangerous. If I were to do it bare-handed...I wouldn't have much confidence."

  Cheng Dairei furrowed his brow, Qin Man's IQ may not be high, but in terms of martial arts, he was quite accomplished. He said there wasn't much chance, and indeed there wasn't much chance... Could it be that Du Mao was a strong opponent who could match up to Qin Man?

  "This lazy big worm's reputation, I've also heard of it." Huang San said: "In Luoye City, the government doesn't dare to move Du Mao. Many people take pride in getting along with Du Mao, and the wealthy families in Luoye City will not be robbed by mountain bandits as long as they have Du Mao's name at home. Now many wealthy families offer sacrifices to Du Song every year to seek peace and security."

  "This lazy big worm is really so capable......" Cheng Dalai said: "Can't I even move him?"

  "In fact, the master doesn't have to worry about it, I can handle this matter easily. We and Du Mao are on the same side, as long as the master's name is passed on, he won't refuse to give face to Hama Village."

  This is a bit of an exaggeration, but the name of Du Mo and Da Lei is also widely known today. It's hard to say who is higher or lower than whom.

  "Who's going to spread the word? We don't even know Du Mao."

  "We don't know each other, but someone knows us."

  "Who?"

  "High-flying tiger." Xu Shenji.

  "Gaofei Hu..." Cheng Dairen was taken aback for a moment.

  "Gao Feihu and Du Mao have a very good relationship, they call each other brothers. Every time Gao Feihu enters the city, it is Du Mao who receives him. Now we just need to rely on Gao Feihu's face and go see Du Mao, things will naturally be resolved."

  Wow, Gao Fei Hu is also so thick-skinned!

  Cheng Dairen couldn't help but be surprised, actually in Qingniu Mountain, most of the mountain strongholds were roughly led by Feihu Fort. It's just that Cheng Dairen didn't have a deep understanding of this point.

  And his relationship with Gao Fei Hu... how to say, it's not very good. Especially during this period of time, the Ha Ma Zhai has taken away quite a few titles from the Fei Hu Zhai. Now that he needs something from Gao Fei Hu, will he help?

  "Gentlemen, who can help me go to Flying Tiger Fort for a trip? Please help Flying Tiger with this favor."

  The last person to visit Fei Hu Village was Xu Shenji, who met with Gao Feihu and explained the situation. What Cheng Dalai did not expect was that Gao Feihu agreed very readily, saying that since Cheng Dalai had kidnapped Lu Hong last time and helped Qingniu Mountain vent its anger, he would help Cheng Dalai this time, and this favor would be considered repaid.

  Gao Fei Hu even sent Gao Fei Bao with the people from Ha Ma Zhai to Luo Ye Cheng to plead on behalf of Du Mao.

  Cheng Dali last time made a big scene at the Huang family and exposed his true form. Now, the whole city is plastered with his wanted posters. So although Cheng Dali was willing to meet Du Mao, he couldn't enter the city.

  It was finally decided that Xu Shenji, Qin Man and Gao Feibao would enter the city together.