Chapter 107 The Battle to Establish Prestige
Chapter 107 The Battle to Establish Prestige
Peace Inn.
In the lobby, two figures exchanged more than thirty moves, and the wind was rustling.
Zhu Laosan mingled in the streets and was good at martial arts. He sat on a bench and without moving his buttocks, he neutralized the waiter's attack. Even if he was hit by a few palms occasionally, it was not a big deal thanks to his thick skin.
"Mr. Rabbit, please sleep with Lao Zhu for a while. I will teach you a few tricks in bed."
The drinkers were dazzled. They never expected that the waiter was also a hidden talent. He actually had such great martial arts skills that he could fight with Zhu Laosan for so many rounds without losing. Yet, he actually worked as a waiter in this inn.
"Sleep your mother's head."
Yue Jian cursed and kicked the leg of the stool.
Zhu Laosan skillfully slid his butt to the other end of the chair, sat down, lifted up half of the chair, and turned to block the opponent's swift kick. Then he punched him, and Yue Jian could only pull back.
He did not chase after them, but just guarded the gate tightly, neither allowing anyone to go out nor to come in.
"You are no match for me. If you continue to fight, you will only suffer."
"If there are no other masters in Ping An Inn, then just admit defeat and give up the secret recipe of brewing 'Zui Qing Feng'."
"I'll ask your cowardly shopkeeper to come with me to the government office and hand over this inn to me."
"If everything goes well, it can be done before dark, and you can leave Huazhou by then. It won't delay either of you. What do you think?"
From the time he entered the room to provoke, to the time he grabbed a bench and sat in the hall, he was rough but meticulous, and every step was calculated. His goal was to get the secret recipe for brewing the 'Drunk Breeze' which is quite famous in Huazhou today.
Zhu Laosan looked at the waiter's fair face and felt a little itchy in his heart. He smiled and said, "You are quite good at kung fu, but it's a pity to be a waiter here. Why don't you follow me? I guarantee that you will have soft food and hot drinks in the future."
"So much nonsense!"
She turned around and pulled out a wooden pole used to hang lanterns from the pillar. She shook it in a sword flower, used the pole as a sword, and stabbed straight into Zhu Laosan's eyes.
Even customers who didn't know martial arts could tell that the waiter became more energetic after getting the wooden pole. It was obvious that he was used to using weapons, and he could perform fierce sword moves even with a lantern pole.
Zhu Laosan looked solemn. He didn't dare to underestimate the opponent anymore and tried his best to deal with it.
The yellow-skinned tiger has been causing harm to Huazhou City for many years, so it is naturally not a simple person. Once, there was a young heroine who had just entered the martial arts world, who wanted to become famous by eliminating this evil for the people, and went to look for trouble with Zhu Laosan.
As a result, the young men had their limbs broken and were thrown onto the street.
The female knight usually had to stay at Zhu's house for three or four nights. When she was released, her face turned pale and her expression was dull.
As for the real heroes and masters, Zhu Laosan would not take the initiative to provoke them. Firstly, those people disdain to attack the ruffians between the underworld and the market, and secondly, they are also afraid of Zhu Laosan's connections in the government.
The two fought for another twenty rounds, each suffering several minor injuries.
Yue Jian was more and more surprised. This man looked like a scoundrel, but his kung fu was very solid, both inside and outside. He could even snatch the lantern pole from his hand with his bare hands. He was definitely not an ordinary thug, but an expert trained by a famous master.
Especially this sitting and fighting skill, which showed quite a lot, was not done casually, and obviously required special training.
Zhu Laosan had a black bruise on his face and looked a little embarrassed.
The move just now was extremely dangerous. In just a moment, the wooden pole had already pierced his eyeball.
He stood up slowly, his face looking very grim. He broke the wooden pole he had snatched into two parts, held it with both hands upside down to gather strength, and threw it out with a swish.
The waiter was kicked in the abdomen and leaned against the pillar. Before he could catch his breath, he saw two sharp wooden poles running towards him. He tried to dodge, but was blocked on the left and right. No matter how he dodged, he would at least be injured by one of the wooden poles.
The diners in the hall shook their heads secretly. Although the waiter at Ping'an Inn had some skills, unfortunately he was no match for the yellow-skinned tiger. He was in trouble now.
"suddenly!"
At the critical moment, a chopstick flew out from behind the counter, as fast as lightning, making a cracking sound, and accurately pierced through the two parts of the lantern pole, nailing it to the wall behind.
One against two, what a magical skill!
"Good job, Lao Zhu is convinced, goodbye!"
The yellow-skinned tiger took a look at the still trembling tail of the chopsticks, and without hesitating for a second, turned around and was about to leave Ping'an Inn.
"Now that we're here, why rush to leave."
Zhu Laosan stepped half a foot out of the threshold, but was hesitant to put it down. He knew in his heart that he could not be faster than the chopsticks.
"I heard about the reputation of the Ping An Inn Zui Qing Feng, so I came here to ask for a drink. I never thought... that these misunderstandings would occur. Please forgive me, boss."
The yellow-skinned tiger turned around with a silly smile on his face, looking at the young man who was three times more handsome than the waiter. His legs were shaking as if he had seen the King of Hell.
The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.
"I will pay back the damaged tables and chairs in the inn a hundredfold. I will pay you back before dark."
The reason why Zhu Laosan has been able to survive in Huazhou City for so long is because of his eyes. He knows which kind of people he can't afford to offend and which people he can bully to death.
Three years ago, he made a mistake and nearly lost half his life.
"So it's to get drunk."
Zhang Yu walked out slowly from behind the counter, holding a glass of wine in his hand and a smile on his face.
"That won't make your trip in vain."
He raised his hand and waved it, and the wine glass spun rapidly in the air and flew towards the door.
"This drink is on me."
Zhu Laosan's face was solemn. He raised his hand to create a door and reached out to take it.
But he saw that the wine glass turned a corner in front of him. He clasped his hands together, but found nothing. The wine glass went straight to his chest and all the wine in the glass spilled out.
Zhu Laosan felt a surge of emotions in his chest, and it took a long while before he calmed down.
He wiped the wine off his beard, his face pale, and finally forced a smile: "Boss, can I leave now?"
"Go ahead and put your clothes on."
Zhu Laosan walked out of Ping'an Inn and walked ten miles under the scorching sun to the east gate of Huazhou City. He met a man selling pears. Looking at the crisp and juicy yellow pears, he suddenly felt a burning pain in his heart. He swallowed his saliva and felt a burning pain in his throat.
"This pear...how much is one?"
"A big pear costs three cents, a small pear costs one cent, how many would you like?"
The old man selling pears came from outside the city. He had not yet connected the man in front of him with the yellow-skinned bug in Huazhou City, so he responded with a smile.
"Hey, you don't look well, are you sick?"
Zhu Laosan glared at him, took the two pears, and walked towards the city gate.
"Uncle, you haven't paid for the pears yet?"
The old man was about to chase after it, but a kind-hearted person nearby quickly stopped him and whispered, "You are asking for your life, how dare you ask for money for pears from the yellow-skinned bug..."
Before the man could say anything, Zhu Laosan, who had walked into the city gate, fell down with his head tilted back, bleeding from all seven orifices. The passers-by around him screamed in fear. There was a lot of chaos. When the coroner from the Huazhou government office arrived, he found that the yellow-skinned tiger had been dead for a long time.
(End of this chapter)