Downstairs lobby.

Three men sat.

The leader was older, in his early thirties, and the other two, who were in their twenties, were both wearing blue uniforms and had a piece of green bamboo tattoo on their chests.

"Sir, please sit for a while, and I will prepare wine and good food for you immediately. After you have enough food, I will ask Xiaohe to play another song for you."

Wu Liang smiled on his face and was very respectful.

"I haven't seen Xiaohe for a while, and I don't know if she has become beautiful recently?" said a man.

"Yes, I haven't seen him for a long time," said another person.

"Sir, you sit for a while, and I will call Xiaohe out for you immediately." Wu Liang said that, and turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait!" At this time, the oldest man among the few people suddenly spoke.

Wu Liang turned around stiffly, then his face was filled with a smile, and he said respectfully: "Sir, what else do you have to do?"

"Let me ask you, what day is today?" the man said.

"Today, today, I'll do it..." Wu Liang pretended to pinch his fingers.

"You don't have to forget it. Today is the fifteenth day, and it should be the day when you hand in for monthly payment." A young man interrupted.

"Oh, I remembered that today is the day to pay the monthly payment." Wu Liang said to the man with a bitter face: "Sir, can you take less monthly payment this time?"

"It's up to you, I'm not bad to us, so I can pay less this time."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang was overjoyed.

The man continued, "You can hand in ten spirit stones this month!"

"Ten?" Wu Liang was startled and said, "When I paid the monthly payment last month, I only needed one spirit stone. Why did it increase ten times this month? Sir, didn't you just say to give me a little less?"

"Your inn occupies the most prosperous position in the town. According to common sense, you have to pay at least twenty spirit stones, but seeing that you are smart and good to your brothers, you will only receive ten spirit stones this month."

"Sir, this inn and small business is hard to see a few customers all year round. How could I have so many spirit stones to hand over? You can be compatible. At worst, I will let Xiaohe stay with you for a few more days." Wu Liang cried with a sad face.

Bang!

The man slapped the table and shouted, "Wu Liang, don't bargain with me, and hand over the spirit stones quickly, otherwise, be careful that I will tear down your store."

Wu Liang was almost crying and kept begging for mercy, "Sir, I beg you, you all know what the situation is in my inn. I don't have a single customer this month. Where did I get so many spirit stones to hand over?"

Bang!

The man slapped the table again, his face became even more angry, pointed at Wu Liang and shouted loudly: "Okay, Wu Liang, you dare to fool us. Do you really think we are all idiots? You said there was not a single customer, so I'll ask you, who is he?"

Wu Liang looked back in the direction of the man's finger and saw Lu Yi standing at the entrance of the stairs, looking at this side, and ran to Lu Yi and whispered: "Young Master, what are you doing downstairs?"

"I heard the noise below, let's take a look." Lu Yi said.

"Young master, stop watching, hurry up and go upstairs. These people are not easy to mess with. If they want to blackmail you, you will be in trouble." Wu Liang said anxiously.

"Who are they?" Lu Yi asked in confusion.

"They are outer disciples of Kuzhuzhai. They will collect monthly payments from house to house every month. If anyone does not give them, they will be able to smash the store and close the door at the worst, and they will be able to take their lives."

"Isn't anyone care about them?" Lu Yi was surprised.

"Who dares to care! This radius of millions of miles is the territory of Kuzhuzhai, who dares to offend Kuzhuzhai?" Wu Liang urged Lu Yi: "Young Master, you should go upstairs as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble."

Lu Yi stared at the three people and turned around to go upstairs.

At this time, a young man pointed at Lu Yi and said, "Young man, I see that you are so tight, are you from outside?"

"This young man is not..."

"I am!"

Before Wu Liang could finish his words, Lu Yi spoke.

Lu Yi said calmly: "I came from outside, why, are there any problems?"

"Of course there is a problem. Since you come from outside, you should understand the rules here." The young man spoke in a bad tone.

"What rules?" Lu Yi asked.

"Wu Liang, tell him."

Wu Liang had no choice but to explain to Lu Yi: "Young Master, you don't know that anyone who comes here from outside must pay the offering to the adults, otherwise you will be bullied. As long as you pay the offering, the adults will protect you."

"Isn't this just a protection fee?" Lu Yi said.

"Oh, I didn't see that you are a little knowledgeable. That's right, just give the protection fee to us quickly, otherwise you will break your legs." The young man said arrogantly.

"I don't have spirit stones."

"No?" The young man was stunned, and then murderous intent appeared on his face, saying, "Since he is a poor man, living is a waste of food and grass, let grandpa take you on his way."

clang!

After saying that, he pulled out the long sword around his waist and walked over with murderous aura on his face.

"Sir, show mercy." Wu Liang hurriedly blocked Lu Yi and said to the young man who was walking over: "Sir, this young man has just arrived here and is not familiar with us here. He does not have any spirit stones on his body. Please let him go and spare his life."

"It's easy to survive, take the spirit stone."

"Sir, I am willing to pay the monthly payment. Please forgive the young master's name." Wu Liang looked at the older man and said, "If others know that there are customers dead here, I am afraid that there will never be customers staying in the hotel in the future, and my business will really be impossible."

The man looked at Wu Liang and Lu Yi and nodded slightly: "I can promise you not to kill him, but monthly payment, you have to pay ten more spirit stones, a total of twenty."

"So many? I..."

"If I lose one spirit stone, I will kill him." The man said.

Wu Liang was stupid.

"I said, don't be stunned, take out the spirit stone quickly, otherwise, not only will that boy die, but you will also lose your skin." Another young man shouted.

thump!

Wu Liang knelt on the ground and said to the three men: "Sir, you all know who I am. Even if I work hard for a year without eating or drinking, I can only earn twenty spirit stones. Even if you really kill me now, I don't have so many spirit stones!"

"How many do you have?"

"I have eight spirit stones, and I am willing to hand over them all. As long as the Lord forgives my life and this young master's life, I am willing to give you 100 taels of gold to you," said Wu Liang.

"One hundred taels of gold are not as valuable as a spirit stone. You think we are really poor!"

"I'll say it last, twenty spirit stones. One less, I'll hide from you with one finger." The man said coldly.

Wu Liang was anxious and afraid, and was trembling all over.

At this moment, Lu Yi reached out and helped Wu Liang up and said, "There is gold under the knees of a man. He was born to kneel only on the birth of Emperor Tianhoutu. As for this group of waste, just kill him!"
Chapter completed!