Fang Chengyu fell down on the soft floor, looking up in panic at Zhang Xiaopou, who was approaching step by step.
Zhang Xiaozu's powerful momentum made him feel frightened and suffocated, and he did not dare to have the thought of resisting.
"The people who came to kill you!"
Zhang Xiaozu's voice was cold and he slashed at Fang Chengyu with his knife.
"ah--"
Fang Chengyu was so frightened that he screamed in horror.
But Zhang Xiaozu's knife didn't hurt him, it just split the mask on his face.
Zhang Xiaozu stared at Fang Chengyu's face and asked again: "Are you Fang Chengyu?"
"Yes, I am Fang Chengyu." Fang Chengyu was so frightened that his face turned pale and he responded repeatedly, not daring to lie.
He felt that Zhang Xiaozu's cold and sharp eyes like a knife had penetrated everything in his heart. Even if he told half a lie, Zhang Xiaozu would immediately find out and chop him alive with a knife.
He stared at the knife in Zhang Xiaopou's hand and shrank back in fear, fearing that the knife would suddenly strike him.
Suddenly, he stared at the bone knife and trembled violently. Immediately, the muscles on his face violently trembled and twisted, revealing an inhuman expression of fear.
Because a sentence popped into his mind: Carrying a bone knife, killing like a pawn.
This is a popular jingle in the streets of the imperial capital in recent times. Together with this sentence, there are two other sentences:
One-armed black sword box, leader Zhou Jianlai.
Shooting the sun with a big bow, the devil reincarnates as Niu Guangmao.
The three of them became famous because of the Shao family's battle.
It's just a bad reputation for stopping children from crying at night.
Fang Chengyu recognized the bone knife, and then recognized Zhang Xiaozu's identity, and he was almost frightened to death.
"I am blind, I don't know where I have offended Uncle Zhang, please forgive me for your life!" Fang Chengyu threw himself forward, knelt down in front of Zhang Xiaopeng, wailing and begging for mercy.
Fang Chengyu's fearful cry for mercy made the auction house even quieter.
Everyone looked at private room No. 20 curiously, and pricked up their ears to listen quietly.
No one jumped out to help Fang Cheng Yu or stop Zhang Xiaozhu's violence, because Chun Xiaolou's silence had clearly told them that the man with the knife in front of them was not to be trifled with.
And like Fang Chengyu, someone has already recognized Zhang Xiaozu's identity through the bone knife.
A woman came up from under the booth.
"Mother Chun——" When the matchmaker saw the woman coming up, her face suddenly lit up, she called and ran forward.
This woman's name is Chun Shiniang, and she is the old bustard of Chunxiao Tower.
Although she looks like a half-aged lady who still has the charm, in fact she is already over sixty years old, and she only maintains such a youthful figure because she took the elixir of beauty.
"This person——"
Chun Shiniang made a silencing gesture towards the matchmaker, shook her head at her, and said softly: "This person cannot be easily offended, so let him go."
The matchmaker was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and kept silent.
In the private room on the 20th, Zhang Xiaozhu looked down at Fang Chengyu and said coldly: "I want to know about this girl. I hope you can tell me truthfully. If you dare to lie and deceive, I guarantee that you will not be able to see tomorrow."
sun."
"I - I said, I said! Don't kill me, I will say anything." Fang Chengyu only struggled for a moment before giving up resistance completely.
Zhang Xiaozu had a reputation for being vicious, and he did not dare to use his own head to verify whether Zhang Xiaozu was really as vicious as the rumors said.
"Tell me." Zhang Xiaopou said.
Fang Chengyu knew what Zhang Xiaozhu wanted to ask, so he went straight to the topic and said: "Three years ago, Shan Liangji, the martial arts instructor of the uncle's house, came to me and gave me a list of flowers. I asked if there was any girl I liked, and I chose it.
Miss Yue'e.
Some time ago, Shan Liangji sent Miss Yue'e to me and showed me the deed of prostitution of Miss Yue'e.
I saw that the deed of sale bore the official seal, so I bought Miss Yue'e with confidence."
Zhang Xiaozu was stunned on the spot after hearing this.
The information revealed in Fang Chengyu's words made him feel horrified.
He still remembered that Zhao Laosi happened to borrow the money from his uncle's house three years ago. If this was not a coincidence, then it was a premeditated conspiracy.
He suddenly figured out something.
It turns out that the evil debt-collecting slaves in the uncle's house have been pestering Zhao Laosi again and again, not only because they are greedy for money, but also because they want to arrest people.
It turned out that the reason why the evil slave who was collecting debts was brought to him after being executed was not because the uncle's family was jealous of evil and the family law was strict, but because he was afraid that the evil slave would say something he shouldn't say when he came in front of him.
The evil in the uncle's house made Zhang Xiaozhu feel horrified, and then became furious.
Many people in the auction house also changed their expressions, because they also realized from Fang Chengyu's words that things were not simple.
And many of them, like Fang Chengyu, bought girls from Shan Liangji, the martial arts leader of the uncle's house.
Fang Chengyu's face was filled with tears, and his intestines turned green. He regretted not listening to Shan Liangji's words and hiding Zhao Yue'e at home for two or three years, and then took it out after the news had passed.
He knew about the conflict between Zhang Xiaozhu and Guo Jifu because Zhao Yue'e directly increased the price from the agreed 30,000 taels to 80,000 taels. Shan Liangji explained the reason to him.
It stands to reason that he should be vigilant.
But he has been too poor recently.
Although the Fang family escaped the purge, their assets were almost wiped out.
He has not been able to keep his two profitable businesses, and his current financial resources are only a pitiful two hundred and two months, which is not enough for him to drink a pot of good wine.
He was used to spending money lavishly, so he could not bear such poverty, so he had no choice but to exchange money for Zhao Yue'e.
He felt that Zhang Xiaopou, who had only met Zhao Yue'e once, must have long ago forgotten who Zhao Yue'e was, so he was just lucky and could not have imagined that he would be bumped into Zhang Xiaopou's hands because of the unlucky time.
This is thanks to Wang Wu, otherwise Zhang Xiaopou would really not be able to remember Zhao Yue'e. Even if he remembered Zhao Yue'e, he would not come to Chunxiao Tower to look for her.
Zhang Xiaozu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and pointed his right index finger at Fang Chengyu's head.
The ghost curse lit up between him, and then a red light erupted, pouring into Fang Chengyu's sea of consciousness.
"Ah——" Fang Chengyu suddenly held his head and screamed heartbreakingly.
"Spare--spare my life--kill me--kill me--ah--"
After only a moment, Fang Chengyu couldn't stand the burning pain in his soul. He hit his head hard on the ground in pain and begged Zhang Xiaopou to kill him.
Everyone in the other private rooms felt horrified hearing his voiceless screams.
Su Zheng looked at Zhang Xiaozu's fingers with bright eyes, wanting to learn this skill.
Chun Shiniang whispered in the matchmaker's ear: "Send someone to Uncle Guo's house quickly to inform Mr. Shan."
Only then did she realize that Zhang Xiaozu had come to the uncle's house and was an enemy rather than a friend. However, Zhang Xiaozu's fierce reputation and prestige made her dare not act rashly.
The matchmaker accepted the order and left. At the same time, she was secretly glad that Zhang Xiaozu only slapped her once and did not use the same method to deal with Fang Chengyu.
Zhao Yue'e shrank in the corner timidly and began to cry.
However, she had been trained to the point where all she had left in her heart was obeying orders and fear, so even when she cried bitterly, she buried her head and sobbed quietly, for fear that she would be whipped if she cried too loudly.
Dong dong dong——
There was a blanket on the floor, so the impact didn't hurt. Fang Chengyu put his head on the tea table, and his head was immediately bruised and bloody.
He really wanted to faint, but the burning pain in his soul gave him no chance to faint.
Soon the room was filled with the stench of feces and urine. It was Fang Chengyu who was in pain and became incontinent.
But Zhang Xiaozu ignored him at all.
It wasn't until it was time for a cup of tea that Zhang Xiaozu took action to erase the power of the ghost curse on Fang Chengyu's soul.
Fang Chengyu suddenly got his wish and passed out.
Zhang Xiaozu turned to Su Zheng and said, "Find someone to clean him and bring him over after cleaning. I have something to ask him. Be careful not to be silenced."
"Yeah" Su Zheng nodded in agreement, then grabbed Fang Chengyu by the back collar and dragged him away.
Zhang Xiaozhu saw that Zhao Yue'e was very frightened, so he stepped forward to comfort her, then took her back to the auction house, looked at the surrounding private rooms, and asked: "Is there anyone else who has bought a woman from the uncle's house? Please tell me."
I'll listen. Don't worry, I won't hold you accountable. But if I find out, I guarantee you will definitely be a hundred times worse than Fang Chengyu."
"I - I bought a girl from Dan Liangji, the martial arts master of my uncle's house. The situation is similar to - and Fang Chengyu." The man in the private room No. 53 couldn't help Zhang Xiaozu's threats and said tremblingly.
Zhang Xiaozu nodded, did not embarrass him, and asked: "Is there more?"
"I-I also bought two-two girls."
"I also--"
More than 20 people came forward one after another, all of whom had bought girls from Shan Liangji.
Fang Chengyu was quickly brought back by Su Zheng and changed into clean clothes.
As soon as he arrived in front of Zhang Xiaozu, he trembled and knelt on the ground, trembling and crying: "Uncle Zhang, please, don't torture me anymore, kill - kill me!"
"I'm asking you to answer. As long as you don't lie, I won't embarrass you anymore." Zhang Xiaozhu said.
"Uncle, feel free to ask, I promise to tell you everything I know." Fang Chengyu nodded quickly.
"Did Uncle Guo's Mansion loan money to Zhao Laosi on purpose?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked.
"Yes, the purpose is to make them pay back the money and then sell their daughter to pay off the debt."
"They lent Mr. Zhao money, then induced Mr. Zhao to open a restaurant, and then used dirty tricks to make Mr. Zhao's restaurant go bankrupt."
"In the end, Zhao Laosi couldn't pay the money, so he had to sell his daughter to pay off the debt."
"Although I was met by you on the day of debt collection, Zhao Yue'e still did not escape from their clutches."
"Uncle, please believe me. I bought Miss Yue'e home and I never abused her at all. I have always been very good to her."
Fang Chengyu really knew everything. Zhang Xiaozu only asked the beginning of the question, and he immediately spouted out the questions that Zhang Xiaozu wanted to ask later.
"If you didn't buy it, how could they have suffered this misfortune?" Zhang Xiaozu shouted coldly.
"I deserve to die! I'm not a human being! I'm a beast!" Fang Chengyu hurriedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.
Su Zheng said in a low voice: "If he doesn't buy it, someone else will."
Although this sentence is hateful, it is true.
"I - I am willing to be responsible for Miss Yue'e. I will give her a title and take care of her for the rest of her life." Fang Chengyu has a strong desire to survive.
He looked at Zhao Yue'e pitifully and cried: "Miss Yue'e, I'm a bastard, I was wrong, I shouldn't have sold you, tell this uncle, am I good to you? Are you willing to come back to me?"
Home? I will give you a title."
Zhao Yue'e shook her head and shrank behind Zhang Xiaopou.
Fang Chengyu looked anxious and wanted to say something, but Zhang Xiaozu gave him a cold glare and was so frightened that he quickly swallowed the words that came to his lips.
"Come with me to Dali Temple. If you come forward to testify against the crimes committed by the uncle, I will spare you." Zhang Xiaozu said to Cheng Yu.
"I——" Fang Chengyu showed a troubled expression.
There doesn't seem to be much difference between testifying against my uncle and killing him.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked cold and said: "You can refuse, but I will catch you and then you will suffer the same crime again."
"I'm going, I'm going, I'm going." Fang Chengyu's face turned pale, and he nodded in fear.
"Let's go." Zhang Xiaozu was about to take Fang Chengyu to Dali Temple.
"Master Zhang -" Chun Shiniang stepped forward and said with a smile: "The adults in Dali Temple are all sleeping now. Why don't you let me arrange a private room for you to rest for one night? It won't be too late to go there early tomorrow morning."
Zhang Xiaozhu turned his eyes to her and asked with a sneer: "I think you want to find a place to imprison me? Didn't you send someone to notify Lord Shan? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Chun Shiniang's purpose was exposed by Zhang Xiaozu, but she didn't feel embarrassed and said with a smile: "It should be here soon. Master Zhang, can you wait a little longer?"
"That's fine."
(Thanks to the boss for the reward and all the bosses for their support!)