Zhu You's finger flick was strong and powerful, causing the young man to tilt his head back and take three big steps back before he could stabilize his body.
Immediately afterwards, there was a clang and the sword fell to the ground. The young man covered his forehead with his hands and squatted on the ground, wailing desperately.
When the arrogant young man Wang Jin and several other young people saw this, they all took a step back. First they looked at their companions in surprise, and then they looked at Zhu You in shock and horror. One of the young people stammered: "You... …You dare to hurt others?”
"Hurt people?" Zhu You chuckled twice, flicked his fingers again, and said: "With the next finger, I will make a hole in your head!"
These young men who were with Wang Jin were all playboys from well-off families. They usually bullied others with Wang Jin, but they were the best of each other. But when they really encountered a tough opponent, each one became more cowardly than the other.
Seeing that Zhu You was so impressive that he beat his companion to the ground with just one finger, all the rich men were so frightened that they no longer dared to step forward rashly.
Wang Jin looked around and saw that none of the companions on both sides were useful. He felt secretly resentful and furious. He held the hilt of his sword in his hand and walked towards Liu Xiu step by step. At the same time, he said harshly: " You can leave, but you have to leave the hurtful ones to me!" As he spoke, he glared at Zhu You with vicious eyes.
Liu Xiu shrugged disapprovingly and said, "It was your men who committed the murder with swords first, and now they are lying down, who can be blamed?"
"Country bumpkin, I think you're looking for death!" As he spoke, Wang Jin fiercely pulled out his sword, pointed it at Liu Xiu's neck, and slashed with the sword.
He was frightened. The sword was fast and fierce. Liu Xiu only leaned back slightly and easily dodged Wang Jin's sword edge. The opponent also planned to retract his sword and attack again. Liu Xiu's body was tilted back. He leaned forward, took a step forward, grabbed Wang Jin's wrist, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, this is enough."
On the surface, Liu Xiu just grabbed the opponent's wrist. In fact, his palm was secretly adding force.
Wang Jin felt like his wrist was not being grabbed by someone, but more like being bitten by a tiger. At first, he could hold it back and said fiercely to Liu Xiu: "Let go! Do you hear me? I let you Let go!"
Instead of letting go, Liu Xiu's hand tightened. Wang Jin even felt that his wrist bones were rattling, as if he was about to be crushed by the opponent at any time.
Big beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. His hand could no longer hold the hilt of the sword. His fingers loosened and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
"I said, is it okay to stop in moderation?" Liu Xiu leaned forward, approached Wang Jin, and said softly with a smile.
"My father is Wang Jing. If you dare to touch me, my father will skin you alive!" Wang Jin was trembling with pain, and his handsome facial features became distorted and ferocious, but his attitude remained strong.
Liu Xiu then increased his strength by another 20% and continued to ask with a smile: "That's enough, is that okay?"
At this time, Wang Jin couldn't bear it anymore. Sweat was pouring from his forehead, his face was pale, and his palms almost turned purple.
He felt that as long as the other party exerted a little more strength, his wrist would be pinched and broken by the other party. Wang Jin was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred, but he did not dare to attack, so he could only squeeze out one word from between his teeth: "Okay!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu looked at Wang Jin happily for a moment. Then, he slowly let go of Wang Jin's wrist, took a step back, first hooked the sword on the ground with his toes, and then raised it up, causing the sword to fly off the ground. Getting up, Liu Xiu grabbed the sword that had bounced up and handed it forward. Hearing the sound of sand, the sword was inserted back into the scabbard under Wang Jin's ribs.
His series of movements were done in one go, free and elegant.
He smiled and said, "That's right. It's better to dissolve enemies than to end them. Say goodbye!" After saying this, he shook his head at Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan, turned around and left.
Wang Jin looked at the backs of Liu Xiu and the other two people as they left. The fierce light in his eyes was like a knife, and he wanted to put two holes in Liu Xiu's body.
But at this moment, his right hand felt as if it had just been run over by a stone roller. It was sore, numb, swollen and painful. Not to mention that he could not use his strength, it even stopped obeying the instructions of his brain and was shaking non-stop.
Seeing Liu Xiu and others walking away and disappearing among the crowd on the street, the wealthy children all ran to Wang Jin and asked with concern: "Master Wang, are you okay?"
"Fortunately, these country bumpkins run fast, otherwise I would have killed them today..."
Wang Jin glared at the people around him, said nothing, walked towards his horse, and said through gritted teeth: "Liu Xiu, just wait for me!"
The conflict that had just occurred on the street returned to calm in the blink of an eye as both parties left. The people who had been watching the excitement also dispersed.
On the second floor of the restaurant next to the street, near the window, two young men were sitting. Both of them were very gorgeously dressed, with jade crowns on their heads and jade pendants on their waists. Even the hilts of their swords were inlaid with dazzling inlays. of gems.
The two young men sitting by the window could clearly see what was happening on the street. The younger one murmured to himself: "Liu Xiu?! This name sounds familiar!"
The older young man thought for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said, "He is Mrs. Deng's younger brother."
"Mrs. Deng? Which Mrs. Deng?"
"Of course it's Mrs. Deng from the Deng Mansion. Who else could it be?"
The younger man showed a look of sudden realization, patted his head and said, "I remembered, Mrs. Deng's eldest brother is Liu Yan and her younger brother is Liu Xiu. They have been to our Xinye before!"
Then, he looked up and smiled and said: "No wonder you dare not take Wang Jin, the 'little bully', in your eyes. It turns out that you have the Deng family as your backer!"
The older young man sneered and said, "What a little bully? He's just a nouveau riche who pretends to be a member of the royal family and deceives you."
As he spoke, he took out a dragon coin from his arms, slapped it on the table, stood up and raised his head and said: "We have eaten and seen the excitement. It's time for us to go back."
Another young man got up and the two young men walked downstairs together.
Seeing the two of them coming downstairs, even the shopkeeper hurriedly walked around the counter to greet them. He nodded and bowed and said with a smile, "Have you finished eating, Mr. Yin? Is today's meal satisfactory to your appetite?"
"Yeah!" the older young man responded casually.
"First Young Master, Second Young Master, please hurry up!" The shopkeeper sent the two young men out of the tavern door and watched them walk a long way before returning to the tavern.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu and the other four. They walked forward for a certain distance. Liu Xiucai suddenly realized that something was wrong. He touched his arms and found that the money bag in them was missing.
He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Which of you still remember what the beggar I rescued just now looks like?"
Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan looked at each other in confusion. None of them paid much attention to the beggar who was saved by Liu Xiu just now. Moreover, the beggar's face was dark and they could not clearly see what he looked like.
The three of them shook their heads together and asked in unison: "Lord, what's wrong?"
"It's a thief! My purse is missing."
The only people who had close contact with him just now were the beggar and Wang Jin. As a tyrant in Xinye County, Wang Jin could rob and seize, but he would never steal. With the financial resources of the Wang family, he would not take a fancy to himself. This little money.
The only possibility is that the beggar took advantage of the opportunity to save him and secretly stole the money bag he was carrying.
Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan were stunned for a moment, and then they were all furious. Zhu You said angrily: "It's really unreasonable! My lord was kind enough to save him, but he repaid his favor and took the opportunity to steal my lord's wallet!"
Gai Yan was also filled with righteous indignation and said angrily: "Don't let me meet him again, otherwise I will have to twist off his little head."
Liu Xiu laughed angrily. He didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Xinye County, he would be treated like this. Not only did he save a thieves who wanted to repay his kindness with revenge, but he also got into trouble and started to take on Wang Jin.
He shook his head helplessly and said, "Let's go, let's go to my second sister's house first!"
Deng's Mansion is located in the central area of Xinye County. The street in front of the mansion is very lively, with many shops, vendors and an endless stream of pedestrians.
Liu Xiu stepped forward, saluted a servant standing at the door of the mansion, and said, "Brother, please go in and inform me that Liu Xiu is here."
This servant was young, about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked Liu Xiu up and down, frowned and asked, "Who are you? Do you know my master?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Mrs. Deng is my second sister, and Deng Chen is my second brother-in-law."
When the servant heard this, his mouth opened wide. He was stunned for a moment. He looked at Liu Xiu again and stammered: "You... you wait here for a moment, I will report to my master!" After saying this, the servant groaned. Run into the mansion.
Not long after, two people walked out of Deng's house. One was the servant who reported the news, and the other was a young man in his late thirties.
He was wearing a gray brocade straight-skirted robe. He was above average height, with a slim build. Looking at his face, he had sharp eyebrows and tiger eyes, and he had a dignified appearance.
Seeing this man, Liu Xiu suddenly beamed with joy, bowed his hands respectfully, and said, "Uncle Wen pays homage to my brother-in-law!"
The young man quickened his pace, walked up to Liu Xiu with a smile on his face, and said with surprise and joy: "Axiu, it's really you. When did you come to Xinye?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, I just arrived."
"Okay, okay, stop talking outside, hurry up, please come inside!"
Deng Chen and Liu Yuan were very affectionate. As for his wife's brother, Deng Chen also regarded Liu Xiu as his own brother. He took Liu Xiu's hand and was about to walk into the house when he saw three people standing aside.
He took a rough look at it and was shocked.
Deng Chen was not an ordinary citizen. He could be said to be well-informed. As soon as he saw the size of Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan and the aura emanating from them, he could already tell that these three people were not ordinary people. generation.
He asked: "Axiu, who are these three?"
"I'm Zhu You!" "I'm Gai Yan!" "I'm Long Zhongbo!" The three of them announced their names together.
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, they are all my friends."
"Oh, since you are Axiu's friend, you are no longer an outsider. Let's all come in!" Deng Chen seemed very happy for Liu Xiu's arrival. He pulled Liu Xiu through the front yard and walked into the main room. in the hall.
Before he could sit down, Deng Chen couldn't wait to ask: "Axiu, why didn't you say hello in advance when you came to Xinye this time?"