Chapter 97: Run away!
Gu Mian stood up and tossed his hair behind him handsomely. "Let's go, I'm going to meet that Yuanheng Inn!"
Lin Xiaoyue originally had her own plan to deal with Yuanheng Inn, but Gu Mian's sudden arrival disrupted the plan. In that case, let him try it first!
Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile: "Then we will wait for your good news here!"
Gu Mian stopped and turned around. He saw Lin Xiaoyue and Liang Jingyao leaning on their chairs, showing no intention of getting up to go with him. He asked depressedly, "You guys are just going to watch me go alone? Aren't you afraid that I'll be bullied?"
Seeing Liang Jingyao remained silent, Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Didn't we say we wanted to compete? Of course you go first. If you can't do it, I'll go. That's fair!"
Gu Mian glared at him and said unconvincedly, "How can a man be incapable? Humph, just wait for my triumphant return!"
Having said that, he turned around and ran out in a hurry.
Lin Xiaoyue walked up to Liang Jingyao and asked in confusion, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Are we really not going to follow them?"
Liang Jingyao smiled and shook his head, saying, "This guy is too shy. If you girls provoke him, he will definitely go. If I say anything, he will definitely continue to argue with me. I'm still here waiting for Fugui to come back. If you want to watch, you can go over and take a look. If they start fighting, you should run back to the teahouse first."
Lin Xiaoyue was so bored that she felt anxious. There were really less fun things in ancient times without mobile phones!
"Okay, I'll be over then."
In the Yuanheng Inn, Gu Mian took out a 10,000 tael silver note and slapped it on the table, "I'll buy your inn!"
The shopkeeper came closer and saw that it was a 10,000 tael silver note. He shook his head and said, "I won't sell it. Go look somewhere else!"
Gu Mian snorted and took out a ten thousand tael silver note from his pocket, "Is that enough?"
The shopkeeper looked unhappy, thinking that this person was here to cause trouble. He said in a bad tone, "Who are you? What is your purpose?"
Gu Mian knocked on the counter and said, "I just want to buy your store. Isn't that enough?"
The shopkeeper frowned and said, "It's not a question of whether it's enough, it's that I won't sell it!"
Gu Mian's competitive spirit surged forward, and he threw half his body in front of the counter, grabbed the shopkeeper by the collar, and scolded him, "I want to buy your things because I think highly of you! Don't be so shameless! Why don't you go out and find out who I, Gu Mian, am?"
The shopkeeper said coldly, "Gu Mian? The imperial merchant Gu family? So what? He's just a lowly merchant! Our boss is an official in the capital. How can you compare to him?"
Gu Mian hated to hear people call him a low-class businessman. He was so angry that he slapped him several times. "You son of a bitch, you're so arrogant! Tell me, what official position does your boss hold in the capital?"
The shopkeeper didn't cry out in pain or speak a word. He just closed his eyes and looked as if he was ready to die.
This made Gu Mian very frustrated. Where had he ever encountered such a situation?
If we can't find out who the boss is, then killing this dog is pointless!
"Hmph, let's wait and see!" Gu Mian let go of his hand, turned around and left Yuanheng Inn.
As soon as he walked outside, Gu Mian ran into Lin Xiaoyue.
In fact, Lin Xiaoyue had been eavesdropping outside and had heard everything that was going on inside. So when she saw Gu Mian coming out, she stopped him and said, "Don't go. I have a way to force out the boss behind this!"
Gu Mian asked happily, "What's the solution?"
Lin Xiaoyue said bluntly: "Just kill him! It will definitely lead to the appearance of the boss behind the scenes!"
Gu Mian said hesitantly, "Should we ask Jing Yao for his opinion?"
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head, stopped Gu Mian, and said, "When have you ever seen a master seek revenge for a servant? Besides, I have Princess Mingzhu's jade pendant. She's also very interested in opening a restaurant here. She even gave me one million taels of gold! Tell me, who in the capital dares to touch the Princess's possessions?"
Gu Mian didn't believe it at first, until he saw Lin Xiaoyue take out the jade pendant with the word "Pearl" on it, then he finally believed it!
He said excitedly, "Okay! Let's go now!"
Back at the Yuanheng Inn, the innkeeper saw Gu Mian bringing another person, a girl, and said impatiently, "Go away! You're not welcome here!"
Gu Mian didn't bother to say anything extra this time. He simply drew his sword and pointed it at the shopkeeper's neck, shouting in a deep voice, "Say it again, don't blame me for being blind!"
As he spoke, the tip of the sword moved one step closer to the shopkeeper's neck.
The shopkeeper remained calm, as if certain that Gu Mian wouldn't make a move. He said calmly, "Even if you kill me, I still say the same thing. We don't sell it to you. If you want to buy it, you can find someone else! Forced buying and selling, is this lawless? The Gu family is a businessman, not bandits!"
Lin Xiaoyue was glad that she changed her clothes and used a new mask before coming here, so the shopkeeper did not recognize her.
She was afraid that Gu Mianchen would not be able to express his anger, so she said, "I'm not trying to force you to buy or sell anything. I just want to get to know your boss! If the shopkeeper is willing to introduce us, we will definitely reward you handsomely!"
The shopkeeper snorted coldly and said, "Who am I to be your boss? Are you, a mere merchant, qualified to be my boss?"
Lin Xiaoyue narrowed her eyes dangerously. She was also a business owner, yet she looked down on businessmen? Furthermore, this man was surprisingly calm in the face of difficulties. He was definitely not an ordinary person!
"Although the Gu family is a merchant family, they have been serving the royal family for hundreds of years, and several generations of mistresses are princesses. How dare a mere shopkeeper like you speak so rudely? I really wonder what kind of master raised this dog servant!"
"Honestly, aside from the Emperor and the eldest princess, there's probably no one in the capital who wouldn't take the Gu family seriously. After all, the century-old Gu family has marriages with various aristocratic families and even the royal family, so no minister in the court dares to offend them. So... is the owner you're talking about Emperor Liang?"
The shopkeeper's face changed slightly. It seemed that this kid from the Gu family came to ask for help!
"If you want to die, don't drag me into this! Emperor Liang is the supreme ruler. Would he open an inn in a small place like this?"
Lin Xiaoyue was staring at the shopkeeper the entire time, and she didn't miss the shopkeeper's nervousness. "Very good, since it's not Emperor Liang's, then we can kill you without any worries!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue snatched the sword from Gu Mian's hand, turned it around and stabbed it into the shopkeeper's heart.
The shopkeeper did not dodge, but calmly took out his whistle and blew it.
Soon, many thugs rushed out from all directions. These people were well-trained and ruthless. They attacked directly towards Gu Mian and Lin Xiaoyue.
Gu Mian was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his back. How could this be an inn? It was clearly a place where assassins were kept!
Could it be that Lin Xiaoyue was right? The owner of Yuanheng Inn was Emperor Liang?
Gu Mian gritted his teeth and used all his strength to push Lin Xiaoyue out of the inn, "Run away! Leave me alone!"
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