The man sneered, "You really have a short memory. I'm Mei Hua Thirteen. We used to gamble together. You've forgotten me so quickly?"
“Plum Blossom Thirteen!” Zu An remembered that Plum Blossom Twelve had mentioned him. He was the one with the highest cultivation level among Mei Chaofeng’s thirteen adopted sons, and had already broken through to the third rank.
Thinking about this, he felt a bit annoyed. How come everyone's level was higher than his?
At the same time, I also lament how reckless the previous owner of this body was to gamble with such a person.
"Where is my twelfth brother?" Mei Hua Thirteen asked in a deep voice.
"What 12th Brother? Why are you asking me?" Zu An immediately distanced himself, while wondering why the other party had come knocking on his door so quickly.
"Don't play dumb with me. Someone saw him leave the city with you. Why haven't we heard from him since?" Mei Hua Thirteen said coldly.
“Oh, I remember now, it was him,” Zuan said, his mind racing. “Not long after we left the city together, we met a guy surnamed Tan, and he went after him. That’s when we parted ways. I don’t know anything after that.”
"Surname Tan, could it be that traitor Tan Wei?" Mei Hua Thirteen pondered.
Zuan said, "Now that you've figured it out, I'll be going now." If the other person were the charming female assassin from "Scissor Seven," he might be interested in chatting with him a bit more, but he had no time to waste on a fierce, scarred, smelly man.
"Wait!" Mei Hua Thirteen grabbed his shoulder.
The force coming from his shoulder made Zu An immediately realize that the other man's strength was far greater than his own, so he suppressed the urge to attack: "Is there anything else?"
Mei Hua Thirteen pulled a piece of paper from her pocket: "It's about time. Shouldn't you settle your gambling debts?"
"What? Gambling debts?" Zuan looked puzzled.
"You're not trying to renege on your debt, are you? It's all written clearly in black and white, and there's even your fingerprint on it." Mei Hua Thirteen sneered repeatedly.
Zu An quickly looked closely and found that it said he owed the other party a thousand taels of silver, and there was a bright red fingerprint at the end. Seeing this, scenes flashed through his mind.
It seems that he went to the gambling den with Mei Hua Thirteen, lost so much that he borrowed money from the other party, and ended up losing a total of one thousand taels.
Damn it, this guy is a complete waste, a piece of trash. No wonder everyone looks down on him, even a maid dares to point her finger at him and curse him.
Zuan even looked down on himself in this world. Living in this world was simply a waste of food. One thousand taels of silver was equivalent to RMB in later times!
“You said you’d have money to pay me back after you entered the Chu family. Where’s the money?” Mei Shisan stretched out her hand in front of him. “If you don’t have the money, I’ll cut off your hands as promised.”
"I am the son-in-law of the Chu family, do you dare to touch me?" Zu An said with a forced smile. Although he had earned some silver from Ji Xiaoxi and Mei Hua Twelve, it was far from enough to make 1,000 taels.
Even if he had enough, he wouldn't be willing to use it to pay off that deadbeat's debt. Why should he pay back money he owed through his own abilities? Besides, he now has such a powerful backer as the Chu family.
“If you really owe him 1,000 taels, I advise you to honestly pay it back. The power of oaths and contracts in this world is very strong. Anyone who violates them will be punished by heaven. Even the Duke's mansion cannot protect you unless they help you pay back the money.” A cold voice came from the pavilion. It turned out that the woman from before had spoken.
"There's such a stunning beauty hidden here?" Mei Hua Thirteen finally noticed the woman in the pavilion, and a look of amazement appeared in her eyes.
"Are you going to flirt with me next?" The woman tilted her head slightly, looking curious.
Mei Hua Thirteen laughed: "I teased you again..." But his gaze suddenly fell on the green wine pot she was holding, and he suddenly thought of something. He quickly laughed it off and changed his tone: "Miss, you are too kind. Our Mei Hua Gang is a legitimate gang. How could we do such a thing?"
Zu An was curious about who this woman was and why even the arrogant Mei Hua Thirteen didn't dare to provoke her. He took the opportunity to take the IOU from her hand and study it.
Mei Hua Thirteen sneered: "What, you want to tear up the IOU? I have a backup, tearing it up won't do you any good."
Zuan ignored him and quickly read the entire article. Finally, his eyes lit up: "According to the agreement, the final repayment deadline is three days later. Why are you urging me now? I'll pay you back in three days."
Mei Hua Thirteen frowned. She hadn't planned to let him off so easily, but after glancing at the woman in the pavilion, she finally agreed: "Fine, if you don't come out in three days, even the Heavenly King himself can't save you."
After saying that, he took back the IOU and left dejectedly. He needed to go back immediately to report what he had seen and heard that day to the gang leader so that the gang leader could make preparations in advance.
Zuan couldn't help but glance at the woman in the pavilion: "He seems very afraid of you?"
The woman in the pavilion smiled slightly: "He's not afraid of me, he just doesn't want to cause trouble for the gang. By the way, I'm a little curious how you managed to gather 1,000 taels of silver in three days?"
Zuan returned to the pavilion, grinning, and said, "If you're willing to lend me the money, I can catch up with you right now and pay off the debt."
The woman looked at him with a surprised expression and couldn't help but say, "You really have a thick skin."
Zuan sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. In any world, honest people are the ones who suffer the most. You just have to be thick-skinned."
The woman shook her head and took another small sip of her drink: "I don't know you well, why would I lend you money? Besides, I don't have that much money."
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