Chapter 114 Who is more confident
"It's Manager Zhou. I wonder what brings you here so late at night?" The shopkeeper said with a slightly panicked look.
The people from Zhoujiabao were very domineering in this area. They relied on their status as royal merchants to bully the weak and dominate the market at will. As a small shopkeeper, he dared not offend them.
"I'm looking for someone. I heard that he lives in your inn. Please call him out to me." Zhou Yazhu said arrogantly.
"Who are you looking for?"
"I don't know who he is, but I know he looks quite manly. I met him in a restaurant that night. He seemed to be wearing a black mink cloak."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Boss Zhou, two handsome men did move in during the day, but they came with a large group and it's obvious they aren't ordinary people. To be on the safe side, I think you should find out where these people came from."
"How many of them are here?" Zhou Yazhu was surprised.
"More than thirty in total."
"Didn't you come together?"
"No! But seeing how close they are, I think they are very good friends."
Zhou Yazhu frowned slightly: "What kind of big shot can there be in this northeastern area? If there really is some powerful person coming here, why would he stay in an inn? The posthouse is not as comfortable as your place.
I think they are nothing more than two caravans doing business. No matter how powerful they are, can they be as powerful as us imperial merchants? What is there to be afraid of?
Stop threatening me here and call that person out immediately. I will definitely arrest him today."
The shopkeeper was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of messy footsteps coming from upstairs, which made everyone look in the direction of the sound.
I saw a group of followers with knives appearing one after another upstairs. As soon as they appeared, they lined up in two neat rows in the corridor. Their tacit coordination was not like that of ordinary merchants.
After they lined up, a stern-looking man walked out from behind. As soon as he appeared, he stood in front of the railing and looked down at the group of people downstairs.
"I heard you were looking for me?" Mu Xingci's voice was cold and his eyes were sharp.
Zhou Yazhu looked up at the cold yet noble and charming man, and the love in her eyes was obvious.
"May I know your surname, sir?"
"You don't deserve to know who I am. I advise you to leave here wisely, otherwise you will bear the consequences."
"Sir, you're quite arrogant. I'm afraid you don't even know who I am?"
"I really don't know, and I don't want to know. Get out of here before I get angry." Mu Xingci's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The Zhou Family Fortress was the largest imperial merchant in the imperial court. How could a marquis like him not know this? He just didn't bother to tell the truth to this old woman. Otherwise, how could he continue the drama?
"Sir, why are you so unkind? Since you don't know who I am, why don't you come to my house as a guest and let me treat you well. Then you will know who I am." Zhou Yazhu said with obvious intentions.
Mu Xingci turned away in disgust, not looking at the old woman who was posing coquettishly: "Come here, kick her out! Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
Following his order, thirty plainclothes guards jumped down from the second floor one by one, and then rushed towards the group of ignorant people with fierce eyes.
Zhou Yazhu didn't expect that this man would issue a killing order without any agreement. This made her look a little panicked, but then she sneered confidently.
"Since you're seeking death, you can't blame me for being ruthless. Er, lead everyone outside. This small inn can't accommodate us fighting."
She came prepared. Judging from the man's attire and temperament, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary citizen. In addition, his followers were so arrogant, so he must be a businessman with some status, and he must have many subordinates.
So, to be on the safe side, she brought more than 80 private soldiers with her, determined to avenge the kick. If she won, she would take the man away with her.
Two groups of people were fighting each other outside the inn, and the screams continued to spread into the inn. However, none of the masters upstairs and downstairs were panicking, as if they all thought they were the winner.
Zhou Yazhu smiled calmly and said, "Sir, who do you think will win?"
Mu Xingci glanced outside the door and said, "If I lose today, all these years will have been wasted."
"Sir, you only have about thirty men. I have far more men than you do. If you follow me obediently, you might still have a few of your men alive. Otherwise..."
Before she could finish her words, she saw a beautiful woman appear behind the man, which made her stop talking and then glared at her with jealous eyes.
Because as soon as she appeared, she was embraced by the man she liked. His smile was full of doting, which was very different from the way he looked at her, making her extremely unbalanced.
"Sir, I wonder who this woman next to you is?"
Mu Xingci looked at her with a cold look in his eyes: "If you have the time to ask who she is, you might as well go out and care about the lives of your men."
"Young Master, you are so confident. I like charming men like you. Maybe you don't know how many people I brought tonight? Don't be angry if all your people are gone later." Zhou Yazhu smiled very conceitedly.
"Compared to your blind self-confidence, I am ashamed of myself. If these elite soldiers of mine cannot even defeat a mob like you, then they are not worthy of being my subordinates. They can just die if they die." A murderous look flashed in Mu Xingci's eyes.
Zhou Yazhu was slightly startled when she heard the words "elite soldiers and strong generals": "Who are you?"
Why didn't she hear about which general or official came from Sucheng? Aren't they all in the border town?
At this moment, a man covered in blood suddenly rushed in and collapsed to the ground just as he reached the door. "Master Zhou...Master Zhou, no...it's bad. Our people are no match for them. The casualties...are heavy!"
"What?" Zhou Yazhu's face changed drastically and she ran out in a few steps.
When she arrived outside, she saw corpses scattered all over the ground and the smell of blood. The thirty ordinary followers she thought of had turned into messengers of hell without her knowing.
They were ruthless in their attacks. Wherever the sword flashed, someone would be killed. They had the momentum of one man blocking the way for ten thousand men. They suppressed the enemy so much that they had no power to struggle.
Of the more than eighty men he brought with him, only a few were left in the blink of an eye. When they tried to escape, they were caught up and killed.
This scene seemed familiar. She had killed others in this way before. Now it was her turn. She felt as if the blood in her body had frozen, and she was sweating profusely even in such a cold night.
At this moment, she felt for the first time that death was so close to her that she dared not stay any longer and ran away. However, after she had run a few steps, a big knife was pressed against the back of her neck, forcing her to dare not move.
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