Gongsun Chang, carrying a bucket of manure, was about to prepare a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for Qiao Suinian.
At this moment, someone in the crowd couldn't bear to watch any longer. Suddenly, someone threw a clod of dirt, which hit Gongsun Chang's knee. Gongsun Chang staggered and fell to the ground, plunging headfirst into the dung bucket.
"No! No!!! Glug glug glug..."
Gongsun Chang was hit hard, but luckily his men pulled him out in time, otherwise he might have become the first person to drown in the latrine.
"Who did this! Who the hell did this?!" Gongsun Chang was furious, facing imminent disaster.
"I did it, so what are you going to do about it?"
A man in the crowd spoke coldly. He was holding a staff, wearing a straw hat, capri pants and rubber shoes, shirtless, with a mustache around his mouth, and a thin build. He was leisurely cracking sunflower seeds.
"It's him! Liu Haizhu, the professional mage! He has mastered the supreme national essence of the Great Xia Kingdom, the Four-Character Mantra! It is said that as long as he utters those four words, he will possess unparalleled power!"
"What? I've only ever heard of him before, but I've finally met him in person today! Is he trying to oppose the Gongsun family?"
"You know what, if he really is Liu Haizhu himself, he's not afraid of the Gongsun family at all! His earth magic is superb; with a wave of his hand, earth dragons surge. The Gongsun family would probably have to pay a bloody price to kill him!"
The crowd discussed amongst themselves, looking at the man before them with awe, clearly understanding his power.
"Liu Haizhu! You actually intervened to save this guy? Do you want to make an enemy of the Gongsun family?" Gongsun Chang shouted angrily.
"Can you represent the Gongsun family? You're not even a collateral branch of the Gongsun family; you're just a servant. What are you trying to prove by borrowing their power? Do you believe that even if I kill you now, the Gongsun family won't come after me?"
Liu Haizhu sneered, then spat the sunflower seed shells directly onto Gongsun Chang's face.
"you!!!"
Gongsun Chang glared at Liu Haizhu, but dared not make any move. Liu Haizhu was right; the Gongsun family would never offend a powerful figure like Liu Haizhu for his sake.
"I, Liu Haizhu, admire people who value loyalty and righteousness the most in my life. I just can't stand you, you despicable person, jumping around like this. You lied to people and then bullied them. Are you even human? Get out of here!" Liu Haizhu shouted.
"Fine! You just wait!"
Gongsun Chang, covered in excrement, gritted his teeth, but ultimately couldn't muster the courage to fight Liu Haizhu, and could only slink away in disgrace.
Liu Haizhu stepped forward and patted Qiao Suinian on the shoulder.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I really admire you, but I can't possibly go against the Gongsun family for your sake. I hope you understand. If you survive, remember to come find me for a drink!"
He was indeed not afraid of the Gongsun family, but as a lone wolf, he wouldn't offend them for the sake of a stranger. After all, how many people would do something without any benefit? Driving Gongsun Chang away was already the limit of what he could do.
"It's nothing, thank you." Qiao Suinian nodded to him.
"No need for thanks, would you like some sunflower seeds? These are all imported sunflower seeds that I cracked myself!" Liu Haizhu handed a handful of cracked sunflower seeds to Qiao Suinian.
"No need! You eat it yourself!" Qiao Suinian shook his head repeatedly, feeling a chill. Some of the melon seeds even had glistening saliva on them, and he dared not eat them.
"Alright! Let's go!"
Liu Haizhu waved his hand, cracked some melon seeds, and turned to leave.
Seeing that even Liu Haizhu didn't dare to help, the others were even less likely to act, as their skills were inferior to Liu Haizhu's.
Although they sympathized with Qiao Suinian's plight and admired his character, that was all they felt. They didn't even dare to offer Qiao Suinian a sip of water.
Qiao Suinian was left alone in the sun all day, hanging there until night. No one came to rescue him, and no one cared about him. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything all day, and Qiao Suinian was so weak that he didn't even have the strength to move. It was as if the whole world had forgotten about him.
As night fell, the little incident from the daytime simply became a topic of conversation among everyone.
"Damn it! Damn it, Liu Haizhu! Don't let me ever surpass you in strength, or I'll make sure you eat shit until you're full!" A drunken Gongsun Chang stormed back to the Gongsun family home.
"Boss, don't be angry. I've already chopped that woman up and thrown her in the trash. No one can take your place if you get sick from getting angry!" a subordinate quickly interjected.
It turns out that Gongsun Chang had just taken one of his henchmen to offer comfort to prostitutes, hoping to get rid of the bad luck he had experienced during the day.
Who knew that the young model in black stockings couldn't help but wrinkle her nose as soon as she sat down next to Gongsun Chang, and a while later she even dry-heaved.
Gongsun Chang asked her coldly what was going on. The young model in black stockings said with a bitter face that Gongsun Chang had a strange smell on him and she couldn't hold it in anymore. This completely enraged Gongsun Chang.
He had already taken twenty showers during the day, scrubbing himself until his skin was practically raw. How could he still smell?
Gongsun Chang immediately lost his interest in galloping on horseback and angrily turned and left.
"The real reason isn't that woman, it's that bastard Liu Haizhu!" Gongsun Chang said through gritted teeth. He had been burping all day and it smelled like feces, and he couldn't suppress it even after drinking a lot of alcohol.
Although he wasn't a big shot, he absolutely couldn't stand this humiliation. If he hadn't been outmatched by Liu Haizhu, he would have fought him to the death on the spot.
"Boss, even though we can't beat Liu Haizhu, it doesn't mean we can't deal with him!" the underling said sinisterly.
"Oh? What's a way to deal with that damned guy? Tell me." Gongsun Chang's eyes lit up.
"It's very simple! Boss, have you ever heard of the strategy of using one tiger to devour another?"
Snap!
Gongsun Chang slapped his underling on the head.
"Don't give me that fancy stuff. Don't you know I'm illiterate? Just tell me straight!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The younger brother winced in pain, no longer daring to keep them in suspense, and quickly replied.
"Although Liu Haizhu is strong, he ultimately has no real power; he's just a lone wolf. All we need to do is make him offend a powerful force to the death! Then someone will naturally step in and get rid of him for us! Boss, listen to me, we can do this first... and then do that next, and Liu Haizhu will be dead for sure!"
Gongsun Chang's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened, and then he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Excellent! Excellent plan! Insidious enough, I love it! You truly are my strategist!"
Gongsun Chang chuckled and patted his underling on the shoulder, then turned to the shadowy figure beside him and spoke.
"So, bro, you also think his plan is highly feasible, right?"
"Not bad, not bad! It's indeed a good idea. As expected, three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang! This plan is awesome!" The dark figure nodded repeatedly.
Gongsun Chang was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he sobered up instantly.
Since he only brought one henchman with him today, what is this dark figure next to him?!
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