Chapter 28 I have never heard such a strange request
As the girl's voice rose, the evil slaves stopped their actions, holding whistles and forming a semicircle in the courtyard.
Daodao's eyes fell on the Zhao family mother and daughter, wandering around with ill intentions.
"Where's Zhao Duan? Ask him to come out." Zhang Changji's eyes lit up when he saw the two women, but he quickly pretended to look for someone.
Eugene Hua forced herself to remain calm, took a step forward, pulled her daughter behind her, forced a smile, bowed slightly, and said nervously:
"Dalang is not at home today. I don't know what you want. I can convey it to you."
At this time of year, women give birth early. Although Eugene Hua is a mother, her figure is at its peak and she is more plump and beautiful than her daughter.
At this moment, she was wearing a dark green satin dress, which further highlighted her fair skin.
When she bowed, her head lowered slightly and her neck was like a cicada.
Bah, why are all the Zhao family members so good-looking... Zhang Changji was jealous and twisted, and lied:
"Zhao Duan owes me one thousand taels of Liangzi and has been slow to pay. Today I came to collect the debt. Since he is not here, I will have to ask the two ladies for it."
"Mom, he's lying..."
Zhao Pan widened his eyes, extremely angry.
It’s really true that Zhang Changji didn’t even act well, it was almost as if “I’m talking nonsense” was written on his face.
"Don't talk!" Eugenia stopped her daughter, who had a strong character. The beautiful woman looked embarrassed and said:
"Is that so? Where is the loan agreement?"
Zhang Changji said lazily, "I didn't bring it."
Eugene Hua apologized:
"The money in the mansion is all in Dalang's hands. Please go back first and wait for Dalang to come back later..."
Zhang Changji uttered a "huh" and said:
"Come back? Do you still think Zhao Duan can come back alive today?"
Eugene Hua's face changed!
Zhang Changji was very proud and sneered:
"Who in the entire capital doesn't know that Zhao Duan has caused trouble, and the entire court has impeached him. He was arrested and taken to the palace for interrogation this morning?
It's already this hour, and he's nowhere to be found. I'm afraid he's been imprisoned. Maybe soon the soldiers will come and search his house. What will I do with the money he owes me then?"
The Zhao family's mother and daughter both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts!
Zhao Duan has not returned home in the past three days.
At first, they were still feeling lucky. After all, if Zhao Duan came back, they would inevitably be ordered around by him and their dignity would be completely destroyed.
But gradually, news of the incident began to spread.
The mother and daughter also learned that Zhao Duan had been impeached, lost the favor of the empress, and was about to become a prisoner. They were already extremely nervous!
Zhao Pan, who has a strong temper and cannot bear Zhao Duan's insults, has his own ideas.
I kept comforting my mother, saying that at worst we could sell our property, move to a smaller place, buy a small yard and live on our own.
Even though it is miserable, it is better than living under someone else's roof and being PUA all day long.
But Eugene Hua, who has seen the ups and downs of life and knows how difficult life is, knows that her daughter is too young and has childish ideas.
If Zhao Duan is really finished, how can they escape the subsequent revenge?
I’m afraid the end will be a hundred times more miserable than death.
But facing the struggle in the court, what can a weak woman like Eugene Hua do?
He could only pretend to be calm, reassure the servants at home, and hope that his family could escape this disaster.
However, he didn't expect that before Zhao Duan was punished, the debt collector had already smelled the scent and broke into the house.
"Sir," Eugene Hua held her daughter's hand, her knuckles almost turning white, and said calmly, trying to stay calm.
"I don't know where you heard this rumor, I..."
"Master, stop talking nonsense with them," said the Zhang family's vicious slave.
"People like this won't cry until they see the coffin."
As they spoke, everyone held up their whistles and narrowed the encirclement.
The beautiful woman turned pale, took a step back, and her voice almost changed:
"what you up to?!"
Zhang Changji sneered, "Follow me in to search!"
After saying that, he strode towards the mother and daughter.
"You dare!"
The beautiful girl Zhao Pan suddenly stepped out, protected her mother with her arms outstretched, and a dagger slipped out from her sleeve. She held it in her hand and pointed it forward.
Her eyes were fixed on him:
"If you come here, I'll kill you!"
Zhang Changji looked at him with disdain. With his martial arts skills, how could he be afraid of this?
With a snap of his fingers, a burst of force was released, the girl's slender wrist shook, she groaned in pain, and the dagger fell to the ground with a clang.
"Pan'er!"
Eugene Hua was horrified, but she hugged her daughter again. The two girls fell to the ground together, their eyes full of sadness and despair.
Just at this moment, Zhang Changji's ears moved slightly and he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves coming from outside the yard.
Along with this, there are also unique sound waves emitted by the martial artist's qi vibrating the air.
Zhang Changji's face changed slightly, and relying on his warrior's premonition, he suddenly turned sideways and looked back.
A black shadow suddenly jumped up outside the towering gate of the Zhao family courtyard.
Like a falcon flapping its wings in the sky, blocking out the sunlight.
Zhao Duan's face was gloomy. He was in mid-air, throwing a string of copper coins in his hand with all his might. One by one, the copper coins broke the hemp rope, made a sharp whistling sound in the air, and splashed towards Zhang Changji.
"Zhao Duan!"
Zhang Changji was so frightened that he didn't have time to think. He subconsciously dodged and the copper coin hit the wooden pillar with an incredible force, which was actually a means of killing.
It’s not that Zhao Duan deliberately wanted to kill him, but he had just been promoted to the middle level and had not yet adapted to the expanded power.
At this moment, he attacked in anger, feeling his dantian burning hot, his blood almost boiling, and a sense of dominance arising spontaneously.
"Get out of here!"
Zhao Duan shouted angrily and stepped on the roof with his toes. The green tiles cracked and the broken pieces swept across the courtyard in a fan shape like machine gun bullets.
"Oh!"
"Master...save me..."
A group of evil slaves holding whistles screamed, blood spurted from their bodies, and fell to the ground!
Zhao Duan used his legs to gain momentum and swooped down like a big bird, kicking the evil slave who had just proposed to attack him away.
He first glanced at his aunt and stepsister who were hugging each other and shivering on the ground. Seeing that they were not seriously injured, his eyes immediately locked on the real person.
"Zhao Duan! How could you come back?"
Zhang Changji's pupils suddenly shrank, and there was disbelief in his voice.
Shouldn't he be imprisoned?
Isn't today his judgment day?
Big Brother clearly said...
Zhao Duan's expression was as cold as frost, and he squinted his eyes and said:
"Are you surprised that I can come back?"
Perhaps it was the influence of the original owner's residual memories, new hatreds and old grudges, that made him extremely disgusted with the person in front of him.
Zhang Changji's face turned grim, realizing that something might have happened.
But he still didn't think that the Zhao thief would be safe, after all, his brother had made such a solemn promise yesterday.
Moreover, given his family's powerful background, he is not afraid.
Calm down at this moment, smile coldly:
"You're lucky, but I came to visit with good intentions, and you treated me like this. It's not right."
Zhao Duan frowned, looked at the group of frightened servants nearby, and pointed at a familiar one:
"What's going on?"
The old steward who was called felt a lump in his throat:
"My dear, you're back! These people barged in, claiming to be collecting debts, but they couldn't produce the IOUs. When the ladies tried to stop them, they resorted to force to rob them..."
He stumbled over the situation and described the process.
Zhao Duan felt a surge of anger after hearing this. He stared at Zhang Changji and said in a emotionless voice:
"Is this what you call a visit?"
The captain of the Beijing camp, dressed in loose shorts and with a slightly open chest, didn't care much:
"So what if it is? So what if it isn't? Zhao Duan, with your limited skills, do you dare to attack me? Hit me if you dare?"
As a mortal of average rank and a real soldier in the army, Zhang Changji's actual martial arts strength is much higher than Zhao Duan's.
Zhao Duan, who had just been promoted to the middle rank and obtained part of the royal family's "Martial God" inheritance, and who was suspected of obtaining mysterious martial arts, had a strange expression on his face. Without any warning, he threw a punch:
"I've never heard such a strange request. I'll grant you that."
(End of this chapter)
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