HLnovel Chapter 390 I've never heard of such an arrogant chapter before!
Chapter 390 I've never heard of such an arrogant chapter before!
The old man didn't speak, but stared at Lu Yangyang for a long time.
Lu Yangyang stood still, letting him look her over.
Xiao Qi couldn't hold back any longer and whispered, "Boss, she wants to save that big guy, so take her with you. She's all alone!"
The old man glanced at Xiao Qi, and Xiao Qi immediately shrank back, lowered her head, and remained silent.
But she couldn't help but steal a glance at Lu Yangyang.
The other dozen or so little beggars were also staring at Lu Yangyang with predatory eyes.
At this point, the old man finally spoke: "Guest, leave the fee for the guide, and I will lead the way."
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened. Good heavens, why is this person charging money for leading the way?!
She hesitated for a long time, then reluctantly pulled out a few copper coins from her bag: "This is all I have. I gave all my silver notes to that big guy. You all saw it when you delivered the note, right? It was a hundred taels of silver notes. Now I only have these few copper coins left!"
Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's words, Xiaoqi resisted the urge to raise her head, secretly clenching her sleeve and pinching the gold leaf she had tucked into the seam of her clothes.
The old man looked at the few copper coins Lu Yangyang handed over, and his cloudy eyes turned sharp: "Guest, you're on a dead end."
Lu Yangyang laughed: "It's precisely because I'm on a dead-end road that I really only have this much money left. Otherwise, why would I save it to have kids?"
The old man sized her up, trying to read something from her eyes. Lu Yangyang glanced at a wooden stake standing in the yard, walked over, and kicked it, shattering it into pieces.
Then he tilted his head and asked the old man, "Can you lead the way?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at the oldest of the group of beggar children: "Ah Da, take her to see the deputy leader."
Ah Da immediately replied, "Yes."
Ah Da stepped forward, took the copper coin from Lu Yangyang's hand, respectfully handed it to the old man, and then said fiercely to Lu Yangyang, "Let's go!"
Lu Yangyang glanced at Xiao Qi, whose eyes looked anxious, as if she wanted to follow, but was held back by the other little beggars.
Lu Yangyang followed A-Da and left the small courtyard.
Lu Yangyang tentatively asked A'da, "Why are you taking me to see the vice leader? Can't I just see the leader directly? Where are we going to see him? Do we need to leave the city? The city gates are closed by now, or is the Salt Gang's headquarters inside the city?"
Ah Da turned his head and said fiercely to her, "Shut up! Whatever the boss says goes!"
Lu Yangyang raised an eyebrow. It seemed that even this group of beggars, which numbered only a dozen or so, had some hidden secrets.
As Lu Yangyang was thinking, a figure suddenly rushed over and blocked their way; it was Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi glanced at Lu Yangyang with a complicated expression, then at the gloomy A Da, and gritted his teeth as he handed the gold leaf he had hidden to A Da: "Big brother, this is a gift from a benefactor I met today. Please help her, I beg you. I promise to share half of everything I get with you before handing it over!"
Ah Da's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the gold leaf in his hand. He reached out and snatched the gold leaf away, saying, "You're smart enough to know what's good for you! Get lost!"
Xiao Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang walked to Xiao Qi's side, pressed him down, and looked at his back, which was covered in bloodstains: "You got beaten up?"
Xiao Qi winced in pain and tried to turn around: "Hey, it's nothing serious. You should go quickly. Let me tell you, it's a good thing I arrived in time, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to go to the Salt Gang."
Lu Yangyang nodded, then released him, took a step forward, and kicked A-Da in the leg. With a crack, A-Da's shinbone broke, and he fell to the ground with a thud from the pain.
Lu Yangyang walked over and stepped on A-Da's face: "Tell me, where are you planning to take me?"
She said that she felt there was something off about that old man and this Ah Da, and it turned out they were trying to pull a fast one on her!
"Let me go, you filthy bitch, just wait until I fuck you to death!" Ah Da was still in disbelief as he was trampled underfoot, and tried to struggle to get up.
"So you planned to take me to a brothel, drug me, and sell me!" Lu Yangyang sneered. "I didn't expect you beggars to dare to do such a thing! Do you know what kind of people I hate the most? I hate human traffickers like you the most. I want to skin every single one of you alive! Alright, I'm not necessarily looking for death with the Salt Gang. Since you're looking for death, I'll send you to the government jail to stay in peace. Let's go!"
"No, no, let me go, let me go! Whatever you do to me, our boss won't let you get away with it!" Upon hearing the word "government," A-Da became frightened and struggled to shout.
"Idiot, that old codger, trying to mess with me? Does he think I'm a pushover!" Lu Yangyang stepped on his arm, and with a little force, Ah Da's arm snapped.
"Ah—" A pig-like scream echoed through the alley.
The screams were so loud that they immediately attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers nearby, who ran over, shouting, "Who's over there!"
This time, Ah Da was truly terrified: "I was wrong, I was wrong, Grandma, Ancestor, I was really wrong. Please be magnanimous and let me off the hook. I'll take you to the Salt Gang right away!"
"Wouldn't it have been better if you had just behaved yourself earlier?" Lu Yangyang picked him up, snatched the gold leaf back from his hand, and tossed it to Xiao Qi: "Don't just feed your things to wolves. Go back in peace. If you don't want to go back, find a place to wait for me. I'll definitely come out."
Xiaoqi said worriedly, "Be careful!"
Lu Yangyang took a medicine bottle out of her bag and tossed it to him: "Wound medicine, remember to apply it, remember what I told you!"
Then he kicked Ah Da and left.
This time, Ah Da dared not cause any more trouble and obediently took Lu Yangyang to an underground gambling den: "The owner of the gambling den is the deputy leader of the Salt Gang, known as Master Ren. All the gambling dens in the entire Jiangnan Prefecture are under Master Ren's control."
Lu Yangyang nodded. "He not only runs a gambling den, but he also uses you beggars to help him traffic women and children, right?"
Ah Da stammered and dared not answer.
Lu Yangyang grabbed him, walked into the gambling den, twisted Ah Da's neck, and ripped his head off, throwing it onto the gambling table: "Bring your boss out here! Trying to cheat me? You're all tired of living, aren't you! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll smash up this gambling den! So you'll know who's in charge in Jiangnan Prefecture!"
The gamblers and the thugs at the gambling den were still immersed in the lively atmosphere when suddenly a bloody head slammed onto the table, leaving everyone stunned. Ren Erye, who was sitting on the second floor, also heard Lu Yangyang's words clearly and tapped his pipe with a dark face.
In all his years, he had never heard such arrogant words!