Chapter 124

Li Banfeng went to the Song family's Great Granary, and Ma Wu couldn't stop him. He wanted to follow Li Banfeng, but Li Banfeng found him a hindrance.

There was no other way; Ma Wu returned to the wooden hut by himself and began to pack up.

Every time he went hunting with Li Banfeng, as soon as they succeeded, they would ship the goods immediately. Were there any valuable things left in the house?

Yes.

Every time Ma Wu went to the New Land, he would record what he saw and heard along the way, totaling more than seventy pages of paper, and he also drew more than a dozen pictures. These were priceless treasures.

He packed up the notes and drawings from under the bed, brought two pieces of clothing, and went to the second floor.

He wanted to help Li Banfeng pack his luggage too. Looking out the window from the second floor, he saw a group of people holding tools coming in from both ends of the alley.

Song Jiasen is here!

How did he come so fast?

According to Ma Wu's speculation, Song Jiasen should have waited at home for Tang Tianjin to return, waiting at least an hour or two. How could he come so fast?

Someone nearby is watching; he saw me go home!

Ma Wu picked up the glue mud, preparing to set a trap, but then thought, setting a trap was useless.

How big should the trap be?

If Song Jiasen set fire to the house, no matter how big the trap was, it would be useless.

He still had to leave himself a way out.

If Song Jiasen surrounded the house, where should the retreat be left?

It wouldn't be appropriate anywhere.

Song Jiasen brought fifty or sixty thugs, surrounded the wooden hut from front to back, saw the curtains of the wooden hut were closed, and asked a thug beside him: "Did you see him go back with your own eyes?"

The thug nodded: "Saw it with my own eyes."

"Ma Junyang, get the hell out here!" Song Jiasen cursed repeatedly, but there was no response from the house.

"Not coming out, huh? Smash the door for me!"

The situation was more optimistic than Ma Wu had thought; Song Jiasen didn't burn the house and directly called people to ram the door.

Two thugs walked to the door, their feet stuck to the ground, unable to move.

There was glue mud at the door.

Song Jiasen was furious, but didn't dare to step forward rashly: "Damn it, playing this dirty trick on me. Ma Lao Wu, are you coming out or not?"

The cursing grew louder and louder, and more and more people nearby were watching.

But were these onlookers not afraid of trouble?

Afraid.

But today's situation was special.

In Lanyang Village, fighting happened every day, and killing wasn't rare.

But it wasn't often that the Song family took action personally. In most cases, the Song family acted as a notary, and their image was very majestic.

Today, the Song family suddenly turned against the fallen young master of the Ma family, and quite a few people wanted to know the reason.

In fact, some people had already guessed the reason:

"Ma Wu must have shipped goods behind the Song family's back; otherwise, Master Song wouldn't have taken action personally."

"Shipping goods behind the Song family's back? Is he really not wanting his life?"

"Who doesn't want their life is hard to say. Although he's fallen, he's still a young master. Old Song is just bluffing; does he really dare to kill?"

Everyone was discussing when they suddenly heard Song Jiasen shout: "Ma Lao Wu, today in front of the folks of Lanyang Village, don't say I'm framing you. You shipped goods behind my back, didn't you?"

There was no response from the house.

Why didn't Ma Wu respond?

Because he wasn't in the wooden hut at all.

At this moment, Ma Wu was hiding in Landlord Wei's house.

After Landlord Wei died, the house had been empty. It really was as Li Banfeng had guessed: he died, and he was just someone who collected money; no one else cared.

In Landlord Wei's small building, Ma Wu could see the situation at the wooden hut from the second floor and could barely hear some sounds.

As long as Song Jiasen retreated, Ma Wu could leave calmly.

Song Jiasen waited for a moment and shouted angrily: "Ma Lao Wu, you don't dare to admit it? I brought a witness; let's see if you admit it or not!"

Two thugs dragged a person up. Seeing this person, Ma Wu clenched his fists.

This is his friend!

It's Xiao Chuanzi!

Did Xiao Chuanzi sell out Ma Wu?

No!

Ma Wu was sure of this point; Xiao Chuanzi wasn't that kind of person.

Song Jiasen had received news from Yang Yanzheng, had probed the wind, and had captured Xiao Chuanzi.

Xiao Chuanzi was a tough nut to crack; from beginning to end, he hadn't admitted to the matter of shipping goods.

Xiao Chuanzi had suffered; he had been beaten until he was covered in bruises and was dragged in front of the crowd.

Song Jiasen pointed a knife at Xiao Chuanzi's eyes and asked: "Did Ma Lao Wu ask you to ship goods to Green Water City? Tell me the truth."

Xiao Chuanzi lowered his head and didn't speak.

Song Jiasen smiled: "Fine, you've got guts. Chop off one of his legs for me."

Several guards held Xiao Chuanzi down. Two people lifted one leg, one person took a rope and tied the thigh tightly, and another person took an axe and was about to chop.

"Stop!" Ma Wu came out. He couldn't watch Xiao Chuanzi lose his life.

He stood in front of Song Jiasen and shouted: "Master Song, what do you want to do?"

Song Jiasen smiled: "Ma Lao Wu, what I want to do, don't you know yourself? You came to Lanyang Village, I didn't cause you trouble, you shipped goods behind my back, you broke my rules!"

Ma Wu said expressionlessly: "Speaking requires evidence. Who saw me shipping goods behind your back?"

Song Jiasen grabbed Xiao Chuanzi's hair and grinned hideously: "The witness is right here; do you still dare to quibble?"

Xiao Chuanzi shouted: "Fifth Master didn't ask me to ship goods; don't you frame people!"

"Good boy, your mouth is really hard!" Song Jiasen raised the knife, wanting to gouge out Xiao Chuanzi's eyes.

Ma Wu shouted: "Song, you dare! Don't you see whose person he is!"

Song Jiasen was startled, turned his face, and smiled: "Him? He's just a worker for the Ma family; what kind of thing is he?"

"You know he's a person of the Ma family, and you still dare to touch him?"

Song Jiasen smiled: "Is there only one Ma family in Puluozhou? Can't a person of the Ma family be touched? Is my Song family so easy to bully?"

Ma Wu also smiled: "I know you have the Lu family behind you, but I tell you, a worker of the Ma family is also a person, and a lion dog of the Lu family is also a dog."

"Song Jiasen, do you really think of yourself as a lion? In my eyes, you're just a dog!"

Can Xiao Chuanzi's status be mentioned in the same breath as Song Jiasen's?

No, Ma Wu was very clear about this point.

Even if Song Jiasen killed Xiao Chuanzi on the spot now, and compensated the Ma family with a sum of money afterwards, the account would be settled.

If someone else compared Xiao Chuanzi and Song Jiasen together, Song Jiasen would laugh if he heard it.

But these words coming out of Ma Wu's mouth, Song Jiasen didn't laugh.

The aura of a young master of a great family made him unable to laugh.

Song Jiasen's eyes were blood-red: "Ma Junyang, you're cursing me?"

"I'll put my words here today: never mind him, I'll kill you right now, do you believe it?"

Ma Wu looked straight into Song Jiasen's eyes: "Come, I'm standing here, kill me!"

Song Jiasen turned the dagger in his hand: "Don't think that because you're a young master of the Ma family, you can speak so arrogantly. I tell you, this is Lanyang Village, not your Ma family mansion!"

Ma Wu let out a scoff: "I haven't been any young master of the Ma family for a long time. I was expelled from the family."

"I've slept in shacks, picked up food from trash heaps, and I'm not much better than a beggar. If you want to kill me, just do it; no need for more nonsense."

Would Song Jiasen really dare to kill Ma Wu?

He wouldn't.

Never mind killing Ma Wu in front of so many people, even if he killed Ma Wu secretly, he would be afraid that the Ma family wouldn't spare him.

But he wanted to teach Ma Wu a lesson, beat him up severely. He wanted this young master to know what the rules of Lanyang Village were, and who the master of Lanyang Village was!

Song Jiasen also knew about Ma Wu being robbed before. Ma Wu wasn't beaten for the first time. He estimated that if he beat Ma Wu half to death, the Ma family wouldn't pursue it.

Ma Wu was also prepared to be beaten. As long as he could save Xiao Chuanzi, being beaten once more didn't matter, as long as he could keep a breath!

Song Jiasen was just about to order everyone to take action when he suddenly heard a subordinate report: "Master, the Great Granary is on fire."

Song Jiasen's veins jumped.

He didn't know what had happened.

Ma Wu also heard this.

He suspected it was Li Banfeng's doing, but couldn't understand the reason.

Li Banfeng had said he was going to the Song family's Great Granary to get something; could he have set fire to the Song family's Great Granary?

No matter how it was churning in his heart, Ma Wu didn't show it on his face.

The Great Granary fire was an opportunity; Ma Wu could use this opportunity to show off his power.

He still looked straight at Song Jiasen and shouted sharply: "If you have the guts, come and kill me, let's see whose life is tougher!"

Song Jiasen didn't respond.

What did Ma Wu mean by this?

Did he send someone to burn the Great Granary?

Wasn't he expelled from the family...

There's something going on here!

Maybe the Ma family had already forgiven Ma Wu, and were even helping Ma Wu in secret.

The Ma family burned the Great Granary; this is a warning to me.

Continuing to clash hard with Ma Wu, he was worried that the situation would get out of control.

But should he just stop here?

There were many people watching around; Song Jiasen came to establish his authority. If he just stopped here, standing in the future would be a problem.

Having occupied Lanyang Village for twenty years, Song Jiasen was ultimately still experienced. In an emergency, he thought of a countermeasure.

"Fifth Young Master, I respect you as a man. Although you've fallen, I, Song, won't bully you."

"Lanyang Village is my territory. You broke my rules, which is equivalent to slapping my face. I can't just swallow this breath either."

"Since the rules were set by me, let's still follow the rules. Tomorrow at twelve noon, let's have a showdown in the wild, walk the blue sky field, and see who's better."

"If I win, trouble you to find another place to make a fortune, and don't step into Lanyang Village again."

"If you win, I, Song, will take my whole family, move away within three days, how about that?"

Ma Wu didn't want to agree. He knew he wasn't Song Jiasen's opponent, and he wasn't a person who would show off for the sake of reputation.

But Xiao Chuanzi was in Song Jiasen's hands. If he didn't agree, it would be equivalent to admitting defeat, all the momentum he had just built up would be nonsense, Xiao Chuanzi might lose his life, and he wouldn't be able to avoid a severe beating.

Agree first, save Xiao Chuanzi first.

"Master Song, you are a third-layer martial cultivator; I just promoted to the first layer. A showdown with you is basically equivalent to sending myself to death."

"Why, are you afraid? Don't worry, you won't die in the blue sky field; just admit defeat." Song Jiasen looked at Ma Wu with a mocking expression.

Ma Wu let out a cold laugh: "Admit defeat? How can it be so cheap? I want to find someone to have a showdown for me; this is also within the rules, right?"

This was indeed within the rules. Song Jiasen proposed a showdown in the blue sky field, which was a daytime duel, and Ma Wu could find someone to fight for him.

Song Jiasen could also find someone to fight, but what level of person could he find?

At most, find a fourth-layer one.

What level of person could Ma Wu find?

This was hard to say.

If Ma Wu spent a lot of money, or even if the Ma family took action in secret, finding a fifth or sixth-layer person wouldn't be a problem.

Song Jiasen was conflicted in his heart, but his expression was indifferent: "Fifth Young Master, this is a matter between you and me, no need to involve others. I won't bully the small with the big either; I'll let my son have a showdown with you, first layer against first layer, this is fair, right?"

Song Jiasen had two sons, Song Zhigang and Song Zhiyi, both of whom were first-layer cultivators.

"Zhiyi, do you dare to have a showdown with the Fifth Young Master?" Song Jiasen handed the matter to Song Zhiyi, because his eldest son, Song Zhigang, had practiced too urgently and was injured.

Song Zhiyi hadn't participated in a showdown before. He had apprenticed at the age of six and usually learned his craft in the town, rarely returning home. He knew little about family matters.

But he wasn't afraid of fighting and looked at Ma Wu with contempt: "What's there not to dare?"

With things said to this point, Ma Wu had no reason to refuse: "Good, it's settled. Release Xiao Chuanzi first."

Song Jiasen threw Xiao Chuanzi in front of Ma Wu and left with his people.

This journey was calm, but Song Jiasen was burning with anxiety.

The Great Granary was still burning!

What the hell is Luo Sancai doing!

How many people did the Ma family send to burn the Great Granary?

Actually, it was just one person, and he wasn't sent by the Ma family.

Li Banfeng crouched and waited beside the Great Granary. Seeing Song Jiasen take people away, he entered the Suishenju, threw the key into the Great Granary, and mixed in.

He wanted to find some valuable things, but the Great Granary was too big, there weren't many valuable things, and time was urgent, so Li Banfeng picked a few things he liked, then set a fire, and took the money cabinet while it was chaotic.

There wasn't much money in the money cabinet, just over thirty thousand. After hearing the whole story, Li Banfeng gave all thirty thousand to Xiao Chuanzi: "You're a man. Take this money to treat your injuries."

Xiao Chuanzi shook his head: "No need for money; these are just some skin injuries. Just apply some medicine, it's nothing serious."

Li Banfeng was quite surprised: "Really nothing serious?"

Xiao Chuanzi nodded: "Really nothing."

Li Banfeng was very appreciative: "Since it's nothing serious, go to work."

Xiao Chuanzi and Ma Wu looked at Li Banfeng together; they thought a normal person shouldn't say such vicious words.

Li Banfeng said righteously: "You said it was nothing, why aren't you going to work?"

Ma Wu couldn't understand Li Banfeng's thinking and turned his face to look at Xiao Chuanzi: "Xiao Chuanzi, don't do this road-building work anymore. Follow me from now on. We can't stay in Lanyang Village anymore. I don't intend to have a showdown with the Song family in the wild; we'll leave tonight."

Li Banfeng looked at Ma Wu: "Why leave? This place is so good."

"Isn't it just a duel? What's so difficult about that? You practice your eloquence well first!"

Ma Wu was startled: "Why should I practice eloquence?"

Li Banfeng said solemnly: "A duel, isn't it just comparing eloquence?"

PS: I think a duel isn't just about comparing eloquence; image is also very important.

(End of chapter)