"What? You didn't find them? What the hell are you doing? " In the courtyard of the Huang Family in Xiangyang City, a young man who was originally handsome had a ferocious expression on his face.
If Liu Mang and the others were here, they would recognize that this was their old acquaintance, the younger brother of the Huang Brothers, Huang Chen!
Huang Chen's face was now full of malevolence. The two brothers had spent a lot of money, and even their elder brother was finished. In order to protect themselves, they spent 4,700 gold to buy the six girls from the brothel. However, before they could bring them back to the Huang Residence, they were attacked. The few guards that the Huang brothers brought with them at that time were completely useless. A total of six people were killed by the enemy. Moreover, they were all people in the army. They were all useless trash.
The six women and the carriage had all disappeared. Fortunately, the murderer was not interested in the two brothers. Otherwise, the two of them would have been finished as well. When the Huang brothers reached home, they were naturally enraged. They sent out their family's private soldiers to capture the barbarian man and the women who were worth 4,700 gold. However, even after sending people out, they still hadn't found anything.
"Young Master, Young Master, Chief Deng is back!" Just when Huang Chen was angry, someone sent a message. "He brought back the carriage!"
"Deng Tian is back?" Huang Chen's face was full of joy. Deng Tian was originally the eldest son of the Deng Family in Nanyang. Now, he was a servant of the Huang Family. He was very capable and was the leader of the Huang Family's private soldiers in Xiangyang City. It was because of Deng Tian's ability that the Huang Brothers wanted him to stay by their side.
"There's a carriage?" Huang Chen's face was full of joy. They were robbed of a carriage. If the carriage was found, it meant that the girls were also found.
"Come with me quickly!" Huang Chen was about to go out to welcome Deng Tian, but Deng Tian was faster than him. When Huang Chen ran into the courtyard, Deng Tian was already there.
"Young Master!" Deng Tian also saw Huang Chen. She cupped her fist and bowed to Huang Chen. Although these two Huang brothers were a bit of a bastard, they also knew how to pull wool over some useful people. Deng Tian was one of them. Deng Tian's house and everything else were arranged by the Huang brothers, so Deng Tian was very grateful to Huang Chen.
"Haha, I knew it. I knew it. How can that group of trash compare to our Chief Deng!" Huang Chen praised Deng Tian as soon as he saw the carriage behind Deng Tian. "And he's from the army. Humph, didn't he get kicked out of Jiang Xia?" The six bodyguards protecting Huang Chen and his brothers were originally Jiang Xia's soldiers and horses. They were all survivors of the battlefield. But now, Huang Chen said that it was completely useless.
"Young master, young master!" Deng Tian was very embarrassed. To be honest, the six bodyguards were all experts in the army. They could be called elites. If they were placed in the army, they would be a marquis. They were not as useless as Huang Chen said. Four of the six bodyguards died in order to protect Huang Chen. One of the remaining two was seriously injured, and the other was half crippled.
However, Huang Chen was still making sarcastic remarks. Moreover, these six people weren't as bad as Huang Chen made them out to be. Although four of them died, they also heavily injured the barbarian. Otherwise, the barbarian would have already run away. He wouldn't have left a trail of blood as a clue for Deng Tian to capture him.
"Young master, you're too serious! Tian Tian is not like what young master said! "
"Of course, of course!" Huang Chen laughed and patted Deng Tian's shoulder. "Deng Tian, I will definitely reward you!" Huang Chen smiled and walked towards the carriage. He couldn't wait any longer and directly opened the door of the carriage. There were several women in the carriage looking at Huang Chen with a frightened expression.
They were frightened by the appearance of the barbarian. The barbarian didn't just kill with a sword. He directly used the steel fork in his hand to dismember the bodies. Who could stand such a bloody scene? Even those who were experienced in the battlefield would frown. Of course, these women couldn't stand it.
However, even if they showed a frightened expression, it couldn't hide their beauty. On the contrary, because of their frightened appearance, the evil feeling in Huang Chen's heart rose. He directly grabbed a woman and held her in his arms.
"One, two, three, four, five!" Huang Chen looked at these women. Suddenly, he frowned and stopped his movements. No, why were there only six? Could it be that his eyes were playing tricks on him? Huang Chen counted again. There really were five. Huang Chen then realized that one of them was missing. The most valuable one was the barbarian princess, which was worth 2,700 gold. "Where's the barbarian princess? Where's the barbarian princess?!"
"Young master, young master, we only found this carriage. The barbarian and the barbarian princess are nowhere to be found!" Deng Tian cupped his fist and said to Huang Chen.
"Trash, all of you are trash!" Huang Chen was furious. 2,700 gold was gone just like that? He didn't even touch it once. For the barbarian princess, he and his brother had to spend all of their family's wealth. Moreover, his brother was facing the danger of being kicked out of the family. But now, he was told that they couldn't find her. Huang Chen was just praising Deng Tian. Now, he was calling Deng Tian trash.
"Yes, yes!" Deng Tian could only lower his head and listen to Huang Chen's roar. After all, he was only a servant of the Huang Family. Naturally, he would listen to his master. Moreover, it was his negligence that caused this. He didn't expect that the barbarian would know how to scheme. He separated the carriage from the barbarian princess. The carriage was driven by the coachman. He threatened the coachman. He asked the coachman to drive away. If the coachman didn't listen, he would tear the coachman apart. The coachman was just a peddler. How could he not be afraid of the barbarian? However, the barbarian chose the opposite direction of the carriage and left.
At first, Deng Tian chased after the blood trail. However, when he heard that there was a carriage in that direction, he gave up on the blood trail.
"I knew it. I knew that you, Deng Tian, wouldn't be able to complete the young master's task!" Just when Deng Tian was about to receive Huang Chen's storm, a person walked in. The owner of this voice was the housekeeper of the Huang Family who was chased away by Deng Tian.
"Housekeeper?!" Huang Chen's temper wasn't good. Now, he was burning with anger. "And you, where did you go? Didn't I ask you to chase after the carriage with Deng Tian? Why did Deng Tian come back so early while you, Huang Jie, didn't come back until now?!"
"Young master, it's not that I, Huang Jie, don't want to help young master. It's that Deng Tian. He deceived his superiors. He was bribed and betrayed young master!" Huang Jie knelt in front of Huang Chen. He didn't directly say that he was humiliated by Deng Tian. Instead, he said that Deng Tian betrayed Huang Chen. :
"Huh?!" Huang Chen was even more furious.
"Huang Jie, don't slander me!" Deng Tian also retorted. He betrayed the Huang Family? This was really a false accusation. Deng Tian was the archenemy of the Cai Family in Jing Province. Other than the Huang Family, who dared to take Deng Tian in? "When have I deceived my superiors? When have I been bribed to betray young master? Huang Jie, I have a grudge with you. Last time, your nephew wanted to join my team and even wanted to be the team leader but I rejected him. You can hold a grudge in your heart but I, Deng Tian, have done everything for the Huang Family. Don't you dare frame me!"
"Huang Jie, what do you say?!" Huang Chen also knew about the conflict between the housekeeper Huang Jie and Deng Tian. Huang Jie was in charge of the inner courtyard, while the private army was in charge of protecting the courtyard. Originally, the private army should be under Huang Jie's control, but Deng Tian was too strong, causing the private army to not listen to Huang Jie's words. Because of this, the conflict between the two expanded. Deng Tian saying that Huang Jie was framing him was possible.
"I, Huang Jie, framed you? Do I need to frame you?!" Huang Jie stood up and pointed at Deng Tian when he heard Huang Chen's words.
"Hmph, Huang Jie knows whether I'm framing you or not!"
"Alright, I'll expose you, Deng Tian, as a hypocrite. I'll let Young Master see what a traitorous person like you is!" Huang Jie sneered, "Let me ask you, Deng Tian, do you know this Kuai Family's eldest son, Kuai Ran?"
"Yes!" Deng Tian nodded after hearing Huang Jie's question.
"Kuai Ran?!" It would have been better if Huang Jie didn't mention this name. The moment he did, Huang Chen's anger flared up. Wasn't it because of Kuai Ran and Wang Shu that the two of them had fallen into this state? Now, Big Brother no longer had any hope for him. He wanted to sacrifice the rook to save the king and not implicate him.
Huang Chen didn't even think about it. If they didn't scheme against others, they wouldn't have ended up like this.
"You know Kuai Ran?!" Huang Chen narrowed his eyes in anger. If Deng Tian didn't give him an explanation, Huang Chen would really take Deng Tian down.
"Yes, young master. How many people in Jing Province don't know Kuai Ran?" Deng Tian wasn't an idiot. After being attacked by Huang Jie, he wouldn't just sit there and do nothing. He directly ignored Huang Jie and spoke directly to Huang Chen.
Kuai Ran's reputation in Jing Province wasn't small. He was the only successor of the Kuai Family. To be honest, although they were both young masters, Kuai Ran's status was much higher than theirs. They still needed to compete. Only the successful one could become the head of the Huang Family. If they couldn't compete, they would just be a rich man or become a branch of the family.
However, Kuai Ran only had one successor. Therefore, Kuai Ran's reputation was still very big.
"Huang Jie, what do you say?"
"I'm not talking about ordinary acquaintances!" Huang Jie said to Deng Tian. "I'm talking about how you and Kuai Ran are old friends!"
"Old friends?" Old friends meant that they were friends. How did these two people have such a relationship? The two of them were on two completely different levels. It was like a servant and a master. How could the two of them have any feelings for each other? Even Huang Chen thought that Deng Tian was just a dog raised by the Huang family. Huang Chen looked at Deng Tian suspiciously.
"Yes!" Huang Chen thought that Deng Tian would deny it, but Deng Tian agreed. "I know Young Master Kuai Ran and we are old friends. However, Steward Huang, you said that we are old friends! I knew Kuai Ran when the Deng Family was still around! "Deng Tian sneered at Huang Chen.
Huang Jie didn't think that Deng Tian would bring this up. Nanyang's Deng Family had disappeared for almost ten years. Deng Tian was once the Eldest Young Master of the Deng Family. At that time, Deng Tian's status was higher than Huang Chen's. Naturally, such a person would know Kuai Ran. Aristocratic Families had their own personal grudges, but they also had personal relationships.
"Steward Huang, you said that I am a traitor. Then I would like to ask you, where is the grain in the fourth warehouse outside Xiangyang City?" Deng Tian retorted.
The fourth warehouse was the Huang Family's granary outside Xiangyang City. The first three warehouses were full, but the fourth one wasn't. Therefore, the guard was relatively weak. Deng Tian was the one guarding it.
"What happened to the grain in the fourth warehouse?"
When Deng Tian said this, Huang Jie almost jumped up. Storage No.4. The provisions in storage No.4 had been used by Huang Jie. When Zhang Xiu was still around, Huang Jie had sold the provisions at a high price in Nanyang. The money he earned had already gone into Huang Jie's pocket. Huang Jie had originally planned to spend money to buy provisions from the commoners to fill up the empty storage No.4. He did not expect Deng Tian to expose him.
"Good, Huang Jie, you dare to use your family's granary to sell?!" Huang Chen's anger had reached its peak. The disappearance of the barbarian princess had already made Huang Jie furious, and now this Huang Jie had appeared to sell the family's grain. "Men!"
"Young Master, please forgive me! Young Master, I will definitely give you all the money you earned from selling the provisions. Young Master, please forgive me! "When Huang Jie saw that Huang Chen was about to arrest him, he immediately panicked.
"Speak! How much did you sell? "
"One, one!" Huang Jie raised one finger.
"One hundred gold?" One hundred gold worth of grain was almost a third of the grain in the fourth warehouse. He really had guts.
"It's not one hundred gold. It's an entire treasury!" Deng Tian laughed sarcastically. Deng Tian was beating the dog to death. Otherwise, there would be endless trouble.
"You!"
"An entire treasury?" Huang Chen was so angry that he laughed. An entire treasury? This Huang Jie really had guts. That treasury could probably be sold for three hundred gold. In fact, Huang Cheng Sheng had underestimated Huang Jie. He had sold the fourth warehouse for five hundred gold. When the harvest came, he would only need three hundred gold to fill the warehouse. Huang Jie had earned two hundred gold.
"Men, take Huang Jie and send him to the punishment hall!" When a family member was corrupt, they would naturally be punished by the family instead of the government.
"Young Master, please forgive me!" Huang Jie panicked. If he was sent to the punishment hall, he would be finished. If he was sent to the government, he would be banished to the army. If he was sent to the punishment hall, he would lose his life.
"Young Master, don't send him to the punishment hall! Steward Huang has a lot of savings. It should be at least a few hundred gold! If you send him to the punishment hall, you won't be able to get anything! "Deng Tian wanted to step on Huang Jie to death.
"Deng Tian, Young Master, please forgive me!"
"Take him down!" Huang Jie's eyes lit up. He wasn't interested in Huang Jie, but he was interested in Huang Jie's wealth.
"Deng Tian, you!" Huang Jie saw Huang Chen's expression and knew that he wouldn't be able to keep his wealth. For the sake of his life, Huang Jie quickly shouted, "Young Master, I am willing to give you all of my wealth. I am willing to give you all of my wealth. I only ask that you spare my life on account of me serving you for so many years!"
"Huh?" Huang Chen's heart softened. This Huang Jie was really an old member of the Huang family. When Huang Chen was young, Huang Jie was already here. Now, Huang Jie was a steward of the Huang family.
"Young Master, if you don't kill Huang Jie, what if everyone follows your example?"
"Deng Tian, you are so vicious!" Huang Jie looked at Deng Tian viciously.
Vicious? A great man must be ruthless. After all, Deng Tian was once a young master. He knew how to scheme. If the one kneeling on the ground was Deng Tian, would Huang Jie let him go?
"Good, good, good! Deng Tian, since you are so heartless, I will take you with me even if I die! Young Master, on account of me serving the Huang family for so many years, please let me finish my words! " Huang Jie gritted his teeth and looked at Deng Tian coldly.
"Speak!" Huang Chen didn't listen to Deng Tian and let Huang Jie finish his words.
"I will say the same thing again. Young Master, this Deng Tian is a traitor. He has betrayed you long ago!"
"How are you going to slander me?" Since Huang Chen didn't ask Huang Jie to shut up, Deng Tian could only continue with Huang Jie's framing.
"Okay, let me ask you. When we chased after them, did we find the barbarian's shadow?"
"Yes!" Deng Tian nodded. They were chasing after the traces of blood. The smell of blood was hard to cover up. Moreover, when Huang Chen and the others were attacked, they weren't far from the Huang family. This allowed the private soldiers to move out quickly.
"Did he disappear when we met Kuai Ran?" Huang Jie continued to ask.
"Yes!"
"Then why didn't you search Kuai Ran's carriage?" Huang Jie questioned. Huang Chen also turned to look at Deng Tian.
"Young Master, Kuai Ran is also a young master. I, Deng Tian, am only a servant. Why would a servant attack a young master? Do you want to start a war between the Huang family and the Kuai family? " With Kuai Ran there, Deng Tian didn't dare to do anything. If Huang Chen was there, it would be fine. After all, it was a young master attacking another young master. If a servant of the Huang family dared to attack the young master of the Kuai family, it would be a great humiliation.
"I don't think that's the reason! It's because you, Deng Tian, accepted Kuai Ran's offer! " Huang Jie sneered as he looked at Deng Tian. He then turned to Huang Chen and said, "Young Master, not only does Deng Tian have a relationship with Kuai Ran, but Kuai Ran also accepted Deng Tian's son, Deng Fan, as a disciple!"
"What?" Huang Chen was stunned. To be exact, he was stunned by this news. Taking Deng Tian as a disciple was an opportunity for Kuai Ran to ascend to the top. Kuai Ran's disciple, and the Chief Disciple at that, would represent the Kuai Family. Kuai Ran was the only successor of the Kuai Family. Once Deng Tian inherited the Kuai Family and became the head of the Kuai Family, her status would rise. Just like the Zhang Family, a vassal of the Cai Family, the Deng Family would once again become a noble family.
This temptation was truly boundless. Just what kind of relationship did they have to be so close to each other to be like this?
"Isn't Kuai Ran afraid of offending the Cai family?" Huang Chen also understood the competition in Jingzhou. The entire Jingzhou was divided into three factions. The first faction was the neutral faction, which was the Lumen Academy represented by the Pang family. No matter how much competition there was in Jingzhou, the Lumen Academy would not get involved. The Pang family's Pang Degong was also a person of high moral standing. Of course, the Lumen Academy was not the sole authority of the Pang family. There were many other famous people in the Lumen Academy, such as Mr. Shui Jing and Shi Tao. They were all people who only read books.
The second faction was the Cai family and the Kuai family. Although these two families had their own disputes, they were actually allies. After all, one of them was Liu Biao's first follower while the other was Liu Biao's mother's family. The last faction was the Huang family. Of course, the Huang family wasn't an independent faction. They were followers of their boss, Liu Biao. Liu Biao needed subordinates who would quarrel with each other, not people who were united. The Huang family was a means for Liu Biao to keep the Kuai family and the Cai family in check. This was also why Huang Zu lost Jiang Xia, but Liu Biao let bygones be bygones. He even gave the Huang family Changsha to compensate the Cai family and the Kuai family. This was also why the Huang brothers didn't get along with Kuai Ran.
The Cai Family and the Kuai Family were on the same side. The Cai Family was the source of the destruction of the Deng Family. The Cai Family was greedy for the Deng Family's wealth, so they used Zhang Ji's blade to destroy the Deng Family. Therefore, Deng Tian should be irreconcilable with the Cai Family. If it wasn't for Huang Zu, Deng Tian would have already died. But now, Kuai Ran wanted to take Deng Tian's son as a disciple.
"Is there such a thing?" Huang Chen's face turned cold. Not many people could resist this temptation. If Huang Chen was in Deng Tian's position, he wouldn't be able to resist either. This was clearly a capital for promotion.
"Young Master is wise!" Deng Tian looked deeply at Huang Jie. He had underestimated this person. Huang Jie had left before this because he was angered by Deng Tian. However, Huang Jie was able to know about what happened after that. This could only mean one thing, one of the soldiers he trained was Huang Jie's informant. Deng Tian was confident in his training, but now he was being schemed against. Deng Tian took a deep breath and ignored Huang Jie's proud expression. "Young Master, Kuai Ran wanted to take my son as a disciple. He said that it was a request from a loyal person, but Deng Tian rejected him." Huang Jie nodded.
"Oh, rejected? Is that so? Who would dare to persuade Young Master Kuai Ran to do so?! "" That's right! Who has a relationship with the Deng Family? Huang Jie sneered. There weren't any families in Jing Province that had a relationship with the Deng family. Even if there were, they wouldn't dare to stand up. After all, the Cai family was powerful and they would be courting death if they stood up. Moreover, those who had a relationship with the Deng family had become friends. After the Deng family collapsed, who wouldn't want a piece of the pie? Also, who would be able to persuade Young Master Kuai Ran? How could Young Master Kuai Ran accept Deng Tian's son as a disciple despite offending the Cai family?
"Huang Jie, you despicable person. Don't try to sow discord! I, Deng Tian, said that I didn't agree, so I didn't agree. I don't know who it was, but I didn't let Young Master or the Huang family down. I have a clear conscience! "Deng Tian looked at Huang Jie and said.
"What a good 'clear conscience'. What a good 'clear conscience'. What a good 'clear conscience'. Kuai Ran's carriage was stained with blood. The smell of blood was so strong, yet you didn't search for it. Instead, you left when Kuai Ran wanted to accept your son as a disciple. Aren't you living off an outsider? If this isn't betrayal, then what is? " Huang Jie began to counterattack. Deng Tian, who was on the opposite side, was speechless because many of Huang Jie's words were correct.
When Kuai Ran said that he wanted to accept his son as a disciple, Deng Tian was indeed moved. Although he rejected Kuai Ran in the end, he didn't want his son to be involved in the power struggle. However, he had a good impression of Kuai Ran. When he left, he said that he found the carriage and Deng Tian left.
"Young Master, please punish me!" Deng Tian also knelt down and said to Huang Chen. Although Huang Jie was slandering him, Deng Tian also had his own selfish motives.
"Men, capture Deng Tian!" Huang Chen roared. At first, the private soldiers by the side did not want to move. After all, Deng Tian was their leader. They were all trained by Deng Tian. One of them lowered his head the most. This person was probably the informant.
"What's wrong? Are you not going to listen to Young Master? " Seeing that these private soldiers didn't understand, before Huang Chen could say anything, Huang Jie spoke first.
"I'm sorry, Leader Deng. After all, these soldiers are from the Huang Family. The soldiers chosen by the nobles were basically tenants of the Huang Family's land. Their families had to earn a living from the Huang Family, so they had no choice but to listen to the Huang Family's orders.
Just like when Liu Mang was in Wan Cheng, those traitorous nobles and their private soldiers were the common people of Wan Cheng. After Liu Mang killed those traitorous nobles, he also killed the common people. This was because their sons, husbands, fathers, and so on had died in Liu Mang's hands. At that time, Liu Mang did not have a lot of troops. He was afraid that there would be internal strife, so he could only kill them.
"Come!" Deng Tian was a straightforward person. She stretched out her hand and let these private soldiers ride her.
The soldiers wanted to capture Deng Tian and send him to the Punishment Hall.
"What happened?" A person who looked very similar to Huang Chen walked out. This person's face was very pale and he had a bad feeling about this.
When he saw the person who had come, Huang Chen, who basically didn't give face to anyone, was very respectful. "Big Brother!"
This person was the eldest brother of the Huang Family, Huang Kai.
Inside the brothel, Huang Kai used up all of his strength. 4,700 gold! Even if Huang Kai sold himself, it wouldn't be enough. Moreover, this bill was destined to be paid by the Huang Family. With such a big mess, the Huang Family would certainly keep him in seclusion. His Huang Family's successor can forget about it. Being able to live was already the best result.
"Eldest Brother, why did you come out? Go back to the house!" Huang Chen was sincere to his eldest brother. They had a brotherly relationship. Huang Kai was willing to sacrifice himself for Huang Chen. If the two of them carried the burden together, the punishment might be smaller. However, Huang Kai resolutely carried the burden.
"What happened!!" Huang Kai walked out with a pale face. He had just woken up because he had suffered a huge blow today. In an instant, he had changed from the heir of a large aristocratic family to an abandoned prisoner. It would be strange if he could come back to his senses after such a huge change.
Therefore, when he came out of the brothel, Huang Kai fainted. He didn't want to face it directly. It was Huang Chen who brought his eldest brother back.
Now that Huang Kai had woken up, he originally wanted to talk to his younger brother about some things. However, after hearing that his younger brother Huang Chen was currently in the courtyard, he walked out.
"Eldest Brother, it's Huang Chen's fault. The barbarian princess that was supposed to be given to you was lost by me! It's all that damned Deng Tian's fault. "Huang Chen's face was full of guilt. This barbarian princess was worth 2,700 gold. Huang Kai used his own future to exchange for her. Originally, the only thing Huang Chen could do was to let his eldest brother enjoy himself and not suffer the pain of seclusion. But now, Huang Chen found that he couldn't even do the last thing.
"Lost?!" Huang Kai immediately frowned. 2,600 gold was not a small amount. It could even be said that he used his own future to exchange for this woman. But now, it was lost.
"What happened? Tell me!" Huang Kai was indeed the eldest brother. He was also a person who had experienced many hardships. He had withstood such a big blow before. Naturally, he could bear this.
Huang Chen told Huang Kai in detail everything that happened on the way, including the attack on them. He also sent Deng Tian to chase after them!
"What about our casualties?!" Huang Kai asked.
"Except for the four bodyguards who were protecting us, there were no casualties!" Huang Chen said to Huang Kai.
"If you want to count, then it's the coachman of the brothel and the bodyguards who were responsible for escorting us!"
"The brothel also suffered losses?!" Huang Kai's eyes suddenly lit up. "The brothel sent bodyguards to escort us!"
"Yes, the brothel also sent three bodyguards to escort us. However, they were killed as soon as they attacked!" Huang Chen was quite disdainful. Originally, he was very dissatisfied with the six guards of his family. Six of them fought against one person, but four of them were killed and one was seriously injured. However, compared to the three guards of this brothel, they were really much better. The three military experts were directly killed by the barbarian on the spot. They didn't even have the slightest resistance.
"Haha, haha, good kill, good kill!" Huang Kai suddenly burst into laughter.
"Eldest brother, what's wrong? Don't scare me! " Huang Chen looked at his eldest brother's sudden laughter and became nervous. His eldest brother had too many ups and downs today. First, he schemed against Kuai Ran but was played by him in the end. Then, the woman that he exchanged for his future was kidnapped. Huang Chen was afraid that his eldest brother would not be able to take it.
"It's fine, it's fine! I'm saying that this barbarian man has done a good job in killing and robbing! "Huang Kai suddenly swept away his dejected mood. Instead, he became spirited.
"Eldest brother, you?!"
"Little brother, this time your big brother won't be imprisoned by the family anymore!" Huang Kai said excitedly to his younger brother, Huang Chen.
"Eldest brother, don't tell me you want to raise the 4,700 gold yourself? But how are we going to raise the 4,700 gold? " Huang Chen looked at his elder brother with a puzzled expression. This was 4,700 gold. It wasn't a small sum. How were they going to raise it? They could only get the family to pay for it.
"Who said that we have to pay the 4,700 gold?!" Huang Kai sneered.
"Eldest brother, you don't want to pay?" Huang Chen quickly dissuaded his eldest brother. The owner of the brothel was not someone to be trifled with. They had signed an IOU. The owner of the brothel dared to open a brothel in Xiangyang, not to mention his background. Even the head of the family, Huang Zu, who was a tyrant in the Jingzhou Army, was afraid of the owner of the brothel. The two of them might be powerful in other places but they were nothing in front of the family heads!
"We will pay for the brothel! However, we will not pay 4,700 gold! " It wasn't that Huang Kai didn't want to pay the money to the brothel. It was a matter of course to repay a debt, not to mention that he owed the brothel money!
"Eldest brother, what do you mean?!"
"Our 4,700 gold is for the five women and the barbarian princess! This is only 4,700 gold. Where is the barbarian princess now?! "Huang Kai sneered.
"The barbarian princess has been snatched away!" Huang Chen said to his eldest brother.
"Yes! She was snatched away when she was escorting the brothel. This is not our fault. We spent money to buy the women. Yes, we have to pay. However, we did not receive the goods. How can we pay? If it was robbed in our Huang Family, then it would be our fault. But now that it is on the way to the Huang Family, then it has nothing to do with our Huang Family anymore! Our Huang Family has already been extremely benevolent by sending people to chase after them. We have also caught up with these five women. We will accept the price of these five women. We will send them to his pleasure house. As for the rest, it is not within our scope of payment! " Huang Kai explained to his younger brother. This brothel was not only a brothel. It was also responsible for the delivery of goods. Now that the goods were lost on the way and they did not receive them, it was not their fault. They could either refund the brothel or send the goods again.
How many barbarian princesses could there be? It would be good if he could have one in his lifetime. The Five Streams Barbarian Tribe was not a pushover. Even if there was a second Barbarian Princess, it would not be the huge sum of 2,600 gold coins that had been hyped to the sky during the feast.
Therefore, this barbarian princess was well thrown away. She had directly thrown Huang Kai's little life back!
How could Huang Kai not be happy? "Brother, tomorrow morning you will sell all the belongings in the house. Gather the 2,000 gold for me and send it to the brothel with me! We can't owe them money! "Huang Kai's face glowed with excitement.
"Yes, yes. I will listen to Big Brother!" Huang Chen was happy that his brother could be saved. He quickly nodded.
"Hm? What's wrong with Deng Tian? Why are you still kneeling? Get up! " Huang Kai looked at Deng Tian, who was still kneeling on the ground. According to the current situation, not only was Deng Tian not at fault for throwing away the barbarian man and the barbarian princess, but she had also done a meritorious service.
"Young Lord, Deng Tian does not dare!" Deng Tian lowered his head and said.
"Big Brother, although Deng Tian escaped this time, he cannot stand up. This is because he is a traitor. He is with Kuai Ran!" Huang Chen pointed at Deng Tian and said to his elder brother.
"Oh?!" Before Huang Chen could say anything, Huang Jie added fuel to the fire. He told Huang Chen about Deng Tian and Kuai Ran.
"Colluding with Kuai Ran? Traitor? Haha, you must be joking! Deng Tian, get up! "Huang Kai waved his hand for Deng Tian to stand up.
"Many thanks, Young Lord!" Deng Tian stood up.
"Eldest Young Lord, there is evidence that Deng Tian is a traitor! Deng Tian also admitted it! "Huang Jie saw Huang Kai downplay Deng Tian's words and became anxious.
"Deng Tian colluded with Kuai Ran? Huang Jie, do you think I am stupid? Who is Kuai Ran? He is the Eldest Young Lord of the Kuai Family and the future head of the Kuai Family. Do you think the future head of the Kuai Family would offend his biggest ally, the Cai Family, for a mere Deng Tian? "Huang Kai said coldly.
"But … But …" Huang Jie wanted to say something but could not.
"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Huang Kai continued to ask Huang Jie.
"I did not see it with my own eyes!"
"If you did not see it with your own eyes, how do you have evidence?" Huang Kai continued to ask.
"Someone told me!" Huang Jie said. He knew that there was a spy in the private army.
"Who is it? Point it out and tell me! "Huang Kuai looked at Huang Jie and said.
"Yes, yes!" Huang Jie wanted to point out who the traitor was, but when he looked around, he couldn't find anyone. He could name the traitor, but Huang Jie didn't. This was because he knew that the traitor had shrunk back, he was scared. Huang Jie didn't say anything. Even if Huang Jie pointed him out, he would not point it out to Deng Tian. It would be better if he did not say anything.
"No evidence? You want to be the leader of the soldiers without evidence? I think you are getting worse and worse! "Huang Kai said coldly. He had a high reputation in the Huang Family. The Huang Family's original base was in Jiangxia. Therefore, the head of the Huang Family lived in Jiangxia, which was also the Huang Family's base. Huang Kai and Huang Chen lived in Xiangyang, which was more like Huang Chen and Huang Kai's residence than the Huang Family's residence.
"But you, Huang Jie, are really not bad! Warehouse No.4, selling grain for a profit, this was a really good plan! Tell me, how much did you earn? "Huang Kai looked at Huang Jie calmly.
The calmer Huang Kai was, the more Huang Jie was afraid. Once Huang Kai spoke, someone would be in trouble.
"Yes, I earned a hundred gold coins!" Huang Jie whispered.
"Is that so?" Huang Kai narrowed his eyes.
"Two hundred, two hundred gold coins!" Huang Jie was panicking.
"Oh?" Huang Kai looked at Huang Jie from head to toe.
"Five hundred, five hundred!" Huang Jie gritted his teeth and said the number. Five hundred gold coins? The total amount was no more than five hundred gold coins, including the capital. Huang Jie only earned about two hundred gold coins, including the hush money and other expenses. The money that went into Huang Jie's pocket was at most one hundred and fifty gold coins.
But now, Huang Jie actually said that it was 500 gold. If he added the capital, then it would be 800 gold. He would have to hand over 800 gold. This was all of Huang Jie's wealth. Huang Jie's life could be considered as a waste.
800 gold. Huang Kai looked at Huang Jie. He knew that this should be Huang Jie's limit. His original goal wasn't to send Huang Jie to the torture chamber, but to get the 800 gold. The 300 gold needed to be sent to the fourth granary, while the remaining 500 gold would be his. Originally, he was only short of 2000 gold, but now, he was already a quarter of that amount.
"Go!" Huang Kai waved his hand and let Huang Jie leave.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Huang Jie nodded quickly. But if you looked carefully, you would see that he was looking at Deng Tian from the corner of his eyes. His eyes were filled with malice. Obviously, he was made bankrupt and almost lost his life. It would be strange if he wasn't a sinister person.
"Deng Tian, you can leave too!" Huang Kai had achieved his goal. Deng Tian was useless here.
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