Chapter 23: Catch the handle and give the handle
"hehe."
Zhao Wumian sheathed his sword and looked at the man in front of him: "So what if he is the son of Pingliang Hou? Allowing a vicious dog to commit murder in the street is also a serious crime. You should be thankful that it didn't hurt anyone before it died."
Fei Ming's chest was burning with anger, and he roared, "It's a heavenly dog! A strange beast from the mountains and seas! Just this one can create dozens of elite soldiers for my Ming army, and you dared to kill it!"
After knowing the identity of his master, he ruthlessly killed him.
He and the people who were secretly protecting him thought that if they revealed their identities, the other party would stop and return the favor respectfully. They never expected that he would go even further and use a heavy hand to kill Tengu directly.
This is definitely aimed at Pingliang Marquis Mansion!
The so-called blood of exotic beasts does not refer to ordinary blood, but the "heart blood" that contains innate magical powers.
This kind of blood is difficult to store and is not inexhaustible, so it is extremely rare.
"You believe this yourself, right?"
Zhao Wumian sneered, "As far as I know, the Marquis of Pingliang has four biological sons and hundreds of personal soldiers and adopted sons. So far, only he, Fei Ling, and you are qualified to breed the spirit [Heavenly Dog]... Even if this dog grows up and takes blood to breed a spirit, it is still a servant of your Fei family, protecting you and doing whatever you want. How can you say that you are the army of the Ming Dynasty!"
"you--"
Fei Ming was furious, he realized that the Jinyiwei in front of him was targeting the Pingliang Marquis Mansion!
Fei Ming's eyes became colder and colder, and he said sinisterly: "Those who offend my Fei family will not have a good ending!"
"is it?"
Zhao Wumian looked strange: "You don't know me? My name is Zhao Wumian, and I'm the person your brother wanted to kill a few days ago! Let's not talk about my fate for now, but your brother's and your father's fate are foreseeable."
Fei Ming was surprised: "It's you?!"
Zhao Wumian's face turned cold. "Today is a chance, so I'll tell you another story. Before Hu Weiyong was beheaded, his youngest son was riding a strange beast dragon horse through the city and fell to his death under the car. Hu Weiyong was so angry that he chopped the driver to death. When the current emperor found out, he was furious and wanted Hu Weiyong to pay with his life. This was also one of the flashpoints of the Hu Weiyong case... Mr. Fei, do you think you are better than Hu Weiyong? If you really let the vicious dog hurt people in public today, what will be your fate?"
Fei Ming's body stiffened and cold sweat broke out instantly.
"besides."
Zhao Wumian stared at him intently: "Come at me next time! Didn't your brother tell you that I almost chopped him off in the Zhenfu Division Prison? Didn't your brother tell you that I can disguise myself? If I'm really pushed into a corner, you won't need anyone to serve you, otherwise, someone might suddenly chop off your head one day...Your fate will be the same as this dead dog!"
The words are sonorous.
Really loud.
The street was dead silent.
Such a blatant threat shocked everyone present.
Even Zhao Qi was stunned. This is my son? Why didn't I realize he was so brave before?
Then he realized that Zhao Wumian was attracting all the hatred towards him...
Zhao Qi sighed in his heart, feeling both proud and distressed.
Zhang Hua was also very surprised. He simply relied on his own strength to defend the Pingliang Marquis Mansion. This guy was really courageous!
On the street, the hawking stopped and the storytelling stopped.
In everyone's ears, only Zhao Wumian's last words echoed fiercely: Like a dead dog... Like a dead dog...
Are you talking about the young marquis of the Marquis' Mansion? ?
Fei Ming's face suddenly turned red, veins bulged in his hands, and his rage almost made him want to kill someone.
Such an insult!
How dare you insult me like this!
"Third Young Master."
Suddenly, a man in black floated over like a ghost and whispered something in Fei Ming's ear.
Fei Ming was obviously upset after hearing this, but things had come to this point, with so many people watching, he was not in the right, and there was no way to pursue the matter, nor could he take action. He could only say viciously: "Just wait and see! Let's go!"
He looked at Zhao Wumian deeply, then turned and left.
The servant who had been there carefully took back the Tengu's corpse, and the group left in disgrace.
"Is it a coincidence or a deliberate plan?"
Zhao Wumian watched them leave coldly, thinking to himself that it must be a coincidence. The dog was not strong enough to be used in the planning and killing. It was most likely that it smelled the mermaid scent on Liuli and went crazy and out of control.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, it deserved to die!
"What a disappointment. Uncle Zhang, we'll go back first."
Zhao Wumian took Bai Liuli's hand and prepared to leave.
Zhang Hua sighed and said goodbye: "Wumian, you are going to die on this road..."
Zhao Wumian said: "It was a dead end. In my opinion, Fei Ling and Zhou Ji poisoned me, and their current fate is a lenient punishment. But in the eyes of these two people, killing a pariah, and not even killing him, has to pay such a high price. Will they have no complaints?
There is no need to be timid when dealing with such people, because even if you kneel down and kowtow, they will still kill people if they want to, so you should strike when necessary and kill them until they are afraid to use force! Naturally, they will not dare to provoke you, because these people value their lives much more than we do. "
Zhang Hua was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he realized that it made sense. He turned to Zhao Qi and said, "Old Zhao is so lucky."
"What a blessing!"
Zhao Qi waved his hands helplessly: "This kid won't listen, I can't control him, he's stubborn and obstinate, I really don't know who he took after, I have no way to deal with him, so let it be."
Zhao Qi shook his head and walked home.
Zhao Wumian and Bai Liuli followed.
Zhang Hua smiled, and seeing that his daughter was still looking at him and was reluctant to look away, he teased, "Go away, don't look at me anymore."
Zhang Yan's face turned red, she lowered her head, and she didn't know where to put her hands.
Zhang Hua said, "This kid is not an ordinary person. Yan'er, Daddy won't stop you, but you have to be mentally prepared."
"..."
Zhang Yan's face turned pale. After a moment, she said softly, "Dad, I want to learn the Ghost Gate Needle..."
Zhang Hua sighed, "You know all the hardships, so if you want to learn, go ahead, but this kid probably won't be able to use it."
Zhang Yan looked at Zhao Wumian's back: "It's better to be prepared..."
Zhang Hua sighed secretly.
If Zhao Wumian had not changed his temperament drastically, then childhood sweethearts and children becoming in-laws would have been a natural thing.
But now...
……
"Second brother!"
Fei Ming ran back to his family's orchid garden in a rage. Fei Ling was reading a book in the pavilion in the garden. He was wearing a fox fur coat, with a small stove in front of him and a pot of wine warming on the stove. He looked very elegant.
Fei Ming yelled, "You just called me back like that?! He killed Tengu!"
Fei Ling turned the page without even looking up. "So what do you want? If killing Jinyiwei was nothing, I would have done it long ago. How could it be your turn? I told you to walk the dog at home, but you insisted on going out to show off. If dad writes to ask about it, what do you want me to say? Don't expect me to beg for mercy. You saw the beating I gave you a few days ago."
"..."
Fei Ming's face turned pale, and he became more and more restless, pacing back and forth in front of the pavilion. Tiangou was hard to come by, and he died just like that. If Dad comes back, I'm afraid my fate will be worse than my second brother!
Fei Ling said, "Don't be afraid now. The war in the southwest is severe. Dad won't be able to come back in a year or two. If you are so worried every day, you will suffer in the future."
Fei Ming said angrily: "Second brother, are you trying to comfort me?!"
"I'm telling you, it's already happened, there's no point regretting it."
Fei Ling turned to the man in black and asked, "How could Tiangou lose control? Was it set up by someone?"
The man in black said respectfully, "It shouldn't be. The person that the Tengu pounced on looked like a mermaid. I fed her once before, and the Tengu suddenly lost control. It must have taken her as food..."
"Look at how you guys got used to it!"
Fei Ling frowned and cursed, "Now we can only make up for the loss. Let Uncle Yun search as soon as possible and catch the second Heavenly Dog... Even if we can't find it, we have to find it! If you don't do anything, Dad will be even angrier."
Fei Ming knew that this was right, so he had to give it a try and gave the order immediately.
Wait till people disperse.
Fei Ming walked into the pavilion quickly and said, "Second brother, you all know what he said, right? He said it in public, openly disregarding the Marquisate! We can't just swallow this anger!"
Fei Ling sighed: "I am still under house arrest, what can I do? That day on the ninth floor of the Imperial Prison, he really dared to kill people! He is a madman who doesn't care about his own life!"
Fei Ming whispered, "Didn't you put [Untainted Dust] on him? I just smelled it. Yes, he is still stupid and doesn't know it. When he leaves the capital, we will let the assassins disguise themselves as Yipintang and send him off!"
Fei Ling glanced at him with suspicion.
Fei Ming's self-esteem was hurt and his face turned red: "Second brother, why are you looking at me like that?"
Fei Ling said, "My father originally instructed me to do this, and all the soldiers in the palace were assigned to me. Alas, I was impatient. I couldn't help myself when I saw that he had a chance to plant a spiritual Taotie. I should have been more patient... I'm worried about handing it over to you now."
Fei Ming was not convinced and shouted: "What's wrong with me? I am only three levels lower than you!"
Fei Ling rolled his eyes: "That's me laying the foundation... Never mind, I can leave it to you, let Uncle Luo help you check it, I will feel at ease with him watching over it."
Fei Ming said: "What about the mansion? Dad brought a lot of strong men with him to the battle, and now only Uncle Yun and Uncle Luo are in charge of the mansion. Uncle Yun is going out to look for the Heavenly Dog again..."
Fei Ling said, "In the capital, under the feet of the emperor, is there anyone who dares to attack the marquis's mansion? Even if we take a step back, the two uncles next door are sworn brothers of your father, so you don't have to worry about these. You just need to handle this matter well."
"give it to me!"
Fei Ming clenched his fists: "If he dares to leave Beijing, I will chop off his head!"
……
Zhao Wumian and the other two returned home. Zhao Qi did not say much. He knew very well what his son was thinking. The thing had already been done and the grudge had been formed. There was no way to reverse it. He could only take it one step at a time.
Zhao Wumian took Bai Liuli to the bamboo forest in the backyard.
Bai Liuli returned to Lengtan, feeling even more depressed: "Brother, have I caused you any trouble..."
Zhao Wumian sighed: "Liuli, there is an old saying in the human race, which goes, "Thunder strikes a filial son, wealth brings cruelty, hemp ropes break at the thinnest part, and misfortune finds the unfortunate... In my opinion, you are the unfortunate one. You can even encounter a mad vicious dog when you go out on the street. It seems that our luck is not very high..."
Zhao Wumian said seriously: "Remember, never think that you are troublesome, and that what you do is troublesome... It's the dog that should die, and it's the dog walker of the Fei family who should die! What you have to do is to kill the vicious dog when it attacks! Pull out its tendons and skin it! Afterwards, your brother will support you, understand?"
Bai Liuli looked into Zhao Wumian's eyes and nodded seriously: "I understand, brother!"
Zhao Wumian said, "There are always people in this world who harm others for no reason, just like those two bastards from the Marquis' Mansion. When they saw that I could inoculate Taotie, they couldn't eat. They were so jealous that they wanted to tear me into pieces! Am I wrong?"
Bai Liuli shook his head firmly: "No!"
Zhao Wumian said: "So, don't put pressure on yourself anymore. You are not wrong. Whoever wants to harm you is at fault! You should not have the intention to harm others, but if someone comes to bully you, you have to be more cruel and vicious than him! After this, he will never dare to touch you again in his life. Do you understand?"
"understand!"
"Then what do you do now?"
"Practice well, go out on the street openly, and beat away all those who want to harm me!"
"That's pretty much it."
Zhao Wumian said, "Correct one thing. It's not about beating them away. It's about an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Of course, before that, you have to do what you can. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu was persecuted by the King of Chu and had to flee. He vowed to destroy the country for revenge, and then he endured it for several years and led the Wu army to break into the city, dig up the graves and whip the corpses to vent his anger! Those who can fight back should fight back now, and those who can't fight back can fight back later."
Bai Liuli cheered up: "I understand!"
"Practice well."
After Zhao Wumian finished speaking, he left Lengtan.
Bai Liuli clenched his fists, looked at the [Ningbi Pearl] in his hand, and murmured, "I don't know which senior's eyes these are. Liuli wanted to bury you, but now... I hope the senior can lend a helping hand to this junior."
After saying this, he used the secret method of the mermaid clan, infused his true energy, and the blood-colored pearl emitted a brilliant light.
Bai Liuli's original intention was to use the Ningbi Pearl to gather water vapor to assist in his cultivation, but he didn't expect that the moment the true energy was infused, the blood-colored pearl would directly turn into light and drill into his right eye, merging with his own pupil!
A mermaid technique suddenly appeared in his mind, and its name was:
——"Zhenlong Frost Flame".
……
Zhao Wumian returned to the room, took out the book "Five Elements Positioning" and opened it, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
In fact, those words just now were said to Bai Liuli as well as to myself.
The hatred is getting deeper and deeper...
From Huang Bin instructing Huang Yunxuan to release a snake to assassinate, to Feiling Zhou Ji poisoning, to today's mad dog.
He had to be tough to make them afraid to act rashly...
You have to do it this way, but you can’t do it this way all the time!
These nobles have great wealth and many relatives. Even if we deal with one a day or put one under house arrest, it is not a solution. Today they are mad dogs, but tomorrow they will be ownerless mad tigers that will pounce on Zhao Qi and Liuli to death. Can these people pay with their lives? Even if they pay with their lives, will it be useful?
"It seems that I was naive before."
Zhao Wumian sighed: "In history, Mao Xiang helped Zhu Yuanzhang to fabricate charges and kill noble ministers. From the moment he was ordered to handle the first case and arrest the first person, he couldn't stop. This was a life-and-death struggle... I am the same. Since Hu Weiyong's head fell, there is no way out.
Hometown feelings, hometown accents, fellow villagers, and fellow villagers are all interconnected and united! Killing Hu Weiyong in the past already made me enemies with the people of Huaixi. Now two more marquises are going to war because of me. Fei Ju has to chew on the hard bone of Yunnan. If he gets injured, the hatred will deepen! Besides, I will definitely kill those two bastards Fei Ling and Zhou Ji! Then the hatred will definitely be formed, so..."
Still too mild.
He should be beaten to death!
The anger in Zhao Wumian's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
The Hu Weiyong case in history had an impact that lasted for more than ten years. Those meritorious officials were all fine at first, but later it was discovered that Hu Weiyong had "collaborated with the enemy and committed treason", so the government took the opportunity to implicate him and kill many of the meritorious officials.
"I can't wait ten years, and I don't want to die."
Zhao Wumian murmured to himself: "Then I can only send you to death in advance..."
As for the possibility that he might be thrown out by Lao Zhu to appease the public anger afterwards...
We have to be careful about this.
But even if the cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked, it will be a few years later.
What will happen if we give "God's envy of talents" a few years?
Zhao Wumian is waiting to see!
Fei Ming, I'm sure you can't bear this huge loss today.
I'm waiting for you to take action, and then I'll send your whole family to see the King of Hell!
Zhao Wumian made up his mind, took a deep breath, and turned his eyes to the book in his hand: "In the past, Lao Zhu found the handle himself. From today on, I will give you the handle. Let's work together to send them off!"
(End of this chapter)
