With a thud, Gao Yunzhi face - planted on the ground, eating dirt.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yunzhi's eyes glazed over, and his head slumped heavily to one side.
Cui Jintang was quick - witted. She used her palm to cushion his fall, preventing him from hitting the stone steps.
Pei Zhaolin had his hands clasped behind his back. He stared intently at this scene, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. "Fu Li," he said, his tone rather unfriendly.
Fu Li lowered his head and stepped forward quickly. He voluntarily supported Gao Yunzhi's shoulders and said, "Miss, let this humble one do it!"
Only then did Cui Jintang let go.
Fu Li grabbed Gao Yunzhi's hand, slung it over his shoulder, and half - dragged, half - supported him. Gao Yunzhi's back was covered in blood, which trickled down to the ground bit by bit as they moved. It also stained Fu Li all over.
Fu Li showed a look of disgust.
Cui Jintang stood still and didn't follow. When she heard footsteps behind her, she withdrew her gaze and glanced sideways at Pei Zhaolin.
In that call of "Fu Li" just now, there was clearly a hint of anger. His face was so gloomy that it seemed to drip water. But now, he had returned to normal. He was really good at disguising himself!
"At the Phoenix Tower Inn, I saw him threatening those merchants in your name. The strength to kill a man with one punch is rare in the world."
Pei Zhaolin lowered his eyebrows and eyes, very concerned about Cui Jintang's mood. Seeing that she still ignored him, Pei Zhaolin lowered his head dejectedly, looking pitiful and helpless.
"I was too impatient. But in dealing with Gao Yunzhi, I have never hidden anything from you!"
Cui Jintang casually glanced at him, turning a blind eye to his act of feigning weakness.
"So?"
Pei Zhaolin was taken aback. Did she not believe what he said?
Pei Zhaolin spoke with difficulty, his eyebrows showing a faint urgency. "If you don't believe me, I also saw Pei Su that day. I'll have someone arrest him right away. You can interrogate him—"
Before he could finish, his lips were stopped by a finger from Cui Jintang.
Cui Jintang looked very disappointed. "You're not being rational now."
"Let's talk when you're sober."
—Did this mean she didn't want to see him anymore because he had tortured Gao Yunzhi?!
Pei Zhaolin felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Seeing that she was about to turn around and leave, Pei Zhaolin suddenly grabbed Cui Jintang's wrist. He didn't dare to use too much strength for fear of hurting her, but he didn't want to let go either. But when he met Cui Jintang's cold eyes, he quickly let go as if he had been burned.
Pei Zhaolin took a half - step back, his voice hoarse with helplessness. "Don't be angry with me because of him."
But Cui Jintang didn't look at him anymore. She turned around and walked in the direction of Gao Yunzhi.
Pei Zhaolin stood there, watching her back gradually disappear. He was extremely anxious but couldn't figure out what he had done wrong.
—This won't do!
Pei Zhaolin raised his hand to rub his temples, feeling a splitting headache. In his mind, he kept analyzing and thinking about what Cui Jintang had just said over and over again.
No, no.
—"The strength to kill a man with one punch is rare in the world."
Pei Zhaolin suddenly opened his eyes. A look of realization flashed across his eyes.
It was rare in the world, but fortunately, he knew that the Dongman people were born with great strength.
Pei Zhaolin narrowed his eyes slightly. His finger - rubbing motion paused, and he suddenly said, "Dong Yu."
The vice - general immediately stepped forward and bowed. "My lord, what are your orders?"
"Go and have the drawing that Gao Yunzhi showed to the merchants drawn for me."
The vice - general, who was good at everything except delicate work: "..." His face was as constipated as could be. "Yes."
It was so hard to work!
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Zhu Er threw the medicine box to Zhu San and hurriedly walked out. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else around, Zhu Er quickly said, "Miss, Cui Sheng just sent a message. Since Gao Yunzhi met with those merchants, they have all suffered misfortunes one after another."
"Some broke their legs because they didn't see the road clearly in the middle of the night, while others were hit on the head by a flower - pot falling from a height on a sunny day and became disabled."
Ying Lan looked worried. "In the past few days, there have been rumors in the market that the owner of the Tian Workshop was dissatisfied with the sky - high prices of the Liangshan merchants, so he deliberately retaliated against them secretly."
Hearing this, Zhu Er nodded repeatedly. "Now, not only the Tian Workshop but also some other shops are surrounded by ignorant common people at their door all day long."
"If this continues, Miss, there will surely be a big chaos!"
Cui Jintang expressionlessly took a piece of milk cake and chewed it.
Ying Lan looked very worried and a little scared. "Miss, please don't be like this. Ying Lan is a bit scared."
Cui Jintang sighed. Just as she was about to speak, a very weak voice suddenly sounded.
"Miss."
Everyone turned their heads and saw Gao Yunzhi being supported by Zhu San with a pained expression, struggling with all his might.
Without hesitation, Gao Yunzhi knelt directly in front of Cui Jintang! Even Zhu San was dragged down, and they both knelt down with a thud!
Zhu San, whose face was already dark: "..." Now his face was even darker.
Ying Lan and the others beside them gasped in shock.
Cui Jintang raised an eyebrow.
Gao Yunzhi kowtowed heavily, his voice full of fear and uneasiness. "I took advantage of our hometown connection that day and arbitrarily lowered the price. But I never thought that on the surface they were amiable, but secretly they would frame you by self - defaming themselves!"
When he got to the urgent part, Gao Yunzhi's tone became extremely urgent. He raised his head and looked at Cui Jintang intently. "Miss, you are the one who saved my life. Please push me out to protect yourself!"
Gao Yunzhi was so eager that Zhu San, who was supporting him, directly let go of his hand. Gao Yunzhi face - planted on the ground again.
Zhu San quickly got up and angrily rubbed his precious knees. This funny yet somewhat serious scene was really hard not to laugh at.
Gao Yunzhi's solemn expression couldn't hold up either. His face turned red at a visible speed.
Cui Jintang took out a handkerchief and coughed lightly, covering her lips. She glanced at Zhu San, and only then did Zhu San reluctantly lift Gao Yunzhi up by the back of his collar.
"I'm not the kind of person who only pushes my subordinates out to whitewash things when something goes wrong."
Cui Jintang got up from the soft couch. She stared at Gao Yunzhi, ignoring the sudden outburst of gratitude on his face.
"You rest well. I'm going to see who dares to cause trouble in the Tian Workshop."
Gao Yunzhi's lips trembled, and a tear even flowed down. When he realized it, he hurriedly lowered his head and wiped it with his sleeve. After wiping it clean, he embarrassedly raised his head. "I've made you laugh, Miss."
Cui Jintang smiled slightly. "How could that be?"
She raised her hand to stop Gao Yunzhi from following and then turned around and walked out of the room.
—Acting every day is so tiring.