Chapter 108 Old guy, you actually want to run away?

The little Taoist priests’ eyes lit up. Yes, why didn’t they think of it!

Although a lot of the money I earned over the years was spent on food and drink, I guess there won’t be much left, but it’s better to have something than nothing.

Looking at the master's current state, even if he is not dead, he will not be able to take them to perform rituals for people in the future. So it is very important to have money in hand before finding the next job to make a living.

So their eyes immediately turned to the He clan leader with great eagerness.

The He clan leader heard Lin Xin's words clearly and was very angry!

She immediately started cursing without caring about anything: "Lin Xin, you little bitch, you have such a black heart. No wonder your parents died so early. I think they were killed by you, you jinx!"

Lin Xin scratched her ears nonchalantly. "Since you've already said I have a dark heart, wouldn't it be discrediting your words if I didn't do something dark for once? I've already been scolded, so I might as well make your words come true."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Mo Ziyuan, "Brother Mo, I wonder what the crime of trespassing is and what the consequences will be. Once I have an idea, I can go to the county government office and file a complaint."

Mo Ziyuan was already seething with rage, and Lin Xin's question immediately interrupted him, "According to the laws of our dynasty, anyone who enters a person's home without cause will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane, and the host will kill them immediately without further consequence."

Lin Xin translated this sentence in her mind before she understood what he meant. She couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, "Wow!" It turns out that in ancient times, the punishment for trespassing into private homes was so severe!

She thought for a moment and asked loudly, "You mean that if he enters my house without my permission, he will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane. If we fight and I accidentally kill him, I won't be held responsible, right?"

Mo Ziyuan nodded and said, "That's right!"

The He clan leader had always been a tyrant and arrogant person within the clan, but he had only met a few officials, so he knew very little about the law. He was so frightened by this that he almost peed himself. He shouted in a timid voice, "Impossible! How could there be such a law? You're talking nonsense!"

"I don't know if he's talking nonsense, but the county magistrate definitely knows. Why don't I report it to the authorities and let the county magistrate make the final decision to see if he's right or not?"

When the He clan leader heard the county magistrate's words, he no longer dared to be stubborn, but he also didn't want to pay the money, so he started to act like a spoiled child and didn't say anything or move.

Lin Xin didn't care. The most important thing was to determine the charges first. Besides, with Mo Ziyuan and the others around, he would eventually bleed.

But she didn't like going to people's houses to collect debts, so it was better to let them fight each other.

Lin Xin then turned her attention to the young Taoist priests. "It seems to me that you're all in the same group. I only want two hundred taels. I don't care how you divide the money, but if you're one tael short, you'll be sent to the government office and beaten with a stick! Or," she narrowed her eyes, "would you rather be beaten to death by me?"

The young Taoist priests all shuddered. Finally, the one who said he knew where the master had hidden the money reached out tremblingly. Facing the old Taoist priest's murderous gaze, he fumbled in his trousers for a long time and pulled out two wrinkled silver bills. He said with a mournful face, "Here is all the silver the master has on him. This is all he has."

Lin Xin looked at the two banknotes with disdain and really didn't want to reach out to take them.

Mo Ziyuan chuckled, walked over to take a look, and found that the total value of the two silver notes was only one hundred and fifty taels, which was fifty taels short of the two hundred taels she asked for. He turned around and asked her what to do.

Lin Xin moved her fingers, and the young Taoists suddenly felt their Master, whom they were carrying, grow heavier. They felt a tug at their feet, and they quickly looked down. They saw a transparent water chain wrapped around each of their ankles, the other end dug into the ground beneath them. The Master had chains on all four of his limbs. Then, with another muffled thud, the He clan leader's water chains vanished. Unrestrained, he fell straight to the ground, a full head tall. The pain gnawed in agony, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

"You two families worked together on this matter, so naturally, you two families should come together to pay the compensation. I'm kindly giving you a chance to communicate. Once you get the remaining fifty taels of silver in my hands, you can leave on your own."

When the young Taoist priests heard this, they all looked at the He clan leader. The old man trembled and stopped groaning in pain. He got up from the ground and was about to run out.

Yan Yue moved even faster. The water chain on the feet of a young Taoist suddenly disappeared. He was also very powerful. He jumped up and knocked the He clan leader to the ground. "Old man, you want to run away? I wonder where you can run to!" As he said that, he seemed to be still unsatisfied. He swung his fist and hit the He clan leader's face twice, giving him a pair of free panda eyes.

"Ah~" The He clan leader felt a black screen before his eyes and let out a scream.

"Let's go to your house to get the silver!" The young Taoist priest grabbed the collar of the He clan leader with one hand and tried to lift him up, but he didn't have enough strength and could only lift his upper body. He even staggered a little, and as a result, the He clan leader, whose shoulders were off the ground, fell face down on the ground again and screamed again.

Lin Xin looked at this scene and didn't know whether to laugh or sympathize with him.

In the end, the reluctant He clan leader was dragged home by the little Taoist priest while struggling.

No one knew what had happened in his house, but it was an hour later when the young Taoist priest came back. His clothes were torn in several places, his face was covered in dust, and there was a bright red slap mark on his left cheek.

He walked up to Lin Xin and handed her four ten-liang silver ingots and a few loose silver coins.

Lin Xin took it without hesitation and handed it to Mo Ziyuan. "That banknote was disgusting. Can you change it for two?"

Mo Ziyuan took it with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll help you with it tomorrow!"

The moment the silver was handed to him, all the water chains on the old and young Taoist priests disappeared.

"Oh, right," the young Taoist priests who had just lifted up their master and were about to leave stopped subconsciously and looked over at Lin Xin when they heard her voice.

"I just want to ask, could it be that as soon as you leave, the He family will come to my door?"

"Hmph, your father is in charge at home, who would dare to cause trouble?" The young Taoist priest who went to get the money snorted and replied.

Lin Xin was satisfied with the answer and waved them off. Suddenly, she remembered the little Taoist priest she had used as a broom and kindly reminded them, "It seems like there's another person outside my courtyard. Remember to take him with you when you leave."

Little Taoist priests: “······”

The senior disciple outside the door: “…”

 Thanks to Luoye Zhiqiu-Ad, Goat Song and Eyes Story, Scar Red, Heping-aD, caroletu, and Mmy Dang for their votes, and caroletu for the reward. Thank you all for your support, thank you!

  (End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like