Pick up a princess to be your wife

Last night, the officers and soldiers arrived at the fire scene, but they had no way to put out the fire and could only watch it go out on its own.

Zhou Wanfu's four-courtyard mansion was burned down to ruins.

Only after the fire was extinguished did Zhou Wanfu lead his men inside to salvage their belongings.

He had a total of about 300,000 taels of assets, including more than 100,000 taels of silver notes, all of which were burned.

The silks and satins worth tens of thousands of taels, as well as various valuable items, were all reduced to ashes.

The various valuables salvaged from the ruins amounted to over 100,000 taels of silver.

Looking at the huge pile of valuables in front of him, Zhou Wanfu felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

He now understands what it means to be so poor that all you have left is money.

He comforted himself for a long time, thinking that even though prices were soaring, he still had so much capital and ability, and he would definitely be able to make a comeback.

Almost all of those people ran away last night. The most urgent thing is to recruit another batch of thugs.

We lost so many narrow knives last night; we need to find a way to get a replacement batch.

Having people but no weapons is not enough; weapons are his capital to dominate Luyang County.

The onlookers were filled with envy and jealousy at the sight of such a large pair of treasures.

"Zhou Wanfu is really rich. This huge pile of gold and silver must be worth a million taels, right?"

"I don't think so, but it should be at least several hundred thousand taels."

"Zhou Wanfu sucked so much blood, and his house was burned down. He deserved it."

"Even if he deserves it, the amount of money he has is more than you or I could earn in a lifetime."

"But I feel really good about it."

……

Zhou Wanfu sent people to deliver the money to the old house and hired a group of people to repair the house.

He only cared about his money and house, completely neglecting his son.

At noon, an official found Zhou Wanfu and said that Yu Rong had invited him to dinner at Jumingxuan that evening.

He immediately agreed, and indeed, he should have a good talk with Yu Rong.

Li Mu and his men must die.

Otherwise, he simply couldn't swallow this insult.

Zhou Wanfu bought a new set of clothes, exchanged a lot of silver for silver notes, and headed to Jumingxuan.

After a short while, Yu Rong, dressed in casual clothes, arrived.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

"No need, please sit down."

Zhou Wanfu took out the silver notes and pushed them in front of Yu Rong.

"Lord Yu, this is a tribute to you."

Yu Rong was tempted when he saw the silver notes, but he did not reach out to take them.

"You really are wealthy and powerful. Your house just burned down, yet you still have so much money to spare," Yu Rong said.

"It's all thanks to Lord Yu that I still have some savings. Lord Yu, I'd like to ask you for a favor," Zhou Wanfu said.

"explain."

“I lost seventy or eighty knives last night, and I would like to ask you for help to buy a hundred narrow knives,” Zhou Wanfu said.

In the past, Yu Rong would have agreed immediately.

Yu Rong didn't have the means to buy armor. But he did have connections to buy some narrow swords.

But now Yu Rong certainly won't cooperate with Zhou Wanfu.

This person is blinded by greed and short-sighted. He probably doesn't even realize what kind of person he has offended.

"What do you need the knife for?" Yu Rong asked.

"what?"

Zhou Wanfu was taken aback.

He used to buy knives from Zhou Wanfu. He would pay for them, and Zhou Wanfu would deliver them; the latter never questioned the reason.

He needs a knife, of course he wants to make a comeback, otherwise, is it just to cut vegetables?

"Only government agencies may possess any form of sword. Private possession of a sword is a serious crime," Yu Rong said, squinting.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wanfu felt a chill run down his spine.

What does Yu Rong mean by that? Does it mean she's giving up on him?

He only suffered a slight loss at Li Mu's hands, but he didn't completely collapse.

He still has so much capital, and he's learned his lesson. From now on, when he encounters a thorn in his side, his first thought shouldn't be to squeeze more money out of them, but to eliminate them first.

"You want me to buy you a knife? Are you trying to drag me down with you?" Yu Rong said coldly.

"Lord Yu, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand," Zhou Wanfu said.

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court; how could I possibly sell swords?"

At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open, and someone entered from the outside.

Li Mu arrived, calmly sat down between the two, and took a sip of tea.

"Master Zhou, I heard your house was burned down?" Li Mu smiled faintly.

Zhou Wanfu looked at Li Mu, then at Yu Rong.

He seemed to understand something; Yu Rong seemed to have given up on him and turned to collude with Li Mu.

"Lord Yu, he not only possesses a narrow sword, but also armor. He's a traitor, are you going to help him?" Zhou Wanfu asked incredulously.

"What traitor? I'm a law-abiding citizen. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation," Li Mu said with a smile.

"Did you set fire to my house?" Zhou Wanfu asked angrily.

“Yes, that’s me,” Li Mu replied.

"Lord Yu, you heard it all. Murder and arson are capital offenses. Why haven't you apprehended this traitor yet?" Zhou Wanfu asked anxiously.

Yu Rong didn't move or say anything.

“Zhou Wanfu, I have tolerated you time and time again, yet you have exploited me time and time again, and even set fire to my house. How dare you turn around and accuse me?” Li Mu said with a faint smile.

"Who exploited you? Who set fire to your house? Don't talk nonsense! I didn't do anything!" Zhou Wanfu shouted.

"Lord Yu, you see, he admitted it." Li Mu shrugged.

Yu Rong held his teacup and nodded.

"What do you mean, 'admitted'? What are you talking about? You even kidnapped my son!"

"My brother broke a vase in your house, and you came to demand a thousand taels in compensation. Not satisfied with the money, you wanted interest. Still not satisfied with the interest, you actually want to extort ten thousand taels from me? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Li Mu's smile froze instantly.

Zhou Wanfu finally understood that Yu Rong would never help him again.

Tonight's banquet is a trap set by Yu Rong.

"You corrupt official! I've fed you over ten thousand taels of silver, and you've betrayed me! I'll kill you first!"

Suddenly, Zhou Wanfu drew a narrow knife, leaped up, and slashed at Yu Rong.

In that instant, Yu Rong turned deathly pale with fright.

He knew Zhou Wanfu was highly skilled, but he didn't know anything about martial arts.

He never expected that Zhou Wanfu would dare to swing his knife at him.

As the blade hurtled towards him like lightning, Yu Rong felt he was about to die on the spot.

In that instant, Zhou Wanfu lunged at the table, knocking over bowls and chopsticks all over the floor.

Yu Rong's eyes widened as she saw a knife pierce Zhou Wanfu's back, pinning him to the table.

Li Mu stood to the side, holding the knife in a reversed hand.