Qian State Duke Yue Rong's eyes fell on a stack of flyers on his desk, and he reflexively jumped up. Which family was that brat surnamed Xie going to wipe out this time?
He wasn't afraid of the brat surnamed Xie.
How many times had he spat in the Emperor's face.
He was afraid the brat would act recklessly without considering the consequences, and that countless innocent civilians would suffer!
He heard that the brat had just compensated five thousand taels of silver, and then turned around and extorted five thousand taels from Zhang Ming's household. With this outflow and inflow, the brat hadn't spent a single penny himself!
It was simply outrageous!
Old Huang quickly explained that this was an auction organized by Chun Se Man Yuan, not some scandal about a particular family.
Only then did Yue Rong sit down and flip through the gaudy flyers. "What kind of damned auction is this? Why are these trifles placed here?"
He had thought that brat surnamed Xie was going to go on a rampage again, unleashing such a menace upon Da Yu. Would that old ghost Xie Caijin have the nerve to rest in peace underground?
"This auction is no small matter. This old servant has taken a look, and all the items are good things." Old Huang stepped forward, picked up a flyer from the table, and pointed to the one concerning the weapons from Cui Shan Sect.
"Putting aside other things, Duke, haven't you always been coveting the weapons from Cui Shan Sect? This auction will feature three weapons from Cui Shan Sect."
Upon hearing this, the Qian State Duke immediately sat up straight, took the flyer, and examined it carefully. After understanding the auction rules, he could only sigh.
"The highest bidder wins. There are plenty of people who want weapons from Cui Shan Sect, and these three weapons will surely be auctioned at exorbitant prices. Even if I emptied the Qian State Duke's mansion, I wouldn't be able to compete with those who are wealthy and powerful."
The Qian State Duke felt disheartened, but he still decided to go and see. "Even if I can't afford them, it's good to witness it."
And to see who would win the bid, and then go and borrow them to play with. If he couldn't own them, couldn't he at least have a taste?
"Besides the weapons from Cui Shan Sect, there are many other good things." Old Huang found another flyer and handed it to the Qian State Duke. "These are the medicines to be auctioned, all personally concocted by the Poison Doctor. There is the potent poison Duan Chang Hong, the life-saving divine medicine Hu Xin Dan, as well as various medicines for beauty, skin care, and nourishing the body. Most importantly, there is also Zi Shen Wan this time."
When the Qian State Duke heard about Zi Shen Wan, he immediately became interested and took it to look at the list of auctioned medicines. "There's actually Zi Shen Wan. Madam's headaches have been getting worse these past two years. We must win this Zi Shen Wan this time!"
If he couldn't afford divine weapons, couldn't he afford Zi Shen Wan? Everyone in the capital knew that his wife suffered from headaches. Anyone who dared to snatch Zi Shen Wan from him wouldn't be spared his wrath.
Soon, the Qian State Duke remembered something else and looked down at the flyer in his hand. "Zi Shen Wan was also made by the Poison Doctor? Is Xie Jiang, that brat, the Poison Doctor?"
Old Huang, who was about the same age as the Qian State Duke, said, "Can such a thing be faked? Wasn't Madam Xu, who was poisoned to the bone and critically ill, saved by Young Master Xie himself?"
"That brat has that ability?" The Qian State Duke had met Xie Jiang once. He was so young and rebellious, and he didn't look like a miraculous healer at all.
Old Huang, who had followed the Qian State Duke for decades, spoke more casually. "The Duke of Wei's mansion was already preparing for a funeral at any moment. It is said that when Young Master Xie arrived in the capital, Madam Xu was already on her last breath. But if you go and see her now, it is said that Madam Xu can eat two bowls of rice at a meal. What do you say, does Young Master Xie have that ability?"
"That brat is indeed extraordinary. He doesn't even look fifteen years old, younger than Yue Lin."
"Our Young Master Lin has his own merits, you don't need to envy other people's children."
"Envy me?! If I had such a troublesome grandson, I would lose several years of my life!" The Qian State Duke absolutely refused to admit such baseless things!
He heard that just the day before yesterday, that kid had sent servants to drag a bloody leg to Xing Shun Bo's mansion to demand money!
If they didn't pay, the next leg they dragged back would be from either of the two young masters of the Zhu family! If they paid one cent less, they would send back a piece of the Zhu brothers' body parts.
What kind of bandit behavior was this!
Seeing how skilled they were, they must have done this often in Lan Yong before.
Did he want such an overbearing, willful, and reckless grandson?!
He did have spirit, though.
"This old servant actually feels that Young Master Xie did nothing wrong. If someone bullies you to your face, shouldn't you fight back? If you're not ruthless, they'll only escalate next time. It's not easy for Young Master Xie to come to Da Yu alone and establish himself."
The Qian State Duke snorted and took a sip of his tea. "Last night, the Zhu family brought people back from Ning He. The third son of the Zhu family couldn't even recognize his own family, and the eldest son of the Zhu family was also tortured beyond recognition. What a black-hearted and ruthless child, daring to do anything at such a young age!"
The Xie family actually sent such a brat...
No.
The Xie family actually sent such a wolf cub to Da Yu!
What was their intention?
Did this look like genuine allegiance?
"Could it be that Marquis Jing Hai, Xie Caijin, still resents being forced to fake his death and flee by treacherous officials back then, and specifically sent this brat back for revenge?"
"Duke, what are you saying? Marquis Jing Hai has been dead for many years. Those treacherous officials from the previous dynasty are all long dead. What is there to take revenge on?"
As for those people from the Zhu family of Xing Shun Bo's mansion, no matter how tragic their fate, Old Huang felt they deserved it.
"This old servant also heard that the Ding family kid is even more pathetic, as if he can't even control his own bowel movements. But isn't this the result of their own making?"
Seeing that a young man had opened a glass factory and could produce glass worth tens of thousands of gold, and that he came from across the ocean from Lan Yong, alone in Da Yu with no one to rely on, they had evil intentions and wanted to seize it for themselves.
They even called it a partnership, letting the young juniors of their households come forward, which was utterly shameless.
However, they never expected that Young Master Xie would be so stubborn, not only fearless of them but also retaliating fiercely.
At first, the families were not going to accept the threat and each sent people to rescue them in Ning He. As a result, not a single person they sent returned.
Oh, it wasn't that no one returned.
It was just that only heads returned.
The heads of the people they sent flew into the mansion in the middle of the night, with blood and pulp, rolling all over the courtyard.
Thinking about that scene.
Tsk...
Young Master Xie's methods were indeed ruthless, but they were satisfying!
Anyway, Old Huang felt he had done a great job.
"Old Huang, what's wrong with you? Why are you siding with that brat surnamed Xie!"
"This old servant is just speaking a few fair words. I heard that those families have already joined forces, and in the past few days, memorials impeaching Young Master Xie have been sent to Yuan You Palace like snowflakes. Do they still have the nerve to impeach Young Master Xie?"
They were all prominent families in the Da Yu Dynasty. Didn't they feel ashamed of bullying a young man?
"Let's also see how that brat surnamed Xie resolves this matter. When is the auction, and where is Chun Se Man Yuan?"