mtl008 Chapter 142: Anger
Chapter 142: Anger
Just as the bailiffs were about to step forward, Mu Jin suddenly said, "Wait!"
When Mu Jin shouted "wait a minute", the yamen runners in front of him seemed to be frozen and just stood there without moving.
Mu Jin walked slowly towards Zhao Dazui, step by step, and whispered to him softly with those captivating eyes.
"I have always heard of Master Zhao's reputation and always wanted to visit him. I didn't recognize him just now. I am sorry for the offense. Please forgive me, Master Zhao."
Even though Zhao Dazui was a person who was easily possessed by lust, he had just been beaten so badly by Mu Jin and Nangong Min. How could the anger in his heart be resolved by Mu Jin's words of forgiveness?
Zhao Dazui spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva to his side. The blood was caused by the injury on the corner of his mouth caused by Nangong Min.
"Forgive me, you and that kid beat me and these brothers, can a simple "forgiveness" resolve the situation?"
Mu Jin said in a tender voice: "What does Mr. Zhao want? It's not like we don't know each other without fighting. We originally planned to go and join you because of your reputation."
Zhao Dazui was stunned when he heard what Mu Jin said. Not only him, but also the bandits, soldiers and civilians at the scene had no idea what Mu Jin was going to do.
You just beat someone like a dog, and now you’re praising him to the sky. Are you kidding?
Mu Jin looked around and gave Zhao Dazui a wicked smile. He leaned close to Zhao Dazui's ear and whispered softly.
"I am from a neighboring county. I accidentally killed someone during a duel. I heard that Master Zhao is very famous here, and even the government officials call you their brother, so I want to come to Liangcheng today to seek refuge with Master Zhao."
Mu Jin finished speaking and then straightened up. Zhao Dazui was stunned by what Mu Jin said, but was also flattered by Mu Jin.
The magistrate Li Quangui standing next to them didn't understand what the two were whispering about.
He hurried forward to ask Zhao Dazui, who was so angry just now, why did he calm down at this moment?
"Brother Zhao, let me help you capture these two troublemakers and bring them back to the government office to torture them severely to vent your anger."
But Zhao Dazui raised his hand to stop him. He ignored Li Quangui and looked at Mu Jin and smiled.
"Do you really mean what you just said to me? Do you really want to go up the mountain with me?"
Mu Jin smiled and said to Zhao Dazui: "Really!"
Zhao Dazui suddenly grabbed Mu Jin's hand. Seeing this, Nangong Min was about to step forward to cripple Zhao Dazui's hand, but was stopped by Mu Jin's stern rebuke.
"Min, the person in front of us is Master Zhao, whom we agreed to go to the mountain with, so we must not be rude."
Nangong Min heard it, but he used a lot of self-control to stop, and his hands under his sleeves clenched unconsciously. He clenched his fists and endured it.
But Nangong Min regretted it. He regretted that he was soft-hearted and wanted to help the old woman find her daughter-in-law. Otherwise, Mu Jin would not have done something she didn't like to do this time because he and he went together to find the old woman's daughter-in-law.
Mu Jin smiled at Zhao Dahu again and said, "I wonder if Master Zhao is willing to take us in?"
He Dazui laughed after hearing what Mu Jin said. When he laughed, his big mouth showed two rows of teeth. He could not only swallow a cow, but also swallow the sky.
At this time, the magistrate Li Quangui beside the two of them discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with Mu Jin and Zhao Dahu. He rolled his eyes and thought about it, and then he knew what was going on, and couldn't help laughing.
"It seems like good things are coming to Brother He."
He Dazui smiled and said, "I have good things happen to me every day in Liangcheng."
Li Quangui said, "Brother He is right. However, if you return to the mountain now, it will take at least one or two hours. Otherwise, why don't you continue to gather at my other courtyard? I have the best rooms there."
After Li Quangui finished speaking, he couldn't help but give He Dazui a dirty smile.
Li Quangui's idea was exactly what He Dazui wanted, so he took Mu Jin, Nangong Min and the brothers out of the inn.
When he stepped out of the door frame, no one noticed that Mu Jin's originally clear pupils narrowed into a sinister look.
Liangcheng is not big. Several people followed Li Quangui for a while, turned a corner, walked through the back street, and arrived at the villa he mentioned.
Before arriving at Li Quangui's villa, Mu Jin thought that for a county with poor people, the villa of the county magistrate should not be very big. But after entering the villa, he found that it was not inferior to the residence of a fourth-rank official in the capital.
There were mass graves everywhere outside Liangcheng. Inside Liangcheng, officials colluded with bandits, and the people lived in dire straits every day.
As long as Li Quangui could extort enough silver from the people and give it to his superiors, he could live a comfortable life like an emperor in this poor county.
Soon a charming woman came out from the middle door. When she saw Li Quangui, she called him "Master" in a charming voice.
Li Quangui grabbed the woman's hand and touched it, then said to everyone, "This is my concubine whom I have taken in these few days. Her name is Mei Niang."
Then he said to Mei Niang: "Come, Mei Niang, greet my distinguished guest."
Mei Niang glanced at the crowd and saw that Mu Jin and Nangong Min looked handsome and noble, so she couldn't help but give them a charming smile.
"Dear guests, please come to the hall quickly. I will ask the kitchen to prepare the banquet."
Seeing such a huge mansion in front of him was actually occupied by a concubine from a poor county, Mu Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Every brick and tile here is made of the people's blood and sweat."
Everyone quickly arrived at the hall and sat down. The banquet was soon served. Mu Jin sat next to the bloated and greasy Zhao Dazui. She was really afraid that she would feel sick and unable to eat, but she had no choice but to go through with the whole act.
During the meal, Zhao Dazui kept picking up dishes and pouring wine for Mu Jin, but Mu Jin refused to eat on the grounds that he had just eaten at the inn.
The main reasons why Mu Jin didn't eat were, firstly, that she was so disgusted by the mixture of officials, bandits and snakes that she couldn't eat, and secondly, she could clearly feel that those wine and food had been spiked with things that would arouse the appetite.
Li Quangui's concubine Mei Niang smiled at Mu Jin and the others and said, "My two lords, we are all a family from now on. Just treat this place as your own home. No need to be polite."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "This is the master's home after all. We are guests here, so how can we not be polite?"
Everyone at the table was in a friendly mood for a while, and the atmosphere seemed to be very harmonious.
Li Quangui and Zhao Dazui had already drunk a lot in the inn, so they didn't drink much here. Seeing the beauty beside them, their true colors gradually revealed.
Mu Jin sat upright. Zhao Dazui saw that Mu Jin's hands were white and smooth. Just now in the inn, he just held them lightly, but Mu Jin dodged them skillfully. However, thinking about the tender and smooth touch now, he still felt itchy.
Zhao Dazui planned to do whatever he thought of. He poured a glass of wine for Mu Jin, handed it to Mu Jin and said, "You said you have admired me for a long time, but you don't even want to drink with me. Isn't that unreasonable?"
After saying that, when he was about to put the wine glass in Mu Jin's hand, his fat hand moved towards Mu Jin's hand.
Mu Jin took the wine glass, turned his wrist effortlessly, and blocked Zhao Dazui's hand with the back of his hand.
Zhao Dazui wanted to touch Mu Jin's hand, but his hand was empty. He realized that Mu Jin seemed to have been playing with him all day. His face turned dark and he felt angry.