Ch 203: The Copper Hammer
“You bookworm!”
Shangguan Wanwan was really about to be driven mad.
If it weren’t for Li Hanzhou’s excellent storytelling, she would have really thrown him out right now.
How could there be such a foolish bookworm in the world!
He didn’t even believe that there were bad people outside.
Had he never encountered any bad people?
Shangguan Wanwan supported her forehead; facing Li Hanzhou’s naive face, she felt her blood pressure rising.
She wished she could go up and give Li Hanzhou two big slaps to let him know what bad people were.
“Do as you please; there’s another performance tonight. Get some rest!”
Shangguan Wanwan left these words and went away.
While Tianlong City seemed ordinary today, it was also extremely lively, because someone had discovered that morning that seven or eight people in the city had been stripped of their clothes and thrown into the streets. After someone woke them up, they found that their tongues had been cut off, a particularly tragic sight.
Finally, someone recognized that these people were actually Rao San’s men.
They were quickly taken away.
And in a mansion.
A chubby middle-aged man was teasing a bird in the courtyard. The strangely colored bird was eating rice in his palm, and his other hand was clutching prayer beads.
His appearance was very much like a devout Buddhist.
“Master Rao!”
At that moment, someone rushed in from outside.
“What is it? What’s all the hurry?” Master Rao San glanced at the approaching person, frowning and saying, “What does this look like?”
“Master Rao, something happened! Our men had their tongues cut off.” The approaching person said anxiously, “Little Six and the others didn’t come back last night. I thought they went drinking, but who knew they were found stripped and with their tongues cut off, thrown into the street. They were just brought back by our men.”
“Hmm?”
Master Rao San’s originally smiling eyes immediately sank.
“Bring them in.”
With a command, many little brothers outside quickly carried eight people inside.
The eight people were all gesturing and talking anxiously, especially the leading man, who was now covered in tears, kneeling on the ground, not knowing what to say.
But the general gist was to ask Master Rao to help him get revenge.
“What happened?”
Master Rao San asked the person beside him calmly.
“Reporting to Master Rao, a storyteller came to the Misty Rain Tower yesterday, so I had Little Six and the others chase that storyteller away. As a result, they ended up like this.”
“Storyteller? What kind of background does he have?”
Master Rao San was somewhat curious.
“He doesn’t seem to have much of a background.” The man said hesitantly, “He’s not from our Tianlong City; we don’t know where he came from. Our brothers who were keeping watch also investigated; this person didn’t have any true qi fluctuations. He doesn’t seem like a martial artist; he looks more like a scholar.”
“Scholar?”
Master Rao San snorted angrily, and the bird he was feeding was directly squeezed into a ball of flesh!
“A scholar could do this to them?” Master Rao San pointed at the eight people on the ground.
“This…”
The person beside Master Rao San looked at the eight people, frowning and saying, “Who exactly did this? Tell me.”
So the eight people started gesticulating again, but their arms were tired, and the others didn’t understand what they were saying.
“Write it down.”
The man found paper and a pen and gave them to the eight men.
The eight people looked at each other, bewildered.
“What’s wrong?” Master Rao San asked, frowning.
“Reporting to Master Rao, these few are illiterate.” The man said awkwardly.
“Slap!”
A slap landed hard on his face, stunning the man.
“From now on, when we recruit people, we’re not allowed to hire illiterates; they must pass a written test!” Master Rao San roared, “Look at the bunch of trash you’ve recruited!”
“Yes, yes!”
The man couldn’t explain himself.
“But that little woman, Shangguan Wanwan, simply doesn’t take my words seriously. She even dares to hire a storyteller…” A cold light flashed across Master Rao San’s face: “Go call Copper Hammer over; have him break that storyteller’s teeth for me!”
“Yes!”
The man hurried to do so.
At the same time, he also knew that Master Rao San was truly angry this time; otherwise, he wouldn’t have called Copper Hammer.
That was one of Master Rao San’s most powerful subordinates.
With Profound Connection Realm cultivation!
He was once a lay disciple who cultivated at Tianlong Temple, but he left Tianlong Temple because he was tired of the monastic rules and regulations and joined Master Rao San’s side. Over the years, he helped Master Rao San solve many matters.
Copper Hammer also had a certain name in Tianlong City.
Normally, Copper Hammer wouldn’t be mobilized unless there was a major problem.
Night fell.
The Misty Rain Tower didn’t close early tonight but remained brightly lit.
Those who had listened to the Tale of the White Snake at the Misty Rain Tower that morning recommended it to their friends. When they heard that someone wasn’t telling Buddhist stories but a story about a snake spirit and a person, they all became interested.
So that night, the Misty Rain Tower was actually packed!
The Misty Rain Tower hadn’t been this full in a long time.
Shangguan Wanwan’s smile didn’t disappear all night. Watching so much money go into her pocket, Shangguan Wanwan was incredibly happy.
Li Hanzhou didn’t expect that Shangguan Wanwan was actually a little money-grubber.
That night’s Tale of the White Snake astonished those who hadn’t heard it before; they all decided to come back and listen again tomorrow.
However, on the streets of Tianlong City at that moment, a bald man with two others was heading towards the Misty Rain Tower.
The approaching person had strong muscles, his upper body bare, giving a very capable impression!
People on the street made way for him; as locals of Tianlong City, they naturally knew who this person was and that he wasn’t easy to mess with!
“Shopkeeper, it’s bad! Copper Hammer is here!”
Xiao Zhao rushed in anxiously and said, “Copper Hammer has arrived, murderous and menacing. It seems Master Rao sent him to cause trouble.”
“What!”
Shangguan Wanwan’s expression changed. If it were someone else, she could send them away, but everyone knew Copper Hammer was a madman—she couldn’t stop him!
“You run!”
Shangguan Wanwan found Li Hanzhou, who was drinking tea, and exclaimed, “Copper Hammer is here! He’s definitely here to get you. You need to hide!”
“Copper Hammer?”
Li Hanzhou was confused; he almost thought someone was bringing a copper hammer to beat him.
“He’s one of Master Rao San’s most powerful subordinates. He’s a madman, ruthless and cruel. If you fall into his hands, you’ll die a horrible death.” Shangguan Wanwan hurriedly said, “Escape through the back door.”
“In broad daylight, under the heavens, how dare he do anything to me?” Li Hanzhou snorted coldly, “Heaven and Earth have their own justice. If he kills innocent people indiscriminately, he will surely offend Heavenly Might. I possess righteous aura; how could I fear him?”
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