Chapter 41: Tian Heng spitting blood, reaching new heights

"Ah..."

Tian Shisi let out a piercing scream, sending chills down everyone's spine.

Then, he directly fainted.

Instantly, the faces of everyone around twitched.

This scene made them all feel as if their own hands and feet had been broken.

Especially the warriors of the Black Clothing Gang, Tian Hong and the other adopted sons, felt a chill throughout their bodies.

How tragic it is when a rabbit dies and the fox mourns!

How chilling it is!

How devoted were Thirteen and Fourteen to their adoptive father?

And after the incident, they were immediately sacrificed and framed?

They never expected that the leader, who usually appeared righteous and loyal, would be so ruthless.

Today he sacrificed Thirteen and Fourteen without hesitation, but what about tomorrow?

Will it be our turn? It certainly will be!

Thirteen and Fourteen were the most favored adopted sons of the leader, and compared to them, these people's importance was as light as a feather.

When necessary, the leader would certainly not hesitate to sacrifice anyone.

Instantly, Tian Hong's position in the hearts of the adopted sons plummeted.

If these people had a measure of worship, it would have fallen drastically at this moment.

Today, Tian Hong has lost the hearts of the people in the Black Clothing Gang.

To put it simply, when the people's hearts scatter, it's hard to lead them.

Not only that, there were countless onlookers around.

In their minds, Tian Hong was so domineering, and they never expected him to be forced by a guy like Shen Lang to break the legs of his two adopted sons?

It's truly a loss of dignity!

And this incident would soon spread throughout Xuanwu City. At that time, the fear of Tian Hong by countless people would greatly diminish, and his position in the martial world would plummet.

Today's scene would become a disaster and a lifelong shame for Tian Hong.

Tian Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Lang, are you satisfied now?"

Shen Lang replied, "Almost, Leader Tian, I'm sure you remember what I said to you yesterday very well, right? I really am someone who keeps his word."

Yes, how could he not remember?

It's etched into his bones and soul.

How much will he have to pay in the future to make up for today's losses?

He never thought that in his entire life, he would suffer such a great setback at the hands of Shen Lang, this young dandy.

Who could have thought that Shen Lang could really do it!

But Tian Hong still has a chance.

As long as he clings to the leg of the magistrate's mansion, once he helps the magistrate and the governor to eliminate the Count's mansion, he will be the deputy city lord. Everything will be worth it.

As long as he has power, what's the point of talking about chivalry in the martial world?

But today's humiliation will have to be swallowed alive.

For now, and for the future!

Shen Lang said, "Leader Tian, it's getting late. Our business is almost finished."

Tian Hong's face changed drastically.

What? It's not over yet?

He already publicly broke the legs of his two adopted sons, and it's not over yet?

"Shen Lang, don't force me!" Tian Hong roared.

"I only won nineteen thousand gold coins at your gambling den, right?" Shen Lang said. "I can't just let it go. You must give me the money. My wife will be calling me home for dinner soon."

Instantly, Tian Hong's eyes turned bloodshot, and he was about to lose his temper.

He could not and would not give out this money, and he couldn't even afford it.

His gambling den had already lost tens of thousands of gold coins today, and the treasury of the Riches and Honors Pavilion was almost empty. Where could he find so much money?

It's absolutely impossible to give money, unless you ask the Count himself to come and claim the debt.

Shen Lang said, "Of course, I'm still a man of integrity. If you can't come up with so much money, what can we do? I can't force you to sell your wife, can I? So give me two thousand gold coins first, and write a note for the remaining ten thousand seven, how about that?"

Shen Lang estimated that this was the largest amount the Riches and Honors Pavilion could come up with at this time.

Tian Hong really couldn't believe that a person could be so shameless and audacious.

Heavens, why don't you strike him down with lightning?

Shen Lang said, "Leader Tian, give me two thousand gold coins, and write a note. This is how today's matter will end. Otherwise, I'm afraid that one day I won't be able to control my hands and feet, and I'll involuntarily enter your gambling den again. It would be awkward for us to meet at that time."

Then, Shen Lang looked at the sky and said, "It's really getting late, my wife is really waiting for me impatiently. The food will be cold if it's not eaten soon."

Even two thousand gold coins, Tian Hong was unwilling to give, because it was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

"Even if we have a falling out in public, he still wouldn't want to."

And at that moment, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear.

"Give it to him..."

That was the voice of Zhang Jin, coming from the second floor of the Fugui Pavilion.

He had been watching the scene from upstairs the whole time.

Zhang Jin said, "The Xuanwu Count's family has strict traditions, the Count himself is old-fashioned. Money won from the casino is the most despicable and filthy, if Shen Lang brings it back to the Count's mansion, the Count will be greatly disappointed in him, and may even beat him half to death."

What Zhang Jin said was right.

If Shen Lang lost money in the casino, it would greatly damage the reputation of the Count's mansion.

But if he won money, and brought it home, that would be an even greater disrespect to the reputation of the Count's mansion.

You, a dignified hundred-year-old aristocrat, are actually making money through such despicable means.

How far has the Jin family fallen?

Tian Hong thought and immediately knew Zhang Jin was right, so he said coldly, "Alright, I will give it to him!"

"Someone, Shen Lang won money at our casino, immediately go to the treasury and get two thousand gold coins to give to him."

A moment later, his two stepsons carried a chest over, filled to the brim with two thousand gold coins.

"The promissory note?" Shen Lang asked.

"I'll write it," Tian Hong said.

But everyone knew that this promissory note would never be repaid.

After writing the promissory note, Tian Hong handed it to Shen Lang, saying, "Shen Lang, are you satisfied now?"

Shen Lang took the promissory note and carefully examined it.

Then, he opened the chest and grabbed a handful of gold coins, enjoying the wonderful feeling of their weight.

The golden gleam almost blinded everyone around.

Tian Hong sneered inwardly, "Take it, take it. I'm waiting for the Xuanwu Count to break your legs."

When Shen Lang took this money, the more he reveled in it, the worse his situation would be when he returned to the Count's mansion.

This would be an irreversible blow to the Count's mansion's reputation. Tian Hong could almost imagine the Count's fury and heartbreak upon seeing these gold coins.

However, Shen Lang suddenly smiled enchantingly, and then his face became resolute.

He spoke with righteousness and passion, "How could I possibly care about a meager two thousand gold coins?"

"Tian Hong, how many people have lost everything in your casino, their families broken up, how could you bear it in your heart?"

"I, Shen Lang, view money as nothing, I didn't come to your casino to win money, I came to teach you the unscrupulousness of the wealthy, I came to seek justice for countless families, to uphold the true way of chivalry."

"My father-in-law always tells me to love the people like my own children. Today, I am teaching the Fugui Pavilion not for myself, but for the people of Xuanwu City."

"This money, I won't take a single coin. It all belongs to the people, and I will return it to the people!"

Shen Lang grabbed the gold coins and showered them on the crowd of onlookers.

"Everyone, this money belongs to you."

Shen Lang desperately scattered the gold coins.

At once, the crowd went completely wild.

Two thousand gold coins, a huge sum of money.

Shen Lang had given it all to the people of Xuanwu City.

All the hundreds of people present were completely ecstatic.

Ten minutes later, Shen Lang had distributed all of the two thousand gold coins.

This... this is what it truly means to spend money like water, isn't it?

So satisfying!

"Long live Shen Lang!"

"Long live the Count's mansion!"

Everyone at the scene cheered together.

And Tian Hong, watching this scene, couldn't do anything to stop it.

He was completely at a loss!

Not only did you force me to break the legs of my two stepsons, but you also used my money to buy the public's favor?

You aren't just insulting my dignity, but also my intelligence?

Tian Hong had been holding in his anger, and at this point, he couldn't bear it any longer. A surge of pain rose in his chest and abdomen.

He couldn't hold it in any longer and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Shen Lang, I, Tian Hong, am at odds with you!"

"At... at... odds!"

With that, Tian Hong staggered and almost fell backward.

Inside the Fugui Pavilion, Zhang Jin and Lord Liu Wuyan were completely dumbfounded.

"I can't believe it has come to this! This scheming little beauty!"