In July, the sky was hot and the air was stuffy. It was just past nine o'clock in the morning, and the scorching sun had already begun to show its might. It made people's pores itch and want to sweat.
Hanzheng Street.
People who had been to the city knew about this street, and those who had not been there had heard of it. This street was famous.
Since ancient times, this place had been a gathering place for merchants, and the current era was no exception. In the morning, the streets were busy. Those who opened shops, bought goods, sold goods wholesale, traded goods, and came to fiddle with small gadgets gathered from all directions. The streets were bustling and bustling with activity. It was a lively scene of trading.
However, at this moment, the three people walking towards them were obviously not the ones who were going to make the transaction.
The man in the lead was wearing a black T-shirt and black leather pants. He looked to be in his twenties. His hair was long and short, black with a hint of white. He draped over his shoulders and wore black sunglasses. He looked quite handsome on closer inspection.
With a cigarette in his mouth, he swayed left and right as he walked. After a few steps, he scratched his head with his little finger. Then, without caring if there was anyone beside him, he flicked his finger. However, even if someone did " win " the lottery, they would at most feel disgusted and not dare to provoke these people because their faces seemed to have four words written on them: I'm a hooligan.
The hooligans on Hanzheng Street were certainly not simple. The two underlings they brought along were also very tough. They had buzz cuts and black tight singlets, outlining their powerful tiger backs and bear chests. When the timid friends saw these two brothers, their legs and stomachs involuntarily trembled.
The three of them walked all the way and soon arrived at their destination. There were firecrackers all over the ground in front of a shop. It was obviously a shop that had just opened.
"Dragon Tiger Noodle Restaurant."
The leader of the hooligans held his sunglasses and looked up. After reading, he yawned lazily and pushed open the glass door to enter the shop.
The interior of the shop was very simple. The walls were white and the roof was white. There were a few pots of orchids. It was obvious that they did not spend too much money on the decoration. However, there were a few mahogany sofas in the lobby of the shop, which were worth a lot. Moreover, it was only a few hours, but the air-conditioning in the shop had already made the room cool and comfortable.
The hooligan was also a man with amazing foresight. He nodded silently. This shop owner was most likely not short of money. It should not be difficult to collect the protection fee today.
"The environment of this noodle shop is not bad, but there are no tables. Could it be that the customers are standing and eating noodles?”The valiant underling behind him muttered, causing a little girl who came out of the inner room to giggle.
This little girl was not bad. Her eyes were bright, her lips were red, and her teeth were white. Her smile had a kind of moving charm. The leader of the hooligans 'eyes lit up. He turned around and scolded," F * ck them. They don't even know how to read more books to boost their electricity. They're uncultured and embarrass me when they come out. What noodle shop? This is clearly a noodle shop!" Remember! You need a place of culture to survive!"
After scolding his underling, the gangster turned around and grinned at the little girl. He introduced himself," May I know your name, Miss? I'm Ye Kong. The merchants nearby call me Brother Kong out of respect.”
Although Ye Kong was polite and courteous, the way he scolded his underling for being dirty left a deep impression on the little girl. When she saw him drop a ball of cigarette ash as he spoke, the little girl frowned and said rudely," Uncle, please don't stand there smoking!"”
Who was Ye Kong? The hooligans on this street, the local tyrants. Normally, people would have to give face to her. Hearing the little girl's words, he immediately felt unhappy, not to mention that she had that title. " Uncle," how despicable. This bro is only twenty-four this year and doesn't have a proper girlfriend yet.
"Don't stand here and smoke? Could it be that Big Sis wanted to arrange a bed for this bro to lie down and smoke?”Ye Kong shot the little girl a sideways glance and asked in a very rude manner.
It was really difficult to deal with such a character. However, the little girl wasn't an ordinary person, and she didn't respond at all. Instead, her eyebrows were raised, and she didn't say anything, her beautiful eyes glaring at Ye Kong.
They stared at each other, not giving in to each other.
It was unclear if this hooligan had found his conscience, but after about ten seconds, Ye Kong raised his hand and said helplessly," Alright, alright, I'm afraid of you now. I'll just kill you right now, alright?" Sigh, nowadays, there wasn't even a place to smoke.”
This person wasn't bad. He knew what was good for him, but he had too much character. The little girl held back her laughter, and her dislike for this person had lessened a lot. She waited for the other party to go out and throw away the cigarette butt before she said," My surname is Zhao, and I'm the boss here. Uncles, do you want to have your fortune read, or do you want to have a name?"”
Generally speaking, fortune-tellers preferred to be older. It was best to have white hair and a long beard. One could tell at a glance that she was a long-lived immortal. Otherwise, she would wear sunglasses and pretend to be blind. Today, she was a little girl. It was unknown if she was trying to deceive others.
However, Ye Kong couldn't care less about that. He walked over and said," Boss Zhao, I've never believed in superstitions, and I won't let anyone help me choose my fate. So, you can't cheat me of my money."”
Fortune tellers hated people for not believing them, and they hated people for calling them liars. Ye Kong's words had instantly offended the little girl's taboo, and the anger he had just let go of instantly surged up again.
"Then why have you come to our store? If there's nothing else, it's better not to delay everyone's work!”He was asking her to leave.
Ye Kong didn't move. He smiled and said," Boss Zhao, we're from Hanzheng Security Company. We saw that your store's security measures weren't up to expectations, so we sent you security guards.”
The young lady did not understand the hidden meaning in the other party's words and immediately rejected him." Thank you. Our shop is small and our business is small. We can't afford a security guard. Moreover, there's no place for him to stand.”
Seeing that the young lady was still being insensible, Ye Kong continued," Boss Zhao, that's not right. If we open our doors to do business, it's inevitable that some hooligans will cause trouble or petty thieves will come knocking on our doors. Otherwise, there will be people who won't pay after their fortunes are read. It's better to hire a security guard just in case. As for not having a place to stand, don't worry about it. Unless something happens... our company's security guards will never come knocking on our doors.”
The little girl found it funny. Hooligans, you are hooligans yourself. You don't come to visit unless something happens. Do you want to take money for free?
Just because the little girl didn't understand, it didn't mean that others didn't understand. At this moment, a young and handsome man walked out from the inner room. He wasn't very old, but his footsteps were indescribably elegant. He was holding an ancient book in his hand.
"They're here to collect protection fees.”The handsome young man put the book away and stood beside the little girl.
"What? Is there really a protection fee?" The little girl seemed to have just joined the underworld. She was a little surprised. Then, she called out softly," Senior Brother…" She meant for this man to stand up for her.
Ye Kong looked at it, and thought, Oh no! Handsome senior brother and beautiful junior sister, childhood sweethearts, and deeply affectionate. How could he have the right to interfere?
" This friend is right. You can also say that it's a protection fee. If you do business on Hanzheng Street, you have to be protected by our Hanzheng Gang.”
The young man who was called Senior Brother had been in society before. He immediately asked," I wonder how much you pay each month. Our small business is just…"
However, this junior sister was unhappy. She thought that her senior brother was going to show off his might and drive away the local ruffians. Who knew that he would bargain as soon as he came.
"Senior Brother, how can we bow to these hooligans and evil forces of society? Are you afraid of him?" Lady Zhao interrupted.
Ye Kong laughed coldly, shaking his tiger body as he said,""Boss Zhao, this is the rule of our Hanzheng Street. Go and ask around which shop on this street doesn't pay protection fees? " You guys are just lucky. It just so happens that you're in my territory. A month isn't much, only 300 yuan. And before that, Dumb Qiang's income is even more than that.”
In fact, this pair of brother and sister were the disciples of the current sect master of Longhu Mountain. They had come out to gain experience. In this day and age, monks and Taoists were all extremely rich, especially in famous temples like this. Before they could spend all the incense and donations, people would come and send them over. They did not care about this small amount of money at all.
Although the senior brother was not afraid of gangsters, he knew that these gangsters were difficult to deal with. However, the junior sister was young and impetuous, and hated evil like an enemy.
"No! We can't bow down to these ugly acts. I'm going to call the police!”the little girl said angrily.
Ye Kong chuckled." Call the police, then. Did we smash your shop or rob you? We're here to contact the security company. Can the police stop us from contacting the security company?”After asking this question, Ye Kong and his two underlings burst into laughter.
The little girl was so angry that her face turned red, but she also gave up the idea of calling the police.
At this moment, Ye Kong twisted his neck, turned around, and instructed," Big Dumb, Second Dumb, from today onwards, you will come here every day to experience the traditional culture and learn more from them. Only with culture will you be able to find a wife. Remember, regardless of rain or shine, you must come when you open the door and close the door before you leave! Also, if there are guests, you have to be extra humble and stay close to them!”
The threat in these words was very strong. Even a fool could tell that they were going to cause trouble every day. With these two hotheads here, not to mention the customers who came to read their fortunes, even the electricity bill collectors would not dare to enter.
Although the little girl did not want to lower her head, she knew that these hooligans were not easy to deal with. Looking at her senior brother who kept persuading her, she sighed." Can't you let people do business in peace?”
Ye Kong knew that there was no doubt about the protection fee today, so he continued,""Beauty, do you understand the meaning of the word 'peace'? The so-called peace, if you want peace, you can only have peace. How? Settle it! How? Money. Therefore, if you want to do business safely, you shouldn't be reluctant to spend a small amount of money. Only by spending a small amount of money can you have the opportunity to earn a lot of money. If you are willing to do it, but if you are unwilling, what can you do?”
He was not afraid of anything, but he was afraid of a cultured hooligan. As soon as Ye Kong said this, the young couple across from him looked at him in disbelief, wondering if these were the words spoken by the man who had just spoken such obscenities, and who looked like a hooligan among hooligans. How could he say such a literary line?
Behind Ye Kong, his two underlings were even more impressed.
"Wow! Brother Kong is amazing! Listen, Ping An, if you want peace, you have to settle it. Why didn't I think of such a reasonable sentence?”
"With your pig brain, Brother Kong is a cultured person. Didn't you hear Brother Kong say that you need a cultured place to survive?”
"No wonder big brother sect leader admires our brother Kong.”
The two lackeys were still marveling at Ye Kong's literary accent when they heard the cultured hooligan speak again. The two of them thought to themselves, Listen carefully, and don't miss out on these reasonable words.
This time, Ye Kong gave an example." Take me for example. I used to own a small shop, and I was unwilling to pay protection fees back then. I thought,'Why should I give you guys the money I worked so hard to earn?' But soon, something happened. One day, when I went into the toilet and squatted down, someone covered my head with a sack and beat me up.”Ye Kong seemed to be thinking back to the past, and a hint of sadness appeared on his face. He shook his head and said calmly," Now that I think about it, it was only a few hundred yuan. Now, every time I poop, I can't help but look around.”
The two underlings behind him almost fainted. Brother Kong, can you give me some face? I was just praising you for being cultured. Your example is too…unique.
The little girl surnamed Zhao smiled when she heard that. Ye Kong looked over and saw that there was a chance. They were about to pay up.
However, who knew that after the little girl finished laughing, she raised Xiaoyu's hand and said," I understand now. To deal with someone like you, I have to beat you until you're afraid!”
The little girl hit Ye Kong right away, raising her hand to slap him in the chest. Ye Kong didn't even budge, thinking to himself," That little hand of yours is more than enough to tickle me."
However, the senior brother beside him knew how powerful she was and hurriedly shouted," Junior Sister! Don't attack!"
However, it was already too late. The little girl's actions were faster than her words. Just as his palm was about to hit Ye Kong's chest, the senior brother reacted quickly and struck out with lightning speed. He quickly placed an object in his hand in front of Ye Kong's chest to block the impact of his palm.
"Pa!" An almost inaudible crisp sound rang out.
A strange scene appeared after the attack. Ye Kong, a living person, had disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace behind. It was as if a second ago, there was only air here.
The two brothers blinked and looked up at the little girl surnamed Zhao. The fear in their eyes became stronger and stronger…Finally, they shouted in unison,"”Then, he ran out.
The pair of senior brother and sister were also motionless as if they had been pressed to pause. After a while, the little girl retracted her hand and looked at her palm in confusion. She said," Senior Brother, I just wanted to teach him a lesson. I didn't use much strength! Besides, even if he used all his martial arts, how could he…make people disappear?”
"I don't know." The senior brother's eyes widened and he was also puzzled. He said,"I've never seen or heard of the Dragon-Tiger Yin-Yang Palm making people disappear.”
The little girl was extremely vexed." How could this be? Why was he so weak? Will this guy be alright?"
The senior brother tried to comfort her this time," Forget it, don't be sad. He's just a hooligan. Just take it as helping the people get rid of the evil…" Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly thought of something. Looking at his empty hands, he exclaimed," Not good! The book in my hand just now…Oh my, that's the treasure of our Dragon Tiger Mountain that has been passed down for thousands of years, the complete collection of talismans!”
"Ah!" The little girl was also stunned, but then she said," That book is useless. 99% of the talismans drawn in it are useless. So what if you throw it away?"”
"Sigh! What bad luck. How am I going to explain this to Master when I go back…"
In terms of bad luck, Ye Kong was the most unlucky. At this moment, it was as if he had entered a large vortex formed by gray clouds, and he couldn't see the layers of gray clouds in front of him.
After passing through layers of gray clouds, he didn't know where he was. He couldn't see what was ahead, and he couldn't stop his body. He felt like a leaf in a tornado, or a weed in a whirlpool, being pulled into the depths of the whirlpool by a powerful and mysterious force...
The vortex was very far away, so far that it was boundless and endless. Finally, his eyes were a little sleepy, and his thoughts began to become muddled... He wanted to hold on.
However, this trip was too far away.
"I, Ye Kong, have never done any great evil, but I've done many small evil deeds and small good deeds. Sigh, I'm taking back the protection fees. I hope that when I wake up…I'll be in heaven.”He muttered and finally closed his eyes.
After so many years, his clothes were tattered.
After countless years, his body was also broken.
In the end, everything he had turned to dust in the chaotic space. The only thing left was his soul.
And the thing that protected his soul was the Encyclopedia of Talismans. At this moment, the Encyclopedia of Talismans 'main body had vanished into thin air, leaving behind only a wisp of golden light that protected Ye Kong's soul as it passed through the gray cloud vortex that spanned billions of kilometers. It was unknown when the end would appear, and it was also unknown if the end would be heaven...
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