In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 240

"How brave!"

"Where did this little beast come from, daring to spout such nonsense!"

"Arrogant boy!"

"..."

The guests in the hall glared angrily at Chen Dao. They were all respectable people in Ding'an County, and they had never been called pigs before.

At this moment, everyone's faces were flushed, and their fierce gazes seemed to want to tear Chen Dao to pieces!

Of course, they could only glare at them angrily. Although they were fat, they were not stupid. They knew that anyone who broke into Dingchun Tower was either a vicious person or a daring thief. No matter what kind of person they were, it would be unwise to confront them.

Therefore, although these guests were cursing loudly, they were all glued to their chairs, and some even looked ready to run away at any moment.

"Only they are wealthy; the people of Ding'an County are not."

Li Qingyun scoffed, saying that Chen Dao's description of these people as pigs was indeed accurate. The people in the hall were either those who had prospered by relying on the Sun family, or wealthy households who had committed countless evil deeds and oppressed the common people to an extreme degree. In short...

None of them are good people; they are all bloated and smug.

"Who do we have here? It's Magistrate Li!"

At this moment, Sun Ye also noticed Li Qingyun's presence, and his face turned ugly as he said, "Magistrate Li, why are you barging into my Sun family's Dingchun Pavilion instead of being a proper magistrate? Could it be that you are lonely and want two girls to sleep with you?"

"Ha ha!"

Sun Ye's words immediately drew laughter from the entire room.

It was no secret in Ding'an County that Li Qingyun was unmarried. In fact, thanks to the Sun family's deliberate efforts to spread the word, many people even referred to Li Qingyun as a widower, a term used to describe a lonely old man.

"It seems that, as Young Master Sun said, Magistrate Li is having trouble sleeping alone!"

“If Magistrate Li wanted to find a girl, he could have just told us. Why make such a fuss?”

"Magistrate Li is in the prime of his life, so it's understandable that he can't resist the urge to find a girl!"

"..."

The guests knew, of course, that Li Qingyun hadn't come here to find a girl, but that didn't stop them from mocking him, after all...

Li Qingyun was nearly thirty years old and still unmarried, spending his days with an old servant, which was undoubtedly an anomaly in the Xia Kingdom.

Unmoved by the laughter of the crowd, Li Qingyun simply said to Chen Dao and Xu Zhiwen, "Young friend Chen, brother Xu, I'll leave it to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the thugs in the restaurant and the martial artists who had been following Sun Ye surrounded the five of them.

"Except for Magistrate Li, break all the limbs of everyone else and hand them over to me!"

With a gloomy expression, Sun Ye issued an order to the crowd: Dingchunlou is one of the Sun family's most profitable businesses. If this group of people dare to break into Dingchunlou and cause trouble, and even injure the guards of Dingchunlou, then they should be prepared to leave their lives here!

As soon as Sun Ye finished speaking, the thugs surrounding Chen Dao and his group immediately moved.

The fastest to act were undoubtedly the martial artists from the Sun family.

A Sun family martial artist approached Chen Dao with a sinister grin, his five fingers forming claws as he reached for Chen Dao's shoulder, attempting to break Chen Dao's arm.

However, Chen Dao, whom the martial artist considered the weakest and easiest to deal with, was clearly the most difficult moment to handle.

Just as the martial artist was about to grab Chen Dao's shoulder, Chen Dao's hand arrived first and seized his wrist!

"how come?"

The Sun family martial artist's pupils contracted. Among the five who had broken into Dingchun Tower, Chen Dao appeared to be the youngest, and in his view, should have been the easiest to deal with, but...

The reality was completely different from what he had expected. This boy, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, was able to grab his wrist even after he had made the first move...

"Crack!"

Before the Sun family martial artist could think it through, Chen Dao twisted it forcefully!

"what!"

The Sun family martial artist let out a heart-wrenching scream, his hand hanging limply as Chen Dao forcefully broke his wrist!

"what happened?"

"The Sun family's warriors were defeated?"

"How is that possible? The martial artists responsible for protecting Young Master Sun are all martial artists. How could they be defeated so easily by a child?"

"..."

The guests in the hall were dumbfounded, never expecting that the boy, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, would be so fierce.

Sun Ye's expression was also grave, and a sense of unease was creeping into his heart.

At the same time, Xu Zhiwen and Chen Cheng also made their move!

Chen Cheng charged into the crowd like a beast unleashed from its cage, unleashing powerful punches and kicks. Xu Zhiwen, on the other hand, moved gracefully through the crowd, never missing his target. With each strike, he could incapacitate at least one thug or a member of the Sun family!

As for Zhang He, who was left behind, he was responsible for protecting Li Qingyun and shielding him from the attacks of Dingchunlou's thugs.

Fortunately, these thugs who were targeting Li Qingyun were only physically stronger than ordinary people, not martial artists, so Zhang He could deal with them relatively easily.

"what!"

"what!"

"what!"

Screams rose and fell, and in no time, all the thugs from Dingchunlou and the martial artists brought by Sun Ye were lying on the ground, howling in agony.

Seeing his subordinates rolling on the ground, Sun Ye's pupils dilated, and he felt a desire to retreat.

Can……

The main gate was blocked by Chen Dao and his men, leaving him with no way to escape!

"How could this be?"

"Why is this happening? Even the martial artists from the Sun family can't defeat these few thugs?"

"Where did these martial artists come from? And why can Li Qingyun, a mere figurehead magistrate, order them around?"

"..."

The guests were no longer as composed as before; they all looked terrified, and some even hid under the table, afraid of being noticed by Chen Dao and the others.

At the same time, Chen Dao stepped over the bodies of the Dingchunlou thugs and walked up to Sun Ye, saying, "Sun Ye, the second young master of the Sun family?"

"Exactly."

Suppressing his fear, Sun Ye asked, "Who are you? Why are you opposing my Sun family?"

"I have no intention of opposing the Sun family."

Upon hearing this, Sun Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Chen Dao continued, "It's just a pity that your Sun family is unwilling to hand over the Fire Pattern Fruit!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ye was taken aback, recalling the incident two days ago when Li Qingyun suddenly came to his door asking for the Fire Pattern Fruit.

He had been wondering why Li Qingyun, a scholar, would ask for the Fire Pattern Fruit, a medicinal herb used by martial artists. Now he realized that Li Qingyun was not asking for the Fire Pattern Fruit for himself, but was being asked by the young man in front of him!

"My friend!"

Sun Ye's mind raced, and he said, "The matter of the Fire Pattern Fruit is easy to discuss. As long as you can release me back to the Sun family, I will definitely offer the Fire Pattern Fruit with both hands!"

Offering the Fire Pattern Fruit is impossible. This is merely a temporary measure by Sun Ye. Once he returns to the Sun family, what he will offer will not be the Fire Pattern Fruit, but the iron fist of the Sun family.