Tricks of the Jianghu

After understanding the whole story, both Daoist Master Xiao Yang and Yang Ming wore expressions of shame.

Su Ziyang took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure. Let's go, let's go home, my master is waiting for us there."

After saying that, Su Ziyang, eyeing Fairy Li Fairy Li, took out her car keys from his bag, and the group drove back to Su Ziyang's residence.

As soon as Su Ziyang opened the door, two people were sitting behind his desk in Su Ziyang living room, looking at the scriptures Su Ziyang had copied.

"Master, Master Jin is here too!"

Su Ziyang was quite surprised that Daoist Jin was also there.

As Su Ziyang spoke, he helped the unconscious Fairy Li into the bedroom and gently placed Fairy Li on the bed.

After entering, Daoist Master Xiao Yang and Yang Ming greeted Daoist Jin and Mr. Mengfei.

"Master, please check what's wrong with her. I suspect that boy put something in her drink too. I can't wake her up no matter what I do."

Su Ziyang didn't have time to be polite. He pulled Daoist Jin and Mr. Mengfei by the arms and went into the bedroom. Yang Ming and Daoist Master Xiao Yang followed closely behind and squeezed into the bedroom.

Mr. Mengfei sat by the bed and took Fairy Li's pulse first, while Su Ziyang stood anxiously to the side.

"Don't worry, his pulse is steady, he's really fine, he's just asleep." After taking Su Ziyang's pulse, Mr. Mengfei patted him on the shoulder, indicating that Su Ziyang could rest assured.

"Then why aren't you awake? You didn't drink that much!"

If Mr. Mengfei says everything is fine, then everything must be fine, but he still finds it very strange that Fairy Li is sleeping so soundly.

"Um?"

Daoist Jin observed carefully, then leaned close to Fairy Li's head, pinched a little powder from the corner of Fairy Li mouth, and smelled it in his palm.

"Yes, Sleep Sage Powder."

Daoist Jin looked up at Su Ziyang, then at Mr. Mengfei, and then frowned.

Are you alright?

Su Ziyang followed closely behind, holding onto Daoist Jin's arm, his face filled with worry.

"You're really letting your concern cloud your judgment. Sleep Sage Powder is just for sleeping, what could possibly happen! She'll be fine tomorrow. You two stay here and keep an eye on the little girl. We're going to the living room to talk about something."

Daoist Jin asked Yang Ming and Daoist Master Xiao Yang to stay with Fairy Li in the bedroom, then closed the bedroom door and the three of them went to the living room.

Are you alright?

As Mr. Mengfei spoke, he specifically looked at Su Ziyang's pants.

"I just threw away the pants and bought a pair of work pants for the restaurant's waiters..." Su Ziyang said helplessly.

"How did we run into this thing? Where did it come from? What era are we living in?"

Daoist Jin stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.

"Master, what did that person give me? It's so strange!"

At the time, Su Ziyang was anxious and only asked Mr. Mengfei for the solution without asking for details. Now, sitting down and thinking about it carefully, he still feels a little scared.

"There's nothing to be afraid of; they're just some little tricks that people from ancient times came up with to play pranks on others."

Daoist Jin interjected, but did not explain what Zhang Guozhou had given Su Ziyang to drink.

"So what did that guy give me to drink?"

Like a curious child, Su Ziyang continued to dig deeper.

Frog urine.

Mr. Mengfei looked at Su Ziyang with a half-smile.

"... Really?"

Upon hearing what Mr. Mengfei said, Su Ziyang's face turned green, and then he looked at Daoist Jin.

However, Daoist Jin's serious expression had already given Su Ziyang the answer.

Without saying a word, Su Ziyang turned around and went into the bathroom, ready to gag his throat.

"Alright, alright. Just drink a little, it's already been absorbed, there's no point in trying to defecate it. Frogs live in water, their urine doesn't really taste, it's fine, just consider it a tonic."

Mr. Mengfei called out to Su Ziyang, and then couldn't resist making a couple of sarcastic remarks to Su Ziyang.

Upon hearing this, Su Ziyang felt even more disgusted and vomited with a loud "whoosh".

"Damn it, the next time I see that kid, I'll knock his teeth out."

After vomiting, Su Ziyang rinsed his mouth while cursing.

"Master, how could anyone know this? That kid doesn't seem very old. Judging from the way you two are talking, not many people should know about this kind of prank!"

Su Ziyang rinsed his mouth several times before he could suppress the nausea in his heart.

"So you're the only one with a master to teach you? Why can't others have masters to teach them?" Mr. Mengfei rolled his eyes at Su Ziyang. "I think frog urine is a bit toxic; it might lower a child's IQ a bit."

Ignoring Mr. Mengfei's self-deprecation, Su Ziyang thought for a while and then recounted how Zhang Guozhou used a hairpin to divide the wine.

Are you sure it's a black hairpin?

Daoist Jin asked in surprise.

"Do I even need to confirm? I'm not colorblind. It's just a jet-black hairpin. The design is quite unique. I want to see it; he hasn't let me."

Su Ziyang rinsed his mouth again with his water glass and said with great certainty.

"Then I know who this person is."

Daoist Jin nodded with absolute certainty.

Daoist Jin then explained the origin of the hairpin, which was made of rhinoceros horn. With the improvement of wildlife protection mechanisms, it is now virtually impossible to find such a thing.

Therefore, anything you have in your possession is definitely something passed down from ancient times or inherited from your family.

In ancient times, rhinoceros horn was considered a treasure with spiritual power. In addition to its medicinal value, people believed that wearing rhinoceros horn could ward off evil spirits and get rid of all demons and monsters.

Ancient people believed that rhinoceros horns were divided into water rhinoceros horns and land rhinoceros horns. Water rhinoceros horns could part water. Rhinoceros horns were carved into specific shapes, and the wearers, after systematic and professional training, would hold the rhinoceros horn carving in their mouths. When they submerged in water, the rhinoceros horn could create a three-foot space in the water around their mouth and nose, allowing them to breathe.

Hairpins made of rhinoceros horn have the same effect, but to separate wine and water with a rhinoceros horn hairpin, a certain medicine is needed, namely otter bile.

Applying otter bile to a rhinoceros horn hairpin allows you to separate the wine in a cup.

Mr. Mengfei's eyes lit up with curiosity after hearing what Daoist Jin said.

"I really didn't know much about these tricks used by itinerant swindlers in alleyways. Are they really that amazing?"

Daoist Jin nodded. "I heard it from an old man before, and now that Ziyang says he saw it with his own eyes, then it can be confirmed to be true."

Having figured out the reason for the wine distribution, Su Ziyang suddenly had a mischievous glint in his eyes and asked with a wicked grin, "Master Jin, you must know how to collect frog urine, right? I'd like some."

"Want some more? Haven't had enough?" Mr. Mengfei added insult to injury, making Su Ziyang feel extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything.

"Yeah, catch a frog, put it in an iron basin, then bang the basin hard, and the frog will pee in fright. Then you can drink it."

Daoist Jin also made fun of Su Ziyang Su Ziyang, showing him no mercy whatsoever.

"You... you were scared to death?"

Although Daoist Jin told him the method, Su Ziyang found it somewhat unreliable.

"Can I piss myself in fear?"

"Yeah, sure. A stomp of your foot can scare someone so much they'll pee their pants. If you want to boost your courage, you'll have to chug down a lot of cold water."

Mr. Mengfei nodded, suppressing a laugh as he spoke.

Su Ziyang whirled around, staring intently at his master, then sighed, "Master, I beg you, can we please let this go? From the moment I entered, every word you uttered was filled with insults. Your words have chilled my heart."

"Hmm. I won't say anymore." Mr. Mengfei's smile faded upon hearing Su Ziyang's words, and he nodded very seriously.

Just as Su Ziyang breathed a sigh of relief and was about to ask about the method of collecting frog urine, Mr. Mengfei suddenly stood up, stomped his foot, and let out a loud "ha!" which startled Su Ziyang.

"Let me see if he still needs to pee. Hahaha." Mr. Mengfei ignored Su Ziyang, who was almost scared out of his wits, and walked closer to him, pinching the expensive work pants that Su Ziyang had bought with two fingers, and examined them carefully.

Daoist Jin watched Mr. Mengfei's antics, pretending to stroke his beard, then covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Master... you're still my master, can't you have some self-respect? This is ruining my admiration for you!"

Su Ziyang took a few deep breaths, his heart still pounding, and then looked helplessly at Mr. Mengfei was gloating beside him.

"Alright, alright. Stop fooling around. I need to talk to you about something serious."

After Daoist Jin said that, the master and disciple stopped arguing and listened attentively to what Daoist Jin had to say.

"Last time Ziyang encountered that guy with the shady behavior and acupressure techniques on the bus. I asked some old hands in the martial arts world to inquire about him. I found out some information, although I don't know where he is. But I did find out who his master is. I'm planning to go and pay him a visit. Do you two want to come?"

"You even managed to find out about this? You're really well-connected!" Mr. Mengfei first marveled at Daoist Jin's interpersonal relationships, then said with great certainty, "Since we've found out, let's go and meet him. A disciple begets a master. Let's see what kind of expert he really is."

Su Ziyang nodded. "Okay, I can go take a look. I'm really interested in seeing what kind of people live outside of the novel."

"Aren't we the same?" Daoist Jin and Mr. Mengfei said in unison.

"No, you two don't have any idol baggage." Su Ziyang curled his lip and glanced at his two masters with extreme disdain.

Seeing Su Ziyang's expression, Mr. Mengfei clasped his hands in a fist salute to Daoist Jin: "Daoist Jin, this child is yours. I will not teach him!"

After saying that, he got up to leave.

"I'm not teaching him anymore! Let's go. Even if we teach him, he'll look down on us."

Daoist Jin also clasped his hands in a fist salute to Mr. Mengfei, and then the two masters walked towards the door.

The two were about to leave, Su Ziyang made no attempt to stop them. However, when they reached the door, Mr. Mengfei turned back, opened the bedroom door, and said to the Daoist Master Xiao Yang and Yang Ming, who were whispering to each other, "Are you two leaving or not? We two old folks are getting out of here."

Daoist Master Xiao Yang and Yang Ming exchanged a glance, then immediately got up and followed the two elders outside.

Seeing that the two Yangs were about to leave, Su Ziyang quickly called out, "Hey, hey, you two, get rid of Fairy Li!"

"Nonsense! It's windy outside, let her be blown around!" Yang Ming gave Su Ziyang a serious look.

As Yang Ming closed the door, he even made a fist and gave Su Ziyang a thumbs-up gesture, whispering, "A rare opportunity!..."

Then, with a bang, the door was slammed shut.

With the four of them gone, only Su Ziyang and Fairy Li remained at home.

"A man and a woman alone together, what kind of situation is this? This is ruining my reputation!"

Su Ziyang discovered that these two Yangs were really wicked; they hadn't even taken off Fairy Li's shoes and coat before throwing her onto the bed.

What Su Ziyang didn't know was that the two of them had actually taken off their coats and shoes, but after whispering to each other, they put them back on.

Su Ziyang stood by the bed, completely at a loss for what to do. He stood there stunned for a full five minutes before his hands trembled as he took off the little boots that Fairy Li Su Ziyang put on.

Then Su Ziyang began to unbutton the Chinese knot buttons on Fairy Li's collar. The knot buttons were not easy to undo, and Su Ziyang's hands were trembling.

Then Su Ziyang muttered to himself, "Su Ziyang, you're such a fucking loser. You're not even that great, it's just taking off your clothes, taking off your clothes. What the fuck are you shaking at, what the fuck are you shaking at..."

Su Ziyang was fine when he stopped muttering, but the more he talked, the more his trembled became.

As soon as he unbuttoned one button, sweat broke out on Su Ziyang's forehead.

"I never suffered this much when I was forging the Iron Cloth Shirt, it's awful!"

Su Ziyang tremblingly took off Li Zijun Li Zijun's coat, revealing a pink tank top underneath.

"What a terrible thing to do."

Su Ziyang looked at Li Zijun's snow-white shoulders and neck and cursed inwardly.

"I'm so sorry, Fairy Li. I really didn't mean to. I didn't see it on purpose."

Su Ziyang was really surprised that Fairy Li Fairy Li wearing a bra under her coat, so while muttering to himself, Su Ziyang gritted his teeth and took off the coat that was covered in the smell of alcohol.

Then he pulled the blanket off the bed and covered Fairy Li with it, took Fairy Li's coat and went to the living room, then closed the bedroom door.

Su Ziyang hung up Fairy Li's coat and then sat down on a meditation cushion in the corner of the living room. The cushion was a gift from Daoist Jin, Su Ziyang meditated on it every night.

Today, the matter involving Zhang Guozhou has left Su Ziyang feeling turbulent and uneasy. So, Su Ziyang sat cross-legged on the futon, breathing heavily and circulating his martial fire to clear away these unpleasant thoughts.

Su Ziyang entered a meditative state.

Meanwhile, Zhang Guozhou, who had escaped, was kneeling in a living room being scolded. His gold-rimmed glasses were shattered on the floor, his hair was disheveled, and there was a broken belt on the ground.

"I told you, I'm only scamming money, only scamming money. You wouldn't listen, and you still want to get both the woman and the money. Do you even have the ability to do that?! You son of a bitch!"

The person swearing was a middle-aged man, sitting on the living room sofa with a ferocious expression, clearly furious.

"Master, I was wrong!" Zhang Guozhou said softly, head bowed.

"You're saying 'I was wrong' and that's it? You're going to ruin everything!!! Let me tell you, this girl is a rich woman. She owns two houses here, not to mention other places. If you do this, we won't get a single penny, all our efforts over the past six months will be wasted, and there's a very good chance that this kid you mentioned will find us!"

The middle-aged man pointed at Zhang Guozhou's nose and cursed.

"I'm telling you, if you ever lose control of your genitals again, I'll castrate you myself!"

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned and went into the bedroom.

The middle-aged man entered the bedroom, Zhang Guozhou still didn't dare to get up. After kneeling there for nearly two hours, the middle-aged man in the bedroom finally said, "Come in and let's discuss what to do!"

Zhang Guozhou then staggered to his feet and went into the bedroom.