Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 380: Chapter 379: The Pauper

The little boy looked shy, and when he saw Su Yang walking toward him, he was clearly at a loss. Finally, biting his lip as if he had made up his mind, he said in a low voice, ”Brother, my family has a room, do you... do you... would you like to stay...?”

”How much for one night?” Su Yang asked.

Gathering his courage, the boy whispered, ”Fifty... fifty...”

”Fifty?” Su Yang was surprised. The rooms offered by the people here all started at a thousand a night. Fifty a night for the boy’s room—could he have heard it wrong?

Hearing Su Yang’s tone, the boy looked visibly frightened and whispered, ”We can... we can give a discount...”

Su Yang was speechless for a moment. A room rate of fifty, and you still want to offer a discount?

Before Su Yang could respond, a man nearby sneered, ”Doggie, your house wants to charge fifty? You had better pay me fifty to stay there for a night; I wouldn’t want to!”

The boy’s face turned red with embarrassment, and he protested softly, ”You... you stop talking nonsense...”

”Hey, you’re talking back!” the man immediately glared and said, ”Did I say something wrong? Have you even looked at what kind of house you live in? What era are we living in still staying in that kind of mud house? Your house has only those two lamps, doesn’t even have a household appliance, and doesn’t even have running water connected. Air conditioning, a water heater, you don’t have any of those. Staying at your house, even washing your face is a problem—what’s the difference from being in prison? Who would want to stay there?”

”You... you...” the boy was red-faced with anger but had no comeback.

Su Yang frowned slightly. After hearing what the man said, he understood what was going on. And judging by the boy’s behavior, it seemed to be his first time trying to rent out a room, and he was very timid. No wonder his price was so low.

It seemed like the boy was very afraid that Su Yang wouldn’t stay. He looked at Su Yang with an almost pleading gaze, ”Big brother, how about this—stay for thirty... thirty a night. We have water at home, and I... I will heat it for you. I definitely won’t delay your bath, how about it?”

”A price drop already?” The man beside them laughed. ”Just thirty? With the fleas in your house, who knows how many there are. Paying thirty for a night and then catching some skin disease or something, how would you handle that?”

”You’re lying; my house... my house doesn’t have fleas!” the boy retorted angrily.

”Hey, who are you raising your voice at? Who are you raising your voice at?” the man was suddenly furious, rolling up his sleeves and about to come settle the score with the boy.

It was at this moment that Su Yang spoke up, ”Alright, I’ll stay at your house.”

Both were taken aback, and the boy looked at Su Yang with surprise and joy. ”Big brother, you... you’ll really stay at my house? That’s great, I... I’ll bring you back right now, and get the room ready for you...”

The man stared at Su Yang, incredulous. ”Hey, are you out of your mind? Didn’t you hear what I said? With the conditions at his house, you still want to stay there? You’d be better off toughing it out in your car for the night than staying at his place!”

Su Yang glanced at the man, and said coldly, ”What business is it of yours where I choose to stay?”

”You...” The man was at a loss for words, then disdainfully looked at Su Yang’s car. ”No wonder. With the kind of car you drive, I guess your pockets aren’t very full. Staying at Doggie’s house is perfectly normal for you; fits your status. However, let me tip you off—around here, the minimum bets for the underground boxing matches start at a thousand. You’d better save up, or if you can’t place a bet because you’re short a hundred or two, that’d be really embarrassing!”

Su Yang frowned slightly. The man’s words were really sharp and harsh. Under normal circumstances, Su Yang would have slapped him already. But now, he had to hold back. Until he found Ghost Blade Mo Qianli, he couldn’t afford to cause too much trouble. If his identity were exposed and Mo Qianli ran away, that would be troublesome indeed!

”Big brother, let’s go, don’t mind him!” the little boy said excitedly.

”Fuck, what do you mean by that?” The man suddenly flared up, glowering at the little boy, ”You looking down on me, huh? What are you, a child with no parents, what right do you have to look down on me?”

Saying this, the man was about to grab the little boy but was directly blocked by Su Yang.

”What are you doing?” The man glared and said, ”What, you want to meddle in my business? You don’t see where you are. This is Beiguan Town, are you trying to be tough with me here in Beiguan Town? Bullying our locals, huh?”

As soon as these words came out, a lot of people started to gather around. The locals were very united, especially on matters involving outsiders acting tough; they cared greatly about this.

The little boy, terrified, quickly said, ”No, don’t be fooled by him, big brother isn’t looking for trouble...”

”Bullshit, not looking for trouble? Then what was the meaning of you making a move on me just now!” The man simply started making up lies.

”You dare to use violence?” People around immediately began to clamor.

”Damn, outsiders are so arrogant now?”

”Driving a crappy car and still daring to cause trouble in Beiguan Town, are they tired of living?”

”Have the thresholds of our Beiguan Town become so low? Are we letting just anyone bully our locals now?”

”Don’t let him get away, stop him, we’ll give him a good beating later!”

The crowd began to encircle Su Yang while yelling, and the little boy anxiously tried to defend Su Yang, but his voice was weak and no one paid attention to him.

Su Yang remained calm. He silently waited for the voices of the people to die down before he looked coldly at the man who had spoken earlier, ”I came to Beiguan Town to participate in the peripheral boxing matches. If you don’t want me to take this matter to Old Zhang Fifth Brother, then keep causing a fuss!”

Once he said this, the people around immediately quieted down.

Old Zhang Fifth Brother was the person who organized boxing matches in Beiguan Town. He wasn’t a local, but in Beiguan Town, he was the absolute authority.

Old Zhang Fifth Brother himself was a well-known figure in the underground scene nearby. Located at the border of two provinces, he carved out his own territory. His power, even in Pingnan Province, was only second to Eight-Faced Yama, far stronger than the other six figures.

Since Old Zhang Fifth Brother was situated at the border of two provinces, he couldn’t be considered an underground figurehead of either Pingnan or Pingbei Province. But this in no way affected his formidable power. In Beiguan Town, Old Zhang Fifth Brother’s word was law!

Of course, Old Zhang Fifth Brother was also good to the people of Beiguan Town. Beiguan Town used to be a shabby place where every household lived off farming, and life was pretty bleak.

Once Old Zhang Fifth Brother arrived here, he quickly developed the town. Its prosperity surpassed even that of the county city. The common people of Beiguan Town all benefited, becoming wealthy without having to rely on farming for a living anymore.

That was why Old Zhang Fifth Brother’s prestige in Beiguan Town was extremely high. And the most frequent saying of Old Zhang Fifth Brother was: No matter how the people of Beiguan Town make money, the only thing they can’t do is interfere with his boxing matches!