Chapter 303: Chapter 310: A smile that can overthrow a city! Another smile that can overthrow a country! (Second update)
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Yang Zhen was dragged by the Ice Martial Guards and ran madly, chased relentlessly by the crowd behind him. Various vegetable baskets, chicken eggs, and even shoes were flung at him.
Initially, the Ice Martial Guards dragged Yang Zhen, but as the situation got worse, Yang Zhen decided to grab the guard and run faster, soon leaving the crowd several streets behind.
Once they had finally shaken off the crazy mob, a confused Yang Zhen peeked out from a tavern and muttered, “What the hell just happened? Why did I get chased through several streets just for saying my name?”
The Ice Martial Guard chuckled bitterly, “I don’t know. I haven’t been in Tiding City for over two months. Maybe someone with the same name as you, Yang Zhen, did something outrageous and infuriated the public?”
Yang Zhen shook his head, “That’s too coincidental. Here’s the plan, go out and shout ‘Scumbag Cat’ in the street, then run and lose the crowd. After that, you can return to Ice Martial City with my report, how does that sound?”
The Ice Martial Guard hesitated before nodding, “Just shouting ‘Scumbag Cat’ is enough?”
Yang Zhen nodded, “Go ahead, shout it loud, and I can figure out what the deal
is.”
With a skeptical look, the Ice Martial Guard went onto the busy street, took a deep breath, and just as Yang Zhen was about to have a moment of silence for him, he yelled, “Scumbag Cat!”
Whoosh!
Instantly, all eyes on the bustling street turned towards the Ice Martial Guard. The guard’s face drained of color. Before he could even glance back at Yang Zhen, he wailed and ran, “Young Master Yang, save me…” Yang Zhen shook his head and sighed, “Bro, you better pray to Buddha!” Then, Yang Zhen slapped his hand on the table, cursing, “Damn it, Scumbag Cat, I knew that bastard was up to no good. How the hell did nobody know me on my first visit to Tieling City and yet I became a rat everyone wanted to kill?” Mumbling to himself, Yang Zhen continued, “What the hell did Scumbag Cat do to piss off the whole Tieling City?”
What pissed him off most was that not only did Scumbag Cat get himself into trouble, he even dragged Yang Zhen into it. The next time they met, he was going to skin that bastard!
While Yang Zhen was fuming, a young man with a feather fan and a handkerchief came over and sneered, “That damn Scumbag Cat was the absolute worst! Nearly all of Su Dajia’s admirers in Tieling City wanted him dead. Plus, there was that Yang Zhen guy. He reportedly had the audacity to show his face in Tieling City, really brazen, and look what happened, he’s now a rat everyone wants to hit!”
Hearing this, Yang Zhen, pretending to be perplexed, asked the young man, “My friend, my name is Yang Kang, also Yang. I’m very interested in what this Yang Zhen guy did to cause such a public outrage.”
The young man was taken aback before responding, “Oh, Brother Yang, nice to meet you! I’m Xue Zonglin, a local from Tieling City. Is this your first time here?”
“You can tell?” Yang Zhen looked puzzled.
Xue Zonglin laughed, “The Northern Island people look and build differently than the southerners. Although the differences are subtle, an astute person can recognize them easily. I’ve never heard of you, Brother Yang, so I assume it’s your first time in Tieling City.”
Yang Zhen suddenly realized, “I see. Do you know about Yang Zhen…” “Speaking of this Yang Zhen, he doesn’t seem to have done anything heinous! Xue Zonglin shook his head and shrugged.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen heaved a sigh of relief, looked tentatively at Xue Zonglin, about to ask something, when he heard Xue Zonglin continue, “It’s just that the bastard has no filter. He made some indecent comments, insulting Su Dajia. He deserves to be executed for this!”
Yang Zhen’s heart dropped, cursing that damn cat and all its ancestors, and he asked with disbelief, “Brother Xue, Tieling City seems to house people of good nature, so exactly what did Yang Zhen say… what kind of abhorrent words could possibly have caused such frightening public outrage?
Xue Zonglin felt pained, eyeing Yang Zhen for a while before he slammed the table angrily, “That bastard, he actually said that even with Su Dajia’s talent and charisma, she’s only fit to be his chambermaid, and even then she might barely be deserving enough to share his bed, can you believe…”
“What?!” Yang Zhen jumped up abruptly, his face red and white with rage. Gnashing his teeth, he exclaimed, “That bastard, I swear… I’ll get him for this, for such utter nonsense!”
“Brother Yang!” Xue Zonglin was startled, and quickly tried to appease Yang Zhen, “Calm down, Brother Kang. Even though Yang Zhen is despicable, he’s just a worthless outcast!”
A worthless outcast?
Yang Zhen was infuriated to the point of being speechless. Goddammit, that damn cat, doing such an absurd thing. It’s not just the people of Tieling City, even he himself wanted nothing more than to tear that bastard cat to shreds! And that Su Dajia, an old fool, talking about sharing a bed, had this damn cat awakened some weird propensity?
Especially thinking about an old fool warming his bed, and even having the gall to think about sharing it, just gave Yang Zhen shivers of disgust, making his hair stand on end.
“Damn it, that bastard, just you wait, just you wait!” Yang Zhen gnashed his teeth, cursing under his breath while rubbing off his goosebumps.
Xue Zonglin hurriedly calmed Yang Zhen, “Calm down Brother Yang, calm down. Yang Zhen is just an attention-seeker, trying to attract people’s attention with such a method, he isn’t worth your time, he isn’t worth it!” Arriving at this point, Xue Zonglin sighed and said, “Who would have thought, Brother Yang, that you too are such a great admirer of Su Dajia. Not only is she exceptionally talented, but she is also a stunningly beautiful woman, such a lady…”
“What?” Yang Zhen was taken aback, gripping Xue Zonglin’s arm and asked, “You mean… a stunningly beautiful woman? This is a… woman?”
It isn’t an old man?
Xue Zonglin looked completely baffled and nodded, “Yes… Yes, is there anything inappropriate about this?”
“inappropriate?” Yang Zhen blinked, “Of course it’s inappropriate, and greatly inappropriate indeed, it’s inappropriateness to the sky!”
-What do you mean?” Xue Zonglin looked even more confused.
Yang Zhen shook his head and swayed his body, angrily remarking, “Su Dajia is such an unparalleled beauty, she should be described as enchanting and capable of causing the downfall of a city, an alluring maiden descended from the heavens. How could she possibly be summarized as just a beautiful woman?”
Xue Zonglin looked shocked, his body trembling as he muttered to himself, “Yes, yes, you’re right. To describe Su Dajia’s talent and beauty, you are absolutely right!”
Reaching this point, Xue Zonglin looked amazed at Yang Zhen, giving an appreciative bow, “I never expected Brother Yang Kang to be so impressively and brilliantly eloquent. I am totally amazed. I could never have said such an awe-inspiring thing. Su Dajia, after hearing this, will surely be very pleased!” Yang Zhen found it astonishing. Tieling City sure was an interesting place to have so many smitten by Su Dajia. Could she truly be exceptionally beautiful, even better looking than the young girl and the naive Daoist practitioner?
Just then, a clear bell toll sounded. Xue Zonglin’s face changed, and he exclaimed excitedly, “It’s time!”
Yang Zhen was taken aback, quickly grabbing onto Xue Zonglin, who was about to run off, and asked, “What time is it?”
“It’s time for Su Dajia’s announcement!”