Chapter 131

In the No. 1 Pawn of the small town under Mount Windward…

The dim light, the wooden fence, the huge counter, especially the white-bearded old man, even much older than his grandpa, was looking at him with a thoughtful look behind the counter. All this made Yu Xiaohu feel uneasy!

He was simply dressed, and his skin was rough and dark, so everyone could tell at a glance that he was not the owner of the jade pendant. Yu Xiaohu knew it well. However, if he explained it to the old man deliberately, the latter might suspect more that he stole this jade pendant from someone else. Actually, he was just pawning the jade pendant for Zixiu’s cousin’s husband! Speaking of which, that guy was so odd! His wife was already so sick, but instead of sending a physician for her, he was eager to pawn this jade pendant! Even though he was really short of money, he did not have to do this in a hurry. The Yu family was poor, but they could afford the medical fees at least! Besides, even though he felt ashamed to borrow money from others, he did not need to pawn the jade pendant which was obviously precious and expensive! He could pawn something else…

Yu Xiaohu suddenly remembered the fine, well-made brocade robe Zixiu’s cousin’s husband was wearing. Indulging in himself, he did not notice that the old man who was staring at him with an inquiring look had led a thin, but sturdy young man in.

“Where’s the owner of the jade pendant?” the young man asked as soon as he walked in.

Startled, Yu Xiaohu blurted out, “In my house!”

To his surprise, the young man turned around and nodded to that old man without a word before he walked back to the inner room. The whole process lasted less than half a minute as if he had never come out.

While Yu Xiaohu was puzzling over the strange inquiry he had just been subjected to, the old man had sat back behind the counter and asked expressionlessly, “How much do you want for it?”

“Huh?” The sudden change in his attitude made Yu Xiaohu even more confused. He looked at the old man blankly. This was the first time he came to a pawnshop. So they were just going through the normal process of a pawnshop? Was the young man asking about the background of the jade pendant in accordance with the custom of the pawnshop or because he suspected him of stealing it?

“Did you hear me?” Hearing no response from the guest, the old man flicked the wooden counter impatiently.

Yu Xiaohu finally came back to his senses. Zixiu’s cousin’s husband looked handsome and imposing, and it was obvious that he had come from a rich family, so the jade pendant must be genuine. At the thought of this, he calmed down and started to negotiate the price with the old man.

Soon, the price was settled. After signing the agreement, Yu Xiaohu took the money and left.

There was a clinic on the east street of the town. Passing by its gate, he really wanted to walk in and ask the physician to go with him. But at the thought of the cold gaze of Zixiu’s cousin’s husband, he could not help but grow tense. After wrestling with himself for a while, he finally gave up the idea. Letting out a sigh, he left with his head lowered.

With so many silver ingots in his pocket, Yu Xiaohu was a little nervous. Although it was cold and there were very few people on the road, he had the feeling that someone was following him!

When he hurried home and saw the gate open, he felt his heart skip a beat! Having a hunch that something had happened, he rushed into the yard. Sure enough, there was nobody inside and it was in dead silence!

“Shi…” Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a chill in his neck, and then a sharp pain… It was obvious that someone was placing a blade against his neck!

“Clang…”

Hearing a loud sound of metal colliding in his ear, Yu Xiaohu felt his brain go blank and he almost collapsed to the ground.

When he came back to his senses, the chill blade against his neck had fallen to the ground!

He looked up and was surprised to find that a few men in black and some people in masks were fighting! The clash of swords rose and fell, but no one spoke.

What…what was going on? Didn’t they want the money from me?

Yu Xiaohu had never seen such a fierce fight. He was so scared that his thoughts were in chaos. He thought they were bandits, who were going to rob him of his silver ingots, and now they were fighting over the future distribution of the stolen money. This was a good chance to escape, but he would not run away as his wife, his child and his grandpa were still in those people’s hands!

Therefore, although his legs felt like jelly, this young country fellow still plucked up and sneaked into the backyard while those “bandits” were locked in a fierce fight and had no time to think about anything else.

Without being noticed by those “bandits”, he successfully arrived at the backyard. However, as soon as he opened the backdoor of their house, he saw a masked man.

He was about to scream instinctively, but the next second, feeling a pain in his chest, he went stiff, unable to move or make a sound!

“Hmm…” a low sob sounded out in a dark corner.

It was his wife! Yu Xiaohu was so anxious that he was almost out of his mind! He glared at the masked man furiously. What had these damned gangsters done to Shiliu?

“Let’s go!” someone said briefly.

The familiar voice and the commanding tone… When Yu Xiaohu suddenly realized it was Zixiu’s cousin’s husband who was speaking, he popped out his eyes!

It was Nangong Du who was standing behind the masked man. As he had expected, those guys in black came quickly. However, it was not so easy to kill him!