The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799
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“These people are master geomancers from Southport. They can make your life a living hell.”
“Is that so?” Tang Hao asked matter-of-factly.
He nearly rolled his eyes when he looked at those people. Those false cultivators were no match for him!
They obviously did not know what Tang Hao could do!
‘This old man is too naive!’
The group of geomancers was livid when they sensed Tang Hao’s condescension and started shouting and cursing again.
Many people inside the clubhouse were drawn to the commotion. They went outside to see.
“Who are these people? How dare they look for trouble on this auspicious day?”
“It’s the Xue family! The old man is Old Master Xue!”
Someone recognized them.
Many people instantly understood what the commotion was about.
They knew what happened to Xue Cheng and Xue Kai. They could also roughly guess that Tang Hao had something to do with it. Old Master Xue must be here to settle the score.
However, they looked upon Old Master Xue with disdain.
Any discerning person would have guessed what happened to Xue Cheng and his son.
They came to Westridge with some ‘master geomancer’ in tow, and Tang Hao had humiliated them at the dinner party they hosted. They must have instructed the geomancer to harm Boss Tang with fengshui.
Somehow, they were on the receiving end of their sinister plot instead.
They had brought it upon themselves. How could Old Master Xue blame it on Tang Hao?
“What’s going on?”
Secretary Qian and the other officials arrived. They noticed the commotion.
“Who are you, and why are you causing trouble?” Secretary Qian seemed unhappy.
Someone went up to the old man and whispered into his ear.
The old man nodded. Then, he turned to speak to Secretary Qian. “Cause trouble? Nonsense. I’m here to seek justice.
“Don’t you know that this kid is an underhanded, despicable, and unmentionably cruel fraudster? He is the one who caused my son’s death and made my grandson fall into a coma.
“Right, my surname is Xue. Xue Cheng is my son, and Xue Kai is my grandson. I believe you must have heard their names before!”
Everyone exclaimed in surprise when they heard that.
Chapter 465 - VIP
“What? Lil Tang wouldn’t have harmed anyone! I trust his character!”
“Who’s this old geezer? Does he think that he’s such a big deal, that everyone would know who he is from his surname?”
Tang Dashun, Shi Xuenong, and the other people who don’t know him talked among themselves. They felt angry for Tang Hao.
Shi Xuenong yelled angrily, “Hey, damn old geezer, you said that Lil Hao harmed your family, but do you have any evidence?”
“That’s right, that’s right!” The Dragonrock Village council also agreed. “You sound like you’re the underhanded, despicable, and unmentionably cruel fraudster!”
Lil Hao was the major benefactor of Dragonrock Village. They believed in his character, which was why they could not tolerate Old Master Xue’s slander.
Moreover, they were celebrating an auspicious event that night. Only an underhanded and rude person would disrupt it.
Old Master Xue’s eyes opened wide out of anger.
‘Dammit, just who are these people? Looking at their shabby clothes, they’re just normal peasants!
‘Why would these peasants be at such a grand event? There’s so many of them!’
“Shut up! What do you peasants know?” Old Master Xue chided.
Shi Xuenong, Tang Dashun, and the others were instantly furious.
“F*ck your mother! So what if we are peasants? Do you think you are that high and mighty?”
“That’s right! Your ancestors are all peasants too!”
“Hey, brothers, don’t bother reasoning with them. They’re noble Southporters, unlike mere mortals like us!” Someone jeered.
“Oh, no wonder! They’re from Southport!” Shi Xuenong laughed.
“That’s not exactly right. They’re like us, from Westridge, but they migrated to Southport and made a fortune there!”
“Oh, is that so!”
Shi Xuenong’s disdain grew. “That means you’re just a wannabe!”
Old Master Xue’s facial muscles twitched. He was at his boiling point.
‘Dammit, these peasants are making fun of me!’
Commissioner Xia was suddenly reminded of that case. He went to Secretary Qian and briefly explained it to him.
“So that’s how it is!”
Secretary Qian’s expression sank. He looked at Old Master Xue and said, “Back then, the case was mysterious. The police couldn’t find any leads at all. If you said that he did it, I don’t think you could back it up with any proof.”
“Hmph! Of course the police can’t find any leads. That’s geomancy! He must have hired a powerful geomancer to harm my family,” Old Master Xue said.
Secretary Qian was taken aback, but he immediately broke out laughing.
Geomancy, or the study of fengshui, was a supernatural belief. He could not tell if it was actually real.
Even if it was real, it could not be used as evidence in court either.
According to Commissioner Xia, the third victim was said to be a master geomancer from Southport. How could he be a victim of fengshui then?
Commissioner Xia also said that the Xue father and son indeed had a conflict with Tang Hao, but there was no evidence that Tang Hao did anything.
Instead, while retracing the Xue father and son’s footsteps, they found that they had gone to Tang Hao’s factory at the night of the conflict.
They obtained the security footage from the factory and found that they had done something curious there, as though they were laying a fengshui formation.
It was clear that the Xue father and son were the ones with malicious intent.
After that, they could not figure out how the Xue father and son were harmed.
Without evidence, it did not matter what the truth was.
“You must be joking, Old Master Xue. You can’t trust supernatural things like fengshui! Even if a master geomancer was involved in this, how can you say that he was the one who hired them?
“Fengshui isn’t popular here. It’s more of a Southport thing!
“And… all those people, don’t tell me that they’re all geomancers? What are you planning by bringing all of them here?”
Secretary Qian sounded harsh and accusatory.
“That’s right. What do you want to do? Are you planning to harm someone? Get lost, all you Southporters! Get out of Westridge!”
The people were restless.
The details of the incident spread out among the crowd. Even Shi Xuenong and the other villagers knew that the Xue father and son were the ones at fault.
“Dammit, it’s your son who wants to harm our Lil Hao. How dare you place the blame on Lil Hao? Your son probably deserves to die, so there’ll be less bad people in the world!”
Shi Xuenong took off his shoe and flung it at Old Master Xue.
His movements were very fast. Old Master Xue did not manage to dodge it, and the shoe hit him squarely in the face.
The shoe was unbelievably stinky. Old Master Xue nearly fainted from the smell.
“Father!”
A middle-aged man defended him from behind.
Old Master Xue’s body wobbled. His anger made him light-headed.
He was insulted by a peasant! That peasant even threw a shoe at him!
That was… utter humiliation!
“You… Just you wait! You’re the province secretary here, right? You’re a nobody to me! My Xue family has connections in the mainland. Just you wait, you’ll be out of a job soon!
“And you too, and you, and you, and you… don’t be too happy yet. This Haotian Group will go bankrupt very soon. It’s too easy for my Xue family t
o ruin you.
“And you too, you filthy kid. Prepare to suffer!”
Old Master Xue yelled. His face was contorted.
Just as he finished speaking, another shoe flew toward him.
It was a very accurate throw. The shoe hit its target again.
Old Master Xue’s body stiffened.
He was trembling with anger. “Just you wait, all you filthy peasants! I’ll make sure that you are dead!” He yelled madly.
“Dammit, can’t you shut up? Do you think that you’re in Southport now?”
Shi Xuenong grumbled. He turned around to yell at the people behind him. “Take off all your shoes! Throw them all at him!”
Everyone’s expressions seemed hostile.
That old person had been ill-mannered. He said that he was not afraid of Secretary Qianb, and he also boasted that he would bring down Haotian Group.
“You don’t believe me? Just you wait!” Old Master Xue yelled again.
At that moment, everyone heard the sound of car horns from the road. A few black cards came into the venue.
The cars stopped, the doors opened, and people got out of the cars. Two of the people were Province Secretary Weng and Vice Governor He.
The other people looked like they were high-ranking officials too.
They furrowed their brows once they saw the commotion.
The newly-arrived guests walked toward the commotion, with Secretary Weng leading the way.
Old Master Xue was in the middle of his tantrum. He was about to open his mouth and spew curses.
However, one person from his group happened to glance at the incoming guests and shook with fear.
His lips trembled. “How… how could this be…” he mumbled.
He could not believe that the top-ranking officials from the province were invited to the party.
How… was that possible?
They were in Westridge, a small, backwater district!
Haotian Group was not very significant either. How could it attract the attention of all the top brass of the province?
That was ridiculous!
Secretary Qian and the others went ahead to meet those people.
He also told them about the situation.
“Oh, there’s something like that? They’re Southporters, right? How disrespectful!” Secretary Weng said coldly.
Vice Governor He also seemed unhappy.
Secretary Weng’s expression sank. “Drive them away quickly! A few more VIPs are coming!”
Secretary Qian was shocked. ‘VIPs? Isn’t Secretary Weng already the highest-ranked official in the province? Is there anyone higher?
‘Oh my god!
‘If Secretary Weng calls that person a VIP, who might they possibly be?’
Secretary Qian and the others broke out in cold sweat. They could not believe what they heard.
He was not that surprised that Province Secretary Weng and Vice Governor He were there. They knew that Tang Hao was Old Master He’s benefactor, and Vice Governor He was Old Master He’s son.
Their appearance at the party was no surprise at all.
They were shocked that Tang Hao managed to invite a higher-ranking official.
“Who else did Tang Hao manage to invite? This is ridiculous!”
They were shocked beyond belief.
They hastily rushed back to the crowd and tried to shoo away the Southporters. The Southporters resisted, and they called Commissioner Xia and his subordinates over to pull them all away.
The people jostled and argued at the entrance. Before Old Master Xue and his gang could be driven away, two cars stopped amid the commotion.
Chapter 466 - The Taoist Masters Are Here
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The scene in front of the event hall was chaotic.
Shi Xuenong, Tang Dashun, and the other villagers shoved the group of Southporters while cursing at them.
Secretary Qian and the other district leaders were worried. They joined in the furor.
The Southporters were flustered. They yelled and cursed, and they were close to throwing punches at the people who jostled them.
At that moment, the two cars drove in and parked in front of the clubhouse.
Tang Hao noticed the cars. He quickly separated the crowd, pulled Qin Xiangyi, and walked toward the cars.
Secretary Weng also seemed worried. He quickly walked toward the cars.
Secretary Qian and the other district leaders panicked. The VIP that Secretary Weng mentioned had arrived.
The crowd eventually calmed down. The people in front of the event hall turned their heads toward the two cars.
They were both curious and surprised at the same time.
Who could possibly garner the attention of all the leaders in the province? All the officials, including Province Secretary Weng, had to greet them personally.
Tang Hao, the host, had also brought Qin Xiangyi over.
They knew that even the Province Secretary did not receive that sort of treatment.
The Southporters stopped struggling.
Old Master Xue was clueless when he saw that.
‘What’s going on?
‘Unless… the person in the car is more important than the province secretary? Otherwise, why would the province secretary deign to greet them personally?
‘How is that possible?
‘It’s already rare enough that so many high-ranking officials gather at Westridge. How could there be someone even more important?’
The doors opened. Two old people came out of the first car, while an old man and a man in his fifties came out of the second car.
Everyone was confused when they saw those people.
They did not know who those four people were.
However, Tang Hao and the other officials walked up to them and greeted them eagerly. It seemed as though the four people were incredibly important.
Very soon, a few people recognized one of the old people.
“That’s Old Master He, Vice Governor He’s father!”
Everyone exclaimed in surprise when they heard that.
“What? So he’s the Old Master He of the He family?”
“Oh my god, it’s him! Who’s the old man next to him? Even Old Master He has to be courteous toward him!”
Their shock grew by the moment.
Tang Hao brought Qin Xiangyi to greet the two old men.
“Thank you for coming, Old Master Zhou!”
“Thank you for coming too, Old Master He! Your presence is an honor!”
Tang Hao smiled and bowed at the two people.
“Good evening, Old Master Zhou, Old Master He!” Qin Xiangyi also bowed at them.
The two old men smiled. “Don’t mention it. We can’t possibly decline your invitation, Divine Doctor Tang!” Old Master Zhou said.
He turned his head, and his gaze fell on Qin Xiangyi.
Old Master Zhou was surprised. He smiled curiously at Tang Hao with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
After they exchanged some pleasantries, Tang Hao brought Qin Xiangyi to the second car.
The people from the second car were none other than Old Master Bai and General Bai.
“Not bad at all, Comrade Tang Hao! Your business is already so prosperous! Your future is limitless!” General Bai laughed heartily as he shook Tang Hao’s hand.
Province Secretary Weng and the other officials went to greet Old Master Zhou after Tang Hao.
Secretary Qian and the other district leaders hesitated.
They wanted to greet those people, but they thought that they might be unqualified and might accidentally offend them.
They hesitated for a long time before eventually gathering the courage to shake hands with them.
From talking to the Province Secretary, they found out that those people were the elite from the Capital.
“Oh my god, they’re VIPs from the Capital!” They exclaimed incredulously.
The
y could not believe that VIPs from the Capital were willing to come to a small district like Westridge to attend the opening ceremony of a corporation.