8: Chapter 8 Taking Action

There are many injustices in this world, and Pei Qingyun did not intend to meddle in all of them.

However, the brute's actions still made him feel displeased.

As an outstanding youth who had experienced nine years of compulsory education, although his body was already old and frail, his conscience had not yet been extinguished.

Although Pei Qingyun had not witnessed the entire process of the event, he still roughly deduced the ins and outs of the matter.

It was nothing more than Wang Da taking a fancy to the young girl.

The young girl and her father were unwilling.

So, Wang Da devised a scheme to cause the death of the young girl's father.

Now, he was using coercion and bribery, exploiting the filial duty regarding the lack of heirs to threaten the young girl, displaying the evil of human nature to the fullest.

In the past, on television, Pei Qingyun had seen such reports.

But ultimately, it was separated by a screen, and he did not fully grasp it personally.

Of course, another important point was that everything that could be reported had also undergone Late Stage processing.

Only by being at the scene did he know what it meant to be so angry that one's hair stood on end...

Following Pei Qingyun's outburst, the gazes of those around him turned toward him in unison.

Originally, his age and attire already made him quite conspicuous in the crowd.

Previously, everyone's attention had been focused on the young girl selling herself to bury her father, which was why they had not noticed him.

Without a doubt, he once again became the focus of the crowd.

The people around were not fools, and most of them understood the meaning behind his two sentences.

It was just that these words coming from the mouth of an eighty-year-old man had a strange sense of incongruity.

After glancing at Pei Qingyun a few times, everyone's attention focused back on Wang Da.

Everyone had a gossiping heart; they wanted to see Wang Da's reaction.

Feeling the gazes cast by the crowd, Wang Da was incredibly annoyed.

Just as the woman was showing signs of relenting, who would have thought a meddler would appear halfway.

If the newcomer had been a hero, that would be one thing, but a wretched old man dared to question him.

"Old man, who are you talking about?" Wang Da's face showed displeasure as he coldly questioned.

"What, dare to do it but dare not admit it! You look tall and sturdy, yet you only do things that are worse than a pig or dog." Pei Qingyun was not polite at all and retorted sarcastically.

Under this direct confrontation, Wang Da completely lost face.

He looked at Pei Qingyun angrily, his whole body emitting a fierce aura, "Old man, you are courting death. If you don't step aside, don't blame me for being impolite."

"I am actually quite curious, what kind of impolite method you intend to use." Pei Qingyun said disdainfully.

After speaking, Pei Qingyun couldn't be bothered to look at Wang Da's face, which had turned livid with impotent rage.

Instead, he walked up to the young girl and said softly, "Young lady, I will pay this money. See if this is enough."

Immediately after, Pei Qingyun took an ingot of silver from his bosom and placed it in the girl's hand.

The girl looked up and stared, only to discover it was actually ten taels of sterling silver.

Immediately, she waved her hand, her face showing gratitude as she said, "Old gentleman, this is too much. My father's coffin does not need this much silver; five taels is enough for you to give me."

The young girl was not a greedy person to begin with.

Furthermore, Pei Qingyun's kindness to her was no less than saving her life.

Without Pei Qingyun intervening, she dared not imagine her fate.

If it weren't for the fact that Pei Qingyun was at this age, she might have had no way to repay him other than to offer herself.

In this situation, how could she accept so much silver?

Of course, she would also fulfill her vow to become a slave and servant after burying her father.

One ingot of silver in this world is equal to ten taels.

In fact, Pei Qingyun rarely carried money with him when he went out.

Usually, these miscellaneous matters were all well arranged by the Pei family.

At this moment, the fact that he could pull out an ingot of silver was just a matter of the girl's luck.

"Keep this silver for now; there is no reason for me to take back something I have brought out. Don't you have a younger brother? The extra silver from holding the funeral can just be used to buy clothes for you and your brother. I really don't like this dirty appearance."

The onlookers did not expect Pei Qingyun to be so generous, bringing out an ingot of sterling silver right away.

They were nothing like these poor families, whose silver was almost all broken pieces saved up bit by bit.

On the other side, Wang Da was so angry that his eyes were almost spitting fire.

Something that was about to be in his grasp had been snatched away like this.

If he could endure this, what couldn't he endure?

Fortunately, he still retained a shred of reason.

If it weren't in broad daylight, he would definitely beat this ungrateful old man to death.

But the anger in his heart needed to be vented.

He glared at Pei Qingyun with wide eyes, then immediately looked at the woman on the side with a fierce gaze, "Don't think that just because this old thing bought you, you will have a good life. This old thing is just looking at your young age, coveting your body; who knows what dirty deeds he might be doing behind the scenes."

"You beast, still thinking of slandering the old gentleman, take your silver and get lost!" The woman said, almost roaring, the accumulated hatred finally finding a vent.

"Good, good, good, very good, I've remembered this."

If he stayed any longer, Wang Da felt the murderous intent in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

He had done his fair share of killing in secret.

As long as there was no evidence caught on the spot, he only needed to use silver to grease palms, and he could still get away with it.

Killing in the street, that was absolutely impossible.

Even though he, a Gang Disciple, had some connection with the yamen, it was mostly financial.

Once he dared to kill in the street, the Gang would not pay such a high price to protect him.

Before leaving, he stared at Pei Qingyun once more, as if to imprint this face into his mind.

The hatred of having his wife snatched away could not go unavenged.

Pei Qingyun did not intend to do it himself regarding such a person.

But Wang Da should not have, above all else, shown murderous intent toward him.

Once murderous intent was revealed, Wang Da has found his Dao to death!

Just as Wang Da turned around, a sound rumbled in his ears like muffled thunder.

Pei Qingyun flicked his finger, and the Qi and blood around his body condensed onto one finger, turning into a sharp arrow that shot straight out.

In the blink of an eye, the finger of Qi and blood crossed several zhang, piercing through Wang Da's heart like a hot knife through butter.

Thump!

Wang Da's body stiffened suddenly, as if struck by something.

Immediately after, a blood hole the size of an index finger appeared on his chest, and blood splattered wantonly.

The few people closest to Wang Da were also splattered with a trace of blood because they couldn't dodge in time.

This lasted for several seconds before Wang Da's body slammed heavily onto the ground, completely losing all signs of life.

At this moment, the onlookers also screamed out loud.

"Dead person, dead person!"

"Someone killed someone here!"

The next moment, the onlookers dispersed in a rush.

Pei Qingyun took a look at the fallen Wang Da, his Qi and blood receded once again, and then he turned and left.

The woman on the side also reacted at this moment and hurriedly shouted, "Benefactor, how should I find you after I finish the funeral?"

"Pei Mansion."

Answering with these two simple words, Pei Qingyun's figure disappeared at the end of the road.