Hangzhou in May is like a beautiful picture.

The beautiful scenery of Jiangnan is all flourishing in this season.

But Sun Yixie, who was rushing to enjoy the scenery, did not slow down at all, because he could basically guess what his family would react after losing news on the sea for so long. So as soon as he arrived at the Hangzhou boundary, he quickly entered the city and ran back to the Sun's mansion without stopping.

Until he reached the doorstep, Sun Yixie stopped his horse and turned over.

As soon as he stood still, a servant who was sweeping the floor at the door recognized him.

"Small...small...small..." This servant also appeared in the previous article, which is Sun Shisan, who has "smart legs and feet but is very stupid."

Sun Yixiu looked at Sun Shisan who was already excited and stuttering. He knew that it would be useless to say too much to the other party, so he smiled and ordered, "Okay, don't 'less', open the door quickly..."

"Hey!" Sun Shisan immediately threw down the broom, wiped the excited tears with his sleeve, turned around and entered the house through the small door, and then opened the door of the Sun Mansion from the inside.

Someone may ask when he saw this, isn’t it over to go in with Sun Yixi and his servants? Why bother to do this?

Well... it's not impossible, but generally speaking, according to the rules at that time, the owners of wealthy families and guests with status had to open the door to enter the house. The small door beside the door was for servants and "idle people".

Now that Sun Yixie has arrived at the door of his house, he is not in a hurry, so he still follows the rules.

"Young Master is back-"

A minute later, after Sun Shisan gang Sun Yixi opened the door, he turned around and shouted out the words he had been holding on for a long time.

The house was sensational. First, the servants near the front yard heard the roar, so many people visited here with skepticism, and happened to see Sun Yixie strode in meteorically.

Then the shouts began to rise and fall, and the whole family of Sun's mansion was running around and telling each other.

Everyone stopped doing work, didn’t eat anymore, and even got out of the toilet and squatted halfway through... In short, everyone came to welcome Mr. Sun.

Sun Yixie has a clear purpose. No matter how busy others are, he has to go to his parents' house first to report his safety.

As a result, as soon as he walked to the courtyard of Mr. Sun, he saw the two elders staggeringly coming out with the help of his servants.

"Oh! Dad, mom, what are you doing? I'm about to go into the house." Seeing this, Sun Yixie's first reaction was to say the truth.

"My son--" Before Mr. Sun could make a sound, the old lady rushed up crying and said to Brother Sun, "You are not dead! Hey--hahaha!"

But when the old lady came up, she grabbed Sun Yixie and said "death", then she cried and laughed, beating and hugging her, and she looked like a madman.

However, it is understandable that when people face extreme sorrow and joy, they may become such a state of out-of-control emotions and behaviors.

Mr. Sun was also very excited, but when he saw his wife like this, he calmed down, but his face was already full of tears.

To put it short, after this commotion, Sun Yixie entered the inner room with her parents. The three of them chatted about a cup of tea. Sun Yixie briefly talked about his experience when he was "missed", while the two old men were more venting their emotions.

When everyone calms down, it’s almost time to talk about something else.

The old lady didn't get involved in this, so she sent someone to another house to keep Sun Yixie and Sun Yuanwai and his son to discuss.

And they ordered someone to call Mr. Xue Tui and Xue.

Mr. Xue's residence is not far from Sun's mansion, and he arrived at the horse. When he came into the house, he saw that Sun Yixi was still alive, and he was filled with mixed feelings and cried with joy.

But when Sun Yixie saw him, she frowned because Mr. Xue's head was wrapped in cloth, as if he was injured...

What's going on? Then we have to talk about it again...

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Earlier, Sun Yixie boarded a boat to go to sea in early March, and the letter he sent had arrived in Hangzhou almost in mid-March. At that time, everything was still in good condition in Hangzhou, and his family members also hoped that Sun Yixie, who had been away from home for more than half a year, would return safely as soon as possible.

Then wait and wait... It was late March, but the people still didn't arrive.

In theory, if he was on the water route, he should have come back in the past few days. Could it be that he got off the boat halfway and went to play somewhere else?

Maybe... then wait a little longer.

As a result, I waited for April and I haven't believed it yet.

Not only is there no news of Sun Yixie's return, but there is no news of him appearing elsewhere, which... is a bit worrying.

So, Mr. Sun asked Mr. Xue to go outside to find someone to inquire about which ship Sun Yixie was on Guangzhou and where is that ship now? Does anyone on the ship know where Sun Yixie was going?

That day was not as good as it is now. I just need to make a few phone calls or type on the keyboard and find out a lot of things. I had to check these things back then, even if I used a letter to send a letter to someone to do things, it would take at least half a month to go back and forth.

As a result, it was late April, and Xue Tui brought terrible news to Mr. Sun - the ship on Sun Yixi disappeared at sea.

It is said to be "missing", but everyone understands that if the ship disappeared at that time, there were only two situations: one was that it was sank in the wind and waves, and the other was that it was robbed by pirates (the pirates were not necessarily Japanese pirates, and some were from the local or other regions).

But in either case, the chances of survival of passengers on board are minimal.

This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Mr. Sun; let alone Sun Yixi is now a promising son, even if he has no promising prospects, he is also his only son for Mr. Sun... Who can bear the pain of losing his son?

Not to mention the old lady, the Lord who is willing to give "Six Thousand Mother's Love" is not depressed when he learns this?

Originally, Mr. Sun had no intention of telling his wife the truth and was going to continue dragging her back, but Sun Yixie had no news. In addition, Mr. Sun himself was worried and in a daze all day long... After so many years with him, can't he see anything?

Finally, after the two had a big fight, the matter was turned on the table, and the servants in the mansion knew about it.

Although Xue Tui and Butler Sun both told the subordinates not to make this matter public, the paper cannot keep the popularity. You cannot ask all the servants of the Sun Mansion to have the acting skills of the actors. They are still as if nothing happened after such a big thing in the mansion? They are not eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. They will be beheaded if they say something wrong. How can you guard so closely?

So, at the end of April and early May, some rumors about "Sun Yixie has died at the sea" spread across the streets and alleys of Hangzhou City.

Of course, don’t think that once Sun Yixi dies, the Sun’s mansion will immediately become a person who is bullied by others... This is obviously impossible.

After all, before Sun Yixie was born, the Sun family was already a well-known and wealthy family, but the family controlled not as many industries as it is now.

Even if some local forces really want to go to the Sun family to buy and sell after learning the news that "Sun Yixi is dead", they have to make a long-term plan for this matter.

However, by chance, at the end of April, a big tycoon who was not a local Hangzhou came here and wanted to make a name for himself here.

This person's surname is Murong, with a single name of Ji. Because he wanted to take advantage of the popularity of Xiang Ji, the King of Chu, he gave himself a nickname, called "Gambling King".

When I saw this, someone might say, what is the purpose of the nickname I gave me? How dare I call myself "The Monkey King"? Is it useful if others don't recognize it?

Then you really got to the point... Although Murong Ji's nickname was given by himself, after he started to "conquer the world", his title was indeed quickly recognized by the industry.

Which industry do you ask?

Of course it's the gambling industry.

As we have mentioned earlier, most of the gambling shops in Dazhong are operated by local snakes in Green Forest Road in various places, but obviously a small number are exceptions.

The Murong family is this "small part"; behind them... is the officialdom.

Please note that it is not the "East Factory" or the "Emperor Uniform Guard", nor the "Courtary", but the "official world", that is, the officials who are officials in the court themselves have done it themselves.

Originally, how could those officials not be jealous of such rich deals as gambling? But they were obviously not satisfied with just "skinning" from the casino run by Green Forest Road, so some officials in the court united to come up with an idea: Since the court can support the "Flying Ge Gang" and the "High-speed Railway Gang", why can't we use similar methods to support a similar force in the gambling industry?

In this way, the Murong family, this one has a deep connection with the imperial court, the rivers and lakes, and the green forests..., but now the ordinary local tyrant who has long lost his family has been selected.

After the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, a casino called "Huanyi Pavilion" soon opened in Hebei.

In name, the Murong family was just an ordinary businessman. Somehow, they got the approval from the government and entered the "gambling industry" like a naughty man.

But in fact, not long after, the Green Forest gangs who were trying to come to teach this group of "people who don't understand the rules" discovered... This Huanyi Pavilion, or the Murong family, is an existence they can never mess with.

The news spread, and no one dared to mess with the Murong family since then.

In less than ten years, Huanyi Pavilion has blossomed everywhere in all the larger prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River; if casinos in all regions are regarded as diverse restaurants controlled by different green forest lands, then the "Huanyi Pavilion" under the Murong family is a so-called brand chain store.

The income of these casinos has also become a very considerable gray income for a large number of officials (whether they can be divided and the proportion of their share depends on who you are).

To sum up, the Murong family has grown rapidly from decline to prosperity.

As the eldest son of the family, Murong Ji naturally had a relatively inflated mentality, which gave himself the nickname "Gambling Boss".

Just in late April of the 20th year of Yongtai, Murong Ji came to "Rapiders Crossing the River", intending to expand his family's business to Jiangnan, and his first stop was Hangzhou Prefecture.

But as soon as he got here, his ears were filled with... "The eldest young master of the Sun family", "Sun Bancheng", "The giant in the fish market", "Dongxie"... In short, no matter where he ran, he seemed to have to deal with the person "supported" by Young Master Sun.

Then you think...he must be unhappy.

Your Young Master Sun is at best just a domineering Hangzhou, but my Young Master Murong is famous all over the north of the Yangtze River. Why do I seem to be lower than you?

Besides, you are not here now, just relying on your reputation to suppress me, which makes me difficult. Then what if you come back? It's so outrageous!

He was so upright that he heard the rumor that Sun Yixi died at the sea.

Can Murong Ji miss this opportunity? He immediately took action: he took the lead on the first day of May, on the second anniversary of the opening of West Lake Yashi, and brought people to the door to find trouble and directly smashed the restaurant.

Tang Weizhi, who was in charge of watching the scene, was loyal to Brother Sun. He rushed forward at that time, but he was no match for the master sent by the other party. After about twenty moves, he was injured and fainted. He lay down for three days before he could get out of bed and walk.

Xue Tui was very agile. When he saw that the situation was wrong, he hurried to the kitchen when Tang Weizhi dragged the other party, so that Chef Yuan, Zhang Erchu, other waiters, servants and others would all run away from the back door. Because he knew very well that anyone here would be fine. If the two former chefs had any mistakes... For example, someone had broken hands, broken legs, etc., it would be irreversible.

After sending everyone away, Xue Tui returned to the lobby and tried to control the situation, but that was obviously useless. As a result, he was beaten and bleeding.

Of course, Mr. Xue is a scholar after all, and the other party would not chase him and beat him up. Seeing that he was pushed to the ground and was unable to resist, he would ignore him, so he was only slightly injured.

Afterwards, although Mr. Xue also went to report to the official position, the prefect, Lord Lu, was also a member of the officialdom. He knew that the Murong family was his superior, so would he dare to fart?

At this time, Mr. Sun was still immersed in the pain of losing his son and had no energy to mediate these matters with the government.

So Murong Ji felt: It turns out that the Sun family is just a paper tiger after losing Sun Yixie. Okay, then I'll feel relieved.

The next day, Murong Ji took people to rush the fish market.

In short... Five days have passed, and this "gambling bully" can be said to have disrupted Sun Yixi's business in Hangzhou, and there seems to be no sign of counterattack on the Sun family.

Coupled with the rumor that "Sun Yixi is dead", all other forces in the city developed a feeling: Perhaps... Master Sun's era has passed, and Master Murong's era is coming.

But on the seventh day when Murong Ji started to make trouble, the monster from Osaka... Oh no... Hangzhou returned to his hometown.

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Listening to his father and Mr. Xue finishing all these recent events one by one, Sun Yixi's anger rose.

He started to curse in his heart: Mom, where did you come from? I dare to steal my house while I was leveling outside? Do you don’t know how to write the word "death"?

There is no doubt that Brother Sun is preparing to fight Murong Ji.
Chapter completed!