Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"What about you guys…, sell in bulk as well?"

Hah!?

"Younger Brother, do you still want to buy more slaves?" The fat slave trader returned to his senses from the shock of Zheng-Fu's question before asking again in a more polite tone to confirm that he had not misheard.

"If you two sell at the same bulk price as Elder Brother, then I'll buy all of your slaves as well!" Zheng-Fu nodded slightly and replied to the fat slave trader.

Umm!

All right!

"I'll sell in bulk like him!"

The other slave trader did not hesitate to immediately agree upon hearing that, because he was afraid that Zheng-Fu would only buy slaves from one trader, so he immediately seized this opportunity.

Hey, you!

The fat slave trader frowned when the comrade in the same business rushed to answer like that.

"You two don't need to worry, I have already told you that I'll buy both of your slaves if you sell them to me at the same bulk price as that Brother!" Zheng-Fu knew what the two slave traders were thinking. He then explained to them clearly that he did not choose to buy from either of them, but rather from both of them.

Ah!

Of course!

This time, the fat slave trader did not want to miss another chance. As soon as Zheng-Fu finished speaking, he immediately agreed.

Great!

"Then you guys can calculate the price."

All right, Master!!!

The two slave traders were overjoyed to be able to sell all the slaves, so they quickly calculated the price. The fat slave trader had a total of 410 slaves, including 200 female slaves, 200 child slaves, and 10 elderly slaves, for a total price of 34,500 Eternal Coins. However, he gave Zheng-Fu a discount of 2,500 Eternal Coins, so it was only 32,000 Eternal Coins, which was a bigger discount than the first slave trader.

The other slave trader had 200 slaves in total, including 100 female slaves, 50 child slaves, and 50 old slaves, for a total price of 16,000 Eternal Coins. This slave trader could only give Zheng-Fu a discount of 2,000 Eternal Coins because he had bought them at a higher cost than the others. But to sell, he had to lower the price like the first slave trader; otherwise, he would not be able to sell those slaves.

Therefore, Zheng-Fu spent a total of 56,000 Eternal Coins in exchange for seven hundred and seventy slaves, which was quite a good price. Although those slaves were not strong, they could do other things. Furthermore, his mansion in the Deity Land did not have any servants, so he thought of taking those people to be servants of his Tian-Tang Clan.

"Young Master, where do you want us to take these slaves?" The fat slave trader saw that Zheng-Fu came alone, so he offered to transport the slaves so that he would have the opportunity to do business with Zheng-Fu in the future.

"Then please drop them off at Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall. Tell the people there that I, Zheng-Fu, asked you to bring these slaves there, and ask them to take care of them for me for the time being." Zheng-Fu thought for a moment before recalling Zi-Ying-Er's Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall. He believed that that place would be most suitable.

All right, sir, Young Master!

Thank you very much!

After buying over seven hundred slaves, Zheng-Fu continued walking into the trade zone. His goal was to go to the tavern he had seen before, which was not big or famous. It was just a small, old, and unremarkable tavern. The reason Zheng-Fu chose that place was because it reminded him of the Gratitude Tavern in the main world before it developed into the most famous restaurant.

Inside an old tavern…

"Here is your food, sir, Master. Er, please... please enjoy your meal, sir!"

"Thank you, Uncle. But you don't have to be so afraid of me. I just came to eat!"

After Zheng-Fu arrived at the tavern, he saw that there were quite a few customers inside. However, all of them were lower-class people, judging from their clothes, which were torn and old. So, the tavern owner felt nervous when he saw the well-dressed Zheng-Fu.

"Then, I'll leave you to your meal, sir."

Although Zheng-Fu told the tavern owner not to think too much about him, the latter still felt nervous and afraid of doing something that would displease Zheng-Fu.

But suddenly...

Hey!!!

Hey! Stop right now!

I told you to stop!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Bang!

Ouch!

Blop!

"Finally, I caught you, you little thief! Today, I'll teach you a lesson instead of your parents!"

"Let me go! I didn't do anything wrong! Let me go!"

"Let you go?! You didn't do anything wrong?! Then what does that thing in your hand mean?!"

"I… I... I just saw them lying there without their owner, so… I…"

"So, you stole it?!"

As Zheng-Fu was about to eat the food that had just been served, a boy suddenly ran out from behind the tavern with food in his hand. But because the boy was looking at the person who was chasing him, he ran into Zheng-Fu's table and fell. Before the waiter who was chasing after him could catch him. Then the two of them started arguing, not caring that the food on Zheng-Fu's table had spilled all over and even splashed onto Zheng-Fu's clothes.

"You guys stop right now! What are you doing? Do you want to cause trouble for me? Hah!?"

Boss?!

Huh!

The owner of the tavern was very worried about that. He was just starting to feel relaxed because Zheng-Fu was friendly, unlike other Young Masters. But before he could absorb those feelings, the waiter and the thieving boy who often came to steal his food had invited death to his doorstep. So, he had to rush out to scold the two of them and prepare to apologize to Zheng-Fu with all his might.

"Young Master, sir, ..."

Flop!

Ah!

But before the man could say anything, Zheng-Fu raised his hand to interrupt him. And that made the man's heart almost stop.

"Kid, why did you steal this food?"

Zheng-Fu did not scold the owner of the tavern as he thought. Instead, he walked to the boy who was being grabbed by the waiter and asked in a calm tone, not too hard or too soft.

"I... I... I didn't steal it. I just..."

Hah!?

Err...

The boy wanted to make excuses for himself, but when he saw Zheng-Fu's fierce gaze, he trembled in fear. He had never felt afraid and loved his life so much before. Zheng-Fu's terrifying appearance made the boy dare not say anything more.

"You're a man. Why do you dare to do it but not admit it? I'll ask you again. Why did you steal the food at this tavern?" Zheng-Fu changed his expression back to its original calm before asking again in a slightly harsher tone.

"I have to bring this food to my brothers and sisters. They're too hungry to do any work now. And if this continues, they won't survive. So, I, the strongest, have to go out and find food for them. But because I'm still a child, no one will hire me, so I have to find other ways to get food. And, I..."

"And you came to steal food here?"

Yes, sir!

Mmm-hmm! Mmm-hmm! Mmm-hmm!

The boy answered Zheng-Fu straightforwardly and without hiding anything. When he finished speaking, he immediately cried out in sadness and pain. He was sad that his brothers and sisters were starving to death, and he was hurt that he could not do anything.

Blop!

When Zheng-Fu heard the truth from the boy, his tone and expression changed. He smiled and said in a gentle tone, "Stop crying! A man must be strong. It's just a small matter. How about this? You go bring your brothers and sisters here, I'll treat them to a meal."

"Mas… Master, you won't kill me and my brothers and sisters, right? And what you said about... about... treating us to a meal..."

"If you don't go bring your brothers and sisters here now... I'll kill you and all of them. Take your pick!" Zheng-Fu said slightly fiercely. But he could not help but laugh inwardly. He never thought that he, who had grown up, would bully a child like this.

Ah!

"I'll... I'll hurry to bring them here now, sir! But... can you tell him to let me go first?"

Oh!

Flap!

Before Zheng-Fu could say anything, the waiter's hand unconsciously released the boy. He was afraid that what he was doing would offend the young man in front of him, who seemed to be the son of a powerful person.

"He's let you go. Hurry up and go! My patience has a limit!"

Yes, sir, Master!

The boy came to his senses immediately after hearing Zheng-Fu's words. In order not to waste any more time, he quickly ran out of the tavern to bring his brothers and sisters there as Zheng-Fu ordered.

Young… Young Master!

"I apologize! I deserve to die for letting this happen! Master, please…"

"Uncle, this is not your fault. And I don't hold any grudges! But unfortunately, all of these delicious foods have spilled. So, please prepare a new set of food for me and the children who are coming." Zheng-Fu was not a cruel person and was easy-going, so he did not think much of it. Just a little stain on the clothes—he could change them, and the spilled food could be cleaned up and remade; that was enough for him.

Thank you… Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness!

"I'll quickly have someone prepare a new set of food for you. Please, Master, change the table to the second floor, which is a big one, sir. As for the food expenses, I'll be responsible for it myself!" The tavern owner seemed to be treating Zheng-Fu even more specially than before. He was willing to do anything to please Zheng-Fu because he was still afraid that Zheng-Fu might change his mind and punish him and his small tavern.

"I told you, I won't hold a grudge against you. If you still don't believe what I say, I'll really feel uneasy!"

Ah!

"I understood, Young Master!"

The tavern owner did not expect that his efforts would turn into digging his own grave. Seeing that Zheng-Fu really did not care about those things, he quickly stopped being stubborn and went back to the kitchen to make a new set of food for Zheng-Fu and the children who were about to arrive.

Pssst...! Pssst...! Pssst...!

After everything had calmed down, the customers in the tavern immediately gathered around to gossip about what had happened. Of course, Zheng-Fu could hear all of their conversation. Everyone was talking about him in a good way and praising his generosity. They even compared him to the big shots' sons who used their family's power to oppress others, such as the children of the Mou Clan, Gong Clan, Xin Clan, and Lun Clan.

'I didn't think the people in this city would hate the four major clans so much. It seems like some of them have done a lot of bad and evil things to other people. Huh! It won't be long... Soon, karma will catch up with them!'

Zheng-Fu never thought the people in Demon's Hill City would hate, gossip, and curse the four major clans behind their backs like this. The important thing was that it was not just the people from the Human Race who hated them; those from the Half-Demon Race also disliked them.