In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 424 The Bold Fat Man

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Zheng Qiuyan sighed softly, "The way those suckling pigs are raised is truly inhumane!"

In fact, it's not just Chen Dao who dislikes braised pork; anyone with a conscience, after learning the origins of braised pork, would find it hard not to feel disgusted by it, after all...

Feeding animals with human milk is a complete trampling of humanity.

As a woman, Zheng Qiuyan felt an intense aversion to braised pork and didn't want to touch it at all.

"Young Master Chen may not know this, but this fragrant pig is not a breed raised by ordinary people. It is only allowed to be raised by members of the royal family."

Zheng Qiuyan said, "As far as I know, most of the fragrant pigs in Qingzhou come from the Qingwang Mansion. Only the Qingwang Mansion can obtain the breed of fragrant pigs, as well as... enough human milk to feed them."

It's the Prince Qing's residence again.

Chen Dao's disgust for the Qing King, whom he had never met, deepened even further. After hearing only a few stories about the Qing King, he already loathed him to the extreme. Torturing women and feeding pigs with human milk were things that no one with even a shred of conscience would do.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first!"

Chen Dao sighed softly and chose not to continue this heavy topic.

What a compassionate person fears most is not seeing human suffering, but being powerless to change it after seeing it. The evil deeds committed by the Green King would not have been too much to warrant being executed ten times over in the previous life on Earth. However, in this world, no one can punish him. This is undoubtedly a tragedy and a misfortune for the common people!

Before long, the dishes ordered by Chen Dao and the other three arrived: tender braised beef, mutton jelly that looked like a pastry, and fragrant white rice, which made the group, who had been eating dry rations for three days, very hungry.

However, before they could even pick up their chopsticks, the sound of horses' hooves came from the street outside the window.

Chen Dao turned his head and saw a group of people slowly approaching from the direction of the north gate. Leading the way was a tall, chestnut-red horse, and on the horse rode a man who was as burly as Chen Cheng.

The man had a sinister face, thick eyebrows, and wore silver armor, giving him an extremely imposing appearance.

Behind the man was a troop of cavalry, only about 20 men, but both men and horses were clad in armor, and the sound of their horses pounding on the bluestone pavement was particularly heavy.

"Crash!"

As the group arrived, the people on the road spontaneously moved to the sides of the road, and then... with a thud, they all knelt down on the ground, heads bowed, as if afraid of being noticed.

Seeing this scene, Chen Dao felt his worldview had been turned upside down and couldn't help but ask, "Is that the Azure King?"

"Not bad!"

Zheng Qiuyan, who was also looking out the window, nodded and said, "King Qing likes to go hunting outside the city. He must have just returned from hunting today!"

"Humph!"

A cold snort came from behind Chen Dao: "This King Qing really has quite the air of authority."

Chen Dao turned around and saw a man and a woman at the table behind him. The one speaking was the man, who had a slightly chubby face and looked quite comical.

Opposite him was a quirky and clever girl.

It is worth mentioning that both of them had swords hanging from their waists, indicating that these two men were not ordinary people.

In the Xia Kingdom, it was virtually impossible for ordinary people to own a sword, because iron was not cheap, and forging iron into a sword was even more expensive. Ordinary people simply could not afford the cost of making a sword, and even those who were slightly wealthier would not spend money to forge such a useless object.

Therefore, the identities of this man and woman are by no means simple; they are either from wealthy families or are martial artists.

"It is said that the Green King does not like others standing in front of him."

The clever and mischievous girl said, "So wherever he appears, all the people have no choice but to kneel."

After saying that, the girl laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "It's only because we're in a restaurant that we're safe; otherwise, we'd probably be kneeling on the ground too."

"Humph!"

The chubby boy snorted again and said, "King Qing is tyrannical and immoral. Since he came to Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou have not had a single day of peace. If this man had not been born into the royal family, I, Xue Qi, would have cut off his dog's head with one sword!"

"..."

The entire second floor fell silent instantly. The fat man hadn't lowered his voice when he spoke, so everyone on the second floor could hear him clearly.

Many people who clearly heard the fat man's words immediately shrank back, remaining silent for fear of being implicated.

Such insults to the Green King, even calling his head a dog's head, would likely kill the fat man if the Green King found out.

Chen Dao glanced at the fat man behind him in surprise, marveling at the man's courage.

It's easy to see from the behavior of the diners on the second floor that they are extremely afraid of the King of Green. However... this fat man dares to loudly insult the King of Green here, which makes one admire his courage.

interesting.

Chen Dao's gaze swept around before he asked, "How should I address this gentleman?"

"I will not change my name or surname, I am Xue Qi!"

The fat man raised his head, looking quite proud, and pointed to the woman beside him, saying, "This is my junior sister, Jiang Weiyu."

"So it's Brother Xue and Miss Jiang."

Chen Dao smiled and said, "My name is Chen Dao, and these are my companions: Zheng Qiuyan, Qingying, and Chen Cheng."

After introducing his people, Chen Dao continued, "Brother Xue, are you from Qingzhou?"

"no!"

Xue Qi seemed to have no guile and answered directly, "My junior sister and I were just passing through Qingzhou."

Chen Dao nodded and then asked, "Brother Xue, aren't you afraid that the King of Qing will hear you speaking like that?"

As he spoke, Chen Dao glanced out the window and noticed that the Qing King, who was on horseback, was looking towards the second floor. Clearly, the Qing King had heard what Xue Qi had said, but for some reason, he had not chosen to pursue the matter.

So what if I hear it?

Xue Qi scoffed, “Just because the Prince of Qing did it, does that mean I, Xue Qi, can’t say anything? What kind of logic is that? The piles of women’s corpses in the Prince of Qing’s mansion are as high as a mountain. I wonder if Xia Yuanying ever dreamed of those women’s ghosts coming to take his life when he was sleeping at night.”

Upon hearing Xue Qi's words, the diners on the second floor lowered their heads even further. This fat man was utterly audacious. The people of Qingzhou knew what the Green King had done, yet…

But no one has ever dared to say it in public like this fat man.

"Uh……"

Chen Dao was also taken aback by Xue Qi's directness. This chubby guy was obviously an upright person, but he was too upright. Even Chen Dao wouldn't dare to speak ill of the King of Qing in public like that.

"Brother Chen."

Xue Qi plopped down next to Chen Dao and said with a grin, "How about we share a table?"