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Chapter 325 - 292: Fistfight in the Western Pass

Chapter 325: Chapter 292: Fistfight in the Western Pass

Area 9.

The customers here were dwindling.

Moreover, the scent permeating the air made Jiang Xiao furrow his brows.

It was the smell of meat, no doubt, but it was strange.

He had just passed several meat stalls, but a normal meat stall only has the scent of fresh meat.

If it were cooked meat, it would have been irresistibly fragrant.

But the smell here...

It was certainly meat, but the odor drilled into his brain, confusing and nauseating him, with an indescribable strange undertone.

If he had to say where he had smelled it before...

Jiang Xiao had encountered a similar smell in the cafeteria of the Split Hospital.

But at that time, the overall situation was completely dominant, and his subjective impression was not very deep.

Following Fei Yu a few more steps, there were completely no other customers, and even the previously bright lights had turned a dim orange.

The ground was scattered with things resembling chicken feathers, but since they were soaked in blood, it was hard to tell what they had once been.

Everything here felt out of place compared to the outside scene, as if entering Area 9 was entering another world.

’Shh-shh,’

’Shh-shh,’

A teeth-gritting sound of sharpening knives emanated from a storefront to the side, adding an eerie flavor to this bizarre scene.

Unseen.

Though it looked dirty and disorganized, each business here had an independent shop - outside, the businesses were all street stalls.

"Butcher Niu, bringing business your way!"

The sound of the knife being sharpened stopped.

’Creak-creak~’

A dark red iron door was slowly opened.

Under the dim lighting, one could vaguely make out that the figure was a middle-aged uncle of about forty.

His messy, greasy hair seemed unwashed for decades, with sprinkles of white particles resembling food residue in his bushy beard.

But his eyes were quite unusual.

Jiang Xiao couldn’t describe them; they didn’t seem human, nor did they bear the maniacal look of strangeness.

Perhaps... animalistic?

Jiang Xiao had never seen a real wolf, but he thought the eyes’ depiction of greed, wildness, and bloodlust from books fit this butcher’s face perfectly.

"Butcher Niu, let’s buy some meat, and for the price... whatever you say is fine."

Even Fei Yu’s tone became unusually cautious.

"Mum, whatever he says? Aren’t you afraid he’ll rip you off?"

Coming here to buy meat yet leaving the pricing to the seller, Jiang Xiao thought his aunt’s mind wasn’t really working well.

"Don’t worry, Butcher Niu’s prices have always been fair. Xiao, go ahead and pick the meat you like."

"Haha, yes, my prices have always been fair indeed. People from seven or eight streets around call me ’the pillar of Guanxi Town’ because my prices, even if placed across our entire Guanxi Town, are the most heart-winning, stabilizing the market!"

Butcher Niu spoke without his mouth visible, only his beard trembling.

"Young man, the meat is all inside the shop, go pick some."

Alright.

Since the guy boasted so confidently, Jiang Xiao definitely wanted to see for himself.

Until Jiang Xiao entered the small tin room, Fei Yu asked again.

"How is it?"

Niu Tu, stroking his beard, looked extremely pleased with Jiang Xiao’s departing figure, even a seasoned man like himself couldn’t help but admire his perfection.

"The meat is smooth and delicate, without any scars or wounds, um, and has excellent muscle definition, the abs are solid too, not dead muscles, and his height and looks are exceptional too," he licked his lips, "So, here’s the plan, I’ll settle with you at the highest market price."

Oh?

Fei Yu hadn’t expected Jiang Xiao to be so highly valued in Niu Tu’s eyes, and immediately broke into a joyful smile.

Initially, it was mainly for the "family heirloom" Old Wang had mentioned, so she just wanted to get rid of the kid easily.

She didn’t expect him to be so valuable, truly an unexpected delight!

She had even considered comparing prices with Liu Zhima, but now it seemed unnecessary.

"Hey, hey, hey, Niu Tu, this kid is tough, you need to..."

Before she could finish, Niu Tu imperiously waved his hand to cut her off, pulling out a gleaming boning knife from his lower back.

"Tough? I just want to see if he’s tougher than my knife edge! Hehe, Madam Fei, just wait for two minutes, watch me demonstrate my skill in dismembering this carcass then we’ll talk."

Having said that, Niu Tu flipped his apron, tucked the knife behind his back, and entered the small room, planning to sneak up from behind for a surprise attack.

"Eh, you’ve arrived just in time, where’s the meat? I don’t see it."

There were plenty of shelves in the tin room, and it was possible to see some chunks of indistinguishable scraps lying limply on the cutting board, obviously unwanted; Jiang Xiao certainly wouldn’t want to eat such meat.

"Meat? Hehehe, isn’t that meat over there?" Niu Tu pointed to a box covered with a black cloth in the corner.

"Eh? I didn’t notice just now, and speaking of which, why do you store meat in such hidden corners? Aren’t you afraid of attracting rats and cockroaches? I’m telling you, although I’ve never bought meat myself, I don’t want anything that’s not fresh, I..."

"Don’t worry, it’s absolutely fresh, and here it comes!"

Niu Tu brandished his knife the moment Jiang Xiao turned around, and chopped straight toward Jiang Xiao’s neck.

Even the dim environment couldn’t hide the cold glint on the blade; if it had struck, it would surely have decapitated the victim!

Hm?

As soon as he turned, Jiang Xiao felt a gust of evil wind from behind; he frowned but didn’t panic, bending down and narrowly dodged.

"Uncle, I came here to sell meat, what is this all about?"

Seeing the surprise attack fail, Niu Tu dropped the pretense.

"What do I mean? Hehe, I’m going to chop you up to sell meat!"

Yikes!

Jiang Xiao’s face turned pale as he staggered two steps back.

"You sick uncle, you actually trade in human flesh!"

Seeing how cowardly Jiang Xiao looked, Niu Tu sneered, thinking this was it? I thought this ’tough nut’ Fei Yu spoke about would be fierce.

"Kid, let me tell you, uncle doesn’t just trade in human flesh, uncle eats it too!"

The horror in Jiang Xiao’s eyes intensified.

He hadn’t expected that even as soon as 2024 there would still be a domestic Hannibal!

Therefore, as a promising new generation member of the Young Pioneers, Jiang Xiao needed to deal with this menace!

"What... what are you going to do?"

For some reason, Niu Tu felt the gaze of the person in front of him shift instantly.

As if... from predator to prey?

Incensed, Niu Tu picked up the boning knife and aggressively lunged at Jiang Xiao again.

Jiang Xiao grabbed his wrist and kicked him in the stomach, sending Niu Tu crashing to the ground.

Jiang Xiao stepped on Niu Tu’s chest and cursed, "You dog-like person, dare to call yourself the boss of Guanxi Town, how do you sell human meat! Confess!" and punched Niu Tu on the nose, causing a mix of sensations on his face, as if he had opened a spice shop, with all sorts of flavors bursting out.