Chapter 25: The boy falsely reported that a bad guy was blocking the road
Chapter 25: The boy falsely reported that a bad guy was blocking the road
After Zhou You developed his strength, he spent another two days consolidating it.
Now that he has mastered the initial operation of his strength and estimated that he is ready, he will apply to his senior brother Lu Qiang for the regularization assessment.
However, an unexpected incident interrupted his plan.
"Brother Zhou, something bad has happened at your home."
The one who came to report the news was a little kid from a nearby neighbor's house, holding a candied yam in his hand and looking panicked.
Zhou You's eyelids twitched slightly, "Don't be anxious, speak slowly.
There is a wooden sign of a martial arts school hanging on the door of my house. Even if gang members dare to block the door, they can’t get in.
Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to Jianxiong Martial Arts School and would create a life-and-death feud.
The child's name was Shanwa. His home was near the street corner, seven or eight houses away from Zhou You's.
On my way home from traveling on weekdays, I often see Shanwa playing on the street.
Shanwa's father is a stingy person. He is also very stingy towards his children and never buys them food.
Zhou You glanced at the candied yam in his hand. What a strange thing. Can he afford to eat snacks today?
"A large group of people surrounded the door and threw stones at the door and windows. Your parents were so scared that they dared not go out."
"Go back quickly, or something bad will happen!"
Shanwa said this anxiously and couldn't help but turn his head and lick the candied yam.
Zhou You pinched his chin. Here it comes again. It never ends.
Tu Laosan is simply a green-headed fly. He comes to harass him again and again. It seems that he cannot be let off.
It just so happened that I had just built up my strength, so if I couldn’t kill him, I would at least break his legs.
"go!"
Zhou You held Shanwa's collar and said, "Lead the way."
"Wow, I won't go, it's too dangerous."
Shanwa rolled his eyes and struggled desperately, waving his hands and feet.
"You have to go even if you don't want to. You took advantage of others to deceive me. Do you really think that the candied yam is free?"
Zhou You's words frightened Shanwa so much that his hands trembled and the candied yam fell to the ground.
How did you know?
The biggest lie in the world is that children can't lie.
Children are innocent. They have no concept of good and evil and are not bound by ethics and morals. Therefore, for the sake of a little benefit, they can do many incredible evil things.
For example, Shanwa, who has never had any snacks for years, would sell out his travels for a string of candied yams.
"Is it Tu Lao San who's sorry?"
Zhou You pushed the ground with his feet, and the compacted loess ground shook three times, and in the blink of an eye he jumped out 5 or 6 meters away.
The rapid leap and the bumps made Shanwa so frightened that he vomited with a "wow".
"Brother Zhou, don't hit me. I was forced to do it. It's none of my business."
Shanwa begged for mercy pitifully.
Zhou You pursed his lips and said, "Lead the way."
The other party tricked him into leaving the martial arts gym, and there must be a follow-up series of moves. Shanwa was the hook that tricked him into stepping into the trap.
Now he just wanted to know how many people there were on the other side and where they were located?
"It's not Tu Lao San, it's a few adults with foreign accents."
"They gave me ten dollars and asked me to trick you back home. I don't know anything else."
"I'm a child, you are not allowed to hit me. I will ask my father to sue your parents."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Foreign accent?
Could it be that the refugees’ accomplices came here to take revenge?
Zhou You frowned. How could a group of refugees who had left their homes be so loyal and righteous, and have such a strong spirit of revenge?
It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it?
Lu Zhigang is from Sucheng. He studied martial arts at a famous martial arts school in the city and has developed great strength.
If he didn't want to break through the Qi and Blood barrier, he could have found a well-paid job after leaving the martial arts school.
However, natural disasters and famine swept through, turning Sucheng into a deadly place, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city became refugees, fleeing in all directions.
The martial arts school was closed, and the owner took a few trusted disciples to seek refuge with old friends, leaving Lu Zhigang and other apprentices behind.
He originally had a bright future, but in an instant he became a destitute refugee and eventually came to Gongliang City.
In the past, he had only heard the phrase "people feel lowly when they leave their hometown" in storytelling, but now he experienced firsthand what lowliness meant.
Originally, Lu Zhigang was ambitious and did not want to steal or rob. He also wanted to find a decent job. However, the locals were xenophobic and did not treat them as human beings at all, so he ran into obstacles everywhere.
After seeing several of his fellow villagers selling their wives and daughters in order to survive, his mind changed.
"Isn't it just for a full meal? As long as you can stay alive, it doesn't matter if you are clean or dirty. You have to eat to live."
So, he accepted a job from a local gang and led a group of people to break the legs of an enemy.
"The target is an apprentice of the local martial arts school. He has not yet developed his strength and is not protected by the martial arts school."
"If you just break his legs, the 60 taels will be yours."
60 taels of silver could buy twenty skinny, starving young girls.
In addition, Lu Zhigang was fed up with the exclusion and suppression from the local martial arts school, so he agreed without hesitation.
Now, they just have to wait for the little kid to step into the trap they set with his target.
"coming."
Zhou You carried Shanwa into the area and immediately sensed a powerful presence.
The source of that aura was unexpectedly the powerful boxing apprentice.
The hair on the back of his neck stood up and he suddenly stopped from running fast. The Shanwa in his hand flew out due to inertia.
"Ouch!"
Shanwa rolled a few times after landing, crying and shouting that his feet hurt, and then stopped at Lu Zhigang's feet.
Discovered?
Lu Zhigang had heard that Zhou You had not cultivated his strength, so he looked down on him, but when he saw the other party's vigilance, he became wary.
The other party was an apprentice kept by the martial arts school. He was provided with full meals every day and secret nourishing medicine.
Looking at myself, since I fled from Sucheng, I have been hungry and full, and it is normal for me to be hungry for three to five days. Most of the foundation I had laid has been wasted, but fortunately the foundation of my strength is still there.
It’s better to make a quick decision to avoid any more trouble.
Lu Zhigang used his toes to pick up an object in front of him and kicked it towards Zhou You's face.
This move is to catch the opponent by surprise and disrupt their position.
There was a crying sound coming from the object tumbling in the air. It turned out that the person kicked by Lu Zhigang was Shanwa, who was leading him.
"In the way."
Zhou You's vision was blocked and he could hardly see the other party's movements.
He crossed his left and right feet to draw a figure 8 trajectory, circled to the side with square steps, waved his sword-wielding hand, and pushed Shanwa aside.
Boom!
Shanwa bumped into the corner of the wall and the unfortunate child fainted on the spot.
"Traveling around?"
Lu Zhigang confirmed Zhou You's identity before taking action and nodded.
Seeing that the other party was unfamiliar and had an accent from another place, Zhou You frowned and asked, "Robbery? Seeking revenge, or doing something for money?"
"If you take money from me, I'll break your legs."
Lu Zhigang took a deep breath, his face flushed, his nostrils slightly flared, and his body temperature began to rise rapidly.
This is the characteristic of the running strength. He is indeed a strong opponent.
Breaking his legs is going to cripple him. The intention is sinister. Who else could it be but Tu Lao San?
Zhou You took a deep breath and stepped apart, just in time to try out the power of the Fu Hu Quan Fist, an entry-level strength training technique.
An opponent who has mastered strong strength is rare. He is like a sleepy man who meets a pillow. Just as he has mastered his strength, a strong enemy comes to him.
"A new trial project (unrated) is now open: the first chapter of the life-and-death duel."
(End of this chapter)