Chapter 52: Tuoyang City (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

  A burly man blocked the way of Yi Chu and his companion. His eyes, filled with greed, glanced at Chui twice before he turned to someone behind him and said indifferently, "Second Brother, give them some silver."

  Upon hearing his order, a slender young man quickly came to the front of Yi Chu and the little girl. He took out a small silver ingot weighing no more than one or two liang and said proudly: "This is your horse selling money, don't you hurry up and thank my family's Yuan Wutaiye!"

  A silver ingot, just wanting to buy a good horse like Chui Dian, Yi Chu secretly sneered in his heart. Before he could speak, the little girl had already spoken up: "You're offering too little, my brother said that Chui Dian must be sold for at least 500 taels of silver."

  "Five hundred taels of silver? You little fool, I think you've gone mad! Let me tell you, if Old Master Yuan gives you a single tael of silver, that's already his benevolence. If you know what's good for you, take the silver and scram, otherwise... Hmph!" The man known as Second Brother spoke with a flash of ferocity in his eyes.

  "Or what?" Yi Chu looked at the man with an expressionless face, then turned around and walked forward with a big stride, leading the little girl by the hand.

  "You little brat, you really have no shame! I'm giving you face by buying your horse, and you're getting arrogant! Alright, alright, today you'll know what the rules are in this city of Tuyang!" The man cursed and swung his palm at Yi Chu's face.

  In Yi Chu's eyes, Erlang was nothing. He didn't even move his hand, just lightly patted the electric horse in his hand. The electric horse had also mixed with Yi Chu in the army for a long time, so it naturally understood Yi Chu's meaning. At the moment when Yi Chu stretched out his hand to pull it, it raised its hooves high and kicked Erlang hard.

  "Hum", the imposing Second Brother hadn't even reacted yet, when he was kicked out of the way by Chui Dian's hoof for over 20 feet. This was still the result of Chui Dian not having eaten enough food for many days and being in poor condition, if it were during Chui Dian's peak period, one kick would have killed Second Brother, that would be a trivial matter.

  "Hahaha." At the moment when Erlang fell, the burly man not only didn't get angry, but instead, his face showed even more dense smile. He stared at Chui Dian and said, "Pick up that silver ingot and scram, I'll pretend nothing happened, scram!"

  The big Han impatiently waved his hand at Easy Chu, then reached out to grab the reins in Easy Chu's hands. However, he was too arrogant, and as soon as his palm stretched out, another palm had already tightly grasped his palm. Immediately, a fiery and intense pain attacked him!

  "Ah......" The big man let out a miserable cry, his pampered and chubby body was instantly thrown out by Yichu and heavily smashed to the ground.

  "You dare to hit me, you've really gone mad...!" The big man known as Yuan Wutaiye glared at Yichu with a mixture of anger and shame, his eyes blazing with fury.

  According to Yi Chu's temperament, he would have directly abandoned him long ago. However, at this moment, he urgently wanted to see Li Yinglin and find out what had happened to his brother who returned to their hometown together, and why he was so down on his luck that he had to sell his beloved motorcycle.

  "You're dead! I'm telling you, the Yuan family won't let you off that easily! You'll pay for this, you little brat!" Er Lang, covered in blood, scrambled to his feet and furiously shouted at Yi Chu.

  Yi Chu coldly laughed and then lightly patted the neck of Zhuī Diàn, but this pat was not gentle, as Zhuī Diàn's hoof kicked fiercely at Er Lang's chest and abdomen, making this flattering guy experience the feeling of flying in mid-air once again.

  Seeing the ruthlessness of Chu, the Yuan Wutaiye who was just shouting earlier, did not dare to say anything now. However, his eyes hid endless resentment and venom.

  Pulling the electric donkey, Yi Chu walked out of Ma Shi amidst the whispers and discussions of the people. The onlookers who were just watching the commotion had scattered in all directions, clearly they had some reservations about that Yuan Wu Tai Ye.

  "What difficulty did your brother encounter? How is he now?" Yi Chu asked softly as they walked out of the horse market.

  After being sold a horse, the little girl had been ridiculed and teased, but she persisted without crying. At this time, when Yi Chu asked her like that, she choked up and couldn't speak!

  The little girl's face, originally full of dust, was washed clean by the tears, revealing inch by inch of delicate and tender skin, with every wrinkle looking like a flower-patterned cat.

  "There are bad people who want to rob our house, my brother was beaten by those bad people, now...now he is resting at home." After the little girl finished speaking, she looked at Yi Chu with a hopeful gaze, obviously hoping that her brother's friend could help him out.

  He gently stroked the little girl's hair, and a cold mask appeared on his face as Yi Chu gave her a comforting smile.

  Just as he was pulling the little girl forward, a hot and savory aroma wafted up to his nose. The little girl suddenly turned her head, greedily gazing at the steamed bun shop for a few moments, her throat moving rapidly several times, before hastily turning her face away.

  The little girl's every move was reflected in Yi Chu's eyes, and a wave of sourness surged up in his heart. He took the little girl to a small shop selling big buns and bought her a pound of buns with beef.

  When Yichu put the mantou in the little girl's hand, although her eyes were full of longing, she refused to open it and eat.

  "Why aren't you eating?" Yi Chuyi softly asked the little girl.

  "When I get back home, I want to eat with my brother." The little girl smiled shyly again and added: "And big brother you, the three of us will eat together."

  The little girl's understanding moved Yi Chu very much, and he patiently coaxed her for a few words. However, Li Yinglin's younger sister was very stubborn and refused to eat no matter what he advised.

  Helpless, Yi Chu had no choice but to chat with the little girl and walk towards her home. Before long, Yi Chu found out that this little girl was Li Yinglin's only younger sister, named Li Yingqiong. With both parents deceased, the two siblings relied on each other for survival.

  Listening to Li Yingqiong's chatter, Yi Chu's thoughts involuntarily returned to the eve of the great battle outside Hu Yang Pass. At that time, Li Yinglin, who was in the same coalition as himself, had said that if both of them could return alive, he would marry his sister to Yi Chu.

  At that time, these words had made the brothers present laugh. Yi Chu himself also took this promise as a kind gesture of friendship. Now looking at the girl jumping around beside him, Yi Chu's mouth corner even revealed a hint of smile.

  A worn-out wooden gate was gently opened by Li Yingqiong. As Yi Chu led the horse into the gate, a intermittent voice came from inside: "Little... sister, you're back, did you sell the electric donkey?"