Chapter Fourteen: Long Ba

  "Son, you're now in middle school?"

  Long Xing's father came to and saw the military rank on Long Xing's shoulder.

  "Yes, father, I am the team leader now."

  At this moment, Long Xing felt an inexplicable bitterness in his heart.

  Long Xing remained silent, unsure of what to say at this moment, as he was still unfamiliar with the current situation. However, fueled by his inner anger, he had already grasped it.

  But in his heart, there was no joy after venting, and even Long Xing himself wasn't very clear about what mood he was in now.

  "You're back too late, son. You can say that our family is already broken and scattered to the winds, including your only lifeblood which you didn't protect well. Do you still remember the moment when you left?"

  Long Xing's father spoke in a very weak tone, struggling to sit up, and Long Xing's mother quickly helped him up.

  Long's heart skipped a beat, and before his eyes, his father's feet had already disappeared, immediately followed by blood bursting out of his eyes.

  "Dad, no matter what happens, now that the son is back, none of those who should be reported will be let off."

  "Haha...... Hehe......"

  Long Xing's father laughed, his laughter was forced and helpless.

  "A man with ambition can travel a thousand miles. This saying is really true. Seeing you now, I'm very proud as your father. No matter how much hardship you've endured, it's all worth it."

  Tears fell one by one on Long Xing's father's face.

  "Why, why on earth, why is it like this."

  Looking at the current situation, Long Xing has an inexplicable entanglement, and the scene of his recent departure emerges in his mind.

  "This time I'll be away for a few years, maybe even longer. You must take good care of your parents and support each other until I return."

  In the newlywed courtyard, Lian'er watched Long Xing leave home with a determined spirit to join the army and become an excellent soldier. She felt very happy and blissful, while holding a baby in her arms at that time.

  Although reluctant to part with Long Xing, she understood that a man's ambition lies in the four directions, and no one knows this better than soldiers who are bound by duty.

  "Why is it that everything from the past seems like a different world and has changed? A good family just disappeared, was it my fault?"

  Longing's thoughts were in disarray, why was this so, don't painfully squat by father's bedside.

  Long Xing's father saw his son so entangled, he knew that Long Xing couldn't accept this reality now, couldn't accept the separation of wife and children, the destruction of family.

  "Child, you're not wrong, it's just that the world is changing too fast."

  Long Xing's father let out a soft sigh, he understood that the blow to his son now was far more important than losing both legs.

  Pain can't solve anything. Long Xing thought of this and lifted his head, looking at his father, although he was covered in blood, no one seemed to care about it.

  "Dad, where did your foot go?"

  At this mention, Long Xing's father had a face full of anger, with bulging veins on his forehead, but after a moment, he let out a slight sigh: "It all started two years ago."

  Two years ago:

  A sudden big change occurred in Town 1 of Province A. A group of people with unknown identities came to this place, claiming their surname was Long. They said that this town belonged to the Long family. Since they shared the same surname, the townspeople wouldn't reject them, especially since these people were extremely wealthy.

  They opened brothels, tea houses, opium dens, wine shops and inns here.

  The town immediately became prosperous, with the number of people coming and going increasing several times, and it became one of the most prosperous towns in less than three months.

  Just then, the Black Party floated up to the surface.

  Later, all the labor forces in the town went to work in the town, and their lives became better and better.

  "Old Lao, there's a recruitment in town saying they want a shopkeeper, one dollar per day. You have time to go take a look."

  At this time, Long Xing's father and wife were holding the child and were about to enter the yard when they were stopped by an old lady neighbor.

  "Hehe, now many people go out to work, the old man wants to try it out, heard that this black party still talks about reason, never owed wages."

  Long Xing's father had a smile all over his face, he himself understood that Long Xing was not at home, the family was not very wealthy, and he also had some skills, running a shop as a shopkeeper was still easy for him.

  After all, Long Hang's father also saw that nowadays the young daughters-in-law are dressed up so beautifully, no matter what, he couldn't bear to mistreat his own daughter-in-law.

  "Old Master Long, you must be able to do it. Besides, aren't you also a member of the Long family? Ah, your wife doesn't often go out, and now that I take a closer look, she's really beautiful. If she were to go out, those young masters would surely drool all over her."

  The old lady looked at Lao Long with a smile, and as for the neighbors, she had known them for decades.

  Long's father knew it was time for him to leave, and he also knew that the old lady was reminding him that such a beautiful daughter-in-law was not easy to raise.

  Lotus, who heard this sentence beside her, blushed with some shyness and some delight, after all, she was praised for being beautiful.

  Indeed, fair skin, delicate face, willow-leaf eyebrows, cherry lips, plus a figure that is not inferior to any woman. If she goes out, she is indeed a charming and alluring creature.

  "Lotus, you take the child back home, I'll go into town and have a look around."

  Long Xing's father gently reminded Lotus, and Lotus quietly walked into the house with the child, closing the door behind her. Long Xing's father exchanged a few subtle words with Old Lady before heading to town.

  Lotus returned home, looked at her sleeping son in her arms, gently put him on the bed, and walked to the dresser.

  She lifted up her long hair and looked at herself in the mirror, today she went to the mirror, she saw a lot.

  Saw women of the same age as themselves, dressed in finery, surrounded by men, and proudly raising their heads like a celestial body.

  But she was confident that their beauty was not as good as hers, yet she alone guarded the empty chamber, guarding an unnecessary loneliness.

  She lovingly stroked her own skin, gazed at the child on the bed, and suddenly a hint of resentment appeared in her eyes.

  Lotus did not know, one step wrong, every step wrong, a woman's choice is often only in her own mind.

  Inside the town's teahouse, this teahouse was opened by the Black Party, named Laibin Tealou, and the master of this teahouse was Long Ba.

  At this moment, Long Ba is in inner turmoil. Today he saw Lian Er, although she was dressed like an ordinary little wife, but he could see that this woman was very beautiful, extremely beautiful, and he wanted to have her.

  But he also knew that this woman was the daughter-in-law of the Long family, and he couldn't touch her: "Damn it, how come all good things are taken by the Long family."

  Long Bajie's teeth itched with hatred, but in his mind he imagined a despicable scene.

  "Big brother, what's wrong, who the hell provoked you, let's go kill him."

  One of Long Ba's underlings came over with his head hung low, like a servile dog, and stood beside Long Ba with a fawning expression.

  "Get out of here!"

  Long Bajun kicked one of his subordinates in the butt, and that subordinate couldn't help but laugh, wagging his tail as he came back to Long Bajun's side.

  "Is big brother interested in one of the girls? With big brother's power, can't he get her?"

  Long Ba looked at this guy who was like a Pomeranian and couldn't help but feel that he quite liked this feeling, it's only when people like this are by your side that you can truly appreciate your own strength.

  "Long family, third son, did you see that little daughter-in-law today? What a pity, what a pity, he is the descendant of the Long family."

  "Oh, little daughter-in-law, is this what Old Man Long brought today?"

  The three sons exchanged a knowing glance: "She's Dragon's wife, not an easy one to deal with."

  Three sons brought with a sigh, tone and action in the dragon line this guy is how powerful, not you can afford to offend.

  "Bullshit! Is he really that formidable? I don't believe it."

  Long Ba was extremely angry. He understood what kind of person San Zi was, a bully who picked on the weak and feared the strong. Since he said he wasn't as good as Long Xing, even if Long Ba were to beat him to death, he still wouldn't admit it.

  Just as he was about to mark out the three sons of Long Xing's awesomeness, he suddenly felt Long Ba's discontent. His body immediately changed from straight to curved, and his face was filled with a brilliant smile.

  Shaking his tail, he walked in front of Long Ba again: "Big brother, you don't know, the kid just told you that, actually he's not scary at all. Now he's just playing with General Long's son, haha, it's nothing special, and doesn't even have a chance to go home."

  "What a pity... what a shame..."

  Long Bao suddenly had a smile all over his face: "A beautiful woman like you, and at the prime of her life, can she bear loneliness, heh heh..."

  Inwardly sneering, the face **, making the three sons next to him look disgusted: "Damn, really don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is, is Long Xing easy to bully? Originally, they were all candidates for the town's team leader position, and one day they will achieve greatness."

  At the same time, Long Xing's family began to pray: "I hope nothing big happens." At the same time, Sanzi also started planning to leave Long Ba's side.

  At this time, Long Xing's father came to the tea house again. In the morning, he saw that they needed a shopkeeper here and now was the perfect opportunity to try out.

  Long Xing's father walked up to the counter: "Excuse me, is your boss in? I've come to apply for the position of shopkeeper."

  Long Xing's father had a smile all over his face, and at this moment he wanted to have this job, the treatment here was not bad.

  "Oh, Old Dragon, you wait, I'll go ask the person in charge."

  The waiter ran quickly towards Long Ba's office.

  At this moment, Long Ba was thinking about how to get Lian'er, while Sanzi on the side was also thinking of a countermeasure. This guy was a local, no matter what, he understood that there were some things he couldn't participate in, and shouldn't participate in.

  The only hope is that Long Xing can come back once, and there is one thing that no one knows, only San Zi himself knows, he knows Long Xing, and they have a pretty good relationship.

  Longxia saved him, although in other people's eyes he wasn't a good person, but he still understood the principle of repaying kindness, however, he was alone and weak.

  In an instant, there was a knock at the door.

  "Boss, Old Man Long has come to apply for the position of shopkeeper."

  As soon as these words came out, a loud rumble was heard, and Sanzi's heart skipped a beat.

  "It's done, the opportunity has arrived."

  At the same time, he clenched his fists in his hands, and a decision was made in his heart.