Volume 1 Chapter 20 The Mountain Rain is Coming and the Wind is Full of the Building (2)

  The fire crackled and popped, making loud noises from time to time. The broken temple was drafty all over, but Tang Guan didn't mind at all, and together with everyone else, he surrounded the bonfire and enjoyed a hearty meal.

  Tang Er was surrounded by a group of kids, the only adult among them, and ate even more unceremoniously, after all, this was something he had bought with his own hard-earned money.

  The little girl called Hua Hua merely tasted it and didn't dare eat more.

  However, it seems that Niu Lang and Xiao Qi are familiar with Tang Guan, and they also seem a bit curious.

  "Second Uncle, is there any story behind this place?" Tang Guan looked around at the old and broken statues of gods, but didn't recognize a single one, so he asked Tang Er.

  Tang Er heard the words and also came with interest, he was a guard with only a few parts of brute force, and he rarely came into contact with Tang Guan in his daily life. He, who had a humble origin, didn't have any unusual gaze towards the several beggar children around him.

  He wiped the oil from his mouth and said: "This place, when we were as big as you, there was still some incense, but after Buddha came, this place fell into disrepair."

  "This is the Taoist temple"

  "Of course, otherwise how can it be called the Dao Wang Temple? Young master, look at these god statues, they are all gods, but not very effective, not as effective as Buddha." Tang Er spoke with a flourish while pointing at the statues. It seems to make sense, after Emperor Taizong, the whole country revered Buddhism, and Taoism gradually became somewhat weak.

  "Young master, do you believe in immortals?" Niu Lang asked Tang Guan without thinking.

  Tang Guan Zhang opened his mouth, wanting to say he didn't believe it, but after a moment's thought, that old man who had brought himself here was also unknown in origin, and might really be a god. But if there were truly gods in this world, how could the society of later ages have come about? For a time, he stood there, stunned.

  "Brother Guan is a wealthy and kind-hearted gentleman, I think Brother Guan is a living Bodhisattva." Seeing Tang Guan's silence, Xiao Qi, although young, was very clever and immediately began to flatter him.

  "When you believe, it exists; when you don't believe, it doesn't. There are gods three feet above our heads, we can't see them, but they're probably there." Tang Guan let out a soft sigh and didn't think about it anymore. Every time he thought about this, he felt a strange sense of unease. In the world, there were more people suffering than himself, why did he have to be born in this era? There must be some kind of divine will.

  He always remembered an old man's words: "Talent is given by heaven, success or failure depends on yourself."

  Tang Guan had been a writer in his past life and was all too familiar with this kind of plot, but when he personally experienced it, he discovered that an era wouldn't change just because of one person. He had written about protagonists who traveled back in time with airplanes and cannons, sweeping through ancient times, but now he realized how truly childish that was. Even if there really were gods, they wouldn't watch as a chosen person thoroughly disrupted certain things.

  Just like the current self, there is no other advantage except for extremely good talent and familiarity with history. The talent itself is not only incomplete until now, but also can only have an advantage of one more layer of mind compared to others in terms of remembering things at a glance.

  Seeing Tang Crown no longer speaking, the few people also fell silent, unaware that Tang Crown was contemplating the meaning of his own existence. Fortunately, after thinking for a while, he let go and realized that God is always in everyone's heart, just a kind of hope and excuse, an explanation for things that cannot be understood. Perhaps even that old man was just a product of his own subconscious fantasy.

  It's not that fate chose him, but rather he chose fate. Looking at the lively faces around him, Tang Guan smiled slightly and even forgot about Chen Yunsheng's offer, the current peace was pretty good too.

  A few people chatted and laughed, Tang Guan saw that it was already noon, so he didn't stay any longer. Accompanied by Niu Lang and his wife, he went down the mountain with Tang Er.

  Yu Hang Town, inside a fabric store.

  "Xun'er, come here," Madam Tang called out to Lin Yuxun, who was selecting from the multicolored silks in front of her.

  "You look good in this color too" Mrs. Tang picked up a piece of fabric to compare with Lin Yuhuan, looking at Lin Yuhuan's young but already lovely face, she couldn't help but think: "This is the advantage of being young"

  "Madam, you have a great eye for this! This little girl looks wonderful in this color!" The tailor couldn't stop praising, not because he wanted to sell more fabric, but because such an adorable young girl was truly rare.

  Lin Yuxun smiled lightly, and the Tang family was indeed kind to her, but her mother's words made her always feel a little estranged.

  Just as a few people were talking, several people walked in from outside the store. The first one was a young man dressed in luxurious clothes, but his footsteps were light and floating, with a thin face and a frivolous expression, looking like a spoiled son who didn't know how to spend money.

  Behind him, there were seven or eight servants dressed as men, each with an air of arrogance, who entered the store and loudly shouted: "Liu Langjun has come to select materials, tailor, bring out all your best fabrics!"

  The tailor's face fell as soon as he saw several people, but immediately put on a smile and stepped forward: "Liu Langjun, you're here"

  "Stop talking nonsense and bring me the cloth quickly!"

  "It's just a small business, and I have customers to attend to. It's just a small token, take it and have some tea." The tailor's face was full of smiles as he took out a silver ingot from his bosom and handed it to Liu Langjun.

  "Heh heh" Liu Langjun took the silver and played with it in his hand, looking at Mrs. Tang and Lin Yuhui, and was stunned by this glance.

  "Oh, what a beautiful little girl!"

  "Master Liu, you can't go in, that's Madame Tang," the tailor hastily blocked Master Liu's way.

  "Get out of the way!" Liu Langjun impatiently pushed aside the seamstress and walked over to Tang Furen and Lin Yuhuan.

  "Let's go," said Mrs. Tang, immediately pulling Lin Yuxuan away.

  Madam Tang took a glance and recognized this Liu Langjun, who was the young master of the Hangzhou Magistrate's family. He had a notorious reputation for bullying men and cheating women, and if it weren't for his father being an official of the fifth rank, he would have been imprisoned long ago. It was rare for him to come to Yuhang County, and she wondered what brought him here today.

  This Liu Langjun is uneducated and untalented, has been arrogant in this area for a long time, relying on his family's power to bully some ordinary people, but he didn't recognize Madam Tang.

  He actually went forward and said: "Old auntie, get out of the way. Oh, what a pretty little girl!"

  Lin Yuxun hid behind Mrs. Tang, with a hint of fear in her eyes.

  "Liu Chunliang, you even dare to scold your own mother!? Your father would address me as 'Madam' when he sees me!" Madam Tang's fiery personality immediately flared up, and she began to curse loudly.

  Liu Chunliang saw that the other party had suddenly spoken out his own name, seemingly with a big background, and restrained himself: "Who are you?"

  "You little rabbit, you don't know how to behave. Wait until I visit your father's place one day, and then you'll know who I am!" Madam Tang pushed Liu Chunliang away and took Lin Yuxuan with her as she was about to move forward.

  Liu Chunliang was used to bullying men and women all day, and also had an unknown hobby. Perhaps it was because he had been with many women that he gradually became interested in younger girls. At this time, when he saw Lin Yuhong, he felt a strong desire.

  "Stop them!" Desire finally overcame reason, and with a sudden surge of lust, the servants immediately stepped forward to surround them.

  "Little rabbit! You really dare to be so presumptuous!" Madam Tang was first startled, and then suddenly furious. Although Tang Wei Xi was only a sixth-grade official, he was in Chang'an, with connections far beyond what local officials could compare to. Although he had been retired for many years, all the high and low-ranking officials in Hangzhou knew that this Tang gentleman was not someone to be trifled with.

  Although the Tang family is low-key and kind to people, there are few who dare to cheat them. The county magistrate of this county was also a good friend of their own family, making it even more peaceful and happy. However, at this time, Liu Chunliang completely enraged Mrs. Tang.

  "Little girl, come with me and have some fun." Liu Chunliang approached her with a lustful smile on his face, wanting to grab her.

  Mrs. Tang was stout and looked quite majestic, but after all, she was just a woman, and was soon surrounded by several servants who blocked her way in and out.

  That old tailor had long been frightened and hid behind the counter, Liu Chunliang's notorious name these businessmen had heard many times, did not expect to offend Tang Yuanwai.

  "Halt!" Just then a loud shout came from outside the store.

  Several figures quickly entered, one big and three small, surprisingly it was Tang Guan and Niu Lang and others. It turned out that Tang Guan saw Xiao Qi's clothes were disheveled and her shoes were tattered, so he came to the fabric store to make some clothes, but didn't expect to see this scene as soon as they entered.

  Tang Guan's face turned red with rage at this moment, and although he was young, his shout used up all his strength, stunning everyone in the store.

  "Get well soon!"

  "Lang Jun!" Mrs. Tang and Lin Yuxun shouted in unison, but their tones were vastly different, one was a cry of surprise, the other was a shout of delight.

  "Get out of my sight, you good-for-nothing! Throw him out!" Liu Chunliang was indeed blinded by lust and unstoppable. Without saying another word, he ordered the servants to throw him out.

  Tang Er was shocked and hastily blocked in front of Tang Guan, he had practiced some martial arts, but his two fists were no match for the four hands, there were five or six servants in this family, after a chaotic fight, they gradually couldn't hold on.

  Two men suddenly turned around Tang Er and punched him in the face with a fist, Tang Guan hastily dodged but was still kicked to the ground.

  "Let him go!" Mrs. Tang saw her son being beaten and immediately wanted to break free, but the two family servants were not weak, surrounding him tightly.

  The cowherd and little seven saw their benefactor being beaten, how could they tolerate it, they went forward and gave a good scolding, for a time the whole tailor's shop was in chaos.

  More and more people gathered around to watch, but Tang Guan and the three cowherds were just teenagers, how could they fight against these adult rascals? They were knocked to the ground in a few blows.

  Tang Er was also gradually exhausted and was caught by a group of family servants.

  "You're given face but you don't want it!" Liu Chunliang spat a mouthful of saliva onto Tang Guan's face, and then stepped on Tang Guan who was trying to get up.

  "Rascal! You... you..." Madam Tang was deeply humiliated, her old face flushing red, pointing at Liu Chunliang with indignation.

  "Fuck your mother!" Tang Guan's face was tightly trampled on, and he suddenly burst out with national curses.

  Liu Chunliang stepped on it even tighter, and at the same time, his other hand stretched out to Lin Yuhong, who was actually wrapped in his arms. Tang Guan's eyes caught a glimpse of it, and he was even more excited, but couldn't move.

  "Haha, do you know who I am? What are you people, this little girl is mine, you want to be a hero, huh? I'll let you be one!"

  "Bang, bang, bang!" Liu Chunliang suddenly kicked Tang Guan several times in a row, instantly covering his originally clean face with muddy footprints, and blood flowed from his head.

  "Stop it! Stop it!" Lin Yuxin struggled desperately but she was no match for Tang Guan and was firmly pinned down.

  The oxherd and Weaving Maiden had long been on the verge of a violent rupture, but were being tightly restrained. The crowd of onlookers outside grew larger and larger, yet no one dared to approach them.

  "Ah!!" Tang Guan's anger ignited, his throat emitting a low, hoarse roar. He had always looked at this era with a high and mighty attitude, but now he found that without corresponding strength, everything was just empty talk.

  At this time, he was even more humiliated and his face turned bright red.

  "Haha, the little mad dog wants to bite people! I'll let you bite!" Liu Chunliang laughed loudly with his head thrown back, and his feet exerted even more force, looking at Tang Guan's disheveled appearance Lin Yuheng had tears streaming down her face.

  "You all deserve to die!"

  No one noticed that Tang Guan was trampled, a flash of red in his blurred eyes, and then a hot flow spread from his body.

  "You all deserve to die!"

  Just as Liu Chunliang burst out laughing, Tang Guan suddenly stood up with a loud crash, and the force was so great that he fell to the ground.

  Tang Guan's hair was disheveled at this time, and his face was covered with bloodstains, looking quite terrifying.

  "Hit me!" Liu Chunliang thought it was just a momentary mistake, and immediately gave another order. These servants saw the young master fall down and didn't care about restraining others, they went up to punch and kick Tang Guan.

  "Bang!"

  "Wow!" Tang Guan's simple punch landed on the first evil servant who pounced forward, and it actually made him fly backwards to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

  The servants behind immediately stopped in their tracks, staring at Tang Guan with terror.

  This sudden change left the onlookers outside the store stunned, and even Niu Lang and Xiao Qi couldn't believe their eyes as they stared at Tang Guan.

  "Hit me! Hit me!" Liu Chunliang was also getting a bit flustered at this point, Tang Guan looked like he was only eight or nine years old, how could he have such great strength.

  "Bang, bang!" Several servants rushed up with a forced expression, but were kicked and trampled by Tang Guan, falling to the ground, groaning incessantly, just like a sheet of paper that couldn't withstand a single blow.

  Liu Chunliang's eyes widened, and this bizarre scene made him dare not breathe out loud. The onlookers outside had long held their breaths. If his eyes hadn't been blind earlier, a child had actually knocked down five or six adults with three punches and two kicks, unable to move.

  The most frightening thing is that some of them were vomiting blood from their mouths, as if they had suffered serious injuries.

  "Stop, don't hit him anymore, don't hit him anymore!" Lin Yuxun came back to her senses from the shock and hastily rushed over to pull Tang Guan. At this moment, Tang Guan seemed like someone she didn't know, filled with a fierce aura.

  Looking at Tang Guan's face covered in blood, tears welled up in her eyes.

  Tang Guan gently opened his arm and softly asked: "Which hand was he hugging you with just now?"

  "What are you doing! My father is the Governor!" Liu Chunliang was still in a daze, as if he had encountered a ghost. Tang Guan's behavior was even more terrifying than a ghost, it was simply demonic.

  Lin Yuxun wept and shook her head, grasping Tang Guan's hand, unwilling to fight anymore.

  "Which hand was he hugging you with just now!" The tone suddenly rose by a few degrees, almost interrogating.

  Tang Guan stared at Liu Chunliang, who looked at Tang Guan's face with blurred flesh and blood but his eyes were like looking at a dead man. He couldn't help shivering all over, without even the strength to stand up.

  Lin Yuxun had already cried into a tearful person and was stunned by Tang Guan, who could still speak.

  "Never mind that!" Tang Guan took a step forward. Before Liu Chunliang could react, Tang Guan's not-so-large foot stepped on his left arm.

  "Crack!" A crisp sound rang out.

  "Ahh!!" A blood-curdling scream like a pig being slaughtered echoed instantly, making the crowd outside shiver with fear.

  "Crack!"

  "Crack!"

  "Crack!"

  Tang Guang's legs kicked out three times in a row, each kick accompanied by the sound of bones shattering and blood-curdling screams.

  "Monster!" someone outside shouted suddenly, and in an instant the scene became chaotic like a messy porridge, as everyone scrambled to disperse.

  At this time, Liu Chunliang had already been gasping for breath, but Tang Guan still hated him and kicked him again. This time, there was no cracking sound or scream.

  Because Liu Chunliang had already fainted.

  Those two servants who were holding down Tang's wife had long since gone limp on the ground, their legs trembling with fear, and a foul smell wafted through the air as they were literally scared urine-less.

  "Scram!" Tang Guan shouted loudly, and the two servants took off like they had been granted a great amnesty, rolling and crawling as they ran out.

  Tang Guan suddenly fell straight to the ground as if he had fainted...

  (Desperate suicidal update, just hoping for book friends' enthusiastic support!!)