Chapter 13: The Great Assembly Hall's Martial Arts Competition
Before Chen Shaoqin could observe his surroundings clearly, the two men pushed him heavily into the hall, and then Xue Yumei was also brought to his side without exception.
The hall is not very large, and right in front of it is a chair with a yellow tiger skin, although it's just a piece of tiger skin, but it still doesn't reduce the slightest bit of its majestic aura; on the back wall above the tiger skin chair, there is a deep red satin embroidered with black characters that say "justice", which complements the tiger skin chair perfectly. If one had to summarize the decor in this hall with one word, it would be "majestic", whether it's static or dynamic, all silently showcasing the master's majestic aura.
A middle-aged man sat on the chair, his bronze-colored face gleaming with a faint light outside, making it look dark and shiny. Under his thick black eyebrows was a pair of golden fish eyes, which at this moment focused all attention on Chen Shaoqin and Xue Yumei as they were brought forward. Suddenly, he turned around and grabbed Old Two's chest: "Old Two, you've been out for half a day, how did you manage to get an official? Do you know that this is poking holes in the sky? You want to die, but the brothers of the mountain stronghold still want to live!"
"Boss, this mountain is crawling with little devils everywhere, who knows where they've retreated to? At most, they're just scattered soldiers and we don't need to be afraid of them!" The second-in-command saw that the boss wasn't very satisfied with the person he had brought over, so in front of the boss, he immediately explained, "Rich people either have connections with the little devils or are related to the Chongqing faction, it's not easy to take action against them!"
Since the little devils entered the county town, their business of being mountain bandits has become increasingly difficult to do. You know that both Chongqing and the little devils' side are afraid of offending each other, so they can only choose easier targets to take action against.
"Can't just be these two, right?" The boss was still not very satisfied with this explanation. "With their appearance, they can't squeeze out much oil and water. Our hundred or so brothers in the mountains can't follow us to drink northwest wind, can they?"
"I know, but what can we do now?!" The second child was really frustrated. Although he tried his best to handle things well, they simply didn't have the strength to deal with the little devils, so for now, he could only anxiously wait and do nothing.
"Hey, have you guys finished talking? If so, hurry up and let me and Big Fool go!" At this time, Xue Yumei really couldn't bear to listen to their idle chatter anymore, so she directly spoke out to the leader, with a look of impatience.
"Hey! I didn't expect that you, a little girl like you, would still have some guts and dare to speak to me like this!" Old Liu heard Xue Yumei speaking to him in such a manner, immediately got up from his tiger skin chair, limping and walking towards her, his golden fish eyes sizing her up and down. "Let me tell you, once you're on my turf, even if you're the King of Heaven himself, you'll have to follow my rules!"
"A group of big men, with guns and troops, don't go fight the little devils, but instead cause trouble for the common people here. You still have the face to say this is your territory! I just don't believe that even if the little devils came, you could make them follow your rules!" Xue Yumei knew that she and Chen Shaoqin were at the mercy of their opponents, and it was definitely not possible to get a good deal. But she didn't want to be bullied by them forever."
"Hmm, interesting! Looks like you've read some books and drunk some ink, and now you're coming to me, a bandit leader, to lecture on the great way? Brothers, she's actually lecturing me on the great way, isn't that hilarious?" The Big Boss heard this and burst out laughing loudly. This was probably the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard in his many years as a bandit.
"I'm telling you, Liu the rascal, don't just bully a woman, if you have the guts let's have a real fight!" Chen Shaoqin saw that guy deliberately putting on a rogue attitude towards Xue Yumei and couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward two steps and shouted at his opponent, looking like he was ready to settle the score once and for all.
"Ah, looks like you can't stand the loneliness!" The big brother heard this piercing remark and immediately focused all his attention on Chen Shaoqin. A pair of golden fish eyes stared at Chen Shaoqin with disdain, as if he didn't even consider Chen Shaoqin worthy of notice. "Second Brother, Third Brother, you two play nicely with this brother!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Er turned around and took off his coat, taking advantage of Chen Shaoqin's momentary stunnedness to throw a punch at his face.
Chen Shaowei dodged to the side, and with one kick, he struck the chest of his opponent who was charging towards him. A loud "pa" sound echoed through the air as the powerful impact sent Old Second flying several meters away before crashing heavily onto the ground. The entire bamboo building shook violently with the force of Old Second's fall, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Lao San saw that his sneak attack on Lao Er had failed, so he immediately clenched his fist and flipped over, landing in mid-air. Then, with one foot coming down from above, he chopped directly at Chen Shaoqin's head. Chen Shaoqin slightly tilted his body, stretched out his hand to grab the opponent's leg, and using the force of the slide, slammed him heavily to the ground. Then, at the fastest speed, he rushed onto the opponent's body before he could even flip over, pressed both hands on the opponent's shoulders, leaving no room for movement. In the end, the opponent was forced to be pinned to the ground like a dog eating mud.
Lao Er struggled to get up from the ground, just about to make another move, but was stopped by Lao Da's raised right hand. Then, he rushed towards Chen Shaoqin, who had already pinned Lao San to the ground, and said: "Kid, you really have some skills, I shouldn't underestimate you!"
As for Chen Shaoyin's skills, Guai Zi Liu had to admit that he was impressed. To think that the second and third elders, who were brothers that had gone through thick and thin with him, were not weak in their own right, but in front of Chen Shaoyin, they were simply no match, just like children fighting against adults, always ending up at a disadvantage.
"What? You, a mere rascal, dare to fight me?" Chen Shaoqin suddenly released Lao San from the ground and continued to speak to Liu, seemingly directly challenging this so-called bandit leader, wanting to know what made him so arrogant and lawless here.
"As expected, you have guts!" The boss glanced at Chen Shaoyin, seemingly having already made up his mind. "However, I won't compete with you in brute strength, that's something only rough people do. Let's play something more refined instead. Why don't we have a shooting competition and see who has the better marksmanship?"
Facing Chen Shaohui, he didn't have a chance to win with his fists and feet, so he tried to use his strong points to compete with Chen Shaohui. He thought that this way, he would have an 80% chance of winning, so he made such a decision immediately.
"No problem, but let's make one thing clear: if I lose, my sister and I will be at your mercy, Liu. But if I happen to win, not only must you let us go, but you'll also have to disband this den of thieves!" Chen Shaoyin did not refuse the opponent's challenge to a shootout.
"I'll agree with you for now, but let me remind you, don't daydream, you can't win against me!" The other person walked up to Chen Shaoqin and intentionally lowered their voice, saying "Listen to my advice, it's still possible to give up now, otherwise you're just hitting a stone with an egg, seeking death on your own. At that time, even if you beg for mercy, I won't let you off, because I will never look up to people who think they are something but have no ability."
