Chapter Nineteenth: The Legendary Young Rascal

  He walked towards us, followed by five or six lackeys. This young man didn't look bad, wearing a dark red satin robe with white fox fur trim, a pair of leather shoes on his feet, and sporting a trendy hairstyle. He had a slender figure, fair skin, shiny hair, and relatively big eyes that seemed to have some spirit, but also exuded a strong evil aura. His hands were adorned with several glittering gold rings. If someone else wore this outfit, it might look good, but on him, it just looked awkward, making people feel uncomfortable.

  I'm not jealous or anything, but if we're talking about aura, it can change a person and make others overlook their external appearance. This guy in front of us, his aura doesn't match at all, this outfit on him is a waste, completely ruined. If I wore this outfit, I'd be a stunning young man. What's with the few followers behind him? They're all over 30 years old, robust and muscular, clearly trained professionals.

  He walked up to us, didn't say a word at first, scanned us with his eyes, curled the corner of his thin lips, and his expression showed obvious disdain and arrogance. As soon as he opened his mouth, his arrogant tone made me want to punch him in the nose. "Where's that from? Is this fish you guys caught?" After a brief silence, Mountain Tiger stood up straight, wanting to speak, but Autumn Brother pulled him back and looked at me again. I winked at Autumn Brother, implying that he should handle it. "Yeah, we caught it. What's the matter?" This kid didn't respond either, just gestured to his followers behind him, "Pack it up!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards Ling Jie and the other girls. I saw this and quietly moved closer to them. Those people carried large sacks and went to pack the fish.

  Everyone was stopped at that time, you think, they were all 16 or 17 years old, with vigorous blood and energy, on this side of the Guandong province, where the folk customs are rough and tough, who would dare to be a master? Shan Hu took one step forward, with one punch he knocked out a guy who was busy working hard, and sat down in the snow. This evil young man was stunned, stood up, rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "Hey, do you dare to move, do you know whose territory this is?" A typical gangster image, there's no words carved on your forehead, who knows which faction you belong to? But soon found out. "I'm from the Sanjiahe Old Gou family, Gou Hui Zhang is my dad!" This phrase sounds familiar (haven't you guys seen similar news online?), it seems that this saying has some roots, we're really lucky to be able to hear a familiar accent in this era!

  "On the San Cha River, three hundred miles upstream and downstream, all of this is our family's territory. You poor kids, with your high cornflower heads and big mouths full of nonsense, you're stealing fish here! Believe it or not, I'll throw you all into the fish trap and you won't die but you'll lose a layer of skin!" Look at how he's talking, so arrogant, look at him, so despicable. "The San Cha River Old Gou family is very powerful?" Autumn Brother looked at my puzzled expression and leaned in close to me to explain quietly."

  This San Cha River Old Gou's family is a big household, not just an ordinary big household. San Cha River is a large town adjacent to the Songhua River, with a pier and railway connections, several thousand households, and a prosperous area of hundreds of miles around. The water transportation is convenient, and after several generations of cleverness and plunder, the Gou family has accumulated a considerable fortune. Their young master is an official in New Jing, but now that the Japanese have come, they are colluding with them again, establishing the San Cha River Fishing Industry Corporation. This kid's father is the president, the Gou family has money, power, and influence, and with one kick, the ground shakes, and the river water churns. As soon as I heard this, I understood that this whole thing was a traitor plus a bully. No wonder this kid is so arrogant, he has the capital to be! It's also disgusting enough.

  After he finished speaking, seeing that everyone was silent, this kid became even more pleased with himself. It's true, we have a habit of showing off our good name cards. Anyone with some background would feel anxious if they didn't show off their name card at the right time. In his opinion, once the golden name card of the Guo family is shown, it's all settled, and wouldn't that scare us country bumpkins silly? Who knew this was everyone waiting for my attitude? This kid is unlucky to have met me, someone who has never been afraid of anything in their past life. Nothing can harm me, and I'm not afraid of anything. Besides, aren't my friends easy to get along with? You've kicked an iron plate, and I secretly found it amusing.

  This little brat rushed towards Ling Jie and the others, baring his teeth, with slobber almost dripping to the ground. "Ladies, haven't we met before? You look familiar! What are you doing in this line of work? You're so delicate and tender, it's heart-wrenching!" How cliché, how unoriginal! "Especially you, miss... I'm sure we've met before. Ah yes, wasn't it at the San Kao River Street last time? Didn't we have a chat? Aren't you someone's daughter or something?" This guy was focusing on Ling Jie, even more clichéd and unoriginal. It seems that the basic pickup lines used by these young hoodlums aren't their own creation, but have been passed down for over a hundred years! How strange! No wonder it's not easy to get rid of this bad habit!

  "This memory, I haven't forgotten. Look at this little face, frozen stiff! Brother is heartbroken! Come on, let's go warm up by the charcoal stove in the sled. As a favor to sister, take the fish and don't send it to the bureau." That was already giving us a huge favor. As he spoke, his hand reached out to touch Ling sister's cheek. This little scoundrel is infatuated, his mind is muddled, his soul is upside down. I reckon this guy's heart is thinking about bed. A typical lower-body thinker, but he didn't notice Ling sister's face had already turned bright red with anger when he spoke those words earlier. Her beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, her eyes were icy cold, and her gaze could kill. Who do you think you are, the sun? You think it's okay to hug her, but she doesn't even look at you, what other ideas do you have? Absolutely deserving of a beating."

  "Slap", ah, the sound was crisp and clear, Ling sister swung her arm round and gave him a big slap on the face. At that moment, the five finger marks were clearly visible on his pale face. It was a great hit, exhilarating! The guy stumbled and fell, but it wasn't over yet. Immediately after, she kicked him with a side kick, right in the chest. The guy flew out instantly, and coincidentally, he landed head-first into the snow pile that everyone had just cleared from the ground. His entire head was buried in the snow. He didn't know that Ling sister also had some kung fu skills, dealing with this young master was a piece of cake, like playing around. Those few followers were in a hurry to pull him out of the snow pile, like pulling out a radish. The guy's whole head and face were covered in snow and blood. How did he get blood on his face? Ah, it was because the slap had made his nose bleed!

  This little brat used his hand to slap his face, smearing blood all over it, making him look like neither human nor ghost. Everyone burst out laughing at the sight, especially a few girls who laughed even harder. Ling sister was no longer angry and laughed so hard she couldn't straighten her waist. This kid couldn't take it anymore, got furious and started cursing loudly: "Stinky bitch, dare to hit me, young master? Can't wait to get you into a brothel! Young master will play with you first, then let thousands of people ride on top of you, what are you staring at?! Hit me, smash everything for me, take these little girls and throw them onto the cart, deal with her properly!" Alright, since flirting didn't work, he switched to robbery. Those five or six followers heard this and charged towards everyone, one of them rushing straight towards Ling sister.

  I didn't make a move, this is a good opportunity to observe everyone. This person, when nothing happens, can't be seen how they are. Don't look at some men who are usually bold and powerful, but once they encounter something or are under the pressure of power, their bones become calcium-deficient. I want to see how they handle it on their own in this situation. The evil young master's name and background are there, let's see if everyone dares to fight back, whether they have the momentum and blood of a man. If they don't dare to fight back or beg bitterly, such people are not what I need, nor are they my reliance and hope. Then I would rather give up on them, go far away, and reorganize my team. This is a matter of principle.

  It's not good to not participate, but if I do, I'll lose the chance to observe and see what I want to see. I need to think of a trick. Ah, got it! Pretend to be dizzy and fall down. Although it's a bit cliché, it's worth using since there aren't any better tricks. This is already a group fight, and I'm still standing here like nothing's wrong, not even taking action. It doesn't suit my current identity and temperament. If everyone goes back and spreads the word, how can I still mix in with the gang and face my companions? Let's just do it this way. Mainly, I have faith in my companions; their fists and kicks aren't for show.

  I pointed at the scoundrel with my finger, my hand trembling and my lips quivering. I took a deep breath, and blood rushed to my face, instantly turning it bright red. Then, I fell backwards, but before that, I had made sure that Ling Jie was behind me. As I fell, I landed right in her arms, which felt a bit cheap. Ling Jie stretched out her hand to catch me, embracing me and holding me close. Once again, I smelled the intoxicating scent that drove me crazy. My calculations were accurate - my face landed perfectly on her... ahem... soft and elastic chest. It was so comfortable and enjoyable. "Qiu Li, Qiu Li! What's wrong with you? Wake up, don't scare me!" Ling Jie's voice had changed, filled with a sobbing tone. Was this performance not realistic enough? I deserved an award for lifetime achievement, didn't I? Ugh, how despicable of me!

  Cool tears, quietly falling on my face, I slightly opened my eyes, and Ling sister looked at me with tearful eyes, her gaze filled with unspeakable pity, concern, and love. "Sorry, little one, I made you worry, didn't I? Was it a bit too much?" she said. Don't say more than necessary, that's called skill. Ling sister hugged me tighter, as if afraid I would fly away. She sat down on the snowy ground, letting me lean against her sturdy legs - special treatment indeed! At this moment, Autumn-born brother saw that I had fainted and rushed over. "Don't come over!" I pretended to wave my hand weakly, implying that there was nothing wrong. Besides, with you here, it's just a bother! Look, it's a world of two people! Seeing me wave my hand, Autumn-born brother didn't come over either.

  At this time, the snowfield had already started fighting, and in fact, there were only four of us who went up to fight. Mountain tiger, autumn spring brother, hey, cloud flying, cloud Peng little brother also went up, these two children are too reckless! Upon closer inspection, I secretly rejoiced, Tiger son single-handedly fought three, Autumn Spring brother dealt with two, and the remaining one, those two brothers fought one-on-one, clever! The others didn't move forward at all, they just stood by and watched!

  The mountain tiger, like a fierce tiger, fought with three people and didn't fall behind. With great strength and heavy punches, the three people were also skilled in martial arts, but they couldn't withstand the mountain tiger's attacks. One cannon punch opened up their defense and hit one of them directly in the face, sending him flying to the ground. The other two were also knocked down by the mountain tiger, unable to get up. Autumn Spring's two opponents were also knocked down, lying on the ground and groaning. The last one was miserable, seeing his companions fall, he tried to run away with a fake punch, but it wasn't easy. Cloud Flying and Cloud Peng weren't pushovers, they saw their opponent turn around and try to escape, so Cloud Peng used a sweeping leg and Cloud Flying used a continuous kick, directly sending him into close contact with the snow on the ground. This wasn't over yet, the two of them pounced on him, pinning him down, one holding his arm and twisting it back, while the other hand pressed his head into the snow, pouring handfuls of snow down his neck and back. Ah, this torture was unbearable, the man cried out in agony. The two kids didn't know their own strength, it seemed like they were going to break his arm, and with the cold snow on his hot skin, which was still sweating from the intense exercise, the feeling was extremely painful!

  This guy has changed, not for the better, still shouting in his mouth, probably begging for mercy. However, it's hard to make out what he's saying. The two kids are relentless and show no signs of letting up, continuing their intense movements. Autumn Brother rushes over to pull them apart, and only then do they let go. They flip this guy over, and oh man, his head and face are completely covered in snow, his eyebrows and beard are invisible, his mouth is wide open, and he's gasping for air, rolling his eyes back. It looks like if Autumn Brother hadn't intervened, these two little brothers would have played him to death!

  This conversation skill, just over ten minutes, the battle ended, leaving that young master, with a big flower face, stunned, eyes wide open like a bean paste bun, mouth agape, chin almost dropping to the ground, too unexpected, not dreaming, right? These few poor kids are so capable of fighting, usually my followers and bodyguards have good kung fu, swaggering on the street, none of them rely on their fists for food, how did they all become useless today? Six against four, including two young whippersnappers, ended up like this, not right, must be dreaming, shaking head, but it's not a dream, oh no, those few are still crawling on the snowy ground unable to get up, didn't check the almanac before going out today, how did they run into these tough guys? This guy didn't think about it, not just showing off his young master's prestige, also speaking dirty words to a girl, can have this outcome, looks like, usually accustomed to it, never encountered such a thing, climbing high will eventually encounter a tiger, doing many unjust things will ultimately lead to self-destruction, truth, an unchanging truth for the ages!!

  The little guy was standing there, in a state of mental confusion, when the mountain tiger came up to him with big strides, grabbed his collar and lifted him off the ground with one swift motion. A massive fist waved in front of his eyes, "Do you know what this is?" Before he could even finish saying "fist", it wasn't a bear's paw, "Is Songhua River your home?" "No, not anymore." "Are you still stealing fish?" "I won't steal anymore, you can hit me as much as you want," His attitude was good, but I felt a sense of unease in my heart. Logically speaking, people like him who are used to being arrogant and bullying, with the backing of their family's power, wouldn't easily admit defeat. This was somewhat unusual.

  "Apologize to Sister Ling and the others", "Alright, I apologize". Shān Hǔ put him down, this little brat arrived in front of Sister Ling and the others. Seeing Sister Ling tightly hugging me, a fierce glint flashed across her eyes, "Sister, it was my fault earlier, sorry about that, don't mind it. That day at Sān Kǎo River I'll take you to watch a movie, make it up to you!" This scoundrel still didn't forget that matter. "Who wants your crappy movie? Seeing you makes me sick!" Sister Ling turned her head away, not even giving him a glance, gently gazing at me in her arms.

  "Scram, don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you up every time we meet!" Mountain Tiger threatened. "Alright, alright, I'm leaving, you guys enjoy yourselves!" After saying that, he ran away in a sorry state, the few guys on the ground also struggled to get up and followed him. The two tractors turned around and gradually disappeared into the distance, losing their previous arrogance and ferocity. Everyone cheered.

  But I saw deep resentment and humiliation in his eyes when the evil young man left, especially when he turned around to look at me, with a strong killing intent and intense jealousy, as well as an irreconcilable hatred. How could this be hidden from me? This is a cunning guy who will not easily admit defeat. He left so easily, there must be a bigger conspiracy.

  This thing isn't over yet, the situation below will be more severe than before. It seems that we should make preparations in advance and not fight without being prepared. Alright, kid, I'll accept your challenge... thanks for giving me a chance to train my troops...

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