noveltune Chapter 22 Stealing
Chapter 22 Stealing
in the courtyard.
Li Yuan uses tree branches as swords to practice the "Thirteen Deadly Blades"!
Li Jun sat on the stone bench watching, but his young face was full of confusion, not knowing what his brother was doing.
As time went on, the progress of "The Thirteen Deadly Slashes" gradually increased.
suddenly!
Li Yuan swung the branch in his hand horizontally at a small tree.
A foot-long mark appeared instantly, but the branch in his hand also broke at the same time.
"Wow--"
Li Jun screamed and ran to the small tree, touching the marks, "Brother..."
Shhh!
Li Yuan made a shushing gesture, and the little guy immediately covered his mouth.
"Don't talk about it outside!" Li Yuan whispered to him.
"I know... Brother is so amazing." The little guy whispered in his ear, praising him in a very low voice.
...
It was midday.
Li Yuan was eating alone in the kitchen when he suddenly heard a murmur of conversation outside.
He finished his meal in a few bites and immediately went to the main room.
"Have you heard? Tie Niu is dead!"
"He was beheaded with a single blow!"
"Really?"
"It's true, I heard it from someone when I went to Xiaomofang to buy grain today."
"Good riddance!"
.....
The people of Liushufang had suffered at Tie Niu's hands for a long time. Now, upon hearing the news of Tie Niu's death, their faces were filled with excitement and relief, and they couldn't wait to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
Has the news spread yet?
"I wonder what the Wild Wolf Gang will do?"
Li Yuan thought to himself, but it had nothing to do with him; he was just a weak doctor who couldn't lift a finger.
"You said Tie Niu is dead, so do we still need to pay that allowance?"
It was Aunt Liu who spoke.
But someone quickly poured cold water on her enthusiasm, saying, "The Wild Wolf Gang is still around, maybe just a different person. How can they not pay their share?"
"It would be great if someone could wipe out the Wild Wolf Gang."
At this moment, someone dared to speak up.
These words startled everyone present.
"Don't talk nonsense. If the Wild Wolf Gang finds out, you'll be dead."
"I...I..."
Realizing he had misspoke, he became frightened.
.....
"What's wrong? What are they saying outside?"
Wang Xiulan came out of the inner room and asked.
"Tie Niu is dead!"
"Dead?!"
"Good riddance!"
Wang Xiulan, like those others, gritted her teeth and said the last three words, in particular.
She was terrified!
If Li Yuan hadn't made her pretend to be ugly beforehand, who knows what the consequences would have been? If that had happened... she might as well have died.
"Is that the allowance...?"
"Mother, what are you thinking? The Wild Wolf Gang is still around, so the monthly allowance should still be paid as usual."
Li Yuan naturally guessed her thoughts, just like those others.
But even if the Wild Wolf Gang is gone, a Wild Dog Gang will probably emerge. After all, there are still people above the gang, and they are government officials. How could they let these leeks go?
"These days..."
Wang Xiulan shook her head, "Fortunately, I have you, Yuan."
If it weren't for Li Yuan, this family would really be in danger.
...
Tie Niu's death brought a little joy to the people of Liushufang, but that was all.
Life goes on as usual, and people will still go hungry.
At dinner time, Li Yuan brought a bowl of salted duck and two flatbreads to He Qiu's door.
dong dong dong....
But after a while, there was no response from inside. "Hasn't he come back yet?"
Li Yuan muttered to himself, "According to the usual time, he should have been back for a while by now."
Just as he was about to knock on the door, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
Faint breathing sounds.
After becoming an eighth-rank official, his hearing became even more acute. Although his breathing was weak, it was very rapid.
"Thief!"
Thinking of this, Li Yuan kicked open the courtyard gate and rushed inside.
Under the cover of night, a figure huddled behind a water tank.
"Help! Help! Someone's stealing!"
Li Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs.
Upon hearing this, the figure immediately became anxious, grabbed a bag, and was about to rush out, seemingly not taking Li Yuan seriously at all.
"Who are you?"
Li Yuan deliberately spoke very loudly.
The figure didn't speak, but instead took out a kitchen knife from behind his back.
"No...don't kill me..."
Li Yuan immediately begged for mercy and even gave up his seat.
The figure didn't seem to really intend to make a move. Pointing the kitchen knife at him, he quickly walked towards the door. Just as he stepped out the door, Li Yuan grabbed a stone from the ground and flicked it forcefully.
It struck the figure squarely in the groin, followed by a scream and a thud as the person fell flat on their back!
He can't even stand up.
Li Yuan, standing in the courtyard, sneered. He hadn't even used his full strength yet, and the shadows of people couldn't even survive.
Just then, a series of noisy footsteps approached. Li Yuan knew that someone had come, but he ignored them and immediately walked into the house. In the kitchen, he saw He Qiushi lying unconscious on the ground.
He immediately bent down to check, "She's been drugged."
"Fortunately, the drug was very weak."
He immediately pinched her philtrum with his fingertips, and soon, He Qiu slowly opened her eyes, "A Yuan!"
"Thief!"
She immediately remembered that when she returned to the kitchen to cook, she suddenly felt dizzy and saw a figure for the last time.
"It's alright now!"
Li Yuan helped her up, but she had already been subdued.
"Old Liu, what brings you here?"
When the two men came out, the man had already been subdued. In the dim moonlight, the man was none other than Uncle Liu.
But at this moment, he was clutching his injured thigh, his face contorted in a grimace.
When He Qiu came out, most of the people in Liushufang stepped back, but a few did not move, such as Uncle Chen.
Hearing the commotion, Aunt Liu came out. She had initially been about to curse the thief, but upon seeing her husband on the ground, she panicked and rushed over, shouting, "Honey, who hurt you? Who? I'll fight him to the death!"
He seemed to have forgotten about the burglary and instead went berserk.
"Aunt Liu, Uncle Liu broke into our house to steal. We're neighbors, how could he do such a thing?"
Li Yuan couldn't stand it anymore.
He did something like this, and instead of feeling ashamed, he even thought about fighting to the death. He's really seen something amazing today.
Moreover, the people in Liushufang did not criticize him, which shows how unpopular He Qiushi was here.
"She's a jinx. She already wiped out the He family, and now she's going to bring bad luck to our family too. She's a vile wretch and should just get out of Willow Lane."
"Now look what's happened, she's even flirting with people, she's utterly shameless."
Aunt Liu is completely twisting the truth; she's a total lunatic.
Li Yuan was stunned. It was true! After living for so many years, he had finally seen what shamelessness really meant.
"Liu family, you can't say that. Ah Yuan is someone I watched grow up."
Uncle Chen finally couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.
"Hmph! Just because you watched someone grow up doesn't mean they're a good person?"
"Pooh!"
"Everyone knows you have a good relationship with his family!"
Aunt Liu is like a mad dog now, biting anyone she can get her hands on. She said it on purpose, still holding a grudge about being refused when she went to the Li family to borrow grain.