noffsinger Chapter 30 Let Lu Yuan win!
Chapter 30 Let Lu Yuan win!
The man looked in the direction she was pointing.
Lu Yuan was standing on the street watching their intimate scene.
His gaze lingered on Lu Yuan for a moment, then he bent down, picked up the little girl, and took a few steps toward Lu Yuan.
"Young Master Lu."
His voice was a little hoarse.
He stopped in front of Lu Yuan, his shoulders swaying slightly... he hesitated whether or not to bow.
Finally, he simply nodded, bowed slightly, and said, "The girl told me everything that happened that day. I wasn't in Qingzhou that day and only found out when I got back. Thank you, Young Master Lu, for saving her life."
Lu Yuan glanced at the little girl in his arms.
The little girl was smiling at him, but she was missing a front tooth.
"It was nothing," Lu Yuan said calmly.
The man seemed to want to say something, opened his mouth, but in the end he just nodded again, picked up the little girl, and turned to leave.
After walking a few steps, the little girl peeked out from his shoulder and waved to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan stood there, watching the father and daughter disappear around the street corner.
"Does the young master know that child?"
Old Huang asked from behind.
"On Suzaku Avenue that day, she was almost trampled to death by the Crimson Blood Horse."
Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward.
"Let's go."
Old Huang didn't ask any more questions and silently followed behind.
Outside Qingzhou City, there was a dilapidated courtyard.
The courtyard wall was made of adobe bricks, and several gaps had been eroded by rainwater.
The gate to the courtyard couldn't be closed properly, and through the cracks, you could see several bundles of firewood and a broken-down wheelbarrow piled up in the yard.
The man pushed open the courtyard gate, and the little girl jumped down from his arms and ran quickly into the house.
An old woman sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), mending an old garment in her hands.
The old woman looked up when she heard the noise, but before she could speak, the little girl rushed into her arms.
"Grandma! We ran into that older brother today!"
The little girl looked up, her eyes sparkling.
"It's the brother who saved me on Suzaku Avenue!"
The old woman paused for a moment, then reached out and touched the little girl's head, smoothing out all the wrinkles on her face.
She looked up at the man at the door, who was closing the gate and turning to go inside.
"Really?" the old woman asked.
"Um."
The man sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and poured himself a bowl of water.
"I ran into him on Suzaku Avenue. I thanked him."
The old woman put down her needle and thread, a hint of displeasure appearing on her face.
"You big dog, is thanking me all you're going to do?"
"They saved the girl's life!"
You're always out and about, never home. If it weren't for that young master Lu... if something had happened to the girl that day, by the time you, her father, came back, it would be too late!
Her voice wasn't loud, but her tone was forceful.
"Though we are poor, we must not forget the kindness we have shown you. You've traveled all these years, have you forgotten what your mother said?"
"I haven't forgotten."
The man looked down at the water in the bowl, the surface of which reflected his rough face.
"I remember."
Before the old woman could say anything more, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
A tall, thin man leaned half his body in and waved into the room.
"Big brother, you and Ya Ya are back?"
"Oh, Auntie's here too." The tall, thin man saw the old woman in the house and quickly winked at the big dog.
The big dog immediately understood and followed him out of the house.
"What's wrong, Er Gou? Why aren't you spending time with your parents? What are you doing here?" Da Gou asked in surprise.
The two cousins had been working for the Blood Wolf Gang.
Through years of hard work and relentless fighting spirit, he received special training from the Blood Wolf Gang and reached the mid-stage of Blood Coagulation.
He is often away from home and in charge of some of the Blood Wolf Gang's trade dealings.
I just returned to Qingzhou City a few days ago.
Upon his return, he was entrusted by Blood Wolf to deal with a kid named Lu Yuan.
It was only later that Da Gou found out that Lu Yuan was actually his daughter's savior.
This put him in a dilemma, and his expression was full of hesitation.
"Brother, the gang leader sent me to deliver something."
Er Gou held a small coarse cloth bag in his hand and handed it to Da Gou.
He kept muttering to himself.
"The gang leader has really gone all out this time. The bag is full of qi-boosting and strength-enhancing pills. We'll each take one." He said as he stuffed the bag into the man's hand.
"There's also a human skin mask inside. We'll both wear it that day, and no one will be able to tell."
The big dog took the things without saying a word.
Er Gou lowered his voice and added another sentence.
"The gang leader specifically instructed that on the day of the election, when facing Lu Yuan, neither of you should hold back. Go all out. The gang leader will be watching from below the arena."
The big dog gripped the cloth bag tightly, still remaining silent.
Just as he hesitated, the old woman's voice came from behind him.
"Are you going to beat someone up again?"
"Auntie, it's not what you think..." Er Gou was interrupted by the old woman as soon as he started to speak.
"Who are you going to hit?"
The old woman stood at the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, watching the big dog.
The big dog did not answer.
The old woman remained silent for a while, before Er Gou broke the silence.
"Oh dear, Auntie. We were just doing this for someone else."
"Ha, at someone's request?"
The old woman's hand, which was holding onto the door frame, trembled slightly, but her voice remained steady.
"Don't think I don't know about the shady businesses you used to do."
"Let's leave the past aside... but this time, someone saved your daughter's life, and you turn around and try to hit them..."
"Chen Da Gou, are you even human?"
"Our Chen family may be poor, but we can't confuse gratitude with grudges."
"Help? What's wrong with Ya Ya?...Big brother? What are you hiding from me?"
Chen Ergou was unaware that Lu Yuan had saved Chen Yaya on Zhuque Street, and asked him in surprise.
Seeing that Chen Dagou still didn't respond, they continued to try to persuade the old woman.
"Auntie, you know. If we take the money and don't do the job, then...they'll..."
"Ha, money... money... all you two know is money. One of you had his wife die from illness because of money, abandoning his own daughter. The other of you is still single because of money!"
The old woman grabbed a broom from the ground and threw it at the feet of Chen Dagou and his companion.
"If you still consider me your mother, then you'd better figure it out yourself!..." After saying that, she closed the door, leaving the two brothers in the yard.
The man stood there for a long time.
Then he put the cloth bag into his arms, walked to the water vat in the corner of the yard, picked up the ladle, scooped up a ladle of cold water, and gulped it down.
Water dripped down his beard, and he threw the ladle into the vat, where it spun a few times on the surface.
"Big...Big Brother?"
"What exactly is the situation that Auntie was talking about?"
"I know what to do," Chen Dagou said.
"Ergou... let's let Lu Yuan win then..."
......
When Lu Yuan returned to the Lu family,
It was getting dark.
His chest ached faintly throughout the journey.
He managed to withstand a palm strike from the assassin at the Meridian Opening Realm.
Although only 30% of the palm force hit him, he only felt his blood and qi surge at that moment.
Now that feeling of blockage has completely returned; every step feels like a stone is pressing on my chest.
Old Huang followed behind him, his brows furrowed, noticing that Lu Yuan seemed somewhat unwell.
"Young Master Yuan...you?"