The market had long since dispersed, and there were far fewer pedestrians on the road. Yang Ji, alone with his luggage on his back, turned the corner of the street and immediately heard a sharp and harsh yell:
"You bastard, are you crazy about money? How dare you sell a piece of broken stone for one tael of silver? You cheated me, and you didn't even look at who I am! - Brothers, beat me to death.
beat!"
There were bursts of wailing sounds, mixed with intermittent, silly but extremely stubborn voices:
"No... I didn't lie... A Niu never lies. It's a shooting star... This is really a star falling from the sky... A Niu didn't lie..."
Yang Ji's heart was moved, and he walked around the corner in two or three steps. He immediately saw five or six people gathered in front of him, punching and kicking a person vigorously.
There were many people watching, but no one offered a helping hand.
"Yang Erniu?!"
Yang Ji was surprised when he saw the man in the middle. He knew this man. He was a congenitally mentally retarded man from a neighboring village, with only the IQ of a child of a few years old.
His family is poor and he only has an old mother. He is lonely and dependent on each other, which is very pitiful.
Yang Ji saw him several times, and every time he saw him squatting here selling some small things. He had always been peaceful and never took the initiative to cause trouble. This time, he didn't know why he was beaten by this group of people.
"stop!"
Yang Ji didn't even think about it, he shouted angrily, rushed over with a sudden stride, pushed aside the crowd, and stood in front of Yang Erniu.
"What do you guys want? Let him go!"
Yang Ji shouted sharply.
These bastard bastards would bully a mentally retarded person like Ju Lian! Thinking of his own experience in the clan, Yang Ji was furious.
Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way, and a group of people were startled by the suddenness of the incident. But soon, several young people around him with scornful faces, flabby bodies, and arrogant personalities came to their senses.
"Damn it! Someone actually came to make trouble! I have been living in Pingchuan County for so long, and this is the first time I have ever done it! Boy, tell me how you want to die."
A gangster leader with a sinister face looked ferocious, rubbed his sore fists, and approached Yang Ji with a threatening look. Several gangsters around him also had evil faces, and they rushed up one after another, surrounding Yang Ji and Yang Erniu.
"Boss, I know this kid. His name is Yang Ji. He is from the Yang family and has no status. Damn it, you dare to stop us. Yang Ji, are you impatient with life?"
A gangster showed a fierce look in his eyes and shouted loudly.
"Oops!"
Yang Ji's face changed slightly. When he rushed over, he didn't even think about it. He just relied on his bloody courage and never thought that he was going to face a group of domineering and vicious ruffians.
"I didn't expect it to be them... This situation is too bad. Not only may it not be able to help Yang Erniu, but it may actually be self-defeating and even involve me."
Yang Ji's heart sank.
In this world where martial arts reigns supreme, even ruffians sometimes learn some breathing techniques to exercise their bodies. With Yang Ji's level of breathing at the third level, one versus one is okay, but one versus five, one versus six... I'm afraid the end will be bad.
It will be much better than the current Yang Erniu.
"This kid is going to be in trouble!"
"It's too impulsive. He thinks we don't want to take care of it, so we can't."
"These people can do anything."
"Shut up and be careful."
…
Many people watching the excitement around had sympathetic looks on their faces, and some even did not hide the gloating on their faces. Some things are not something that anyone can control. If you want to stand out, you must be prepared to pay the price.
Yang Ji Wuxia paid no attention to these people. Seeing that these gangsters were about to surround him, he was secretly anxious. However, he also knew that at times like this, he could not lose control.
"Calm down...calm down! There are many of them, and I definitely can't defeat them alone. I must find a way to stabilize them, use words to break them up, and scare them!"
In the flash of lightning, many thoughts ran through Yang Ji's mind, and he became calmer and calmer.
"boom!"
Soon enough, Yang Ji's body moved, and with a sudden bang, he took a heavy step forward, met the ruffian leader's gaze, and stared back fiercely:
"Who among you bastards dares to do something? You have already thought it over carefully for me first. How do you think you can touch me?"
"Hahaha, are you trying to scare me?"
The leader of the gangsters was stunned for a moment, then laughed angrily, with a sinister look on his brows:
"Little bastard, don't think that I don't know. In the Yang family, you are just like a servant. Grandma doesn't care and uncle doesn't love you. Why do you want to scare me?"
As the local ruffians in Pingchuan County, the reason why they have been running rampant for so long is definitely not because no one can deal with them. It is because they are smart enough to find out clearly before taking action. They know that there are eight villages in Pingchuan County.
Who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked.
Therefore, although it was the first time that Yang Ji faced them, someone below had already found out the details of Yang Ji clearly and told him.
Yang Ji first ruined his affairs, and then threatened him knowingly, which aroused a hint of ferocity in his heart.
"Brothers, take action and clean him up for me!"
The leader of the gangsters had a fierce light in his eyes, and he flipped his palms and took out a knife. Several young men around him also had cold expressions on their faces, and then they took out the knives on their bodies. The handles flashed with cold light, and there was a faint trace of blood on the blade.
,——These knives have seen blood.
"His!"
There was a gasping sound all around, and the passers-by who were still watching the fun all had fearful faces and dispersed like the plague, no one dared to join in the fun.
These people are lawless and obviously have murderous intentions!
Yang Ji felt a chill in his heart. Although he had heard of the vicious names of these gangsters for a long time, it was only when he came face to face that he realized how ferocious these people were.
As long as they don't have a strong enough power background, these people would really dare to kill people in broad daylight!
But Yang Ji also knew that he couldn't panic at this time, let alone retreat, he had to be steady.
These people are famous for their tiger-wolf nature, bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. Once they retreat and let them know that they are afraid, they will eat up all the bones left by this group of people.
It’s too late to say it, but it will be soon!
The moment these people took out their knives, Yang Ji suddenly stepped forward and without saying a word, he slapped the leader of the gangsters hard on the face.
He used all his strength in this palm, and the strike was so heavy that the gangster leader staggered back with stars in his eyes, and his right face turned purple at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then quickly formed a clear palm print.
scare!
This slap came so suddenly, not only was the gangster leader stunned, but even the gangsters who followed him were startled and shocked.
When Yang Ji shouted angrily before, they thought this kid was bluffing, but they didn't expect that he actually dared to take action. When things go wrong, there must be monsters. Five or six people were temporarily overwhelmed by Yang Ji's aura, and they didn't dare to step forward.
.
"you wanna die!"
The ruffian leader was furious.
It was a great shame and humiliation to lose such a big face in front of all his subordinates. He raised the knife in his hand and was about to attack Yang Ji.
"If you want to die, just try moving."
Yang Ji said coldly, life and death depended on one shot, but he became more and more calm.
The knife that was supposed to stab him stopped abruptly in mid-air. The gangster leader looked at Yang Ji with shock and uncertainty in his heart.
He wanted to kill Yang Ji Liwei, but was overwhelmed by Yang Ji's momentum and prestige and did not dare to take the risk.
"Does this kid really have anything to rely on?"
Zhou Lingbang was shocked and confused. Although he didn't believe Yang Ji's words, the slap was real. Anyone who dared to do this was either a madman, or he really had something to rely on that he didn't know about.
"Snapped!"
The other party didn't dare to make a move, but Yang Ji had no scruples and slapped him again, hard and loud.
He knows very well that when striking, you must take advantage of the situation, and you must not be soft at this time. In front of this group of people who bully the weak and fear the strong, the tougher and stronger you appear, the more able you will be to suppress them.
"Hmph! This is a lesson for you. Remember, outsiders like you are not the ones who can know the ups and downs of a big clan. And even if I am a servant, I am also a subordinate of the big clan.
"Human, killing you is like trampling on an ant. Believe it or not, as long as you dare to touch a hair on my head, this time next year will be the death anniversary of all of you."
These words were spoken in a stern voice, and Yang Ji was completely convinced of them.
What he said was true and false, and he was convinced that these people did not know the tricks and intrigues in the big clan.
Sure enough, several gangsters looked fierce at first and wanted to teach Yang Ji a lesson, but when he said this, they immediately hesitated and backed down one by one.
The relationships in the big clan are complicated, with all kinds of intrigues and ups and downs. It's not like those ruffians like them. It's simple. If you look at it one by one, whoever has the bigger fist is the boss.
If the inquiring information is wrong, and Yang Ji is actually protected by some noble person in the Yang clan, then they are seeking their own death.
And what Yang Ji said is right. Even if he is not popular, he is still a member of the Yang clan no matter what the face or the bark of the tree.
Because of such a trivial matter, if the Yang family members wanted to bury him with their own people, wouldn't it be an unjust death?
"Damn it!"
The leader of the local gangsters watched the words and expressions, unaware that all his brothers had given up. He was so angry that his steel teeth were about to break.
How had he ever suffered such a big loss? The other party was obviously a young man, but he was so angry that he couldn't vent it out.
It’s really annoying!
"A bunch of scum! Get out of here!"
Yang Ji saw the effect, gave a sharp shout, and gave them a step to go down.
"Hmph! Don't be too proud, little bastard. Sooner or later, you will pay the price."
Several people borrowed donkeys from the slope and left behind these harsh words. No matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to leave.
…
"Shh, luckily, we've restrained them."
Yang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and felt that his whole body was covered in cold sweat.
Only he himself knew how dangerous the situation just now was. If he hadn't been calm enough and courageous enough, he might have been lying on the ground by now.
"This kind of thing can never happen again. Strength is king. This will never happen next time."
Yang Ji secretly warned himself.
Turning around, Yang Ji walked towards Yang Erniu.
"Okay, don't be afraid, they have left and won't hurt you anymore."
Yang Ji leaned down, patted Yang Erniu's shoulder and said.
If you didn't know the truth, it would be hard to believe that such a young man as tall and strong as a bear was actually very fragile inside.
He was kneeling on the ground with his head in his hands, hanging down like an ostrich. Yang Ji heard him muttering in his ears. At first, he thought he was afraid, but when he crouched behind him, he realized that this was not the case at all.
"No, I didn't lie..., I didn't lie, this is really the meteor I picked. This is really the meteor I picked in the mountains. I didn't lie... A Niu never lies!"
The voice coming from under those arms was stubborn and paranoid, like a stubborn child.
"Well, I know, you didn't lie."
Yang Ji comforted.
Perhaps because Yang Ji's voice was relatively gentle, Yang Erniu's body finally stopped shaking and slowly calmed down.
"I...I remember you. You are a good person. Thank you...thank you."
Yang Erniu slowly raised his head. He had a face in his twenties, but with the innocent eyes of a three-year-old child.
Yang Ji just smiled lightly.
"It's already very late and I have to leave. Also, you should go home early. Your mother might still be waiting for you."
Yang Ji turned around and prepared to leave. However, before he took a few steps, Yang Erniu grabbed him from behind and hugged his right leg.
"Help me, help me... buy some of my things! One tael of silver... one tael of silver! A Niu wants a tael of silver! Mother wants a tael of silver! A Niu wants to save her mother...
"
Yang Erniu suddenly said excitedly, with a trace of anxiety and despair in his simple eyes.
"Mother? What's wrong with your mother? One tael of silver! Why do you want so much silver?"
Yang Ji was taken aback.
"Mother... Aniu's mother is sick, and the doctor said she needs some money..., Aniu wants to treat her mother, and Aniu wants a tael of silver!..."
Yang Erniu was holding on to the last straw, refusing to let go.
"It turned out that his mother was ill...he did all this just for his mother."
Yang Ji understood the whole story from his intermittent narration.
"Help me, please, help me...save my mother, okay?"
Yang Erniu shook Yang Ji's legs vigorously, and two large tears flowed out, sad and longing.
Yang Ji felt embarrassed. It was not easy for him. He had tried his best to earn eighty-five copper coins. If all of them were given to Yang Erniu, then he and Uncle Liang...
But looking into those eyes, it was difficult for Yang Ji to say no.
These eyes are so imaginary to who he was back then. Thinking of his deceased mother, Yang Ji couldn't help but feel sad.
"I don't have much money on me, only eighty-five pieces. You take it first. Although it's less than one tael, it should be enough to treat your mother. Ordinary doctors bully you orphans and widowed mothers, and they will definitely tell you
It's a bit false. Go to the south of the city and ask for the doctor named Zhou. He has great medical ethics and has a reputation for helping the world. His prices are always lower than others. If you ask him to treat your mother, he will definitely be able to cure it.
good."
Yang Ji gritted his teeth, took out the money bag from his body, hesitated for a moment, and stuffed it into Yang Erniu's hand.
Unexpectedly, although Yang Erniu accepted Yang Ji's money bag, he still did not let go.
"My mother said that you can't ask for other people's things for nothing... A Niu has a lot of things, look, look! Take whatever you like, take them all!"
Yang Erniu raised his head with a stubborn look on his face.
Yang Ji took a look and saw some things scattered around Yang Erniu, including combs, pottery pots, bronze mirrors, statues, rouge, shoes, knitted embroidered cloth... He was kicked in the beating just now.
Scattered all over the place.
"These are probably all the belongings of his family."
Yang Ji secretly felt pity in his heart, but he was not willing to take his things.
"No, I don't need any of these things. You can take them back."
Yang Jidao.
"No! Aniu can't take other people's things for free..."
Yang Erniu said stubbornly and would not let go at all.
Yang Ji was helpless, knowing that Yang Er was stubborn, and if he rejected him, it would really be the end of the world.
"Okay. You can take all these things back. I don't need so many, just take one."
Yang Ji looked at it casually and picked the most inconspicuous thing at random. It was a flaky pebble with some strange bark-like patterns on it. It looked like it was picked up from a river beach. It was the most common thing.
but.
Yang Ji vaguely remembered that Yang Erniu had been severely beaten because of selling this thing. This was the only thing in Yang Erniu's stall that was the least valuable.
"Just think that I bought this thing."
Yang Ji laughed to himself in his heart.
He and Yang Erniu were in the same boat to some extent, so they couldn't bear to take his things.
"Haha, you are a good person,...only if you believe me,...I give this piece of star iron to you..."
Yang Erniu chuckled, feeling relieved.
It's strange to say that when Yang Ji picked up the broken stone, Yang Erniu no longer held Yang Ji back. He packed up the things on the ground and left happily as if he had solved a major event.
"Star……"
Yang Ji stood up and looked at Yang Erniu's leaving figure with a dazed look in his eyes. Then he thought of something and felt deep guilt in his heart.
"I'm really broke this time."
Yang Ji felt bitter in his heart, but he had no regrets. He smiled and stuffed the stone into his arms.
"ah!"
Yang Ji suddenly let out a low cry, and he didn't know where he touched it. Yang Ji felt as if he was stung by something. The stinging pain was very weak and fleeting, so Yang Ji didn't pay attention, packed up his things and left in a hurry
Without noticing, a drop of blood seeped into the stone in his arms...