Chapter 47: Earning Money

Senior sister is truly ruthless!

Luo Zijun limped along the road home.

At this moment, the setting sun was just right, and a gentle breeze brushed against his face.

The streets were filled with weaving pedestrians and the cries of peddlers, a scene of prosperity and bustle.

For some reason.

At this moment, he suddenly felt somewhat dazed, and faces and scenes from that world and this world could not help but emerge in his mind.

If he were to live here forever...

The family who loved him, his drinking buddies, his unscrupulous master, his beautiful senior sister—he had them all...

And in that world, besides a cold and gloomy house, what else was there?

Love, family, friendship—all gone...

His entire life and world had long since been shattered, a piece of darkness.

Even if he could survive, what would be the point?

At this moment, his heart suddenly felt somewhat uneasy and wavering.

He worked so hard, for what?

To return to that cold and dark world again, to see those people who made him despair and broke his heart again?

He shook his head, wanting to brush away these sudden "grotesque" thoughts.

However, they would not go away.

"It's all fake!"

He comforted himself this way.

Everything here was designed long ago; the people, the stories, the city, including the entire world, were all fake!

This world would eventually disappear.

And he, as long as he completed the mission, could leave here and be reborn.

Perhaps, after he went back, everything would get better.

He kept comforting himself in his heart, forcing himself to stop letting his imagination run wild.

"Buy a roast goose to go with my brother-in-law's wine!"

Passing by a roast goose shop, the aroma of roasted meat rushed to his nose, allowing him to temporarily cast aside those thoughts that made him uneasy.

He had earned silver today, so he would buy a large one.

After taking the wrapped roast goose and just walking past a crossroads, he suddenly discovered that he seemed to be followed again.

This time, there were two people, and they were two burly men.

Luo Zijun immediately thought of the matter from the morning.

He did not stop his pace, continued walking forward, and soon entered a small alley.

The two men exchanged a glance and immediately followed him in.

"It should be this brat, there's no mistake!"

"Do it right here, be quick! Today we must make this little bastard shit and piss himself and carry him out horizontally!"

The two immediately quickened their pace.

Who would have thought that the figure in front would also suddenly quicken his pace, and then disappear around the corner ahead.

"Chase!"

The expressions of the two changed, and they immediately started running.

Who would have thought that just as they ran to the corner, with a "swish," a cloud of white powder was suddenly thrown out from the corner!

The two were caught off guard and were immediately covered in it.

Then, a fist filled with power suddenly flew out from the corner, and with a "bang," it struck one of the big men heavily in the chest!

The big man let out a miserable cry and flew backward, and the sound of ribs breaking actually came from his chest!

The other big man was startled and hurriedly wanted to retreat.

"Bang!"

Luo Zijun's other fist also quickly smashed into his chest.

This big man did not fly out, but he staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.

But for a moment, he could not stand up either.

The two groaned on the ground, their faces covered in Lime Powder, their hands frantically wiping their eyes, but the more they wiped, the more painful it became.

"How dare you, little bastard..."

"Bang!"

The big man sitting on the ground had just started to curse when Luo Zijun's fist followed closely behind and smashed heavily onto his mouth again.

Immediately, blood splattered, and his front teeth flew out.

The big man let out an "ooh" sound and could no longer curse.

Luo Zijun walked closer and threw another punch at his temple, directly knocking him unconscious.

Then, a cold light flashed; he took out a Dagger and severed his hamstrings.

Since this person practiced martial arts, he naturally had to make him crippled!

"I am Xifang Bubai from under Heimu Ya on Ling Shan, specializing in punishing evil and promoting good, and upholding justice! You two conspired with those two women to set a trap, harming how many kind people! Today you wanted to rob that scholar from just now halfway! You deserve to die!"

"However, Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life; today, I will spare your lives! If you dare to do evil again in the future, I will definitely not spare you!" After Luo Zijun finished speaking, he went over and knocked the other person unconscious with one punch.

Then, with two "bang, bang" punches, he shattered his leg bones.

These two likely had no background or backing, and even if they practiced martial arts, they were bottom-tier, otherwise they wouldn't have relied on those two women to show their faces outside and lure people over to rob them.

If they had a bit more ability, they would have gone to do safer, more profitable business.

That is why Luo Zijun dared to lie in ambush here and take action.

However, to prevent retaliation from the two, he had no choice but to strike hard and leave them crippled.

As for killing them, he did not yet have the guts for that.

The two villains were merely crippled; even if the government officials found out, they would not bother much.

But if they were dead, that would be a major matter.

He did not want to take the risk for the time being.

!

He searched the two men's bodies and collected a total of twenty-three taels of silver.

Adding the seventeen taels he already had on him, he was now carrying a huge fortune of forty taels.

Going to the Brothel tonight, there might be another two hundred taels waiting for him.

He could now be considered a wealthy man.

His first real fight was surprisingly calm.

Judging from today's situation, practicing martial arts was still important.

Practicing martial arts could not only strengthen the body but also strengthen one's courage.

If he were just an ordinary scholar, he probably would have been scared witless the moment he saw those two Han following him, let alone dared to fight back.

He decided that he must work hard to practice martial arts in the future to make himself even stronger.

Only then would he have the power to protect himself.

At the same time, only by being strong could he better prevent Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi from being together and handle any unexpected events.

After all, Bai Niangzi was a thousand-year-old snake demon.

Work hard to earn money, work hard to practice martial arts!

Only by combining the two could he better complete the mission!

He picked up the roast goose from the corner.

He patted the dirt off it and left with quick steps.

He soon returned home.

Who would have thought that just as he reached the door, he suddenly heard the sound of his sister and brother-in-law arguing in the courtyard.

"Li Zhengshan, if we can't make it, then we won't! Go live with that brother of yours! A full twenty taels of silver, that was our family's entire fortune, and you gave it all away to him just like that! Are you trying to force me to my death?"

"Datou was injured because of me and nearly lost his life; if I don't pay for the medical expenses, who will?"

"Naturally, the yamen should pay! Didn't the yamen give him money? Why are you acting like a good person? You gave him all our family's silver; how are the four of us supposed to live from now on? Do you know how long we worked hard to save those twenty taels of silver? You... you... wuwu..."

"Alright, alright, wife, stop crying, I will earn the silver again. It was right for the yamen to give Datou silver, and it was right for me to give it to him too. He was injured because of me, so it's impossible for me to do nothing."

"Wuwu, wouldn't it have been enough to give him five taels or ten taels! You took all our family's silver at once, you... wuwu, I don't want to live anymore!"

"Wife! Don't!"

Luo Zijun hurriedly walked into the small courtyard.

His brother-in-law and Xiaohuan were holding his sister's arms on either side, and his sister was crying with a face full of tears, struggling to throw herself into the well.

"Zijun, come quickly and persuade your sister!"

Seeing him return, Li Zhengshan said hurriedly.

Luo Jiaorong cried and said: "It's useless for anyone to persuade me! If you don't get those twenty taels of silver back for me today, I'll just throw myself into the well and die right now!"

Li Zhengshan sighed and said: "I have already given the silver away, you want me to..."

"I don't care! I don't care! Wuwuwu..."

Luo Jiaorong struggled again to throw herself into the well.

Luo Zijun spoke up: "Brother-in-law, Xiaohuan, let go, let sister jump; we can just fish her out later. The well water is so shallow, it won't kill anyone, it's just that the new clothes she's wearing will probably get dirty."

Luo Jiaorong: "..."

Li Zhengshan understood and let go of his hands.

Xiaohuan, however, still held on tightly and refused to let go.

Luo Jiaorong was suddenly furious, went over, and picked up a broom: "Luo Zijun! You little ingrate! It's one thing that you don't help your own sister scold your brother-in-law, but you actually..."

"Sister, stop!"

Luo Zijun hurriedly stopped her, took twenty taels of silver out of his bosom, and said: "Sister, look, the twenty taels of silver are right here!"

Luo Jiaorong's angry expression stalled, and she put down the broom in her hand.

Li Zhengshan's expression changed drastically: "Zijun, you... you actually went to Datou and asked for the twenty taels of silver back?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

(End of this chapter)