Crisis

Lu Chuan sneered, "Ha, your family really knows how to accuse others first and shift the blame."

"Clearly it was your Xinghua who coveted the Golden Pheasant, and when her demand was refused she tried to grab it by force, which is why I gave her a slap to wake her up. How did it get twisted so badly in your mouth?"

Xinghua refused to admit it, however, "Lu Chuan, how can you slander me!"

Among the watching villagers, quite a few already understood the way Xinghua's family operated, and someone immediately stood up to back him.

"That sounds reasonable! Chuanzi is usually an honest kid, why would he hit someone for no reason?"

"Exactly, that Xinghua girl... tsk tsk, she's deep with schemes. Coming here today is eight-tenths likely because she had her eyes on that rare game."

"I think so too. Xinghua has the same temperament as her mother, unable to stand not taking advantage of something when she sees it..."

The wind of public discussion instantly changed.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Lu Qinshi immediately interrupted in a shrill voice:

"Dogsh*t in your mother's mouth!"

Her spit nearly sprayed onto everyone's faces.

"My Xinghua would grab your Golden Pheasant? What kind of precious thing is your lousy chicken? Clearly you are a toad trying to eat swan meat, and when you got rejected you couldn't save face, so you started hitting people! And now you still want to smear my daughter's reputation?"

"Lu Chuan, you are so young, how can your heart be so vicious!"

Xinghua raised her face at the right moment, her voice sorrowful:

"Dad, Mom, stop talking... It's my fault, I shouldn't... shouldn't have spoken so much with him..."

Lu San also stepped forward, his sturdy build carrying a sense of oppression:

"Brat! Hitting people is hitting people! No matter what Po Tian things you say, is the palm print on my daughter's face something you hit or not? Huh?!"

Lu Chuan watched the tacit cooperation and performance of this family of three, but his heart remained calm throughout.

His voice was cold and hard: "I hit her, but as for why I hit her, I've already made it clear just now."

"Who saw it? Who saw my daughter grab your things?"

Lu Qinshi akimbo, incomparably shrewish,

"Is there anyone who will step out to testify? Huh? If nobody saw it, then it didn't happen! It's just you brat spitting blood and framing people!"

Meeting at the village entrance, where would there be any corroborating witnesses?

This was completely unreasonable brawling.

Lu San took over the conversation, his tone arrogant and unreasonable:

"Cut the crap! You hit someone, so you ought to offer an apology, right? We won't make you compensate much either."

His gaze was greedy, "That Golden Pheasant you hit... bring it here for my daughter to calm her nerves, and kowtow properly, and this matter will be considered written off! Otherwise..."

Lu San squeezed a bowl-sized fist, the threat overflowing in the air.

Lu Qinshi immediately chimed in: "Right! Bring the Golden Pheasant! Then this matter is finished! If you dare not give it... don't blame us for being impolite!"

The two sang in harmony, imposing and menacing.

Some of the watching villagers shook their heads, some were silent, and others showed looks of unbearable sympathy.

Yet cowed by Lu San's overbearing manner, for a moment no one dared to step forward and speak for Lu Chuan.

Seeing Lu San finally tear away his polite facade, Lu Chuan instead curled the corner of his mouth in a sneer:

"This chicken, I simply won't give it to you. What can you do about it?"

"Not giving it? If you don't give it, I'll beat you up!" Lu San let out a ferocious grin.

He was naturally a crude man who believed in fists, preferring to act rather than nag whenever possible; the half-grown teenager before him dared to provoke him, which suited his wishes perfectly!

Before his words fell, that sandbag-sized fist went straight to pound at Lu Chuan's face!

This punch was mighty and forceful, and if it landed solidly, his bridge of a nose would probably break.

Among the watching villagers, some women had already let out cries of surprise.

However, what made everyone feel surprised was that facing this swift and fierce blow, Lu Chuan's expression was extremely bland.

He merely slid back half a step to the side at the very moment when that fist was about to reach his body.

The heavy fist brushed past his ear.

With the punch missing, Lu San could not help but pause.

"Little rabbit, dodging pretty fast, huh!"

Lu San gave a low roar and pounced again, his fists pelting Lu Chuan like raindrops, "Let's see if you have this dogsh*t luck this time!"

Yet the scene that followed made everyone's eyes widen.

Facing Lu San's storm-like fists, Lu Chuan appeared exceptionally agile.

He often only slightly shifted his side, lowered his head, or made a clever retreat step, causing those heavy punches to miss every single time.

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"Hoo... hoo..."

After several rounds of fierce attacks, Lu San was already panting heavily, and doubts stirred in his heart.

This kid was freakishly weird, every dodge was just right!

Yet to make him admit in front of so many villagers that he couldn't do anything to a half-grown teenager—where would he put his face?

"Brat! If you have the guts, don't just dodge! If you're a man, take my punch fair and square!"

Hearing this, Lu Chuan rolled his eyes.

This Lu San before him weighed at least one hundred and sixty or seventy catties, relying on his strength to throw wild punches; if a physique like his own took a hit head-on, wasn't that courting death?

Only a fool wouldn't dodge!

However, after these few dodges, he had a clearer understanding of Eagle Eye in his heart.

It wasn't just seeing farther and clearer, more crucial was the advance prediction of the opponent's attack trajectory!

Lu San's movements were like they were a beat slow in his eyes, with obvious flaws.

"You've been arrogant enough." Lu Chuan's gaze condensed.

When Lu San once again smashed toward Lu Chuan, Lu Chuan stepped aside from this heavy punch once more, and while dodging, kicked out toward Lu San's lower path!

"Ouch!"

Lu San only felt a piercing pain shooting from his lower body, and his whole person fell forward to the ground on the spot.

The entire scene plunged into deathly silence.

Everyone present widened their eyes in disbelief as they looked at the sturdy Lu San on the ground and the half-grown teenager before them.

This scene was truly too far from what they had anticipated.

Kicking out, Lu Chuan was not afraid of others saying his methods were vicious.

His own strength fell far short of the opponent's, so if he didn't use some underhanded tricks, colliding head-on would only make him suffer and waste his strength in vain.

Having finished dealing with Lu San, Lu Chuan swept his gaze toward Lu Qinshi and Xinghua, who had long since been scared silly.

Lu Qinshi shuddered all over.

Seeing that her family's most formidable husband had been knocked down and still couldn't climb up at the moment, she now had nothing left except terror.

This kid... wasn't this kid just a half-grown boy who hadn't even grown all his hair yet?

Her man was so sturdy, with a full body of strength; he had never suffered any losses in the village, how could he possibly have lost?!

Lu Qinshi tremblingly pulled her daughter Xinghua in front of her:

"Lu Chuan! You... you stop! What do you want to do? Beat women? Is there still any imperial law left!"

Xinghua was even more frightened out of her wits, tightly grabbing her mother's arm and no longer daring to make eye contact with Lu Chuan.

The surrounding villagers watching the show witnessed Lu San being knocked down, and many of them wore delighted expressions on their faces.

Lu Qinshi usually relied on her husband's strength to throw tantrums in the village, and she had offended quite a few people.

Right away, someone began to stir up trouble without fearing things would get too big:

"Hey! Didn't expect this, Chuanzi's got some moves under his belt! Look at how he dodged that..."

"Ain't that the truth! That sweeping leg was fast, fierce, and accurate! Chuanzi is truly a true person who doesn't show his face!"

"Lu San's household, didn't you usually know how to shout pretty well? You know to be scared now, huh?"

"Someone should have disciplined her long ago! Chuanzi, well done!"

Seeing that there wasn't even a single person around to speak up for her, Lu Qinshi's heart turned even colder by half.

Seeing Lu Chuan approaching their mother-and-daughter pair step by step, Lu Qinshi panicked immensely.

"You... don't come over! Come any closer and I'll call for help! Help! Lu Chuan is going to murder people!"

Lu Chuan stopped in front of them, his eyes full of disgust.

"Beat you?" Lu Chuan gave a derisive laugh, "I'd still worry it dirtied my hands."

His voice suddenly sank:

"Scram!"

"Immediately, vanish from my sight!"

Seeing that Lu Chuan had let them off, how could Lu Qinshi dare to linger?

She hurriedly pulled along the still-dazed Xinghua, and the two ran over to Lu San's side.

"Master of the house, get up quickly! Let's go, go, go!"

The family of three quickly vanished into the darkness like stray dogs.

Outside the courtyard gate, the villagers watching the fun saw that there was no more show to watch and gradually dispersed.

Lu Chuan was about to turn around and return to the room when sporadic words drifted over:

"Hey, don't you guys look at how mighty the Lu family boy is today; in a few days, it'll be considered lucky if he isn't begging on his knees..."

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