Seeing this, Cheng Ruyi felt much more at ease. It seemed that this bald man was just an insignificant ordinary thug in the gang, not worth the gang's help in cleaning up his mess.
Liu Wei didn't come here today to save Baldy; useless things can be thrown away. He simply wanted to meet the "Great Philanthropist Cheng," who was rumored to have bravely stormed a bandit's den and rescued hundreds of abducted children.
The Cheng family has been making waves in the county town for the past year, living a very prosperous life. They have not only partnered with the Zhou family in business and formed a close relationship with the county magistrate's wife, but they have also had dealings with the Wen and Gu families. They are truly a force to be reckoned with.
The "philanthropist" in front of him was nothing special in appearance; she was just an ordinary middle-aged woman, at most a little smart and eloquent. Her only redeeming quality was that she was not only unafraid of him, but also dared to stare at him.
Hmph, he seems to be nothing special, only his courage is somewhat passable.
"Registration Officer Peng, I've already told you the prisoner's identity. I'm busy with internal affairs, so if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave!" After saying this, Liu Wei turned to Cheng Ruyi and said, "Madam Cheng, be careful what you say!" Then he strode away.
Cheng Ruyi appeared indifferent, but her back was actually soaked with sweat. It wasn't that she was afraid; after all, in broad daylight in the county government office, she didn't believe the other party would dare to do anything to her openly. She simply felt disgusted.
This is also a side effect of cultivating the Qi Observation Technique: not only can you see the aura on someone, but you can even smell and sense it. Just now, the black aura on Liu Wei's body was inexplicably disgusting and incredibly foul-smelling, like meat that had been rotting for who knows how many days...
Since Liu Wei left so decisively, Clerk Peng also impolitely locked all the hooligans in the jail for more than half a month. No one knows what methods he used, but after that, the bald man disappeared and was never seen again.
After such an incident, the Cheng family's furniture shop naturally needed to close for a few days for repairs. Several apprentices and the old carpenter were all somewhat frightened, and Ruyi simply gave everyone a few days off to rest.
However, this incident wasn't entirely without its benefits. At least after learning about it, Guo Xiaoyu personally went to the jail and beat the thugs to a pulp, and finally agreed to formally teach the Cheng family martial arts.
"This is outrageous! You've been learning the basics from me for months, how come you can't even handle a few thugs? It's a disgrace!"
Guo Xiaoyu, her face puffed out, angrily launched into a tirade against the Cheng family members in the courtyard.
"You can't blame us. Our basic skills are just stances and standing on wooden stakes. What can we use to fight an enemy?" Cheng Ruyi said dismissively. Her family's performance was already good enough. "Besides, we weren't injured. On the contrary, we caught all those thugs. I think as ordinary people who don't know martial arts, everyone's performance was excellent."
"You! You're still so smug!" Guo Xiaoyu shouted angrily, pointing at Cheng Ruyi's nose. "A teacher for a day is a father for life! I am your teacher, you can't contradict me! Humph!"
"Yes, yes, I understand, you're absolutely right~" When she needed something from someone, Cheng Ruyi felt it was best to be humble. Besides, she was already in her forties, why bother arguing with a twenty-year-old girl?
In fact, after spending this time together, the Cheng family members had gotten to know Guo Xiaoyu's personality and temperament quite well.
Because she had always been the youngest disciple, the girl was always at the mercy of her senior brothers and sisters, and was often bullied. Now that she had finally become someone else's master and her seniority had suddenly increased, she became arrogant and became completely absorbed in it. The Cheng family didn't mind playing along with her.
"Well, it's good that you know!" Guo Xiaoyu tried hard to keep a baby face and asked in a mature manner, "Tell me in detail what happened that day!"
She only heard the gist of what had happened from the servants of the Guo family, and didn't really know what had happened, which was why her mistress had sent her here alone.
Upon hearing this, Ruyi naturally recounted the entire story in detail, and the other members of the Cheng family also added their own perspectives on what happened.
"So you're completely unharmed? Cheng Yunping, didn't you say you collapsed after being hit by the large wooden crate?"
After hearing this, Guo Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel a little incredulous. In the past few months, she had not only taught everyone the basics, but also occasionally some very simple punches and kicks sparring exercises, though only a few times.
Theoretically speaking, she thought it wouldn't be difficult for the Cheng family to catch the thugs, but catching them unharmed would be several times more difficult.
Cheng Yunping was incredibly excited to hear his young "master" ask him a question privately. "Master! I was hit by the box, but luckily I only suffered a minor scrape and am perfectly fine. Thank you for your concern, Master! Hehe."
Guo Xiaoyu was somewhat skeptical. She took a few steps forward and immediately lifted Yunping's clothes to examine him. She found that he only had a few abrasions and a large bruise on his back. She carefully touched his bones and muscles and found that there was indeed no internal damage. It was really strange!
She couldn't help but think of her young mistress's speculation: the Cheng family might be descendants of a reclusive martial arts family. Although the family had declined, their martial arts talent and physical attributes were extraordinary...
She was initially skeptical, but now... it seems that the young lady's prediction was correct!
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