Chapter 5 Even with this much going on with the other man, why pretend? ...
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The next day.
Jixiang Village, East Mill.
"I went up the mountain to visit Achu today, but she absolutely refused to let me in. Guess what... she's finally started looking for a man!"
A person nearby exclaimed in surprise, "Really? She's finally figured it out. What kind of woman in her twenties would stay a widow for the rest of her life? It's really not worth it."
"Don't say that. Her husband is indeed a good man. He saved my youngest son's life." Aunt Wang leaned against the door, cracking melon seeds with relish. "But Chu really should find someone to share the burden. It's not easy for him to raise the child by himself. And the expenses for private school and marriage will be huge in the future."
She paused, then smiled gossipy: "By the way, I think that man is quite nice. He's tall, strong, and fair-skinned. He's different from the farmers in our village. He looks like he's from the city."
"Who's from the city?"
A voice suddenly came from behind, startling Aunt Wang. She clutched her chest, still shaken, and turned around to look. Her face turned pale instantly, and she hurriedly called to her aunt beside her to hurry up and leave.
However, she hadn't taken two steps when she was stopped again, surrounded by several young and strong men.
The man in the lead slowly walked up to Aunt Wang and kicked her.
Aunt Wang was caught off guard and received a kick to the chest. She collapsed to the ground in pain, her body covered in sweat.
"I'm asking you a question, who let you leave?" The man sneered. "Who did you just call a fine young man from the city? Is Chu Li hiding a man at home?"
The woman next to Aunt Wang quickly went to help her up, saying anxiously, "Second son of the Zhao family, it's one thing for you to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, but why did you hit her?"
The second son of the Zhao family narrowed his eyes, snatched the stick from the hand of the person next to him, and struck the aunt on the head with it.
"I'm going to hit you!"
In an instant, his head was broken and blood flowed freely.
Seeing the woman covered in blood, Aunt Wang cried out in panic, "Murder! Murder! The second son of the Zhao family has murdered someone! Is there no justice left?!"
Upon hearing this, the second son of the Zhao family glared at them fiercely, spat, and said to the people behind him.
"Let's go up the mountain."
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Meanwhile, in Kofukuyama.
Chu Li looked out the window at the rain. The rain had lessened considerably today, and the sky was no longer covered with dark clouds.
These bastards clearly said they were just taking shelter from the rain at her house, but now that the rain is so light, they're still lingering and refusing to leave. They're not even going to put on an act anymore.
She had a feeling that even if the rain stopped completely, Wuming would find a new excuse to cling to her.
I wonder if Aunt Wang will come again. If she doesn't, she and Yinyin will probably never escape their clutches.
Looking to the side, Wuming was holding the little boy on his lap, copying something while holding his tiny hand.
He seemed very interested in playing someone else's husband, insisting on teaching the little one to read and write, and he really acted it off.
Suddenly, she saw the nameless gaze looking at her. Chu Li was startled and quickly looked away, pretending to still be admiring the rain scene outside the window.
Don't come any closer.
Get lost.
"Achu?"
Wuming showed her a piece of calligraphy that the little boy had just written, and he seemed to know exactly how to get Chu Li to speak.
She would never pretend not to hear anything about the cub.
Sure enough, Chu Li turned her gaze to the piece of paper, her expression slightly taken aback. She picked it up and asked in a low voice, "What characters are these?"
Seeing her interest, Wuming patiently explained, "These are the Seven Chapters of Cloud Seal, a Daoist scripture passed down by a certain immortal for comprehending the Great Dao."
Chu Li involuntarily reached out and touched the words, some deep and some shallow.
It turns out that my husband used to write in the cloud seal script.
"You like it very much?" Wuming noticed her almost mesmerized expression and said gently, as if coaxing her, "Achu, I can teach you."
Upon hearing the name "A-Chu," Chu Li snapped back to reality and realized how close he was to her. She instinctively took a half-step back and said, "No need, I've already learned it."
The nameless man paused slightly. "You've studied this?"
Chu Li said without any hesitation, "My husband taught me, and his writing is better than anything in books."
They're definitely better than you, so just give up on that idea.
Upon hearing her words, Wuming lowered his eyes to look at the paper in his palm, his expression unreadable.
"If that's really the case, I'd really like to ask him for some advice."
Chu Li froze, then heard the other person chuckle calmly.
"Unfortunately, he was a dead man."
His tone was cold, clearly meant to provoke her.
Chu Li's face paled slightly. She gritted her teeth and pushed him away forcefully. "Thank you for reminding me."
A retaliatory action with no offensive capability.
Wuming stood there, watching her angrily run off to the outer room.
The smile on his lips vanished, and he stared indifferently at the cloud-shaped characters on the paper. A wisp of demonic energy slowly escaped from his fingertips, burning the paper little by little into ashes.
The dead should disappear from the world without a trace, and no one should have to worry about them.
A knocking sound came suddenly at the door.
Gu Ye, with a piece of malt candy dangling from his mouth, walked past him and lazily asked, "Who's knocking on the door again? This young lady is far too popular."
Wuming sat back down at the table without saying a word, his expression indifferent.
Noticing that he was in a bad mood, Gu Ye's expression became more serious.
"Master, I'll go keep an eye on things."
Chu Li was equally annoyed, her mind filled with Wuming's words.
So what if she's dead? A dead person is a hundred times better than a demon; at least they won't be ready to take her life at any moment.
Her eyes lit up when she heard the knock on the door.
Did Aunt Wang sense something was wrong after returning home and call for help?
The knocking on the door was extremely rough, growing louder and louder until it was practically banging on the door.
With such strength, the person who came must not be an elderly person or a child.
"They're here, they're here."
Chu Li was both nervous and expectant, hoping that this time the men who came would be several strong and burly men, preferably hunters from the village, the kind who carried knives and bows and arrows, to kill Wuming by hacking him to death or shooting him to death with a hail of arrows.
Although she knew in her heart that it was impossible unless a cultivator came to save her, these demons would kill everyone.
However, at least it allows her to spread the message.
She opened the door and suddenly frowned.
"Why is it you?"
It's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; to make matters worse, another difficult character has appeared.
The second son of the Zhao family wore a cold, contemptuous smile and made as if to barge into the house: "Where is that wild man you've been hiding?"
This man had been harassing her ever since her husband died. She and her young child were powerless to resist, so Chu Li used the excuse that she was still a widow to fob him off.
She felt nauseous at the sight of Zhao's second son's face, but she really wanted to spread the news, so she could only slightly turn to the side to block him.
"Zhao Lao Er, my family now has..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Ye's casual voice suddenly rang out from behind her: "Young lady, who are you talking to?"
Chu Li remained silent for a moment.
here we go again.
The timing was perfect; they were probably eavesdropping on purpose.
However, upon hearing Gu Ye's voice, the second son of the Zhao family sneered, "So, you really did hide someone. Chu Li, didn't you tell me before that you were going to be a widow for your dead husband?"
Chu Li frowned, about to say something to imply that there was a demon in his family, when she heard him speak in a sinister tone: "A woman like you, a worthless woman who has been married once, it's your good fortune that I even wanted you. How many times have you used your dead man to fob me off?"
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she instantly lost the desire to explain. A dark glint flashed in her eyes as she looked at the other person.
"Get out of my way, you slut! Today I'll show you with your own eyes how I'll kill this bastard you found!" The second son of the Zhao family shoved Chu Li away, slamming her against the door, and drew a knife from his waist.
Chu Li coughed in pain, but reached out to stop him.
When the second son of the Zhao family saw her blocking him, his anger intensified: "You still want to protect that bastard?"
Hearing his words, Chu Li slowly raised his head and said in a bluffing manner, "I'm warning you, although that man only has two subordinates, they are still much stronger than the few useless people you brought. If you dare to talk nonsense to them, see if they won't beat you to a pulp."
The second son of the Zhao family narrowed his pupils, forced a smile, and pulled out a cruel grin.
"Only two of your men dare to try and take someone from me, Chu Li. Today I'll let you see with your own eyes how I step on that bastard's head and cut off his neck."
He barged in without a care, and Chu Li shouted behind him, "Don't go in! Don't come in..."
Seeing that all the people brought by the second son of the Zhao family had entered the house, she fell silent with an indifferent expression, slowly brushed the dust off her clothes, turned around and closed and locked the door.
He insisted on coming in.
Serves you right, go to hell.
Inside the house, Zhao's second son led five or six men in, each carrying a knife and a club.
He spotted Gu Ye at a glance.
"So you're the wild man Chu Li found?" Zhao's second son sneered. "As expected, you're a shameless pretty boy, trying to seduce women and even me."
Gu Ye was surprised that Chu Li would let people in, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh.
I've never heard anyone yell at him like that in my entire life.
However, the identity of the "wild man" cannot be falsely claimed, lest someone become jealous because of it.
He smiled slightly, practically considering them dead. Gu Ye turned around and called out.
"Master, someone is looking for you."
Upon hearing his words, the second son of the Zhao family realized that he was just one of his subordinates, and followed his gaze into the inner room.
Wuming slowly walked out, still wearing the bamboo hat that Chu Li's husband had worn. He sat down at the table, picked up a teacup, and blew away the foam from the tea leaves.
"Don't let the child hear this."
Gu Ye immediately understood, a bloodthirsty glint appearing in his eyes. He had been holding back for several days, and finally he could have some fun.
When Chu Li entered, she happened to see Gu Ye breaking the man's legs as easily as snapping a blade of grass, and she could even clearly hear the trembling sound of the bones breaking.
Blood was splattered everywhere, like a bloody and brutal feast.
Her breathing was slightly labored, and she pressed herself against the wall, trying to minimize her presence amidst the heart-wrenching cries.
We absolutely mustn't let Yinyin see this scene, the little one will be terrified and cry...
Before they had gone far, Chu Li and Wuming met eyes.
Her body stiffened abruptly as the other person leaned on their chin and looked at her, the meaning in their eyes couldn't be clearer.
Chu Li took a deep breath and cautiously walked up to him.
"I didn't let them in, really, they insisted on coming in despite my warnings. You saw it yourself, they even cursed at me..."
"sit."
Chu Li felt a chill run down her spine and had no choice but to sit down beside him.
Wuming looked at her quietly and said softly, "Achu, my servant is so righteous and hates evil, I'm sorry you had to see that."
Chu Li turned her head to look at him in disbelief. The other man's expression was normal, and she could even see a hint of insincere apology in his eyes.
Even now, why pretend?
You think you can fool her?
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