Chapter 75: I'm about to die, I'm so unwilling to accept it!
A gust of wind rushed up behind him, and Xiao Wu stopped abruptly and ducked.
The machete grazed the top of his head and cleaved deeply into the ground.
Xiao Wu seemed to smell the scent of death; his hands and feet suddenly turned cold, and he had difficulty breathing.
This feeling was just like when he was buried in a pit, unable to move, unable to even open his eyes, and breathing in only mud.
He was saved by Brother Zhao back then and has survived to this day. Is he going to die at the hands of the Zhou family today?
Zhou Dalang was determined to kill him; he hadn't held back at all when he slashed, but he missed. Enraged, he roared and drew his sword. Just as the sword was about to strike, Xiao Wu froze, unable to dodge. He closed his eyes, waiting for the sword to fall and end it all.
"ah!"
After a scream, he was violently pulled!
Xiao Wu felt as if he had just circled around in front of the King of Hell and returned to the human world. He quickly opened his eyes.
Standing before me was a tall and imposing figure—Zhao Yunjing!
He saved himself a second time!
"You didn't even dodge when the knife was almost at your head, and you want to be a general! Even if you were a common soldier, you would have died as soon as you entered the battlefield! A general, my foot!"
Zhao Yunjing stared at Zhou Dalang, not forgetting to remind Xiao Wu: "Have you absorbed everything I've taught you? Open your eyes wide and watch how I deal with these scoundrels!"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, his blood, which had just frozen, boiled in an instant. He stared intently at Zhao Yunjing's movements, watching him rush towards Zhou Dalang's knife in a few swift strokes, shaving Zhou Dalang's head in a few quick movements, and finally, the knife struck Zhou Dalang's arm, causing blood to splatter everywhere!
"Next time, it won't be your hair that gets shaved off, it'll be your head!"
Zhou Dalang nodded blankly, and then he urinated.
Uncle Zhou and the others rushed over upon hearing the commotion, and were stunned by the sight of Zhou Dalang's miserable state.
Zhou Dalang was Zhou Dabo's son. He had been terrified, but seeing his parents and uncles arrive, he regained his courage: "Father! Kill Xiao Wu! Kill him!"
Zhao Yunjing pulled the woodcutter's knife from Zhou Dalang's arm and handed it to Xiao Wu: "Dare you chop?"
The machete was heavy, and Xiao Wu needed both hands to hold it steady. Blood dripped from the tip, and it quickly formed a small puddle on the ground. Xiao Wu swallowed hard and nodded: "I dare!"
"If they come up here, just chop them down."
"good!"
Xiao Wu shouted, "It was Zhou Dalang who insisted on killing me! If you force me like he did, I'll chop off your heads!"
The little brat's eyes gleamed with a wolfish green light. He stood with his sword drawn, his mind filled with only one thought: if they charged at him, he would fight them to the death! From the moment they sold his sister to someone else, from the moment they buried him alive, he and his sister were no longer members of the Zhou family!
"Come on!" Xiao Wu roared.
Uncle Zhou felt sorry for his son, so he called out and rushed over. Just as he was about to reach him, Xiao Wu closed his eyes and chopped!
"ah!"
The knife missed Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou let out a scream, and Xiao Wu quickly opened his eyes.
Uncle Zhou fell to the ground, prostrating himself, and behind him was Zhou Mujiao!
Behind Zhou Mujiao were the Zhou family members, who were now slashing down at her from behind!
Xiao Wu cried out in anguish, "Sister, run!"
Zhou Mujiao grinned at him, then suddenly turned around and swiftly slashed with her knife.
"ah!"
The knife struck Zhou Erbo's arm, and blood immediately gushed out!
The bright red blood effectively frightened the rest of the Zhou family, who retreated step by step, while Zhou Mujiao, dragging the blood-dripping blade, approached them in turn.
"Didn't I say that you might have the life to take the money but not the life to spend it? Didn't I tell you not to think about bullying us anymore, or you'll become unhappy?"
"Six, Six, your surname is Zhou, we are your elders!"
"Are the kind of elders I could sell for money? My eldest and second aunts are older and have given birth, but they are still women. If I sell them for a mere 300 coins, there will still be many people eager to buy them. My fourth aunt is younger, so I should be able to sell her for two taels of silver."
As for you brothers and sisters... the boys will be sold to work as farmhands, and the girls will be sold into prostitution. The older sisters are so pretty, they'll definitely fetch a good price. As for the younger ones, I've heard some steamed bun shops use human flesh as filling; I could go ask them if they'd take them.
I won't squander this money. My uncles were attacked and might not survive. I'll use this money to buy each of them a decent coffin. Don't worry, we're all relatives, I'll make sure they have a grand finale!
Aunt Zhou gasped, "Zhou Liuya! Are you even human? You're not human at all! You're a devil! A monster!"
"So, are you coming with me or not?"
As she said this, Zhou Mujiao had already reached Aunt Zhou's side. With a gentle flick, the blood from the tip of the knife was splattered in front of Aunt Zhou's side. Aunt Zhou tried to move, but couldn't. It felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on her. Her whole body was ice-cold, as if she were covered in venomous snakes that were coiling around her tighter and tighter. She could hardly breathe.
The other members of the Zhou family had similar feelings. They all felt that they were being watched, that they were being watched by the King of Hell, and that if they couldn't escape this time, they would never be able to escape it.
It's unclear who knelt first, but then everyone knelt down, facing a strange direction, as if someone were standing there, and they kept kowtowing.
Zhou Mujiao looked over as well, but found nothing.
Could they have actually seen something? What could it be? The Way of Heaven?
If the god in "Goblin" is a butterfly, then is the Heavenly Way also a butterfly?
The thought had barely crossed their minds when a large pink butterfly flew in from not far away, circled above the Zhou family members' heads a few times, and then gracefully flew away. The Zhou family members stood up in unison, ignoring Uncle Zhou and the others, and went back to close the door and lock it.
Zhou Mujiao turned her head and saw that Xiao Wu also looked surprised. She forced out the same shocked expression as him: "Yes, there are gods, there are gods to help us!"
Xiao Wu stared at Zhou Mujiao for a while, then suppressed his surprise and nodded, saying, "Yes, with the help of the gods, Sister, even the gods are on our side. They definitely won't dare to bully us anymore."
"Yes, we are all children protected by the gods, and everything will go smoothly for us from now on!"
The siblings quickly convinced themselves by talking back and forth. Zhao Yunjing, who was behind them, also composed himself. He kicked Zhou Dalang, threw down half a tael of silver, and walked over to Zhou Mujiao and her brother. He said to Xiao Wu, "You are still young. Don't come to dangerous places alone for now. If you have to come, come with me."
"Know."
"I will go to the academy in ten days. After that, there will only be two days off a month. If there is anything you must do or don't understand that you can't tell your older sister, you can have Ma Dalang pass on a message to me. If you want to become a general, you can't neglect your studies or martial arts. When spring comes and the private school in the next village opens, I will send all of you to the school. Every time you come back from your day off, I will check your homework."
"knew."
"And you, Gillian, never try to stand out. If you're too conspicuous, you'll easily attract the attention of bad people."
Finally, Zhao Yunjing concluded, "I'm different. They can't beat me."
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