Yi Zhonghai felt like he was having a dream.
In my dream, I was tied to a tree stump and was being whipped repeatedly. The pain was excruciating, and no matter how much I screamed, I couldn't make a sound.
It gave me a jolt.
Yi Zhonghai was jolted awake from his nightmare, only to find Jia Dongxu baring his teeth and swinging his hand at him.
There was no way to avoid it, and besides, Yi Zhonghai's body hadn't recovered yet, so he could only subconsciously turn his head slightly away.
Jia Dongxu was startled to see Yi Zhonghai open his eyes.
But now the arrow has already left the bowstring, and besides, he just realized that this old guy in front of him, despite being called his master, didn't teach him any skills properly at all, so he was also shooting with resentment in his heart.
*Smack!!!*
Jia Dongxu slapped Yi Zhonghai so hard he flipped over, almost killing him instantly.
"Master, Master."
Jia Dongxu instantly transformed into a dutiful disciple, quickly helping Yi Zhonghai sit up. "Master, I didn't mean to. Wang Dabao told me to do it this way, saying that only by hitting you like this would you wake up."
"Master, please don't blame me! The whole compound is in chaos right now, and we can't manage without you to take charge!"
Yi Zhonghai was panting heavily, his cheeks burning with pain. Even after hearing Jia Dongxu's explanation, he couldn't help but feel his anger rising. If Jia Dongxu hadn't been the first choice for his caregiver, he would have already given him a good beating.
Who is Yi Zhonghai? He's an old man in the compound, someone everyone greets with a smile and a highly respected figure in the community.
He's someone the workshop director would greet at the factory; he's never been beaten like this before.
Suddenly thinking of Wang Dabao, Yi Zhonghai felt a surge of hatred. Ever since that bastard moved into the courtyard house, his prestige had been steadily declining.
Last time, he was beaten by Wang Dabao, but it happened so suddenly that he had to suffer in silence. It seems that he still can't cause trouble for him this time. After all, it was his own apprentice who did the beating, while Wang Dabao only made a few words, so there's nothing wrong with that.
Yi Zhonghai gave Jia Dongxu a deep look, thinking that he still needed to decide on a replacement between him and Sha Zhu as soon as possible.
"Don't worry about me for now. Go to the next courtyard and find Doctor Zhou to come and check on Zhu Zi, Lao Liu, and Lao Yan's injuries."
Yi Zhonghai sighed and gave instructions to Jia Dongxu.
An older woman helped the deaf old woman over, looking at Yi Zhonghai with concern and asking, "Husband, how are you?"
"I'm fine, don't worry."
Yi Zhonghai touched his swollen face and cursed Jia Dongxu inwardly for being such a bastard, even treating his own master so harshly.
The deaf old woman looked grief-stricken. "Zhonghai, you mustn't let them off easily! I don't know which beast kicked me and knocked out my only tooth!"
"Grandma, you're going to eat with dentures anyway, so it's okay if they fall out, it won't bother you."
Yi Zhonghai's tone was impatient.
He wouldn't have shown it to the deaf old woman before, after all, he had created a certain persona for himself, but now he can't care about that anymore.
The entire courtyard was in a mess, and many people were still lying on the ground.
The sounds of wailing, crying, cursing, and laughter blended together.
If two people talk from a distance, the other person won't be able to hear them clearly unless they listen carefully.
The deaf old woman immediately wilted upon seeing Yi Zhonghai's attitude.
She also knew that Yi Zhonghai's kindness towards her was nothing more than a performance to promote the virtue of respecting the elderly in the compound, and was mostly an act in front of Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu.
"Okay, Zhonghai, you go ahead with your work. Let that old lady help me back to rest for a bit."
The deaf old woman blinked and whispered.
Yi Zhonghai ignored it all. Feeling that he had recovered enough, he got up to check on everyone's condition. As soon as he took a step, he felt a sharp pain in his crotch and could only grit his teeth and move his body in small steps.
Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and others also woke up and clamored for Yi Zhonghai to stand up for them.
"You still have the nerve to say that, as the second and third oldest men in the compound, you openly led a fight and brawl. Do you think that's something to be proud of?"
Yi Zhonghai's face fell, and he shook his leg. "If this gets to the ears of the neighborhood committee, forget about the advanced courtyard house at the end of the year, even your uncle's position will be revoked."
"You two should think about it carefully."
After saying that, Yi Zhonghai, with his legs hunched over, took small steps and came over to Sha Zhu's side again.
Sha Zhu was sitting on the steps, resting with He Yushui's help. However, judging from his complexion, if he didn't go to the hospital soon, he probably wouldn't make it.
"Zhu Zi, what happened to you? Your injuries weren't this bad at first."
Yi Zhonghai quickly checked Sha Zhu's injuries and saw that his entire arm was swollen and bruised.
Sha Zhu winced in pain when Yi Zhonghai touched his arm. "When we went over to break up the fight, someone deliberately kicked me in the arm. If it was just a minor fracture before, it's a severe fracture now."
"You got kicked too?"
Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with surprise. "The old lady just told me that he was also kicked from behind, which is why he knocked out his tooth."
"Also, when I went to Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian's place, I felt someone push me from behind. Then I heard Wang Dabao shouting that I was going to ambush Yan Jiefang, and that's when I got beaten up."
The two exchanged a glance, and Sha Zhu's eyes widened: "Damn it, it must have been that bastard Wang Dabao who did it."
“Grandma, none of the three of us have any evidence. Just keep this to yourself and don’t say it out loud, otherwise Wang Dabao might turn the tables on you. Don’t forget his status as a martyr’s family member.”
After a moment of contemplation, Yi Zhonghai continued, "Don't worry about the things in the compound for now. I'll have someone take you to the hospital first."
A moment later, Yi Zhonghai found two young men, who then carried Sha Zhu away.
Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai checked on the people involved in the fight one by one. After a period of rest, except for Xu Damao, whose face was still swollen like a pig's head, the others had almost recovered.
Jia Dongxu, along with Dr. Zhou from the neighboring courtyard, applied medicine to each of the beaten people.
When Dr. Zhou first saw the wounded lying in the courtyard, he was terrified. Had the Red Star Courtyard been raided by bandits?
Or did they send Yi Zhonghai to get into a brawl with other people from different compounds?
He Yuzhu, who had just been helped away, was someone Dr. Zhou recognized, knowing his title as the "God of War of the Red Star Courtyard." However, it looked like his arm had been broken!
Looking at the people in the courtyard, Uncle Liu Haizhong's nose was spurting blood from time to time, and there were bloody marks on his face where he had been scratched.
Uncle Yan Bugui had no injuries on his face, but he looked like he was on the verge of death, barely breathing.
Looking at Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian, and Liu Guangfu, all of them were young and strong men, but now they were all lying on the ground, just like they had just come down from the front line, and none of them were without injuries.
What alarmed Dr. Zhou the most was Yan Jiekuang.
Although children in this era matured early, they were thin and short due to malnutrition, and could not compare to eleven-year-old children in later generations.
At this moment, Yan Jiekuang looked no different from a stray dog that had been brutally beaten, huddled in the corner, his eyes still filled with lingering fear.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
