Upon hearing her youngest son's screams as he was drowning, Chen disregarded her own injuries, got off the kang (a heated brick bed), and ran outside without even putting on her shoes.
As soon as I stepped outside, I was shocked by the horrific sight of people drowning in the river.
Shenhe lay on the ground, his face deathly pale. His right wrist was almost severed, the bones of which had been chopped off, leaving his right hand hanging there, bloody and dangling.
He was in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength to scream.
"Little Si, Little Si, my son, you're killing me with love..."
Chen threw herself onto Shen He and wailed in anguish, wishing she could take his place.
Shen He was still conscious, but when Chen pounced on him, his hand was severed. He groaned in pain and passed out completely.
"Little Four, Little Four, my Little Four..."
"You killed my Xiao Si, I'm going to kill you all."
Chen got up and went inside to find her pestle.
Ironically, she thought her family rules could still intimidate Shen Cheng.
When Zhou and Shen Yuyan arrived, they saw Shen Cheng curled up on the ground, covered in his hands.
Shen Yuyan picked up a piece of firewood and rushed over.
Although he was twelve years old, he was still a child and hadn't grown tall enough. He was kicked away by Sun Shi.
Seeing his child being beaten, Shen Cheng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, stood up and fought back, punching Sun Shi in the eye socket, causing a bruise to immediately appear around his eye.
You can mess with him, but if you mess with his children, he'll fight them to the death.
Sun Shi grinned and attacked Shen Cheng even more fiercely.
Sun Zhong and Sun Shi had practiced martial arts since childhood. One was a bodyguard and the other was a martial arts instructor. They were both prominent figures in the town.
The people they brought were also called from the martial arts school in town.
Shen He was quite capable; somehow he managed to hook up with Sun Zhonghe and Sun Shi's sister, and she insisted on marrying him.
At this moment, Shen Cheng collapsed to the ground in pain, protecting his head with his arms. As a hail of fists rained down on him, cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
His clothes were tattered, and his wounds were soaked in blood.
Zhou stepped forward, wanting to beg them to let Shen Cheng go, but Sun Zhong gently pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground, which drew laughter from behind.
The screams that kept coming from Old Shen's house reached the village. Everyone wanted to come and see what was going on, but when they got to Old Shen's house and saw what was inside, they were all shocked.
"Who are these people? Why are they causing trouble in our village?"
"It seems like those who beat people up were from the martial arts school in town; I've seen them before."
"Murder! This is no joke. We'd better get away from them quickly. I heard those people are not to be trifled with."
Some of the more timid ones were so frightened that they ran home.
Some of the bolder ones tried to step forward to stop them, but their wives called them away.
When Aunt Zhang and her companions arrived, they were forcibly dragged home by their families.
"Zhang Qiang, why did you pull me back? Didn't you see that Zhou Meizi's family was in danger?"
Zhang Qiang sighed.
“The Shen family has been good to us, and I know it wouldn’t be right for us not to help them when they’re in trouble. But do you know who those people were? They’re the local bullies and thugs, and they all know martial arts. Can we afford to mess with them?”
“Even if they are local bullies, they can’t treat people like this. If we let this go, Shen Cheng will be beaten to death.”
As Aunt Zhang spoke, she turned to leave, wanting to call a few more people to stop these people.
"Go away, go away. I see you don't want the child or me anymore, and you don't want this family either. Anyway, having you there would just be sending you to your death."
Aunt Zhang was slightly taken aback. When she saw that the children were all looking at her, she immediately stopped in her tracks.
She plopped down on the stool, secretly complaining about the unfairness of fate. How could such a good person like Zhou Meizi have such a miserable life?
"What a disappointment. He's so damn weak. I thought he was tough, but he's just a coward."
The two kicked Shen Cheng a few more times.
"Pah, a bastard is a bastard. A bastard should have some self-awareness. It's an honor for you to be allowed to live like a dog. If the Shen family hadn't taken you in, you would have starved to death long ago. You don't know how to be grateful at all. You're not even as good as a dog."
"Brother, what should we do? How are we going to explain this to my little sister in Shenhe?"
At this point, Shenhe had already lost one hand, which was definitely beyond repair; he was essentially crippled. How could he be worthy of their sister?
"Let's deal with this guy first. Since he cut off Shenhe's hand, let's cut off all four of his limbs as well. That way, we can give Zhizhi an explanation and she won't blame us as her brothers in the future."
Sun Zhong picked up the axe, raised it above his head, and chopped down at Shen Cheng's arm.
"No, you bad people."
At this moment, Shen Yuyan was surrounded by people from the martial arts school, who teased him like a cat playing with a mouse.
But he completely ignored their provocations, his attention was entirely on his father.
Seeing that Sun Zhong was about to cut off Shen Cheng's arm, Shen Yuyan ignored their attempts to stop her and lunged forward, while Zhou Shi was too frightened to move.
Just as the axe was about to fall, a kitchen knife flew towards Sun Zhong, who narrowly dodged it.
Who is it?
Shen Danru stepped forward and helped Shen Cheng up.
Shen Cheng's face and body were covered in bruises, with blood dripping from his wounds.
Seeing her father covered in wounds, she was heartbroken: "Father, how are you?"
When Shen Cheng saw Shen Danru arrive, he quickly pushed her away.
He couldn't put his child in danger any longer. He was worthless; if he died, so be it. But his daughter was still so young.
He used to be weak and tolerated this family again and again, but now that he's come to his senses, he wants to stand up for himself and protect his wife and daughters.
"You all leave, all of you leave."
Shen Cheng charged at Sun Zhong. Sun Zhong and Sun Shi were still stunned by Shen Danru's beauty and did not expect Shen Cheng to suddenly charge at them. They felt pain and raised their fists to hit Shen Cheng, but their arms were grabbed and they could not move.
"Did you hit my dad?"
"Yes, little beauty, if you'd stay with us, I'll let him go today, how about that?"
"court death."
Before he could catch his breath, Shen Danru delivered a flying kick, sending Shen Zhong flying.
Seeing his elder brother being ambushed, Sun Shi also stepped forward against the wind. Shen Dan made a spinning motion and swept his leg horizontally, sending Sun Shi flying several meters away.
Shen Danru's evil aura had nowhere to go, and these people were perfect targets.
In modern times, she had practiced some fancy moves for a few days. Although she didn't know many moves, dealing with these people was no problem.
Previously, because she had no power, the fancy moves were useless to her, but now they've come in handy.
Qingtan rescued Shen Yuyan and Zhou Shi from their captors and wanted to join the battle.
"Protect my parents."
Qingtan also noticed Shen Danru's unusual behavior and secretly guessed that perhaps her young lady had encountered some kind of opportunity, as she seemed like a completely different person at the moment.
Seeing that the young lady was able to handle things with ease, she had no choice but to take care of Mr. and Mrs. Shencheng first.
"Second cousin, watch out behind you."
Someone ambushed Shen Danru from behind with a sword, and Shen Xiaohua couldn't help but shout.
Seeing the man thrust his sword at Shen Danru, she broke out in a cold sweat.
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