Chapter 98: Don’t Act Recklessly!
“What are you doing going to a place like that?” Narang Fangya, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.
“To support my family!” Xiao Yang gave a powerful reason.
Narang Fangya’s face flushed red, and Xue Yong beside her was utterly dumbfounded.
He looked uncertainly at his niece.
He knew Narang Fangya’s character well—aloof and cold, rarely showing any warmth to men. For a time, he even suspected she might not like men at all.
But today’s events made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, her orientation was normal. There would be no worry about the Narang family line dying out.
He gave Xiao Yang a thumbs-up in his heart.
Truly impressive—within such a short time, he had won his niece’s secret affection.
Xiao Yang had no idea that his inadvertent actions had earned him several new nicknames.
“This godforsaken place, do you really think we’ll find anyone here?” a fat man looked around.
From a glance, it was all wasteland.
Not a soul in sight—not even a single beast.
The only creatures were occasional birds flying overhead.
“Heh, I’ve done the calculations today. This time, we’re going to strike it rich,” said a middle-aged man with a long scar across his face.
Judging by his look, he was a ruthless character.
“Here we go again. Last time you said the same thing. The brothers all went together, spent half a month squatting here, and still had to pay the travel expenses out of pocket,” the fat man muttered, recalling unpleasant memories.
“Brothers, everyone, keep your spirits up! This time we’re going to make a fortune!” the scarred man shouted loudly to boost morale.
But his subordinates behind him looked listless.
If it had been someone else saying this, they might have believed it.
But coming from him, they felt no enthusiasm.
They were all children from poor families. When the crops failed, they often had to endure hunger.
That was why they had taken to robbery.
They had hoped at the very least to eat their fill.
But to their great surprise, after half a month out here, they hadn’t pulled off a single job and had even lost money on travel costs.
Many were already thinking of returning to the fields.
They planned to go back to the village after today.
“Brother Liu! Brother Liu! Brother Liu!” a skinny young man shouted excitedly.
Scarface Liu sprinted over and kicked the youth twice, scolding him with a tone of bitter disappointment.
“Why shout? You scared people off!”
“Someone’s really here! Brother Liu!” the youth, despite the scolding, pointed excitedly at a distant figure.
Hearing this, Liu looked over with suspicion.
When he saw the figure, his body involuntarily trembled.
“They’re here! Finally, someone’s arrived! The time to get rich is here!” His eyes reddened as he watched the person approach.
He even wanted to weep.
After half a month, they could finally open business.
Liu just wanted to say one thing:
“The pressure’s been immense!”
But in front of his men, he had to be stronger than anyone else.
So he had held back his tears for half a month.
Now everything would get better; today was the day to start.
Days of plenty were not far off.
In an instant,
Everyone perked up.
All eyes fixed tightly on the approaching figure.
“What a scorching sun—so hot!” Xiao Yang looked up at the sky.
The temperature here was easily over forty-two degrees Celsius.
Fortunately, he was a Grand Martial Artist.
An ordinary person would probably suffer heatstroke.
“I kind of miss having the little girl fan me,” he muttered.
Yet his steps did not slow; if anything, they quickened.
Time was tight, the mission urgent.
He had to reach the beast-ridden wasteland as soon as possible to gain some profit.
As he walked, Xiao Yang sensed something was off.
In the distance, he could see a group of people.
They seemed to be waiting for him.
“Are people here really this hospitable?” he murmured.
Not giving it much thought, he continued forward.
“They’re here! Haha, we’re rich!”
“The era of feasts and wine is coming.”
The bandits’ eyes glistened with anticipation as they looked at Xiao Yang.
Their throats swallowed hard.
It was as if they could already see tables laden with delicacies.
“Hold on, everyone! Our meals will improve soon,” Liu whispered to rally his men.
Before long,
Xiao Yang arrived.
He didn’t even glance at them.
Liu’s face tightened with awkwardness.
That scar had been with him since childhood, stretching a full twenty centimeters.
It gave him a fierce, menacing look.
That was why he had become their leader.
Now, seeing Xiao Yang ignore him and even try to leave, his brow furrowed.
“Hey, you blind? Don’t you see me here?” he shouted.
Xiao Yang was startled.
What kind of manners were those, yelling so loudly?
“I see you. So?”
“So what?” Liu was amused and angry.
What next? This kid must have a screw loose.
He puffed out his chest and glared fiercely.
“Right now, hand over all your valuables, and we might spare your life.”
“Robbery starts now!”
With that, his men snapped out of it and closed in on Xiao Yang.
“Kid, I advise you to behave. Hand over the money, and you’ll suffer less pain,” the fat man smiled wickedly.
He pulled out a dagger and licked the blade.
The others looked at Xiao Yang as if he were a lamb ready for slaughter.
“What if I say no?” Xiao Yang said calmly.
He hadn’t expected to encounter bandits so soon after setting out.
But at least he could start his business early.
“Well, kid! You’ve got guts. Fatty, get him!” Liu ordered.
The fat man wielded the dagger, waving it in front of Xiao Yang, flashing various poses.
“Hand over your money, and I’ll spare you!”
Seeing the shaking legs, Xiao Yang almost believed him.
He felt that standing still, none of these people would dare stab him.
“Enough living. Come on, stab me!” he shouted loudly.
At the same time, he closed his eyes, as if resigned to death.
“Ah!”
“Clang!”
The fat man was so frightened that he dropped his dagger.
He took two steps back.
“Come on! Stab me!” Xiao Yang strode toward him.
Step by step.
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