157 Zhang Hong’s Predicament
“We are fated to meet. Please accept this bit of money.” Seeing the big guy dressed in rags, Lu Yu gave him whatever little change he had on him.
“This won’t do. How can I accept your money?” The big guy hurriedly waved his hand to reject. This was more than 5000 federal coins. This was a sum that he needed to work for a month to earn. How could he ask people for money for nothing?
Song Yu said with a smile, “Brother, we are not short of this bit of money. Just accept it as a token of our goodwill.”
So, the big guy accepted the money, gushing effusive thanks.
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“How despicable! Is this knavish official still worthy of being a human being?” Listening to the endless stream of complaints from the civilians of Lunan City, Qin Yong, himself a citizen of Lunan City, was filled with righteous indignation. “This guy did nothing to repel the Fearsome Beasts, but he’s pretty good at suppressing the people!”
Song Yu and Li Tieniu were used to it. One was the influential Song family’s daughter, the other was an Advance Great Martial Master. They had seen many things, and people like the new city master, were not in the minority.
Back at the Central Dojo,
since Lu Yu left, this place had long been bulldozed over. It had become a land of ruins, with only a few stray dogs roaming around.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yu’s face remained emotionless, but Qin Yong almost exploded with rage. He said angrily, “All this may be the work of that new City Lord again!”
Suddenly, among the ruins, a ragged figure appeared, covered with wounds. When he saw Lu Yu, he thought he was in a dream. His body trembled lightly with excitement and said in a choked voice, “Dojo Master, is that you?”
Lu Yu scrutinized carefully. He recalled that this guy was a disciple of the Central Dojo. He asked, “How did you turn out like this?”
“It’s really you, Dojo Master! That’s why I said, the heavens will definitely protect the Dojo Master! How could he die? Great! Those guys can just wait and regret!”
This guy used his sleeve to wipe off his tears and said, “Dojo Master, you didn’t know, but after you left, this acting city lord who just took office launched a major purge.”
“The disciples of our Central Dojo were all arrested and imprisoned. I am the only one who escaped. During this time in order to avoid getting arrested, I can only hide in the day and come out at night…”
As this disciple poured out his story, Lu Yu’s face gradually became ominous.
This newly appointed acting city lord carried out a major purge against anyone associated with Lu Yu.
Wang Kang from the Resplendent East Restaurant, Zhang Yu and the entire Zhang family were all in jail. They would all be beheaded tomorrow as a warning to the public!
The grandfather and grandson duo of Zhang Hong and Zhang Wu were merely Lu Yu’s acquaintances, but did not escape the persecution. Although they were not in prison, they were beaten by a group of cultivators every day. Not long ago, Zhang Hong was beaten so badly that he landed in hospital, and was now bedridden.
“Pooh! These guys only dare to bare their fangs to the feeble and bully the weak. What a bunch of beasts!” Even Li Tieniu couldn’t listen to it anymore.
Although the world after the Spiritual Energy Renaissance had become a world where the strong prey on the weak, there was still the most basic line that no one crossed. And that was, no cultivator would bully ordinary people without reason. The stronger the cultivator, the more he should not cross that line.
“Qin Yong, drive! To the hospital!” Lu Yu barked out in an icy tone.
A car, with fiery light spewing from the exhaust, weaved through Lunan City under the night sky. Lu Yu, worried about the safety of his old war comrade, ordered Qin Yong to rush to their destination at the fastest speed possible.
“What the hell? Going so fast?” A rich young man nearly hit Lu Yu’s car. He stuck his head out of the window cursing angrily, but when he saw the fiery light at the rear of the car, he immediately shrank back.
That was a car powered by the crystal core of a Fearsome Beast. Those who could afford to drive such cars were either rich or noble. Such people were definitely not people he could afford to offend.
At Lunan City People’s Hospital.
A group of gangsters with bare torsos, and green dragon and white tiger tattoos barged straight in. The leader of this group dangled a cigarette from his mouth, and said arrogantly, “Find out for me which ward Zhang Hong is staying in. You better cooperate, or else don’t blame me for not showing you any courtesy!”
With that, he whipped out a sharp knife and stabbed it viciously onto the desk.
The female nurse on duty was scared out of her wits. She quickly checked on the computer before saying, “Room 4021.”
This group of gangsters took the elevator. After reaching the 4th floor, they went straight to ward 4021. There, they saw a female doctor who tried to block them by standing in front of them. The gangster said angrily, “Get out of the way!”
Although this female doctor was shivering slightly with fear, she still reached out to stop them, saying, “My patient needs to rest now and cannot be disturbed.”
“Fuck! So you reckon you’re very capable? Who do you think you are? How dare you meddle in my affairs?”
“Fuck you! Cheap slut!”
One of the gangsters stabbed this female doctor with a knife to the ground, causing blood to flow all over the floor. He spat a mouthful of spit. “Fuck you. Take note of this in your next life. Don’t die again in such a muddle-headed fashion like you did in this life.”
After saying that, he stepped on the corpse and kicked the ward door open. He looked at the unconscious Zhang Hong on the hospital bed, as well as Zhang Wu, who had his right arm wrapped in bandages and his nose and face all swollen. He yelled out, “Yo, you are really such a filial grandson. Then let me see how filial you can be.”
With a bright white flash of blade light, a sharp knife was whipped out, and it slowly approached.
Zhang Hong, who had just had one of his arms broken, glared at the gangsters and said, his eyes blazing with rage, “You bastards, I’ll fight you to the death!”
As a Martial Arts Warrior Grade 3 aura burst out, Zhang Hong lunged at once, but was kicked to the ground by the leader.
This group of gangsters were actually cultivators in disguise. They were under orders from the acting City Lord to come and beat up the grandfather and grandson duo.
Zhang Hong and Zhang Wu were given a severe beating and kicking. Suddenly, there was an anguished scream. A knife had stabbed into the inside of Zhang Wu’s right leg, and blood was gushing out madly.
“Hoho! You can only blame your bad fortune. Of all the people you had to be acquainted with, it had to be Lu Yu.” The leading gangster, an Advance Martial Master, revealed a cruel smile.
“Oh, is that so?” At this moment, an icy voice rang out from outside the hospital ward.
“Dammit! Which blind asshole is it now?” This Advance Martial Master turned his head. When he saw Lu Yu and the others, he spit out the cigarette on the ground, and used his leather shoes to snuff out the cigarette butt.
At this moment, Lu Yu heard the sound of fighting the moment he arrived at the fourth floor of the hospital. When he came forward and was greeted by this sight, his eyes instantly turned icy cold.
Killing intent filled his eyes as he spoke in an icy tone, “This old man lying on the bed is a hero who participated in the Holy War back then. You won’t even spare such an old man?”
“Hoho… hero? What kind of bullshit hero is this? To put it more bluntly, he is just cannon fodder, isn’t he? If this sort is considered a hero, my family’s dogs are qualified to be called heroes.” This Advance Martial Master snickered.
Finally, Li Tieniu, who had been watching without emotions, became infuriated. The muscles on his brawny body bulged with rage. He moved to the front, his body like an iron mountain, and berated furiously, “You fucking son of a bitch! If I don’t crush your balls, I don’t deserve my name!”
He was also a participant of the Holy War. He would never allow anyone to insult any hero who had risked his life and shed his blood to protect the lives and survival of humankind!
In fact, many veterans and generals in the military zones were among those who survived that Holy War back then.
Although Zhang Hong was not a member of the military zone, he was no different from them. He, too, used his own flesh and blood to resist the attacks of the Fearsome Beasts. He was a veteran soldier who survived hundreds of battles. He might not seek to be remembered, but at least he should not be humiliated in this way.
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