The trek back home was quite peaceful, the birds chirpped harmoniously, light breeze wafting through the trees cooling the the temper of the raging sun. Longwei arrived back in his home passing it and walking towards the center of the village.
Located in the center of the village was the blacksmith, pharmacy, couple of vendors selling various things from spices to weirdly shaped statues and a verp old looking shop with a tree stump and a axe lodged inside, the woodcutter. Longwei works here to pay for his and his sister daily expenses. He stepped through the wooden door to the sound a axe chopping and the smell of saw dust was easily found.
He headed left, past a counter to the back of the shop where a yard filled with a pill of logs cut and uncut in separate piles and no lack of tree stumps and axes. He walked over to the rack picked up an axe and went to start.
Chop, Chop, Chop
Countinous sounds of wood being cut permeated in the air.
Longwei! Get you fucking ass in here, a loud voice bellowed from the shop.
I'm coming!, Longwei replied, Dirty old bastard, wonder whats the issue now. Giving on last swing finishing the last in his pile, he walked over to see a fat white man, at the door. Longwei starting from tomorrow your pay will be reduced from 6 copper to 3, ya hear me we need more money to pay for the more useful tools, he said smiling. Zhīfáng, the man in charge of the woodcutting shop is not a good man, it was well known that he hated Longwei, using every means possible to torment him. From slaps, kicks to spiteful insults about Longwei and his unknown parents.
Yes sir, Longwei replied, a hint of disdain flashed briefly on his face as he looked down to hid it. Ha, to pay for useful tools, what a half assed excuse, we all know your going to spend it either gambling or with prostitutes, senile old man, he thought in his head not daring to say it out loud. Zhīfáng gives him two copper coin which is barely enough for both him and his sister.
I guess I'll go without food every once in awhile, he thought as he walked out of the store into the streets, his hands fumbling with the coins inside his pocket. He quickly heads home only to turn the corner to see a young boy about 173 cm(5'8) tall, with grey hair and a slightly big frame and two other boys, Jiang and Feng lu with black hair who look identical only that one has a mole on his left cheek. Longwei quickly looks down and turns around hoping he wasn't spotted. Hey bastard child, Longwei come here, said xiu yeng (xiu is not his surname as people from villages do not get surnames). Just my damn luck, first I get my pay cut to be used for prostitutes now this, damnit, he cursed, might as well be bold he thought. Zhīfáng was already at the 3rd stage of Qi distillation realm and Jiang and Feng lu at the first and second respectively while he hadn't even entered the first realm
Yes, Xiu yeng, Longwei asks.
I saw you coming from the direction of the woodcutting shop, hand over wat you earned, Xiu yeng say with a smirk on his face.
What woodcutting shop? he feigns ignorance.
Hahaha, Longwei, I always thought you were dumb but not this dumb, so I'll say it again. Give me what you earned.
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Fine the I'll just beat you up and take your
Before he could finish Longwei rushed towards him a feigned a low sweeping kick with his left leg and when Zhīfáng tried to block it, he planted his left leg and rotated on the sole of his feet and sending a back heel into Zhīfáng's chest, well it was only a try he knew, as Zhīfáng caught him on his ankle bring Longwei off the ground, Longwei being only 167 cm tall(5'6) was shorter than Zhīfáng, and a sharp kick into hisside caused him immense pain and thats when it began a kick, punches, shoves where sent his way turn him to their personal punching bag.
Once they were satisified they threw him on the ground, searched him and stole what little money he had and walked of sneering and jeering at him. Although he in pain, he formed a blood filled grin. He may have lost but he didn't care. Slowly his sight faded to blackness