"Ouch!"
Touching a small cut on his delicate face, Zhu Dingxiang could still feel it stinging a little, cleaning the blood from his finger. Shortly, the wound healed and disappeared.
'Now that I think of it, this is the second time I get hurt from a fight...'
Remembering what happened a moment ago, he lost in thought.
With his overwhelming strength, Zhu Dingxiang has quickly concluded the fight's outcome in a few minutes. However, he was still inevitably wounded by a needle-like hidden weapon and get poisoned at the last moments.
The sneak attacker was named Tao Yan, a poison master.
Feeling that the poison was exceptionally potent, Zhu Dingxiang had quickly purified it away after used up more than 10% of his nature-Qi reserve.
Once Tao Yan notices that the poison didn't work, he decisively uses his martial spirit's spirit ability and creates a poison cloud.
Taking advantage of Zhu Dingxiang's distraction, Tao Yan managed to escape with some trick, leaving behind a peal of sly and creepy laughter.
Heaving out a sigh, Zhu Dingxiang murmured. "The space in the alley is narrow. If I leave like this, the poison would soon blowed away by the breeze and affect the innocent townfolks."
'Tao Yan, a poison master, I can already smell trouble in the future.' Looking at the lingering purplish poison cloud making sizzling sounds as it melted away the walls, Zhu Dingxing proceeds to purge it from the air.
"[Third spirit ability: Purification]!"
A gentle and mysterious green light shone, illuminating the dark alleyway. Slowly, the poison cloud evaporates away then disappears into a puff of smoke.
"Let's see... huh?"
Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!*
Hearing the sounds of running footsteps approaching his way, Zhu Dingxiang takes a glance at the mutilated corpse on the ground. Not wanting to waste his time deal with the aftermath, he quickly leaves the alley after taking away their storage rings.
Sometimes later.
A man dressed in light red armor arrived at the scene along with a group of soldiers. After carefully examining the traces of the battle, he said gravely.
"Go, reports this to the town mayor."
"Yes, sir!" A kneeling soldier replied before hurrying to Wei's residence.
...
Wearing his spare bamboo hat, Zhu Dingxiang stood in front of a dilapidated hut of the slum.
"Xiao Jie is not inside..."
The old hut is small and simple. Outside there was a tiny little stool, while the inside only had an old mat made from hay. The whole thing looks as if it could be easily destroyed if the wind blows too strong.
In simple words, it was no different from a dog's house. Perhaps, even the dwelling place of a dog would look much grander than this on so many levels.
Looking around the area, Zhu Dingxiang still couldn't find Xiao Jie anywhere.
'Hm... maybe she is begging somewhere again.' Wandering around the slum, he takes out the foods he bought previously and distributed them to the kids.
Many of the children quickly recognize Zhu Dingxiang; he was just here yesterday. Upon seeing him hand out foods again, they hastily flocked over.
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After thirty minutes, Zhu Dingxiang soon discovers the familiar figure of Xiao Jie in another part of the slum.
"Huh?"
'What is this? A quarrel between kids?' He thought, but seeing the little fatty ready to strike; Zhu Dingxiang quickly walked over.
A while ago.
Standing next to a garbage bucket, Xiao Jie was arguing with three older boys. With one hand on her hip, the looks in her childish eyes were unwilling. For a 4-year-old little girl, it was cute.
"Xiao Jie! I'm not going to repeat it; give me the candy in your hand; otherwise, I will beat you up." The little fatty who stood in the front extended his hand and said arrogantly. Out of the trios, he was the oldest; his words were the law.
"Did you hear that? Boss fatty told you to hand over the candy!" One of the lackeys said fiercely to Xiao Jie.
Hearing the new lackey called him Boss Fatty, Boss Fatty was full of pride. He was different from these skinny, weaklings; the almighty fats have blessed him with the strength to triumph over many other kids.
In this place, he was known as the one and only, Boss Fatty!
"N-no! Big bwother give this to Xiao Jie. So it's Xiao Jie's." With one hand holding a small piece of sugar candy that resembles a cute bunny, Xiao Jie tries to protect it behind her back.
"So what? Your big brother won't be coming back. So if I want it, you have to give it to me." Boss Fatty said haughtily, then snatched the sugar candy from Xiao Jie's hand.
"No, noo. Meanie! give bunny back to Xiao Jie." Xiao Jie said in tears, jumping with all her might as she tries to reach the hand of Boss Fatty. But alas, with her short little legs, the struggle was fruitless.
"Humph! Say goodbye to your little bunny." Saying so, Boss Fatty tossed the piece of sugar candy in his mouth and started munching.
"It's sweet!" One could hear the crunching sound as he continued munching.
Xiao Jie stared at Boss Fatty blankly; she didn't understand what was going on. Soon, droplets of tears streamed down from her misty eyes.
"Waaa! Dwon't eat bunny buhuhu..." Crying, Xiao Jie uses her tiny fist to hit Boss Fatty, but his massive belly just jiggling and then pushed her away every time.
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"So annoying!" Getting irritated, Boss Fatty raised his hand, ready to slap Xiao Jie for acting so bold, making him lose face in front of his new underling.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop. Don't do that." Just when Zhu Dingxiang arrived, he walked over quickly and gently stopped Boss Fatty's hand from moving any further.
"Here, take this. If I hear that you rascals dare to bully others in the future, I will beat you up. Is that clear?" Taking out some snacks, he gives them to the three boys. After that, he just let them go with some warning.
If they were grown-up teenagers, he might give them a few slaps. However, they are just only eight or nine years old kids at the end of the day. What else could he do?
"Xiao Jie, what wrong? Why are you crying?" Wiping her tears with his finger, Zhu Dingxiang asked her warmly. Facing her adorable expression, his heart softened, and the killing intent accumulating from the previous fight also subsided.
"Big bwother, little bunny...hic*..." Xiao Jie mumbled in a crispy and sweet voice.
"Little bunny? what bunny?" He pondered and pondered. Thinking for a moment, he finally comprehended what she means.
Taking out a bunny sugar candy, he gives it to the crying little girl.
"But, but..."
Their meeting was brief; he only knew Xiao Jie from yesterday for a short period, but he couldn't help but feeling fond of her innocent smile.
"Let's go; big brother will take you to eat yummy foods today!" Holding her new bunny, Xiao Jie waddling behind Zhu Dingxiang, they head toward Little Fairy's Dumpling Shop.
[KP: 610]