At this moment, Fang Lin stepped up to mediate, "Don't be agitated, everyone can sit down and have a good talk."
Zhang Xiangqian glared and said, "Do you think just bringing two people over means you don't have to pay back the money?"
Then, pointing at Qin Piao, he said menacingly, "I'll give you two choices, one is to repay the debt, the other is to transfer your house to me. You have three days to get it done!"
Facing the threat, Qin Piao was naturally panicked, without Luo Yang present, she would never have had the courage to talk back.
"Isn't this robbery? Demanding money without a debt agreement? Dream on! I'm not afraid of you," Qin Piao feigned calmness.
"Afraid of you?!" Zhang Xiangqian's face hardened as he quickly advanced towards Qin Piao.
He was obviously going to hit someone.
Startled, Qin Piao hid behind Luo Yang and asked in a trembling voice, "Niu Zai, help me."
Luo Yang turned around, saw her beauty faded with fear in her eyes, felt compassion, and gave her a slight smile, nodding at her to signal not to be afraid.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xiangqian, with unyielding steps and tight facial muscles radiating a fierce light, pursued Qin Piao.
"Brother Qian, don't hit her," Luo Yang spread his arms to block Zhang Xiangqian.
"Niu Zai! Mind your own business again, and I'll beat you to death! Get lost!" Zhang Xiangqian pushed Luo Yang hard with both hands.
Fang Lin hurried over, also stood in front of Zhang Xiangqian, trying to calm him down.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiangqian ignored her advice and suddenly pushed her on the shoulder. Caught off guard by the shove, Fang Lin staggered, unable to stand firm, leaning backward and nearly falling.
In the nick of time, Luo Yang took a half-step forward to support her.
"Sister Fang, are you alright?" Luo Yang asked with concern.
"I'm fine," Fang Lin said, expressing her gratitude.
Pushed once, Fang Lin was angry and reproached, "Zhang Xiangqian! Can't you be a bit reasonable?!"
Before she finished speaking, Zhang Xiangqian violently pushed her shoulder again.
This time, since Luo Yang was standing right behind Fang Lin, she bumped into him and didn't seem likely to fall over.
"Keep it up! I'll beat you till you drop!" Zhang Xiangqian bellowed with murderous intent.
Concerned for Fang Lin's safety, Luo Yang used his left foot as a pivot, spun his right foot counterclockwise, and with both arms slightly lifted her off the ground, rotated one hundred and eighty degrees before setting her down.
"Sister Fang, Sister Piao, wait for me to talk to him," Luo Yang released his hold.
Both women nodded.
At this point, Tang Jie, who had been silent, spoke in an eerie tone, "Old Zhang, why are you being polite with him? If it were me, I would have kicked the little bunny away long ago!"
Luo Yang was speaking face-to-face with Fang Lin, his back turned to Zhang Xiangqian and had not even turned around when he was suddenly kicked from behind. Propelled forward, since Fang Lin was in front, she barely had time to dodge, and the two of them stumbled forward.
Knowing Fang Lin would be in pain if she fell to the ground, Luo Yang reached out his right hand toward the ground, and just as it touched the surface, he pushed off, pivoting downward. With his left hand, he hooked Fang Lin, spinning together with her.
This way, he rolled onto the ground while Fang Lin ended up lying on top of him.
"Sister Fang, did you hurt yourself?" Luo Yang asked.
"No," Fang Lin gasped.
Immediately afterward, Qin Piao hurried over to help Fang Lin up.
"Mind your own business, or I'll…"
Zhang Xiangqian pointed at Luo Yang, about to intimidate him, but his vision blurred as Luo Yang hit him with a right straight punch to the face, blood gushing from his nose.
Before he could react, he took another blow, a right hook to the head, and slanted to the ground.
Tang Jie had a bandage on his head from the night before, when Luo Yang shot him with a slingshot; he had thought Qin Piao was responsible.
Because Luo Yang had helped Qin Piao in the village path before, Tang Jie had long wanted to pick another fight with Luo Yang. Seeing the fight start, he dove into the fray.
Taking on two at once, Luo Yang showed no fear.
Already in excellent physical condition, the little True Qi he had cultivated was like adding wings to a tiger.
Without waiting for Tang Jie to get close, Luo Yang threw a left swing punch, followed by a right swing punch, causing Tang Jie to lift his hands to protect his head, leaving his midsection wide open.
With left and right hooks to the abdomen, Tang Jie cried out in pain as he pressed his hands down, exposing his head once again.
With a thud, his head took Luo Yang's right hook and he fell to the ground, knocked out.
On the other side, Zhang Xiangqian had already gotten up, shocked and furious, not expecting Luo Yang to be such a good fighter. His head still spinning, he wanted to stand for a while before fighting again. Unfortunately, Luo Yang did not give him the chance, and quickly knocked him down with two more punches.
"Unless I tell you to get up, you're staying face down on the ground!" Luo Yang said coldly.
Hearing this, Tang Jie simply lay flat on the ground, not daring to rise.
"You didn't take the face I offered you, preferring to lie down rather than stand and talk, so I'll oblige you!" Luo Yang walked over and kicked each of them several times until Tang and Zhang were screaming like pigs being butchered.
It didn't take long for a crowd of villagers to gather around and watch the commotion.
Luo Yang's parents arrived shortly afterward, as did An Yuying, Tang Guihua, and others.
Zhang Xiangqian dialed a call to summon his boss, who was also the biggest village bully of Hongyun Brigade, Lang Yifeng.
Normally, he accumulated wealth through running underground gambling dens, loan sharking, and other illicit activities. He wasn't filthy rich, but his bank account had more digits than his password.
In Hongyun Brigade, on the surface, it appeared the village chief Xie Runfa called the shots; in reality, for anything Lang Yifeng involved himself in, even the village chief had to show him respect.