"What's going on here?"
Even though Chen Ergou didn't know what was happening, he still rushed forward urgently, because at that moment, he was truly worried that Beauty Liu might be harmed!
"Niu Bao, you bastard, have you gone mad? You actually used me as a gambling stake, you madman, get out of here! I never want to see your damn face again!"
As soon as he approached, Chen Ergou heard Beauty Liu's hysterical, despairing screams!
Niu Bao!
Hearing Beauty Liu's words clearly, Chen Ergou's expression turned cold because he had not a jot of good feeling for Niu Bao, who gambled all day and waited for death every day!
Chen Ergou had always thought that such scum might as well be dead!
When Chen Ergou's face was frosty, Niu Bao's nauseating voice came through:
"Ah, the affection of a couple spans a hundred days—so they say. We've been husband and wife for so long, and now you tell me to get lost just like that—it's not very nice! After all, it leaves me quite embarrassed!
And, to tell the truth, you should thank me this time. I've found you a nice new home! Hey guys, this is my wife, who I gambled away to you. I'm willing to accept my loss. From now on, she belongs to you!"
"This..."
After Niu Bao's words, a wave of commotion spread through the crowd!
But Niu Bao didn't care, for he had long since lost any sense of shame!
"Alright!"
The thugs who had come with Niu Bao eyed Beauty Liu up and down, and frankly speaking, they were all very pleased with her. After exchanging glances, they sneered and moved closer to her...
As the thugs approached her, Beauty Liu, trapped and helpless, felt even more desperate and on the verge of collapse!
Heartbreaking despair!
Truly!
At that moment, Beauty Liu was in heartbreaking despair!
She regretted, regretted that she had been blind enough to marry Niu Bao!
But now, it was all too late!
Because she knew there was no such thing as a pill for regret in this world!
"Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Just as she was about to bite her tongue and commit suicide in complete despair, Beauty Liu suddenly heard someone calling her name. Lifting her head, she saw a calm Chen Ergou standing in front of her.
"Ergou..."
Seeing Chen Ergou appear, Beauty Liu cried out in surprise, as she now saw him as her lifeline...
"Yeah, sister-in-law, no worries now, with me here, there's nothing to fear!"
Feeling the tension and despair in Beauty Liu, Chen Ergou reassured her softly.
"Okay!"
For some reason, after hearing Chen Ergou's comforting words, Beauty Liu felt a lot calmer.
Seeing Chen Ergou arrive, Niu Bao spoke with a fake smile, "Ah, isn't this Ergou? What a pleasant surprise to see you here! You go to the side for now, let me finish my family business, and then we can have a proper chat!"
Niu Bao was very annoyed to see Chen Ergou suddenly appear, thus he offered that warning...
Niu Bao's intention was clear. This was his family matter, so he wanted Chen Ergou to stay out of it!
"Am I close to you? 'Ergou' is not a name you trash can call me!"
Chen Ergou sneered and, without paying attention to Niu Bao's increasingly dark gaze, turned his head, took Beauty Liu's hand, and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go back together!"
"Okay!"
Beauty Liu quickly agreed...
Seeing her agree, Chen Ergou quickly pulled her, ready to leave, but then Niu Bao, with a dark face, stepped forward with a sneer!
"Oh, is this showing off affection? Anyone who didn't know better would think you two were a couple!"
As he scorned, he continued, "Chen Ergou, don't accept a face when it's given; leave now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. I won't hesitate to cripple you out of our fellow villagers' sentiment!"
Seeing Chen Ergou holding Beauty Liu's hand, he was infuriated to the extreme!
"Cripple me?"
Chen Ergou, sneering, lifted his foot without hesitation and sent the bellowing Niu Bao tumbling to the ground in an instant!
In Chen Ergou's view, there was no chance of a peaceful resolution today, so it was better to strike first!
"You're seeking death..."
Seeing Niu Bao knocked to the ground, the thugs who came with him charged at once!
"It's over!"
"Yes, that young man is in for it now!"
"Alas, the price of playing the hero is often steep!"
As the thugs surged forward, many bystanders and passersby sighed to themselves!
At that moment, they were all convinced that Chen Ergou was doomed...
Actually, they couldn't be blamed, because even Beauty Liu had no confidence in Chen Ergou...
"Seeking death!"
Watching the thugs swarm toward him, Chen Ergou clenched his fists. The next second, without any hesitation, he began to fight back!
To tell the truth, after his body had been transformed by that green True Qi, Chen Ergou knew he was no longer an ordinary person!
Bang! Bang!
Chen Ergou punched them one by one, knocking those thugs to the ground!
"Wow, is this... is this a TV show?"
"Exactly!"
"This... this can't be real, right?"
Dumbstruck!
All those who had previously looked down on Chen Ergou were now dumbfounded!
Beauty Liu watched those thugs lying on the ground in pain and was also shocked because she really hadn't expected Chen Ergou to be so formidable!
After a while, as she came back to her senses, a smile played on her lips.
"This little pervert is not entirely useless, after all. In the future, he really will be able to protect me!"
A shallow smile appeared on Beauty Liu's pretty face.
"I'm giving you three seconds to get out of my sight!" Chen Ergou coldly commanded, looking at them lying on the ground.
Hearing Chen Ergou's emotionless, cold words, Niu Bao and the others exchanged glances, their faces filled with terror. They hastened to their feet, not daring to leave a single pleasantry behind, and quickly ran away!
At that moment, they wished they had more legs...
...
"Sis, it's all right now!"
Watching them flee in embarrassment, Chen Ergou turned his head toward Beauty Liu and softly spoke.
"Yeah! Ergou, you were amazing! As long as you're here, sis won't be afraid of anything!"
"I..."
Hearing Beauty Liu say this, Chen Ergou suddenly froze because right then, her smiling face was truly charming!
"Silly boy, is it your first time seeing sis? Alright, let's go! Otherwise, you'll end up looking like a panda!"
"That's true!"
As they talked, Chen Ergou quickly tidied himself up and hurriedly left the place of trouble with Beauty Liu...
On the other hand, Niu Bao was being fiercely kicked to the ground by those thugs!
The thugs felt that all the earlier embarrassment had been because of him, so naturally, they were now venting their anger on him!
Chen Ergou was unaware of these events, as by now he had already joined Beauty Liu again in getting onto the ox cart!
"Sis still looks upset!"
After they had walked a short distance, Chen Ergou sensed that Beauty Liu was in low spirits and comforted her, "Sis, don't dwell on what happened earlier!"
"I know, I'm just worried, just worried about how we'll make it through the days to come!"
After a self-mocking chuckle, Beauty Liu looked dispiritedly into the distance...
After what had just happened, she knew she could never rely on Niu Bao for the future again, which only deepened her despair!
Because she was aware that she was just an ordinary woman, not good at making money or farming...
Chen Ergou looked at the worried Beauty Liu, sighed, and took out the 5,000 yuan he had prepared, saying, "Here, take this!"
"Huh?"
She took it reflexively and was immediately startled. "Ergou, where did you get so much money?"
"Here's the thing!"
Chen Ergou smiled and retold the incident about selling Lingzhi...
"A hundred thousand? You're really lucky! I doubt I could ever earn that much money in my lifetime!"
Hearing that Chen Ergou had casually made another hundred thousand by selling Lingzhi, Beauty Liu was truly envious!
Sensing her envy, Chen Ergou chuckled and said, "So, sis, you take these five thousand. I'm not short of money!"
"Even so, I can't take your money!"
After thinking it over, Beauty Liu knew she couldn't accept it...
"Take it. Otherwise, I'll get mad. Be careful, or I'll spank you!"
"You..."
Hearing Chen Ergou say this, an incredibly bashful Beauty Liu didn't know what to say for a moment!
After a while, as the shyness faded, she said, "Then consider this money a loan from sis! I'll pay you back when I have money!"
"Sure!"
Chen Ergou nodded, feeling that as long as she would accept it, that was all that mattered!
He didn't care about getting repaid in the future.
After carefully tucking away the money, Beauty Liu suddenly remembered what Chen Ergou had said earlier. Shyly fidgeting with the hem of her garment, she spoke in an incredibly soft voice,
"Ergou, sis is willing..."