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Until around eight o'clock the next morning, Jiang Xiaobai woke up. The words and images that had appeared in his mind last night were all deeply imprinted in his memory and couldn't be shaken off.
"I never thought that this dragon-shaped copper ornament left to me by my grandfather would hide so many secrets."
After waking up, Jiang Xiaobai quickly lifted his pillow and took out the dragon-shaped copper ornament placed underneath. The dragon-shaped copper ornament, soaked in blood, had changed somewhat, its color becoming more profound.
Jiang Xiaobai tightly grasped the dragon-shaped copper ornament in his palm. Only today did he understand why his grandfather had so solemnly entrusted this seemingly inconspicuous item to him before his death. It turned out that the dragon-shaped copper ornament contained ancient and mysterious cultivation techniques.
"Why didn't Grandfather tell me this while he was still alive?"
Jiang Xiaobai scratched his head, unable to figure out this puzzling question. Now, relying on the ancient cultivation techniques in his mind, his life would undergo a drastic change.
"My chance to stand out has finally come!"
Jiang Xiaobai jumped out of bed and almost tripped over the fat body of the moron lying on the floor.
"Moron, just sleep here."
Jiang Xiaobai didn't wake up the moron. He looked at himself in the mirror, and miraculously, the scars on his body had all disappeared.
Looking at the time, he realized it was already past eight.
"Damn it! The fish trap is still in the water. If Liu Changhe finds out, I'm in trouble again."
Jiang Xiaobai swiftly changed his clothes and ran towards Nanwan Lake. All the families in Nanwan Village lived on the north side of Nanwan Lake, except for Jiang Xiaobai's family, who lived on the south side. His family were outsiders, so they couldn't live with the other villagers.
The straight-line distance from Jiang Xiaobai's house to Nanwan Lake wasn't far. However, the path wasn't straightforward, and taking the winding small road it was about a kilometer. Jiang Xiaobai only thought about quickly pulling up the fish trap, completely unaware of how fast he was running, almost three times his usual speed.
"Hmm..."
Arriving at the lakeside of Nanwan Lake, Jiang Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was no one nearby at this moment. He could secretly pull up the fish trap and then quickly leave.
These tasks were familiar to Jiang Xiaobai. He quickly pulled up the fish trap. Unexpectedly, last night's harvest was incredible; many crayfish and eels had gotten into the trap. Jiang Xiaobai estimated that these crayfish and eels could sell for at least two hundred yuan.
"Hmm, Jiang Xiaobai, I've finally caught you!"
As soon as Jiang Xiaobai pulled the trap ashore, three people suddenly appeared from behind the big willow tree by the lake. One of them was Liu Xiaohu, the son of the village chief, Liu Changhe. Liu Xiaohu was as fat as the moron, so the villagers called him "Fat Tiger."
The two people beside Fat Tiger were his cronies, one named Liu Hai and the other Li Jin. They were all the same age, seventeen, a year older than Jiang Xiaobai. Since childhood, Jiang Xiaobai had often been bullied by these three.
"Daring to steal fish from our pond, Jiang Xiaobai, you've got some nerve!"
Since he was caught, Jiang Xiaobai could only grit his teeth and speak, "Fat Tiger, does your dad think the entire Nanwan Village is his? Nanwan Lake is collective property of the village. How did it become your private property? If you have a lease contract, bring it out, and I will apologize immediately. Otherwise, get out of my way. I don't have time to mess with you."
"You little brat, quite bold, eh? Guys, grab him for me!"
Liu Hai and Li Jin split into two directions and grabbed Jiang Xiaobai's arms. The fish trap in Jiang Xiaobai's hand fell to the ground, and the crayfish began crawling out.
Fat Tiger picked up a large crayfish with its claws waving and laughed hideously.
"Jiang Xiaobai, how do you think it would feel if this crayfish's claws pinched your crotch? Haha, I really want to hear your screams."
Jiang Xiaobai turned pale with fright. Fat Tiger was even more malicious than his father, Liu Changhe. To come up with such a vicious idea, this was aiming to end his bloodline!
Just as Fat Tiger raised his hand to pull down his pants, a sudden roar like thunder exploded in his ear. Somehow, the weak Jiang Xiaobai broke free from Liu Hai and Li Jin's control and kicked them into the water.
Fat Tiger realized something was wrong and tried to flee, but it was too late. Jiang Xiaobai kicked him to the ground, then straddled him, picked up a crayfish from the ground, and stuffed it into Fat Tiger's pants.
The shrill cries of Fat Tiger echoed along the lakeside of Nanwan Lake, lasting for a long time.
Jiang Xiaobai picked up all the escaped crayfish and ran home with the fish trap. Teaching Fat Tiger a lesson felt extremely satisfying. He would never forget the humiliation that Liu Changhe's family inflicted on him and his late grandfather over the years.
When Jiang Xiaobai was seven years old, to allow him to attend school, his grandfather gave all the money from selling grain and animals to Liu Changhe, entrusting him to resolve Jiang Xiaobai's residency issue. Liu Changhe took the money but did nothing. When it was time for school to start, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't enroll. His grandfather went to reason with Liu Changhe, even kneeling before him, but was instead beaten by Liu Changhe, breaking two ribs.
Fortunately, at that time, the principal of the village school, Ma Mingshan, took pity on the grandfather and grandson and solved Jiang Xiaobai's schooling problem without charging a penny.
Back home, the moron was still asleep. Jiang Xiaobai guessed that Liu Changhe would soon come to settle accounts with him, so he woke up the moron and told him to go home quickly, to avoid getting into trouble later.
"Xiaobai, you're not dead?"
"Your dad is dead!" Jiang Xiaobai cursed and kicked the moron's butt. "Get home quickly. There are thirty crayfish outside for you. Take them back and let your mom cook them for you."
Hearing that there were crayfish to eat, the moron thought of nothing else, only food, crawling up and happily running home with the bag of crayfish Jiang Xiaobai prepared for him.
Jiang Xiaobai thought Liu Changhe would come to his door immediately. He waited at home for half an hour but didn't see anyone. Instead, the moron who had gone home returned.
"Moron, why are you back?"
The moron ran all the way back, panting heavily.
"Liu, Liu Renchun went to my house to cause trouble and argued with my mom. My mom told me to hide, so I came here."
"Moron, you guard the door. I have to handle something."
Jiang Xiaobai hurriedly headed to the moron's house. Liu Renchun was not a good person. He was likely using last night's incident to force the moron's mom, Qin Xianglian, to comply.
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