A Clash of Gods - Chapter 79
Chapter 79 The Coldness
Many villagers watching around saw what happened and found that the burly man tried to hit Han Yi’s head with the carrying pole from behind. Some people were about to shout, but in the blink of an eye, they saw that a young man rushed over and easily grabbed the carrying pole from the burly man, so they sighed with relief.
But they were astonished to see that a young gentleman could snatch a carrying pole from that burly man. Especially the old man who had talked with Yang Ning earlier recognized him at a glance and didn’t expect this guy to be so bold. He opened his mouth wide and looked startled.
Gu Qinghan was staring at Steward Luo coldly all the time. Hearing the screams, she finally found that Yang Ning had run to them. Seeing him with that carrying pole in his hand, she was anxious and worried.
Although she detested Steward Luo and his people, she was still scared as Yang Ning got involved in the fight. After all, she knew that he was honest and even dumb in the past and had never practiced martial arts even though he came from a military family. He played a hero and ran out, so he would suffer great losses. And she thought that he could only reveal his identity. If the other party knew that he was the heir of the Marquis of Honor, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
But the heir’s identity was unusual, and Gu Qinghan was worried that if somebody knew his identity, it would probably bring trouble on him. She hesitated and didn’t know if she should step forward, but she saw that the burly man who lost the carrying pole rushed to Yang Ning and tried to punch his face.
“Ning, be careful…” Gu Qinghan couldn’t help but cry out in alarm. Regardless of anything, she pushed the people in front of her aside and planned to jostle her way through the crowd and push to the front.
Noticing the approaching fist, Yang Ning looked indifferent and dodged nimbly. Without demur, he raised the carrying pole and hit the burly man’s head ruthlessly from aside. With a clap, he hit the burly man’s head, while the carrying pole was split into two halves. The burly man screamed and fell on the ground. His head was broken, and fresh blood poured out.
The burly man’s scream shocked other people in the fight. All people looked at them and saw the burly man on the ground and Yang Ning throwing a half of the carrying pole on the loser while tidying up his clothes. They were dumbfounded.
It was silent around. The other burly men were startled and then came over to surround Yang Ning in an instant.
The rest villagers hurriedly helped the injured villagers leave the spot. Han Yi looked Yang Ning up and down in surprise. Obviously he didn’t know why such a man was added.
Gu Qinghan had come to the front and called, “Ning…”
Yang Ning glanced at Gu Qinghan and smiled unexpectedly. He shook his head and silently told her not to come. She was quite worried and glimpsed at Steward Luo, in a rage.
Steward Luo heard Gu Qinghan’s voice and glanced at her first, to find that it was a handsome man. He didn’t care and took a few steps forward, looking at Yang Ning several times before laughing. “A hero came to help the weak, and it is rare nowadays. I can see that you are not from this village. Where are you from?”
While Yang Ning cleaned up his clothes and rolled his sleeves, answering with a smile, “Steward Luo, you want to show respect to Marquis of Honor, but it is not tax, so they should do that willingly. Since they are unwilling to pay the grain, why do you push them so hard? What’s more, Marquis of Honor has passed away, and his family must be busy now and won’t want the people in Jiangling to show respect at this time. Did you figure out the idea about collecting grain to show respect?”
Stunned, Steward Luo frowned. “Who are you? Judging from your accent, you are not from Jiangling. Do you know who I am?”
Yang Ning replied impassively, “Yes, I know. Your family name is Luo, and you are a steward or so. I have found what shit you are in charge of. Do you know who I am?”
Gu Qinghan wondered if Yang Ning would reveal his identity. But it was in emergency and he was surrounded by a few burly men, so he could do nothing but expose his identity.
Steward Luo stared at Yang Ning, asking, “Who are you?”
“My name is Dog Killer. Every time I see a dog biting a person, I would teach it a lesson.” Yang Ning smiled. “What do you think about my name?”
Steward Luo certainly knew that Yang Ning was talking nonsense and sneered. “I don’t care about your former name. I only know that after a short while, you will be like a dog and can only crawl on the ground.” He winked and one burly man understood, who rushed out quickly and tried to punch Yang Ning.
While Yang Ning took actions later but arrived first. When the burly man waved his fist, Yang Ning reached out his hand. As the burly man’s fist was approaching, Yang Ning locked the attacker’s wrist. Then grabbing the burly man’s wrist, Yang Ning didn’t stop but still moved forward, and that arm was taken away by him. With a crack, the bone on the burly man’s shoulder was broken and he shrieked. Yang Ning had come to the opponent’s back and still grasped the broken arm. He turned around and stepped with one foot on the burly man’s knee from behind. With one leg bent, the burly man knelt on the ground.
From Yang Ning starting to fight to the burly man kneeling down, it happened in an instant. Many people didn’t see clearly what was going on.
The burly man bared his teeth, while the other burly men were petrified and then shouted loudly, rushing to Yang Ning one after another.
Gu Qinghan felt so nervous that her heart almost jumped out from her throat, but she just saw that Yang Ning moved nimbly. The burly men surrounded him, trying to punch and kick him, but he was like a leopard cat and easily found a space among them before running out in a flash. He didn’t fight against those burly men but came to Steward Luo.
Steward Luo noticed a figure rushing over and was astonished. He had some martial skills and retreated in a hurry. Yang Ning followed him like a shadow. Steward Luo grunted and raised his leg to kick Yang Ning cruelly. He was confident about his kicking skill and believed that as long as he kicked the opponent, the latter would have a fracture.
“Ah!”
A scream appeared, and almost nobody saw clearly what had happened. They found that Steward Luo sat on the ground and held his ankle with both hands, looking miserable.
At the moment, Gu Qinghan was the most surprised. She had thought Yang Ning would suffer great losses this time but never expected that he had so much strength in his weak body. He could effortlessly escape from the siege of several burly men and even knock down Steward Luo at one blow. But like the other people, she didn’t see clearly how Yang Ning defeated Steward Luo.
But many people found that Yang Ning had a dagger in his hand, and some noticed that Steward Luo held his ankle with a lot of fresh blood on it.
At the same time, a burly man pounced on Yang Ning from behind, and Gu Qinghan hurriedly called, “Ning, watch out. Behind you…”
But she saw that Yang Ning dodged, as if he had eyes on his back, and he avoided the burly man’s attack with no effort. The latter didn’t hit the target but then felt severe pain on his shoulder. Yang Ning had stabbed the burly man’s shoulder and the Cold Blade penetrated his body, which seemed to be easier than to cut the bean curd. And Yang Ning started rapidly. After the blade was inserted into the enemy’s shoulder superficially, he took it out quickly.
The other burly men rushed over, but Yang Ning ran to Steward Luo’s back and squatted behind him. Putting the Cold Blade on the back of Steward Luo’s head, he chuckled. “Don’t come over. I will become nervous easily. Once you approach us, I will feel scared and might stab his head with this blade.”
“Don’t… Don’t come here…” Steward Luo felt the several pain on his ankle, but he sensed the piercing coldness of the Cold Blade, and he shrieked at once.
The burly men stopped instantly and didn’t dare to step forward.
It was not that Yang Ning couldn’t cope with these burly men. He had the Cold Blade and was good at fistfight while knowing well about the vital parts of the human body. Moreover, the Easy Travel Step he had practiced was mysterious. With his martial skills, he was more than enough to defeat these men.
But he didn’t want to waste his strength and energy on these people.
All the villagers were staring in bewilderment and couldn’t believe what was happening before their eyes. More than ten villagers with farm tools fought against the burly men, but they couldn’t injure any of them. Instead, they had seven or eight people with broken arms or legs as a result. However, a young man alone who looked like a scholar made these burly men unable to do anything to him and had easily knocked down Steward Luo who frightened everybody.
“Young man, you… Don’t behave recklessly.” The Cold Blade was a weird weapon which sent out cold air. At the moment, it was against the back of Steward Luo’s head, who looked terrified. “I… I work for Marquis of Honor. If you hurt me, the… the consequences would be unthinkable.”
The village head Han Yi obviously knew that if Steward Luo was hurt, it would cause trouble, so he said to Yang Ning, “Young man, thanks for your help, but this man… This man is a steward of the Qi family, and you’d better not hurt him.” He was not worried about his own safety but just thought that the Qi family was powerful. If they offended that family, the villagers in the Luwang Village would be in trouble, and this young hero who helped the weak might suffer a lot.
Yang Ning shook his head with a smile. “Don’t worry. This man can’t be working for the Qi family. If Marquis of Honor knew that such a man worked for the Qi family, he would kill him first.” He looked cold and continued seriously, “I ask you. Who figured out the idea about collecting more taxes under false pretenses?”
Steward Luo replied, “This… this is Marquis’ decision. We just work under his order. Without his permission, we would never dare to collect taxes at will… Ah…” He screamed as Yang Ning stabbed his shoulder with the Cold Blade.
“Whose idea?”
Steward Luo almost cried, “Really… It’s really Marquis’ idea. Young man… Young Master, I don’t dare… don’t dare to tell a lie… Ah…” There was another scream. Yang Ning inserted the Cold Blade into Steward Luo’s other shoulder this time. Steward Luo had fresh blood on both shoulders, which was horrifying.