As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1189
Chapter 1189 Close in on a Tiger
In the Ancient River Village, the sky was gloomy today. The fallen leaves on the ground were blown around by the wind, and the entire world was filled with a bleak feeling of early winter.
It was almost noon when a skinny man suddenly came from outside the village. The man’s skin was dark and most of the villagers in Gu He Village recognized him. His name was Zhang Ergou. He usually ran errands for people. Whether it was messengers or deliveries, he ran very fast.
“Zhang Ergou, have you eaten yet? You’re still delivering a letter to someone today.”
“Hehe, I brought a few steamed buns with me. I still have to go to the county to deliver a letter today. I won’t be back until dark. Oh right, I’m here to find Doctor Liu’s daughter. Is she home?”
“Liu’er, she was just cooking at home. Just go that way.”
“Alright, thank you, Uncle Liu.”
Zhang Ergou came to the Liu Clan’s courtyard and gently clasped the door ring, “Miss Liu, are you at home?”
“Who is it?”
Liu Jingjing’s voice came from the courtyard. After a while, the door opened. Liu Jingjing looked at the thin, dark-skinned man in front of her and frowned slightly, “Big Brother Zhang? What’s the matter with you?”
“Hehe!”
Zhang Ergou smiled foolishly at her and said, “Doctor Liu is treating people in White River Village. He is in urgent need of these medicinal ingredients. Here, take a look.” Then, he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his sleeve and wrote down the names of the medicinal ingredients he needed.
Liu Jingjing looked at it. It was indeed her father’s handwriting. Only she could recognize the names of the medicinal ingredients on it. Zhang Ergou smiled foolishly and said, “Then, Miss Liu, I have to leave first!”
“Wait!”
Liu Jingjing stopped him and said, “I’ll be able to prepare these ingredients very soon. Big Brother Zhang, please bring them over for me …”
“This …”
Zhang Ergou scratched his head and smiled, “I have to go to the county. If I come back, it’s probably already night. How about …”
“Then … Alright, thank you very much, Big Brother Zhang.”
“It’s fine, hehe, then I … am leaving?”
Returning to the courtyard, Liu Jingjing prepared the medicinal ingredients and prepared the food. She put the food in the food box and called out the name “Sun Xiaohou” a few times, but there was no response.
“Strange, this little monkey, it’s almost noon, where did he sneak off to play …”
Helplessly, she could only make this trip on her own. White River Village was more than twenty miles away from Ancient River Village. Even if she walked fast, it would still take nearly two hours.
“Ah Tian, I’ve prepared the food and put it in the kitchen. If it gets cold later, heat it up yourself.”
Liu Jingjing shouted at the back of the courtyard. Xiao Chen’s room did not respond for a long time. She thought to herself that Ah Tian had to sleep until the afternoon for some reason … Forget it, it was better to quickly bring the medicinal ingredients and food to her father.
Today, the sky was gloomy. White River Village was more than twenty miles away from Ancient River Village. In the middle, there were a few streams and hillsides. Liu Jingjing walked alone on the mountain road. No matter how courageous she was, she still felt a little oozing under the gust of cold wind.
“Who’s behind? Sun Xiaohou, is that you? If you dare to tease my sister again, I won’t spare you!”
Like a “suspicious person”, she always felt that there was someone following behind her whenever she walked for a while, but when she turned around, she saw that the wind blew and the mulberry trees on the edge of the field were shaking, and there was no one there.
“Strange …”
Liu Jingjing frowned slightly. She turned around and continued walking forward. However, the farther away she was from the Ancient River Village, the more frightened she felt. She snorted softly to bolster her courage.
After walking for about two to three miles, three figures suddenly appeared in front of a ravine. Those three figures were none other than Zhao Dahu and the others who had just returned from the county.
“Big brother, look!”
The three of them immediately hid in the bushes by the roadside. Liu Jingjing snorted as she walked closer and closer. Zhao Dahu smiled sinisterly, “It really took no effort to find a place to break through the iron shoes …”
“Hehe … this little bitch came out alone today. Big brother, what do you want to do with her?” A man on the left smiled wretchedly.
“What about her? Haha …”
Zhao Dahu’s eyes flashed with a perverted light, “I’ll take her today. When the time comes, I won’t worry about Liu’s disapproval …”
The man on the right hesitated for a moment and said, “But …”
“It’s nothing, but even if the King of Hell comes today, he can’t care about it. This daddy is going to fix this little bitch today!”
Zhao Dahu smiled evilly and suddenly stood out from the bushes. Liu Jingjing happened to come over from this side. Seeing the three burly men suddenly emerge from the bushes by the roadside, he was so scared that he almost threw out the food box and medicine bag in his hand.
When she saw that it was Zhao Dahu and the others, she calmed down. As she walked around, she carefully guarded herself and frowned, “Zhao Dahu, what are you three sneakily squatting here for?”
“What are you doing? Hehe …”
Zhao Dahu smiled evilly. Liu Jingjing secretly cried out that something was wrong. She turned around to flee. Unexpectedly, Zhao Dahu stepped forward with a large hand that was like an iron hoop and tightly grabbed her soft arm.
“Ah!”
“Miss Liu, Big Brother is happy today. There is no one else here anyway. Why don’t you stay here and have a good time with Big Brother?” The other two people also rushed forward and blocked her path. They smiled evilly and said, “Miss Liu, Big Brother is happy today. Anyway, there is no one else here. Why don’t you stay here and play with Big Brother?”
“You, you … ah!”
Liu Jingjing’s face was filled with terror as she knocked the food box over. Just as she exclaimed, Zhao Dahu forcefully pulled it into the bushes.
“What are you doing? Let go of me! Ah! Help!”
“Scream! Scream! Scream! There’s no one around here. They’re all home for lunch at noon … Hehe!”
Zhao Dahu exerted even more strength on his hands, only to see the two people beside him swallow their saliva. Zhao Dahu glared at the two of them and shouted, “You two idiots! What are you standing there for! Why are you standing there like wood? Why don’t you come and press her down on me?”
“Yes, yes …”
Only then did the two regain their senses, wipe their saliva, and hurriedly walked over. One of them pressed down on one of Liu Jingjing’s arms.
Zhao Dahu chuckled and began to take off his clothes. Seeing him take off his clothes, Liu Jingjing was even more frightened to the point that her soul was shattered. “Zhao Dahu, what are you doing … Help! Help!”
“Hmm? Who’s over there …”
On the other side of the valley, a young man slowly walked out when he heard the sounds nearby. The young man was holding two fat rabbits in his hand. It was none other than Sun Xiaohou.
“That’s … Sister Liu’er! Shit! Not good!” Sun Xiaohou’s entire body trembled. He threw away the rabbit in his hand and ran towards the village like he was flying.
“Zhao Dahu, don’t … don’t!”
Liu Jingjing was so frightened that her face was covered in tears, but she was firmly pressed down on the grass, unable to struggle away. Zhao Dahu chuckled, “If you want to marry me early, why would I have to make such a big deal out of it? Raw rice is cooked today, and tomorrow, I will come to propose marriage …”
With a “chi” sound, Zhao Dahu pulled hard and tore off Liu Jingjing’s left sleeve. He placed it on her nose and mouth and sniffed, “It really smells good, beauty …”
…
At the entrance of Gu He Village, Sun Xiaohou ran back out of breath. He happened to meet Second Uncle Wang carrying a shoulder pole, “Little monkey, we’re home for dinner, and we’re still running outside.”
“Second Uncle Wang! Not good! Long Huigou, big sister Liu’er was caught by Zhao Dahu!”
“What are you talking about!”
Second Uncle Wang was shocked. He threw down the pole in his hand and ran out of the village with the hoe on the roadside. When the villagers heard that something was wrong, all the middle-aged men also ran out of the village with the pole hoe.
“Little monkey! Little monkey! What happened?”
At this time, the old village chief heard the noise and hurriedly walked out with his walking stick. Sun Xiaohou ran all the way back. He was out of breath and his throat was about to smoke. He swallowed hard and said, “Long Huigou, big sister Liu’er was caught by Zhao Dahu and the others!”
“Shit …”
The old village chief’s expression changed, “Hurry up and find Ah Tian!”
“Alright!” “Brother Ah Tian! Brother Ah Tian! Hurry up and come out! This is bad! Sister Liu’er is going to be gone soon!” Sun Xiaohou ran to Xiao Chen’s room and knocked on the door forcefully. “Brother Ah Tian! Brother Ah Tian!”
“Squeak!” The door opened and Xiao Chen walked out. However, looking at him, he seemed to be a little dizzy and had not woken up yet. He asked, “Little Monkey, what’s wrong?”
Sun Xiaohou stomped his foot anxiously, “Aiya! Brother Ah Tian, why did you only get up at this time of night! Big Sister Liu’er was caught by Zhao Dahu, right over at the Dragon Return Ditch … Brother Ah Tian!”
Before Sun Xiaohou could finish speaking, Xiao Chen instantly turned into a sickly shadow and left the village.
Liu Jingjing’s cries for help came from the bushes. Zhao Dahu’s beast nature was great, and his laughter was filled with ruthlessness. With a “chi” sound, he tore off another piece of her clothes.
The shattered clothes fluttered in the wind, making it difficult to conceal the flawlessness of the beautiful jade. The two men beside them drooled with greed. At this moment, a figure arrived and sent the three flying with a “bang”. Especially Zhao Dahu, he coughed out a mouthful of blood. He was afraid that even a few bones had shattered.
“Miss Liu’er!”
Xiao Chen instantly took off his clothes and wrapped Liu Jingjing’s body inside. Liu Jingjing was already scared out of her wits. Seeing that it was him, she immediately pounced on him and cried loudly, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“It’s okay, it’s okay … I’m sorry …”
Xiao Chen comforted her gently. At this moment, Liu Jingjing was like a frightened kitten, clutching his hands tightly. She pounced on him and couldn’t stop crying. Her body was also trembling slightly.
“Zhao Dahu!”
At this time, the villagers also arrived. This time, their hearts finally surged with anger. They all rushed towards Zhao Dahu and the others with hoes and poles.
Zhao Dahu and the others were also frightened by this battle. They couldn’t care less and quickly got up from the haystack and fled to their village in a sorry state.
The villagers chased after Li Xu Lu until they stopped. A middle-aged man said, “Forget it, there’s his Zhao Clan’s territory ahead. Let’s go back and see how Liu’er is doing.”