"I might have met a fake master. I'm so handsome, yet she isn't interested in me!"
Liu Zixuan walked on the small path leading to Lingxiu Village, muttering as he took out the Profound Spirit Silver Needle from his pocket, filled with an ancient aura.
With resignation, he said, "I knew it wouldn't just be about taking care of your sister. I still have to find the other twelve silver needles. The world is so big, isn't that really like finding a needle in a haystack?"
He pulled a stalk of foxtail grass from the nearby bushes, bit it on the side of his mouth, and headed towards Lingxiu Village with large strides.
He mused, even if he was unwilling a thousand times, ten thousand times, he couldn't bear to ignore the ninety-nine beauties of Lingxiu Village. After all, he had the heart of a compassionate healer!
Just as Liu Zixuan was lost in thought, a cry for help sounded in the forest not far away.
"Help!"
"Someone, save me!"
Liu Zixuan stopped and his eyes lit up: "A damsel in distress just as I arrive! Could it be that she can't wait for this handsome guy?"
After saying that, he adjusted his backpack on his shoulder and ran towards the sound.
Upon entering the woodland, Liu Zixuan scanned his surroundings. Within a few seconds, he noticed a young girl sitting on the ground next to a bush, tears streaming down her face, looking very frightened.
She was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen, with chubby cheeks that were adorable and sweet, wearing a simple jacket, and her pants had been torn open by something, revealing fair skin.
In front of her stood two young men, one of whom held a sharp knife, wearing a sinister smile.
They clearly didn't understand that if they really did anything to the young girl, it would be at least a three-year sentence, possibly even the death penalty!
One of them, with dyed red hair, stepped forward and leered, "Little sister, deep in the mountains and forests, even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you!"
"You… You please don't bully me, alright? I'll give you all the money in my pocket!"
The young girl sobbed, clutching her chest tightly with both hands, very afraid.
"We want not only your money but also to take you home to make babies!" The red-haired man said, bending down to grab the girl's wrist.
"Wait." Liu Zixuan quickly rushed over from the side: "I say, you two bullying a child like this isn't right!"
"Where did this idiot come from!"
The shirtless, tattooed man next to the red-haired guy, looking even more robust, glared at Liu Zixuan and cursed: "Kid, if you know what's good for you, you'd better get lost quickly. Don't end up trying to save someone only to lose your own life!"
"Big brother, you have to save me… They're all bad guys!"
The young girl looked pitifully at Liu Zixuan. At that moment, he was her only lifeline. If he didn't save her, she'd be in terrible trouble today!
Liu Zixuan smiled: "Little girl, watch as big brother teaches these two villains a lesson!"
"Oh, oh." The red-haired man chuckled disdainfully: "Dare to be so arrogant in front of me, Zhu Yiqun? You're asking for death!"
"Let me tell you, everyone in Yuqing Town fears the duo of Yang Yizhi and Zhu Yiqun!" The tattooed man chimed in.
The two looked smug and disdainful. In their eyes, Liu Zixuan's thin frame and apparel didn't resemble that of a wealthy household's child, definitely not their opponent.
Besides, there were two of them.
Zhu Yiqun? Pig Yiqun?
Yang Yizhi? Sheep Yizhi?
Liu Zixuan muttered their names twice and couldn't help but let out a loud laugh: "I knew it, how could people commit such heinous acts, knowing that laying hands on this little girl starts at three years and can go as far as the death penalty. Turns out it's you two beasts."
"What are you saying?" The two hadn't fully grasped the meaning in Liu Zixuan's words.
"I'm saying, today I'll teach you beasts how to be human!"
As Liu Zixuan finished speaking, he slowly set down his bag and then shot towards them.
"Kid, you're itching for…"
The word "death" hadn't left the red-haired man's lips before a look of fear overtook him because the silver needle in Liu Zixuan's hand was already pressed against his throat. Just a slight movement would pierce his artery!
As for the tattooed man, he's in worse shape because Liu Zixuan suddenly kicked out, planting him firmly underfoot!
"Big… Big brother, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize Mount Tai!"
"Big brother, which gang are you from? Maybe we know each other!" The two immediately panicked.
"Know your sister." Liu Zixuan cursed, kicking the tattooed man unconscious, then pocketing the silver needle. Grabbing the red-haired man's hair, he smiled: "Do you think killing you here in the woods would go unnoticed?"
"Don't…" The man panicked immediately, almost kneeling if not for Liu Zixuan gripping his hair. "Big brother, spare us. This is our first time doing something like this, and we got lustful seeing the girl alone."
"Whether it's your first time is none of my business." Liu Zixuan sneered coldly.
"Big brother, we know we were wrong. Please, forgive us, just think of us as a fart and let us go!" The red-haired man realized Liu Zixuan was a ruthless guy.
Liu Zixuan turned to the young girl and asked: "What do you say, should I let them go?"
The young girl wiped her tears, stood up from the ground, and approached the red-haired man. Summoning courage from somewhere, she clenched her little fist and punched him hard.
"Hmph, serves you right for bullying me!"
"Little auntie, I'm sorry!" The red-haired man's face scrunched up. He was supposed to be a tyrant in Yuqing Town, yet today a young girl hit him. If word got out… how would he face people?
Liu Zixuan, seeing the girl's actions, couldn't help but laugh.
"Big brother, let them go," the young girl said.
Liu Zixuan asked, "Just let them go like that?"
"Yes, my mom said, if you can forgive, then forgive." The young girl said obediently.
Liu Zixuan smiled, kicking the red-haired man away: "Take him and scram!"
"Alright." Hearing this, the red-haired man looked relieved and quickly pulled up the tattooed man, running outwards.
The young girl laughed happily and walked ahead, trying to help Liu Zixuan pick up his bag, but lost her footing and plopped down. She let out a painful scream.
"What's wrong?" Liu Zixuan asked nervously.
"I think I got bitten by a snake…"
"Where did it bite?"
"It bit my bu... tt..."