Quickly, two men trapped her in the middle of the alley, one in front and one behind.
The man in front had a sturdy build, his bald head gleaming under the sunlight.
The man behind had semi-long hair, sporting a ruffian look.
They were the same individuals she had encountered on the public bus.
The bald man sized up Lin Chuxia, focusing especially on the item she was carrying in her hand, revealing a smile, “Didn’t expect to catch a big fish. Hand over the stuff and the money on you, otherwise don’t blame us for not being polite.”
Lin Chuxia glanced over the two men with a calm expression, and puzzlingly asked, “How come I remember there should be another one of you guys? Where is he?”
That man who had gotten chicken dung on his hand was clearly with them, but now he was nowhere to be seen.
“We don’t need all three of us to deal with you. Sweetheart, make it sound nicer and leave the stuff and money behind. Maybe Brother can let you off, otherwise don’t blame us brothers for being rough. It’d be a pity to damage that pretty face of yours,” Bald stepped forward.
“If you don’t want to lose your possessions, serve us well instead. Not only will Brother not want your stuff and money, but he’ll also give you some cash to spend,” the man behind leered as he spoke.
Lin Chuxia glanced at the ground beside her, found a clean spot, and set down the bag in her hand, gently massaging her wrist.
“Did that companion of yours say he knows me?”
Bald licked the corner of his mouth, “So what if he knows you? Let me tell you, this place is ruled by Lord Liang. Even if you know him, if you don’t make Lord Liang happy, don’t even think about farting.”
He then switched to a smiling face, “How about we change the location and you get to know Lord Liang better?”
Lin Chuxia’s lips curled slightly, “No need to change places, this spot is just fine, quiet.”
The ruffian’s eyes immediately lit up, turning to Bald in front, “Brother Liang, never expected this chick to be so flavorful. This place is indeed thrilling. Brother Liang you go first, shall I go over there and keep watch for you?”
Bald didn’t expect Lin Chuxia to be so compliant, assuming that a woman unfamiliar with the area would be frightened by them.
Smacking his lips, he laughed while approaching and sizing up the woman in front of him.
Her modest clothing couldn’t conceal her graceful figure, her small face even more delicate and water-like, her almond eyes seemingly expressive. He pondered what it might taste like to proceed.
“Beautiful girl, rest assured, your Brother Liang knows best how to be gentle, won’t let you suffer…”
As he walked up, his large hand reached out towards her small face, but before he could touch her, his wrist was caught by a pale, delicate hand. Suddenly, the world spun, and after a “thud,” he felt a severe pain in his back.
Before he could react, he saw the blue sky, white clouds and a brilliantly radiant face in front of him.
The sequence of events happened too quickly, with Bald lying on the ground, stunned for more than half a minute. The ruffian, hearing the noise and turning his head, had just thought to tease Brother Liang to be gentle, when he saw Brother Liang lying on the ground.
Isn’t something off here?
It looked like Brother Liang, who seemed tough, actually enjoyed being underneath?
Before he could understand, Bald angrily jumped up, “You fucking dare to mess with grandpa…” Before he could finish his sentence, his hand pointing at Lin Chuxia was caught again, and another big throw landed him back on the ground.
If he hadn’t understood how he ended up on the ground before, this time he definitely felt it firsthand.
Being thrown to the ground twice in a row by a woman completely enraged Bald, who got up recklessly to teach Lin Chuxia a lesson.
On the other side, the ruffian realized it wasn’t that Brother Liang enjoyed being under, it was that he was being played by a woman.
Unexpectedly, though the woman looked thin and weak, she was quite decisive in action.
That fist, though small as a bun, deformed Brother Liang’s face when it hit, seeming to even knock something loose.
Upon a closer look, it was actually a tooth.
Distracted for a moment, a foot kicked him in the chest, sending him stumbling back several steps, painfully gasping for air.
Lin Chuxia had used a sanda technique from her previous life, and with the nourishment from her body’s Spiritual Spring, her strength was substantial, easily crushing the two men single-handedly.
In no time, the two arrogant men were beaten to the ground, clutching their stomachs and groaning in pain.
Lin Chuxia stood up, dusted her hands off, and mimicked their earlier tone, “Hand over all the money you have. If I’m pleased, I might just spare you.”
The humiliation, it was utterly disgraceful.
Bald had been around for so long, how could he tolerate such a loss?
He roared and rushed up.
“So, you choose to face the penalty since you refuse the toast?” Lin Chuxia narrowed her eyes and raised her foot, “Bang—”
Bald flew up only to fall back down, “Damn woman…”
“Bang!”
Lin Chuxia followed up with punch after punch landing on his stomach.
“Instead of being decent humans, you choose to be scum, robbing right under your granny’s nose.”
“Playing games with you? Sure, granny will have a great time with you. Happy or not?”
“Lord Liang, who are you charging at?”
Bald’s face twisted in pain, his robust frame curling up—”Granny…”
The punk nearby shivered in fear, shrinking towards the wall trying to make himself less noticeable.
“Clatter,” a slight noise as the punk accidentally touched Lin Chuxia’s bag.
Lin Chuxia stopped her actions, turned her head to glance at the bag, and then fixed her gaze on the man, “Trying to take my things?”
“No, definitely not,” the punk quickly straightened the stuff and stepped back.
Lin Chuxia lifted her foot to walk over; thinking it was his turn to be beaten, the punk completely broke down and screamed, “Houzi, are you just going to watch your brother get beaten? If you don’t come out now, your brother is finished.”
Lin Chuxia paused her steps, only to see a figure emerge from the mouth of the alley; it was the man who had chicken poop on his hand from the bus.
So he was here after all, just playing lookout at the mouth of the alley?
Lin Chuxia watched him as he took step by step towards her.
This guy seemed cowardly, yet he valued brotherhood enough to share hardships in such a situation?
Then she would oblige him.
But before Lin Chuxia could make a move, the man slid on his knees to the front of Lin Chuxia.
“Comrade, my two brothers were blind and have offended you. I apologize on their behalf. Today, we really didn’t do anything bad. We just tried to steal that kid’s wallet on the bus, and you caught us red-handed. Right now, we haven’t even had food, and we genuinely have no money on us, but rest assured, once we have money, we will surely honor you.”
Lin Chuxia scoffed coldly, “When you have money? With ill-gotten gains?”
“No, no, no,” the man’s head shook like a rattle-drum, ensuring if he said yes now, he would be the next to be beaten.
“From now on, we will rectify and return to the right path, never engaging in petty theft again. I beg you, heroic lady, to give us a chance to reform.”