Er Zhu glanced at Li Li as if he were an idiot and, without looking back, pulled Li Mei towards the village entrance.
Thus, Er Zhu and Li Mei returned to Shiliu Village overnight, while Li Li lay unconscious for a full three days!
The first thing he did upon waking was to find Er Zhu!
On this day, Li Mei's house was already surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, three layers deep.
Although they admired Er Zhu, it was limited to his ability to make money.
In the yard, five or six burly men with ferocious expressions stared at Er Zhu, Li Mei, and Old Lady Li.
On one side were the young and strong, on the other were the old, weak, sick, and disabled trio. The outcome was already decided!
Therefore, some villagers felt there was nothing to see and left early, but some felt that the matter was not so simple!
Er Zhu was a rich man now, and even if he couldn't fight himself, he wouldn't lose if he hired someone to fight for him!
"What the hell, are these three weaklings, Li, enough to get us all here?"
In the courtyard, a bald man glanced at his companions behind him, somewhat speechless.
"Exactly. And that fool, with his silly appearance, could cripple Li's hand? Who would believe that if they heard it?"
Behind him, a man without eyebrows also questioned, his eyes full of disdain.
They had all grown up playing with Li Li, so when they saw his miserable state, they rushed over furiously to avenge him, only to witness this scene!
If Li Li had been here, they would have beaten him to a pulp!
Damn it, they dared to play them for fools!
"Are you going to fight or not? I'm busy, I don't have time to waste here with them!"
Seeing that the other side was actually chatting, Er Zhu frowned slightly, a little impatient.
"Damn it! You can't wait, can you!"
Seeing Er Zhu's arrogance, the bald man cursed and charged forward with his fist raised.
He was talking like this when death was upon him, what an idiot!
At the same time, the other men charged towards the three of Er Zhu from different directions!
At this moment, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense, and everyone held their breath, not daring to exhale!
Li Mei trembled with fear, her heart in her throat!
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Er Zhu smiled slightly and pushed Li Mei aside.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before the burly men could reach them, they heard three loud noises, followed by immense pain that made them wish they were dead!
"Ah!"
All three fell to the ground, writhing in agony!
Seeing this, all the villagers gasped in disbelief. They exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Three punches to defeat five burly men!
And without even breaking a sweat!
Good heavens, even a strongman wouldn't be able to do this!
The villagers whispered, their shock mingled with even greater admiration for Er Zhu.
They knew Er Zhu was powerful, but they didn't expect him to be this powerful!
The five burly men lay on the ground, writhing in pain. Their faces were pale, and one of them was so close to passing out from the pain!
They had thought Li Li's words were exaggerated, but they never expected them to be true!
That punch alone could kill a fierce tiger!
This fool was too strong, no wonder Li Li was so terrified!
Shock, anger, fear, unwillingness...
Too many emotions surged into the hearts of the five men. They glared fiercely at Er Zhu.
Er Zhu naturally saw the unwillingness in their eyes. He raised his fist again and lunged towards the five.
"One punch to decide the fate of the world!"
With a roar, Er Zhu punched a bluestone not far from the five.
The bluestone instantly turned to powder. Er Zhu broke through the bluestone and transformed into an afterimage, rapidly charging towards the five!
A flicker of fear crossed the eyes of the five. They endured the severe pain and quickly got up to flee, but how could Er Zhu give them a chance to escape!
Boom!
Er Zhu's fist directly hit the bald man. The bald man felt as if he had been hit by a giant rock and fell forward. In front of him, a strongman who hadn't reacted was crushed beneath the bald man!
Just like that, like dominoes, the five strongmen fell to the ground again, their bodies hitting the ground heavily, and they didn't recover for a long time!
Instantly, the courtyard fell into a deathly silence. Everyone stared in horror at Er Zhu and the five strongmen!
He was too powerful, defeating five men to within an inch of their lives with just two punches!
Er Zhu, who on earth was he!
"Er Zhu! Er Zhu!"
From a distance, Fatty Tou's shouts broke the silence. Within seconds, Fatty Tou and his group had pushed their way to the front.
They had only just heard that someone was causing trouble for Er Zhu, so they rushed over to help.
But looking at the situation now, it seemed they weren't needed...
"Fatty Tou, these free laborers are yours from now on. Tell me if they don't behave!"
Er Zhu glanced at the five nearly lifeless strongmen and ordered indifferently.
"Alright, don't worry."
Fatty Tou nodded subserviently, his eyes full of fawning.
Coincidentally, his brothers had all gone home to cultivate ginseng, and he was planning to recruit new men, when someone just walked into his hands!
"Go back and look after the ginseng fields properly. Tell me immediately if anything happens."
Er Zhu didn't even look at Fatty Tou, waving his hand dismissively as he walked back.
"Okay, don't worry, the ginseng will be fine!"
Fatty Tou, while instructing his subordinates to help the five strongmen up, replied with a smile. His obsequious manner shocked everyone even more!
Fatty Tou was a notorious local bully in the surrounding villages, yet he was so servile in front of Er Zhu!
Indeed, strength was the ultimate principle!
Everyone looked at Er Zhu with admiration and envy, but Er Zhu ignored them and led Li Mei and Old Lady Li back into the house.
The matter ended with the five strongmen being carried away, and Li Li, who was a thousand miles away, also learned of all this.
At this moment, his heart was filled with shock!
He had thought Er Zhu would at least be severely injured, if not killed, this time, but instead, it was his companions who suffered!
There were five of them!
All five were defeated by that fool!
A flicker of shock flashed in Li Li's eyes, but then it quickly returned to normal.
What use was great strength? The guy was just a simple-minded, strong-limbed fool!
...
In the blink of an eye, a day passed. Li Mei sat on the kang, still shaken.
Everything that had happened today replayed in their minds like a movie.
"Er Zhu, who were you before?"
The more Li Mei thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and she murmured to herself.
At this moment, Er Zhu stood outside the door and clearly heard Li Mei's words.
Who was he?
He also wanted to openly reveal everything, but it wasn't the time yet!
"Er Zhu, Er Zhu!"
Just as Er Zhu was about to enter the house, he suddenly saw his neighbor, Aunt Qian, running towards him anxiously.