Reborn in 72, I hunt to support my family and spoil my younger sister rotten.

The scream was followed by gasps of surprise from the crowd.

Li Xiangyang stared at the fallen black cotton-padded coat, momentarily dazed.

Although it was self-defense, it was still a human life at stake.

Does this mean that my life is going to be ruined by this scumbag after I've been reborn?

He thought of his mother's hardworking figure, his younger sister's innocent smile, and his newly started romance with Li Xiaoyun.

His wonderful life had just begun, and yet it was so easily ruined...

Just then, the crowd suddenly parted.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Li Xiaoyun ran over breathlessly and grabbed Li Xiangyang's hand.

“Don’t be afraid,” she said firmly, “it was self-defense! I can testify, so many people saw it, he stabbed you first!”

Li Xiangyang looked down at the stubborn girl and felt a warmth in his heart.

“Xiangyang,” Li Xiaoyun’s eyes glistened with tears, but her voice was unusually firm, “Even if…even if you really get arrested, I will wait for you. In this life, I will marry no one but you!”

The people around were all moved by these words.

Someone chimed in, "Yes, we can all testify that the kid pulled out the knife first!"

"Exactly, that's legitimate self-defense!"

"I saw it all clearly just now. If it weren't for your quick reflexes, he would be dead by now!"

......

"Xiaoyun, you don't need to suffer with me. You have a bright future ahead of you, and you still dream of becoming a teacher..."

Seeing that the person in front of him was about to stop breathing, Li Xiangyang said in despair.

"No!" Li Xiaoyun interrupted him stubbornly, tears welling in her eyes. "In this life, I will marry no one but you! Even if you really go to jail, I will wait for you!"

Just then, the black cat suddenly let out a sharp cry, as if to warn someone of something.

Li Xiangyang suddenly remembered the magical waterweed he had obtained in Fox Fairy Valley.

Having witnessed the wonders of aquatic plants, he always carried them with him, fearing something might happen to him.

I never imagined that this would be used against such scum.

At that moment, he couldn't care less about feeling sorry for himself.

Looking at the knife hilt on the chest of the black cotton-padded jacket, Li Xiangyang gritted his teeth, put the waterweed in his mouth, and chewed it up forcefully.

"What are you going to do?" Li Xiaoyun asked in surprise.

Li Xiangyang did not answer, but squatted down next to the man in the black cotton-padded jacket.

He took a deep breath and suddenly pulled out his knife.

"puff!"

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

The other person's eyes widened suddenly.

Li Xiangyang immediately applied the chewed water plants to the wound and pressed them down firmly with both hands.

The surrounding crowd held their breath, seeing that he seemed to be saving someone.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the bleeding gradually stopped.

Li Xiangyang bent down and put his ear close to the nose of the man in the black cotton-padded jacket.

His breathing was faint, but still there.

"Thank goodness I'm still alive!" Li Xiangyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was seriously injured, at least he survived.

The crowd gasped in amazement.

They didn't know what Li Xiangyang had used, but they all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard him say that.

Looking at Li Xiangyang, whose hands were covered in blood, Li Xiaoyun felt nothing but heartache.

“Although I don’t know exactly what you used,” she said softly, “it’s clearly a life-saving miracle drug. It’s such a pity…”

Li Xiangyang wiped the sweat from his brow: "Silly girl, there's nothing to regret. Saving a life is worth it. Besides, I can't waste my precious life on someone like that."

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose outside the market.

"Big brother! Big brother, hang in there! We're sending people to rescue you!"

"Kid, didn't expect that, did you? We're back!"

It turned out that the man in the gray cotton-padded jacket and the man in the blue cotton-padded jacket had led more than a dozen people back.

They were all holding sticks, looking like they were looking for revenge.

But when they squeezed through the crowd and saw what was happening before them, they were all stunned.

The man in the black cotton-padded jacket was lying on the ground, his chest stained with blood, while Li Xiangyang was kneeling beside him, trying to stop the bleeding.

"Big...Big Brother?" the man in the gray cotton-padded jacket stammered.

"Quiet!" Li Xiangyang shouted sternly, "If you make any more noise, he really won't survive!"

These people immediately fell silent, and quietly put down the sticks in their hands.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Amid the clamor of the crowd, several uniformed law enforcement officers squeezed in.

The leader was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, with a strong physique and piercing eyes.

"Get out of the way!" he shouted in a stern voice. "Law enforcement officers are handling a case!"

Upon hearing these powerful words, the crowd automatically parted to make way for them.

When he pushed through the crowd and saw the bloodstains on the ground and Li Xiangyang kneeling beside him, his expression changed.

"What's going on?" he asked sternly.

“Reporting, comrade,” Li Xiangyang said calmly, while still trying to stop the bleeding from his black cotton-padded coat, “this man first bullied the elderly, then harassed my girlfriend, and we got into a fight. He attacked me with a knife, and I acted in self-defense.”

"That's right, that's right!" The old man selling sweet potatoes stepped forward, trembling. "If it weren't for this young man, those thugs..."

The law enforcement officer interrupted the old man, turning to the group of people wielding batons: "Take all these people away!"

The law enforcement officers behind him immediately sprang into action and began to subdue the man wielding the baton.

Those people didn't dare to resist and obediently put down their weapons.

"Xiao Wang," the lead officer said to one of his subordinates, "quickly go find a doctor!"

"Yes!" The law enforcement officer named Xiao Wang turned and ran.

The officer continued, "Who is the injured person?"

"He's the son of the accountant from Yangjia Village," someone whispered.

The law enforcement officer's expression grew even more serious.

He crouched down to check the injury and found that the wound had stopped bleeding. He couldn't help but look at Li Xiangyang in surprise.

What did you use to stop the bleeding?

“It’s… a kind of herbal medicine from the mountains,” Li Xiangyang said vaguely.

At this moment, Li Xiaoyun stepped forward and said, "Comrade, my boyfriend was acting in self-defense. Everyone present can testify to that!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the surrounding crowd echoed. "We all saw it; that kid pulled the knife first!"

The law enforcement officer looked around and, seeing so many people willing to testify, his expression softened slightly.

But he remained official, saying, "This isn't that simple. Even if it was self-defense, the person is injured like this. Once the doctor arrives, you'll all have to come back with us."

Just then, a doctor in a white coat came running up, panting.

He pushed through the crowd and immediately began checking on the injured.

"The injury is serious, but thankfully the bleeding has stopped, and there's still hope," the doctor said after examining the patient. "Get him to the hospital immediately!"

The law enforcement officer nodded and immediately arranged for someone to carry the stretcher.

While transferring the wounded, he said to Li Xiangyang, "Let's go."

"We want to go too! We want to be witnesses! This was self-defense!"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

Other witnesses echoed this sentiment.

The law enforcement officer raised his hand to silence the crowd: "Gentlemen, the situation is clear. All we need now is for the parties involved to cooperate with the statement taking. We appreciate your help, but we will contact you again if needed. Please leave."

His words showed both respect for the public and the authority of law enforcement officers.

Seeing this, the crowd gradually dispersed.