The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Unlike Yin Baicai and the others, things weren't so easy for Li Zhe. He cracked his whip and drove the oxcart quickly toward the town.

In less than half an hour, Li Zhe arrived at Qingshui Town. He paid the oxcart and handed it over to the guard at the town gate. He then hurried towards Fumanlou Restaurant.

After delivering a letter to Li Zhe at home, He Qi returned to stake out the place with Jiang Su.

The two had been sitting in the teahouse for over an hour.

The storyteller's catchy tales of talented scholars and beautiful women drifted into their ears, but the two paid no attention, their sharp eyes fixed on the people at Fu Man Lou.

As soon as Li Zhe approached, he saw He Qi and his companion. He walked straight into the teahouse, and just as the waiter was about to come over to greet them, Li Zhe waved him away.

Li Zhe sat down next to He Qi with a blank face. There were many people listening to storytelling in the teahouse now, and the guests below the stage would occasionally echo the old man telling the story on stage.

Amidst the noise of the crowd, Li Zhe asked about the matter, but He Qi had written in a hurry and had not told him the whole story in detail.

After listening, Li Zhe gripped the steaming teacup in his hand, feeling remorseful. He blamed himself for being so busy investigating his elder brother's affairs that he had neglected the situation at Fu Man Lou.

Fortunately, the situation isn't too bad yet; he can't let Qingshui Town become a second Qingning County.

Yu Ming, that treacherous and ruthless rat in the gutter, has really hidden himself well. How did he get involved with the Jin family?

Huang Lianxi, who was going out as usual to buy food for her father at Fu Man Lou, felt that the weather was very nice today, so she did not take a carriage but went out with her personal maid.

The servant guarding the door said, "Have you noticed that Miss has been smiling a lot more lately?"

"I see, the master is getting better, everyone's relieved. This huge Huang family only has Miss as their heir, if..."

Amidst the servants' idle chatter, Huang Lianxi and her maid had already walked away.

It's the busy farming season now, and there aren't many people doing business in town. The street vendors have all gone home to help with the harvest.

The master and servant had just walked a little further away from the Huang residence when they were dragged into the alley by a group of thugs who jumped out of it.

Before the mistress and servant could even speak, their mouths were covered, and the two were dragged into the alley and surrounded. Huang Lianxi's personal maid, Xiaoju, shouted, "Someone come here..." but before she could finish, she was slapped across the face.

"You dare call for help? I'll beat you to death!" The leader of the thugs spat on the ground.

Xiaoju was so struck by the slap that her head turned to the side, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground, showing how heavy the blow was.

Huang Lianxi quickly knelt down and helped Xiaoju up. "Xiaoju, are you alright?"

Xiaoju, with tears welling in her eyes, shook her head and said, "Miss, I'm fine, don't worry."

After helping the person up, Huang Lianxi looked at the thugs surrounding them and asked, "Who are you? Do you know who I am?"

The leader, Zhao Si, grinned lewdly. "I know, how could I not know? She's Master Huang's daughter!" He tried to touch Huang Lianxi's face, but she dodged him.

Huang Lianxi clenched her hands tightly inside her sleeves. "I know you still won't let me go, otherwise my Huang family will not let you off the hook."

Zhao Si said to his henchmen behind him, "Did you hear that, brothers? Miss Huang said she won't let us off the hook if we don't serve her well."

The henchmen behind him burst into laughter, "Hahaha, then Fourth Brother, you go first, the rest of us will follow. Speaking of which, we haven't tasted what it's like to be a young lady from a wealthy family yet! I wonder how it compares to the brothel, Hua Manlou."

Zhao Si turned to look at Huang Lianxi, who was pretending to be calm, and reached his claws toward her collar. Xiao Cui hurriedly went to protect her, but he pushed her away.

"Let you guys have a taste of this maid first."

The henchmen rubbed their hands together, eager for a fight. "Thank you, Fourth Brother."

Huang Lianxi looked at the hand reaching out to her and felt extremely regretful. Why didn't she bring one or two guards with her? What should she do now? Is there anyone who can save her?

Huang Lianxi, who was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, clenched her sleeves tightly.

Just then, Yu Ming appeared at the alley entrance. "You guys are really bold, doing this in broad daylight!"

Zhao Si stopped reaching out to Huang Lianxi, turned to look at Yu Ming who was walking over, and said, "I'm telling you, mind your own business and get lost."

Yu Ming strode over calmly and confidently. "Then I'm going to take care of this matter. It's shameless of you grown men to bully two weak women."

Zhao Si was too lazy to waste words with Yu Ming, so he shouted to the henchmen who were attacking Xiao Cui, "Brothers, go! Break this meddlesome guy's legs and arms, and see if he dares to act tough again."

Xiao Cui's outer garment had already been taken off down to her wrists. As soon as the henchmen released her, she immediately cried as she put her clothes back on and ran towards Huang Lianxi.

"Miss... Waaah!"

Yu Ming looked at the thugs rushing towards him and went to meet them without fear.

Huang Lianxi watched Yu Ming fighting with the thugs, her heart filled with anxiety. She truly hoped that her young master could win, otherwise she feared she would be in trouble today…

Seeing that Yu Ming and his brothers were so engrossed in their fight that they couldn't pay attention to him, Zhao Si grabbed a stick from the side and started hitting Yu Ming, who had his back to him.

Huang Lianxi shouted, "Young master, be careful—"

Yu Ming still took the blow head-on, then turned around and kicked Zhao Si far away.

Before long, everyone was beaten to the ground by Yu Ming, and he himself passed out.

Huang Lianxi and her servant rushed over, "Young Master, are you alright!" No matter how she called out, she couldn't wake the unconscious man.

Huang Lianxi hurriedly shouted to Xiao Cui beside her, "Quickly go find someone, let's rescue the young master."

When Yu Ming woke up, he saw the antique-style house. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. This little girl was still as kind as Xiao Rou.

Suddenly his eyes darkened. Zhao Si had gone too far. He should have just let him act, but he actually knocked him unconscious.

It seems that next time he comes begging for Wushi Powder, it won't be so easy. What a waste of a vicious dog that can't be tamed. It's a shame that someone as useful as Tiger is gone; otherwise, this kind of scoundrel wouldn't be doing my bidding.

When Master Huang heard that his daughter had been bullied, he slammed his hand on the edge of the bed in anger. "Huang Nian, go and bring these people back! They dare to touch my daughter, Huang Hou! They're asking for death!"

Butler Huang nodded hurriedly, "Yes, sir. Please calm down. I will definitely not let them get away with this. Please eat while it's hot. This food was just bought from Fu Man Lou by the servants. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Huang Hou eagerly took the chopsticks Huang Nian handed him and began to devour the food on the table. The food at Fu Man Lou was truly delicious; the exotic spices added made it incredibly fragrant.

It seems I'll have to visit Old Jin in a few days to ask if he can sell me some of these spices.

Huang Lianxi pushed open the door with Xiao Cui, and paused when she saw Yu Ming, who had already woken up. "Young Master, you're awake."

Yu Ming lifted the thin blanket covering him and was about to get up when Huang Lianxi stopped him with lightning speed.

"You don't need to get out of bed. The doctor said you injured your head and need to rest for a while."