Chapter 11: Paying for One’s Life
Hearing Liu Zixuan’s words, the bald man immediately showed an exaggerated smile: "Leaving my life here? Kid, are you sure you didn’t misspeak!"
"Dare to speak to our Baldy Bro like that, kid, you’re tired of living, huh!"
"Yeah, it’s like an old man hanging himself, just tired of living too long!"
After Baldy spoke, a few other men immediately chimed in agreement.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi stepped back a few paces, fearfully saying to Liu Zixuan: "Bro, this has nothing to do with the two of us, if we had known you were at Lingxiu Village, we wouldn’t have come even if you beat us to death!"
"Really make us despise you two!"
"Get lost, quick!"
Seeing them wimp out, Baldy’s group showed a look of disdain.
Soon after, the bald man looked at Liu Zixuan, rolled up his sleeves to reveal a tattoo of who-knows-what, and cursed: "Kid, tell me, how do you want to die!"
As he spoke, the men already surrounded Liu Zixuan, looking fierce, as if about to devour him.
On the side, Liu Ruyan’s delicate hands were tightly clenched, genuinely worried for Liu Zixuan. What if he got hurt because of her?
This guy seems lecherous, but his appearance at such a critical moment is really heartwarming. Just, you shouldn’t have come, with so many of them...
Just as Liu Ruyan was muttering to herself, her expression suddenly froze. Then it turned to intense shock!
Before the thugs could even make a move, Liu Zixuan suddenly moved like a ghost among them. It seemed like he hadn’t even made a move, yet with a shout, all the thugs were down on the ground!
This... must be seeing ghosts!
Liu Ruyan thought to herself.
Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi were secretly relieved that they didn’t provoke this master again, or they would be just like the thugs on the ground.
Liu Zixuan looked at the thugs on the ground, smiled coldly, dragged Baldy up, and smirked: "You were just asking about how to die, weren’t you?"
"B-big brother, I-I-I didn’t say that!"
Baldy was just all powerful, but now he switched to a groveling face full of fear, not yet recovered from Liu Zixuan’s swift skills.
Liu Zixuan squinted: "You didn’t say that?"
"I-I didn’t-I did say it!"
"So, tell me, how do you want to die now?" Liu Zixuan asked.
𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Baldy forced his face into a twisted grimace, almost crying out of anxiety, thinking he could rely on numbers to beat Liu Zixuan up.
He could also show off in front of the beautiful Liu Ruyan, but never thought he would meet such a tough opponent.
With just a disagreement, he knocked them all down!
Voice trembling, he pleaded for mercy: "Big brother, earlier I didn’t recognize who runs this village, please spare me."
"Cut the crap, I’m asking you to choose a way to die now!" Liu Zixuan’s expression was cold, eyes full of killing intent!
From the moment he entered the courtyard, he already had murderous intent toward Baldy and the others. If not for Liu Ruyan being around, he might have killed them!
"Big brother, how about I trade money for my life?" Baldy suddenly asked.
"Money? Fine, I’ll name a price then."
"You say... as long as it lets me live." Baldy was genuinely scared, he wouldn’t hesitate if it meant staying alive, even if it meant bankrupting himself!
"Seeing how pathetic you are, I don’t think you have much money. I’m too lazy to ask for a fortune. Twenty thousand for each head, ten thousand for Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi since they have some sense. For all seven of you, that’s a hundred and twenty thousand." Liu Zixuan said leisurely.
One... one hundred and twenty thousand?
Upon hearing the amount, Baldy and his fellows looked even worse, it was really more painful than losing their lives.
Usually, they relied on petty methods, extortion, robbery, collecting protection fees, though they earned quite a bit, they couldn’t save any, spending on drinking and fun once they had money.
Just said he wouldn’t take a lion’s share, yet he asks for a hundred and twenty thousand right off!
Seeing no one speak, Liu Zixuan frowned and mockingly asked: "Did I ask for too little? Let’s make it two hundred and forty thousand then!"
"Not too little!"
Baldy anxiously looked at Liu Zixuan, but didn’t dare meet his gaze, stammering: "Big brother, we really don’t have that much money. You see..."
"For every ten thousand short, I’ll kill one person, starting with you!" Liu Zixuan pointed at Baldy.
Baldy’s heart sank, thinking he failed miserably this time, in Yuqing Town he’s known as tough, but today he met someone even tougher.
Regretting deeply, he wished he hadn’t come to Lingxiu Village!
"Baldy, why don’t you sell the two-bedroom your lover stays in?" Zhu Yiqun said.
"Shut up!"
Zhu Yiqun shot him a glare, walked over to Liu Zixuan and smiled: "Big brother, Baldy has a two-bedroom, it should be worth a lot."
Liu Zixuan admired Zhu Yiqun with a glance, then said to Baldy: "Will you get the money or not, I’ll give you one minute to decide."
"I’ll get it! I’ll get it, treat it as buying my life!" Baldy gritted his teeth, admitting his loss today, lifted his head and said: "Then I’ll go home and sell the house now!"
"You can’t leave!"
Liu Zixuan kicked Baldy back down, then told Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi: "You two go get the money, bring theirs too, remember no tricks, or you know my methods..."
Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi promptly nodded: "Don’t worry big brother, we’d rather offend King Yama than you."
"Go now!"
After Zhu Yiqun and Yang Yizhi left, Liu Zixuan had Liu Ruyan bring a rope to tie up the thugs.
Sitting by the door, he lit a cigarette, looking at the bruised and battered thugs, grinned: "Why did you even bother, coming here for nothing, losing over a hundred grand!"
The thugs felt extremely aggrieved but didn’t dare speak up, only bowing their heads in defeat, praying this fellow wouldn’t kill them.
What’s the point in making more money if you lose your life?
Liu Ruyan sat next to Liu Zixuan, whispering like a mosquito: "Thank you!"
"If you really want to thank me, do something practical," Liu Zixuan spread his hands, helplessly: "Just saying it..."
Before he could finish, Liu Ruyan suddenly threw herself into his arms, crying quietly...