Chapter 167: Beat Them Hard

Before Cheng Jingmo could answer, three men around his age walked towards them.

The leader was wearing a dirty black cotton jacket, full of patches, and whistled teasingly at Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangnian.

He walked with a swagger and said in an exaggerated tone, “Yo! Isn’t this the baby picker?!”

Cheng Jingmo reached out to grab Yu Xiangnian’s wrist, pulling her closer to his side.

He greeted the three men without much emotion, “Zhao Hai, Cheng Guangtong, Cheng Fengshou, long time no see.”

The three men acted as if they didn’t hear Cheng Jingmo and kept their eyes on Yu Xiangnian, looking her up and down.

“Tsk!” Zhao Hai, with a piece of grass in his mouth, said, “Just like the villagers said, she looks like a fairy.”

Cheng Guangtong and Cheng Fengshou nodded in agreement, almost drooling, their eyes glued to Yu Xiangnian.

Their blatant, lecherous gazes made Yu Xiangnian very uncomfortable.

Yu Xiangnian rolled her eyes at them in disgust.

Cheng Jingmo, holding Yu Xiangnian’s hand, tried to walk past them, but Zhao Hai blocked their way.

“Baby picker, why didn’t you invite us brothers to the banquet yesterday?”

The guests yesterday were all invited by Cheng Huazi, and Cheng Jingmo hadn’t invited anyone himself.

However, he didn’t bother explaining to these guys and said coldly, “Move your hand.”

“Yo!” Zhao Hai acted like he had heard a joke, “You’ve got guts now! Talking to us like that?”

Cheng Jingmo maintained his tone, “Move your hand.”

Zhao Hai provocatively said, “What if I don’t?!”

As he spoke, he raised his hand, attempting to touch Yu Xiangnian.

Cheng Jingmo intercepted Zhao Hai’s hand mid-air, grabbing his wrist joint and squeezing hard.

Zhao Hai grimaced in pain and cursed, “Ouch… ouch… let go, damn it!”

Cheng Jingmo increased the pressure, making Zhao Hai double over in pain.

Cheng Guangtong and Cheng Fengshou moved to help, but Cheng Jingmo pushed Zhao Hai into them.

With no one blocking them anymore, Cheng Jingmo didn’t spare them another glance and led Yu Xiangnian home.

“You motherless bastard!” Zhao Hai cursed as he chased after them, “I see you’ve forgotten how we used to deal with you when you were a kid. Today we’ll remind you!”

Cheng Jingmo ignored him and continued to lead Yu Xiangnian away.

But Yu Xiangnian realized that Cheng Jingmo had been bullied by these guys when he was young.

Dare to bully her man?!

Yu Xiangnian was fuming!

Zhao Hai kept cursing, “Do you think getting a city wife makes you something special? Today, we’re going to teach both of you a lesson!”

Yu Xiangnian suddenly stopped.

Dare to curse her? She wouldn’t tolerate it!

Her eyes burned with anger. “Cheng Jingmo, what’s your chance of winning against the three of them?”

She knew she couldn’t fight men herself.

Cheng Jingmo didn’t want to get entangled with these ruffians, but now they had insulted Yu Xiangnian.

He couldn’t bear to speak harshly to Yu Xiangnian, and these guys dared to curse her?!

They had crossed his line!

He said in a deep voice, “No problem.”

Yu Xiangnian angrily responded, “Beat them up for me!”

Just then, Zhao Hai swung a punch from behind, aiming at Cheng Jingmo’s neck.

Cheng Jingmo sidestepped, grabbed Zhao Hai’s hand, bent his waist, and threw him over his shoulder.

The move was so quick that Yu Xiangnian didn’t even see it clearly before Zhao Hai was already lying on the ground, wailing.

Seeing Zhao Hai get beaten, Cheng Guangtong and Cheng Fengshou immediately stepped forward to help.

Cheng Jingmo grabbed each of them by the hand and threw them to the ground.

Nearby villagers gathered to watch the commotion.

Seeing the three ruffians being beaten, they felt secretly pleased.

The three men looked at each other while lying on the ground, then got up simultaneously and charged at Cheng Jingmo.

The three often fought together and were well-coordinated.

Cheng Guangtong and Cheng Fengshou attacked Cheng Jingmo’s upper body, while Zhao Hai went for his lower body.

Cheng Jingmo dodged to the side and kicked Cheng Guangtong in the abdomen, causing him to fall to the ground.

Then, he punched Cheng Fengshou in the face, making his head snap to the side.

Finally, he kicked Zhao Hai in the neck, causing him to fall instantly.

Cheng Jingmo’s movements were fluid and swift!

Everyone only saw his figure moving, and then the three ruffians were on the ground.

Yu Xiangnian clapped her hands in delight.

The villagers admired and felt satisfied: As expected of a soldier, his skills are excellent! These three ruffians needed a good beating!

Cheng Jingmo also felt incredibly relieved.

The humiliations he suffered as a child were vividly remembered, and now he finally vented them.

The three men, seeing stars from the beating, didn’t dare to fight Cheng Jingmo again.

Cheng Fengshou wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, “You little bastard, we should have killed you back then!”

Cheng Jingmo’s tone was calm but carried a hint of menace, “Don’t mess with me again, or I won’t spare you.”

Zhao Hai got up from the ground, took two steps back to distance himself from Cheng Jingmo, and started cursing.

“You heartless bastard, found yourself a vixen and forgot about Shuanchun. You haven’t dared to come home for years!”

Forget Shuanchun?!

Yu Xiangnian was confused.

Cheng Shuanchun was Cheng Jingmo’s sister. If they had something going on, wouldn’t that be incestuous?

The village head, hearing there was trouble, came over with a few villagers.

Seeing it was these three ruffians, he didn’t ask for the details but pointed at them and scolded.

“Are you three causing trouble again? If you think life outside is too easy, I’ll call the police and have you locked up for a few more years!”

These three were notorious troublemakers in the village, doing nothing all day and freeloading wherever they went.

A few years ago, they had been sentenced to two years for theft and had only been released a year ago.

Seeing the village head, the three men lost their previous bravado, exchanged looks, and slinked away.

Only then did the villagers dare to clap and cheer, with some giving Cheng Jingmo a thumbs-up.

“Baby picker, your time in the army wasn’t wasted. They needed a good beating!”

Cheng Jingmo walked over to greet the village head, “Village head, I’m Cheng Jingmo.”

The village head recognized him and nodded, “You rarely come back. Don’t provoke these people, it’s not good for you.”

Cheng Jingmo nodded, “Yes, village head.”

The village head glanced at Yu Xiangnian and added, “Make sure your wife doesn’t go out alone, just in case they retaliate.”

“Understood.”

The village head waved to the crowd, “Everyone, disperse!”

Yu Xiangnian and Cheng Jingmo headed home.

Yu Xiangnian was still reeling from what Zhao Hai had said.

She hadn’t even sorted out the childhood sweetheart issue, and now there was talk of sibling romance?!