Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“The lady owner of the stall is ugly and dirty. How could you go after her? Just be a man!”
Luo Hong’s mood was ruined. After someone beat him in harassing the lady owner, it would be strange if he felt great about it.
The two fierce guards were also stunned as they did not expect the situation to turn out like this. What kind of charms did the lady owner possess? Why would someone harass her before Luo Hong?
“Continue! And get him!” Luo Hong pointed forward with a stiff expression.
The two guards grunted coldly and did as they were told.
Bang!
The guard with the scar on this face kicked the bench away, making it skid along the ground and causing an irritating screech.
Luo Hong crossed his arms and tried his best to look like a merciless antagonist.
The two guards were tall and buff. With their threatening appearance, they really looked like the servants of an evil master.
The sudden commotion stunned Jia Sidao. Luo Hong’s entrance was like a pail of cold water, extinguishing the lustful fire in his head.
‘Who the hell is this? Is he trying to protect Yao Jing?!’
Jia Sidao had done his background check on Yao Jing, so he knew that she had been exiled to Anping County. Apart from that, she did not have any reliable or powerful background.
Captivated by Yao Jing’s beauty, his lust got the best of him. He tried to force the weak and timid Yao Jing to succumb to his lust, but he did not expect someone to ruin it.
The two hulking guards got closer to him. They looked intimidating and scary, and it terrified the drunkenness out of him.
“Who are you?!” Jia Sidao shouted.
Nevertheless, the two guards did not care. They did not do anything or say anything. All they did was follow Luo Hong’s orders and stand in front of Jia Sidao like two huge walls, sandwiching him in between.
Jia Sidao looked up at the two tall guards and was frightened by their intimidating presence. He shut his eyes and tried to dash away, but he ran into one of the guards’ sturdy chest and bounced back to his spot.
The two guards remembered what Luo Hong told them earlier, so they reluctantly pasted a smirk on their faces. “Hehehe…”
Coupled with their fierce looks, they looked extremely scary. They looked askance at Jia Sidao as they grinned menacingly and showed no respect for the weak and disgusting scholar.
Harassing a lady in broad daylight? Rubbish!
Jia Sidao was sweating nervously because karma caught up with him in a flash. Although he tried to harass Yao Jing, he ended up being harassed by two men instead.
Stunned, Yao Jing was pushed away by the two guards when they surrounded Jia Sidao.
Further away, Luo Hong continued watching with his arms crossed. His gaze seemed slightly unhappy.
Yao Jing found the young lord in white a little familiar. She suddenly thought of the messy young man who could not even pay for a bowl of soybean pudding earlier.
“Are you the young lord who asked for a tab?! Is it really you?” Yao Jing was delighted, and her eyes looked brighter as if spring had arrived.
When Luo Hong heard her delighted cry, he looked at the pitiful woman and nodded softly with his lips slightly puckered.
Yao Jing felt safer with Luo Hong’s answer.
“Stay away from me! My uncle is the chief secretary of the county office!” Jia Sidao screamed.
The soybean pudding stall was located in a secluded corner, but the commotion had attracted passersby’s attention. Unfortunately, no one dared to meddle with the situation.
The second Jia Sidao saw Luo Hong behind the two tall guards, he recognized the latter immediately. ‘Wait a minute, isn’t he Long Hoe, the son of the landlord? Isn’t he known for his humility and easy-going personality? I might be able to turn this around!’
“My lord, Long Hoe! We are all cultured men of the same roots. Please use your words instead of your men’s fists!” he cried, hoping that Luo Hong could spare him for his petty mistake.
On the other hand, Luo Hong was furious when he heard what Jia Sidao called him. His face even looked slightly pale. “What did you call me? Long Hoe? You aren’t long at all and everyone in your family is a hoe!”
“Get him!” Luo Hong shouted so loudly that his voice cracked.
Given that Jia Sidao was a shameless b*stard who harassed women in broad daylight, Luo Hong did not feel any moral burden when he told his men to beat the b*stard up.
The two guards did not hold back either after they got the order. Of course, they knew what they were doing, so they did not beat Jia Sidao to death.
After the lesson, Jia Sidao’s face was swollen and he was more afraid than ever. He covered his swollen face and ran away anxiously with a limping leg. He got what he deserved for harassing the woman.
The two guards felt a lot better after venting out their fury on him.
The guard with the scar on his face looked at Luo Hong and suddenly realized something.
‘Now, I understand!’ The guard’s gaze at Luo Hong was filled with respect again. ‘The young lord never changed! He’s still the kind young lord that views evil as his enemy!’
The two of them clasped their hands at Luo Hong and said together, “My lord, you are really righteous!” They felt sorry for having misunderstood the young lord earlier.
Luo Hong was shocked. His face turned pale and his lips were shaking. ‘Stop praising me! I didn’t mean it either!’
His first attempt at being an antagonist ended up in ruins, and he somehow turned into the good guy. He had a feeling that the Sin Level was already decreasing above his head.
-1, -1, -1, -1…
It was a scary scene for him.
‘No, I can’t let this be. I must do something to redeem myself!’
Luo Hong took a deep breath. He came all the way here to be a bad guy, not to punish evildoers. He, Luo Hong, was determined to be a bully!
He shifted his gaze to the lady owner whose face was covered in soot and dirt.
A quick thought later, he took out two taels of silver and tossed them in front of the lady owner.
“You! I’m buying you now. From today onwards, you are mine.” Luo Hong acted like he was an unreasonable rascal trying to court a lady.
Bewildered, Yao Jing was at a loss of action as she stared at the two taels of silver.
Luo Hong’s face started to twitch when he noticed she did not know how to respond.
‘Hehe, as expected of a weak and timid woman! She must hate me to her bones right now!’
Luo Hong believed that he must at least look and act like an antagonist if he wanted to become one, so he bellowed fiercely, “Pick them up!”
His loud voice frightened Yao Jing who said meekly, “D-don’t be so loud…”
She quickly picked up the two taels of silver while on the brink of crying. She felt despair shroud her as if she had just escaped from the wolf but ended up in the tiger’s den.
The two guards noticed what Luo Hong was doing, so they sized Yao Jing up and noticed her dirty and unwelcoming face. They furrowed their brows and thought for a while before they realized what their young lord was trying to do.
They quickly signaled Yao Jing.
“The scholar has an uncle in the county office. If he comes back for revenge, you’ll be the one who suffers!”
“Don’t you know how ugly you are? Why would our young lord be fond of you?”
“He was trying to save you. He was trying to protect you from that scholar!”
The two guards were in sync as they tried to talk some sense into Yao Jing.
Yao Jing was shocked, and her big eyes gleamed like a bright lantern.
On the other hand, Luo Hong, who turned around after he tossed the silver, was petrified when he heard what his guards said. He turned around in disbelief and stared at them in shock.
‘Y-you guys get it again? What did I do to deserve your appreciation, my dear guards?! I’m just trying to be the bad guy! Dude, I’m trying to do bad things here!’
‘T-thank you, my lord.” Yao Jing picked up the two silver taels. The silver was more than enough to buy her entire stall.
“Don’t thank me. I’m not trying to save you. I’m actually taking you away UNREASONABLY, get it? Please look sad. Please fight back, or at least, look like you hate it! Make me feel better, please!” Luo Hong practically begged.
“Mm-hmm!” Yao Jing held the silvers in her hand and puckered her lips while her energetic eyes looked at Luo Hong as if she knew what he was trying to do. She bashfully nodded.
Clap clap clap! The two guards suddenly applauded.
“My lord, you are really righteous!” They cheered for his kindness, prompting the passersby to join them as well. For a moment, a small crowd cheered for Luo Hong.
Luo Hong’s heart felt cold, and he suddenly felt dizzy.
‘Sh*t! This is the end! My special prize, my Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body…it’s all gone!’