The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 149 Brute Force
Too lazy to walk, Stone called out loudly inside, "A-Nian, bring out a bowl."

Anian was Chu Xu's childhood name.

Chu Xu felt a little awkward about eating and staying here for free since he didn't have any money on him. Although they had agreed to keep track of the expenses, he still wanted to do what he could to help.

When the young master is at home, he never lifts a finger, never even holds a bottle, and there's really not much he can do. He just helps the adults carry things and plays with Yuanyuan.

Hearing Shi Tou shout, he ran to the bamboo basket, grabbed a clean, large porcelain bowl, and quickly went outside.

"Here you go." Chu Xu handed the porcelain bowl to Shi Tou, his cat-like eyes giving the peddler a curious look.

The peddler smiled at him and praised, "You look really good, just like your father."

He glanced at Lu Chengjing when he said the word "father".

Chu Xu immediately objected, "He's not my father!"

His father was a mighty general, the kind who could ride a horse and fight. This scholar looked weak and probably couldn't even beat him. He didn't want a weakling as his father.

The peddler hadn't expected the two to be different from father and son, so he could only laugh awkwardly and say, "It was my fault for not noticing. Please forgive me."

He casually picked up a rattle drum and handed it to Chu Xu, saying, "Consider this a gift from me."

Chu Xu thought that rattles were for little kids like Yuan Yuan, and he didn't want one.

But the peddler was doing this as an apology, so it wouldn't be right to refuse.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Xu reached out to take it.

"Go back and be with Yuanyuan." Lu Chengjing suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm, his eyes sharper than usual.

Chu Xu had the illusion that he was being watched by his own father. His body reacted faster than his brain. He ignored the rattle drum and turned to walk back.

The peddler reached out to grab it, but Lu Chengjing raised his hand to stop him, his dark eyes calmly fixed on him. "What are you doing?"

The peddler chuckled awkwardly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. With a flick of his wrist, he thrust a sharp dagger toward Lu Chengjing's chest.

Unexpectedly, a short arrow flew straight at him, forcing the peddler to turn and dodge.

Lu Chengjing took the opportunity to retreat.

The peddler's honest expression vanished completely, replaced by a chilling murderous intent.

Lu Chengjing dared not be careless and fired three short arrows in quick succession, aiming straight for the peddler's vital points.

The peddler dodged one arrow after another, but the last short arrow, at a tricky angle, grazed his arm and tore a hole in his clothes.

Looking down at the gash on his arm, the peddler felt insulted and shouted, "You're asking for it!"

He leaped into the air and pounced on Lu Chengjing, his gleaming dagger flashing with a cold light.

Xiao Huan and Shi Tou were both bewildered by this development.

Seeing the peddler rushing towards them, Shi Tou instinctively grabbed the wheelchair and pulled Lu Chengjing back, while Xiao Huan grabbed the carrying pole and held it in front of her, watching the peddler warily.

The peddler let out a cold laugh, completely disregarding Xiao Huan. He flipped his dagger and aimed it at Xiao Huan's neck.

Xiao Huan's heart pounded like a drum. Facing the murderous aura, her legs stiffened with fear, but she wielded the carrying pole with unwavering skill, leaving afterimages as if it were a windmill, impenetrable to the wind.

It actually blocked the peddler's attack.

The blade struck the carrying pole, producing a screeching sound that sent chills down one's spine.

Missing his first strike, the peddler flipped in the air to dodge the carrying pole, and the dagger he thrust out was already at the back of Xiao Huan's head.

At the same time, a short arrow flew swiftly, aiming precisely at the peddler's hand.

The peddler immediately withdrew his hand, abandoned his attack on Xiao Huan, and instead chased after Lu Chengjing.

"Come on, knife."

Seeing that things were not going well, Chu Xu quickly ran back to the wooden shed and took out a long knife from the box.

These knives naturally belonged to the assassins. Chu Xu didn't believe that Shang Wan had killed the assassins, so Shang Wan showed him this evidence.

Chu Xu threw the knife forcefully to Shi Tou, but Shi Tou had no chemistry with him at all. Not only did he fail to catch the knife, but he was also hit on the head by it.

Chu Xu: "..." Shi Tou: "..."

Ignoring their mutual dislike, Shi Tou reached out and picked up the knife, narrowly deflecting the assassin's dagger.

Lu Chengjing seized the opportunity and fired his last short arrow.

The peddler hurriedly dodged, but the back of his hand, which was covering his neck, was grazed by a short arrow, drawing a line of blood.

He stuck out his tongue and licked the back of his hand, looking at Lu Chengjing as if he were looking at a dead man.

Shi Tou sensed something was wrong. He told Chu Xu to quickly take Yuan Yuan and run away, while he grabbed Lu Chengjing's wheelchair and backed away.

"Run? Not a single one of them can escape!"

The peddler raised his hand and released a signal arrow. As fireworks exploded in the air, he leaped forward and attacked Lu Chengjing again.

He is determined to kill this man today!

Stone and Little Ring flanked Lu Chengjing, using brute force to fight the peddler.

The peddler was shocked by the strength of the two ordinary people. His hands went numb from the impact, and before he knew it, Xiao Huan had hit him with the carrying pole.

The immense force caused his body to stiffen for a moment, and Shi Tou seized the opportunity to swing his knife at him.

The peddler raised his dagger to defend himself, but the stone struck with all its might, breaking his dagger in two.

The blade slashed into his shoulder, and blood gushed out immediately.

The peddler, wincing in pain, turned a frighteningly gloomy look into his eyes and lashed out with a palm strike.

The palm strike, imbued with internal force, was swift and fierce; Shi Tou couldn't dodge it and was sent flying.

Xiao Huan, without checking on the stone's condition, took the stone's place.

She and Shi Tou relied solely on brute force to fight, without using any special techniques.

When the peddler got serious, the two of them couldn't compete at all.

The carrying pole was kicked and broke. Xiao Huan was hit hard in the chest and flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He tried to get up but couldn't, and lay on the ground in vain.

"Your turn." The peddler's sinister gaze fell on Lu Chengjing, and another dagger appeared in his hand. He said in a chilling tone, "I'm going to stab you through."

Lu Chengjing remained calm, showing neither panic nor pleading for mercy like others in the face of impending death.

Not seeing the expression he wanted, the peddler's eyes sharpened, and he lunged forward, his blade aimed at Lu Chengjing's slender neck.

Before the blade even touched his skin, the peddler suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if he had been struck in the stomach by a ferocious beast.

A foot wearing a cloth shoe was kicking him in the stomach.

"You..." Aren't you paralyzed?

His eyes widened in disbelief as the peddler was sent flying backward, landing beside a rock.

Kill him while he's sick.

Stone picked up the knife beside him and stabbed several holes in the peddler's body.

Warm blood splattered on my face and clung to my eyelashes.

Stone's eyes were red, his teeth were clenched, and he gripped the long knife and stirred it inside the peddler's body, ignoring the peddler's cries of pain, and watched helplessly as the peddler died under his knife.

"clang!"

The long knife fell to the ground, and Stone slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the peddler's corpse, forgetting even to wipe the blood from his face.

Lu Chengjing strode over, deftly pulled out his knife, and plunged it into the peddler's chest. After confirming that the peddler was truly dead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He drew his knife, reached out and lifted the stone. "Let's go!"

The peddler just fired a signal arrow, and there are definitely other accomplices around. We shouldn't stay here any longer.