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Chapter 451 Stealing Clothes

Zhu Yu was facing away from the courtyard gate when she was suddenly pushed down. The process was so sudden that she was caught off guard, and the other person was very strong. She stumbled and fell. There was nothing serious, except that her palm was scraped and bled a little. She was startled and felt a burning pain.

Lu Qing frowned slightly, and without making a sound, pulled Zhu Yu up from the ground and made her stand behind him. Then he coldly watched the burly men who suddenly rushed in and snatched the clothes.

The clothes worn by these burly men were different from, yet similar to, those of the men they had encountered on the road before.

They were taller and stronger than the ordinary Brahma people that Zhu Yu and his companions had seen along the way. Their facial features did not resemble those of the locals. Although their appearances and clothing were different, their domineering and bandit-like demeanor was the same.

The burly man at the head of the group glanced at the dress he had just snatched from the child, as if he had grasped some serious leverage. He glared at the farmer, snorted coldly, and arrogantly waved to his brothers behind him.

The group immediately rushed into the farmer's house.

The farmer simply held his child tightly in his arms, watching as strangers casually rushed into his house. He didn't dare to stop them, and could only force a pitiful smile as he stammered, "Gentlemen... what brings you here?"

The burly man in the lead ignored him, as if he had only heard a few barks.

After a while, the people who had rushed into the house with excited expressions returned one after another, all empty-handed and looking disappointed.

His burly face turned somewhat gloomy. Clutching the clothes in one hand, he took two steps to the farmer, pulled the child from his arms, looked him up and down, and seeing that it was indeed a boy, he casually shoved the child away as if throwing away trash.

If Yan Daoxin hadn't been there and caught the child, the little boy would probably have fallen even harder than Zhu Yu had.

The burly man grabbed the farmer by the collar, his eyes flashing with malice, and demanded, "Tell me now! Where have you hidden your women?!"

"You're hiding a woman in your house, deliberately concealing it. If we find out, your whole family will lose their heads!"

"No, no, I wouldn't dare to hide anything!" the farmer said with a trembling smile. "There are only a few men in my family, and my youngest child. There isn't a single woman in the family!"

"Then what is this?!" The burly man waved the skirt in his hand. "Does the men in your family have this kind of taste?!"

As soon as he said this, the lackeys next to him burst into laughter.

The farmer was trembling all over, feeling that he had done his best just to stand up: "You have misunderstood... My family, my family really has no women hidden away! I have no sisters or daughters, my mother has been gone for many years, and my brothers have all moved out and are living separately."

"What you're holding in your hand are the clothes my deceased wife wore when she was alive..."

Upon hearing that he was holding the clothes of a dead person, the man with the gruesome face immediately threw the clothes on the ground with a look of utter displeasure.

The child, who was being held tightly by the farmer, became anxious when he saw the clothes being thrown on the ground and frantically tried to pounce on them.

The farmer was terrified and held the child tightly, not daring to loosen his grip even slightly no matter how the child struggled or fought. The man with the fierce face still seemed unconvinced and ordered his men to search the house for any hidden rooms or cellars.

The group rushed in and searched the well again. One of them even lay down by the well and stuck his head in, trying to see if there was anything suspicious about it.

Zhu Yu, clutching her burning hand, stood behind Lu Qing, watching coldly, silently wishing she could rush over and kick that person down the well...

But forget it. The well water is so sweet; it's not worth getting it polluted by this filthy stuff.

After all that commotion, the farmer's already somewhat dilapidated house became even more chaotic and a complete mess.

The result was unsurprising: after all the commotion, nothing was gained.

The man with the muscular face was a little unhappy. After all, he had worked for nothing all day and ended up with nothing. He didn't know where to vent his anger, so he glanced at the people next to him and said, "What are you all doing?!"

"They were just passing by. It was too hot, so they came to my yard to ask for a bowl of water and rest..." The farmer was afraid of causing trouble for Zhu Yu and his group, so he hurriedly explained.

The man with the muscular face glared at him: "What?! Of all the people in this yard, are you the only one with a mouth?!"
I asked them, "Did they ask you?!"

As he spoke, he gave Lu Qing and the others a malicious look.

Just then, another person ran in from outside the courtyard, went straight to the man with the fierce face, whispered a few words in his ear, and the man with the fierce face immediately showed a happy expression. He seemed to no longer want to waste time finding fault with a few people, raised his hand to beckon the others, and the group hurriedly left the courtyard and disappeared in a flash.

The farmer, holding his child, watched them walk away until their figures were no longer visible. Then his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground. Because he hadn't had time to let go, he pulled the child down with him, causing the child to fall hard.

Zhu Yu turned around and watched the departing figures through the dilapidated fence. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. Looking around, he realized what was wrong—the runes were gone.

"Where did the runes go?" She was puzzled for only a moment before she understood and asked Lu Qing, who was standing in front of her, in a low voice.

Lu Qing remained calm, not even lifting his eyelids. He gestured for Fu Lu to help the farmer and his son up, then chuckled and replied, "You know perfectly well what I mean. Doesn't your hand hurt anymore? Did you push them for nothing?"

She knew it!

"Won't this cause some unexpected complications?" Zhu Yu couldn't swallow her anger, but she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Go and have Fu Lu fetch water to wash your wound." Lu Qing raised his hand to Fu Lu and pointed to the wooden bucket on the ground. After seeing that Fu Lu had already gone to fetch water, he said to Zhu Yu, "If anything unexpected happens, then the talisman will have been wasted all these years by my side."

Since Lu Qing had said so, Zhu Yu felt relieved. The fall had indeed made her palms sting, and coupled with the arrogant attitude of those people, it was hard to swallow this insult.