Chapter 3

Xu Junran was lost in thought when a loud shout interrupted his reverie.

"Li Laohu, what the hell are you up to?" The young man who had just been hit by a brick from Xu Junran walked over with a stick, pointing at Li Yifeng and shouting loudly.

Li Yifeng chuckled and beckoned to the man with his finger: "Qin San, if I don't beat the crap out of you today, I, Li Laohu, will never show my face in Wude Street again!"

Xu Junran, standing nearby, frowned. No wonder his adoptive father used to shake his head whenever he mentioned Uncle Hu Zi's temper. As the saying goes, 'Three years old, old for life.' With Li Yifeng's temper, it's no wonder that criminals in the entire state would tremble at the mention of Li Laohu's name in the future.

"Brother Hu Zi, let it go," Xu Junran said slowly. He didn't want to start a fight on his first day back home. His current status was different, and he needed to be more cautious. Saving someone just now was a necessity, but now that there was a way to resolve the issue, he naturally didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

"It's no big deal, I don't even take these punks seriously," Li Yifeng said, turning to Xu Junran. He then glared at Qin San: "Qin San, let me tell you, I'm definitely getting involved in this today! You can challenge me normally, and the old man will just beat me up, but if you dare to touch Junran, do you think the Li family will let your Qin family off? We'll have a blood feud!"

Xu Junran couldn't help but slap his forehead, thinking that this guy really knew how to use the tiger's skin as a banner.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Yifeng finished speaking, Qin San was stunned.

A blood feud was a tradition passed down from the ancestors in Wude County. The people of Wude were fierce, and clan feuds often resulted in heavy casualties. A blood feud was the most brutal, meaning to wash away one's shame with blood! Once a blood feud started, it wouldn't stop until one family was completely wiped out.

As a native of Wude County, Qin San knew what a blood feud meant for a town and a family. He sneered, "Li Laohu, who do you think you are? A blood feud? I don't believe you have that much power!"

Although he said that, he clearly lacked the confidence he had before.

Li Yifeng chuckled and pointed at Xu Junran: "Qin San, don't pretend to be confused. See that? He's the first college student from our Li family town and the top scholar of Wude County. Do you think my great-grandfather will let you off if he knows you're after him?"

After saying that, he turned to Xu Junran and winked: "That guy is Qin Shousheng from Qin Family Village. His father is the vice-county magistrate, Qin Guotong."

Xu Junran finally understood why Li Yifeng, with his character, was actually reasoning with the other side. It turned out that the other side was also a powerful family in the county. Each major clan in Wude County had its own influential figure, and Qin Guotong was the leader of the Qin family, similar to Li Dongyuan's position in the Li family.

However, Xu Junran remembered something about Qin Guotong. His adoptive father had once told him an interesting story, intending to warn him to discipline his children and not to provoke people he shouldn't, to avoid getting himself into trouble.

Thinking of this, Xu Junran looked at Qin San with a hint of pity. This man was going to lose his head in less than half a year, yet he was still so arrogant. It seemed that when heaven wanted to destroy someone, it would first drive them mad.

"Brother Hu Zi, let it go, let's go home," Xu Junran said again, his tone firm.

Li Yifeng was taken aback but quickly nodded. For some reason, although he hadn't seen Xu Junran for four years, Li Yifeng felt that this younger brother who had grown up following him had a kind of authority that made people listen to him. This authority was conveyed through his gaze, making Li Yifeng feel as if he were facing his grandfather, who used to bully him.

Qin Shousheng looked at Li Yifeng and Xu Junran in a daze. He never expected that Li Laohu, who wouldn't back down even if ten oxen pulled him, would obediently stand behind that young man after just a few words. Was he dreaming?

Xu Junran looked at Qin Shousheng: "County Magistrate Qin is technically my superior. Let me give you a piece of advice: the world is vast, beyond your imagination. Qin Family Village can't protect you forever. Even if it can protect you for a while, it can't protect you forever. Think more about your father and act wisely."

Qin Shousheng was stunned, opened his mouth to say something, but didn't dare to speak. Li Yifeng's words reminded him of who the young man in front of him was. He knew about the first college student from Li Family Town and the importance the town placed on him. If he really touched Xu Junran, the old people of the Li family would indeed start the second blood feud in Wude County since its founding, as Li Yifeng had said.

He snorted, looked at Xu Junran, and shouted: "Today, I'm giving the top scholar some face, Li Laohu, you wait and see!"

After saying that, he turned and left with his gang.

Li Yifeng was furious and was about to chase after them, but Lu Rui held his hand: "Brother Hu Zi, let it go, it's not worth it."

After saying that, he looked at the mother and son who had hidden behind him and Li Yifeng, and Xu Junran smiled bitterly: "You can go now, don't stay here any longer."

The mother looked up at Xu Junran, as if trying to remember this young man: "Thank you, I will repay you."

Xu Junran waved his hand: "It's nothing, go home early. Your son's injuries aren't serious, just get some anti-inflammatory medicine from the health center, and don't eat anything random." The medical conditions were poor, and many people in the countryside blindly believed in the words of barefoot doctors, often taking random medication and leaving behind aftereffects, so Xu Junran gave the woman this advice.

The woman nodded reluctantly but didn't speak.

Xu Junran looked at their clothes, which were full of patches, sighed, and searched his pocket, pulling out three yuan. He then asked Li Yifeng: "Do you have any money, Brother Hu Zi?"

Li Yifeng was taken aback, then carefully pulled out two yuan from his pocket, muttering: "You're just a good-for-nothing."

Xu Junran smiled and handed the five yuan to the woman: "Auntie, take this money to treat your son and buy some food to supplement his diet."

The woman was stunned, about to refuse, but Xu Junran insisted and pushed the money into her hand, then turned and left with Li Yifeng.

Holding the paper money, the woman couldn't help but shed tears, bowed in the direction of Xu Junran's departing figure, and then left.

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Walking on the streets of Wude County, Xu Junran looked at the sullen Li Yifeng and smiled: "What's wrong? Upset because you didn't get to fight? Or because I gave away your private money?"

Whether in his past life or this one, Li Yifeng was like family to him. Xu Junran didn't want him to hold a grudge over this. He also remembered that his adoptive father in his past life had never met Qin Shousheng. His adoptive father had returned to Wude County in October after staying in the capital, and later adopted him at the age of twelve after the crackdown. In this life, he had chosen to leave the capital as soon as he realized he had been reborn.

Li Yifeng sighed: "I've been eyeing that Qin San for a long time. I finally had a reason to beat him up, but you didn't let me. I'm so frustrated. Those few yuan are no big deal, at most I..."

Xu Junran was about to speak when Li Yifeng suddenly stopped, slapped his head, and after a while, said with a sad face: "Junran, my good brother, you have to help me this time!"

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