69novels Chapter 4 Dong'er's First Battle
Chapter 4 Dong'er's First Battle
Dong'er followed the old man closely to a store. While the old man was haggling with the shopkeeper, she whispered to her brother Ye Tian.
"Brother Ye Tian, the old man is such a kind person."
"Kind-hearted people are indeed rare. Dong'er, give the old man some water from the gourd later."
The old man took a bag of currency, opened it, counted it carefully, then smiled and called Dong'er over, giving her the money and handing the furs to the shopkeeper.
Dong'er glanced at the money in the bag: three gold soul coins, two silver soul coins, and a dozen or so bronze soul coins.
"Thank you, grandpa. I'm hungry. Please have dinner with me."
The old man tried to refuse, but couldn't resist Dong'er's pleading and cajoling.
While eating, Dong'er naturally poured a bowl of water from the gourd and pushed it over.
"Grandpa, this is spring water I collected on the way here, it tastes delicious!"
"well?"
The old man nodded repeatedly, unable to refuse such a cute little girl. He drank it all in one gulp, the cool spring water flowing into his stomach, and all the fatigue from rushing early that day vanished.
After saying goodbye to the old man, Dong'er walked and asked for directions along the way, heading towards the only orphanage in the city.
She had just turned into a narrow alley when a shady-looking guy squeezed in from the other end, blocking the narrow alleyway that was barely wide enough for one person to walk through.
"Little girl, I'm out of money today, can you lend me some?"
Dong'er turned around and saw another guy dressed the same appear behind him. Now both ends of the alley were blocked.
Two hooligans walked up to Dong'er, and when they saw Dong'er's stunningly beautiful face, a greedy glint flashed in the eyes of one of the skinny men.
"Little girl, do you have nowhere to go? Come with me, we'll introduce you to a great place that will guarantee you a life of plenty!"
"That's right, little sister, it's too dangerous for you to wander around outside alone. Your brothers will protect you."
The skinny man's companion glanced at him and already understood what he was about to do.
His unbridled gaze swept over Dong'er's face, as if he were looking at a valuable piece of merchandise rather than a person.
"That face is really something!"
The skinny guy's companion couldn't resist reaching out to pinch him, but before he could even get halfway there, Dong'er slapped him across the face.
"Skinny Monkey, this little girl has quite a fiery temper!"
"Who cares? Once we get to that place, even the fiercest temper will turn into a gentle limp one!"
"If it weren't so small, I'd love to enjoy it first!"
The malice emanating from the skinny monkey and his companions was completely undisguised.
Ye Tian reminded Dong'er to calm down and was ready to take over her body at any time to teach those two bastards a lesson.
With Brother Ye Tian around, Dong'er found that she wasn't as panicked as she had imagined. Perhaps the two of them didn't take a four or five-year-old child seriously at all; she quickly found an opening in the skinny man's position.
She bent her knees slightly, pushed off the ground with both feet, and shot out like a swift rabbit.
Dong'er rushed past the skinny monkey. Just as she brushed past him, the skinny monkey, realizing what was happening, reached out and grabbed her with lightning speed, his eyes filled with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.
I almost let a chance to make a fortune slip through my fingers!
Just as the skinny monkey's fingers were about to grab Dong'er's collar, she suddenly stopped and pulled out a short dagger from her bosom, its blade honed to a sharp point.
The short dagger flashed across the skinny monkey's arm in an instant. The skinny monkey cried out in pain and immediately pulled his outstretched arm back. Looking at the bleeding cut on his arm, his eyes became more ferocious.
"Hahaha, skinny monkey, are you trying to make me laugh to death so you can inherit my debts?!"
The skinny monkey's companion laughed loudly, pulled out a small knife from somewhere, and quickly chased after Dong'er, who had run far away.
Skinny Monkey tore off a few strips of cloth from his body to temporarily wrap his wounds, took out a slingshot from his pocket, and squinted as he chased after Dong'er's figure.
It's now!
The taut elastic rope snapped open instantly, and a pebble flew out with a whoosh.
Hearing the whooshing sound behind him, Dong'er instinctively took a step to the left, pressing his entire body against the wall.
The next second, a pebble hit the muddy ground in front of her with a thud, creating a hole the size of an egg.
Dong'er's eyes trembled. If that force had landed on her, she would definitely have broken her bones.
"Girl, stand still. Skinny Monkey's pebbles don't have eyes. Last time, he accidentally smashed someone's head."
"Red and white liquid spilled all over the floor, like a bowl of tofu pudding spilled on it."
While chasing after Dong'er, the skinny monkey's companions also put pressure on him with words.
The skinny monkey never stopped firing his slingshot, shooting at anything but the head.
Dong'er dodged several times, and although he wasn't hit by any stones, his speed was forced to slow down.
Skinny Monkey's companion's eyes lit up, and he immediately sped forward, grabbing Dong'er's collar with one hand and slapping Dong'er's arm holding the dagger mercilessly.
Seeing that Dong'er was about to be caught, Ye Tian immediately shouted, "Dong'er!"
The next instant, Ye Tian immediately swapped souls with Dong'er. He glanced back quickly, instantly discerning the trajectory of the skinny monkey companion and the dozen or so stones that shot towards him.
Ye Tian used the momentum to jump onto the wall next to him, curling up in mid-air as several pebbles whizzed past his body.
The instant the pebble passed, Ye Tian stretched out his body, his feet landing perfectly on the wall. With a powerful push, he leaped into the arms of his skinny companion.
"Dong'er, close your eyes, don't look!"
As Ye Tian reminded Dong'er, he subtly reversed the grip on the dagger in his hand.
All of this seemed to have happened over a long time, but in reality, it was less than a breath. Skinny Monkey instantly lost Dong'er's position, and the slingshot in his hand could not be fired.
His companions were also surprised that Dong'er, who had been struggling to escape, would turn around and pounce on him.
Ye Tian crashed into the arms of the skinny monkey's companion, and with both hands, he thrust the dagger into the man's left chest, then spun the dagger around.
A very faint popping sound rang out, and the person's consciousness vanished instantly.
Ye Tian casually took the short dagger that slipped from the man's hand, slipped it under his ribs, and rushed towards the last skinny monkey.
When the skinny monkey saw his companion lying on the ground, the slingshot in his hand began to tremble, and the stones he shot were no longer as accurate as before.
Ye Tian neither dodged nor evaded; the dagger bounced in his hand, always deflecting the incoming stones at just the right moment.
Something's wrong with this kid!
She looked at him as if he were a corpse!
I definitely can't beat her here, I have to run!
The skinny monkey had only run a few meters when a dagger caught up with him and plunged into his left leg.
The skinny monkey fell to the ground and begged for mercy as he looked at Dong'er who was walking towards him step by step.
"He made me do it, please forgive me, I'll never do it again!"
"You're not afraid, you just know you're going to die."
Without hesitation, Ye Tian slashed the skinny monkey's neck with his knife, collected the valuables from the two men, and quickly left the place.