Capítulo 1098: Chapter 82: Causing Trouble

Regarding Lu Hong who saved her, this middle-aged woman still harbored strong distrust and hesitantly said, “Benefactor, I should be fine, so there’s no need to trouble you any further.”

Saying this, the woman got up wanting to leave, but the injuries from being kicked on her waist and legs by those two Viper Gang members instantly caused a sharp pain.

The woman immediately cried out and fell back to the ground.

This time, Lu Hong did not help but just stood there quietly watching.

The middle-aged woman blushed slightly, realizing her overestimation, she had to speak again and seek help from Lu Hong, “Benefactor…still…still need to trouble you.”

“Lead the way.”

Without saying much, Lu Hong lifted the middle-aged woman over his shoulder.

Just like that, under the woman’s direction, they twisted and turned in the slum area and finally arrived at a rundown little courtyard.

The courtyard wasn’t big, packed with only two dilapidated brick huts, and the old and neglected gate was so fragile it might as well be unlocked—a real case of protecting against gentlemen, not villains.

At this moment, the light in one of the auxiliary rooms within the courtyard was lit.

After Lu Hong put the middle-aged woman down, she shouted into the room, “Miaomiao, it’s mom back!”

Upon hearing the woman’s voice, the bedroom door opened, and a teenage girl, around sixteen or seventeen years old, rushed out, hurriedly opened the door, wanting to throw herself into her mother’s embrace, “Mom, why did you come back so late? Miaomiao was scared!”

Originally, the woman should have been able to embrace her daughter, but now she was too weak from the pain, causing her to flip onto the ground as the girl’s momentum hit her.

The girl finally noticed the injuries on the woman and exclaimed fearfully, “Mom, what…what happened to you?”

“She was beaten up, you lead the way and I’ll carry your mother inside,” Lu Hong said calmly from the side, determined to help to the end, as the saying goes—send the Buddha all the way to the West.

“Who are you?” Miaomiao did not do as Lu Hong said but instead vigilantly looked at him, her expression like a frightened cat.

“Miaomiao, this is…uh…this is the benefactor who saved me from the Viper Gang. If it weren’t for him, your mom might have been beaten to death by them today.”

Upon hearing her mother’s words, Miaomiao’s expression changed dramatically, quickly became very angry, and said, “How dare they hit you! The Yuan Currency was stolen by dad, and he has already escaped, so the debt should be on him, how can they…”

“Alright, alright,” the middle-aged woman interrupted her, “you should quickly get off me, you can’t let mom just lie on the street like this?”

Hearing this, the girl came to her senses, hurriedly got off the middle-aged woman, and led Lu Hong into the main bedroom.

Lu Hong placed the middle-aged woman on the bed, and with the light from the room, he could see the mother-daughter pair clearly.

Especially the girl named Miaomiao, she actually…looked about seventy percent similar to Anna.

This caused Lu Hong to be momentarily dazed.

Seeing Lu Hong staring straight at her, Miaomiao instinctively stepped back and said in a trembling voice, “Benefactor, thank you for saving my mother, I will surely repay you in the future, but it’s late now, please…”

Though she didn’t finish her sentence, the implication of sending him away was clear.

Coming to his senses, Lu Hong was speechless for a moment—does this little girl fear he might be interested in her appearance?

Shaking his head slightly, Lu Hong smiled and said, “Young lady, do you know if there are any inns nearby?”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman replied, “There are generally no outsiders coming to the slum area, so there are no inns. By the way, benefactor, are you here to participate in this Martial Arts大会 held in Central City?”

“Yes, I’ve checked many inns, they are all full, which is why I came to the slum area to see if any inns are available for lodging.”

Listening to Lu Hong, the middle-aged woman pondered slightly. All along the way, Lu Hong had behaved impeccably, appearing to be quite upright, so if that’s the case…

“If benefactor doesn’t mind the poor environment here, then please stay at our place tonight!”

“No way!” Miaomiao directly rejected her mother’s proposal. Just now, the man’s stare at her was so intense that he might do something outrageous in the middle of the night. With only her mother and her vulnerable at home, how could they allow a man to stay overnight?

Facing her daughter’s opposition, the middle-aged woman sighed and said, “Miaomiao, this is our benefactor who saved me, if it weren’t for him, I might have been beaten to death by the Viper Gang. Tonight, let the benefactor sleep in your room, and you come sleep with me.”

“No way, absolutely no way!” Hearing they would let an unknown man sleep in her room, on her bed, Miaomiao was even more resistant.

Seeing her daughter being so disobedient, the middle-aged woman’s face fell, “Miaomiao, your father abandoned us, now we mother and daughter have only each other to rely on, do you want to make me angry?”

“I…” Miaomiao stopped talking but her expression still showed strong reluctance.

Then Lu Hong, who had remained silent, interjected, “It’s not necessary to bother, I don’t insist on sleeping, farewell.”

Since they were unwilling, Lu Hong wouldn’t stay forcefully, he could find a rooftop to sit overnight, whether sleeping or not is a minor issue for one night.

Seeing Lu Hong intending to leave, the middle-aged woman hurriedly called out, “Benefactor, I have nothing to repay you with, all my money was spent paying off the heartless husband who abandoned his wife and child, please stay, it would fulfill my wish.”

The middle-aged woman’s attitude was very sincere, Lu Hong was slightly stunned. He could see the truthfulness in her words and then became silent, finally saying, “Then I will borrow your courtyard.”

After saying this, Lu Hong turned to the center of the courtyard, where coincidentally a large fruit tree was planted, and he sat under it cross-legged, began to meditate on the circulation of Fighting Spirit within him.

Watching Lu Hong’s meditative back, Miaomiao couldn’t bear to let him sit through the night in the courtyard, but several times she couldn’t muster the courage to invite him inside.

Thus, with nothing spoken throughout the night, by the next morning, the house door was suddenly and violently knocked.

“Li Fang! Li Fang! Open the door for me!”

A shout came from outside the courtyard.

Before the middle-aged woman inside could get out of the bedroom door, the courtyard door was kicked open, the gate flew.

Suddenly, seven or eight Viper Gang members entered the small courtyard.

Lu Hong opened his eyes to see the young men wielding long knives.

In front was a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a hooked nose, a cold expression—a character that roams in gray areas for a long time.

Seeing Lu Hong sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, a Viper Gang member who saw him last night quickly ran to the leader and whispered, “Brother Wei, that’s the outsider I mentioned to you last night.”

Hearing this, Brother Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and began scrutinizing Lu Hong.

Then Li Fang and Miaomiao, who heard the commotion, rushed out of the house, turning pale seeing the Viper Gang members filling the courtyard.

The middle-aged woman Li Fang, suppressing her fear, opened her mouth, “Wei… Brother Wei, although my husband stole the Viper Gang’s money and escaped with that bitch, even if you kill me, I can’t provide that money.”

Upon hearing Li Fang’s words, Brother Wei shifted his focus from Lu Hong to Li Fang, chuckling softly, “Haha, you are husband and wife, I can’t find that cripple, so I have to come to you. As for you saying there’s no money, that’s easy to fix, pay with people. I happen to think you have some charm, and your daughter is even more beautiful. You two enter our Viper Gang’s venue and entertain. If you do well, it won’t take thirty years to pay it off, and I, Tiger Wei, can guarantee that once you clear the debt, I’ll let you go. If you desire to stay in our Viper Gang venue, I won’t object.”