Chapter 216: The Injured Man
Translator: Fan Translation Studio
In the desert of Daâan county, a man with wounds all over limped towards a house. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were slashed and ragged. The blood on his body had been dried for days. He looked more than confused. His thighs and ankles were too painful for him to walk on, forcing him to pause every few steps.
After walking for an unknown number of days, he finally saw the house in this sandy world. There was smoke rising from its chimney, people walking in its yard and many horses standing in its stables. Since it was early in the morning, most customers of Longmen Inn were still sleeping. Only a few workers were busy feeding the horses and preparing food. Among them, a man called âIdiotâ noticed the injured man.
Idiot was startled by the newcomerâs awesome height and the blood on his body. He thought this man must have come to take revenge on a customer, as often happened in this inn. After all, most customers here had special backgrounds. They were either tomb robbers or criminals who wanted to escape to the border areas. Just when Idiot was about to report this to Jin Xiaoyu, the injured man suddenly fell into the sand. Idiotâs mind went blank.
Longmen Inn was run by a group of gangsters. Sometimes they even sold buns made with human flesh, especially that of the customers killed by their enemies. The inn welcomed anything that was called meat.
Idiot went up and found that the man had barely any breath. As he touched the manâs strong muscles, his eyes lit up with excitement at once.
âOh my G.o.d! If the buns are stuffed with his flesh, they would surely taste better than beef buns. Miss Jin will definitely praise me for being so smartâ, Idiot thought.
He made up his mind and tried to carry the man on his shoulder. But the man was so heavy that Idiot found it hard to do it alone. Therefore, he had to go inside to ask another person for help.
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At that moment, Idiot and Fool were staring greedily at the man lying on a large chopping board. The man had been stripped naked, revealing his full, bronze muscles. His flesh was so resilient that even their prodding fingers would bounce off.
Idiot drooled uncontrollably. Last month, they had found a body with muscles only on his chest and the meat had tasted pleasantly chewy. As such, the one this time could undoubtedly be a finer dish and be sold at a high price.
Fool urged his brother, âHurry up! We should chop him up before he wakes.â
Idiot snorted, âHeâs been badly injured. What can he do even if he wakes up?â
âWhat if heâs difficult to deal with?â
âI donât think so. Heâs dying.â
âAnyway, itâs time to make lunch. If we butcher him now, weâll have meat to eat.â
âOkay!â As the chief cook, Idiot picked up two knives and went to hack away at the manâs heart.
Just then, the manâs eyes suddenly opened. He turned over immediately and evaded the first cut.
Idiot couldnât believe his eyes. But then, he said, âOh, youâre fast, arenât you! But youâre my prey now. I wonât let you escape!â
After saying this, he hacked at the man with the knives again. Though seriously injured, the man maintained his strong fighting capacity. The next second, he knocked Idiotâs knives out of his hands and kicked him two meters away.
Idiot was astonished. How could a dying man have such strength? He picked up the knives and rushed at the man again. Seeing this, Fool hurried to offer help.
Once again, instinctively the man knocked Idiot and Fool to the ground in just a few seconds.
âWho dares run riot in my place?â A cold, harsh, feminine voice came from outside.
Idiot and Fool hastily asked Jin Xiaoyu for help. âMiss Jin, this man hurt us! Please help us teach him a lesson!â
âMiss Jin, please be careful. Heâs very formidable.â
The man turned around and saw Jin Xiaoyu, but he did not immediately attack her.
Just then, Jin Xiaoyu also saw the manâs face and figure. Suddenly, she took on a sweet look and asked, âOh, what an extraordinary body you have! Who are you? Whatâs your name? Where are you from?â
What was his name? Where was he from?
The man didnât know. He had come a long way over a mountain before he had arrived here.
âWhy donât you talk? Are you a fool?â Getting no answer, she turned to Idiot and Fool and asked, âWho is he?â
Idiot replied, âI donât know. He was lying in the desert alone. I guess he was escaping his enemies.â
âWhy didnât you tell me sooner?â Jin Xiaoyu said angrily.
âJust let me see how formidable he isâ, she thought as the man stared blankly at a corner.
The next second, she darted at the man. As she was about to succeed, the man suddenly turned to her and stretched out a hand to strangle her. But he didnât use much strength and just looked at her quietly.
She struggled free at once and leaped to another side, planning to attack him from the rear. However, it was as if the man had eyes in his back. Without turning around, he parried her blow and gripped her wrist. When she kicked at his head, he dodged easily and grasped her ankle.
She was then held by the man in an embarra.s.sing and humiliating posture. Irritated, she lifted another leg and swept it at him. The man dodged to one side and held her even more tightly.
She was totally pinned down. In theory, a man acting this way would then flirt with her, throw her onto the bed and do whatever he wanted on her. However, the man in front of her didnât have such ideas. Preoccupied with his own thoughts, he just threw her aside as if she was trash.
Jin Xiaoyu became even angrier. Not a single man had ever dumped her when heâd got her!
The man ignored her and walked straight to the door. He hobbled as he felt the sharp pain from the wounds.
Why was he so powerful even with such a miserable body? Jin Xiaoyu was not weak at all!
Standing at the door, Idiot and Fool stiffened with fear as the man stumbled towards them. But taking a step out of the door, he paused and then collapsed to the ground, his eyes closed. Everyone present was stunned.
Idiot walked to him cautiously and gave him a kick. Then, he announced with excitement, âMiss Jin, heâs fainted!â
Fool suggested, âLetâs kill him before he wakes up.â
Jin Xiaoyu went up and turned the man over. She brushed away the hair on his forehead, studying his facial features carefully. He had thick brows, a straight nose, lips that were dry from dehydration, and dark skin. If his wounds were healed, he would look very handsome and glamorous.
She couldnât help smiling at the thought. âDonât kill him. Keep him alive.â
Idiot asked, âWhy? He may kill all of us after he wakes up.â
âIf he wanted to kill us, he would have done so just now.â
âBut he threw you onto the ground!â Fool reminded her.
She snorted, âThat was because heâs a gentleman. If he were a nasty man, he would have held me in his arms. I havenât met a gentleman in a long time.â
Idiot and Fool exchanged confused looks at one another.
She stroked Xiao Baoshanâs face gently as she ordered, âHelp him take a bath and then put him in my bedroom.â
Idiot and Fool understood her meaning at once.
Miss Jin has taken to this man and wants him to be her pet. But does she have enough charm to subdue him?
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Xiao Baoshan slept for a long time, until the evening. He dreamed of a woman whose face was blurred. She was sometimes naughty, sometimes gentle, sometimes clingy and sometimes sulking. Besides, she was very ingenious and able to make many delicious delicacies.
Who was she? His mother? Or his sister?
When he wanted to ask who she was and who he was, he heard a feminine voice, âAre you awake? Did you sleep well?â
He opened his eyes slowly and found a woman sitting in front of him. Was she the one who had fought with him? Or the one in his dream? Or was the woman in his dream merely imagined? She didnât exist in real life?
âWhy are you looking at me that way?â Jin Xiaoyu asked with a pout. âAre you hungry? Do you want something to eat?â Her voice sounded very gentle.
But when she stepped out of the bedroom, she became rather fierce. She shouted downstairs, âMrs. Jin, bring a bowl of pork congee to my bedroom!â
After a while, a maid showed up in her bedroom with a warm bowl of congee.
Jin Xiaoyuâs voice became soft again, âI donât know what you like to eat, so I asked the cook to make some congee in the afternoon. Itâs been heated several times before you woke up.â
Xiao Baoshan looked at the bowl in her hands and then the minced meat. Suddenly, it occurred to him that he had been almost killed like a pig on the chopping board.
She knew what he was thinking and explained immediately. âDonât worry. This is not human flesh. Itâs pork. The locals seldom eat pork, so itâs not easy to get a pig here. Try some and youâll see, Iâm not cheating you. Itâs delicious.â
He hadnât eaten anything for days, and had only drank some river water. Knowing that it was not human flesh, he took the bowl and gulped the congee down in a few seconds.
She was utterly amazed by the way he enjoyed the congee which was wild but not ill-mannered. He was so tall and masculine with big hands and long fingers.
When he finished, she took the bowl and asked sweetly, âCould you tell me your name?â