Chapter 18: Onslaught
Nibiti and Xiaopang had disliked Su Hao for a long time, finding him annoying and behaving as if he were older than them. Moreover, Qingqing had personally invited him to play multiple times, but he had the audacity to refuse. It was unbearable. If it weren't for Qingqing's intervention, they would have already beaten Su Hao. Now, with Qingqing's command, the two of them saw Su Hao as their prey and pounced on him eagerly.
Su Hao remained calm as the two approached. He swiftly dodged Nibiti's bear hug by stepping to the right, then sidestepped Xiaopang and hooked his foot, tripping him. Xiaopang fell forward onto the ground, causing a cloud of dust to rise due to his heavy weight. He struggled to get up for a while.
Nibiti turned around and became furious. He reached out with both hands to grab Su Hao, but just as he was about to grab his arm, Su Hao swung his hands outward, using a great force to keep Nibiti at bay. Before Nibiti could react, Su Hao had already jumped up and punched him in the nose.
"Ah~" Nibiti let out a cry of pain and immediately covered his nose, crouching down.
After successfully landing a hit, Su Hao suddenly felt something sticky on his right fist. When he looked at it, he was greeted with goosebumps all over his body.
"Why did I hit his nose? What was I thinking?" Su Hao immediately ran behind Nibiti and took the opportunity to wipe the blood off him while Nibiti was still recovering.
At this moment, He Qingqing was stunned. She never expected that Su Hao, a small kid, would be able to defeat Nibiti and Xiaopang, who were taller than him, with just a few moves. These were her two reliable subordinates.
He Qingqing realized it was time for her to step in and clean up the mess. She needed to decisively defeat Wu Xiangwu and reaffirm her position as the young miss.
"Wu Xiangwu, don't be smug. Watch me beat you!" Saying that, He Qingqing flicked her hair and rushed towards Su Hao with her delicate little fists clenched.
Su Hao sidestepped and moved behind He Qingqing, resisting the urge to kick her. He pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground just like Xiaopang, with a mouthful of dirt.
"Don't think I'll go easy on you just because I'm a little girl. If you annoy me, I'll make each and every one of you cry." After defeating all three of them, Su Hao spoke out his demands for the first time with confidence.
"Wu Xiangwu, you bully!" He Qingqing's eyes welled up with tears, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment.
"What? I'm the bully?" Su Hao exaggeratedly said, "Clearly, it's you who ganged up on me because you had more people! Let me say it again, I just want to be left alone. Don't bother me anymore; I don't have time to play childish games with you."
"Hmph, I won't bother with you anymore!" He Qingqing stomped her foot, ran off, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.
The two lackeys immediately chased after her.
Xiaopang left a threatening remark before leaving, "Wu Xiangwu, wait for me."
Nibiti, still holding his nose, grumbled, "Yeah, that's right."
Su Hao raised his fist and said, "Let's go. Otherwise, I'll make all of you cry together."
Only after the three brats disappeared from sight did Su Hao finally breathe a sigh of relief. It had been over a year, but he had finally rid himself of those three troublemakers. He Qingqing would always come looking for Su Hao, asking him to play with her or resorting to using force to threaten him, which had become incredibly annoying.
Su Hao knew what He Qingqing wanted. She wanted him to become her lackey, just like Nibiti and Xiaopang, following her every command. But Su Hao didn't have time to play those games. His ability to grow up successfully in this life was already a question mark, and danger could strike at any moment. Without self-defense capabilities, even a small accident could take him away.
...
Over a year later, snowflakes fell, covering the entire Chashan Outpost in a thick white blanket. Everything in sight was enveloped in white.
Su Hao, five years old, was bundled up tightly in a thick coat, but it was still apparent that this little boy was different from ordinary five-year-olds. He looked as sturdy as a young calf.
During this year, He Qingqing and her group of brats had challenged Su Hao several times, but all their attempts ended in failure. They had to admit that they were no match for this short kid who stood a head shorter than them.
On this day, the trio, wrapped up like balls in their thick clothes, gathered again.
"Miss, are we going to find that bastard Wu Xiangwu today?"
"Yes, this time my father taught me a move called 'Retrieving Strike.' I'm sure it will defeat Xiangwu."
Xiaopang hesitated and said, "Miss, can we really defeat him? He's getting stronger, and I can't even touch the hem of his clothes."
"What's the point of talking so much? I said we can defeat him, so we will. Do you trust me?"
"We trust you!" x2.
"Good, come closer, let's make a plan." He Qingqing beckoned, and the three gathered together.
"In this way... we will definitely defeat him."
"Great! Miss is wise!"
...
The walls of Chashan Outpost were now covered in thick snowflakes, with only a flickering fire in one of the watchtowers.
Suddenly, a strong soldier wearing a fur coat abruptly stood up, shaking off the accumulated snow on his body, and rushed into the shelter, waking up his companions. He urgently said, "Lao Li, wake up! Something's happening!"
Lao Li jolted awake, fully alert. He quickly got up and looked outside. In the distance, amidst the vast expanse of white snow, a large group of small gray dots was rapidly moving in their direction. Judging by their trajectory, they were heading straight for Chashan Outpost. At this speed, they would arrive soon.
"It's the Azure-eyed Prairie Wolf pack. There must be more than a hundred of them. Looks like they're attacking our village because of the lack of food in winter." Lao Li immediately recognized the identity of the gray dots and immediately grabbed his sword and shield, telling the soldier who had woken him up, "Lü Gao, sound the alarm immediately and then run around the village to warn all the women and children to close their doors and hide."
"Understood!" Lü Gao replied and quickly ran back.
Meanwhile, Lao Li observed the approaching wolf pack and swiftly grabbed a cloth strip. He tightly wrapped his hand and sword together, giving it a few chops to test it, then nodded in satisfaction, revealing an ugly grin. "
It's been a long time since I stretched my body. Let's warm up while everyone isn't here yet. Hehe!"
Having said that, Lao Li tightened his grip on the shield, leaped down from the high wall.
"Dang, dang, dang..."
Soon, the sound of three bells echoed throughout the village.
He Jianyong abruptly opened his eyes, got up, and took down the long knife from the wall before rushing out of the door, shouting loudly, "Dangerous beasts are attacking! Women and children, take cover! Warriors, follow me to the wall!"
Wu Yuntian, who had been pondering Su Hao's "Blood Qi Reinforcement Wave" without understanding it, suddenly heard the sound of bells. He immediately got up, took a knife and shield, and pushed open the door. However, when he reached the doorway, he stopped and turned around to search for Su Hao's figure but found none.
"Where did Xiangwu go?" After searching around and finding no trace of him, Wu Yuntian stopped thinking and immediately ran towards the village's wall. He knew very well that as long as they could keep all the beasts outside the village, the village would be safe.
And where was Su Hao at this moment?
(translated by begs)