Chapter 233 Break the Leg

"Do you still believe in superstitions?"

"Do you still hit people or not?"

Chen Yang forced Wang Xuehong to kneel on the ground and slapped him left and right, so many times that Wang Xuehong couldn't tell north from south.

By the time everyone reacted, Wang Xuehong's face had swollen into a pig's head. Even his parents probably wouldn't recognize him.

Shen Futang, who had been intending to act, felt much more relieved watching Wang Xuehong being beaten into a pulp by his son-in-law.

The people from Xiao Wang Village, seeing their fellow villager being beaten like this, immediately became agitated and started throwing punches.

In those days, there were always some fearless individuals in the villages.

Chen Yang wasn't afraid of trouble, but he was afraid of the trouble escalating. If someone unsheathed a knife and a life was lost, it would be bad.

He picked up Wang Xuehong, who was like a dead dog, and walked directly to the front of the Xiao Wang Village crowd.

"Everyone from Xiao Wang Village, stop! If you don't stop, believe it or not, I'll kill this bastard right now."

Chen Yang held up the long spear in his hand and pressed it against Wang Xuehong's neck.

His shout startled those who were still brawling into stopping.

In group fights, accidental injuries happened often, but directly threatening to kill someone was rare. After all, they were farmers; who would threaten to kill someone at the drop of a hat?

"Can we talk calmly now? Who's in charge in Xiao Wang Village? Send one person out."

Chen Yang didn't care that Wang Xuehong, whom he was holding, had peed himself from fright. He endured the nausea and continued to drag the fellow.

"Let go of Xuehong, and I can negotiate with you."

A burly man in his forties bravely stepped forward. Wang Xuehong was his cousin, and as an elder, he couldn't stand by and do nothing.

"Negotiate?"

"Who wants to negotiate with you?"

"My sister just got back from school. This guy kicked her leg and forced her to kowtow, breaking her head and bruising her leg. Did this happen?"

Chen Yang glanced at Wang Xuechao. He wasn't done yet. Negotiate? What's there to negotiate?

If he didn't help Shen Rong vent her anger today, he would be an incompetent brother-in-law.

"She offended the Dragon King, so we asked her to kowtow as an apology. She refused, and Xuehong then forced her head down. This matter..."

"Yes, that's right! That damned girl, she offended the Dragon King. Forcing her to kneel was already lenient. If this were in the past, I would have made her drown herself in the river as atonement for the Dragon King."

Wang Xuehong saw that Chen Yang had stopped attacking and thought he was scared. He stretched his neck and shouted, vowing to get back at Chen Yang after being beaten like this.

Their Xiao Wang Village was the largest in the surrounding communes, and they had never had outsiders come to their village to beat people.

"Drown yourself? I think you're the one whose brain is full of water, not the river."

"I'm a straightforward person. I don't care about your damned Dragon King rituals. If there's a grievance, there's a perpetrator."

"Today, he beat my sister and forced her to kowtow. Today, I'll break both his legs."

"I've decided his legs will be broken. Even the Dragon King can't save him."

"Dad, Second Uncle, grab him."

Chen Yang looked at the people from Xiao Wang Village. The situation had escalated to this point; a simple beating wouldn't suffice.

Seeing Wang Xuehong's attitude, he still wanted to retaliate. If he didn't thoroughly scare these people today, they would seek revenge later.

Since he had decided to act, he might as well make them so scared that they wouldn't dare provoke them again.

"Let go of Xuehong, let go..."

Wang Xuechao was also terrified when he heard Chen Yang was going to break legs. This kid was like a jinx, either killing people or breaking legs.

But at this moment, Shen Futang and Shen Guangfu, the two brothers, had already grabbed Wang Xuehong.

Without a word, Chen Yang picked up the iron bar used for digging and breaking stones and smashed it down on Wang Xuehong's legs.

"Ah!"

Wang Xuehong let out a tragic scream as his first leg was smashed. By the time Chen Yang was smashing his second leg, he had already passed out.

Honestly, Chen Yang's hands were trembling as he swung the bar.

This wasn't a wild boar; it was a living human being. He had lived two lifetimes and had never inflicted such severe violence.

But the thought of Wang Xuehong casually saying he would drown Shen Rong in the river, as if it were a trivial matter, hardened Chen Yang's heart.

Wang Xuehong's broken legs were indeed tragic, but did Shen Rong deserve it?

A high school girl, taking advantage of a rare holiday to take a shortcut home, was kicked and forced to kowtow to some Dragon King as an apology.

Moreover, if it weren't for the superstition-breaking campaigns of the 60s and 70s and the fact that it wasn't an old society, Wang Xuehong would have drowned Shen Rong. That was a human life!

Shen Rong was just passing by, and she was guilty? Wasn't she pathetic!

"You, you..."

Wang Xuechao trembled all over, terrified at Chen Yang. He had clearly heard the sound of Wang Xuehong's bones breaking just now.

"I said, I've decided on his two legs."

"Since you can beat innocent people for the sake of the Dragon King and even want to drown them as atonement, then go and ask your Dragon King to save him."

Chen Yang dropped the iron bar and cast a cold glance at the people from Xiao Wang Village. Caught by his gaze, they involuntarily took a step back.

To deal with such people, if you weren't ruthless enough, they would definitely seek revenge. But if you were ruthless enough, you could scare them into not having any other thoughts.

"Brother, did you go a bit too hard this time? With those two blows, even if his legs aren't broken, he won't be able to recover for at least three to five months."

There were discerning individuals in Xiao Wang Village too. Chen Yang's blows looked fierce, but they didn't seem to have completely broken all the bones. However, it would likely take months to heal.

"Exactly. We just beat your sister a bit, and you broke my cousin's legs. This is too much. I'll report you to the police."

Wang Xuechao and the people from Xiao Wang Village were also frightened by Chen Yang's ruthlessness. But they had forgotten that they were the ones who started the trouble.

"Report to the police? You're engaging in feudal superstition here, and you want to report to the police? The police will arrest all of you and throw you in jail first."

Chen Yang chuckled coldly. A man should take responsibility for his actions. If one is hesitant to protect his family, what kind of man is he?

"That doesn't mean it can be let go. Xuehong's legs can't be broken for nothing. He'll be bedridden for months. How will the family survive?"

Wang Xuechao mustered the courage to argue with Chen Yang. Chen Yang's words made him truly afraid to go to the police.

"Then what do you want?"

Chen Yang glanced at Wang Xuechao, unsure what he was planning.

"Compensation. At the very least, compensate for Xuehong's lost work points for his livelihood and medical expenses. At least a hundred yuan. If not, I'll go straight to the police."

Wang Xuechao spoke. With his legs broken, and seeing that no one in the village dared to help, he couldn't think of any other way to help Wang Xuehong besides extorting money.

"I can give you money."

"But if any of you dare to touch my family again, I guarantee that next time, it won't just be two legs broken, and it won't just be a few months of recovery. I will ensure he's bedridden forever."

Chen Yang said coldly. Even a cornered dog will bite. He could pay for broken legs, but he couldn't push someone to their death.

As long as Shen Rong got her revenge and they were scared into not causing trouble again, that would be enough. Wang Xuechao felt a cold sweat break out on his back as he heard his words.