Chapter 36 - I Am Too Softhearted!

If things were abnormal, there must be a problem. If people acted abnormally, they must have evil intention.

Li Muyang didn’t believe Yan Xiangma, just as Yan Xiangma didn’t believe that Li Muyang could kill Crow alone.

Li Muyang knew that Yan Xiangma didn’t like him or think highly of him, because he, a humble man, was trying to pursue his cousin sister, who was elegant and beautiful.

Therefore, when Yan Xiangma asked if he believed in him, he answered without hesitation, “I don’t believe in you”.

Yan Xiangma was embarrassed and angry. When had he, the young master of the Yan Family, been humiliated and rejected like this before?

Yan Xiangma curled his lips and said sarcastically, “You are mistaking a good man for a bad one. You don’t know what’s good for you. I saw you in a dilemma, so I kindly proposed a solution in order to let you take the exam. Since you are not willing to appreciate it, you can take it as if I haven’t said it.”

He glanced at Luo Qi, Li Yan, and Li Sinian, who were lying on the ground beside Li Muyang. “Stay with them. As for today’s exam, it doesn’t matter whether you take it or not, right?” he said.

After thinking for a moment, Li Muyang looked at Yan Xiangma’s face over and over again. “Are you really willing to… help me take care of my family?” he asked finally.

“I’m not willing to do it now,” Yan Xiangma said proudly. “I’m not a family servant. Why should I take care of your family?”

Li Muyang was silent again. He looked at Yan Xiangma and said, “I really want to take the exam. You don’t know what it means to me.”

“…” Yan Xiangma waved his fan leisurely. “Beg me, beg me. If you beg me, maybe I will agree.”

“You just said that the Cui Family and Yan Family owed me a favor, didn’t you?” Li Muyang said in a hoarse voice.

Yan Xiangma had a bad foreboding, but he could not deny what he had said just then. He had to bite the bullet and said, “That’s what I said.”

“So, can you do me a favor now in return?” Li Muyang looked at Yan Xiangma sincerely. “Can you help me take good care of my family for the sake of I helping the Cui Family and Yan Family before? I just need a moment until I finish the exam. I will be back soon,” he said.

“Li Muyang…” Yan Xiangma wanted to be angry, but he didn’t know why he should be. This was not the way he wanted to negotiate with him.

“You don’t agree?”

“It’s not that I don’t agree,” Yan Xiangma said, “I just…”

“Don’t tell me that you can’t grant such a small request of mine even after I killed Crow?”

” …Okay,” Yan Xiangma said in a bitter voice.

Li Muyang returned to the house with Li Sinian in his arms, and then his mother, Luo Qi.

Li Yan had opened his eyes and recovered consciousness when Li Muyang went to move him. However, he was seriously injured and couldn’t immediately gather his strength.

“Muyang, are you all right?” Li Yan hurriedly asked.

“Dad, I’m fine.” Li Muyang grinned and wanted to laugh, but his bloody face made him look like a demon from hell.

“Your mother, and Sinian… are they alright?”

“Dad, don’t worry. They are fine.” Li Muyang pointed at his mother Luo Qi and his younger sister Li Sinian, who were lying not far away. “They just passed out because of the poisonous smoke. They will wake up soon,” he said.

“It’s good to hear that.” Li Yan was relieved. He looked at Li Muyang with tearful eyes and said, “It’s my fault to be so useless. I made you suffer.”

“Dad, we’re alright. It’s okay as long as we are alive.”

“Well, you are right.” Li Yan patted Li Muyang on the shoulder and suddenly remembered something. “Muyang, you have the Liberal-arts Exam today and you can’t be late for it. Go to take the exam,” he said hurriedly.

“Dad, I’m going…”

“I’m afraid that the exam has already begun. There’s no need to talk too much. You should hurry.”

“But you… ”

“I have already woken up, and I’m fine.” Li Yan knew how much his son cared about the Liberal-arts Exam, and how hard his son had worked over the past month. “Muyang, don’t waste time. Otherwise, when your mother wakes up, she will be anxious. You don’t know how much she cares about this test,” he said.

“Dad, I’ve asked…” Li Muyang glanced at Yan Xiangma, who was standing in the living room looking around. “I’ve asked Brother Xiangma to take care of you. He’s Xiaoxin’s cousin. I’ll be back after the exam,” he said.

“We will be fine. You can go now,” Li Yan urged him again and again.

Li Muyang was about to walk outside when Yan Xiangma glanced at him coldly. “If I were you, I would clean myself and change clothes. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to step into the gate of the school with your current look,” he said.

Li Muyang thought that he was right. If he went to school like that, other people would not think that he came for the exam. They would only think that he was there to make trouble.

Li Muyang strode upstairs, rushed into his room to wash his face and change his clothes. He then pulled open the door and headed outside after picking up the school bag that he had thrown in the yard earlier.

At the door, when Li Dalu and the others saw Li Muyang running out with his schoolbag, their first reaction was to stop him.

They still remembered that their young master ordered them to prevent this boy from taking the exam at school. Since everything was ready, they decided to put him into a sack and tie him up.

“Let him go.” Just as Li Dalu was about to take action, Yan Xiangma came out with a fan and issued a new order.

“Young Master,” Li Dalu said with a puzzled look as he stared at Yan Xiangma.

“Anyway, he won’t pass the exam.” Yan Xiangma didn’t like Li Dalu’s questioning eyes, so he responded rather rudely.

“Yes, yes, yes. You’re always provident and farsighted, Young Master.” Li Dalu waved his hand and asked his men to make way for Li Muyang.

Li Muyang gratefully looked at Yan Xiangma and ran toward the school with his schoolbag in hand.

Looking at Li Muyang’s back, Yan Xiangma sighed softly. “The harder you work now, the more disappointed you will be in the future. The most important thing in your life is that you can’t be wrong about the direction of your efforts,” he said.

“Yes, yes, you’re right, Young Master.”

Slap!

Yan Xiangma tapped Li Dalu’s head with his fan.

He went back to the yard with his men and said, “Clean up the yard. It’s too dirty. I don’t want to see any blood in it.”

“Yes, Young Master.” As soon as Li Dalu waved his hand, the group of black-clad men he brought with him immediately began to clean the yard. They buried the Blood Crows’ bodies and washed up the blood on the ground. They even cleaned up the blood on the walls.

“It’s us who killed Crow. Do you understand?” Yan Xiangma looked around and said in a cold voice. “If anyone dares to reveal a word, just wait to collect your family members’ bones in the forest.”

“Young Master, do you mean that we should take the credit instead of him?” Li Dalu asked with a smile. His eyes were bright.

“Why do we need the credit?” Yan Xiangma said with a stern expression. “But it can’t belong to Li Muyang.”

“Yes, we can’t let him have so much credit—Crow is an important wanted criminal and the government has a reward of 3,000 gold coins for the one who killed him. That’s a big sum of money.”

“Idiot.” Yan Xiangma glared at him exasperatedly and said, “Am I taking this credit for money? You idiot, why don’t you even think about it? What will other people think if Li Muyang has this credit? Who on earth is Li Muyang? I’m afraid that countless people would want to know that. Also, would the members of Hunters’ Union and the employer behind Crow let Li Muyang go? As long as they know Li Muyang killed Crow, I’m afraid that his family will be in greater danger.”

“Understood,” Li Dalu said, looking as if he had understood. “But Young Master, aren’t we going to kidnap this fellow? Why are you always protecting him?”

Yan Xiangma was stunned for a long time. He sighed softly and said, “I am just too soft-hearted.”

“…”

Yan Xiangma returned to the house and looked at Li Sinian and Luo Qi, who were still in a coma.

Li Dalu stood behind Yan Xiangma. When he saw that Yan Xiangma was staring at Li Sinian, he immediately said with a flattering face, “Young Master, this little girl is really beautiful. If Young Master likes her…”

Slap!

Li Dalu was hit in the head again.

Knowing that he said something wrong, Li Dalu quickly added, “Of course, you have seen many charming ladies. Naturally, you will not be attracted by such an ordinary woman.”

Slap!

Li Dalu was hit in the head once again.

He was about to cry. “Young Master, is this girl pretty or not? Can you just tell me?” he asked.

“Hush—” Yan Xiangma made a gesture, telling him to keep silent. “Don’t be rude in front of such a beautiful woman,” he said.

“…”

Leaning against a chair, Li Yan angrily glared at the two bastards who were making fun of his daughter.

He clenched one of his fists tightly and held a teacup that he took from the table with the other hand. If that playboy Yan Xiangma dared to act rashly, he would smash him right in the head with the teacup.

…

…

When Li Muyang arrived at the school, the gate had been closed and there were people guarding it.

Countless parents silently waited at the outer gate. They even had to hold their breath, for fear of disturbing the students inside.

Li Muyang handed over his admission card in his hand and spoke to the two gatekeepers at the door. “I’m a candidate. I’m late because of some issues. Please let me in,” he said.

“It’s already past the time for students to enter the examination room. No one is allowed to go in now. You can go back.” The guard looked at Li Muyang with disdain. “You are late for such an important examination and a student like you couldn’t get any good results even if you take the exam. If you go in at this time, it will only affect other candidates. You can come here early next time. Maybe there will be a chance,” he said.

“The first exam is important. Since you have missed it, even if you get full marks in the later ones, I’m afraid you can’t get into a good university. I advise you to give up early,” another guard said ironically.

“What are you talking about?” A sharp voice came from behind Li Muyang’s back.