Chapter 130 Covered In Scars

Wang Chao was dragged away, looking helpless. "There's no need to be so scared, right?"

"You don't understand the complicated relationship involved. Leave quickly." Song Henian's expression was solemn as he hurried towards the elevator.

Soon, the two of them left the Garden Hotel and appeared on the street.

It was only then that Song Henian finally let go of his worries, took a deep breath, and relaxed. "Finally, no need to be so afraid."

Wang Chao looked at Song Henian, feeling conflicted.

Seeing his good brother in such a state made him feel uncomfortable.

"Wang Chao, let's go. I'll treat you to barbecue." Song Henian was enthusiastic, pulling Wang Chao along as they walked to a barbecue restaurant two kilometers away from the Garden Hotel. They sat down, greeted the owner, and ordered a lot of food in one breath.

After coming here, Song Henian completely relaxed, his expression natural, and he started talking more.

As he ordered dishes, he said to Wang Chao, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I felt uncomfortable staying at that hotel just now, but I feel comfortable at the barbecue restaurant. Today, we brothers will eat and drink to our heart's content without getting drunk."

"Sure!"

Wang Chao smiled and raised his hand. "Boss, grill four more pork kidneys, give us a pound of beef, and a dozen beers."

"So much, can we finish it all?" Song Henian felt a pang of pain in his wallet.

"Don't worry, this meal is on me. Eat to your heart's content, and we'll have a good chat." Wang Chao laughed.

Hearing this, Song Henian finally relaxed. "That's great. I'm not afraid of you making fun of me. Ever since my family went bankrupt, I haven't had barbecue for a long time."

At this moment, the owner brought over a dozen beers.

Wang Chao opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Song Henian. "Tell me, what happened to your family?"

"Well, I have to start from eight years ago."

Song Henian drank half a bottle of beer in one gulp, his eyes turning red as countless memories surged in his mind. He struggled to say, "That year, the three of us got into trouble. You were being chased and had to flee overseas, and our days were not easy either."

His voice choked as he recounted his story.

Originally, eight years ago, after Wang Chaoyuan left for a foreign country, Song Henian and Pei Donghu also suffered from the attacks of those people, leaving them injured and missing the college entrance examination, unable to go to university.

But that's not the end!

Two years later, Song Henian's family business flourished and they were doing well.

Song Henian also helped at home and was considered to be doing well.

However, three years later, everything changed.

That year, Pei Donghu was found covered in blood at the doorstep of Song Henian's house.

Song Henian sent Pei Donghu to the hospital for treatment and only then learned that after graduating from high school, Pei Donghu had entered society.

Due to lack of education, Pei Donghu took various jobs that didn't require qualifications, such as security guard, waiter, janitor, and did whatever job would earn him money.

Later, Pei Donghu worked as a waiter in a bar and hooked up with a wealthy woman.

As a result, the wealthy woman's lover came after him and broke one of his legs.

Pei Donghu had a more fiery temper than Wang Chao and Song Henian, and he couldn't swallow this grievance.

He endured the pain and used all means to retaliate, eventually breaking the leg of the man who had hurt him, seeking revenge.

But because of this, Pei Donghu got into trouble and was retaliated against by those people, beaten bloody and almost died, so he had to turn to Song Henian for help.

Song Henian was loyal to his friends and after saving Pei Donghu, he immediately used his influence to arrange a meeting with the person who had hurt Pei Donghu and negotiate with him. Then he set up an ambush and beat that person severely, letting out his anger.

However, as a result, their troubles grew even bigger.

The person they had beaten was the nephew of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Cui Hong.

Naturally, Cui Hong wouldn't just sit by and do nothing after his nephew was beaten. He immediately took action and not only crippled Pei Donghu, but also severely reprimanded Song Henian, directly causing the Song family to go bankrupt.

Cui Hong was petty and vengeful, calculating every little thing. After bankrupting the Song family, he still felt unsatisfied. Over the years, he had been constantly attacking Song Henian and Pei Donghu's families, making both families live a destitute life.

Moreover, Cui Hong used tactics to make both families owe huge debts, suffocating them every day.

Song Henian's wife divorced him and left with their child.

Pei Donghu had it even worse, with both legs and one arm broken, leaving only one healthy hand.

Both of them were tormented by Cui Hong, abandoned by everyone, living in misery, worse than death.

It was because Pei Donghu was crippled that he didn't come to the gathering.

After the story was finished, Song Henian felt even more depressed and kept drinking.

Fortunately, the owner of the barbecue restaurant was very fast, and they had already served dishes for the two of them, including various types of beef, chicken wings, grilled meat, and lamb loin.

Song Henian drank wine and ate barbecue, his eyes were red, tears swirling in his eyes.

Over the years, the two of them had endured immense suffering, and just thinking about it made them feel a deep sadness.

He had never regretted what he had done, but when he thought about how his parents and loved ones were also affected by him, living a life where they were oppressed and had a miserable existence, tears welled up in his eyes.

After listening to the story, Wang Chao immediately grasped the key point and his expression turned cold. "Pei Donghu was crippled?"

Song Henian nodded with a heavy mood as he drank another bottle of wine.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao's eyes darkened like water, and he said in a deep voice, "Where does Pei Donghu live now?"

After listening to the ordeal of the two brothers, a surge of anger rose in his chest, almost burning his blood vessels to ashes.

This was not just Pei Donghu and Song Henian picking a fight, but Cui Hong and his gang shitting on their heads!

This was simply too much of an insult!

However, more than helping his brothers vent their anger, he really wanted to go and see Pei Donghu's condition right now.

Song Henian looked at the time and said, "It's a bit late now. At this time, Pei Donghu should be sleeping. Let's go tomorrow."

"Come, have a drink with me."

He opened a can of Snow Beer and handed it to Wang Chao.

Wang Chao took the beer and drank it.

The ice-cold beer passed his throat, but it couldn't extinguish the burning anger in his chest.

The colder the beer, the hotter the fire!

As Wang Chao drank the beer and looked at Song Henian's haggard face, which looked like that of a forty-year-old man, his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife.

This was a man who was not even thirty years old, but now he was tortured to look so old, weathered, and full of sorrow, as if he had no longing for life anymore, which was heart-wrenching.

"Forget about us."

Song Henian looked at Wang Chao curiously and asked, "Is what you said before on WeChat true?"

Before, Wang Chao had said that he lived in hell, that his life was worse than death, and he was much more miserable than them.

He was very curious if this was true.

Without saying a word, Wang Chao took off his shirt and revealed all the scars on his body in front of Song Henian.

Knife wounds, gunshot wounds, sword marks, burns...

Various kinds of scars covered Wang Chao's skin, a shocking sight.

Seeing this scene, Song Henian was stunned.

"This scar on my abdomen was inflicted by someone from the demon cave when I was escaping. My intestines were almost cut out."

"Do you see this bullet hole? It was made by a mercenary who shot me. The bullet was only 3 centimeters away from my heart."

"And the sword mark on my arm, it was from a fight with an assassin to save my life. He stabbed me with a poisoned sword. If it weren't for my master's excellent medical skills, I might have been amputated and become disabled."

Wang Chao pointed to the scars on his body and told the story behind each one.

He spoke casually, but Song Henian felt fear and trembling as he listened.

Almost every scar had nearly taken Wang Chao's life.

Looking at the scars on Wang Chao's body, Song Henian felt even more uneasy. He drank several more sips of beer, tears blurring his eyes.

"Actually, I am luckier than you guys."

Wang Chao put on his clothes and said calmly, "Although I entered the demon cave, I met my master who changed my life."

"Enough talking, come, let's drink. Tonight, we won't go back until we're drunk."

Song Henian raised his glass and kept pouring himself more alcohol.

Wang Chao knew he was feeling troubled inside, but he didn't try to persuade him. He drank with him.

Just as they were enjoying their drinks, suddenly, in another corner of the barbecue restaurant, nine other people were also drinking.

One of them, a middle-aged man wearing black clothes with fat on his face, stood up with a smirk and looked at three women who were approaching the entrance of the barbecue restaurant. He said, "Brothers, these three women are quite nice. Watch me, I'll go over and buy them for the night!"

After saying that, fueled by alcohol, he staggered towards the three beautiful women who were eating barbecue near the entrance, hugged one of the women's shoulders, and grinned, "Beauty, with such a pretty face, you must be selling yourself, right?"

"Tell me, how much for a night? I'll take care of you tonight!"

"Are you crazy? Get lost!" The woman had a delicate appearance, obviously from a respectable background, and she pushed him away with displeasure.

"I'm willing to pay for you, it's because I think highly of you. Don't disrespect me!" The man in black suddenly turned cold.

"I don't even know you, are you crazy? Get lost, or I'll call the police!" The woman said angrily.

She invited someone to have a barbecue, but ended up being mistaken for a prostitute. Why wouldn't she be angry?

"Fuck your mother! Who are you calling crazy?"

Upon hearing these words, the man in black became furious. With a loud slap, he fiercely slapped the woman's face, causing her to fall to the ground with blood flowing from the corner of her mouth and her right cheek swollen and disheveled.

The woman seemed to be someone who had always been cherished at home and had never been hit before. Now that she had been slapped, she was somewhat bewildered.

"How dare you hit me? I'll fight you!"

In a fit of rage, she immediately jumped up, grabbed a chair, and smashed it at the man in black.

"Fuck!"

The man in black, even more furious after being hit, kicked the woman down with a thud.

"Hmm?"

Wang Chao was drinking, but upon hearing the commotion, he immediately turned his head and looked over in their direction.