AWB Chapter 2104 Are you deaf or mute?
Chapter 2104 Are you deaf or mute?
Faced with the suspicious looks of his three old friends, Qin Zongheng had no choice but to explain helplessly: "Anling and Taihang hold special positions and their actions are strictly regulated. How could they just come back so casually, and with such a grand display?"
"I reckon it must have been Xiang Nan or Ruo Bai who informed them beforehand that things might not be peaceful today!"
"Think about it, that girl hardly ever calls her uncle all year round. If she suddenly makes a call, someone as protective of his own will definitely guess that the Li family's situation must be so serious that he has no choice but to step in!"
"I came back this time in this way, partly to offer my congratulations, and partly to deal with the current situation!"
The old man paused, his eyes gleaming, his tone carrying undisguised pride and a hint of admiration for the younger generation:
"These young people are bold, shrewd, and decisive! They calculated that someone would take the opportunity to cause trouble!"
"So, they must have been discussing this and decided to just reveal their biggest trump card once and for all! This would both intimidate the situation and deter certain people from causing trouble again! Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"
"Sigh, to be honest, when Xiang Nan and Ruo Bai got married, some of them couldn't come back. Countless things, big and small, happened in between, and they still didn't come back! When Xiao Xitang was born, they still didn't come back! If they still don't come back for the full moon celebration, and something else happens, I'm afraid these guys... will be very uneasy!"
Hearing Qin Zongheng's explanation, and combined with the silent yet oppressive scene outside the window, Jiang Huaiyuan and the other two slowly began to believe it, but the shock in their hearts did not diminish in the slightest.
"Incredible...incredible!" Yu Haoran clutched his chest, letting out a long breath. His gaze toward Li Xiangnan was filled with unprecedented respect. "This young man, Xiangnan, is not only brave and resourceful, but also calm and collected. What's even more remarkable is his vision and perspective! If he had miscalculated even one of these things today, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
"The fact that the Qin family would go to such lengths to protect him, even breaking with convention to reveal their carriages and horses, in itself... demonstrates his value far exceeds our previous estimates! This young man's future is limitless, absolutely limitless!"
Song Qiankun nodded in deep agreement: "How proud are the Qin family's sons? For them to act so willingly, Xiang Nan must have some extraordinary qualities that we haven't fully grasped yet! His medical skills and benevolence are only one aspect; it's his composure and way of handling things that truly make him a great talent! It seems that we old folks will really have to rely on this young man a lot in the future!"
Although there was a hint of teasing in his words, everyone could hear the seriousness in his voice.
Jiang Huaiyuan was even more direct. He laughed heartily, plopped back into the armchair, and all the previous tension and anxiety vanished, replaced by a feeling of complete relaxation, comfort, and a subtle excitement.
"Good, good, that's great! With the Qin family, these tigers and wolves, keeping things in check, let's see which demons and monsters dare to show their faces! We can relax and just watch the show in peace!"
He clicked his tongue, then suddenly shook his head with a touch of emotion: "Tsk, it's embarrassing to admit! We old bones rushed over here, thinking we could stand up for Xiang Nan in this crucial moment!"
"Well, we were thinking of doing him a favor! Now look what happened, we didn't even get to do it, and we're completely stunned by this kid's trump card! Our little bit of face seems... not enough in front of the Qin family's general! Haha!"
His words were blunt, but they also expressed the sentiments of the other two old men!
Yu Haoran and Song Qiankun exchanged a smile and then relaxed and sat down.
Yes, what else is there to worry about?
Standing outside are the Republic's generals, field officers, and lieutenant officers—the true force protecting the peace of this land!
In their presence, all the rules of the martial world, the feuds between noble families, and the threats of evil all seem pale and laughable!
The atmosphere in the room shifted completely from the previous somber and worried mood to a relaxed and wistful one, even with a touch of schadenfreude.
The four old men truly embodied the spirit of composure and tranquility.
Their gazes turned to the window again, past the upright backs of the Qin family soldiers, past Li Xiangnan's calm face, and finally landed on the small, gray figure standing alone in the center of the courtyard, out of place with the surrounding iron-blooded torrent.
The little monk's face, which had been able to barely maintain its sinister smile, had now lost all color under Qin Huaihe's palpable killing intent and the cold gazes of the Qin family members. He was now deathly pale, on the verge of collapse.
The bone bead in his hand seemed to slip from his trembling fingertips with a soft thud, falling onto the bluestone ground with a crisp yet faint sound, as if his last bit of reliance and pretense had been ruthlessly shattered.
The little monk tried to bend down to pick it up, but his body was as stiff as rusted iron, and he couldn't move even a finger.
Qin Huaihe's murderous gaze was like the sharpest ice pick, pinning him firmly to the spot, piercing through all his pretense and reaching the deepest, most primal fear in his soul.
He could only watch helplessly as the string of bone beads that had given him an eerie aura lay there like trash, seemingly a silent mockery of his previous arrogance.
Qin Huaihe took one step forward and then remained still.
"Are you deaf or mute? Weren't you just talking a mile a minute ago?"
He stood there like a volcano about to erupt, silent yet radiating destructive pressure.
He did not repeat the question, nor did he need to.
Every word just now felt like a branding iron, searing into everyone's eardrums and burning into the little monk's heart.
You could hear a pin drop in the courtyard.
Only the soft whistling of the winter wind as it swept past the eaves, and the heavy breathing of the surrounding guests, though they tried to suppress it.
All eyes were focused on the short distance between Qin Huaihe and the little monk, and on the string of pale white bone beads lying on the cold bluestone ground.
The other soldiers of the Qin family, including Qin Anling, Qin Taihang, and Qin Songhua, maintained a calm silence. Their gazes, like interwoven searchlights, were firmly fixed on the little monk!
This is an invisible encirclement, a crushing force of will more despairing than swords and spears!
Li Xiangnan remained standing in the same spot, his expression calm. However, his deep eyes reflected the red glow of the lanterns and the scene of iron-fisted suppression before him.
Time stretched on endlessly in the silent wait along the Qinhuai River, where a storm of rain descended and then suddenly froze.
Every second felt like a heavy drumbeat, pounding on the young monk's nerves, which were on the verge of collapse.
at last!
The young monk made a hoarse sound, his eyes darting around with difficulty, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something—perhaps beg for mercy, or perhaps invoke the Buddha's name again…
However, Qin Huaihe did not give him any chance to speak.
The moment the little monk's lips parted, the Qinhuai River stirred.
He took a second step forward.
This step, though slow, carries immense weight.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, in the instant when even the cool breeze seemed to freeze,
Qin Huaihe raised his right foot, the foot clad in a heavy military leather boot, the sole still stained with some dust and the smell of gunpowder from afar, and without the slightest hesitation, stomped hard on the string of white finger bone prayer beads on the ground!
"Snap—"
A crisp, textured cracking sound suddenly rang out in the silent courtyard!
Several pale finger bone beads deformed and shattered instantly under the pressure of the shoe sole and the bluestone slab, turning into a small clump of white dust and large pieces of bone, which flew everywhere, some even splashing onto the little monk's gray robe.
The movements were clean, swift, and decisive, without the slightest hesitation or fear of the evil object.
It was as if he hadn't crushed a terrifying human bone artifact, but rather a repulsive scorpion that had accidentally crawled into the road!
The sound of bones shattering filled the air, followed by a deathly silence.
Everyone was stunned by this sudden and domineering scene!