Chapter 53 - 53 53 Old Grudges and New Hatreds

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53: Chapter 53: Old Grudges and New Hatreds 53: Chapter 53: Old Grudges and New Hatreds At this moment, Yongping Wang, looking at the indifferent expression of Chongjin Song, another image surfaced in his mind—the cold disdainful look of Jinzhi Li. Yongping Wang would never forget this scene. The girl he liked, the bride-to-be he had longed for, was so repulsed and disgusted by him, without any attempt to hide it. His affection was worthless in her eyes! And those words, piercing his heart like needles! How dare she! How dare she get involved with that son of a bitch Dawei He! In that moment, Yongping Wang genuinely wanted to strangle Jinzhi Li to death! His face, his dignity, his pride, in that instant, were all shattered by Jinzhi Li and then trampled into the mud. All he wanted was to destroy, to kill this woman who had once been the object of his affection yet had treated his feelings as nothing! It was his younger sister! His sister who woke him up! Seeing his sister both scared and still trying to persuade him, Yongping Wang felt both guilty and hateful! He felt guilty because their mother had told them to take care of their younger sister, to be good to her. Although he had listened on the surface, in his heart, Jinzhi always held a higher place than his sister. But when he was hurt by Jinzhi, it was his sister who jumped out to defend him, even arguing back against Jinzhi! She was so afraid that he would accidentally harm Jinzhi and ruin the rest of his life that her legs went weak, yet she never gave up on him. Yongping Wang, his heart broken by Jinzhi Li, found redemption in that moment! He felt that he couldn’t go on like this, even if just for his sister, for this little sister who clung to him, he could not let Jinzhi Li have her way! But he still hated! The torrent of hatred inside him couldn’t be suppressed! He was afraid that he could not control himself and might hurt his sister, so he ran away. He ran aimlessly for a long time until he came to his senses and realized he had reached the He Family Dam. Lucky for that bastard Dawei He, his entire family had gone to town to visit relatives and were not at home. The rage in his heart had dissipated somewhat after running through the mountain roads for dozens of miles, and his mind had also cleared up. Yet, he didn’t know where he could go. The world was vast, but he had no place to call his own! He didn’t want to go home, afraid of seeing everyone’s pitying looks. Who was he? He was Yongping Wang, the strongest man in Qilidun. Everyone looked up to him, everyone feared his fists! But now, because of that bitch Jinzhi Li, he was afraid he might become the laughingstock of Qilidun, which he could not bear. Having nowhere to go and not wanting to stray too far from home, he decided to spend the night on the mountain after some thought. The people of Qilidun had grown up playing in the mountains, very familiar with them. Although he had never spent the night in the mountains before, it wasn’t enough to trouble him. Yongping Wang carried a flint with him, picked up some firewood to start a fire, and was lucky enough to catch a wild chicken on the way up the mountain. At night, he found a wind-sheltering pile of rocks and managed to get through the night. As for what tomorrow would bring, he’d think about it tomorrow! Easy to say, but the mountain winds were cold at night, the shadows dense, and occasionally the distant calls of birds made it impossible for Yongping Wang to fall asleep. His mind was continually replaying the contemptuous face of Jinzhi Li and those words. The more he thought about it, the more unbearable it became. With no one in the mountains, he freely expressed his agony. He had thought that the back mountain, and on such a late night, would be deserted. Unexpectedly, he encountered one of the last people he wanted to see—Chongjin Song. At this moment, the cold face of Chongjin Song overlapped with the indifferent, contemptuous face of Jinzhi Li in his mind, morphing into the image of the boy from the He family. It seemed as if he were mocking him, so what if they had made an engagement? It still resulted in being jilted, didn’t it? New grudges and old hatreds surged to his mind in unison. Wang Yongping vented all his anger on the person before him. Having missed with the first blow, he quickly followed up with a second and third punch. At first, Song Chongjin had been inclined to back off, thinking Wang Yongping was simply taking out his younger sister Wang Yongzhu’s frustration on him. He owned up to it, the fault was his, regardless of the reasons, by breaking off the engagement he caused irreparable damage to Wang Yongzhu’s reputation. Just for that, he wouldn’t have complained even if he got beaten to a pulp. But after taking a couple of punches, he heard Wang Yongping’s words morph into, “...Slut! Putting a green hat on me! Slut, a woman of easy virtue! Slut, you actually hooked up with that bastard from the He Family! Die! All of you, just go die—” It was then that Song Chongjin realized something was off, this tirade wasn’t directed at him. He had simply broken off an engagement, how could it lead to accusations of being flirtatious or having an affair with the bastard from the He Family? Listening further, he heard the name Li Jinzhi. Everyone in Qilidun knew about Li Jinzhi’s marriage arrangement with Wang Yongping, how could Song Chongjin not understand? In his moment of distraction, he was struck in the mouth by Wang Yongping, a metallic taste spreading in his mouth. This taste ignited a long-suppressed fury in Song Chongjin’s heart, along with other unnamed emotions. Wiping the blood from his mouth, he fiercely fought back. Both men were young and strong, each with a degree of martial skill and robust strength. After a few punches and kicks, their eyes turned red, neither holding back, each blow landing solidly with dull thuds as fists hit flesh. After a long while, with both of them exhausted, they glanced at each other and saw their bruised and swollen faces, looking as if they were pig heads. After looking at each other for a moment, both men couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Letting go of each other, they lied directly on the ground, just gasping for breath. After quite some time, Wang Yongping finally spoke up, “Why did you break off the engagement with my little sister? Although she’s not the prettiest, she is wholeheartedly devoted to the man she sets her heart on. She was truly infatuated with you, better to you than to our own father or mother. If she had really married you, she would’ve given you her entire heart. How could you just not see that in her? Since you didn’t appreciate her, why did you agree to the engagement in the first place? Wasn’t that just harming her?” Only when they were both completely worn out did they manage to ask calmly. Wang Yongping was aware of how much his little sister liked Song Chongjin. When their marriage had been arranged, he had even sent word to the town, personally buying fabric for men’s clothing and asking someone to bring it back. Why was Song Chongjin so heartless? Wang Yongping couldn’t understand, just as he couldn’t fathom how Li Jinzhi could have had an affair with some other man behind his back. Song Chongjin smiled bitterly, looking up at the crescent moon emerging through the treetops in the night sky, unsure of how to explain the complex web of issues to Wang Yongping. He remembered the day he had told his mother that he wanted to go to the mountains for a few days because he usually left early and returned late, with little interaction with the villagers. That day, as he went out, his sharp ears barely caught the sound of people pointing and whispering behind his back. He had always been particularly sensitive about his origins. Paying closer attention, he heard something that struck him like a bolt from the blue.

Chapter 53 - 53 53 Old Grudges and New Hatreds

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