chsdbacks Chapter 1 Past and Present Lives, Murderous Intent
Chapter 1 Past and Present Lives, Murderous Intent
Li Qingshan is under a lot of pressure.
Even when I was driving a 100-ton truck in my previous life, I never felt this much pressure.
Yes, Li Qingshan time-traveled.
I've been living in an ancient farming family for almost sixteen years, and I'm still the eldest son.
Today he saw Zhang San, a hooligan from the same village, harassing his sister with his nephew, while his younger brother, with a bruised and swollen face, lay beside them.
Before Li Qingshan could even think about why these two dared to provoke his family, he rushed up to fight, beating Zhang San's nephew so badly that he was powerless to fight back. However, Zhang San launched a sneak attack and knocked him unconscious with a stone.
This stone also helped Li Qingshan awaken to the mystery of his unborn child.
...
"If only I hadn't lived so intensely in my past life!"
Damn it, I used too much force, and it got sandwiched like a sandwich along with the front of the car. I wonder which bastard will end up getting all that hard-earned money from my RV and wife savings...
Li Qingshan felt the stinging pain on his forehead, glanced at the small room made of yellow earth, and sighed.
In this life, he was reborn in an ancient village.
The village is surrounded by many stones, hence the name Stone Village.
Stone Village has more than 100 households with more than a dozen surnames, all of whom are descendants of the earliest migrants who came here.
Based on previous memories, the rulers of this area were not the so-called government, and I had never heard of an emperor in this land.
Stone Village, along with more than a dozen surrounding villages, towns, and counties, is ruled by a martial arts sect called Iron Legs Sect.
Occasionally, caravans would come to the village to stay overnight, revealing some information about the outside world.
All I know is that the Iron Legs Sect is very strong, and the outside world is chaotic.
There were many more things that Li Qingshan, the son of a farmer, could not possibly know.
He doesn't have time to deal with these things right now.
After reviewing his previous memories, Li Qingshan immediately realized a very serious problem.
His family is in danger.
The problem lies with Zhang San.
...
Li Qingshan's previous impression of Zhang San was that he was a lazy bum who was only good at bullying his own family.
This guy is in his early twenties. He's the youngest in his family, with two older brothers who are honest rural men. They're already married with children and have several older sisters who have married into other villages.
Zhang San was spoiled since childhood and became lazy. Even after growing up, he didn't become diligent. He idled away his days, sucking the blood of his family.
Zhang San was a tyrant at home, but he had thought about bullying men and women outside as well.
However, his family only had four adult males, and they were nobody in the village. After being beaten up, they became obedient and only dared to bully their own family.
Calling this kind of guy a scoundrel is an understatement.
In contrast, Li Qingshan's family was the complete opposite.
In his family alone, there is a sixteen-year-old adult, three younger brothers, and two younger sisters.
My father's generation had five older brothers and two younger brothers.
His father was the sixth child in his family.
Each of these seven uncles had more than one son.
It can be said.
In Shitou Village, the Li surname is the most common.
For this reason.
The village head of Shitou Village was also Li Qingshan's grandfather.
Normally, Zhang San and his timid nephew would avoid the Li family like the plague, let alone provoke them.
If they dare to provoke them, the Li family will block their door and beat them so badly they can't get out of bed.
Li Qingshan awakened his innate wisdom and immediately realized something was wrong from what he had experienced that day.
He knows Zhang San's character all too well.
The main reason is that he wasn't a good person in his previous life either; he was the ultimate evolution of the rogue Zhang San—the leader of the Black Society.
In his previous life, Li Qingshan had also had his glory days, but later he encountered the iron fist of society. He relied on the scapegoat he had been raising from the beginning, and with all his efforts, he did not get to eat the purple egg. Instead, he went to Longchang for further studies for more than ten years.
By the time he was released, he had already lived more than half of his life.
After a profound realization.
He was too lazy to bother anymore, so he shamelessly used sweet talk to find a woman born in the 2000s who had just entered the workforce to be his wife. In order to support the family, he ended up becoming a miserable dump truck driver.
Therefore, Li Qingshan knew best the character of people like Zhang San: they were like foxes borrowing the tiger's power, dogs relying on their master's influence, bullies who were afraid of the strong and weak, and arrogant when they gained power...
Zhang San dared to be so bold today with his timid and cowardly nephew; he must have gained power.
I don't know what kind of force it is.
But he must have had some kind of confidence, and couldn't hold back, so he couldn't wait to reveal it.
Thinking about this...
Li Qingshan ignored the pain in his head.
He quickly got up from the wooden bed and walked outside.
...
outside the house.
The sky was getting dark.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun.
Father Li Shitou, along with Li Qingshan's mother and his younger siblings, were smiling as they tidied up a pile of things on the ground.
There was coarse rice noodles, a few tied-up old hens, a set of simple tables and chairs, a rusty iron pot, and even a few old pottery jars and broken bowls.
These things filled most of the yard.
Li Qingshan clearly saw that some of the furniture had crooked Zhang characters carved on them.
These all belong to the Zhang family.
Most of the villagers are illiterate, and the characters on this furniture were carved by his grandfather, who had attended a private school for a few years.
They saw Li Qingshan come out.
Li's mother, holding a chicken in her hand, smiled and said, "Xiaoshan, are you feeling better? I'll stew a whole old hen for you later to help you recover."
Mr. Li put down his pipe, his dark face relaxed: "Xiaoshan, these are all things the Zhang family compensated us with. When the second son gets old, we'll build him a house, then we won't need to make furniture..."
The second child is fourteen years old this year.
According to the Li family's tradition, it's almost time for them to separate.
All the family property will belong to the eldest son, Li Qingshan, from now on.
The younger ones will be separated later; we can't just ignore them.
As for the daughter, her dowry also needs to be prepared in advance.
This time, the eldest son, Li Qingshan, was hit by that scoundrel Zhang San, causing the Zhang family to suffer a huge loss, almost being emptied out by the Li family, which made things much easier for him as the father.
Li Qingshan looked up at the sky and said in a muffled voice, "Father, you make the arrangements. I have something to do and need to go see Grandpa."
Li Shitou glanced at Li Qingshan with suspicion, nodded, and continued to sort through the stolen items without asking any further questions.
He had long regarded his eldest son, Li Qingshan, as a capable elder who could uphold the family's honor, and rarely interfered in his son's private affairs.
...
After leaving the hospital, Li Qingshan did not go to the old man's place.
He first found a stone and put it in his pocket before quickly walking towards Zhang San's house.
The Li family has always been united and does not easily bully others, but if someone comes to bully them, they will give the other party the most ruthless counterattack if they have the ability.
This is also a kind of survival wisdom at the grassroots level.
Li Qingshan estimated that Zhang San's entire family would be bedridden and wouldn't recover at all.
Although it wasn't completely dark yet, without the pollution of light, you could already see the outline of the moon and a few bright stars when you looked up.
There wasn't a soul in sight on the road, only smoke rising from the chimneys of houses, giving off a warm, homey feeling.
Li Qingshan easily reached the outside of Zhang San's house.
Zhang San's family has not separated; three generations live together. The house has been expanded repeatedly, covering a considerable area. For convenience, there is no fence to protect it.
As for dogs and the like, there were none.
In the entire Stone Village, only a few hunters kept dogs.
From the outside, Zhang San's house looked lifeless, probably because his iron pots and earthenware jars had been stolen, and there was no smoke rising from the chimney.
Only when you get close can you see some traces of the fight and hear suppressed groans coming from several places inside the house ahead.
Needless to say, it was Li's family's revenge after he fainted.
This warmed Li Qingshan's heart.
It feels so good to be protected by my family.
In his previous life, his parents died early, and he had no one to protect him. From a young age, he could only rely on being fierce to avoid being bullied, which eventually led him to develop a fierce, combative, and ruthless personality, and he went astray.
Unfortunately, I matured too late and my vision was limited. I couldn't see the bigger picture, and although I knew some tricks of maneuvering, I never thought about getting out of trouble and going straight.
I only gradually figured out many things after studying in prison.
Li Qingshan sighed as he recalled his past life.
He suppressed the turmoil in his mind and, based on his memory, went to the house where Zhang San lived. He leaned against the window and listened to the sounds inside.
Zhang San probably got a really bad beating this time.
Inside the room, even his groans of pain were weak and feeble. After a long while, a few suppressed curses could be heard.
Zhang San is illiterate and has little experience.
Over and over again, it was always the same few curses and insults, and how to take revenge on the Li family.
After squatting for a while, Li Qingshan realized the other party's confidence.
Martial bones!
Zhang San's nephew, who had just turned sixteen, seemed to have developed martial prowess!
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"No wonder those two were so cocky today, they must have had some incredible luck!"
Fragments of memories about martial bones flashed through Li Qingshan's mind, and a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes as he harbored murderous intent.
Every year, the tax collectors from the Iron Legs Sect would visit the villagers and explain the characteristics and benefits of martial arts.
It can be said that for an ordinary person to develop martial arts skills is comparable to passing the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty in his previous life; it is a blessing that can defy fate.
He knew all too well the vengeful nature of people like Zhang San.
Because that's just the kind of person he is.
Without hesitation, Li Qingshan quietly left and then headed towards the old man's house.
This family cannot be allowed to stay!