Chapter 141: Chapter 141 - The Magical Palm_1

Zhang Xian didn’t pay any attention to the old man and continued to approach the middle-aged man.

The woman was frightened. What was this guy trying to do? Was he trying to kill her? Couldn’t he stop this madness?

"What are you doing? I’m warning you, don’t come any closer." The middle-aged man pointed his gun at Zhang Xian, angrily saying, "If you dare take another step, I’ll blow your damn head off."

Zhang Xian noticed a lack of resolve in the middle-aged man’s eyes. His hand, still gripping the gun, was shaking uncontrollably. He concluded that the man in front of him didn’t have the courage to pull the trigger.

Even a clay figure has some anger, a dog backs himself into a corner when it is threatened, and unexpected things can happen when a person is pushed to their limit. But before anything unexpected could occur, there would be a hint, even a look in the eye. He was confident that he could save the woman in that brief moment. So he wasn’t afraid of what the middle-aged man would do to the woman he was holding hostage.

"Young man, come back here." The old man called from behind. "This is a serious matter, not child’s play."

Without turning his head, Zhang Xian waved his hand dismissively, calmly walking towards the middle-aged man. "I know that deep down you don’t want this. Are you driven to desperation, leading you down a path of no return?"

"You... don’t come any closer." When the middle-aged man looked into Zhang Xian’s eyes, he felt a shiver in his heart and quickly looked away. Those eyes seemed like they could see right into his soul.

"Relax, don’t harm this woman, she’s innocent." Zhang Xian walked up to the middle-aged man, a warm smile on his face.

Before the middle-aged man realized it, the young man had already come to him, which scared him greatly. "Take another fucking step and I will send you straight to King Yama."

Zhang Xian shrugged, saying, "If you want to shoot, aim at me. As long as you let go of the woman, I won’t resist."

The middle-aged man was stunned. He pointed the gun at Zhang Xian’s head, asking, "Aren’t you afraid to die?"

Zhang Xian, laughing with a hint of irony, gripped the gun, saying, "Everyone is afraid to die, you’re no exception. But there are many ways to die. If I die, I die a hero. But if you die, you’ll be eternally infamous."

The old man stared, his eyebrows locked together in surprise.

Da Wu and Xiao Wu were also taken aback by Zhang Xian’s actions. Was this young man really not afraid to die?

"Damn, that guy’s got balls! So gutsy."

"He’s so cool!"

"Cool my ass, he’s just a dumbass."

The onlookers were all focused on Zhang Xian, their expressions a mix of astonishment, confusion, admiration, and disdain. Some thought Zhang Xian was a total fool.

"Ah, Zhang Xian, you..."

Suddenly, Zhu Qing ran over, her face full of panic as she looked at Zhang Xian.

Liu Xiaowen was also frightened by the scene before her. What was happening? How on earth was her son-in-law being held at gunpoint?

"Let the woman go. If you have any dissatisfaction, take it out on me." Zhang Xian used his left hand to grip the gun and his right hand to hold the middle-aged man’s hand. He slowly pried the man’s hand open, all the while maintaining a light smile on his face.

The woman took advantage of the opportunity to run around.

"Son of a bitch..." Seeing the woman escape, the middle-aged man furiously pointed the gun towards the fleeing woman, ready to shoot.

At this moment, his eyes finally revealed a trace of determination, a sign that he had abandoned all hope. His thought was to kill the fleeing woman.

Driven to gambling addiction, he had lost all his property, and his wife had run away with another man. Apostrophized by his creditors, he had contemplated suicide. However, the woman was mocking him.

Overcome with rage, he impulsively pulled out the gun and pointed it at her. Yet, he did not dare to pull the trigger, causing the prior scene of madness.

Zhang Xian ignored him, lit a cigarette, and started blowing smoke rings.

"Click..."

The middle-aged man pulled the trigger, but the expected bang didn’t occur.

Feeling that something was wrong, he turned his head to look at the gun, his eyes wide open in surprise. At some point, his gun had been changed completely, with four noticeable finger marks on it.

Damn, what’s going on?

"Fuck..."

"Is this guy Hercules? He actually twisted the gun as if it was a soft pretzel."

"Oh my god, this is unreal."

All eyes were now focused on the twisted gun, their mouths wide open in disbelief.

"That guy..." The old man finally sighed in relief. At the same time, he was shocked by Zhang Xian’s strength. His assumptions were right, the young man was not an ordinary character.

Da Wu swallowed hard, cold sweat streaming down his face.

Earlier, he lashed out at Zhang Xian for disrespecting the old man, eyeing him with contempt. Now realizing his miscalculation, he regretted underestimating the young man.

Had it not been for this sudden trouble, if Zhang Xian had truly struck back, he would have regretted it.

"Zhang Xian, are you trying to get killed?" Zhu Qing suddenly ran over, beating Zhang Xian with her fists and feet. "Do you even realize that you scared me to death just now?"

Zhang Xian backed off, his face full of exasperation. Where was his previous demeanor?

Seeing this, Liu Xiaowen nodded in satisfaction. Zhang Xian really wasn’t bad. It wasn’t just his abilities, but his modesty and humility were also commendable.

Well, one of her precious daughters’ future happiness was settled. As for the other one, she still had no idea.

"Ahem..." Zhang Xian dodged, smiling wryly, "Qingqing, remember your manners; you’re a woman. Be a lady, there are people watching!"

"I am a tomboy, I don’t know how to act like a lady." Zhu Qing, still in temper, didn’t care so much about her manners. She needed to vent her feelings.

Upon hearing this, the crowd burst into laughter. This outrageous fellow turned out to be henpecked! Well, the beauty he is with is indeed pretty, like a fairy.

"Oh my! The prince in my dreams is attached to someone else?"

Several beautiful girls looked sadly. Some of them had the idea of hitting on him earlier on. Upon seeing Zhu Qing’s beauty, they wisely chose to retreat.

The middle-aged man noticed that Zhang Xian started arguing with Zhu Qing, he turned his eyes round and round a few times then attempted to escape.

Zhang Xian saw this, kicked a small stone at him.

"Ouch...damn..." The middle-aged man suddenly fell forward, landed on the ground, covered the inside of his right knee, taking quick breaths of cold air.

Da Wu and Xiao Wu looked at each other, quickly went up, and lifted the middle-aged man from the left and right.

"Haha, young lad, you’re pretty good." The old man walked over briskly, laughed and then turned to Da Wu and Xiao Wu, "Call the police, hand him over to the public security department."

Da Wu nodded, grabbed the middle-aged man, and left.

Xiao Wu didn’t move. One of them had to stay with the old man.

"Hehe..." Zhang Xian gave a sly smile, put an arm around Zhu Qing’s slender waist, and turned to leave. "Qingqing, let’s go home."

"Cough cough..." Seeing this, the old man hastily approached, pulling Zhang Xian and said, "Young lad, don’t rush to leave! How about we find a place to chat?"

Zhang Xian shook his head, "Sorry, we’ve got something to do at home."

"I see!" The old man sounded disappointed, but he didn’t give up, "Can you at least leave your contact information? To be honest, I’m quite interested in you."

"What..." Zhang Xian hurriedly took a step back, "Old man, you’re too old for such a hobby. Let me tell you, I don’t swing that way, especially not with an older man."

The old man was taken aback, then chuckled bitterly, "Young lad, you shouldn’t speak carelessly. I’m almost in my coffin, how could I have such a thought?"

Xiao Wu was both laughing and crying on the side. Zhang Xian really had no filter, if he knew who the old man was, he would probably shit himself from fear.

"Okay, I’ll give it to you." Zhu Qing saw that the old man had bodyguards with him, he was a big shot and she was willing to let Zhang Xian get acquainted with him.

Zhang Xian protested, "Qingqing, how could you?"

Zhu Qing turned her head, coldly asking, "What? When someone asks for your number, you won’t give it?"

Zhang Xian slapped his forehead, and stepped aside.

"Haha..." Seeing this, the old man laughed out loud, "Haha, never would have guessed, you’re a henpecked husband, interesting."

Zhu Qing, pleased at hearing this, quickly rattled off Zhang Xian’s number.

...

In a small residential area in Yantai city, inside a particular villa.

Zhu Yan sat on the couch, mindlessly watching television. Zhang Xian and them had gone out, and she felt super bored being alone at home with nothing good to watch on TV.

"Sigh, did my brother-in-law actually lie to me?"

Suddenly, Zhu Yan ran to the bathroom mirror, pouted her lips, touched her face covered by a gauze bandage, and muttered.

Now she didn’t feel any pain, just a bit of itchiness, and always wanted to scratch it with her hand. She had this habit before, she just couldn’t keep still.

"If it’s itchy, that means a scab has formed. I hope brother-in-law didn’t lie to me."

Zhu Yan touched it for a while, she had the urge to take off the bandage. But, she was afraid to scare herself, and even more afraid to scare others, so she finally resisted the urge.

"Click..."

Just then, the anti-theft door was pushed open, Zhang Xian, Liu Xiaowen, and Zhu Qing entered.

Zhu Yan’s face lit up, she ran to the living room and said, "Mom, sister, brother-in-law, you’re back! I’m so hungry, I want to eat."

"This..." Liu Xiaowen looked at Zhang Xian and asked, "Can Yan Yan eat now?"

"Do you feel itchy?" Zhang Xian looked at Zhu Yan, who nodded, and then smiled, "If it feels itchy, then there’s no problem. This shows your face has almost recovered, just waiting for the scabs to come off."

Zhu Yan jumped up in joy. "Yeah, I can finally eat. I haven’t eaten in two days, my mouth feels like a bird’s nest."

Zhang Xian gave an exasperated look. Zhu Qing was quite rough, and it seems her sister was no different! These two girls, did they not only look the same, but also have the same temper? Could the two of them be considered one person?

"It’s good that you can eat, I’ll prepare the food now." Liu Xiaowen smiled, turned around and walked into the kitchen.

Regardless of her daughter’s recovery, every time Zhang Xian came over, she, as the hostess, ought to treat him well, right? So, she had to prepare early and make an abundant lunch.

"Bang bang bang..."

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking sound from outside.

Then, a furious shout came from outside, "Damn it, where’s everyone? Get out here."

"Who is that?" Zhu Qing wanted to open the door.

Zhang Xian held Zhu Qing back, smiling, "Let me do it! I have a feeling, the person outside doesn’t seem to have the best intentions."

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