Chapter 69: The Battle

It had been a while since Song Jingchen stayed in his room without roaming around on his wheelchair.

He couldn’t seem to focus on the book in his hand.

He noticed a blue cloth package on top of a box in the corner.

Song Jingchen took it out.

“Big Brother, what’s this? You’ve been looking at it for a long time.” Brother Hao suddenly stuck his head out from behind Song Jingchen.

Song Jingchen, who was still struggling to open it, came back to his senses.

“Have you finished writing?” Song Jingchen asked indifferently.

Brother Hao cringed. “I just came out for a break. I’ll continue writing right away.”

Brother Hao ran out quickly, cursing in his heart. He didn’t know what was wrong with his big brother today.

He actually wanted him and Sister Huan to write 500 words. Usually, the two of them only needed to write 100 words.

He suddenly missed studying with her sister-in-law.

At this moment, Shen Yijia had already gotten a queue number. Because it was still early, not many people went on stage. Soon, it was her turn.

Bruiser had known this place for a long time, but this was the first time he had really come here. Seeing that the people fighting on the stage were all stronger than bulls, he was nervous and regretted bringing Shen Yijia along.

Seeing that Shen Yijia was about to go up, Bruiser couldn’t help but grab her sleeve. When he met Shen Yijia’s gaze, he gulped and said, “Boss, why don’t we go back?”

Shen Yijia looked at him as if he was an idiot and reminded him, “Remember to bet on my victory.” With that, she walked onto the stage without looking back.

As soon as Shen Yijia got on the stage, the noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

Shen Yijia was simply too pet.i.te. Compared to the burly man opposite her, he looked like a child who had yet to grow up. Her arms and legs were so thin that the audience wondered if Shen Yijia could withstand a single move from him.

These people were here to watch the excitement. They had never been interested in such a straightforward compet.i.tion.

After a moment of silence, they started chatting again. “Who is this? He dares to fight in that state? He must be tired of living.”

“Haha, that’s right. Isn’t his opponent the second kid from the Lin family?”

“No, that’s someone different. That kid is just here to warm up and have fun.”

“I don’t think I saw him come by today.”

“After being beaten up like that yesterday, he’d have to crawl in here on all fours.”

“Haha…”

The people below were busy gossiping, but Shen Yijia acted as if she did not hear them. She looked at the burly man opposite her expressionlessly.

The burly man wanted to mock Shen Yijia when he heard the words of the people below, but at this moment, he turned numb from Shen Yijia’s stare.

The betting process resumed. Almost everyone was betting that the burly man would win. Bruiser’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. He found Shen Yijia’s fake name and placed a hundred taels on it.

Once again, everyone looked at him like he was a fool. Even the banker glanced at him. Bruiser wanted to cry.

The compet.i.tion on the stage began, but the people below were not interested. They gathered in groups of two or three and chatted.

Only Bruiser was extremely nervous. He stared at Shen Yijia on the stage without blinking.

The burly man cupped his fists. “If you don’t want to die, admit defeat as soon as possible. I won’t show mercy just because you’re handsome.”

With that, he rushed towards Shen Yijia.

Shen Yijia tilted her head. She understood. There was no need to show mercy.

Seeing that the burly man was about to reach her, Shen Yijia remained standing where she was.

The people below the stage seemed to be able to imagine Shen Yijia’s blood splattering across the stage. They didn’t feel any pity for her, instead, they gloated.

Shen Yijia, who was originally expressionless, suddenly grinned and stretched out her hand to block the burly man’s punch.

A look of surprise flashed across the burly man’s face, and he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. It was too late for him to retract his fist. He could only watch as Shen Yijia tilted her body. She grabbed his wrist after blocking his punch.

Shen Yijia moved in the blink of an eye. The burly man couldn’t even see her move, and he almost forgot to cry out in pain.

The clear sound of bones breaking could be heard. The audience was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. They were all shocked by this change.

The next moment, excited cheers erupted.

The burly man came back to his senses and tried to pull his arm back. However, he realized that his opponent was unbelievably strong. He could not pull his arm away from Shen Yijia at all.

He could only extend his other hand to grab Shen Yijia. However, Shen Yijia did not give him a chance to touch her. She pulled, causing the burly man to stagger a few steps forward. She twisted his wrist and did a flip over his head, landing behind him.

There was another crack, and the burly man’s entire arm was dislocated.

The burly man screamed in pain.

After yesterday’s experience, Shen Yijia did not dare to go home too late.

Bruiser, who was driving the carriage, was flushed and obviously still excited.

Shen Yijia was also very happy. She had fought five matches today. She lent Bruiser 100 taels of silver so he could bet on her, earning a total of 600 taels.

This was only because the odds of betting on her in the next two rounds had become extremely low. Otherwise, there would have been more.

Initially, they had to leave the arena earlier. However, someone was tailing them, and the two of them had to make many detours to shake off the stalker.

When they arrived at the village entrance, Shen Yijia generously gave Bruiser fifty taels before he got off the carriage, and drove the carriage home.

Unexpectedly, Song Jingchen was waiting at the door again.

Shen Yijia felt a little guilty. What she had done today seemed to be nothing serious.

Fortunately, she had no intention of going to that kind of place often. She’d already been followed after her first time there. She was not afraid, but she did not want to bring any danger to her family.

More importantly, she had made enough money to last them for a while.

When Shen Yijia told Bruiser about it, he thought it was a pity. However, Shen Yijia was not swayed.

After tying the horse to the crooked tree, Shen Yijia jumped off the carriage and walked to Song Jingchen. She pretended to be calm and joked, “Why are you waiting here again? What would you do if I didn’t come back?”

Song Jingchen looked at her fixedly, as if he wanted to see into Shen Yijia’s heart. After a long time, he asked, “Would you disappear?”

Shen Yijia expected Song Jingchen to coldly smack the back of her head again. She scratched her head. She wasn’t expecting this response.

She walked over and pushed the wheelchair. “Of course not. This is my home.”

“You said it yourself,” Song Jingchen said in a low voice.

His voice was so soft that Shen Yijia could not hear him clearly. She asked curiously, “What did you say?”

Unfortunately, Song Jingchen didn’t speak again.

After dinner, the family sat around the dining table. Shen Yijia took out three banknotes and placed them on the table with a mysterious expression.

Madam Li asked, “Sister Jia, where did you get so much money from?”

“I saved someone on the way to town today. This was a thank you gift,” Shen Yijia said.

She wanted to build a new house. She’d have to reveal this money sooner or later, so she’d thought of an excuse early on.

Since she had already “saved” An Dong and Bruiser, it wasn’t unexpected for her to “save” another person.

As for why she didn’t reveal all of the money she’d earned, she was afraid that it would arouse suspicion.

Song Jingchen glanced at Shen Yijia.

Shen Yijia coughed uncomfortably. “I think it’s fine to live in this house now, but it’s a little dangerous when it rains. Moreover, it’s going to be winter soon, so it’ll be too cold to live in. Sister Huan has grown up and needs her own room. We might as well build another house.”

Madam Li looked at Song Jingchen hesitantly. Shen Yijia was the one who earned this money. How could she use her daughter-in-law’s money to build a house? Wouldn’t she be taking advantage of her?

Shen Yijia also looked at Song Jingchen.

Song Jingchen was speechless.