Jiangcheng Night Market, Jiangnan Province.
Jiangcheng Night Market was a must-visit spot for locals and tourists alike.
It offered famous snacks from all over the country, as well as a bizarre array of miscellaneous goods.
Stalls selling second-hand items, old books, and even pet supplies could be found everywhere.
At this moment, Ye Ziqiu was crouching in front of a used book stall, flipping through a yellowed copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica.
She had a deep interest in such ancient medical masterpieces of Huaxia.
“Hey, beautiful.
The Compendium of Materia Medica in your hand was printed in 1984.
It’s practically extinct on the market.
Let me tell you, buying it is an absolute steal…”
The stall owner, Lin Jian, boasted about his wares while craning his neck to peek at Ye Ziqiu’s chest.
She was wearing a button-up plaid shirt today, so when she crouched down to read, Lin Jian had a clear view of the cleavage she inadvertently exposed.
Naturally, Ye Ziqiu was completely unaware that this shameless guy was getting an eyeful of her plunging neckline.
“How much?”
Ye Ziqiu didn’t look up.
She was thrilled to stumble upon a used book vendor while strolling through the night market and had already decided to buy this Compendium of Materia Medica.
At the same time, she was still picking out other books.
“One hundred and eighty.
No haggling.”
Lin Jian priced his goods according to the customer.
The beauty in front of him clearly wasn’t an ordinary person.
The Jade Pendant hanging on her chest alone was probably worth hundreds of thousands.
Combined with the exquisite watch on her wrist—even though he didn’t recognize the brand, he could tell a good watch from a cheap knockoff—Lin Jian concluded that this busty beauty was wealthy, or at least not strapped for cash.
“That’s so expensive.”
Ye Ziqiu had money, but that didn’t mean others could rip her off.
As she spoke, she raised her head to look at Lin Jian.
However, upon doing so, she froze.
Lin Jian’s eyes were fixed unblinkingly on her chest.
Moreover, blood was gushing out of his nostrils!
The guy was actually getting a nosebleed, and he didn’t even realize it himself.
“You…
shameless!”
Suddenly realizing what was happening, Ye Ziqiu flushed bright red with anger.
She threw the book down and turned to leave.
Lin Jian also felt a warm sensation in his nostrils.
When he absentmindedly wiped his nose, his hand came away covered in blood.
“Damn, I’m bleeding…” he muttered, tearing off two wads of toilet paper and stuffing them into his nostrils.
Naturally, he didn’t forget to keep staring at the departing beauty.
She was wearing high heels, visibly standing at least 1.7 meters tall.
Combined with her graceful, exquisite curves, Lin Jian clicked his tongue in admiration.
He had been running a stall at the night market for half a month, but this was the first time he had seen a beauty of this caliber.
“She’s basically a Little Fairy descended from the heavens.
I wonder which unworthy bastard will end up ruining a perfect catch like her…”
As he spoke, he prepared to retract his gaze.
But just then, he suddenly noticed a hand reaching into the beauty’s bag and slipping out her phone.
“Thief!” Acting on pure reflex, Lin Jian jumped up and shouted, “Catch the thief!
Hey, beautiful, the phone in your bag!”
WHOOSH!
Lin Jian’s Speed was incredibly fast.
Fortunately, the night market was crowded, and the beauty hadn’t made it more than a few meters away.
Covering the distance in a few quick strides, Lin Jian instantly grabbed the thief who was about to flee.
The thief was blatantly holding Ye Ziqiu’s iPhone.
“Punk, do you have a death wish?”
The thief’s other hand suddenly shoved forcefully toward Lin Jian’s chest.
However, the moment he raised his hand, Lin Jian’s free hand swiftly grabbed it and twisted it sharply downward.
“Ow, ow!
Let go, you fucking let go!” the thief cursed, refusing to yield.
Lin Jian simply grinned and applied a bit more pressure, causing the phone in the thief’s hand to drop to the ground.
“Beautiful, hurry up and pick it up to call the police.”
“Oh, right!
Okay, okay.”
By now, Ye Ziqiu was completely bewildered.
She had forgotten all about this hooligan’s nosebleed from earlier and picked up her phone to call the cops.
However, just as she unlocked her screen, she suddenly saw someone raising a brick behind Lin Jian.
“Ah…
watch out!”
Before she could finish her sentence, the brick smashed down.
Because the night market was so crowded, Lin Jian hadn’t noticed or heard the movement behind him.
As a result, the back of his head took the full force of the brick before Ye Ziqiu’s warning could even register.
SMASH!
Lin Jian instantly felt a wave of dizziness wash over his brain.
All color vanished from his vision, fading into pitch black, accompanied by a heavy, disorienting sensation.
Then, his body slumped uncontrollably to the ground.
“Run!”
The thief and his accomplice split up, squeezing into the crowd and vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Ye Ziqiu was terrified.
Watching the blood pouring out of Lin Jian’s head, she stood frozen like a statue, unable to move a muscle.
“Hurry and call the police, he’s badly hurt!”
“Yeah, call the police!
Dial 120 for an ambulance!”
The shouts of concerned citizens pulled Ye Ziqiu back to reality.
Trembling, she unlocked her phone and dialed the emergency line.
At the same time, she crouched down and pressed her hands against Lin Jian’s bleeding head.
The blood was hot, radiating warmth against her skin, but at this moment, Ye Ziqiu’s heart was icy cold.
She felt freezing, every hair on her body standing on end.
Right then, Lin Jian, who was sprawled on the ground, began to stir.
COUGH…
COUGH, COUGH!
He let out a few weak coughs before slowly propping himself up, forcefully turning his head to look for his attacker.
Naturally, he was furious.
A sneak attack from behind…
As an expert of the Martial World, he had completely humiliated himself this time.
But then, he suddenly realized a small hand was pressing against the back of his head.
When he reached up to touch his head, he grasped that warm, soft, slender little hand!
His eyes lit up, and the beauty’s face instantly came into clear focus.
“Oh man, I’m so dizzy…” he groaned, closing his eyes and deliberately letting his head slump downward.
Sure enough, as soon as he let his weight drop, the beauty supported his head with her hands.
Lin Jian secretly rejoiced.
Having a beauty cradle his head like this made taking a brick to the skull completely worth it.
“You…
just hold on a little longer!
The ambulance is almost here.
Stay with me, please don’t scare me!”
Ye Ziqiu was on the verge of tears.
The man had woken up only to pass out again, and her hands and arms were now entirely covered in blood.
“What?
You called an ambulance?
No need, no need!”
Hearing that an ambulance was coming, Lin Jian abruptly sat right back up!
Even though he had been pretending to faint with his eyes closed just a second ago, the mention of a hospital trip prompted him to spring upright.
Cupping his head, he quickly said, “I’m fine, I’m perfectly fine.
If I get hauled away by an ambulance, I’d be laughed to death.”
As he spoke, he stood up and waved dismissively at the crowd.
“Everything’s fine now.
Go about your business, everyone.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, his expression blanked, and he subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
At that very moment, he suddenly realized that every tiny sound in the vicinity was filtering into his ears.
He could perceive every movement of everyone within a radius of several dozen meters.
He could even sense the anxious expression of the gorgeous beauty behind him.