A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 581 Treat

"Luckily we missed it." Tang Gun suddenly seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"What do you mean?" Ma Sanpao asked.

"What do you mean?" Tang Gun suddenly seemed like a different person, and said in a serious tone, "You two listen up, you're not allowed to peep at Ah Hong taking a bath anymore."

"Why?" Yuan Qiu and Ma Sanpao asked, puzzled.

Immediately, Yuan Qiu realized what was happening, pointed at Tang Gun, and said with a sly smile, "You bastard, you wouldn't actually have taken a liking to her, would you?"

Hearing this, Tang Gun retorted, "Mind your own business! Just don't peep anymore. If I find out, I'll get mad at any of you who tries to peep at Ah Hong while she's taking a bath, you hear me?"

"Alright, fine, I won't watch it then. What's the big deal?" Yuan Qiu said.

"You little brat, you were the one who insisted we come with you to peek, and now you're the one forbidding us from peeking. How boring," Ma Sanpao said.

“Things are different now,” Tang Gun said. “Anyway, you two are not allowed to peep at Ah Hong taking a bath anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiu and Ma Sanpao exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Alright, we won't come again."

Speaking of this woman named Ah Hong, Chao Bufan knew her too. She was younger than all of them. Her father had died early, and she and her mother depended on each other for survival. She was the most beautiful woman in Da Gu Village, with both a pretty face and a great figure, and was quite famous in the village. Strangely enough, these four hot-blooded young men usually acted recklessly and fearlessly, and many women in the village had suffered at their hands. But they dared not do anything to Ah Hong, as if they were terrified of her. It was truly a strange thing.

"Sigh!" Yuan Qiu sighed and said, "Since Ah Hong is no longer here to watch, let's go watch Widow Zhang bathe at the village entrance from now on!"

Not far away, Chao Bufan stood with his arms crossed in front of his chest, smiling as he looked at Yuan Qiu and the other two.

"cough!"

Chao Bufan slightly clenched his right fist and coughed lightly, placing it near his mouth.

"Who?"

Yuan Qiu and the others were startled and exclaimed in unison, but when they saw the extraordinary true face of Mount Lu, they were surprised again.

"You are……"

Yuan Qiu seemed unable to believe his eyes. He exclaimed in surprise, then shouted "Ah!" and rushed to Chao Bufan, hugging him tightly. He said excitedly, "Tian Yue!"

"Ah, it's Tianyue."

Ma Sanpao and Tang Gun reacted and were overjoyed, rushing forward to hug each other.

"You're not dead, kid!" Tang Gun punched Chao Bufan, his face full of excitement.

"You bastard, you're the one who's dead!" Chao Bufan said irritably.

Ma Sanpao said, "You brat, since you're not dead, where have you been all this time?"

"I've gone on a long trip," Chao Bufan said casually.

"Did you really go on a long trip?" Tang Gun raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on his face. "You little rascal, you didn't go off somewhere to have some fun and are reluctant to come back, did you?"

Chao Bufan didn't bother with them. After all, none of these three guys were serious. But then again, it seemed that he used to be no different from them. He asked with a smile, "Tang Gun, which girl are you guys messing with this time?"

“Don’t even mention it,” Yuan Qiu said. “That girl actually took a fancy to Ah Hong.”

"Get lost," Tang Gun glared at Yuan Qiu and said, "So what if I've taken a liking to her?"

"It's nothing," Yuan Qiu shrugged. "I just didn't expect that you, Young Master Tang, would ever have a moment of repentance. That's rare!"

"roll!"

"Alright," Chao Bufan said with a smile, "How have you guys been lately?"

"Can it get better?" Tang Gun said dejectedly. "In the past few months, I don't know what's wrong with the village. The villagers have left or scattered, and there are hardly any people left!"

Ma Sanpao said, "Da Gucun is almost becoming a truly isolated village now."

"What happened?" Chao Bufan asked.

Yuan Qiu said, "Isn't it all because of your father..."

Ma Sanpao quickly nudged Yuan Qiu, who then realized his mistake and stopped talking.

"Sigh," Chao Bufan sighed, "I never imagined that my father's death would bring such great misfortune to the village."

“Actually, you can’t blame your father for this,” Tang Gun said. “You can blame that Moon God. I don’t know what kind of sorcery he used, but most of the villagers actually believed his nonsense, so…”

Chao Bufan nodded, then asked, "Why didn't you leave with them?"

“Us?” Ma Sanpao said, “Don’t joke around. Where can we go? I’ve heard that ever since the Moon Goddess became the leader of the martial arts alliance, the outside world has been chaotic. If we go out, we might just die. It’s better to stay in the village and live a carefree life! No one will care about us, and we can do whatever we want.”

“Exactly,” Yuan Qiu replied.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the alley entrance. The four turned around and saw Ah Hong holding a basin of bathwater, staring at Chao Bufan and the others with a wary expression.

“Ah Hong,” Tang Gun quickly chuckled, “we didn’t do anything, we were just passing by.”

Just then, Tang Gun was still holding the red cloth in his hand. Ah Hong saw it, her face immediately turned red, and she angrily said, "Oh, I knew it! My... how did it go missing? It was you..."

As he spoke, a basin of bathwater was splashed onto Tang Gun. Tang Gun didn't react in time and was immediately soaked.

"Confused!"

Ah Hong roared, which made Tang Gun and the others tremble. They all ran away as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Chao Bufan showed no sign of fleeing; instead, he stood there with a half-smile on his face. Ah Hong, seeing this, angrily said, "Why aren't you leaving? Do you want me to do it myself?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly, then turned around and left unhurriedly.

"Hey, why don't you run? You scared us to death!" Yuan Qiu said to Chao Bufan, who was walking towards them.

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "I didn't do anything, why should I run away?"

"She didn't beat you up?" Ma Sanpao asked in surprise.

"Why did she hit me?" Chao Bufan retorted. "You guys, don't do such despicable things again. She's still a virgin. How can she face people after what you've done?"

“Exactly,” Tang Gun didn’t think it was shameful to have someone splash bathwater on you, “I’m even hoping she’ll be my wife someday!”

“You really have your eye on her,” Yuan Qiu said. “It’s a good thing I gave you the things, otherwise I would be the one getting bathed.”

They've done this kind of thing so many times that it's nothing new to them.

"Alright," Chao Bufan smiled slightly, "Let's go for a drink, it's on me tonight."