Chapter 1190: Chapter 1186: Entering the Village with Cheng Dagang (Part 1)

"I know, you still..." Mu Shuangshuang pointed at her own mouth!

Obviously, she was accusing Lu Yuanfeng of what he’d just done. Lu Yuanfeng chuckled.

He lightly tapped Mu Shuangshuang on the head. "From now on you’re not allowed to make decisions on your own, and when you go out you’re not allowed to leave my line of sight!"

Mu Shuangshuang pouted and rolled her eyes at Lu Yuanfeng.

"And what if I can’t do that?"

"If you can’t, you’ll be punished!" As he spoke, Lu Yuanfeng stared at Mu Shuangshuang dotingly. "Punished the same way as just now!"

Mu Shuangshuang’s face turned red. She turned her head away, using action to show Lu Yuanfeng that she was mad!

Lu Yuanfeng grinned broadly beside her. "Either way, you’re my wife. Sooner or later you’ll be entering my household!"

"Hmph! We’ll talk about it when the time comes!" With that, Mu Shuangshuang hurriedly ran toward the woods.

When Mu Shuangshuang left, she’d seen Cheng Dagang drilling Xing Beichen. She wondered how things were going now!

As his friend, she still ought to go check on him.

If he’d been beaten to death, then she’d give him a good "grand burial"!

The two of them went to where they’d been before and found Xing Beichen lying on the ground, barely breathing.

Cheng Dagang was sitting on a tree stump beside him, looking utterly exasperated.

"What’s wrong with you, you little brat, how are you this flimsy? Back then your old man in my hands could at least go a few rounds. But you, you little brat, can’t even last five moves, ai..."

"Tell me, what have you been doing all day? Just eating, or just playing around?"

"I..." Xing Beichen had just uttered one word when Cheng Dagang scolded him again.

"’I’ what, still trying to argue?"

"You..." Xing Beichen opened his mouth again.

Only to be interrupted by Cheng Dagang once more.

"’You’ what, you mean you’re not convinced?"

Xing Beichen was being bullied so miserably that he looked pitiful. He cast a pleading look at Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

Seeing how pitiful he was, Lu Yuanfeng spoke up for him.

"Elder, Beichen isn’t that kind of person! His foundation actually isn’t bad. If he hadn’t burned up so much strength in the village earlier, he might’ve been able to take a few more of your moves!" he said.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded along. "Exactly, Elder, don’t forget how old you are now, and how old Beichen is!

Your real combat experience is rich; it’s normal that Beichen can’t compare to you! Besides, if you really think he’s too weak, you could spend some time teaching him and Fengzi some skills."

Mu Shuangshuang’s words were instantly echoed by Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen.

"Yeah, Elder, you can teach us martial arts. Once we’ve got some real skills, then when we fight you again, we won’t be such a disgrace!" Xing Beichen climbed up from the ground and quickly came to stand in front of Cheng Dagang.

"Hmph, you wish!" Cheng Dagang refused outright!

After that he said, "It’s getting late. Those of you who need to enter the city, enter the city; those who need to go home, go home!"

Cheng Dagang was dying to go home and eat dinner. That roast chicken just now had perfectly hooked out the greedy worms in his belly!

"Ah? Elder, didn’t you say you’d take me to meet people from the Xing Family Army? I haven’t even asked their opinion yet."

After speaking, Xing Beichen remembered that the people in front of him were all village heads of Blacksmith Village.

"Right, Elder, I heard from an old granny inside that you’re the village head of this Blacksmith Village.

Since that’s the case, why don’t you just give me an answer! Whether it works or not, either way! So I can put that idea to rest and head to the Northwest with peace of mind!"

Cheng Dagang flicked his hand. "You’ll have to ask the folks inside about that. I may be the village head, but I don’t manage anything!"

Not a single word out of Cheng Dagang’s mouth to Xing Beichen was true.

Clearly, earlier he’d told Mu Shuangshuang that those people wouldn’t contribute their strength for a court like this.

But Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t very well tell Xing Beichen that. After all, this matter concerned him more closely than anyone.

After hearing Cheng Dagang’s words, Xing Beichen frowned and was silent for a long time before speaking. "Then I’ll go into the village with you, Elder, and ask the villagers myself!"

Cheng Dagang had just been about to refuse when Mu Shuangshuang spoke up. "It’s getting late. I’ll go in with you, and I’ll also make dinner for you all while I’m at it!"

As soon as she mentioned dinner, Cheng Dagang’s eyes lit up.

He stared at Mu Shuangshuang and couldn’t help thinking of that roast chicken from earlier.

"Then what are we waiting for, let’s hurry up and go!"

The four of them stepped into Blacksmith Village once again. Maybe it was because of the little episode that afternoon.

Entering the village again, Lu Yuanfeng felt the atmosphere was completely different from before.

The doors that had been shut were all open now. Some people had even come out of their yards and greeted them of their own accord.

Of course, most of the greetings were directed at Cheng Dagang.

Chen Dagang casually grabbed a man and said, "After dinner, come to my house, I’ve got something to announce!"

The villager nodded and immediately spread the word, passing along Cheng Dagang’s original message.

Mu Shuangshuang was stunned. The execution in this village was no joke. As expected of people who came out of the army.

Even after so many years, they still followed the rules to a T.

"Alright, you two stop gawking. Everyone will be at my house later!

Girl, hurry over to my place and make dinner. Remember, don’t let my wife touch the spatula or the knife!

The dishes that woman makes couldn’t be eaten by a single living soul!"

After saying that, he pointed in the direction of his house, looking impatient.

Mu Shuangshuang helplessly shrugged, but could only quicken her pace.

Lu Yuanfeng stayed at her side and stopped when they reached Cheng Dagang’s home.

"Shuangshuang, this is the place!"

Luckily Blacksmith Village wasn’t a big village. If it were some other large village, walking from one end to the other would probably take quite a bit of time!

Mu Shuangshuang rolled up her sleeves, first giving the house in front of her a once‑over before speaking.

"Elder, Elder Cheng asked me to come help you make dinner. Are you home?"

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t know how to address Cheng Dagang’s wife, so she could only call her "Elder" and wait for whoever was inside to respond.

Soon, Cheng Dagang’s wife—Mrs. Bai—came out.

She was the same granny from earlier who’d told Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen that the village head here was Cheng Dagang.

When Lu Yuanfeng saw her come out, he instantly had a feeling of sudden realization.

No wonder she’d helped him and spoken so bluntly.

Turns out she was Cheng Dagang’s wife.

"Come on in." Bai Shi opened the gate and welcomed Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng into the yard.

Then she led Mu Shuangshuang into the kitchen.

Mu Shuangshuang just needed one glance at the stove to conclude that this was not a household where people cooked often.

"Granny, do you have a vegetable garden? And things like meat and fish—do you have those too?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

"Oh that, wait a bit, I’ll go ask out front. If they have some, I’ll bring it back!"

Mrs. Bai’s words made Mu Shuangshuang’s back go stiff.

She was going to see if the neighbors had any and then bring it over?

This operation was a bit too slick!

Under Mu Shuangshuang’s puzzled gaze, Mrs. Bai not only brought back everything she’d asked for, but also some seasonings for stir‑frying. Mu Shuangshuang was instantly dumbfounded.