Chapter 1034: Pouncing

That’s right, it’s not one woman, but a group of women.

These women ranged from gray-haired old ladies to young children, all of them looking at them like wolves eyeing meat, their eyes practically glowing green.

A middle-aged woman happily asked them, "Are you the students who passed the Prefecture Examination at the end of the village?"

She then made a puzzled sound, frowned, and said, "Why are there six of you? Weren’t there only three who passed? Which three of you are the students? Step out and let us take a look."

Before Gu Jin’an and the others could speak, another woman pointed at Gu Jin’an and said, "You, you must be the top scorer Gu Jin’an!"

As she spoke, she tightly grabbed a young girl next to her, looking ready to pounce with the girl as soon as Gu Jin’an acknowledged it.

Gu Jin’an: "..."

No, I’m not. You’ve got the wrong person.

An elderly woman said, "What’s the need to ask? I heard First Place Gu looks like an immortal, and he’s so handsome, he must be Gu Jin’an. Oh dear, our night wasn’t wasted, we’ve really caught the top scorer here."

So you’ve been waiting here all night, you really are determined.

The young girls hearing this all looked at Gu Jin’an, each holding colorful handkerchiefs, their blush-covered cheeks shyly turned towards him.

A bold, plump girl even gave him a flirtatious wink, calling softly, "Brother Gu~"

Gu Jin’an: "..."

The breakfast he just had suddenly lost its flavor, making him feel nauseous.

Brother Cheng was also frightened, but he quickly stood in front of his brother and whispered, "Big brother, don’t be afraid. If they dare to pounce, I’ll help you fend them off. I won’t let them knock you down and get intimate, making babies with you."

These girls were undoubtedly from the surrounding villages, and some had attractive looks, but they were dressed so frighteningly that he didn’t want a sister-in-law with a face covered in an entire box of rouge.

Gu Jin’an, feeling protected by his little brother, thought he ought to be touched, but hearing these words left him speechless. Where did this kid learn such bold words—"knocked down," "intimate," "making babies"? What does a little brat like him know?

Gu Qingliang and Gu Qingtian also blocked the three students and whispered, "You guys run first; we’ll hold them off."

Gu Jin’an shook his head, "It’s too late."

And if they ran, what about the two of them?

Gu Qingliang and Gu Qingtian were also at the age to marry. With the family’s workshop dividends, they were desirable golden son-in-law candidates in the surrounding villages. If these girls managed to pounce on them, he was sure their families would cause a scene until they married into their family.

Then they’d start fighting over property and grabbing Silver. Just thinking about it made Gu Jin’an want to shed a tear for them.

"So what do we do?" Gu Qingliang asked.

Before Gu Jin’an could answer, a woman, growing impatient, asked, "Master top scorer, I heard you’re not married yet? What a coincidence..."

Before she could finish, an eager woman dragged her daughter over, "Tao Ya, quick, run into Gu Jin’an’s arms and hold onto him; he’s yours. If he dares not marry you, our entire family will die for him to see!"

But the woman pushed her too hard, directly sending Hu Taoya face-first into the ground, eating dirt.

Gu Jin’an clicked his tongue; if he wasn’t mistaken, there was a live worm in the dirt.

The other women, realizing what happened, immediately pulled their daughters forward, shouting, "Master top scorer is my daughter’s, none of you take him!"

"Hurry, Furong, pounce!"

"Xiao Xiang, you log, why are you standing there? Hurry and pounce!" Xu Xiaoxiang’s mother shouted at her daughter, using dirty tricks by pushing Liang Furong down.

Xu Xiaoxiang hurriedly ran towards Gu Jin’an, and the other girls followed suit.

Liang Furong and Hu Taoya, having fallen behind, glanced at Gu Qingtian and the others before deciding to pounce on the most handsome one, Qi Kangming.

Word had it that there were three students, so if they couldn’t get Gu Jin’an, they’d pounce on one of the students to take as a husband, and preferably a good-looking one.

Gu Jin’an, watching the group of girls charging like mad bulls, was quite annoyed, but he didn’t hesitate to quickly and accurately throw round iron pieces.

Bang, bang, bang!

The iron pieces hit the girls’ knees, and the three in the lead fell immediately.

Upon seeing this, Qi Kangming and the others quickly took out the iron pieces hanging from their waist pouches and threw them at the incoming girls. After a few bangs, more girls fell.

Brother Cheng rushed out and quickly took down the women with a few moves, only stopping two grandmotherly figures and saying, "Ladies, please don’t charge, or you’ll suffer."

The iron pieces were specially made by Grandpa Qin under the orders of the Second Sister, each with four sharp tips, and they hurt when they hit.

The two Old Devout Women were initially scared seeing all the people laid out, but seeing Brother Cheng not daring to hit them, they grew arrogant and shouted, "Oh dear, come quickly, Master top scorer is hitting people!"

Then they threatened, "You’d better let us through and let my granddaughter get near First Place Gu, or we’ll spread rumors in the ten miles and eight villages that First Place Gu molested my granddaughter and wanted to force himself on her!"

Brother Cheng was stunned, "How can you slander people? My brother never even touched your granddaughter!"

Besides, his brother was very particular. With her looks, behavior, and demeanor, his brother would rather become a monk than marry her.

The old woman’s eyes lit up, staring at him, "What did you say? Big brother? You’re the brother of First Place Gu? Oh dear, Qiao’er, Qiao’er, come quick, hug him!"

This woman’s in-laws were named Niu, known as Mrs. Niu, a notorious scoundrel of Baihe Town. This time, she brought two granddaughters, trying to ensnare the Gu Family Brothers all at once.

The youngest girl, called Qiao’er, hearing this, immediately ran toward Brother Cheng, only to be knocked down by an iron piece thrown by Gu Jin’an.

Gu Jin’an, trained in martial arts for years, threw well-designed sharp iron pieces, swelling Qiao’er’s knee as she lay on the ground crying, "Boo-hoo-hoo, grandma, he hit me, he hit me, it hurts so much, boo-hoo-hoo..."

The old woman, seeing this, immediately started spitting curses, "A top scorer hitting people, oh God, how could you let such a vicious person become a top scorer?!"

With that, she sat on the ground, beginning to wail.

Gu Jin’an didn’t show any mercy. If it was just him being set up, it was one thing, but if they dared to involve Brother Cheng, he wouldn’t pity them.

He sneered and said, "I advise you to behave. If you dare make a scene again, this won’t be settled privately; you’ll be taken to see the authorities."

He let these people come forward without running away, just to gather evidence, aiming for a definitive resolution.

Mrs. Niu, hearing this, fumed, "What did you say? You want to take us to see the authorities? On what grounds?!"