Chapter 006 - Perfect Shot!
Li Yuan had barely stepped into the house when Yan Yu dragged over a long bench and used it to block the door. She sat down on it, her back pressed against the door, her face brimming with anxiety.
“Li Yuan, why is Qian San after you?”
“He’s probably got his eye on my provisional hunting permit.”
“Aren’t those issued by the government? How dare they try to steal it?”
“It doesn’t have my name on it. Normally, the constables keep an eye on things and they stay in line, more or less. But these days, the authorities don’t bother with stuff like this.”
“What are we going to do...what are we going to do?” Yan Yu muttered, wringing her hands. “What if we ask Uncle Wang next door, and maybe a few other men. If you all band together, Qian San won’t dare to make a move.”
“A few other men? Besides Uncle Wang, who else would be willing to help?”
“Monk Pan...” Yan Yu blurted out.
Li Yuan thought for a moment, then shook his head. “Putting together a small crew and dragging other people into this, even with family involved, isn’t a good idea.
“Besides, Uncle Wang might be strong, but he's just a mild-mannered, honest man. And Monk Pan has nothing to do with me at all. If the three of us teamed up, we’d be a ragtag bunch, hardly better than me going it alone."
Yan Yu tried to say more, but Li Yuan sat down beside her, slipped his right arm around her back, and lightly hooked her soft shoulder. In a low voice, he assured, “Leave the trouble outside to me. Don’t worry about it.”
“How can you handle it?”