Chapter 83: Astonished, Mouth Agape

Seeing Tiezi’s fierce momentum, the people of Great Valley Village whistled and howled from below. In contrast, the people of Lotus Village watched anxiously, their mouths slightly open and hands clenched, fearing for Gu Xiaoyao above.

“Village chief, perhaps we should admit defeat. If something happens to Chengjin’s wife here, how will we explain it to him?”
“Yes, it wasn’t easy for Chengjin to marry her. If anything happens, we’ll be guilty.”
The villagers standing beside the chief lowered their voices, feeling that things couldn’t go on like this.

“You’re right. We can’t let Chengjin’s wife get hurt…”
Village Chief Chu Lao stretched out his wrinkled hand, intent on stopping the contest.

Meanwhile, on the stage, Gu Xiaoyao saw her opponent charging with disdain. She spun around and kicked. Tiezi, seeing her move, curled his lip contemptuously, not taking her seriously. He raised his arm to block, but as her leg struck, his eyes widened. Before he could shout, his whole body flew off the stage.

A dull thud sounded as he landed, dust rising from the ground. It had rained a few days ago, the soil was loose, and he found himself stuck in a mud pit.

The cheers of Great Valley Village died abruptly, as if someone had cut their throats. They stared wide-eyed at Tiezi lying in the dirt, gasping deeply.

They couldn’t believe their eyes—Tiezi, so robust, had been kicked off the stage by a woman. Impossible.

“Tiezi, what happened? Did your legs give out?”
“Did you drink before going up? Didn’t we tell you not to drink?”
The people of Great Valley Village refused to believe Tiezi had been defeated by Gu Xiaoyao.

Gu Xiaoyao withdrew her leg, looking down at Tiezi. Seeing his face twisted in shame and anger, she curled her lips.

“To be honest, you’re simply too weak.”

Her scorn stung Tiezi; clutching his chest, coughing, he struggled to his feet, glaring at Gu Xiaoyao.

“Don’t get cocky. I only lost because I underestimated you. Just wait, you’ll be crying soon enough.”

He refused to admit he’d been beaten by a woman, insisting he'd simply been careless.

The mood in Lotus Village swung wildly, their anxious expressions seemed fixed in place.

“Did we just win a round?”
Someone asked Chief Chu Lao as if sleepwalking, wondering if they’d seen it wrong.

Dahua, however, found nothing surprising in the victory. She screamed, waving her arms fiercely to cheer for Gu Xiaoyao.

“Sister-in-law, go! Knock down every one of those Great Valley villagers!”
“You can do it, I believe in you!”
Dahua shrieked with such fervor that those around her felt their blood boil.

Regardless of what happened next, victory now was worth celebrating. For a moment, Lotus Village’s cheers drowned out Great Valley Village’s.

“Heh, who would’ve thought a woman could be so formidable. You, get up there.”
Tang Zhong’s face was dark as he sat on the bench, waving for the next contestant.

It didn’t matter—they still had five rounds. If they won three, Great Valley Village could claim the land from Lotus Village.

The coming matches were dominated by Gu Xiaoyao, who ruthlessly defeated every challenger. The second contestant was wary, but still no match for her.

Their strikes aimed to subdue, but Gu Xiaoyao fought to defeat, her blows powerful and decisive.

One by one, the contestants from Great Valley Village were kicked off the stage like gourds strung on a vine.