Five people, fueled by alcohol, surrounded Chen Shumming.
One by one, their faces wore expressions of mockery.
"Brothers, we've got some fun today!"
"Indeed!"
"How do you plan to have fun?"
"What's there to say? We'll just grind him into the dirt!"
"Haha, I think so too!"
"My friends, what are we waiting for? Let's strike!"
"He's just a beggar with no kin or friends anyway!"
"You're so right, let's just beat him up!"
"Come on, come on..."
Two of the five people stepped forward and lifted Chen Shumming.
Chen Shumming wanted to resist, but his body wouldn't obey. He could only accept his fate.
With two people holding him, the other three took turns throwing punches.
With considerable force.
Thump, thump, thump…
They treated Chen Shumming like a punching bag, and they were not gentle at all!
The more they hit, the more excited these people became, striking with all their might.
"Hit him, hit him..."
"Beat him soundly!"
Thus, after another barrage of blows,
Chen Shumming never expected to suffer such a fate.
Unable to resist, he simply let his head hang, remaining silent.
These people continued to hit him.
"This bastard isn't even groaning, has he gone mute!"
"Probably!"
"Maybe he's a mute?"
"Who cares, let's just beat him up first!"
"You're right!"
These people punched and kicked him ferociously again, treating Chen Shumming as a sandbag.
After being brutally tormented, Chen Shumming was thrown to the side of the road.
The drunken men, having vented their frustrations, walked away briskly.
One by one, they looked exceedingly pleased with themselves.
"Haha, that felt great!"
"Yeah, I love the feeling of hitting people!"
"So damn exhilarating, and we beat up a mute who couldn't even cry out!"
"Who's to say otherwise!"
"Let's go, we're in a good mood today, let's have another drink!"
"No problem!"
They left.
As for Chen Shumming, he was left in a corner of the street, curled up in a ball.
Most people who walked by showed expressions of disdain.
They all avoided him.
After a while, Chen Fan happened to drive by.
He inadvertently caught sight of Chen Shumming.
Chen Fan recognized Chen Shumming at a glance.
Is that him?!
Immediately, Chen Fan reversed and parked his car not far from Chen Shumming.
Upon approaching, he confirmed it instantly.
It was indeed Chen Shumming!
Chen Fan saw that Chen Shumming was seriously injured and felt a bit confused as to why he would sustain such severe injuries out of nowhere.
He then got out of the car, took out three silver needles, and precisely pricked them into Chen Shumming's acupoints.
After a while, a hint of life returned to Chen Shumming's face.
Chen Fan then took Chen Shumming's pulse and detected that the vital energy within his body was extremely chaotic. He then used his internal energy to guide and smooth it.
In a moment, Chen Shumming's disordered internal energy was straightened out, and his complexion gradually began to recover.
After some time, Chen Shumming finally opened his heavy eyes. Upon seeing Chen Fan, a look of excitement appeared in his eyes, "Young... Young Master, it's you..."
"I'm sorry, I've disgraced you!"
Chen Fan heard this and immediately said, "How did you get so seriously injured? If you hadn't met me, you would probably have died here today!"
Subsequently, Chen Shumming told Chen Fan everything that had happened.
It turned out it was because of Chen Hong, because of the Chen clan members…
So, Chen Shumming had acted as a shield for his safety?