Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Bang!"

Mother Zhao Da'e fell on the ridge of the field, her trouser legs covered in mud.

"mother!"

Liu Bei hurriedly jumped ashore and ran over to help her up. "Mom, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, but something terrible has happened at home!"

"Mother, don't worry, tell me slowly. What exactly happened at home?"

"How can I not be anxious? Bao'er and Niannian are both missing!"

"What's going on? Explain in more detail!" Liu Bei's expression changed drastically.

"In the morning, Chunyan, Wanqiu, Yuehe, and I went to the fields to plow, leaving Panpan at home to look after her younger siblings. When Panpan returned with the water, she found herself all alone in the house..."

"Both of the little ones are gone?" Liu Bei's pupils contracted sharply.

"Yes! We searched the whole village! But we couldn't find him!" Zhao Da'e cried, sobbing uncontrollably. "Then I ran into Aunt Cai... She said she saw a man with a missing arm, carrying two children, walking south out of the village."

"A man with a missing arm?"

"Could it be that guy?"

Liu Bei suddenly remembered what happened at the brick kiln on the night of his rebirth.

When he went to rescue Su Yuehe, he broke the arm of one of the hooligans inside.

After that, I thought the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, that bastard actually dared to kidnap his own daughter and son.

It seems that to truly eliminate problems, one must nip them in the bud.

Otherwise, the consequences will be dire!

"Liu Bei!!!"

Just then, Panpan caught up with them.

His hair was disheveled, and one of his shoes had fallen off; he was barefoot on the edge of the field.

Her face was covered in tears, and her voice was hoarse from crying.

"My younger brother and sister are missing... All three mothers have gone to look for them, what are you standing there for? Go look for them now!!!"

Panpan looked up at Liu Bei, her eyes filled with anxiety and anger.

"Okay! I'll go! I'm going right now!"

Liu Bei's voice was choked with emotion.

He crouched down, placing one hand on Panpan's head. "Don't worry, I will definitely find your little brother and sister. You, Grandma, and your three mothers can stay home and wait patiently."

After saying that, Liu Bei looked at his mother, Zhao Da'e, and said, "Mother, keep an eye on the fish!"

"Hey, go to the village and find your dad and mom. Ask them to come help us take the fish to town to sell. After we sell them, we'll split the profits 50/50!"

"Brother Bei, I'll stick with you—"

"obedient!"

Fan Ha'er opened his mouth, but swallowed his words back.

He could tell that Brother Bei's eyes were even fiercer now than when he was killing wild boars on the mountain.

"Mother, I'm going!"

After saying that, Liu Bei took off running.

He ran extremely fast, rushing into his house in less than five minutes.

But the yard was empty.

Zhao Chunyan squatted on the threshold, her hands tucked into her hair. Lin Wanqiu stood in the middle of the courtyard, her face pale. Su Yuehe huddled against the corner of the wall, her lips deathly white, at a loss for what to do.

At that very moment, a black dot appeared in Liu Bei's field of vision.

Red represents prey.

Purple represents wealth.

This is the first time black has appeared, so what does it represent?

Is something bad about to happen?

Liu Bei didn't have time to think about it carefully.

Every second wasted

Two children mean one more danger.

Time waits for no one; he needed to go and see as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, I'll go find it right away."

After leaving those words, Liu Bei turned and ran outside.

"Wait!" Zhao Chunyan suddenly stood up, her voice hoarse. "Where are you going to find someone?"

"Southward."

"The south is so big, where are you going to look?"

"No matter how big the problem is, we still have to find someone. You all stay home and wait for me to come back!"

Liu Bei rushed out of the courtyard without looking back and ran desperately along the path south of the village.

Before long, the road became narrower and narrower, the population dwindled, and there were more and more pebbles on the ground, making each step a painful struggle for the feet.

But he didn't care whether his feet hurt or not.

In his past life, because of his mistake, the most tragic of his three children was his youngest daughter, who entered the red-light district, contracted an incurable disease, and died.

The eldest daughter had a psychological trauma related to marriage since childhood and never married.

The younger son was even more rebellious, hanging out with gangsters, and eventually had his leg broken, and married a disabled woman.

In this rebirth, he absolutely cannot let the tragedy repeat itself.

"Niannian, Bao'er, don't be afraid! Daddy's coming to save you! Just hold on a little longer! You have to wait for Daddy! You have to!"

Liu Bei ran frantically, climbing over a low slope, wading through a shallow ditch, and crossing two wastelands.

After running for five miles in one go, he appeared in front of a dilapidated temple.

The temple was small, and most of the roof tiles had collapsed.

The door was two rotten wooden doors with a rusty old-fashioned brass lock hanging on them.

"Mother~ I want my mother~"

Suddenly, the sound of a child crying came from inside the temple.

"It's Nian Nian crying!"

"Cough cough~ cough cough~"

"That's Bao'er coughing. They really are inside!"

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Liu Bei rushed forward and kicked the door open.

Two open burlap sacks were laid on the ground of the dilapidated temple.

Niannian was being grabbed by the arm and stuffed into a sack by a short, fat man; her little face was already distorted from crying.

Bao'er huddled in the corner, her lips pale and bluish, coughing so hard she couldn't breathe.

Standing next to him was the scoundrel who had lost his left arm.

The hoodlum was holding a wad of cash, clearly having just completed a transaction.

"You dare to kidnap my child? Looks like I didn't teach you a lesson last time!!!"

"Bang!"

Liu Bei picked up a worn-out chime and smashed it on the back of the fat man's head.

"Splash splash~"

Blood flowed out, and the fat man swayed before collapsing to the ground.

"Liu...Liu Bei?!"

Upon recognizing Liu Bei as the newcomer, the one-armed scoundrel was terrified and turned to run away.

"Trying to run away? Did you even ask me?"

Liu Bei threw the chime he was holding over.

"Snapped!"

The chime struck the left calf of the one-armed scoundrel.

"Bang!"

The one-armed scoundrel immediately fell face-first into the dirt.

"Big brother! Big brother, spare me! I'll never do it again! Please!"

"Click."

Liu Bei walked over and stomped on the leg of the one-armed hoodlum, breaking it.

"Ah~"

The hooligan's screams pierced the temple roof.

But Liu Bei still didn't stop.

He dragged the one-armed scoundrel outside the dilapidated temple.

He grabbed a stick and poked it into the hoodlum's eyes.

"Tch~"

"Ah~ my eyes, my eyes..."

The one-armed scoundrel's eyes were instantly stained red with blood, and he lay on the ground howling in agony.

Liu Bei threw down the stick and walked up to the two children.

Niannian was still crying, her little body trembling violently.

Liu Bao didn't cry, but her lips were trembling violently.

He embraced the two children, one on each side.

He gently patted their backs, once, twice, three times...

"It's alright now."

"Dad's here."

"None of them can take you away."

Niannian clung tightly to Liu Bei's collar, as if she were grasping at a lifeline.

Liu Bao's lips were still trembling, but they gradually stopped trembling after he leaned against Liu Bei's chest.

"Knock knock knock—"

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Liu Panpan rushed in and saw her younger siblings nestled in Liu Bei's arms.

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, one after another.

Then, she started running towards Liu Bei.

She threw herself into his arms.

"dad……"

The sound was very soft.

So quiet you can barely hear it.

But Liu Bei heard it clearly.

He felt a tightness in his chest, and his throat felt like it was blocked by something.

He freed one hand and pulled Panpan in as well, and the four of them squeezed together.

Panpan buried her face in his chest and cried her heart out, her tears quickly soaking Liu Bei's clothes.

I finally heard my eldest daughter call me "Dad".

In his past life, he did not hear it.

This is the first time I've heard this since I was reborn in this life.

All the effort I put in today was worth it!

……

After tying up the human trafficker and the one-armed hoodlum, Liu Bei dragged the two of them and led the three children toward the town's police station.

Along the way, Panpan led Niannian ahead, holding her hand.

Liu Bao lay on Liu Bei's back, her little hands wrapped around his neck.

After walking for a while, Liu Bao, who was on his back, suddenly spoke softly.

"dad."

"Um?"

Will you... hit me again in the future?

Liu Bei paused, then shook his head.

"No more."

He lifted the child off his back.

"From now on, no one is allowed to hit you. Whoever hits you, Dad will hit them too."

Liu Bao didn't say anything more, but tightened his grip on her neck.

Panpan walked ahead, her ears perked up, and heard the sentence clearly.

She didn't turn around.

But his hand, which he was holding, slipped away without him noticing.

But soon she took her sister's hand again.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

From today onwards,

She has a father now...

After more than an hour,

The father and his three sons finally arrived in town.

"Brother Bei, it really is you! Quick, quick..."

Just then, a hurried call came from the side...