Courtyard House: The Frog Boy Brings Back a Genetic Potion at the Start

Today Hao Jianguo is being targeted, tomorrow it might be their turn.

Since that's the case, there's even less need to be polite to her.

The whispers around her drifted intermittently into the old lady's ears.

Xu Damao and his group's words were all harsh and offensive.

But right now, the deaf old woman has no mind to care about these things.

Her face turned ashen, and the scene from that day flashed through her mind repeatedly.

She hadn't thought much of it before, but Yi Zhonghai's mention of it suddenly brought her back to reality—she had indeed experienced such an embarrassing scene, and for a moment, she involuntarily glanced at the top of Hao Jianguo's head, fearing that her long-deceased father would suddenly appear again and give her a severe beating like he had done back then.

Thankfully, the thing I was worried about didn't happen.

"Stop talking nonsense! This...this must be some kind of evil magic Hao Jianguo used!"

The deaf old woman retorted in a shrill voice, saying that as long as her father didn't show up, she would still be the same old woman who feared no one.

Thinking about it this way, the resentment she felt when she knelt before Hao Jianguo surged back into anger—in her view, Hao Jianguo's act of making Wang Daoren kneel was clearly a veiled attack on her.

She rushed to Hao Jianguo, her finger almost poking his nose:

"You bastard! Speak! What did you do to Wang Daoren? Did you use sorcery to make him kneel before you? Who do you think you are, to think you're worthy of making Wang Daoren kneel? Bah!"

"Did everyone see that? What was Wang Daoren like in front of Hao Jianguo just now, and what is he like now? Isn't it obvious? Hao Jianguo can use sorcery! He's the one who did it!"

The deaf old woman cursed more and more fiercely, spewing out all sorts of nasty words, and even reached out to grab Wang Daoren, not wanting him to continue kneeling—otherwise, where would she put her face?

But to everyone's surprise, Wang Daoren, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly jumped up!

The deaf old woman was startled and before she could react, she received several hard slaps across the face.

"You vile woman! You wicked old hag! Who gave you permission to insult the immortals? What kind of creature are you?!"

Wang Daoren erupted like a wildcat whose tail had been stepped on, his angry curses revealing a certain frenzy.

He hit her very hard; even though he held back a bit, it was still more than the old lady could have endured.

Several slaps landed, and the deaf old woman was sent flying, crashing straight into Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu.

The two men were stunned by Wang Daoren's sudden attack and had no time to dodge before being hit squarely by the flying figure.

Several screams rang out, and the three of them tumbled and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

A collective gasp filled the air – no one had expected that Wang Daoren's strength was so great that he could send someone flying with just a few slaps.

Especially now, in everyone's eyes, the deaf old woman's face was so swollen that it was unrecognizable, with several deep red handprints crisscrossing her aged skin, making it almost impossible to recognize her original appearance.

Many people felt a chill run down their spines watching this, knowing in their hearts that if those slaps were to fall on them, they would probably lose half their lives.

The deaf old woman let out a terrible scream of pain, and several teeth mixed with blood and foam fell out of her mouth.

She raised her hand with trembling hands and mumbled something indistinctly in the direction where Wang Daoren was standing—but her cheeks were so swollen that her words were all muffled in her mouth, and no one could hear the words clearly. All that could be seen from her distorted face was the deep resentment and malice.

"That's strange... Isn't Wang Daoren on the old lady's side? Why is he suddenly attacking her?"

Xu Damao and the people around him exchanged glances, their faces full of astonishment.

The current situation has completely exceeded their expectations.

Yan Jiecheng gave a thumbs up, his eyes filled with admiration: "It has to be Hao Jianguo who has the ability to bring Wang Daoren over without making a sound."

"But then again,"

He paused, then lowered his voice, "This Wang Daoren's strength is really ruthless. I definitely couldn't have achieved this level of power."

The crowd whispered among themselves, but what surprised them even more was yet to come—after beating the deaf old woman, Wang Daoren only glared at her fiercely before turning around and kneeling down in front of Hao Jianguo with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly while begging for mercy.

What's most astonishing is that he actually kowtowed and begged Hao Jianguo to accept him as a disciple.

Several older people were completely stunned when they saw this scene.

Who doesn't know what kind of status Wang Daoren used to have? He was always the one being asked to do someone a favor, never someone begging so humbly.

But then they remembered Hao Jianguo's abilities, and everyone suddenly realized something. Although no one knew exactly what had happened, everyone could see that it was all related to Hao Jianguo. He possessed abilities that no one could even imagine.

Hao Jianguo looked at Wang Daoren with some helplessness.

He hadn't expected the other party to pull this stunt so suddenly.

I am still young and have no intention of taking on an apprentice who is that old.

What if this old man closes his eyes and passes away one day? Does he expect Hao Jianguo to take care of the funeral arrangements? Hao Jianguo sneered inwardly, then glanced at Xu Damao and the others, and said coldly, "What nonsense! A few of you, drag him away."

Xu Damao was quick-witted and understood Hao Jianguo's meaning as soon as he heard the tone of his voice.

He immediately winked at the people beside him: "What are you all standing there for? Didn't you hear our 'master' speak?"

He had long harbored the idea of ​​becoming an apprentice, and now that he had the opportunity, he simply addressed her as "disciple" verbally.

They occupied the title.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangfu and the others immediately perked up and rushed forward.

They might have hesitated a moment ago because of the warnings from the older generation, but now they had no more doubts—Hao Jianguo's skills were too amazing. If they could really get in touch with him, what would they have to worry about in the future? Whether it was his craftsmanship or his skills, Hao Jianguo was convincing.

Hao Jianguo glanced at Xu Damao indifferently, but said nothing more.

Xu Damao can take advantage of the situation if he wants; after all, he never agreed to it, so even if they want to claim it, they can't do anything about it.

Yan Jiecheng and the others went forward to pull Wang Daoren away.

At first, they were apprehensive, fearing that Wang Daoren would resist. Fortunately, he completely restrained his arrogance in front of Hao Jianguo, allowing them to drag him away by the arm. Otherwise, how could they have easily moved him?

Xu Damao's eyes darted around, and he turned and ran towards the courtyard gate.

Before long, everyone saw him leading several colleagues from the street's civilization office into the courtyard.

"This is it. You all should take a look. There are some people in our courtyard who are engaged in feudal superstitious activities, and they're quite the eccentric fellow."

Xu Damao stepped forward quickly, his voice loud.

It must be admitted that Xu Damao is indeed quite clever.

By doing this, he could both curry favor with Hao Jianguo and gain face in front of the street officials, achieving two goals at once.

As soon as the staff from the Civilization Office appeared, the Taoist priest Wang froze, his face turning even paler than if he had encountered an evil spirit—he had suffered greatly at the hands of such people in the past.

Xu Damao had already explained the situation on the way here.

Upon seeing the scene in the courtyard, especially noticing that many people were holding so-called "cursed dolls," the women's faces immediately darkened, and they launched into a stern critique of the residents.

"What kind of era is this? You still believe in these crooked and heretical doctrines! The great man taught us long ago to break with all feudal superstitions, and yet you two have made such a scene in the courtyard!"

The woman in charge got angrier and angrier as she spoke, and immediately called Liu Haizhong and several other senior students from the School of Management over to her. She scolded them sternly, as if they were students who had made a mistake, so much so that they couldn't even lift their heads.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were seething with anger. They had never been scolded like this before. At this moment, the two of them already harbored deep resentment towards the deaf old woman and her group—if it weren't for these people causing trouble, how could they have suffered such an embarrassing situation?

"Openly engaging in superstitious activities in a residential compound is a very serious offense! Should we parade you through the streets as a warning before you realize your wrongdoing?"

A stern-faced woman coldly rebuked.

Hearing "parade through the streets"

Those two words instantly turned everyone in the hospital pale—in those days, being paraded through the streets wearing a dunce cap was an unbearable humiliation, worse than death.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the staff members became even more serious, determined to completely stop this unhealthy trend.

Liu Haizhong's face was ashen.

He desperately wanted to take charge of things in the hospital. If this matter wasn't handled properly, he wouldn't be able to become a leader, let alone even establish himself.

His mind raced, and he suddenly strode over to the deaf old woman, pointing at her with his hand—in his view, the trouble was entirely with this old woman, and he was merely telling the truth.

"Leaders, please understand! This matter is not anyone's fault; it was all handled by the deaf old lady."

She somehow managed to bring in that old Taoist priest surnamed Wang from Beijing, and together they slandered Comrade Hao Jianguo, claiming he had drained the entire hospital's fortune, and even threatened to dig up his ancestral graves and curse his wife to miscarry—it was utterly vicious! But…but she's a martyr's relative; how could we normally dare to stop her?"

As soon as Liu Haizhong took the lead, the others in the courtyard immediately started shouting, all pointing the finger at the deaf old woman.

No one wanted to take the blame for her, and they were even more afraid of being paraded through the streets.

In a short time, the deaf old woman became known as the most heinous culprit in the eyes of the crowd.

Several street office officials who came with him heard the phrase "digging up ancestral graves."

"Causing miscarriage"

These words left me speechless with astonishment.

They never expected that this hard-of-hearing old woman would act so viciously.

"Grandma, did you really do these things? Do you know that this is not only immoral, but also illegal, and you will be held criminally liable!"

One of the officers immediately spoke up.

Even if the other party is a family member of a martyr, they will never tolerate such a heinous act.

The deaf old woman was already annoyed, and being scolded in front of several young women made her even angrier.

In her mind, she was of a high generation and her father had made contributions to the country. Even if he made mistakes, outsiders should give him some face. How could they point fingers and scold him like that?

She immediately flew into a rage: "Morality? You little brat, how dare you talk to me about morality? Hao Jianguo and his family are a menace; they should have been—"

Before she could finish uttering her foul language, Xu Damao rushed forward, grabbed a rag from somewhere, crumpled it up, and stuffed it into the old woman's mouth.

As for Yan Jiecheng, he had already nimbly taken out a rope and tied the person up tightly in a few quick movements.

Sha Zhu wanted to step forward to help, but Yi Zhonghai grabbed him.

Yi Zhonghai glared at him fiercely, cursing inwardly that this idiot didn't even consider the occasion—in the current situation, wouldn't going over there just be asking for trouble?

He was naturally worried about the old lady, but he was even more afraid of getting himself involved.

The factory is already in a difficult situation; if it's further accused of "promoting feudal superstition,"...

With that hat on, I'm afraid I really won't be able to keep my job.

Yi Zhonghai had a clear plan: if they wanted to save the old lady, someone had to stay outside and run errands.

If everything is folded in, then it's truly over.

Just as I was feeling uneasy, Hao Jianguo's smiling voice suddenly rang out:

"Don't rush, there's another one here."

Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine, almost thinking that the other party was about to make trouble for him.

Only after seeing clearly what Hao Jianguo was pointing to did they secretly breathe a sigh of relief—it turned out he was referring to Wang Daoren, who was paralyzed on the ground.

Only then did everyone notice that the Taoist priest had somehow climbed back to Hao Jianguo's feet and was now clinging tightly to his leg, looking completely insane.

Perhaps seeing the people from the neighborhood committee triggered his memory; he trembled all over, incoherently shouting "Heavenly Venerable."

"saint"

Such delirious ramblings eventually even included "Master".

They all shouted it out.

This situation further confirmed everyone's judgment: this Taoist priest was probably really insane.

Otherwise, why would someone do something so suicidal in this situation?

Upon hearing the word "Master," Xu Damao and the others' expressions immediately darkened.

In their view, this was clearly a case of feigning madness in an attempt to climb the social ladder by associating with Hao Jianguo.

Perhaps because there were staff members from the Civilization Office present, Xu Damao became much bolder. In addition, Wang Daoren was currently delirious and seemed to have lost his mind, so he no longer posed any threat.

He rushed to Wang Daoren in one stride, kicked him to the ground, and kept cursing:

"What kind of person dares to call Hao Jianguo 'Master'? Let me tell you, he's our master. Who gave you the right to try and curry favor with him? You're not worthy!"

Xu Damao became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and seeing this, the people from the Civilization Office quickly stepped forward and took Wang Daoren away from the scene.

Although the deaf old woman and Wang Daoren were taken away, the aftermath of this incident was far from over.

The higher authorities took this incident, which openly promoted feudal superstition and nearly caused a death, very seriously. After unanimous decision, they decided to severely punish those involved—parading them through the streets as a warning to others.

If the punishment is too lenient, others may follow suit in the future, since a low cost can easily breed a sense of complacency.