My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

"Lady Wu of Duke Zhen's Mansion is just too kind-hearted, otherwise, we would definitely have driven that beggar away."

"Ah, never mind that beggar. He can't sit at the table; at most, he just picks up some food and drink."

"Even so, it's quite disgusting. Seeing that beggar ruins my appetite."

Nobles and notables from prestigious families held their noses as they walked past Li Tongzhen, never ceasing their chatter.

It was as if Li Tongzhen reeked with a foul stench that made them despise him all the more.

Li Tongzhen heard the words that came from their mouths, but his face showed little change. He had long since grown accustomed to the disdain of people around him and silently retorted in his heart,

"I made a special trip to wash in the river this morning, and I don't stink at all."

Li Tongzhen ran into the street and saw the long banquet tables, starting to look for a target. He couldn't steal from or dare to steal from those with cultivation.

He could only steal from some merchants who had little to no cultivation and were ordinary people.

Li Tongzhen was well aware of the rationale for survival in this world.

He searched all the way.

Li Tongzhen quickly found his target.

At the banquet table, a wealthy merchant as big as a small mountain sat surrounded by his many family members.

The merchant raised his wine cup with hands buried in fat, his face slightly flushed as he loudly congratulated:

"I toast to the Princely Heir's wedding!"

After saying that, the merchant, drunk, started coaxing a young woman by his side to eat.

A young-looking lady leisurely eating suddenly noticed the tablecloth beneath her stir.

Before she could react,

a pair of dirty hands reached out from under the table towards the food on it.

The lady was stunned for a moment, and then saw a pair of dark but lively eyes peeking from under the tablecloth, which frightened her stiff.

"Ah!"

The lady quickly stood up but slipped and fell to the ground.

Li Tongzhen was startled and hastily reached out to grab something. It felt like delicious fat, soft and squishy, and saliva instinctively dripped from his mouth.

Li Tongzhen steadied the lady and noticed that the atmosphere around had quieted down a bit.

He didn't dare to look any longer, took whatever food he had grabbed without knowing what it was, stuffed it into his bosom, and quickly ran towards the distance.

After Li Tongzhen left,

the lady seemed only to come to her senses, her face turning pale with rage.

As she looked at the black mark in front of her,

a murderous thought crossed her mind.

The merchant's face also darkened as he looked at the lady and then at Li Tongzhen, who had run off into the distance. He furiously stomped his foot and shouted at the guards around him.

"You useless fools, what are you even good at!?"

"Didn't you see the missus getting bullied by a beggar??"

"Chase after him and teach him a lesson!!"

As soon as the merchant finished speaking, the burly guards lacking much cultivation hastily responded and chased after Li Tongzhen.

Once the guards had left,

the merchant began to soothe the lady by his side, comforting her while he couldn't help wiping his hands on her.

The lady, who was greatly upset after being touched by Li Tongzhen, found the merchant's greasy hands even more distasteful, deeming them not large enough.

And the wiping was not even.

"Master, that beggar is truly awful, stealing our food and treating your family that way..."

The lady dabbed the corners of her eyes, appearing extremely delicate.

The merchant laughed, "Don't worry, once the guards bring him back, I'll make sure he's dead."

Time slowly passed.

But in a short while,

a clamor arose in the distance.

"Let me go! Let me go!!"

"You all, quickly let me go!!"

Several towering and intimidating Great Han men, some with injuries on their faces, others baring their teeth and grimacing, were holding Li Tongzhen, who had a ferocious look on his face, as they walked back.

People around were initially stunned when they saw Li Tongzhen.

Then, they showed expressions of schadenfreude.

"How did this beggar manage to provoke Pig Bapi?"

"We people here don't even bother arguing with beggars, but Pig Bapi is different. He's the most vengeful."

"There's going to be a good show now."

Amidst the surrounding people's whispered discussions,

a wealthy businessman slowly walked up to Li Tongzhen.

A lady, sobbing miserably, also approached and pointed at Li Tongzhen, saying to the businessman, "My lord, look at this lecherous boy. He used those claws to graze all over me."

"I am now unclean."

The rich man comforted her as if his heart was breaking, then, without any warning, swung a backhanded slap across Li Tongzhen's face.

"Scoundrel! You beggar! Who gave you the audacity!!"

Li Tongzhen was slapped by the wealthy man, his face swelling instantly. He couldn't comprehend the lady's words, nor did he understand what she was saying.

Perhaps it was because he had stolen their food, that's why they were so angry.

But.

What I stole wasn't theirs.

It belonged to the Town-Nation Duke's Heir.

Thinking back...

I didn't really steal it.

At this thought, Li Tongzhen spat out a mouthful of blood, and while struggling, he shouted, "I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong!!"

"You fat pig, let me go!!"

When the rich man heard Li Tongzhen's words, particularly the words "fat pig", the corners of his mouth twitched violently.

"Damn it, you little beast, I'll beat you to death!!"

The rich man suddenly let go of the lady clinging to him and began to rain down blows and kicks on Li Tongzhen, not caring about whether he hit any vital spots.

At first, Li Tongzhen was able to struggle a bit, but soon his breath became weak.

"Damn it, die! Die!"

Even after Li Tongzhen had stopped moving much, the rich man still kicked his head several times fiercely, then spat, and said to the surrounding guards:

"Throw him far away, so it won't look bad if the people from Duke Zhen's Mansion see him."

The guards shuddered, hurried forward, picked up Li Tongzhen—whether he was dead or alive they didn't know—and ran off into the distance.

In the midst of running,

Li Tongzhen was still fiercely protecting what was in his arms.

Unable to contain his curiosity, one of the guards wondered what was so important that he guarded it so closely.

A glance revealed it.

It was food.

All kinds of food.

A middle-aged guard sighed, "Brothers, let's take this beggar to the medical hall. Otherwise, if he truly dies, it won't look good for the master when explaining to Duke Zhen's Mansion."

"After all, today is the Princely Heir's wedding day, and we must avoid bloodshed."

As the middle-aged guard spoke, the others exchanged looks.

Someone said, "I don't have any silver left."

"Neither do I. Are you going to foot the medical bill?"

The middle-aged guard clenched his teeth, looked at Li Tongzhen, who was breathing out more than he was breathing in, and felt his own money pouch, ultimately shaking his head.

"Forget it, just leave him at the front door of the medical hall. Whether a doctor takes pity on him and saves him is up to fate."

With that, the middle-aged guard finished speaking and the others tacitly agreed.

After dumping Li Tongzhen at the doorstep of a medical hall, they promptly walked away quickly.

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