<h4>Chapter 1225: Chapter 1225: Heaven Rewards the Diligent</h4>


    Just as Xiang Yu picked up the phone and was about to make a call, four men suddenly burst intoughter behind him.


    Xiao Fei was so frightened that she quickly hugged Xiang Yu. She had never seen so many ’male animals’ before and was a bit flustered at the moment.


    Xiang Yu didn’t want to cause trouble, so he turned and looked at the four men saying, "You guys better leave, I don’t want to hit anyone."


    At this moment, the old man at the newsstand behind them cautiously reminded, "Young man, you’d better go quickly, these people are a bunch of thugs."


    Obviously, the old man was somewhat afraid of these four people, speaking in a low voice.


    "Oh, so you guys are thugs." Hearing that these four were hooligans, Xiang Yu perked up.


    At this point, the people around also crowded over, curious as to why Xiang Yu and the others were dressed so strangely, wearing coarse cloth clothes that were worn through in many ces.


    They looked at Xiang Yu and then at Wang Qian and Xiao Fei, revealing expressions of shock.


    Xiang Yu looked very ordinary, whereas Wang Qian and Xiao Fei were as beautiful as heavenly immortals. The crowd couldn’t help but feel indignant, cursing silently that such good ’cabbage’ was taken by pigs.


    The four hooligans had clearly also noticed Wang Qian. Although Wang Qian’s face was a bit dirty, it couldn’t hide her charming demeanor.


    The four exchanged nces and then approached Xiang Yu with a smirk.


    "You three wild people may look unpleasant, but you can’t scare others like this. Come on, follow me now." One of them reached over to grab Xiang Yu’s clothes.


    "Stop." At this moment, an auntie, holding a vegetable basket, stood up and pointed at the leader, shouting, "Why are you bullies picking on these people?"


    The auntie was full of righteousness, clearly angry about what the four were doing.


    "Oh, someone dares to stand up." The man said and then pped at the auntie.


    Just as the p was about tond on her face, Xiang Yu intervened in time, grabbing the man’s arm and twisting it hard.


    Everyone heard a cracking sound as the man’s arm bent at a ny-degree angle. Xiang Yu showed no mercy to such people.


    The other three saw theirrade getting hit and rushed forward with a shout.


    To deal with these small-time thugs, Xiang Yu didn’t even have to exert himself. With a few punches and kicks, they were all knocked to the ground.


    Xiang Yu’s swift actions left the surrounding people in awe; they initially thought the three ’wild men’ would be taken away.


    After dealing with the four, Xiang Yu walked over to the auntie and smiled, "Thank you."


    The auntie hadn’t expected Xiang Yu to be so skilled either and shook her head with a smile, "I see you are in some trouble too. Why note to my house for a meal first?"


    The auntie was kind-hearted, and Xiang Yu quickly nodded in gratitude.


    Following the auntie to her home, it was clear the family wasn’t wealthy; an elderly man was cooking.


    The old man was startled at first upon seeing Xiang Yu and the others, but he quickly masked his surprise and warmly invited them to sit.


    The auntie introduced Xiang Yu and the others first. Hearing they were in trouble, the old man warmly said, "Wash up first, I’ll get you some clothes."


    It was clear the whole family was kind-hearted.


    After they had washed, Xiang Yu and the others entered a room. Althoughcking much furniture, it was clean and well-kept.


    Only then did Xiang Yu notice someone lying on the bed inside—a young man.


    "He..." Xiang Yu hesitated, pointing at the person in the room while looking at the old man.


    "My son," the old man said somewhat disappointedly, "he’s sick, we don’t have money..."


    Before the old man could finish, the auntie nudged him, signaling not to casually speak of their difficulties.


    Even so, Xiang Yu understood that their son was sick but they couldn’t afford treatment, so he had to lie at home every day.


    Xiang Yu refrained from asking further questions and changed into the clothes provided to him.


    "Auntie, does your house have a phone?" Xiang Yu asked.


    The auntie enthusiastically pointed to another room, indicating the phone was there.


    Xiang Yu nodded and walked over, with Xiao Fei clinging to him and following along.


    For Xiao Fei, everything was unfamiliar and frightening, but she felt safe as long as she was by Xiang Yu’s side.


    Walking into the room, Xiang Yu saw that it was empty, with a phone on the table. It was an old-fashionedndline, covered with ayer of cloth that had umted dust, showing it hadn’t been used in a long time.


    Xiang Yu picked up the phone and first dialed Tie Zhuzi.


    Currently, Tie Zhuzi was sitting on a rock, gazing into the distance. For months, he hadn’t changed his posture.


    His hair had grown long, covering his eyes. If he stayed in the mountains for another month, he might look even more like a wild man.


    He carried his phone every day, afraid he might miss a call from Xiang Yu.


    Although he knew there was no phone on the mountain where Xiang Yu was, he still held onto a glimmer of hope.


    Just as he was about to jump down to cook, the long-lost phone rang.


    Subconsciously, he thought it was Xiao Xuan calling because over this long period, only Xiao Xuan would contact him.


    Not thinking much, he picked up the phone and saw an unfamiliar number, immediately rejecting the call.


    He refused to answer any calls unless they were from Xiao Xuan or Xiang Yu.


    But right after he hung up, the phone rang again. He was about to reject it again but couldn’t help his curiosity and finally answered.


    Tie Zhuzi didn’t speak; he merely listened quietly. Simrly, there was silence on the other end.


    Uncertain if the number still belonged to Tie Zhuzi, Xiang Yu also listened in silence.


    Excitedly, Tie Zhuzi guessed, "Brother Yu?"


    For some reason, he had a strong feeling that the person on the other end was Xiang Yu.


    "Zhuzi, it’s me," Xiang Yu replied simply.


    "Brother Yu, is it really you? Are you okay?" Tie Zhuzi couldn’t contain his excitement.


    Three months had passed; he waited a hundred days here without fail, hoping one day Xiang Yu woulde down from the mountain, but Xiang Yu never did.


    And today...


    Tie Zhuzi cried, tears andughter mingled.


    "Brother Yu, I waited here a hundred days for you, and finally you came." Tie Zhuzi sobbed andughed.


    Standing there, Xiang Yu’s eyes were also red; having such a brother in one’s life was worth it.


    "I’m fine, don’t worry. How’s Xiao Xuan?" Xiang Yu asked.


    Tie Zhuzi quickly updated Xiang Yu on Xiao Xuan’s situation, knowing about it due to Xiao Xuan’s frequent calls.


    "Brother Yu, where are you? I’lle to pick you up right away." Tie Zhuzi said excitedly.


    Xiang Yu detailed his location to Tie Zhuzi before hanging up the phone...