As soon as Xia Qiao spoke, it was like a firework suddenly bursting in the night sky, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Everyone cast curious and inquiring glances their way, secretly wondering who had the ability to make Li Cao's face look like that.

At this moment, Xia Wan slightly raised her delicate eyebrows, her beautiful eyes shooting towards Qiao Qiao like lightning, meeting her sinister and vicious gaze head-on. For a moment, it seemed as if invisible sparks flew between the two of them.

"Then tell me, who did this despicable thing!" Xia Wan's voice was clear and melodious, but it contained a hint of chill that was not easily detected. She was not soft-hearted at all when she scolded herself.

Although it was Li Cao herself who was injured, she seemed completely unconcerned, only thinking about how to take the opportunity to dig a big pit for Xia Tao and make him jump into it.

Li Cao smirked and said sarcastically, "Hmph, everyone knows Xia Tao is your brother. You two are in cahoots. You're probably trying to get him off the hook right now. Let me tell you, stop pretending to be a good guy. You're no better than him!"

These words struck Qiao Qiao like a heavy hammer blow. Her once fair and delicate face instantly flushed crimson, like a ripe apple.

Qiao Qiao stared wide-eyed at Li Cao in disbelief, her lips trembling, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Li Cao's words are too rude. In front of so many people, she speaks without any restraint. If she didn't want Xia Wan to suffer, she wouldn't speak up for this woman!

After a long while, she finally caught her breath and retorted indignantly, "Aunt, how can you make such slanderous accusations? I was trying to help Brother Xia Tao clear his name, but instead of being grateful, you turned around and bit me."

Besides, if it really was Xia Tao who hit you, logically speaking, given his position and the angle of his attack, you should have been injured on your right cheek.

"But look at you now, the injury on your face is clearly on the left side, it obviously couldn't have been caused by Xia Tao! Don't you want to find the real culprit who hurt you?"

However, before Li Cao could respond, the atmosphere suddenly became tense... The meaning behind her words was immediately clear to those around her.

Judging from Xia Tao's position and angle, he indeed could not reach Li Cao's left cheek, a fact that was clear to many people present.

At this moment, some quick-witted and sharp-thinking individuals in the crowd immediately focused their attention on Xia Wan, who stood directly opposite them. Because in that direction, Xia Wan was the only one standing alone.

However, poor Li Cao was already so angry that he lost the ability to think calmly and was completely unable to keep up with the others' train of thought.

She showed no appreciation whatsoever and angrily yelled at Qiao Qiao, "Stop talking nonsense! Who else could it be but Xia Tao?"

Seeing this, Qiao Qiao deliberately feigned hesitation, turned her gaze to Xia Wan, and stammered, "It's...it's...Xia Wan..."

Upon hearing this, Li Cao turned her head sharply. When her gaze met Xia Wan's mocking and icy eyes, for some reason, the words that were about to burst out and curse her were swallowed back down.

Xia Wan merely glanced at Li Cao indifferently, then turned her head and stared directly at Qiao Qiao with a blank expression, coldly asking, "Qiao Zhiqing, did you really witness me hitting her?"

Faced with Xia Wan's questioning, Qiao Qiao bit her lip tightly, as if she had made up her mind, and nodded vigorously, answering decisively: "That's right, I saw it, it was you who hit Auntie hard with something!"

In reality, Qiao Qiao did not see Xia Wan's actions, but judging from the direction Xia Wan was from, it must have been Xia Wan who hit Li Cao. Moreover, Qiao Qiao did not want Xia Wan to have an easy time, so she thought of diverting her anger to the other party.

Xia Wan's lips curled slightly upward, letting out a disdainful sneer, as if everything happening before her eyes had nothing to do with her, showing no sign of the tension one would expect from someone catching them red-handed.

"Hey, then tell me, what exactly did I use to hit her? And how did I do it? The distance wasn't short, you know. Did I somehow cast a spell from a distance and beat her face into that miserable state?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiao was speechless and stammered, "You...you...it was so dark, how could I have seen so clearly? But it's clear that only where you were standing could have beaten Auntie like this!"

Despite trying to make her words sound more convincing, even she could feel that what came out sounded so weak and unconvincing.

"Then why don't you try beating her up like that here?" Xia Wan smiled, her tone relaxed as she tried to talk about what to eat today.

The others then realized that Xia Wan and Li Cao were standing so far apart, and she wasn't holding anything in her hands, so how could she have beaten someone up like that?

Qiao Qiao pretended not to understand what she meant and shook her head in fear: "No...no, I'm not as strong as you."

What she meant was that Xia Wan was strong and naturally different from others; just because others couldn't do something didn't mean Xia Wan couldn't do it!

Xia Wan understood what she meant, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she nodded easily and stared at Qiao Qiao with a half-smile, asking, "Since that's the case, then think about it carefully. From the angle I'm standing here now, is it possible to hit the back of your head?"

"Wh...what? How...how could it be possible to hit the road?" Qiao Qiao was a little confused by this sudden question and didn't understand why Xia Wan would ask such a question.

However, when she met Xia Wan's cold and gloomy face, a chill involuntarily rose in her heart. Her already weak confidence vanished instantly, replaced by an indescribable sense of guilt and fear.

Just as Qiao Qiao thought, Xia Wan was standing directly in front of her at that moment. If she had stayed still, there was no way she could have hit the back of her head.

Just as Qiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Wan, without saying a word, quickly bent down, grabbed a long bamboo pole next to her, and swung her arm sharply, the bamboo pole whistling as it slammed down on Qiao Qiao's head.

It didn't take much force, but it still made Qiao Qiao's head stun for a moment, and she almost fell to the ground.

Just now, that slender bamboo pole was slowly extended.