Large beads of sweat streamed down his forehead like a torrential downpour, instantly turning his already pale face completely ashen.

At the same time, his entire body began to twist violently and involuntarily, making all sorts of strange and irregular movements, clearly trying to break free from the terrible pain that clung to him like a bone-deep abscess.

Unfortunately, all his struggles did not alleviate the pain in the slightest; on the contrary, they made the excruciating pain even more intense and severe.

The group of thugs following behind were all terrified, their eyes fixed on Xia Wan as if they had seen something extremely frightening.

Some of them, out of fear of Ah Hu's identity, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Uh... Miss... no, comrade... can't we talk this out properly?"

However, this person spoke haltingly, each word uttered with extraordinary difficulty. Before he could even finish a sentence, Xia Wan's icy, bone-chilling gaze forced him to utter not a single word.

Xia Wan had absolutely no intention of having a proper conversation with these people. In her opinion, these guys were a bunch of arrogant fools. If she didn't show them her skills and let them know who the real boss was, they would never learn their lesson!

So she continued to glare fiercely at the hoodlum who was trying to talk to her, her gaze as cold as ice.

The thug who had been glared at fiercely by Xia Wan trembled violently, as if struck by lightning, and instantly became silent, not daring to utter a sound.

Seeing this, the other companions standing behind him also showed fear on their faces. They looked at each other, completely at a loss and not knowing what to do.

After a while of this stalemate, one of the slightly bolder thugs finally took a deep breath, then braced himself and slowly took two steps forward. Once he was close enough to Xia Wan, he cautiously forced a smile and said:

"Comrade...we're so sorry! We brothers were really ignorant and offended you. Please be magnanimous and forgive us this time. We swear to you that from now on, we will never dare to provoke you again, really!"

After saying this, the hoodlum looked at Xia Wan nervously, his heart in his throat, afraid that Xia Wan would refuse.

As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Xia Wan, his eyes full of pleading.

Xia Wan's lips curled into a cold smile. She snorted contemptuously and said with a mocking expression, "Oh ho! Now you're scared? What were you doing all this time? Look at you bunch of people, relying on your numbers, you came here aggressively to surround me. What were you thinking? Did you really think there was no one in the world who could deal with you?"

Having said that, she leisurely raised her right hand, her slender fingers gently fiddling with the gleaming silver needle on her index finger. At the same time, a chilling glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they retreated several steps in panic, secretly praying that this old lady wouldn't suddenly decide to give each of them a few needles as well.

The thug who had spoken up first to plead for mercy was now so frightened that his face turned deathly pale, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Even so, he gritted his teeth and continued to plead, stammering, "We...we have deeply realized our mistake, we truly know we were wrong! Please, have mercy and forgive Brother Tiger this time! We promise to mend our ways and never dare to do anything reckless again!"

In fact, all these guys were gathered here today at Ah Hu's instigation.

They had no idea who this girl was or what her relationship was with Ah Hu!

I never expected that such a young girl could be so amazing!

Xia Wan slowly scanned the crowd around her, her cold and sharp gaze flashing like lightning across each of their faces.

All she saw were faces filled with terror and cowardice.

She knew perfectly well that these people were only temporarily intimidated by the ruthless methods she had just used. To say that they would repent and change their ways was simply wishful thinking.

However, Xia Wan never actually wanted to take Ah Hu's life, and she never even had the slightest thought of trying to reform these people.

A faint smile appeared on her lips as she softly said, "Releasing you is naturally not a problem, but the key is whether you know what's good for you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she gently waved her fair and slender hand, and the silver needles that had been stuck in Ah Hu's head seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, flying back to her hand with lightning speed.

The whole process was as fast as lightning, so fast that it was dazzling and overwhelming.

Ah Hu felt a sudden lightness in his head, and then collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

He opened his mouth wide, gasping for breath, his chest heaving violently, and large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Nevertheless, a deep sense of fear remained in his eyes, as if he had just experienced a life-or-death ordeal.

Seeing this, Ah Hu's men, who were standing to the side, turned pale with fright and hurriedly ran forward to help him up.

After a while, Ah Hu finally caught his breath and was surprised to find that he could speak again.

This unexpected discovery suddenly made him extremely excited, as he was already on the verge of emotional collapse. His legs went weak, and he almost knelt down and begged Xia Wan for mercy on the spot.

"Grandma, it's all my fault for being blind and not recognizing your greatness! I really know I was wrong this time, and I will definitely do as you say when we get back!"