“You shameless old hag! Your Jiang family, from the oldest to the youngest, are all filthy! Your son cheated our Ye family out of so much money, and even faked his death to marry another woman. In order to get promoted and gain titles, you made them deal with Xianya and her daughter. You are utterly heartless and cruel! Your whole family are heartless beasts, worse than pigs and dogs…” Hua said as she punched Liu hard.

Those shameless bastards from the Jiang family still dare to bully people in front of them. Do they think the Ye family has no one to rely on?

"Qiu Rong, take your two younger brothers and go... go and pull your grandmother out." Jiang Fuyi and the others standing at the door were too scared to come over.

Ye Xianya's group not only had more people, but also more than a dozen armed guards. These guards surrounded the area, and each of them looked extremely fierce.

Even though Liu was beaten black and blue by Hua, Jiang Fuyi and the others didn't dare to come over to help. They could only instruct their grandchildren to drag the old woman out.

They're just kids; those people probably wouldn't resort to violence.

Jiang Qiurong was also frightened and didn't want to go at all. However, under Jiang Fuyi's ruthless gaze, she still dragged her two younger brothers along and mustered up her courage to go.

Although Hua beat Liu until she was bruised and swollen, she still held back and didn't beat her to death.

After all, according to the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty, murder is punishable by death.

Xianya said that once they arrive in the capital, this family will pay the price they deserve, and none of them will escape.

So... she doesn't need to fight these shameless bastards.

Just as Hua stopped and stood up, Jiang Qiurong and her two younger brothers ran over to help Liu.

Liu was truly frightened and stunned by Hua's attack. She was so weak and powerless that she couldn't stand up even with someone supporting her.

After all... a child's strength is limited.

Jiang Qiurong was extremely anxious and was about to ask for help when she looked up and found Ye Xianya sitting in front of them, eating a chicken leg and watching the show.

Jiang Qiurong felt her mind go blank, all her rationality vanished in that instant, and she blurted out: "How much money did you sell yourself to live this life of luxury? You're not even of marriageable age yet and you're already rushing to serve men, just like your mother, so cheap."

In Ye Xianya's memory, Jiang Qiurong was a true successor to Liu Shi, not only being sharp-tongued but also vicious.

At such a young age, his thoughts are already filthy, and his words are hurtful.

Upon hearing this, the Ye family members became very angry and rushed over one by one, intending to attack Jiang Qiurong. Jiang Qiurong was so frightened that she fell to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Ye Xianya stopped them.

"Sister, did I hit the nail on the head? Are you feeling guilty?" Jiang Qiurong thought Ye Xianya was feeling guilty because she actually stopped the Ye family from beating her.

Ye Xianya smiled upon hearing this, took out a small box from the small cloth bag she carried with her, opened it, and took out a long needle.

She crouched down, grabbed Jiang Qiurong's chin, and stabbed her in the lower neck with a needle.

The intense pain caused Jiang Qiurong to struggle desperately.

Jiang Changsong and Jiang Changbai also reached out to grab Ye Xianya, but Qi Chengshuo kicked them to the ground one after the other.

He didn't care whether they were children or not; anyone who dared to lay a hand on Ye Xianya deserved to be beaten.

Jiang Qiurong struggled for a while, then suddenly convulsed, rolled her eyes, closed them, and became completely still.

"You...you killed Qiu Rong!" Liu was trembling all over. Even though she hated Ye Xianya to the extreme, she didn't dare to make a move because when Ye Xianya attacked Jiang Qiu Rong, a guard held a knife to Liu's neck and hadn't removed it yet.

"I wouldn't risk my life for something like this." Ye Xianya suddenly pulled out the silver needle, gently wiped it on Jiang Qiurong's clothes to clean off the bloodstains, and then put it back in the small box.

"Throw them all out," Ye Xianya said calmly.

"Yes," the guards replied, and quickly dragged Liu and the others out.

"Xianya, she's not dead, is she?" Ye Miaoyun asked in a low voice, holding her daughter's hand.

If my daughter really were to kill Jiang Qiurong in front of everyone, that would be a real problem.

Unless the daughter joins the Taiyi Sect and receives their protection, she can easily find an excuse to get away with it, and then nothing will happen.

But my precious daughter said that cultivating the Tao is too difficult and there is no hope at all. She wants to be an ordinary person in this life, playing in the world, and will no longer pursue that elusive path to immortality.

"He's not dead, he's just mute," Ye Xianya said softly.

Don't underestimate this single needle; she pierced it quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly, and even used special power. Jiang Qiurong's voice is ruined; she will never be able to utter a single word again.

With such a foul mouth, you shouldn't even speak!

Upon hearing this, Ye Miaoyun's face immediately lit up with a smile: "My daughter is really something. Jiang Qiurong is just as mean-spirited as her grandmother. She has no sense of propriety when it comes to her mouth. She has loved to talk nonsense and hurt people with her words since she was a child. It would be better if she were mute."

"Mother is right." Ye Xianya nodded with a smile.

Upon hearing that Jiang Qiurong was not dead, but had only lost her voice, the Ye family members breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless, they are law-abiding citizens, and murder is punishable by death.

Qi Chengshuo and Qi Jiu, on the other hand, remained quite calm.

Even if Jiang Qiurong really dies, they have plenty of ways to protect Ye Xianya.

The Jiang family was terrified. They carried the unconscious Jiang Qiurong onto the carriage and, despite the scorching sun, instructed the driver to hurry on their way.

Jiang Fuyi gave the driver a hundred coins as a reward, otherwise the driver would not have left no matter what.

Jiang Qiurong was ready before the carriage had gone far.

"Qiu Rong, you're awake!" Chen cried tears of joy when she saw her daughter open her eyes.

"Mother..." Jiang Qiurong felt extremely aggrieved and hurriedly called out, but no sound came out at all.

"Mother... Mother..." She paused for a moment, then covered her throat and called out several more times, but to no avail.

"I...I..." Jiang Qiurong cried incessantly. She grabbed Chen's hand, pointed to her throat, and couldn't speak.

Only Chen and Liu were in the carriage taking care of Jiang Qiurong; everyone else rode in the oxcart behind.

Seeing Jiang Qiurong like this, Chen was also so anxious that she burst into tears. She said to Liu, who was standing to the side, "Mother, our Qiurong can't speak. Didn't you say before that that damned girl Ye Xianya pricked Qiurong's lower neck with a needle? It must be her who hurt Qiurong's voice."

Liu was trembling with anger: "That little bitch, no matter what, our Qiu Rong is her sister. How could she be so ruthless? No wonder the boss sent people to kill them, mother and daughter. I really regret... I regret not killing them back then."

Liu had never liked Ye Xianya and her daughter, but she doted on her granddaughter Jiang Qiurong, who looked and acted like her.

Seeing that her granddaughter was speechless, Liu felt extremely resentful.

"Just wait, once we find Mingtao in the capital, I'll make sure he sends men to chop that mother and daughter to pieces," Liu said viciously.