There was no sound from inside.

The people outside were getting anxious. "Go and break down the door!"

"Ninth Sister-in-law, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? She almost beat my precious Ah Hua to death. If I don't teach her a lesson today, she'll really think I'm easy to bully!" Ninth Sister-in-law had a fiery temper, and immediately raised her right foot to kick the door.

Before his foot even touched the door, the door, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.

She missed a step and immediately did a split, sitting on the threshold.

Ninth Sister-in-law was completely distraught; her face turned deathly pale, and she grimaced as she waited for the person to open the door.

Gu An'an had expected this, and couldn't help but laugh when she saw it. "Oh, what's going on? Practicing splits in front of my house? Ninth Sister-in-law, you're really flexible."

The villagers outside couldn't help but take another look when they heard this, wanting to laugh but too embarrassed to do so.

Everyone was called here by Ninth Sister-in-law with great fanfare, but who would have thought that before they could even cause trouble for Gu An'an, they would fall down first.

The person sitting on the threshold had just kicked at nothing, nearly splitting their buttocks in two. After finally recovering, they gasped and said, "Gu An'an, what did I do to offend you? You hurt my Ah Hua, and now you've humiliated me!"

Ah Hua?

"I don't know who Ahua is."

"You still dare to say you don't know her? What is this?" Ninth Sister-in-law grabbed a handful of snow stained with bright red blood from the ground. "My Ah Hua was injured by you. The evidence is conclusive, and you still won't admit it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone said in a carefully flattering tone, "Be careful on the slippery road. We didn't want to bother you after you finally got two days off, but Ninth Sister-in-law is a widow with only one dog to rely on. Now that Ahua has been injured, we have to get an explanation."

Gu An'an glanced at the person approaching and couldn't help but laugh.

Is the eldest brother of the Jiang family a persistent ghost? He's come back again.

In reality, Jiang Yongshan wasn't too keen on coming out. He had reluctantly gone home, but his second brother had instigated him to suffer a loss at his third brother's house. He was drinking at home trying to figure out what to do when someone came looking for him.

They said he worked in the yamen and could help solve cases. Jiang Yongshan was flattered and followed them out, but little did he know that the road ahead was getting increasingly strange, and he ended up at Lao San's house again.

Jiang Yongshan had just suffered a loss at Gu An'an's hands a little over an hour ago, and Jiang Mingyi had his weakness exploited. He really didn't want to run into the mother and son now, but since he was already here, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come.

As soon as Jiang Yongshan arrived, he saw his brother's wife standing behind the threshold with a faint smile on her face, looking rather unapproachable.

He coughed lightly, "What's going on?" He looked like a righteous official.

Ninth Sister-in-law quickly spoke up, "Brother, you have to stand up for me, I don't want to live anymore."

Her tears flowed easily; she burst into sobs as she spoke, lamenting her grievances with snot and tears streaming down her face. "I was doing needlework inside when I heard the dog barking incessantly in the yard. When I went out, I saw my Ah Hua lying there, unwell. That heartless bastard! I don't know what Ah Hua did to offend her. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner! How could she be so cruel!"

Aunt Li, who rushed over, frowned upon seeing this. "Don't talk nonsense. Why would Xiao Gu hurt your dog for no reason?"

Seeing this, Ninth Sister-in-law sneered, "Auntie, do you think I'm talking nonsense? Then why did my Ah Hua run out of her house covered in blood? If she didn't hurt her, then who did?"

She pointed at Gu An'an with trembling hands, "I know you like Gu An'an but look down on me, Auntie, but you can't just lie through your teeth!"

Aunt Li was so angry at this that she stomped her feet. "Maybe it was your dog that came here."

“Ahua has always been docile and never runs away. Everyone in the village knows that. Before, when you fell while working, it was Ahua who shouted and attracted everyone's attention. Have you forgotten all that, Auntie?”

Aunt Li was speechless for a moment; the dog at Ninth Sister's house was indeed very intelligent.

But she didn't think Gu An'an would hurt a dog for no reason.

"Auntie, why are you still defending her? Have you forgotten how she used to beat and scold the children? She doesn't beat and scold the children as much now, but who knows what she's doing behind the scenes? You can only know a person's face, not their heart; it's hard to say."

Aunt Li was furious when she heard this, but she couldn't win an argument with this sharp-tongued person and was at a disadvantage for a moment.

Jiang Yongshan frowned upon seeing this. "Third brother's wife, how do you explain this?"

Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh when she saw the serious face on his face. "Could it be that Big Brother also thinks I did it?"

"These bloodstains are irrefutable evidence. If you don't believe me, you can follow the bloodstains. If I've told a single lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

Ninth Sister-in-law spoke with unwavering conviction, her gaze towards Gu An'an revealing undisguised anger, as if Gu An'an had not only injured her dog, but also harbored hatred for her husband's murder.

Gu An'an glanced at it and said, "Ninth Sister-in-law, do you think I kidnapped your dog to torture it and cook it for meat, and your Ahua fought its way out to come home and complain to you?"

"Don't try to make trouble here. All I know is that Ahua was almost beaten to death by you! There's still blood on your doorstep. Are you trying to deny it?"

Gu An'an glanced down, a hint of amusement in her eyes. "Denial? Why would I deny it? Then Ninth Sister-in-law, come in and see what good thing your Ah Hua has done!"

She grabbed the person standing next to her and dragged him into the courtyard.

Ninth Sister-in-law was caught off guard and tried to break free, but she didn't know where Gu An'an got the strength from.

Before she could react, Gu An'an had already dragged her into the courtyard. "What do you want to do? Gu An'an, you hurt my Ahua, and now you're going to hurt me in front of the whole village... Ah, you, your face!"

Jiang Mingzhu came out of the house, her left cheek bearing the freshest scratches.

On her fair and beautiful face, there was a cut that had torn the skin open. When Ninth Sister-in-law saw it, she couldn't help but cry out.

"This is the good deed your Ahua did!"

The big gray wolf that injured Jiang Mingzhu is dead, and actually, Ninth Sister's dog didn't hurt anyone.

But since Ninth Sister-in-law provoked her first, don't blame Gu An'an for framing her while she was at it.

"Impossible! How could my Ahua hurt anyone? She has never hurt anyone before!"

Aunt Li followed her in and, seeing the bruises on Jiang Mingzhu's face, felt heartbroken and burst into tears. "My poor child, what happened to you? Does it hurt?"

Jiang Mingzhu slowly shook her head, "It doesn't hurt, Grandma Li. My mother treated it for me, it doesn't hurt at all."

The girl's understanding moved Aunt Li even more. Such a beautiful girl, her face scratched like this, what will become of her in the future?

The other villagers who came in were also dumbfounded when they saw what was happening. "What happened to Er Ya? What scratched her like that?"

"Hey, what's that dead dog here?"

When Ninth Sister-in-law saw the big gray wolf lying on the ground, she realized what was happening. "You, Gu An'an, your daughter was injured on the face by this dog, and you still want to frame my Ahua. You are really vicious!"