Xi Yi stuck out her tongue and said that her brother often didn't come home.

Otherwise, why would she make such a fuss? She used to do that all the time when she was little.

Those around them exchanged bewildered glances. Was this a joke between the two siblings?

Thankfully, they don't have a younger sister; otherwise, their hearts wouldn't be able to handle it, and they would have to go to the hospital sooner or later.

This little sister is naughty too. Heaven knows they just thought it was real and couldn't believe there were still such scumbags around, so they beat her up really hard.

Seeing that those people were still alive, they silently withdrew their feet from them.

Seeing that nothing serious had happened, Nangong Rui turned and left. It was just a little farce, and he decided not to get involved.

If Northwest wasn't still there, and if he weren't considered a victim as well, Nangong Rui would definitely have given him a good beating.

I could have caught up with the girl from the countryside, but now that chance is gone.

He knew that the cold-blooded devil had moved in with the country bumpkin, and he wondered if her family's troubles would affect her.

After Nan Ge left, the others also left, leaving only Northwest, Xi Yi, and a few others on the ground barely clinging to life.

"See! We told you we didn't do anything to her, but you wouldn't believe us and insisted on beating us up like this. Waaah! It hurts so much!" A man on the ground said weakly, raising his hand.

But nobody paid any attention to him; Northwest was still angry with Xiyi.

"I will definitely report this to Mom and Dad. You just wait to be locked up!"

"No! My dear brother, I was wrong. I finally managed to get out of here, how could I go back? Please have mercy on me, I won't do it again next time."

Northwest still ignored her, just as she had ignored him earlier.

Although the incident turned out alright without any serious consequences, he had just truly come to believe it.

Even if you don't believe it, Yi Yi is so reckless. If something really happens to him one day, just like he said, or even worse, he might get a double beating from his two family members.

The more Northwest thought about it, the angrier he became, and the less he wanted to stay there.

So he went straight outside; he needed some peace and quiet.

I had only taken a few steps when I stepped on something soft, and then I stepped on something soft again.

"Ah! Ah... It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."

Northwest then noticed that he had stepped on the person's hand on the ground. His expression cracked for a moment before he regained his composure and pulled his foot back.

"Brother, wait for me, I was really wrong."

"Ah! Ah... It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."

Xi Yi stepped on someone too; she was in such a hurry that she didn't notice.

"Brother, it was wrong of me to lie to you, but these people are really not good people. Although they didn't do anything to me, they still wanted to charge me protection money."

"How could I let something like this happen? The only one who can protect me is you, brother, and if anyone's collecting protection money, it'll be you collecting it."

Northwest liked to hear this, so he got very angry and kicked those people a few times.

"It hurts, it hurts! We won't take it anymore. We'll give you the money, okay? This is too painful. Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground. Of course, we don't want to die."

Xi Yi kicked them a few more times, then scurried over to Northwest with a fawning expression.

She kept shaking Northwest's hand; if she didn't have a tail behind her, it would definitely be wagging by now.

Seeing that Northwest's expression had softened considerably, Xi Yi quickly pulled him to a secluded spot, looked him up and down, and then mysteriously whispered in Northwest's ear.