Chapter 22 created a human-shaped crater.

Enraged, Song Li rushed forward to block their way: "Stop! Put him down!"

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the cold wind whipped up snowflakes that slapped against Song Li's face.

She wore a veil, so others couldn't see her face, but her pretty peach blossom eyes were visible, and a few snowflakes fell on her long eyelashes, making her look charming and exceptionally lovely.

Those eyes alone made the two lewd men unconsciously swallow.

"Hey, little girl, you're not bad looking."

Their eyes gleamed with lust as they laughed maliciously.

The sleazy man who wasn't carrying Song Xiaoxiao on his shoulder stepped forward first and reached out to pinch Song Li's face.

"Come play with me, brother."

Song Li's expression hardened. She grabbed the lewd man's wrist with one hand and his forearm with the other. With a "bang," she threw him over her shoulder and slammed him into the ground.

A human-shaped crater was smashed into the ground.

The sleazy man's entire body was embedded in the stone paving stones. He was in so much pain that he saw stars, broke out in a cold sweat, and didn't even have the strength to shout. He just lay in the pit groaning.

"Little wench, what do you want to do!"

The companions behind were taken aback.

He originally thought Song Li was a delicate young woman, but he didn't expect her to be so ruthless and incredibly strong, able to smash a crater into someone.

He panicked and hurriedly dropped Song Xiaoxiao from his shoulder, running over to pull her away.

To everyone's surprise, after several attempts, he couldn't pull it out; he was stuck firmly in the stone slab!

When he pulled harder, he heard a "crack" in his ear, and his entire arm was dislocated by the person in the pit!

The man was taken aback, his eyes widening in disbelief. But then, a piercing pain shot through his shoulder, causing him to gasp and his face contort in agony.

Oh my god, it hurts so much!

"Who are you?" he asked, frowning.

Song Li ignored him and went over to pick up Song Xiaoxiao from the ground to check on her.

His breathing was even, and there were no injuries on his head or neck. It seemed that he had been drugged and unconscious. He should be fine after a good night's sleep.

Song Li, carrying Song Xiaoxiao, turned around and walked back.

With one arm still hanging down, Xiao Da dared not stop them, but instead shouted intimidatingly, "Who do we belong to? If you anger our master, you'll regret it!"

Song Li remained unresponsive.

Niuma Village is a place of trouble; if we alert Old Man Wang, we'll be in big trouble.

It wasn't that she was afraid of losing, but Wang Laocai's ability to dominate the area must be due to his connections with various forces. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, let alone a newcomer like her.

She walked forward quickly.

Xiao Da was stunned for a moment.

Seeing that the young woman looked like a country bumpkin, he assumed she must have heard of his master's reputation and that scaring her would be easy. However, he didn't expect her to completely ignore him.

“Our master is the renowned and powerful Master Wang. If you dare to offend us, aren’t you afraid of retaliation?”

Xiao Da hurriedly introduced himself.

He simply couldn't believe that a country girl would dare offend his master for the sake of a worthless younger sister.

However, Song Li still ignored her.

Seeing that she was about to leave the village, Xiao Da quickly blew his whistle to call for help.

Actually, he didn't necessarily need Song Xiaoxiao, but Song Li's disregard for him really annoyed him.

A large group of thugs rushed over upon hearing the commotion and surrounded Song Li in an instant.

The thugs were all burly and stood in front of Song Li, forming a wall around him.

Taking advantage of this moment, Xiao Da endured the pain and used his good hand to put his dislocated arm back in place, but dared not go forward again. He only angrily pointed at Song Li and shouted:

"Brothers, this little wench is unreasonable! She hit us and tried to steal us! Arrest her! Make her kowtow a few times and teach her a lesson!"

Everyone immediately turned to look at Song Li with predatory eyes.

Despite being outnumbered and outmatched, Song Li was not afraid of them. She asked coldly, "Don't you want to know how I just fought them?"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the distance.

A seemingly indifferent glance sent a chill down Xiao's spine, causing him to involuntarily shrink back.

Everyone followed Song Li's gaze.

On the half-covered bluestone pavement, a dent had been smashed into it, and their companion was stuck in the hole, unable to get up no matter how hard he struggled.

This was... done by a young woman?

Then, turning their gaze to Xiao Da, everyone understood everything.

Their pupils constricted sharply, and no one dared to step forward. Instead, they all took two steps back in unison.

That's a three-inch-thick hard stone slab!

Back then, their patriarch deliberately extorted money from the craftsmen to pave the dirt road because he disliked its muddy condition.

It was actually broken by a young woman! That's terrifying strength!

Thinking this way, they couldn't help but feel resentment towards Xiao Da—he must have called them over because he couldn't beat them and was afraid of dying!

The crowd automatically parted to make way for them.

The weak fear the strong, and the strong fear the ruthless; they were afraid of Song Li, this tough nut to crack.

Seeing this, Song Li smiled and picked up Song Xiaoxiao and left.

However, at that moment, an aged voice suddenly came from behind: "Stop!"

Hearing that sinister voice, Song Li felt a chill run down her spine.

"What do you take this place for, where you can come and go as you please?"

Old Wang strolled leisurely from behind the crowd, his hands behind his back, and the crowd naturally made way for him.

"It's you?"

As he approached, his dim, old eyes finally made out the girl's appearance and recognized her as Song Li.

That girl kidnapped him that day and even dared to lie to him, saying that her father would come to the county town to become an official. She's gone too far!

He had already asked his superiors to find out the truth this morning, and was planning to lead a team to Qingliu Village to arrest the person, but unexpectedly, this person delivered himself to his doorstep.

Old Wang smiled coldly, his wrinkled face clearly displaying the words "revenge achieved."

Song Li's throat was dry.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, pelting her face. Her cheeks were numb with cold, and the snow melted on her soft skin, wetting her veil and the two fake scars drawn with rouge behind it.

Conversely, the snow-white veil was quickly stained red with rouge.

Like a few red plum blossoms blooming in the snow, they are extremely eye-catching.

Even though Old Man Wang's eyesight was failing, he could see it now.

Not to mention Xiao Da was there fawningly reminding them.

"Master, look at this young woman's face!"

With Old Man Wang in charge, Xiao Da was no longer afraid and stepped forward to tear off Song Li's veil.

Song Li was holding Song Xiaoxiao in her arms when, before she could react, her veil was ripped off.

Her smooth, fair face was suddenly exposed to everyone's gaze, and the surrounding pure white snow seemed dull and lackluster in comparison.

Wang Laocai's gaze froze for a moment, and a lewd smile gradually appeared on his face.

Yes, this is the young woman he took a liking to at first sight when he went to Qingliu Village to collect rent that day.

It turns out she wasn't disfigured; she was just playing tricks on him!

Since that's the case, he has to teach her a lesson so she'll know the consequences of making fun of him!

With a gentle wave of his hand, he commanded, "Take it down!"

He wants to take her back and torture her slowly...