Before they even reached the fork in the road, they saw Liu Ge return after changing his clothes.

Is this person like a stubborn plaster, impossible to get rid of?

He's made such a huge embarrassment and still has the nerve to come back. He's shameless.

When they were still several meters away, Xiao Yunying spoke up: "Stay away from me, or I'll beat you up if you try to steal my water bucket again."

Liu Ge feigned a friendly demeanor: "Miss Xiao, I was rude just now..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yunying interrupted him: "Forget it, you've been rude several times these past two days. You don't need to apologize to me, I don't need it. Just stay away from me."

With the thought that "she can't hit me in front of so many people," Liu Ge took two steps to the left, blocking Xiao Yunying's path once again.

Xiao Yunying completely lost her patience and slammed the wooden bucket down on the ground with such force that a lot of water inside splashed out.

"Speak, what exactly do you want?"

She should explain things clearly once and for all, so that she can avoid any future trouble.

"I truly meant no harm, Miss Xiao, please don't misunderstand."

“I didn’t misunderstand. If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t keep repeating the same two sentences over and over. What do you want from me?”

Liu Ge suddenly adopted a shy and hesitant demeanor, like a timid young wife: "I...I wish to..."

"Stop!"

Xiao Yunying didn't know that Liu Geqing was unaware of how offensive she looked. She couldn't stand it and raised her hand to stop him: "Speak properly, don't be disgusting, okay?"

Liu Ge's face darkened for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

"The incident at noon has spread throughout the village, and some people have said some unpleasant things about Miss Xiao, so I have come here specifically to apologize."

"Really? What's wrong? Tell me."

"Some people say that the young lady offered to wash my clothes, but I refused, and she became angry and embarrassed..."

Seeing Xiao Yunying's face growing increasingly pale and her body radiating a chilling aura, Liu Ge completely forgot what he had planned to say before coming, even swallowing back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Speak up, why aren't you saying anything?"

"I...I..."

Liu Ge was speechless when suddenly a person rushed out from the side road to the west and kicked over the water bucket at Xiao Yunying's feet.

Xiao Yunying instinctively jumped to the side to avoid being splashed by water, her eyes fixed on the wooden tub. Before she could regain her footing, a slap landed on her face.

She felt the slap coming and quickly turned her body to the side, but unfortunately, her body was too slow to react and she was still grazed by the other person's fingertips.

Seeing that she hadn't landed a proper hit, He Hua raised her hand to strike again, shouting loudly, "You little slut, you seduced my man and now you're seducing my cousin, making my cousin fetch water for you, what kind of person are you?"

Xiao Yunying was really angry!

He grabbed He Hua's wrist: "I've been too kind to you."

With his left hand, he forcefully pried down He Hua's index finger, and with his right hand, he quickly slapped her three times in quick succession, the force so great that his own hand went numb.

"Ouch! You hit me again!"

He Hua screamed and frantically reached out with her free left hand to grab Xiao Yunying's face.

Xiao Yunying stopped being polite and kicked He Hua, sending her staggering back several steps. To her surprise, Liu Ge, that shameless man, actually got involved in the fight between the women.

Taking advantage of Xiao Yunying's attention being focused on He Hua, Liu Ge waited until she kicked He Hua away, then stepped forward and grabbed her right hand, saying, "Don't fight, we're all from the same village, let's talk things out if there's any misunderstanding."

He took the opportunity to grab her collar.

Xiao Yunying had no choice but to deal with him first. She grabbed his fingers and pried them down forcefully: "Is this how you try to mediate a fight? If you don't want your claws anymore, I'll chop them off for you."

"Let go of my cousin!"

He Hua rushed over again. Xiao Yunying's right hand was still being held by Liu Ge. Even if she let go of his hand that was pulling at her collar, it was useless. One hand could not hold both of He Hua's hands.

At this point, a thought popped into Xiao Yunying's head: "Two fists can't beat four hands." She shouldn't have been lazy when she was learning self-defense.

Things happened so fast that Xiao Yunying didn't even have time to use the self-defense techniques she had learned. She didn't have time to break free from Liu Ge, so she could only use her arms to protect her face.

Just as He Hua's hand reached into Xiao Yunying's arm and almost grabbed her face, a large bowl flew from behind and smashed into He Hua's head.

He Hua was knocked backward by the impact, and just as she regained her footing, another large porcelain basin flew over and hit her in the face.

She felt a stinging sensation in her nose, and two warm streams flowed from it.

That wasn't the end of it. After being hit by the porcelain basin, several pomegranates flew over and hit her face and head one after another, forcing her to stagger backward. She didn't have time to react or even see who hit her.