Shen Xingmian stopped her with her foot, her voice icy: "Have you ever thought that what happened today is the retribution you deserve?"

"Say nice things to no avail, so you get beaten with sticks. When you can't beat them, you start kowtowing and playing the victim. You're quite shameless."

However, you should use your cunning in a more respectable way. Perhaps a few years from now, when I pass by again, I will consider helping you.

But if you insist on going your own way and taking pleasure in harming others, then the rest of your life will probably be filled with unbearable suffering.

Alright, that's all I have to say. You should reflect on your actions carefully.

After saying that, Shen Xingmian pulled her father back into the space. The Liu family felt as if two living people had vanished into thin air. They were all terrified and huddled together, not daring to go forward to help the young lady who had been warned by the immortal to "reflect on her actions."

After a long pause, the woman timidly asked, "Master, then, is the matter of choosing a son-in-law...?"

She didn't finish speaking, but Mr. Liu already understood. They knew their own daughter's temperament perfectly well.

However, it's one thing for them to have the money to buy maids and send them to her to torment, but it's quite another to risk offending the immortals and then indulge their daughter's recklessness.

Having lived this long, I've never heard of anyone actually seeing an immortal. Only their family actually saw an immortal in full view of everyone, and were even warned.

Who wouldn't be afraid of that?

"Stop looking for a son-in-law for now, let's do more good deeds. Didn't you hear the immortal say he'll be back in a few years? What if he's dissatisfied with what we've done and punishes our whole family? Wouldn't everyone be doomed?"

As he spoke, Master Liu couldn't help but tremble with fear.

However, being a seasoned businessman, he quickly calmed down and made the arrangements:

"Quickly help Miss into the house, find a doctor to treat her wounds, and then let her rest and recuperate in the room until she is calm before coming out."

After saying that, he turned and headed towards his study.

Shen Xingmian did not leave directly, but instead used the space to hide in the blind spot of these people. Only after hearing what Master Liu said did she feel completely relieved.

If the Liu family still doesn't repent, she'll have to take action against them. Even if her space is almost full, she'll find a way to skin them alive.

But thinking about how the young man racked his brains to earn money, she felt that letting the Liu family go like this was too lenient on them.

So she went to Master Liu's bedroom, searched it thoroughly, and finally found twenty silver notes worth one thousand taels of silver in a hidden compartment behind the bed and the painting.

These 20,000 taels of silver are something their family should have lost.

Shen Xingmian accepted it without hesitation.

Anyway, they have so many banknotes and plenty of cash, so it won't affect their family's foundation or stop them from continuing to do good deeds.

Shen Xingmian then led her father out of the backyard by climbing over the wall and left happily.

After accumulating more silver, especially when space became a bit tight, Shen Xingmian fell in love with silver notes. These were wonderful; a small box of them was equivalent to many large chests.

Like modern savings certificates, it is portable.

They didn't go out through the main gate, so they didn't see the boy who was waiting outside. However, the boy was quite clever and guessed that she was leaving after hearing what she had said earlier.

So he asked the old doctor to take good care of his cousin, and then turned around and headed straight for the inn.

Yes, although he was focused on doing business with the students, he had also carefully observed the situation in the inn's lobby and naturally had a good impression of Shen Xingmian.

The moment he woke up in the house, he knew who had saved him.

But saving his cousin wasn't the end of the story. He wanted to try giving away all the money he had to the servant to save his life.

If it weren't for him, my cousin would probably have died long ago and wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

Moreover, if it weren't for him today, my cousin wouldn't have dared to risk everything, and would have perished alone.

This time, at least he got that vicious Miss Liu involved, which was already quite satisfying for him. He couldn't let the Liu family brand him with the infamy of murdering their master and continue to torment him.

The inn was soon reached, and there he indeed met the "immortal's" family.

With a thud, the boy knelt before the slightly older-looking man and pleaded, "Please, immortal, save my life! I'm willing to offer all my possessions, please!"

After saying that, he started kowtowing repeatedly.

He didn't want to make things difficult for others, but he really had no other choice at the moment.

If he didn't kneel, he wouldn't show sincerity, but if he did kneel, it would seem like he was being coerced. He was so anxious and confused that he didn't know what to do.

If there is any offense, once that person is rescued, he can be beaten or scolded at will.

Just then, Shen Xingmian and Luo Qi'an came in from outside. They had planned to leave with their families as soon as possible since there was no more excitement to be had, but they were surprised by the scene before them.

Shen Xingmian looked around and saw that apart from the shopkeeper and the waiter, there was only one other table of people at the very back of the hall. Only then did she feel a little more at ease.

She was afraid that this person had already caused too much of a commotion and made her family the center of attention.

Fortunately, not yet.

She quickly walked over, picked the person up from the ground, and whispered, "Let's get out of here first."

Leading the people out of the inn, facing the biting cold wind, Shen Xingmian patiently asked, "Isn't your cousin already recovered and given you her indenture? Why are you still looking for her?"

The boy was a little intimidated by her imposing manner. After all, she had just been dominating the Liu family mansion. He was afraid that if he displeased this fairy, she would beat him up.

But thinking of the servant whose fate was still unknown, he mustered his courage and said, "There was another servant present today. If it weren't for his help, my cousin would probably be dead by now."

Miss Liu felt that she was about to get married and would no longer be able to torment them, so she called the two of them into her room and made them do shameless things in front of her.

My cousin resisted fiercely, and the servant was also unwilling to be forced into this situation, but he dared not fight to the death.

It was the young lady from the Liu family who, in a fit of anger, pulled out a dagger to slash her cousin's face. The servants tried to stop her, but were stabbed several times. It was only through their desperate resistance that they managed to injure the young lady so badly.

So that's the truth.

Shen Xingmian frowned. What kind of bizarre thoughts did this young lady have? She was about to find a husband, so she had to treat him to death beforehand?

It seems that the punishment I gave her was a bit too lenient.