Decided to play dumb, since she wouldn't know anything no matter what I asked her...

Li glanced at her with gloomy eyes, then looked at the tightly closed door beside her and suddenly walked towards it.

“Pah pah pah——!!”

The fragile and old wooden door was knocked loudly by Li.

"Hua Yu! All of you come out! I want to see what you are doing! Come out!!"

Li shouted angrily into the house.

Hua Shi pursed her lips and resisted the urge to stop him.

If she spoke up to stop Li now, Li would only become more convinced that something was wrong, and the thing hidden inside would only die faster...

“Bang, bang, bang—!!”

The rickety wooden door was knocked hard a few times and shook violently. It was so fragile that it seemed like it was about to fall out of the door frame.

"You little bastard! Do you hear me? Open the door!"

Li's voice became louder and louder, and the knocks on the door became more and more fierce.

"Snap."

The wooden door was suddenly pulled open from the inside, making a harsh sound.

Li didn't have time to retract her hand and almost slapped Hua Yu's lowered forehead.

Li pinched her palms, which were numb from knocking on the door, and anger rushed to her forehead.

“Bang!——”

The sound of a slap was clear and audible.

Li raised her hand and slapped Hua Yu.

Hua Yu was blocked in front of the door when he was suddenly slapped in the face. He felt dizzy and the slap hit the side of his face where his eardrum was connected. His ears tinnitus was instantaneous. The fierce force caused his mouth to be broken by his teeth, and the smell of blood spread from his mouth.

"Are you deaf?! Didn't you hear me telling you to open the door!..."

Li scolded him harshly.

Hua Yu stood silently in front of the door, with his head lowered, not saying a word.

In the dim night, Hua Shi, who was standing aside, could clearly see Li's hideous and ferocious profile. The curses he was shouting were more unpleasant than the last, making people frown.

“…You like to lock the door tightly, don’t you…!”

After scolding Hua Yu, Li suddenly said this and turned to walk towards the yard.

Hua Shi was watching her actions and felt uneasy when he saw Li coming back with a big knife for chopping wood.

She was startled and felt a numbness at the back of her head. Seeing Hua Yu still blocking the door, she walked over quickly and pushed him into the house.

"What are you standing there for? Didn't you see she came back with a knife..."

Hua Shi cursed softly and pushed Hua Yu, who was blocking the way, in.

Li came back angrily with a knife in her hand, and saw that the person blocking the door had changed from Hua Yu to Hua Shi.

Hua Shi saw her glaring at him fiercely, then he picked up the knife and chopped towards the wooden door, not caring that there was someone standing next to him.

Hua Shi's expression changed, and he pushed Hua Yu behind him and took several steps back into the house.

“Bang!”

Li swung the axe and chopped it down at the fragile wooden door. With a "crack", Hua Shi watched helplessly as a large piece of the wooden door was chopped into pieces.

Li raised her hand, holding the big knife she was chopping wood with, and was about to continue chopping...

In the darkness, Li suddenly screamed, and the knife in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.

"ah!--"

"Meow--!!"

Then, another sharp and piercing cry of a cat was heard.

"Xiao Hei?!..."

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