"First you took Brother Zhou's words personally, then you inexplicably wanted to gouge out my eyes. You really have a lot of power. A polite Lingyue person has come all the way from a thousand miles away to cause trouble in Licheng. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Who do you think you are!"

Jiang Shilin frowned uncomfortably: "Young master, please speak with more respect."

Seeing this, Chen Xuanrong gripped Jiang Shilin's sleeve tightly: "Brother Lin, I wasn't talking about him, I was talking about that woman. The way she looked at me just now scared me, just like when my sister pushed me into the water..."

When the illegitimate daughter of the Chen family was mentioned, Jiang Shilin made no attempt to hide his disgust.

"Xuanrong is my fiancée. Even if she has done something wrong, she is not someone you can bully at will. Please apologize to Xuanrong!"

Ning Yao looked at Jiang Shilin and felt sorry for him.

"Apologize? Can't I just slap her and say sorry?"

Ning Yao rolled her eyes, seemingly casually, but actually exuding an imposing aura.

Jiang Shilin felt somewhat intimidated by her gaze, but when he thought of the illegitimate daughter who had murdered Chen Xuanrong, he felt more anger.

This anger seemed to find a scapegoat when Chen Xuanrong mentioned the woman beside Ning Yao.

"Young master, please don't be so aggressive! You bullied Xuanrong first, so why are you hitting her as well?"

"If hitting her is not allowed, how about hitting you? As long as I slap you, I'll apologize."

Jiang Shilin had never encountered such a difficult person before, and he felt that the other party was simply unreasonable.

"Young master, don't push your luck!" Jiang Shilin shouted angrily.

His angry shout drew even more onlookers than before.

Gradually, the crowd formed a circle, surrounding the five of them.

As more and more people gathered, Chen Xuanrong began to use her manipulative skills, wiping away tears.

Ning Yao sneered: "I'm going too far! My elder sister has been suffering from a deficiency since birth, she's blind and mute. Do you think she's easy to bully because she can't see or speak?"

Upon hearing this, not only Jiang Shilin, but also Chen Xuanrong and Zhou Yan were stunned.

The woman following Ning Yao remained silent; it turned out she was mute.

Not only can it not speak, it can't see either. It's so pitiful!

Public opinion reversed instantly.

"I can see that this girl's eyes are indeed lifeless, and her gaze is unfocused; she is definitely blind!"

"So she really is blind. If that's the case, how did this young lady realize that the other person was unfriendly to her?"

"Tch, how else can she tell? She can look however she wants!"

"This girl is quite something; she's really good at creating something out of nothing!"

Everyone burst into laughter. Chen Xuanrong wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground; she never expected the other person to be a blind woman.

Jiang Shilin calmed down. The other party wasn't the illegitimate daughter of the Chen family, so he had been somewhat blaming her.

"Young master, I'm so sorry, Xuanrong doesn't know either..."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Does ignorance give you the right to slander someone? Just now she said that people from Lingyue are polite, but when she was slandering them with empty words, she didn't back down an inch and showed no manners whatsoever!"

Jiang Shilin blushed deeply, extremely embarrassed.

Ning Yao glanced at them coldly: "Even if my sister is ill, she is still the apple of my parents' eye. Since you have bullied her like this today, do you really think that we can't do anything to you, Lingyue people?"

"I will not let this matter rest until I receive an explanation!"

The pressure is now on Jiang Shilin's side.

Ning Yao knew that Jiang Shilin was a decent gentleman, but when he encountered his fiancée and grandmother, he was like a piece of tofu, easily manipulated.

"I apologize to everyone for my poor behavior..."

Ning Yao looked at him with disgust: "You want me to apologize? Did you slander my sister? One should take responsibility for one's actions. Why doesn't she dare to? Marrying someone so irresponsible would be a disaster!"

Zhou Yan chimed in, "As the saying goes, marry a virtuous wife. A virtuous wife brings blessings to three generations, while an unvirtuous wife brings disaster to three generations! Such an unstable woman will be a scourge sooner or later if you marry her!"

"You guys!" Chen Xuanrong panicked. She had caused a lot of trouble. If Jiang Shilin disliked her, wouldn't all her plans be in vain?

No! Absolutely not!

She hasn't married Jiang Shilin yet! She's not yet the matriarch of the Jiang family!

That bitch is still alive! She hasn't killed her with her own hands yet!

With a loud thud, Chen Xuanrong knelt down before Yun Xiangnanshan, large tears streaming down her cheeks, followed by her shrill voice.

"It was Xuanrong who lost her temper and misunderstood you, Miss. I hope you can forgive me!"

After saying that, he kowtowed deeply.

Jiang Shilin couldn't bear it and wanted to help her up, but he was stopped by an invisible force and couldn't move.

He was shocked. Who was it? Who had such high martial arts skills!

Without time to think it through, he stared at Chen Xuanrong's back and slowly calmed down, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Why is Xuanrong so humble and subservient?

The Xuanrong he remembered was not like this. Even when she was beaten or punished, or when she pleaded for him and admitted her mistakes, she always knelt with an upright posture and maintained her dignity.

Her noble status as the legitimate daughter of the Chen family is impossible to ignore!

But why does Xuanrong now feel like an ant to him, as if she has been subservient to others for many years and is used to doing such humble and insignificant things?

Unlike the Chen Xuanrong he remembered, she was more like... that illegitimate daughter!

Jiang Shilin felt a sharp pain in his chest, unable to understand where this feeling came from.

Was it because she saw Chen Xuanrong lose the dignity of being the legitimate daughter of the Chen family and had to kneel down to people in a humble manner, or was it for some other reason?

Jiang Shilin himself couldn't explain it clearly.

After Chen Xuanrong kowtowed three times, he couldn't bear it any longer, grabbed Chen Xuanrong and killed her, then turned and left quickly.

Ning Yao didn't stop them, and the crowd made way for them. Soon, Jiang Shilin and his companion disappeared without a trace.

Meanwhile, at a treacherous spot at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains, a group of ragged refugees were crossing a bridge.

The bridge was rebuilt jointly by Songyang City and Nanjiang City.

The purpose was to send the refugees to Nanjiang City to seek a living, and also to see if there was a way to divert the water source from Yulong Ridge to Songyang City.

Although Songyang City is quite far away, how will we know it won't work if we don't try?

Among this group of refugees was a petite woman, her pretty face hidden in her messy hair.

She moved slowly forward with the main group, and even though she was exhausted, she was unwilling to give up.

The woman appeared dazed, but in reality, she was quite shrewd. She planned to gather enough supplies in Nanjiang City before continuing her journey.

Just then, Lin Qingyu was inspecting the porridge stalls when he saw a group of people bullying someone from afar.

He quickly stepped forward to stop her and rescued her. Turning around, he exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Chen! What are you doing here?"