Officer Li was greedy for money, and as soon as he heard there was money to be made, he immediately agreed: "Okay! I'll arrange it right away!"
In the dead of night, Officer Li, along with three of his men, sneaked out of the villa where Shen Qingtang was staying.
He stuffed oil-soaked strips of cloth into the crack of the door, lit a tinderbox, and the flame quickly spread along the door panel, crackling and illuminating the night sky.
As the firelight began to rise outside the villa, Lin Peirou secretly slipped out of the residence arranged by the officials.
She received an anonymous note.
She was asked to meet him at the alley entrance. But when she arrived, a sleazy-looking man was waiting for her.
It was Wang San, the thug who had harassed her before.
"You didn't expect that, did you? I've been chasing you for so long, and I've finally caught you."
Wang San rubbed his hands together, staring at Lin Peirou with a lewd look in his eyes. "Ever since I smelled your fragrance last time, I've been thinking about you day and night. And you, on the other hand, are still flirting with that pretty boy Lu Jin. Do you really think you're a rich young lady?"
Lin Peirou was so frightened that she turned around and tried to run away, but Wang San grabbed her wrist and pressed her against the wall.
She struggled desperately, but was no match for Wang San's strength, and was ultimately forcibly defiled by him.
Afterwards, Lin Peirou curled up on the ground, tears of humiliation streaming down her face.
Wang San squatted down in front of her, sneering and threatening, "From now on, you'll obey me and do whatever I tell you to do. If you dare to resist, I'll expose everything you did to Shen Qingtang, and you'll never be able to hold your head up in front of anyone!"
Lin Peirou trembled all over; she was most afraid that her secret would be exposed.
She could only bite her lip and nod in humiliation.
Meanwhile, the fire at the villa was growing bigger and bigger. Lu Jiaojiao and Constable Li watched from a distance with wide smiles.
"Hahaha! With such a big fire, they definitely can't escape!"
Lu Jiaojiao said smugly.
A poisonous mist enveloped the villa. "Even if they manage to escape the fire, they'll be poisoned by the mist!"
Standing to the side, watching the firelight, Lu's mother was filled with glee: "Shen Qingtang, this is what happens when you go against us!"
But their smugness didn't last long. Suddenly, a "whoosh" came from the fire. Shen Qingtang had already used her spiritual power to sense the fire and the fog.
He gave everyone the antidote in advance and then drew out a large amount of spiritual spring water from his spatial storage, which he then poured down the roof.
The spiritual spring water not only extinguished the fire instantly, but also carried a purifying power, washing away the mist in the air and the toxins remaining on everyone's bodies.
"how so?!"
Lu Jiaojiao looked at the fire that had suddenly gone out, her face turning deathly pale. Her words had no effect whatsoever.
The fire was also extinguished.
This was not what she expected at all.
Officer Li panicked: "Who...who exactly is this Shen Qingtang? How come even fire couldn't kill her?"
Inside the villa, Shen Qingtang breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the courtyard, which had been washed clean by the spiritual spring water.
Pei Nian'an held her hand and whispered, "Auntie is so amazing!" Pei Wuwang walked to her side, his eyes gentle: "It's good that you were prepared."
Shen Qingtang nodded.
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