Chapter 89: Bad Luck
When the old woman heard Zhong Nianyao reveal her identity, she was stunned for a moment, but then continued crying, "That child's parents died a long time ago. I raised him, so how can I not be his mother? I tell you, don't think you can shirk your responsibility."
"If you hadn't stood by and watched him die, he wouldn't have died so miserably. I'm telling you, if you don't compensate me today, I'll never let you go."
Zhong Nianyao completely ignored such threats. She placed one hand on the table, supporting her chin. She looked at the old woman who was still sitting on the ground and smiled indifferently. "Really? I'm really scared! So how are you going to end this with me?"
Although he said he was afraid, the expression on his face clearly said otherwise. It seemed he didn't take the other party's threat seriously at all.
Seeing Zhong Nianyao's unmoved expression, the old woman became anxious and immediately got up from the ground. She pointed at her nose and started scolding her, "You little girl, you look so young, but you really don't have any sympathy at all. If you hadn't stood by and watched him die, Azhi wouldn't have died so miserably."
The Azhi she was referring to was the yellow-haired man.
"The reason he died so miserably was because of karma, and it had nothing to do with me." Zhong Nianyao just found it funny. "Besides, who said I didn't save him? I already pointed out the way for him. If he was willing to turn himself in, there might still be a glimmer of hope. It's a pity that he doesn't even want to save himself. What can I do?"
"You're talking nonsense." The old woman said unreasonably, "Azhi never did anything harmful. He was just unlucky enough to encounter such a thing, so he was killed."
"Oh." Zhong Nianyao said coldly, "Since you said it was his misfortune that caused his tragic death, then what does it have to do with me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the old woman seemed to be paused. She stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react for a moment.
However, after a while, she immediately realized, "Don't try to escape responsibility. No matter what, you killed the person. You clearly had a way to save him, but you stood by and watched. You are an accomplice and the executioner."
"You should have asked about me before you came to see me!" Zhong Nianyao raised her eyes and looked at the old woman. Although there was a smile on her face, it made people feel a chill. "Then you should know my ability! You actually have the courage to come to me. You are really brave!"
Looking at Zhong Nianyao's appearance, the old woman couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and shuddered all over, but then she mustered up the courage and said, "What are you going to do? I tell you, this is a society ruled by law. If you-"
"Since this is a society ruled by law, there's no need for you to keep pestering me." Zhong Nianyao said lazily, "Just go ahead and sue me. I'm a law-abiding citizen, and I'll pay whatever the court orders. But now, don't even think about taking a penny from me."
As soon as these words came out, the old woman's face suddenly became extremely ugly. If she could get money by suing, she would have done it long ago.
The reason she was throwing a tantrum here was simply to extort some money. She had no feelings for her nephew, and normally, he had caused a lot of trouble for their family. Now that he had died suddenly, she heard that a young woman selling things at the Tongtian Bridge refused to help. So she thought she could come here to extort some money.
She originally thought that even if a little girl really had some ability, she would be too thin-skinned and would spend money to avoid disaster. Unexpectedly, although the little girl was young, she was not moved at all.
Could it be that she was really going to return empty-handed today? Her eyes rolled around, as if she was thinking of a solution.
"If you want to continue pestering me like this, don't blame me for being rude." Zhong Nianyao smiled and continued, "Although we live in a society ruled by law now, I have plenty of ways to punish you using illegal means. I promise—"
When she said this, the smile on her face turned devilish. "No matter who it is, they will definitely not be able to find even a shred of evidence. Otherwise, I will retire from this business forever."
Looking at the smile on Zhong Nianyao's face, the old woman felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar in the middle of winter, and she began to shiver uncontrollably.
She subconsciously wanted to escape from this place, to escape from this young-looking girl who gave her a strong sense of fear. However, she found that she could not move at all, as if nailed to the ground, unable to move even half a step.
"Want to leave?" Zhong Nianyao's smile became even colder. "Come as you please, leave as you please. What do you think this place is? If you have the guts to threaten me, then you should be prepared to be skinned alive."
The old woman was now even more terrified. Her mouth was trembling, and she couldn't even speak clearly. "What...what are you going to do?"
"I didn't do anything." Zhong Nianyao smiled, "I just wanted to teach you a lesson. But don't worry, I won't take anyone's life casually. At most, you'll just be unlucky for a while."
As she spoke, Zhong Nian Yao took out a piece of talisman paper and threw it at the old woman.
The talisman paper instantly ignited and then burned on the old woman's body.
The old woman was startled and immediately jumped up, trying to extinguish the sparks. However, the flames suddenly disappeared without a trace when they touched her body. She didn't even feel the pain of the burn.
This did not make her feel at ease, but made her even more terrified. "What on earth did you do to me?"
"It's just bad luck for a while," Zhong Nianyao said with a sneer, "From today on, you'll be unlucky. As for how long, that depends on you."
The old woman was unwilling to believe Zhong Nianyao's words, but deep down in her heart, she had already agreed with Zhong Nianyao's words. Because of what Zhong Nianyao had just shown, she intuitively felt that the little girl in front of her was not ordinary.
Thinking about the little girl's methods again, she secretly regretted in her heart that she shouldn't have been blinded by interests and came here to extort money, but ended up looking like that.
Thinking of this, she turned around and was about to leave.
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