Chapter Eighteen: Sudden Attack and Injury
"I'm going to risk my life today, you bastard! I'll fight you to the death! I'll give you my life for yours for framing my man. If anything happens to my man, I'll sharpen my knife and slit your throat. You'll see if I dare!"
Jiang's mother's fierce appearance startled the two constables. By the time they reacted, Village Chief Yang had already been pinned to the ground and slapped several times.
The constables' expressions changed when they saw this.
If their county magistrate found out that a shrew had beaten the village chief in front of them, they would probably be in deep trouble.
They quickly went up and helped Jiang's mother away.
When the two constables tried to pull Jiang's mother away, she almost broke free. The two constables were so frightened that they drew their swords as they grabbed her: "Don't move, or I'll use my sword."
Jiang Yan and several of her sisters-in-law were about to rush forward to rescue Jiang's mother, and Jiang Mi was so envious that she wanted to rush forward as well, but then the system's words echoed in her mind.
[Mission: As a good woman, how can you stand by and watch your parents be bullied? Rise up and fight back!]
[Reward 1: Immense Strength (This grants the host the ability to resist and defend themselves. It will be awarded immediately upon the host's consent.)]
Following the immense strength was a line of text in extremely small print: This ability has a flaw; under extreme emotional states, the user will be dominated by their emotions and lose their rationality. Upgrade required.
[Reward 2: Good Woman Value +100]
[Punishment: Death. Those who are unfilial do not deserve to live.]
Jiang Mi, who was already preparing to step forward, naturally agreed without hesitation.
The moment she agreed, she felt a warm current surge through her body. She was already rushing forward when she arrived in front of the two constables. She slapped away the knife that the constable had placed on Jiang's mother's neck. With this slap, the knife was cut in two. Then she pushed the constable away.
With a gentle push, the constable was sent flying five meters away.
At that moment, the scene fell silent.
Jiang Yan and the others, who were originally about to step forward to help, stopped in their tracks.
The constable standing on the other side, holding onto Jiang's mother, saw the knife broken in two. His leader, who had been pushed five meters away, swallowed hard in fear. Seeing Jiang Mi approaching, he cried out in a trembling voice, "Don't come any closer!"
The next moment, he abandoned Jiang's mother and rushed to Village Chief Yang's side, trembling as he said, "Village Chief Yang, this matter is beyond our capabilities. Please think of a solution!"
At this moment, the constable was filled with regret. Why did he have to take on such a deadly job? If he had known there was such a formidable person here, he would never have come.
As a result, he even came to hate Village Chief Yang.
If it weren't for the fact that Village Chief Yang was the county magistrate's man, he would have abandoned him and left right now.
Village Chief Yang glanced at the constable chief lying on the ground coughing up blood not far away, and his legs trembled. He hadn't expected Jiang Mi to be so violent. With just a light squeeze, the knife broke, and with a gentle push, she almost sent the constable chief away.
If that push had landed on him...
The village chief was terrified when he thought about this.
How come he had never heard before that the power of ginger honey was so terrifying?
Is it really worth offending such a terrible person for the sake of Yang Liu?
"Jiang Mi, this is violent resistance to law enforcement; you've committed a serious crime. You'd better..."
Before Village Chief Yang could finish speaking, he saw Jiang Mi looking at him coldly. He swallowed hard, swallowing the rest of his words, and dared not say another word.
He was afraid that if he said anything more, Jiang Mi would do the same thing to him.
When Jiang Mi saw the faint bloodstains on her mother's neck, her anger exploded instantly.
At that moment, her eyes were bloodshot with rage, and she walked step by step toward the constable chief who was lying on the ground vomiting blood.
The head constable was almost in tears when he saw Jiang Mi approaching. He backed away while his voice trembled as he cried, "You...you mustn't do anything rash!"
At this moment, Jiang Mi was consumed by anger, clenching her fists so tightly that they cracked, leaving deep footprints on the ground with every step she took.
Just as she reached out to grab the constable, a figure appeared beside her, blocking her path: "Enough. Jiang Mi. Enough."
However, Jiang Mi, who was completely immersed in the memories of her family's deaths in her previous life, seemed not to hear his words and stubbornly tried to strangle the head constable.
Just then, Huo Ran pursed his lips, hugged her, and gently comforted her, "It's alright, it's alright, everything is over. I'm here, I'll handle it."
Under his gentle soothing words, the redness in Jiang Mi's eyes gradually faded, and she regained her clarity. She looked up at Huo Ran, who was comforting her, and softly called out, "Huo Ran."
"Hmm." Huo Ran responded softly, then Jiang Mi rolled her eyes and fainted.
Unbeknownst to Jiang Mi, who was unconscious, her bloodshot eyes were seen by the crowd who had followed Village Chief Yang to watch the spectacle. At that moment, they all looked at Jiang Mi with some fear.
Hidden in the crowd, Yang Liu's lips curled into a smile; she certainly wouldn't miss this golden opportunity.
So he muttered to himself, "Red eyes, looking like a madman, isn't this the reincarnation of an evil spirit from my grandmother's legend? Legend has it that reincarnated evil spirits eat children's brains and then slaughter the entire village. For the sake of our children and for our own safety, we must never let such a person stay in our village!"
Having witnessed Jiang Mi's seemingly deranged state, the villagers no longer cared whether the legend was true or not. In any case, if Huo Ran hadn't intervened, the constable would have truly fallen victim to Jiang Mi's cruelty. Such an undeniable fact was right before their eyes, leaving them no choice but to believe it. It was precisely because they believed that they were afraid.
I don't know who shouted the first sentence: "Get the evil ghost Jiang Mi out of our village."
"Get out of our village!"
"Get out!"
Even more unknown is who picked up small stones from the ground and threw them at Jiang Mi's family.
"Get out of our Qingyun Village."
The Jiang family members bit their lips as they looked at the group of villagers who were once familiar with them, but in that instant they became agitated and wanted to kill them. They fell silent.
Huo Ran immediately shielded Jiang Mi in his arms, used his inner energy to deflect the stones that were hurtling towards the Jiang family members, and then, seeing the stunned Jiang family members, frowned and said, "Let's leave first."
There's nothing more to say about these villagers who have lost their minds.
The Jiang family members came to their senses and, under the organization of their mother, immediately retreated to a distance.
Before leaving, Huo Ran gave Yang Liu, who was hiding in the crowd, a cold look.
It was she who first threw stones at them and then incited the villagers to attack the Jiang family.
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