The storyteller, understanding the situation, stroked his mustache and smiled, looking at Gou'er with great admiration, saying, "Young master, you are truly intelligent. The murderer is indeed the deceased's husband. Even I couldn't figure it out when I was reading the story. Young master, you have a bright future ahead of you!"
Upon hearing this, Gou'er immediately looked at He Jiu Niang excitedly, his face practically screaming "Praise me!"
He Jiuniang praised him as he wished, saying "Great job!" and then pulled him away from the teahouse.
"Mother, there are so many bad people."
After leaving the teahouse, the little dog suddenly sighed, looking very melancholy.
He Jiuniang was worried that those things would affect his mood, so she said, "You are still young, so don't worry about those things. Your mother will protect you."
The dog suddenly realized that it was still too small, and that it couldn't do anything when it saw someone causing trouble.
He didn't understand why those people would deliberately come to cause trouble for them, when they were just listening attentively to the story.
“Some people are born bad, for no reason. All we can do is to be ruthless when dealing with these people. We have to beat them so badly that even their parents wouldn’t recognize them, so that they will learn their lesson.”
"Yes! I'll definitely practice martial arts hard when I get back! I'll become as powerful as Mother!"
He looked up at He Jiuniang, his eyes flashing with admiration.
He Jiuniang rubbed his little head again, looking quite pleased with herself.
As for the rest, she couldn't be bothered to think about it. If that person dared to retaliate again, she would still teach him a lesson without any mercy.
The mother and son found a restaurant to eat at before strolling back to the inn. It was already dark, but the streets were still bustling. The little dog, however, was so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyes open.
He Jiuniang carried her upstairs to sleep with one arm. The guests eating downstairs in the inn couldn't help but stare at the eye-catching mother and child. They were truly a feast for the eyes!
After traveling all day and playing in the streets for a long time, He Jiuniang was tired. She asked the innkeeper for hot water to wash up and then lay down to sleep.
In the middle of the night, someone gently pried open the door lock. In the darkness, He Jiuniang instantly opened her eyes, a slight smile playing on her lips. "They've finally come."
There were rustling sounds outside the door, and the faint voices of people talking could be heard: "That bitch made me lose face in front of so many people, my mouth still hurts, I can't let her get away with this tonight!"
The one speaking was the man whose mouth He Jiuniang had washed with hot water for him at the teahouse earlier. Now, his mouth was covered in blisters, but he still had no intention of giving up.
Having just arrived, He Jiuniang didn't want to make things too ugly. She didn't care much about herself, but she was worried about implicating the Lu family. However, now that they had bullied her to this extent, she had no reason to show any mercy.
She held back for the first time, and even took a short nap. Then the several fools outside slowly crept in, just as they were about to show their skills. They saw He Jiuniang sitting leisurely at the table with her legs crossed, waiting impatiently.
"Can you guys hurry up? You're disturbing your great-aunt's sleep."
Upon hearing this, the men felt deeply humiliated. They were, after all, quite capable, and they had made very little noise. How had this woman discovered them?
But there's no time to worry about that now. Since we've been discovered, we might as well just give up and do whatever we want.
He Jiuniang shushed them, saying, "Keep your voice down. If you disturb my son's sleep, it will be bad for you."
The men felt their pride had been insulted, and one of them charged forward with a wooden stick in his hand. He Jiuniang dodged him, snatched the stick from him, and beat him until he howled in pain.
It was too dark inside to see how He Jiuniang made her move; all that could be heard were the brothers' screams.
The man with the blistering mouth was so angry that his teeth ached. He led the others to attack, but before they even reached He Jiuniang, a flying stick struck his mouth, which was full of blisters, and he lost several teeth.
"Ah! My teeth! My teeth are gone!"
He suddenly shouted, startling the puppy awake. He Jiu Niang was furious and grabbed the man, giving him a good beating.
With her sons awake, she no longer held back and attacked even more fiercely, shoving them both onto the ground.
The loud noise finally woke up the others in the inn, and they all came out to see what was going on. He Jiu Niang immediately spotted the white-clad man standing outside the door. Wearing a mask in the middle of the night was quite eerie. She said, "Please trouble you, young master, to report this to the authorities for me. These petty thieves are truly lawless!"
Upon hearing her threaten to report to the authorities, the man with the sharp tongue immediately began yelling, "You actually dare to call the authorities?! Do you know who I am?! You…"
Before he could finish speaking, He Jiuniang grabbed a rag from the table and stuffed it into his mouth. He had just lost a few teeth, and his mouth was full of blood, which looked disgusting.
Lin Yiping hadn't expected that he would be seen by the woman just for watching the commotion. He grinned and told one of his men to run a errand to the yamen, while he continued to calmly observe He Jiuniang.
"Who is this person? He looks respectable, yet he breaks into a woman's room in the middle of the night. The world is going to the dogs!"
"Who says she can't? Luckily, this woman is quite skilled, otherwise she would have been in trouble."
"It's the middle of the night, I wonder if the officers and soldiers will care!"
...
Listening to the crowd's discussion, Lin Yiping crossed his arms and looked at He Jiuniang. He always felt that this woman was extraordinary.
Several men were armed, but they couldn't get close to He Jiuniang at all. They were constantly being beaten. Moreover, among the men who came tonight, apart from the one whose teeth were knocked out, the others all had some martial arts skills, yet they were still completely overwhelmed.
"The officials are here!"
Someone shouted, and everyone readily made way for them. Several people were so moved by the sight of the officials that they almost shed tears.
The man who was good at talking grabbed the officer's leg and cried, "Why did you take so long to come? Waaaaaah..."
Official: ...
Others: ...
The officers quickly arrested the man, and the inn returned to peace. The waiter brought up food and hot water, saying apologetically, "I'm so sorry to have frightened Madam and Young Master. This is our small shop's compensation. We hope you won't find it offensive."
He Jiuniang was staying at their inn when the incident happened, and they were worried that it would have a negative impact on the inn, so they wanted to handle it as perfectly as possible.
"Send one to the young master in the next room as well, and put it on my tab."
He Jiuniang remembered the masked man; he seemed to have just entered the room next to hers.
Since they helped her report it to the authorities, it's only right to give them some food as a token of gratitude.
"OK."
The waiter left very respectfully, and only then did the dog waddle over to her and run into her arms, its voice sweet and soft: "Mama!"
He was terrified when he was woken up, but when he saw his mother beating the bad guys, he suppressed his fear so as not to cause her any trouble. Now that everything was finally alright, he dared to make a sound.
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