Li Xiaoxiao stayed in the room for a while, but she couldn't get over it, so she took an axe and went up the mountain to chop down trees to vent her frustration.
Just as she was about to go up the mountain, Widow Dong came to her door, saying, "Master, something terrible has happened!"
“Recently, a group of divine messengers came, saying they wanted to punish you, claiming that you occupied the best feng shui and took away the fortune of the entire Yunli County, and demanded that you return the good land to the former commoners. Now that group of people is coming up the mountain with weapons.”
This? How come she didn't know? Could it be because she hasn't been coming down the mountain much lately?
Why are those sorcerers targeting her? Are they crazy? She bought this land with her own money.
However, she couldn't easily hurt these people, since they were villagers. If she hurt innocent people, her reputation would suffer, and it would be difficult for her business to continue developing in the future.
She forced herself to calm down and asked, "Who are those people who participated?"
Widow Dong thought carefully and then replied, "It is Zhao Ke, the village head's grand-nephew. He was originally the owner of this land, and he came here with the Qian family to claim it."
The Qian family?
Giving Zhao Ke money would definitely be an inappropriate choice, and if they don't give him the land, they'll need to use force to suppress the rioting villagers.
Li Xiaoxiao put the axe back, then went back and told Steward Hu to take the women to hide in the back mountain, while the two wolves that were originally kept at home went into the deep mountains.
She was waiting for the group to come up the mountain. At this point, she could only rely on herself to hold on. If Qi Yu could bring some people over, he would probably help her. She just needed to hang in there.
Within half an hour, dozens of villagers came over carrying swords. Among them were one or two people wearing Taoist robes and with beards that reached half their waists. They looked like they had the appearance of a Taoist immortal.
"Defeat the witch and revitalize Yunli County."
"Defeat the witch and revitalize Yunli County."
Amidst the deafening shouts and constant chants, Li Xiaoxiao stood alone at the courtyard gate, calmly watching them with her hands on her hips.
When the group saw Li Xiaoxiao, they all stopped. Zhao Ke rushed out and started yelling at Qi Yu.
"Li Xiaoxiao, hurry up and give up this auspicious land. You think you're some kind of scourge who's taking over this land, draining the village's wealth, and climbing over everyone else to get ahead? What do you think you are, a mere woman?"
"You scourge, you damned bitch, get out of Xianghua Village!"
"That's right, you've ruined the feng shui of Xinghua Village, you shrew."
A barrage of insults rained down, but Li Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, "Here you come, you bunch of robbers, trying to rob me?"
Upon hearing Li Xiao's description of them as bandits, the noisy crowd grew even angrier, shouting, "You're the bandits! You've stolen the fortune of Xinghua Village!"
"How did I take it away? Did you all come from wealthy and powerful families before I came? I remember I bought this land with real money. Since this land is what you call a feng shui treasure, why did you sell it back then, Zhao Ke?"
Just as Zhao Ke was about to speak, Li Xiaoxiao continued, "Since it's such a feng shui treasure, why did you sell it back then? I heard that you lost one or two thousand taels of silver at the gambling den. If the feng shui is so good, why is your gambling luck so bad?"
Li Xiaoxiao bombarded Zhao Ke with questions, leaving him speechless. Then, the Taoist priest spoke up.
"There is a dragon vein here, but you accidentally activated it."
Upon hearing this explanation, Zhao Ke immediately found a reason, "Did you hear that? That land and fortune originally belonged to me. Now you give it back to me, and I'll give you back the money you paid for the land. Otherwise, we grown men will show you what kind of man you shouldn't mess with."
After saying that, he looked at the land where many crops were planted. Zhao Ke immediately became envious and looked around like a mouse stealing oil. He thought that it would all be his, and the Qian family would give him another thousand taels of silver as a reward. He was very happy.
"Shut up, what kind of master are you? If you're so capable, fight me. I think you people won't give up until you're dead."
With a leap, Li Xiaoxiao instantly flew into the air. Everyone gaped, dumbfounded. Li Xiaoxiao was truly a capable person. Even the Taoist priest was startled when he saw her.
The men who had been swayed to come were all men who had lost money at the gambling den. When they saw Li Xiaoxiao standing in mid-air, their legs went weak.
Li Xiaoxiao already had the reputation of being the most shrewish woman in Xinghua Village. If she were to offend her now, she would be in deep trouble if they were to meet again in the future.
"Witch, look at your trickery! I'll take you down right now." The Taoist priest took out a sword, stuck a talisman on the hilt, and a bright light flashed. The priest flew into the air, and everyone had to look up to watch this strange scene. Ordinary people couldn't even fly, let alone stand in the air or fight.
Just as everyone was anticipating what would happen, Li Xiaoxiao kicked the Taoist priest who had just ascended to heaven down. With another kick, the Taoist priest was sent crashing to the ground, blood spurting everywhere. His body burst into a giant blood bag, from which several black worms crawled out.
"Heh~" Everyone took a deep breath and dared not be as loud as before. Another Taoist priest tried to escape, but Li Xiaoxiao glanced at him and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, the Taoist priest was caught in Li Xiaoxiao's hand.
Li Xiaoxiao grabbed the Taoist's neck, and the Taoist's head fell to the ground. Li Xiaoxiao then revealed a sinister smile.
"Even divine messengers are nothing special."
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