I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Yu Donglei's insults grew increasingly vicious, hurling all sorts of vile and abusive language without any regard for her image as a young lady, all in front of a large audience.

The reason she was so angry was that despite her careful planning, Fang Xiaoxiao still managed to escape, and she even lost a lot of money to bail out the arrested people at the yamen.

What's even more infuriating is that, despite all that has happened, her own maid is still sitting there like a fool in the inn.

It's true, owning a dog is more useful than this thing.

The maid remained silent, her legs dangling at her sides, kneeling on the ground, letting her mistress vent her frustrations as she pleased.

Since then, some bystanders who couldn't stand it wanted to help dissuade him, but they were stopped by his guards and angrily left.

Fang Xiaoxiao took all of this into view.

Sure enough, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. Whether it was that old woman or this maid, they were cut from the same cloth.

Since you've done something wrong, paying the price is inevitable.

However, she never expected that while everyone was still immersed in Yu Donglei's insults towards the servants,

The maid suddenly roared angrily, tearing her throat out.

"Why are you blaming me for everything? It was all your doing, so why are you blaming me?"

"Yes, I am a servant, of lowly status, so it is right for you to hit and scold me. But why do you always blame me for everything? Like last time, you were the one who didn't kill her with one blow, so why blame me..."

"!"

One blow? Kill her!

A blurry image suddenly appeared in Fang Xiao's mind. In the image, there seemed to be a person behind her, holding up a wooden stick.

"boom!"

She felt as if her brain was being pounded hard, and her head was throbbing with pain as if it were about to explode.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Wen quickly took out a calming pill from his pocket.

This was originally meant for when I couldn't fall asleep, but now it's come in handy.

After taking the medicine, Fang Xiaoxiao drank a sip of tea, which eased her headache after a few moments.

But when she looked at Yu Donglei again, she saw that Yu Donglei was furious and holding a long knife, seemingly about to kill the maid.

Fortunately, at this moment, the guards were relatively rational and stopped the young lady.

The maid was also terrified by this sudden turn of events, trembling all over and standing frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at the situation and turned around.

"Mr. Zhu, please help me save that woman. She must be connected to what happened to me before. She must know something."

Zhu Wen nodded in acknowledgment, then waved to the person outside the door.

The group of people rushed towards the lobby.

"Go save that woman, quick!"

Five people entered, all of whom looked like skilled martial artists. This group carried long swords at their waists and ran quite fast.

They have a bit of a robotic feel to them; they just follow orders.

At the same time, the guards on Yu Donglei's side also saw the people rushing in.

The burly man at the head of the group shouted loudly.

"Protect the young lady! The rest of you, follow me!"

"on!"

"Ping ping pong pong!"

"Crack!"

Both sides were formidable fighters, and the two ended up in a near draw.

However, Fang Xiaoxiao's sharp eyes noticed something was amiss.

The men Zhu Wen brought with him seem to be less skilled in martial arts than Yu Donglei, the bodyguard.

She could clearly sense that the guards were toying with them.

"boom!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

In an instant, the scene changed dramatically.

The two teams, which were originally evenly matched, are now reduced to a group of guards brought by Yu Donglei.

As for Zhu Wen's men, almost the entire army was wiped out. Some were missing limbs, while others had their throats slit open and were lying on the ground, oozing red liquid.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Wen's lips twitched violently, and he crushed the teacup in his hand.

"Bang!"

A sharp cracking sound of glass.

Startled, Fang Xiaoxiao turned around to look.

Mr. Zhu was holding a lot of broken porcelain shards in his hand, and blood was seeping from his clenched fist.

Good, that’s awesome!

Her first thought was to praise it, after all, most people couldn't do something like easily crushing a ceramic cup.

This Zhu Wen seems to be a man with a story.

Fang Xiaoxiao wanted to bandage his wound, but he stopped her.

Zhu Wen said coldly.

"You go first, I'll cover the rear."

"Oh……"

Fang Xiaoxiao knew perfectly well that she was just cannon fodder here.

The way Yu Donglei looked at her now was like that of a wolf that hadn't eaten for days, finally spotting food.

She wasn't the type to be dramatic; since they told her to leave, why wouldn't she?

At Zhu Wen's shout, Fang Xiaoxiao took off running towards the outside of the inn.

Although she wasn't as physically fit as those martial arts practitioners, it didn't mean she was bad. At the very least, she could run the 100-meter dash in about ten seconds.

"whoosh"

Fang Xiaoxiao had already rushed out of the inn and was running wildly towards the roadside.

She immediately spotted the direction home was to her right outside the inn.

Without time to think, she followed her heart and headed deep into the bamboo forest.

The guards who escaped from Zhu Wen's clutches, protecting their young mistress, chased after him towards the bamboo forest.

As for Zhu Wen, he was blocked by a guard and had to engage in a skirmish with him.

However, he need not worry, as he only needs to delay for a quarter of an hour, and his own guards will arrive.

Wealthy families like theirs usually keep martial arts practitioners as guards.

These people are usually very skilled; otherwise, they would be too ordinary to be chosen.

……

Pei Yan led his subordinates toward an inn.

This is their base, their communication point.

The main reason for choosing this place is that this shop is on the only way back to the village.

He thought it was convenient to go home, and also because the beef at this restaurant was very good.

Thinking back to life at home, it was simply unbearable. No one in my family would be kind enough to cook noodles for them every day.

"boom!"

A figure flew out of the inn and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Following closely behind was another man with a long knife and a full beard, who walked out of the inn.

The man sneered.

"I thought he was some kind of expert, but he's just at his last gasp. Today, I'll send you to the Yellow Springs to join those good-for-nothings on your way!"

Zhu Wen!

Pei Yan looked closely and realized that this was Fang Xiao, the young partner and owner of Wenyue Pavilion Restaurant.

He hesitated for a moment, then glanced sideways and gestured to his subordinates to rescue the person.

Upon receiving the order, the rugged-looking man darted forward and drew his longsword.

His speed was so fast that ordinary people could not see him clearly, amidst the dust he stirred up.

There was a "plop" sound.

When the dust settled, the burly man was already standing at the entrance of the inn, with the burly man who had just been sneering lying beneath him.