A master of metaphysics is farming.

Filled with resentment, Li's eyes were bloodshot, and she didn't remember the loss she suffered last night at all.

Ignoring the laughter of onlookers, he charged at Xiang He with a string of curses, ignoring Zhang's calls and determined to kill Xiang He and get the silver.

Before she could run up a few steps, a tall figure blocked her way, obscuring Li Shi's view. She looked up and saw it was her third son, which made her even angrier. "Get out of my way! It's all your fault, you jinx! Why did you bring that bitch back? You've made a mess of things at home!"

While cursing, he suddenly pounded his fists on Dayong's injured hand!

Xiang Dayong winced in pain, turned to the side to shield his injured hand, and shouted angrily, "Get out of the way!"

Everyone present was astonished. This was the first time they had heard him speak harshly since he was able to talk, and the person he was yelling at was none other than his mother.

Everyone knows Xiang Dayong's personality; he's obedient and always at your beck and call. He's never disobeyed his parents, let alone scolded them. This is truly an eye-opener; this trip was worthwhile!

Li, who had been scolded, stared in astonishment. The sound of his voice still echoed in her ears, like a constant booming vibration. She pointed at him with trembling fingers and said, "You, you dare...you dare to yell at me!"

Xiang Dayong remained unmoved, supporting his injured hand and coldly said, "Mother, we have already separated from the family, don't come to my house again."

The usually obedient third son dared to go against Li Shi for the first time. Su Shi was overjoyed. The two younger children stood on top, their eyes sparkling with excitement.

Needless to say, Xiang He finally had something to look forward to in the future.

"Did you hear that, Grandma? You signed a family division agreement when the family split up, and last night you promised you wouldn't come to the third son's house again. Are you going back on your word so quickly?"

"Please, Mother, keep your promise."

How could Li Shi tolerate her most disliked yet most obedient youngest son yelling at her in front of so many people without showing any mercy?

She suddenly yelled and her fist landed on Xiang Dayong again, "I raised you with my own hands, spending so much money and rice, and you dare to yell at me! You heartless bastard! You damned jinx!"

"I have already paid off all the debts of so many years of working like a slave."

"How could I possibly pay it back! Your third brother's family owes me for life! You'll be my slaves for life! Until this worthless life of yours dies! You heartless bastards!"

Seeing her throwing a tantrum and yelling, Xiang He lost her patience and once again grabbed the handle that had been used against her.

Suddenly he raised it high, "Grandma, look up there."

Xiang He's voice was clear and loud. Li Shi, upon hearing it, felt a surge of anger and looked up, intending to hurl insults, but instead found something hurtling straight towards her—

"Break!"

The hoe plunged heavily into the ground, and Li's bloated body rolled down.

Seeing her roll down, Madam Yu and Madam Zhang dared not watch the show any longer and quickly ran to her side to help her sit up.

"Mother, are you alright?"

Yu gripped Li's shoulder tightly, looked up and cursed at He, "You little brat He! You actually tried to kill your own grandmother!"

Xiang He shrugged indifferently, "Really?" She stood on higher ground and glanced down at Xiang Dayong. Seeing that there was no worry or tension in his eyes, and that he remained calm as still water, she felt much relieved.

Su simply supported Xiang Dayong, as if waiting for Li to come up with some new tricks.

"He'er, how could you lay a hand on your grandmother?" Zhang was not as agitated as Yu, but she still couldn't help but scold, "If she hurts her back or leg, how will your family afford to compensate her?"

Li shifted slightly, her disheveled hair scraggly as she clutched her leg and cried out, "Ouch, ouch, my leg! I've definitely hurt it! Please take a look!"

As quick-witted as a shrew, Madam Yu immediately understood, her face scrunched up with worry, and her hand frantically searched for her leg. "Mother, is this the place?"

"Ouch! Be gentle! It hurts so much!"

Zhang also looked at the leg; unlike Yu, she didn't make a fuss, she just watched quietly.

The burly men carrying bricks stopped what they were doing and craned their necks to watch. "This old lady in the house is really troublesome. There's going to be some trouble."

"They're obviously not good people," the middle-aged man said, putting down two mud bricks, his eyes never leaving Li and the others. "Look, they're only at the third level, yet they managed to injure their legs?"

The villagers who had been watching the commotion nodded in agreement. "That's right. When she ran over just now, with that kind of momentum and speed, how could she have injured her leg so easily? She's definitely trying to extort money from Lao San's family!"

"Did the third brother's family offend them?"

"How can it be!"

The burly men unloaded the mud bricks, while the village girls talked about how unreasonable Li was; it was quite a lively scene.

Li was utterly shameless, groaning and crying out, "What a tragedy! My granddaughter pushed her grandmother down and hurt her leg! Heaven, don't you care? You have no conscience! It's truly heartbreaking!"

Xiang He didn't want to hear her wailing, so he slammed the hoe down again, startling Li Shi so much that she choked on her words, "What...what are you going to do!"

"Grandma, didn't you see? I'm hoeing the ground!"

Seeing her relaxed expression, Li Shi was once again annoyed. She put one hand on her waist and pointed at Xiang He with the other, yelling, "You hurt my leg, pay up!"

"Oh, how many do you want?"

They simply asked a question, which surprised the Li family members. Why were they being so easy to talk to?

But after only a short while, Madam Li held up five fingers and said, "Fifty taels! My leg won't heal for at least three to six months, so you have to pay me fifty taels!"

The moment he opened his mouth to ask, Xiang Dayong's gaze changed, becoming cold and disgusted. He had faced this kind of face for so many years, and only now did he see it for who it truly was.

Su was somewhat worried, but when she saw Xiang Dayong's eyes, she felt much more at ease.

Everyone was silent for a moment, waiting to see how Xiang He would deal with this scoundrel.

As expected, Xiang He pulled out her hoe and dug at the ground again. Her face was turned towards the ground, so her expression was not visible. "I'll give you fifty taels to buy your life, how about it?"

His words were simple, but they sent chills down everyone's spines.

Xiang He pulled out a hoe and draped it over her shoulder. A smile quietly bloomed on her face, seemingly gentle, but in reality, as cold and sinister as a venomous snake.

She walked very slowly, step by step. This was the first time Zhang had ever seen He Yatou like this. She was clearly smiling, but she couldn't feel any real smile. The gleaming hoe added to the eeriness.

Li was now drenched in sweat from fright, her legs involuntarily twitching twice. "W-what are you going to do...you dare to kill me?!"

Xiang He remained smiling. As she drew closer, Madam Yu suddenly remembered being frozen in place last night. Images from her dream flashed through her mind—those terrifying monsters devouring her…

"Ah!!! Don't come any closer!"

That obese body ran incredibly fast, leaving everyone stunned and bewildered as to why Madam Yu had run away...

Xiang He knew this, so she threw the hoe off her shoulder and squatted down, lifting her skirt with both hands. "An ant trying to shake a tree, how ridiculous and overestimating oneself."

Seeing her right hand reaching towards her foot, Li swayed back a few times, shouting, "What are you trying to do! Stop playing tricks and pay up!"

"hehe."

The laughter was so abrupt that it startled Li, who grabbed Zhang's arm tightly. Zhang winced and patted the arm, saying, "Mother, you're pinching me..."

At this moment, Li could not hear her voice at all, because Xiang He's laughter sounded just like the demon in her dream last night. She didn't know if the dream was too real or if Xiang He's laughter sounded eerie, but a chill ran down her spine and she trembled uncontrollably.

Xiang He grabbed her right ankle with one hand, suddenly moving closer to make eye contact. Xiang He's face was right in front of hers, her eyes bloodshot—

"Give me my life..."

"what!!!"