After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

"It's impossible to fail! Even if..." The third leader roared, staring intently at Xiao Ran, but besides his anger, he also exuded an air of confidence.

“Even if you fail, that person promised to give you a chance to make a comeback,” Xiao Ran replied calmly.

The third leader was somewhat surprised. Why did this girl in front of him know what that person had said?

"Are you wondering how I know?" Xiao Ran slowly put down the tea lid and walked towards the third leader.

The servants holding the third master were somewhat at a loss, but they did not intervene.

Xiao Ran whispered something in the Third Leader's ear, and the Third Leader suddenly opened his eyes wide, glanced at Xiao Ran hesitantly, and then immediately collapsed to the ground.

He kept muttering, "This is impossible... impossible..."

Xiao Ran slowly walked back to her seat and sat down.

Suddenly, the third leader seemed to have truly gone mad, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, laughing maniacally, "I'm guilty! I'm guilty..."

Xiao Ran sneered inwardly.

He is certainly guilty.

Not only is he guilty, but the person behind the scenes is also guilty.

The last thing they should have done was offend her.

Seeing this, the head of the gang closed his eyes, waved to the servants, and said, "Since he has confessed his guilt, take him away."

"No..." The fourth leader, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly grabbed the eldest leader's clothes and said, "Eldest leader, please spare my brother's life for the sake of our contributions to the village over the years and for the sake of our brotherhood over the years!" After saying that, he kowtowed again.

Seeing his master act in this way, Mo Ping quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Looking at the two, one big and one small, the leader suddenly recalled the first time he met the Meng brothers.

At that time, the fourth leader was peeking out from behind the third leader. Both of them had patches of various sizes on their clothes, but the older brother's clothes seemed to have more patches.

The older youth seemed hesitant to speak, but he squeezed the hand of the boy behind him, knelt down firmly, and pleaded, "Please, Chieftain, take us in."

Just like it is now.

The leader nodded silently.

He just didn't understand whether he was keeping his promise from back then or taking advantage of their current relationship.

……

The matter quickly came to an end. The third leader's crimes were made public, and everyone was initially incredulous, but eventually he was despised by all.

At this moment, Xiao Ran was standing behind the stage listening to all of this. Then she scoffed and walked behind her.

A boy stood behind him, leaning against a pillar, arms crossed and eyes closed.

"What are your plans now?" Xiao Ran asked.

Duan Li opened his eyes, staring indifferently at the crowd outside, and said, "Leave the valley and find someone."

“How are you going to find it? It’s not like inside the valley.” Xiao Ran sat down.

"...With the sword in my hand." Duan Li watched Xiao Ran meticulously pouring tea, seemingly not caring much about what he was saying.

"How about I give you a better way?" Xiao Ran held up a cup of tea in front of him.

The girl in front of him had clear, bright eyes full of playfulness. He accepted the cup of tea as if possessed and sat down.

"what way?"

Xiao Ran suddenly leaned closer to him and whispered something to him.

……

The western clouds gaped wide and swallowed the crimson pearl on the horizon. The sky gradually darkened until the bright moon appeared from between the clouds, faintly illuminating the forest path below.

The boy was walking along the road, but he was thinking about the method that Xiao Ran had told him in the room that afternoon.

It's more of a suggestion than a method.

Moreover, while speaking to him, the girl seemed quite certain that he would agree to the proposal.

Duan Li shook his head and turned to enter the courtyard in front of him.

He had just jumped off the wall when he heard an older voice say, "You've come."

"Hmm," he replied, but without much politeness, his tone still distant.

The elder sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard sighed deeply, then turned around and realized that the elder was the head of the gang. He gently patted the stone bench next to him, gesturing for the boy to sit beside him.

Duanli did as instructed after a moment's thought, but the leader remained silent for a long time.

He was getting impatient and tried to get up to leave, but the leader held his hand down.

The leader said solemnly, "It's time to tell you all this now..."

Duan Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then sat down again.

……

"You mean my master was injured by the Third Master?" Duan Li asked, clenching his fists tightly.

"No... I'm not sure about that. At the time, I only saw my third brother storm out of my fourth brother's room. That night, I saw my second brother and you... Master." The chief wanted to say that the young master was on the verge of death, but seeing the anger in the young man's eyes, he ultimately didn't say it.

The head of the gang recalled carefully. Although he didn't know what had happened in his fourth brother's room, it was a fact that his fourth brother's leg was crippled because of his master. It wasn't wrong for the third leader to go and demand an explanation. But the mistake was...

Why was my second brother so adamant that night that it wasn't his master who did it? And why did he try to blackmail him into helping him leave the valley to find a doctor, using our brotherly bond as leverage?

Just as the leader was completely baffled, the boy stood up.

"I understand."

After leaving those words, he quickly climbed over the wall and left the courtyard.

The head of the gang gazed thoughtfully at the open gate he had just ordered his men to clear away...

……

Xiao Ran was carefully pruning the gardenias that the head of the household had sent over that afternoon.

The gardenia's pure white blossoms shimmered in the candlelight, emitting a subtle, delicate fragrance.

She lowered her head and took a sniff; a pleasant, refreshing fragrance filled her senses.

Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps approached from afar. She plucked the last leaf from the gardenia and slowly walked into the room to sit down.

knock knock knock...

"Come in." Xiao Ran was pouring tea when she looked up and saw the boy running in, panting.

Duan Li didn't even glance at the tea Xiao Ran offered him. He simply walked to the table, stared intently at her, and said, "I promise you."

Xiao Ran looked at his anxious eyes with some surprise, then forced the tea into his hand and said slowly, "No need to be in such a hurry. I only said I would give you an answer today, but today is not over yet."

But Duanli simply put the tea aside, made a fist-and-palm gesture, and knelt on one knee: "Please, Miss Xiao, help me find my master."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran paused for a moment, then said, "Then from now on you will have to be subservient and obey me. Are you willing?"

She had barely finished speaking when she heard a firm reply.

"willing."

Xiao Ran chuckled softly and reached out to help Duan Li, who was kneeling on the ground, to his feet.

She chuckled and said, "You really mean it? Aren't you afraid of being scammed and still helping to count the money?"

Duan Li froze as he stood up, but quickly replied, "I believe Miss Xiao is not that kind of person."

"What do you mean, Miss Xiao..." Xiao Ran glared at him and said, "I think we're about the same age, so just call me A Ran like everyone else."

"Ah... Ran?" Duan Li called out hesitantly.

She suddenly leaned forward, catching Duan Li off guard. She said, "Hmm...that's right."

“To sever, to separate”.

After saying that, she pointed to the tea that had gone cold and said with a smile, "Hurry up and drink the tea."

When he heard the girl in front of him call his name, his heart skipped a beat. For some reason, he felt a little flustered.

This feeling is like... when he was a child, he was playful and no match for wild beasts. Just when he was in pain and covered in blood, his master suddenly appeared and saved him.

Is it fear, or secret delight?

He doesn't understand.

But he doesn't even know where his master is now.

Perhaps his master can answer his question.

With that thought in mind, he finished the last sip of tea and hurriedly took his leave.

Xiao Ran watched Duan Li's receding figure and closed the door that let in the cool breeze.

As he walked to the table and gazed at the teacup the young man had emptied, a slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Now it seems she can get her revenge even better.