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

The afterglow of dusk spills onto the water's surface.

A flock of ducks, their bodies like fluffy balls, quacked loudly. Following the mother duck, they traced arcs through the water, flapping their small wings and paddling their feet to reach the shore. They were wet, but once ashore, they huddled close to their mother.

Granny Zhao only came to her senses when she saw the long, thin duck footprints imprinted on the muddy ground.

What did she have to be afraid of? Her own son was already unconscious; even if he wasn't dead, he wouldn't be in much better shape.

She should have been more assertive; why was she so frightened by a little girl's words?

Granny Zhao suddenly quickened her pace, straightened her back, and walked forward, looking like she was someone no one should mess with.

The head of the gang found it strange that Granny Zhao suddenly walked ahead of them with such an air of self-righteousness. But the little girl behind her slowed down, which puzzled him even more.

How did the two of them suddenly turn upside down?

Xiao Ran did slow her pace, but not out of fear, but because...

She was really tired.

Leaving aside the porridge distribution in the morning, the commotion caused by Granny Zhao in the afternoon was enough to exhaust her.

However, she quickly cheered up, after all, this was all for...

Her plan.

"Oh my, isn't this Granny Zhao?" Suddenly, a woman with her face covered by a cloth greeted Granny Zhao in front of her.

But the woman also looked back and glanced behind her, until she saw the head of the gang, and her eyes widened.

Immediately pulled Granny Zhao aside to whisper to her.

"Why did you call the head of the family over here?" Aunt Ma whispered.

"Of course, it's to give someone evidence!" Unlike Aunt Ma, Granny Zhao didn't whisper; instead, she spoke loudly and sarcastically.

Aunt Ma sensed something was wrong and was about to remind Granny Zhao of something when Granny Zhao interrupted her.

"Alright, Aunt Ma, I have important business to attend to, I'm leaving now." Granny Zhao turned around and glared at Xiao Ran, signaling her to hurry up and follow, then left without looking back.

Aunt Ma was a little confused. What could be more important than her son? Wasn't her son usually the one she valued most?

Aunt Ma finally shook her head and left.

Xiao Ran didn't notice the woman's expression and continued walking slowly.

until……

The leader gave a strange "hmm".

Xiao Ran looked up and saw that Granny Zhao was standing still.

"mother!"

Just then, a man shouted from not far away.

The fruit basket given to Zhao Po by the head of the household suddenly fell to the ground, and the fruits inside slowly rolled to Xiao Ran's feet.

Xiao Ran squatted down and picked it up.

In that instant, she sensed someone quickly approaching her.

She gently raised her eyes to look, and perhaps because she was squatting, the twilight light was still a bit dazzling, so she decided to raise her hand to shield her eyes.

However, the person in front of her blocked the dazzling light for her first.

At this moment, a gentle breeze blows, and the strands of hair flutter in the wind, the loose ponytail and ribbon flying in the air.

His black clothes added a touch of coldness to him, but in the soft light of the twilight, Xiao Ran felt that he was not so cold after all.

I still remember when I first met him, his eyes were cold and his face was full of murderous intent.

She was scared.

But now, I'm no longer so afraid.

"You've arrived." Xiao Ran slowly stood up.

"Ah."

After giving a defiant answer, he obediently lowered his head and bent down to pick up the fruit that had fallen to the ground.

Xiao Ran wanted to stop her, but Granny Zhao interrupted her train of thought.

"Son...is it really you? My son..." Granny Zhao was so excited that she pulled the man around and examined him from head to toe.

The man chuckled as he was touched, and reassured her, "Alright, alright... Mother, it really is me, so many people are watching."

Zhao Po realized she had lost her composure and stopped.

"How did you get better? Your mother thought, thought..."

I thought he was gone.

"Mother, I owe it all to Young Hero Duan behind you; he's the one who saved me." The man chuckled and scratched his head.

Granny Zhao turned around and saw a young boy picking up the fruit she had accidentally spilled from the ground.

“My benefactor, please get up! How could I trouble you with such a small matter!” Granny Zhao said as she stepped forward.

Duan Li picked up the last peach that had fallen to the ground and got up.

His gaze remained as cold and stern as ever.

Granny Zhao was startled and stammered, "...How...how could it be him?"

The man was a little confused. He looked at Duanli and then at Granny Zhao, and asked, "Mother, do you know each other?"

He cut off the conversation, saying, "I don't know him."

Granny Zhao was speechless.

“But your benefactor isn’t me, it’s her.” Duan Li picked up the fruit basket and looked at Xiao Ran.

Granny Zhao's face darkened slightly.

"Oh right, look at my memory," the man slapped his forehead and said, "You must be Doctor Xiao!"

Xiao Ran smiled slightly and said, "Just call me Miss Xiao."

The man suddenly knelt down with a thud.

Xiao Ran was slightly startled and quickly stepped forward to help him up.

The man stared intently at Xiao Ran, shook his head, and said, "Dr. Xiao, it's all thanks to you that I was able to save my life and reunite with my mother. I will never forget such a great kindness! My father always told me that one must know how to repay kindness."

Then he looked at the chief not far away and said, "It's perfect that the chief is here too. Be my witness. I'm willing to serve as your slave to repay this kindness!"

After saying this, the man respectfully kowtowed to Xiao Ran.

Granny Zhao's face darkened further.

"Get up first." Xiao Ran wanted to help him up, but the man was stubborn and refused to get up.

Xiao Ran was in a bit of a predicament. She turned to look at the leader, hoping he would step in.

"Get up," Duan Li suddenly blurted out.

The leader quickly chimed in, "Yes, Brother Li, why don't you stand up and tell us? I don't know the details yet."

The man stood up, but his demeanor remained respectful.

The leader coughed and stepped forward, saying, "You said Miss Xiao saved you, what's that all about? And Li'er... how did Young Hero Duanli become your benefactor?"

The man cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the chief, the matter is as follows..."

The man recounted in detail how he regained consciousness.

At first, he felt fine after drinking porridge in the morning, but around noon, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach.

He then started vomiting and having diarrhea, but he was too weak to do anything but vomit on the bed.

His mother was terrified. She was very worried and hurriedly left a message saying she would go out to find a doctor immediately.

He was so weak that he fainted on his bed.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he heard a loud bang. At first, he thought it was his mother returning.

He struggled to open his eyes only to find a cold-looking young man in black.

The man paused for a moment at this point.

But in his heart he was wondering why he would say that Young Hero Duanli was cold and aloof.

Was it because he frowned when he entered? His expression was like that of a harsh winter in the village a few years ago, exuding a bone-chilling cold.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran looked at Duan Li with sympathy.

Because she knew the potency of the medicine.

He must have been overwhelmed by the stench.