Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Feng quickly shouted, "Village chief, they're going to set Zhao Lian on fire!"

"what!"

It turned out to be true. Everyone gasped in shock.

The village chief shouted, "Stop right now!"

Looking left and right, Wang found that she did not see the Zhaolian sisters, so she quickly went into the main room.

Old Yang saw that something was wrong and quickly gave her two daughters-in-law a wink. Gao and Liang understood and quickly stopped Wang.

Madam Liang forced a smile: "Third Aunt, what are you going in for? Besides, all of my family members are outside."

Wang looked directly into Liang's eyes and asked loudly, "Where are Zhaofeng, Zhaodi, and Zhaolian? Where did they go?"

Gao and Liang wanted to say something, but Wang didn't care anymore. She pushed them aside and went straight inside.

As soon as Wang entered, she was stunned by what she saw.

Zhao Lian lay dying to one side, while Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were tied together with their hands behind their backs and their mouths gagged.

"Well……"

When the two saw Wang, their eyes widened in surprise.

Wang was filled with grief and indignation. She turned and went out of the main room, cursing at the He family: "Damn it! How could you be so cruel to these children? Village chief, everyone come in and see what they have done!"

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed back in, and what they saw in the main room filled them with extreme anger.

They quickly removed the cloth from Zhao Feng and Zhao Di's mouths, and then untied the ropes.

Wang squatted down beside her, helped Zhao Lian up, and gently patted her face: "Zhao Lian, wake up, wake up quickly~ It's all your fault for being late!"

"Woooooooo..."

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di quickly crawled over and hugged Zhao Lian, crying.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the He brothers tried to turn around and run away, but the village chief shouted, "Fu Biao, quickly lock the door."

The Fu brothers ran over and closed the courtyard gate.

When the village chief saw the injuries on Zhao Lian and her sister, he was furious and ordered his son, Fu Gui, to quickly fetch Doctor Liang.

Immediately, the villagers were filled with righteous indignation.

"They're beasts! How could they be so cruel?"

"Kill them!"

The He family was now frightened. He Sen walked to the village chief's side and said with a forced smile, "Village chief, this is a family matter, so we won't trouble you."

"Are you even human? They are your granddaughters, Old He. As the head of the household, you condoned their violence. Everyone, arrest them immediately!"

The men rushed over and pinned them down, while some women also detained Liang and Gao.

"Village chief, this is intentional murder! We have to report this to the authorities!" Wang said angrily.

Immediately, everyone shouted in unison, "Yes! Hand them over to the authorities!"

"Village chief, let's talk this out!" He Sen said with a mournful face.

He Yue'e and the other little kids were also terrified and burst into tears.

Soon, Doctor Liang arrived. Upon seeing the sisters' injuries, he couldn't help but frown.

Zhao Lian, in particular, was covered in blood, her body covered in bloodstains, and her wounds were so deep that they reached the bone. She looked like she was only exhaling and not inhaling.

Fu Biao glanced at the He family, then looked at his father and asked, "Father, should we take them to see the officials, or report them to the county government?"

The village chief pondered for a moment: "It's still 30 li to the county town. Not only will it take time to go back and forth, but we might not even be able to finish the business today."

"The most important thing right now is to save those sisters; everything else can wait."

"Okay, inform everyone that we'll be having a meeting in the ancestral hall later. Also, call all the elders from the He family here."

"Okay! Dad, I understand." Fu Biao said, then turned and left.

"Dr. Liang, how is it?"

The village chief came in and found that Zhao Lian had already been lifted up and placed on the bed.

Dr. Liang shook his head with a serious expression: "The situation is not good!"

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were in slightly better condition, with only minor injuries from beatings, and their injuries were not as severe as Zhao Lian's.

Zhao Lian had not only injuries from sticks but also from whipping, some of which were quite deep.

Considering the wound is quite deep and the oozing blood will congeal quickly,

Fearing that the blood would stick to the clothes and make them impossible to remove once they dried, Doctor Liang quickly instructed Wang to take off Zhaolian's clothes.

Upon hearing that she was to have her clothes removed, Zhao Lian panicked. How could this be allowed? So many people were watching!

Moreover, the doctor was a man. Zhao Lian clutched her clothes tightly and said in a weak voice, "No, I can't take my clothes off!"

Wang asked with concern, "Zhaolian, what happened to you? You have so many injuries, you must take off your clothes."

But Zhao Lian still clung tightly to her clothes.

"Dr. Liang~"

Wang looked at Doctor Liang with a troubled expression.

"You child!" Doctor Liang scolded, "You have so many wounds and have lost so much blood. When they stick to your clothes, you won't be able to take them off."

"Besides, you have so many injuries and you need to apply medicine, Wang Shi. Don't listen to her, quickly take off your clothes."

Zhao Lian suddenly realized that she was no longer He Jie, but 7-year-old Zhao Lian.

In other words, she's still just a child, and what Dr. Liang said is true; once the blood clots, it will be difficult to remove it.

Thinking of this, she removed her hands from her clothes. Although she knew she was now a child, her soul was still 32 years old.

The thought of so many people watching her take off her clothes still made Zhao Lian feel a little awkward.

Seeing that she had taken her hand away, Wang quickly helped her take off her clothes.

Unexpectedly, the blood dried so quickly, and taking off her clothes pulled at her wounds, causing Zhao Lian to grimace in pain.

Seeing that she was wincing in pain, Wang quickly comforted her, saying, "Zhaolian, just bear with it, it'll be over soon."

After finally managing to take off her clothes, her wounds were clearly visible. The wounds crisscrossed her body, like centipedes, a shocking sight.

Even Dr. Liang felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered how much pain an adult would feel if they suffered such an injury, let alone a seven-year-old girl.

But Zhao Lian neither cried nor made a fuss, and silently endured it all.

"Damn it, which beast did this!" Wang couldn't help but burst into tears again.

"It's so pitiful..."

Some men, seeing this, couldn't help but turn away and wipe their tears.

The village chief couldn't help but tear up as he watched, and he began to waver on what Wang had told him earlier.

Wang said through gritted teeth, "Village chief, we must get justice for Zhaolian and not let them off easily."

"Hmm~"

The village chief nodded solemnly: "I have already asked Fu Biao to inform everyone to hold a meeting at the ancestral hall this afternoon, and to invite the elders of the He family to attend. We will discuss how to deal with them then."

Hearing the village chief's words, Zhao Lian, who was on the bed, suddenly felt hopeful. This time, she was determined to sever ties with the He family and put an end to the conflict.