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

Looking at Tong Lian's ample chest, Lai leered, "Girl, if you follow me, I guarantee you'll live the high life." He then reached out and grabbed at Tong Lian's chest.

Tong Lian sneered, "You're living the high life, but with your kind of trash, if you just sit here waiting for your prey, you'll probably starve to death."

Lai Huo immediately felt insulted and lost face.

Doubao glanced at Laihuo and chimed in, "Brother, this girl looks down on us. Let's teach her a lesson!"

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get him!" Lai Huo waved his hand, and several people surrounded him.

They thought this girl would be easy to deal with, but to their surprise, she knew kung fu and easily defeated them all.

"Ouch! That hurts so much!"

Tong Lian stepped on Lai Huo's back, gritting her teeth: "I bet you're the boss. Weren't you guys pretty capable? Why are you all so listless now?" As she spoke, she increased the pressure on her foot.

The rascal cried out in pain, "Grandma, please spare me!"

Tong Lian's lips curled into a smirk: "Don't spare my life? Don't worry, I won't!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong." Lai Huo grimaced in pain, his tongue tied in knots.

Seeing that Tong Lian had her back to him, Doubao slowly backed away, carefully walked to the side, took out something, and then winked at another man.

The man understood immediately, and the two of them moved with lightning speed, pulling out the object and lunging forward. By then, it was too late for Tong Lian to react.

It turned out that Doubao had taken out a large net, which now completely trapped Tong Lian.

"Let me go, let me go!" Tong Lian cried out anxiously, her face flushed red, but the more she struggled, the tighter the net held her.

"Hehe~ Weren't you so capable? Now you're scared!"

Lai Huo got up, pinched Tong Lian's chin with one hand, and lecherously gleamed in his eyes: "This little girl is really good-looking, with such delicate skin. Tonight, let's have a good time."

"What do you want? Let me go right now, and we'll give you money!" Tong Lian was terrified, and her voice trembled as she spoke.

"Brothers, we want both the money and the people," Lai Huo said, preparing to search them.

Tong Lian immediately shouted anxiously, "I don't have a single penny on me. Come back with me, and I'll give you some money."

"What? No money? If you have no money, then use your body to pay for it. Let us brothers have a taste first!" Lai Huo was furious. Since he had no money, he would rob them of their bodies first!

"Come back with me, and I'll give you the money!"

Lai Huo's eyes widened: "You brat, do you think I don't know what you're up to? Trying to lure us over there and catch us all in one fell swoop? Don't even think about it."

After saying that, fearing she would scream, Lai Huo tore off a handful of dry grass and stuffed it into Tong Lian's mouth, and tied her hands.

"Ugh..." Tong Lian looked panicked as her mouth was gagged, but she couldn't make a sound.

At this moment, Tong Lian felt like she wanted to die. She cursed Qiao Feng a thousand times in her heart: "That damned Qiao Feng, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be suffering like this."

Seeing that no one was around, the group dragged Tong Lian into the woods, and Doubao even took the opportunity to pinch Tong Lian.

The soft, squishy feel made his legs tremble.

Tong Lian was furious that they had taken advantage of her. If she went into the woods, she would let them get away with it.

Tong Lian's mind was racing when she suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and her eyes lit up.

Could it be that Qiao Feng has come looking for her? But her hands are tied, she's in a net, and her mouth is gagged. How can she let him know she's here?

Tong Lian then thought of her shoes, stretched her foot out of the mesh, and with a strong flick, the embroidered shoe landed squarely in the middle of the road.

Tong Lian hadn't misheard; someone was indeed riding over, and it was Qiao Feng.

Tong Lian had just been dragged into the woods when Qiao Feng arrived.

Sitting on his tall horse, the sharp-eyed Qiao Feng spotted a shoe lying in the middle of the road from afar and quickly sped up.

When he saw what the shoe looked like, his heart skipped a beat.

This embroidered shoe has a twin lotus flower embroidered on it. He remembered that Tong Lian wore similar embroidered shoes, which also had a twin lotus flower embroidered on them.

Because of its unique flower pattern, he remembered it. He never expected to see these shoes outside; Qiao Feng was certain that Tong Lian had taken this route.

Qiao Feng stopped to observe the situation. There seemed to be signs of a fight, so he immediately became alert and dismounted.

Just then, Doubao in the grove spotted Qiao Feng on the street outside and whispered, "Big brother, someone's here. He looks like a young master, probably rich."

Lai Huo and his companions turned around and, sure enough, saw Qiao Feng looking around.

"Hey! I recognize him. Isn't he the second manager of Zuichunlou?" Lai Huo recognized him because he had once stolen leftovers from Zuichunlou.

"How about we tie this girl up first and then kidnap this kid?" a man asked.

"Brother, that's right. We can't let this fat sheep get away."

"What do you know?" Lai Huo smacked each of them. "Don't underestimate him just because he's a shopkeeper. If I'm not mistaken, he's a martial arts expert. He's also carrying that girl's shoes. He might be here to find her. Let's hide first."

Upon hearing what Lai Huo said, everyone realized that Qiao Feng was indeed holding the embroidered shoes, and they immediately held their breath.

"Woo..."

Looking at Qiao Feng who was not far away, Tong Lian was extremely excited. This was her chance, and she couldn't miss it. Tong Lian tried her best to make some noise, hoping that Qiao Feng could hear her.

Being a trained martial artist, Qiao Feng had sharp ears and heard the strange noises coming from the woods. He walked in warily.

As Qiao Feng walked, he called out, "Tong Lian, are you there? I see you. Come out quickly, stop hiding."

Lai Huo and his companions were terrified and tried to pull Tong Lian away, but Tong Lian clung tightly to a tree and refused to leave.

"You brat, get out of here!" Several people grabbed her abruptly.

"Woo..."

At this moment, Qiao Feng clearly heard a noise several dozen meters to his right, so he quickly quickened his pace and walked forward.

"Big brother, that person is coming!" Doubao's voice trembled.

Seeing Qiao Feng walking faster and faster with an angry expression, the group panicked.

Let's go!

Someone said something.

The others no longer cared about Tong Lian and quickly abandoned her, turning around and leaving.

Hearing the commotion, Qiao Feng saw them and ran a few meters quickly. He saw Tong Lian, then somersaulted to her side, pulled the grass out of her mouth, and untied her hands.

Tong Lian shouted, "Quick! Don't worry about me, arrest them and don't let them get away!"

Qiao Feng glanced at Tong Lian to make sure she was safe, then quickly chased after the group of people.

"Where to run!"

After Tong Lian untied the net from her body, the two people who were running in the other direction also chased after her.