Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

As the corrupt official spoke, he hurriedly pulled out a thick stack of silver notes from his pocket and tremblingly handed them to Fang Yu.

Fang Yu didn't even glance at the silver notes, as if they were worthless waste paper.

She slowly paced around the trembling official's body, and after walking nearly half a circle, she suddenly stopped and said with a half-smile, "It seems that you have forgotten another important matter, sir."

Upon hearing this, the corrupt official felt a sudden pang in his heart, as if his heart was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for him to beat.

Large beads of sweat began to slide down his forehead, and his back was already soaked.

At this moment, every word Fang Yu had said during their previous confrontation flashed through his mind like lightning.

Before he could respond, Fang Yu spoke again, her words filled with undisguised anger and accusation:

"My family and I were just passing through Pingcheng when we were arrested without cause. Not only did they try to sell my sister, but they also wanted to forcibly take me as their own and even wanted to exterminate my family to prevent future troubles. I wonder how the officials intend to settle this debt?"

Xin Jiyan had just told her this news: the corrupt official had actually sent his men to assassinate Li!

The corrupt official, however, remained unusually calm, after all, he was a man who had seen his share of storms.

Despite being filled with fear, he forced himself to suppress his emotions and began to discuss the matter with Fang Yu.

The corrupt official said obsequiously, "I possess countless treasures of gold and silver. If you, young lady, are willing to be lenient, all of this wealth will be yours. What do you say, young lady?"

After saying that, he looked at Fang Yu with anticipation, seemingly convinced that the other party would be moved by this huge sum of money.

Fang Yu slowly raised his head, his gaze clear and cold, and replied calmly, "Money is nothing but an external thing."

She smiled slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and then added, "Besides, you don't need to worry, I will take it myself."

Upon hearing this, the corrupt official was completely bewildered and asked with a furrowed brow, "Miss, does this mean you've agreed?"

Fang Yu nodded slightly in agreement: "Yes, you could say that."

Upon receiving an affirmative reply, the corrupt official breathed a long sigh of relief, then hurriedly pointed towards the door of the secret room and said obsequiously, "In that case, please go and fetch it yourself, young lady. Then I will..."

Before he could finish saying "I'll take my leave now," he felt a sudden, sharp pain in his neck, followed by a blackout. His entire body went numb, and he collapsed limply to the ground.

Fang Yu brandished her hand and chopped him, but she only knocked the corrupt official unconscious; she did not actually kill him.

Fang Yu casually placed her hands behind her back and walked slowly and leisurely toward the dark room.

Upon entering the dark room, the dazzling golden light immediately caught her eye.

The mountain of gold and silver treasures gleamed alluringly, as if beckoning to her.

Fang Yu's lips curled up slightly. She acted swiftly, sweeping away all the gold and silver treasures like a whirlwind, leaving nothing behind.

In the blink of an eye, the once full dark room became empty, leaving only silence and dust drifting slowly in the air.

When Fang Yu stepped out of the dark room again, her gaze was drawn to the silver notes scattered all over the ground.

She ignored the readily available silver notes and was not even tempted by the money on the corrupt official's person.

She turned and left without hesitation.

This money still has a use.

The fate of this corrupt official is not up to her; naturally, there will be others who are more eager than her to see him die.

So she chose not to get involved and quietly left.

She had just stepped out the door when two figures rushed over like a whirlwind.

Xin Jiyan and Fang Xin had tracked them all the way here. Fang Xin was extremely anxious and spoke first, "Sister, what are you doing here? Is something wrong?"

When he saw Fang Xin's originally pretty face, he was stunned. There were some specks of blood on Fang Xin's fair cheeks!

Fang Yu quickly shook her head to indicate that she was unharmed.

Fang Yu's gaze fell upon the corpses lying haphazardly behind them, their blood staining the ground, forming a gruesome pool of blood.

After calming herself down a bit, Fang Yu turned her gaze to Fang Xin again, a look of worry in her eyes. She lowered her voice and asked softly, "Xin'er, how are you? Are you alright?"

After all, this was the first time Fang Xin had ever seen such a horrific scene.

Faced with such a bloody and horrific scene, Fang Xin remained remarkably calm and composed.

She slowly turned around, glanced expressionlessly at the horrifying pool of blood behind her, and then gently shook her head, as if these tragically deceased people had nothing to do with her.

Surprisingly, deep within Fang Xin's eyes, there was still a faint glimmer of lingering excitement.

"Sister, don't worry! I'm really fine. I just got rid of a few wicked and heinous criminals."

Fang Xin said with a relaxed expression, her eyes clear and bright, radiating an unwavering light.

"Besides, if we don't strike first and take out these guys, they definitely won't let us go! So I think we're right."

Fang Xin continued, her tone resolute and without the slightest hesitation.

She gripped a gleaming kitchen knife tightly in her right hand, casually brandishing it a few times in the air, then frowned and muttered with slight dissatisfaction:

"Oh dear, I'll have to sharpen this knife properly when I get back. It feels a bit dull; it wasn't as sharp when I was chopping people earlier."

As she said this, she lightly waved the kitchen knife in her hand, as if reliving the fierce battle that had just taken place.

The law of the jungle is the most basic rule of survival. If the two sisters did not have a strong enough ability to defend themselves today, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

It's unknown which remote, impoverished place they will be sold to, or what inhuman torture and suffering they will have to endure; all of this is uncertain.

Fang Yu stood quietly to the side, looking tenderly at her younger sister Fang Xin. Then she reached out and gently wiped away the remaining bloodstains on Fang Xin's cheek with a snow-white handkerchief.

The stranger from before quickly walked over.