Qin San Lang’s fists packed trendous power; with just a few punches, Wu Da’s face swiftly swelled, turning shades of blue and purple as fresh blood stread from his nose and mouth, teeth knocked out.
The disaster victims surrounding the straw shed, seeing him tense and pound rcilessly on Wu Da’s face, turning him unrecognizable, were all scared witless, their faces drained of color. When they heard a distinct crack, presumably the sound of Wu Da’s nasal bridge breaking, they recoiled in horror and hastily stepped back.
Wu Da’s accomplices thought to co forward to help, but after witnessing the ferocity of Qin San Lang’s attack, they were too terrified to move from their spots.
Wu Da, with a mouth full of bloody froth, attempted to struggle and retaliate but was beaten even more brutally by Qin San Lang, quickly resorting to a piteous plea for rcy: "Young man, spare my life... spare ... we won’t dare do it again... please let us off this ti..."
These deceitful tactics had been used by them many tis before, always with success. They didn’t expect to stumble this ti.
The adults inside the straw shed ca to their senses but didn’t intervene to stop Qin San Lang. They all felt Wu Da deserved a lesson; these people were too despicable, using children to threaten them.
Mrs. Chen feared that this might end in a fatality and quickly shouted at Qin San Lang, "Brother Qin, stop now, don’t let it co to a loss of life."
Hearing Mrs. Chen’s words, Wu Da’s accomplices hurriedly echoed, "Yes, young man, please stop, we shouldn’t cause a loss of life."
An accomplice threatened Qin San Lang, "If you harm him fatally, the governnt will co after you!"
Hearing that the governnt officials would catch those responsible, Mrs. Chen grew even more frightened, standing within the straw hut and shouting at Qin San Lang, "Brother Qin, let him go! Don’t bring us any trouble with the officials."
Gu Jinli glanced at Mrs. Chen and said to Qin San Lang, "Brother Qin, pin him down, don’t let him squirm."
This wasn’t the first ti Wu Da’s group had swindled others; if they weren’t taught a proper lesson, they would continue to do evil.
Hearing her words, Qin San Lang secured Wu Da’s hands behind his back and pressed his knee against Wu Da’s back, pinning him firmly to the ground.
Gu Jinli approached Wu Da, dagger in hand.
Seeing the gleaming blade in Gu Jinli’s grasp, Wu Da shivered, glaring at her furiously, and barked, "You wretched girl, what do you think you’re doing? This is Yuchang Prefecture; there are officials here. If you dare do anything to , I’ll go to the governnt and have you all arrested, thrown in jail!"
"Jail? If the officials co, it’s you and your gang they’ll be arresting," Gu Jinli, dagger in hand, pointed towards Wu Da’s accomplices, including the couple holding a child.
Seeing Gu Jinli pointing at them, the couple shrank in fear, and the disfigured woman countered, "You’ve got it wrong, miss. We’re just ordinary disaster victims, we have no association with this Wu Da."
Gu Jinli sneered, "Whether there’s a connection, everyone’s well aware. It’s not just one or two people who’ve seen you two mixing with Wu Da’s gang."
Hearing this, the woman dared not speak any further, worried that the more she spoke, the more Gu Jinli would reveal.
Gu Jinli, gripping the dagger, ca behind Wu Da and stabbed it into his Achilles tendon, then twisted the blade, effectively severing his tendon.
Wu Da had never expected Gu Jinli, a young teen, to be so ruthless. It was only after his tendon was cut that the pain registered, followed by a horrific scream, "Ahh~"
Gu Jinli then seized his hand, and with another stab, she severed his hand tendon.
Wu Da felt a piercing pain in his right hand, and only when he could no longer move it did he realize a fact: he had been crippled by this damn girl!
The refugees surrounding the straw hut looked at Gu Jinli with terrified faces. Is this still a child? She actually cut through an adult man’s Achilles and wrist tendons; how could she be so bold?
Gu Jinli wiped her dagger on Wu Da’s body to clean off the blood before standing up to address the thousands of refugees encircling the straw hut, "I know what you’re all thinking, but I advise you to hold back your ill intentions. Just because our few families have elderly and children, don’t get any crooked ideas. We’ve managed to escape the famine from the Northwest all the way here because we are not afraid to defend ourselves. Provoke us, and we will not go easy on you!"
Her words held imnse power of deterrence over the refugees. After a mont of stunned silence, they scattered, no longer daring to target her group.
God Almighty, these people in the straw hut are not to be trifled with—a child dares to cut the tendons of an adult man with a dagger and then speak such bold words, it’s terrifying.
Wu Da’s accomplices, along with the couple with their child, were even more frightened, shaking in terror.
Seeing Wu Da defeated, the disfigured woman hurriedly grabbed her husband’s arm and the three of them sloped off in defeat.
Wu Da’s accomplices also wanted to run away but were stopped by Qin San Lang, "Hold it, drag him out of here; don’t dirty our ground."
Those accomplices, terrified of Qin San Lang and Gu Jinli, complied with reluctance and carried Wu Da away.
After the refugees and Wu Da’s accomplices left, Gu Jinli and Qin San Lang turned and entered the straw hut. Mrs. Chen, upon seeing them co in, was so scared she trembled, pulled Brother Fa to her side, and ran off to Brother Wang, the three of them keeping their distance.
Gu Jinli couldn’t be bothered with her, and Qin San Lang spoke on her behalf, "Third Grandpa, Uncle Gu, all the uncles, please don’t bla Xiao Yu. If she hadn’t done what she did, those refugees would keep eyeing us, looking for an opportunity to strike."
Third Grandpa sighed and said, "We understand, it’s just..."
He looked at Gu Jinli and said, "Xiao Yu, we could have handled this; you’re still young." Besides, it’s always unsuitable for a young lady to spill blood.
Elder Qin, however, shook his head and told Third Grandpa, "Brother Gu, it had to be Xiao Yu who did this. One of the reasons the refugees targeted us was because we had fewer able-bodied n and more children. Now that Xiao Yu has made a move, it makes them realize that even the children in our group are not to be provoked, and they will no longer dare to target us. This is a good thing."
After hearing this, Third Grandpa didn’t say anything more, just sighed inwardly that God tests people, turning innocent children into such tough beings.
Following this incident, not a single refugee loitered around their straw hut, and the few families finally had so peace.
Mrs. Cui and Gu Dashan cried one night over the matter of Gu Jinli severing Wu Da’s tendons; they felt useless as parents that their daughter, at such a young age, was forced to witness bloodshed.
Gu Jinli was aware of their tears, but she said nothing. The original owner of the body was rely fierce, but her own nature was ruthless. Besides, their family was fleeing famine; without being sowhat ruthless, they wouldn’t survive.
Luckily, Brother Cheng woke up the next day, distracting Mrs. Cui’s attention from the fact that her daughter was becoming more ruthless.
Third Grandma, Old Mrs. Yan, Gu Qingxi, Gu Dewang also gradually regained consciousness that next afternoon.
Relieved that this batch of the ill had awakened, everyone exhaled in relief; Third Grandpa was so excited that he clasped Third Grandma’s hands tightly, repeatedly saying, "Good, good, as long as we get through this."
But their joy did not last long, as a group of Governnt Officials burst into the broken-down temple, ordering them to leave imdiately and no longer linger within the boundaries of Yuchang Prefecture.
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