Several men surrounded them, and Yezhi stood in front of Madwoman. She wanted to use the Shockwave Power Gloves to drive them away, but if she did that, the new monster from Changbai Mountain—Strong Woman—would appear, bringing an unknown amount of trouble, which she feared the most.
Wolf Child didn't care about anything and bit whoever came at her. The person bitten didn't want to trouble a little kid, but this kid had sharp teeth and was too agile; if they didn't go all out, they would only force themselves into a corner.
Madwoman didn't have as many concerns as Yezhi. Seeing Wolf Child getting beaten, she rushed in like a madwoman.
Indeed, Madwoman's Nine Yin White Bone Claw was powerful; it not only scattered several men but also created opportunities for her to take them down one by one.
Niu Niu couldn't electrocute people, but it had sharp teeth and took over Wolf Child's job effortlessly, even doing better than before.
"Wow~ Why are the women from Zhoujiatun so fierce!"
"And there's a dog, oh no~ my butt!"
"Catch her! Hurry! Grab her!" shouted Old Man, furious after being bitten on the butt by Niu Niu.
The seven injured men quickly regrouped and formed a circle to trap them. Then, a large net was thrown over them.
"We did it!" The black man calling Xiangzi laughed maliciously, and the man with him unceremoniously punched Yezhi. Although she was wearing Bite-Resistant Armor and didn’t feel much pain, it was still humiliating.
"Master, do something!" Xiao Fang, who couldn't help at all and was just anxious on the side, was furious watching her master get hit.
"Er Kuan, don't you dare move!" Yezhi glared at Old Man. Hypocrite! Why didn't you shout before I got hit?
Wolf Child raised her neck high and howled "Awooo—", and Yezhi immediately covered her mouth.
Wolf Child looked at her in confusion, "Don't call Big Wolf!"
"Why~oo~oo!" Why not?
It goes without saying: she also cared about her reputation. "They have guns, it's dangerous if Big Wolf comes!" How grandiose.
Wolf Child had a love-hate relationship with the shotgun; she wanted to possess it but was also afraid of it.
With a command from the old man, "Let's go~ to Zhoujiatun!"
Bound tightly, even their mouths were not spared, Yezhi and the others whimpered as they entered the village. Of course, Wolf Child was unwilling, Madwoman was frantic, Xiao Fang was anxious, and Niu Niu threatened: if you dare treat the young master like this, you'll be electrocuted when the master is not around.
Only Yezhi was truly crying: it was so embarrassing. Was it easy for her to live like an ordinary person?
"Ah~ am I seeing things!" Aunt Ren Er tugged at Spring Peach, "Look, that girl tied up behind Old Li looks just like our Yezi!" As soon as Aunt Ren Er finished speaking, Spring Peach anxiously threw the basket in her hand forward, "Sister Ye!"
Yezhi turned her head with difficulty; she hadn't heard Spring Peach call her sister in almost a year. At this moment, one could see a person's character; Spring Peach was still that simple girl who held weight in her heart.
"Chun~oo!" The rope was choking her mouth, making it hard to speak.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Aunt Ren Er was angry; their Yezi had suffered greatly.
Spring Peach pushed through a crowd of men and hurriedly untied the ropes.
"Girl, don't rush!" As soon as the old man spoke, he was met with a slap from Aunt Ren Er, "What do you mean don't rush? You people from Li Family Village are bullying us too much!"
"Hey! Stop it, Ren Er's family!" Old Man Li pushed Aunt Ren Er aside. "Stop it!"
Aunt Ren Er was furious and wouldn't listen. She scratched and shouted, "Everyone, come quickly! The Li Family Village is bullying us!"
Hearing the commotion, some villagers came with tools, while others just came to see what was happening. But when they saw Yezhi and the others tied up, their calmness seemed to evaporate instantly.
Old Man Li was extremely anxious. What was going on in Zhoujiatun? The women were acting like shrews, and the men were being completely unreasonable.
"Everyone, stop it! Are you all going to be unreasonable?" Wednesday found Old Li amusing. You tied us up and then say we are being unreasonable.
The Zhou Village Head ran over from a distance. "Stop it!" The villagers still respected the village head, and as they shouted "The village head is here," they continued to take action.
Wednesday protected Yezhi and the others while also blocking punches for his future wife and mother-in-law.
After untying the Madwoman, she stopped shouting but rubbed her stiff face, staring ahead as if watching a show.
Yezhi thought: The Madwoman might be so calm because they were back in Zhoujiatun. There were many people around, so she didn't feel threatened.
"Stop it!" The Zhou Village Head grabbed Wednesday's fist.
Old Man Li's eyes turned red when he saw the Zhou Village Head. "Old Zhou, are you all bullying those who are fewer in number? Dongzi, go back to the village and call for help!"
Dongzi got up from the ground, pushed past Wednesday, and ran outside.
"Old Li, what are you doing? Our two villages have always gotten along well. Is there anything we can't sit down and discuss?"
"No way!" Old Li swatted away Zhou Village Head's hand.
"Uncle, they have tied up Yezi!"
"What?!" Zhou Village Head, usually quite amiable, turned furious and shouted, "You old man, are you still a man? How can you lay hands on women and children!"
Old Li refused to back down, shouting even louder than Zhou Village Head: "Women and children? That woman hits anyone she sees, and that child has bitten someone to the point of bleeding. That crazy old lady has us all covered in blood. If we don't tie them up, who knows what might happen!"
Thinking it over, the way things had developed was indeed problematic. Her simple and crude handling of the situation should be reconsidered. The Wolf Child biting someone had escalated the matter further, and it was still because of her.
Cross-border hunting by Li Family Village was already a contentious issue, but her taking action first made her seem in the wrong. Relying solely on brute force without thinking clearly wouldn't solve anything. She reflected on this and calmed down.
However, many people around were not calm at all. Village Uncle and Old Li were at an impasse, while Wednesday stood in front of Aunt Ren Er, and Spring Peach was gesturing with her fists. The villagers were just waiting for the village head's command to drive people out of the village.
"Who bullied my daughter?" Aunt Zhou rushed in, sweating profusely, holding a kitchen knife that Yezi had bought at Cosmic Mall; it sliced through vegetables as easily as tofu.
Elder Brother Yu remained the calmest. Unlike Sister Luo, who was concerned about whether they were hurt, he instead asked about Yezi's trip to the Province and where the runaway Wolf Child had gone. He wondered how that Madwoman ended up in the mountains.
The reasons were easy to find; Elder Brother Yu didn't dwell on those questions. Once he figured out what was going on and was ready to mediate, Zhou Village Head had already started fighting with Old Li: "Old Li, you bastard! Laying hands on a woman—are you even a man anymore?"
"Bah! You scoundrel! Ungrateful wretch! Just because you haven't come to borrow grain from us in two years, you've forgotten your roots!" Old Li had long been dissatisfied with Zhoujiatun, a place that once relied on their village for aid—what was there to be proud of?
"Aid us? Borrowing a pound and returning two doesn't count as aid! That's just robbing us when we're in trouble!" Zhou Village Head recalled those years of borrowing grain with deep resentment, which ultimately turned his sorrow into anger as he swung his fist towards his opponent.
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