Chapter 20: Very Well, Then Let’s Give It a Try!

Only then did the people of Xu Family Village come to their senses.

Seeing Xu Fugui clutching his leg and wailing in pain, they immediately formed a protective circle around Fang Ning.

“You little brat, your parents never taught you anything? You think this is a place where you can run wild? Today, we’ll break your damn leg!”

“This kid is from the main branch of the Fang family. Just a few days ago, he narrowly escaped drowning. Now he’s come looking for trouble in Xu Family Village.”

“I heard the main branch of the Fang family caught a tiger yesterday and must have sold it for a good sum of silver. Kid, hand over five hundred taels, and we’ll let this slide. If not… how you hit Fugui, that's how we’ll deal with you!”

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Fang Ning, facing this unreasonable crowd of Xu clan members, pulled out a pepper spray bamboo stick.

“Fine, let’s see what you’ve got!”

She pressed the switch and sprayed the pepper spray straight into their eyes.

Unprepared, the men immediately clutched their eyes, screaming, “Ah, my eyes! It burns so badly! I can’t see! I’m blind…”

Those standing farther back quickly retreated.

Fang Ning then scattered chili powder toward them without mercy.

None of the Xu villagers at the village entrance escaped the assault.

Other villagers hearing the commotion rushed out.

The village chief of Xu Family Village, seeing his people clutching their eyes and wailing in pain, glared furiously at Fang Ning.

“You little punk, how dare you hurt someone? Get him! Hang him up! And send word to Futian Village to come take their man!”

Fang Ning sneered coldly.

“Still playing the victim, huh? What about Xu Fugui injuring my grandfather? Just because you have more people in Xu Village doesn’t mean you’re right. If Xu Village doesn’t apologize to Futian Village and pay for the medical bills, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

“Oh? Not bad for someone so young to talk big. Let’s see what you’ve got to make Xu Village apologize. You little brat, daring to harm our people, today I’ll break your legs!”

Fang Ning saw the village chief refused to mention Xu Fugui’s assault on the old Fang and lost interest in reasoning.

As the Xu clan members closed in, Fang Ning, relying on her small size, slipped away like a slippery fish, impossible to catch.

Before the village chief could react, something pressed against his throat.

“Chief, want to talk it out? I’m only ten years old, but even if I kill you, I can claim self-defense because you started it!” Fang Ning threatened coldly, intimidating these simple country folk unfamiliar with the world.

The chief’s eyes widened in terror.

He was only ten, yet looked like a demon clawed back from hell—terrifyingly fierce.

“What… what are you doing?”

“What? Since you old fool won’t reason, I’ll have to settle this my way. Now, come with me to Futian Village. If you dare to move, I’ll pierce your throat!”

Fang Ning’s murderous intent showed clearly.

The aura forged from her battles was something no rustic villager had ever encountered.

Si Yuheng, watching Fang Ning, became increasingly certain she was no longer the girl she once was.

If he could die and return to the past, others could also borrow bodies to come back!

Interesting…

He just didn’t know what kind of spirit was trapped inside this child’s body.

“Don’t do anything rash.”

“Who started it, you don’t have a clue? My grandfather’s life hangs in the balance. You better pray he’s okay, or everyone here will go straight to hell!”

“It was Old Fang who struck first…”

“Nonsense! Even if you all ate shit, my grandfather wouldn’t have hit anyone. Chief, I suggest you see the reality. Do you want to bind those who hurt our Futian people and send them over with compensation, or do you want your son’s scholar rank revoked?”

“What do you think you are? Threatening to strip my son of his rank?”

“Want to try?”

The scholar son was the chief’s weak point.

He pinned all his hopes on his son’s success and wouldn’t risk his future.

“Tie up those who attacked him!” the chief gritted his teeth and gave the humiliating order.

The Xu clan members thought they’d misheard.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up!”

The chief roared.

Didn’t they see the pointed stick was almost piercing his flesh?

“Chief, he’s just a little brat. Let’s catch him first. Why beg Futian Village on our knees?”

Fang Ning kicked a stone that hit the mouth of the man speaking.

“Ah!”

The man clutched his mouth, screaming in pain.

Fang Ning regretted not having enough strength to knock out some of his teeth!

This shocked the Xu clan to their core.

No one expected a ten-year-old child to be so ruthless!

After they finished tying up the men, Fang Ning kicked the village chief.

“Let’s go to Futian Village.”

“The men are tied up. You—let me go!”

“Dream on.”

Fang Ning kicked his knee pit.

The chief fell to the ground, grimacing in pain.

He instinctively wanted to run, but the stick followed like a shadow, immediately pressing against his throat again.

Fang Ning looked down at him from above.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

A chill ran through the chief’s body.

Fang Ning marched the Xu Family Village people back to Futian Village in full force.

Si Yuheng watched silently from the sidelines the entire time.

The Xu villagers, intimidated by Fang Ning, had no thought of resistance—there was no need for him to intervene.

Perhaps it was time to consider making a deal with Fang Ning.

He needed capable people too.

With proper training, Fang Ning would surely bring unexpected surprises!

When the villagers of Futian saw the Xu villagers approaching, their first instinct was to prepare for a fight.

They didn’t even notice the short figure of Fang Ning among them.

“People from Xu Village are coming, everyone grab your weapons!”

Fang Ning was speechless.

Because several people had been injured by Xu villagers, the Futian villagers were furious.

Men, women, old and young, all grabbed weapons and rushed out.

At the front stood Old Lady Fang and her two younger brothers, Fang Wenqin and another.

“You Xu family, today we’ll settle this!” Old Lady Fang charged forward, clutching a hoe.

“Grandma!” Fang Ning hurriedly called out to stop her.

Only then did Old Lady Fang spot Fang Ning nearby and, thinking she was hurt too, became hysterical.

“You bastards! You won’t even spare the children!”

“Grandma, I’m fine, look carefully,” Fang Ning shouted.

They couldn’t let the agitated old lady smash the Xu village chief with her hoe—that wouldn’t be worth it.

Old Lady Fang paused.

“Mom, Ning Ning’s fine,” Fang Wenqin hurriedly said. “Ning Ning, why are you with the Xu villagers?”

“If we don’t bring them here, will they admit their fault? Second uncle, third uncle, those who hurt grandpa are here. Tie them up and lock them in the ancestral hall. If Xu Village doesn’t come with silver to pay for the medicine and damages tomorrow, we’ll send them to the magistrate!”

Seeing Xu Fugui and the others, the Futian people wanted nothing more than to tear them apart.

They immediately stepped forward and snatched Xu Fugui from the grasp of the Xu villagers.

“In broad daylight, you act like this, if we report you, we can turn it around and accuse you of extortion. Wonder how the magistrate would judge that?”

The Xu villagers cleared a path, and out stepped a greasy scholar fanning himself.