She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 326 - 325 I Have Sisters and Brothers; Try Me if You Think You’re Tough
Chapter 326: Chapter 325 I Have Sisters and Brothers; Try Me if You Think You’re Tough
Wang Suying felt the itching and pain spreading from her arms to the rest of her body, and soon her consciousness became blurry.
She was so frightened that her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at her mother, trembling, "Mother, this wretch is a demon!"
Yan Lingzhen laughed upon hearing this.
Just a bit of poison and I’m called a demon?
Then my older sister would have to be considered a mass murderer.
"What have you done?" Grandma Wang pointed at Yan Lingzhen and cursed.
"I’ve done nothing. You took my things and refused to return them, so as a price I’m claiming your lives. Don’t be impatient, old woman, it will soon be your turn," Yan Lingzhen said with cold eyes.
She was no saintly Mary Sue, not intending to convert these obstinate evildoers with a halo of sanctity. In the rules of her world, her word was law.
"So venomous at such a young age, what will you become when you grow up!" Grandma Wang watched as Wang Suying beside her started to have a vacant look in her eyes, her entire body swollen like a radish in the field. She was trembling with rage.
Grandma Wang picked up a wooden stick from the ground, ready to strike Yan Lingzhen.
"If you want her to die faster, make your move," she said, staring straight at the old woman.
"If she dies, you’ll accompany her in death," Grandma Wang said fiercely.
Yan Lingzhen now understood, "So her life is worth less to you than a flower."
Beating around the bush, unwilling to admit it.
It’s likely this old woman knew very well the value of Golden Red Feather and that’s why she was unwilling to hand it over.
"Mother... please save me, Mother, I’m your own flesh and blood!" Upon hearing this, Wang Suying became frightened, "Isn’t the flower still at home? Just give it to her, save me, I don’t want to die!"
"Shut your mouth, you worthless thing. You can tell at a glance that flower is something precious. Someone is willing to pay a thousand taels for it, are you even worth a thousand taels?" Grandma Wang pushed away Wang Suying, who was clinging to her, and she fell to the ground.
Wang Suying fell onto the muddy ground, her chin scraped and bleeding, her eyes filled with shock and resentment.
It was as if she couldn’t believe that her mother, who had been so caring just a moment ago, serving her fish soup, could have turned into this the next instant.
Yan Lingzhen was relieved to hear that the flower was still inside the house.
As long as it was accounted for, that was all that mattered.
"Die already, you foolish girl. You will never get the flower. You’re trying to use my daughter to threaten me? Not gonna happen!" Grandma Wang dared not come any closer. She used the stick as a barrier between herself and Yan Lingzhen and kept a panicked eye on the courtyard door.
Yan Lingzhen pointed at the clothes and jewelry on Wang Suying’s body.
"You know, these are also worth a hundred taels."
"Really?" A gleam of greed flashed in Grandma Wang’s eyes.
Yan Lingzhen sneered, "You are only after petty profits. Once the flower becomes known, Stone Village will face a disaster of obliteration! You and your daughter will become sinners through the ages!"
"Stop trying to scare me, old girl. I don’t understand all that, I only know this thing is worth a thousand taels. Now there’ll be money for my son to marry, build a house, and have grandchildren; anything beyond that doesn’t concern me."
Yan Lingzhen shook her head after hearing this.
Stupid and malicious.
The flower is priceless, and those who dare to buy it for a thousand taels are no good either.
At that moment, Wang Suying had already fallen unconscious on the ground, foaming at the mouth. Grandma Wang stood by without reacting, just holding the stick up as a barrier between herself and Yan Lingzhen, to guard against any sudden movements.
Yan Lingzhen sat back down on a stone as Charcoal, out of breath, arrived at the courtyard gate. She noticed that at the same time, Grandma Wang also seemed to sigh with relief.
It was certainly not because of Charcoal.
So it must be because of the person Charcoal had brought.
Charcoal had gone to find a government official, and the outcome was predictable.
With collusion between the civil officials and the yamen runners, this official was the one wanting to buy the Golden Red Feather.
Today’s trip had not been made in vain.
"What’s the matter?" A swaggering yamen runner came up behind Charcoal.
Just then, Charcoal whispered to Yan Lingzhen, "Are you all right?"
Yan Lingzhen shook her head.
With meaningful glance to the figure on the ground, Wang Suying, she said, "She is the one with problems."
As soon as Granny Wang saw the yamen runner approach, she immediately dropped her stick and rushed over, crying out, "Officer Li, you’ve finally come. This girl is trying to kill my daughter and me!"
Officer Li had just finished eating and felt stuffed. The sight of Granny Wang’s wrinkled face made him queasy and nearly vomit, so he quickly turned his head away.
"Don’t talk about that now. Have you prepared the flower? Hand it to me. I need to deliver it to someone this afternoon."
Granny Wang looked troubled. "My daughter is still lying on the ground..."
"Go and fetch it. I will handle this for you," Officer Li impatiently waved his hand, urging her.
Granny Wang was momentarily taken aback. She hadn’t forgotten her own important business. "What about our agreed price?"
"You think I’m dead?!" Yan Lingzhen snapped coldly.
Granny Wang’s face instantly darkened.
Officer Li turned around and finally saw Yan Lingzhen. His murky eyes examined her from head to toe, initially with amazement, which quickly suppressed back to a natural expression.
Yan Lingzhen felt uncomfortable under his gaze.
His glance was as if he was looking at a commodity waiting to be bargained for.
At this moment, Charcoal subtly stepped in front of her.
"Who might you be?" Officer Li spat the small wooden stick he was using to pick his teeth onto the ground. "I’ve never seen you in Stone Village before."
"Of course, you’ve never seen me, just as you’ve never seen the Golden Red Feather in this remote corner before," Yan Lingzhen said with an icy gaze. "That is mine, and the jade pendant on your waist is also mine."
"Yours?" Officer Li chuckled as he picked up the jade pendant and fiddled with it in his hand, "Do you have any proof?"
"If you open your eyes and see clearly the character on it, you wouldn’t have the guts to talk to me like this!"
The character "Yan" was clearly inscribed on the jade pendant, along with the personal seal of the Duke of the Township. Anyone who wasn’t blind could understand what that represented.
Officer Li squinted his eyes and brought the jade pendant close to his face. At first, his attitude was casual, but as he continued to look, his expression suddenly changed. He glanced at Yan Lingzhen then turned and slapped Granny Wang.
"How dare you, you old witch, to entrap me!"
Granny Wang was slapped to the ground by Officer Li, "I’ve been wronged, sir! What do you mean by that?"
She had given the valuable item to Officer Li immediately after finding it. The jewelry and clothing appeared modest and not very expensive, so she kept them. Now, with a slap to her face, she was completely dumbfounded.
Officer Li’s face was gloomy.
He couldn’t be bothered to speak another word to the old hag. After a while, he composed himself and turned to face Yan Lingzhen, "A phoenix that has fallen is not as good as a chicken. What can you do to me? The Duke of the Township is long gone, and what can the Township Manor do now!"
Even if he embezzled these items, what of it?
He could sell Yan Lingzhen into the darkest brothel, where she would never be able to leave or return.
Yan Lingzhen narrowed her eyes, and the corners of her lips held a bloodthirsty light. "Are you overestimating your own abilities, or underestimating my sister’s determination to find me? My father may be gone, but I still have my sister and brothers. Try it if you dare!"
She had never felt so exhilarated to flaunt her family connections!
