Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Chang'an held a sharp fruit knife in her hand, thrusting it towards the black paw that tried to lift the pot lid.

The man, startled, quickly pulled his hand back and looked at Chang'an. His eyes, usually twinkling like stars, were now filled with icy murderous intent.

The man shuddered, his face going pale. His hand had nearly been stabbed through.

He hadn't expected the seemingly soft and bullied girl to be such a tough one, no wonder she was Old Gu Six's daughter.

Chang'an coldly snapped, "Get out."

The man spat contemptuously, picked up his bowl, and left, cursing, "Spawn of a broom star, little broom star."

Others who had wanted to take advantage of the situation saw clearly that the young girl was truly vicious. That little knife had aimed to chop off Wu Erlai's hand.

Those who thought Chang'an was easy to talk to didn't dare approach anymore. They only wanted some food, not to bully her. If they really did bully this girl, Old Gu Six could take their lives.

Since she was unwilling to give them food, it was better not to go looking for death.

Right after Wu Erlai returned to his resting area, a bolt of lightning struck him down from the sky. He frothed at the mouth, his limbs convulsing, smoke rising from his head.

People nearby were so startled that they moved further away.

Wu Erlai's mother, Old Lady Wu, wailed and rushed over, "Son, son, don't scare your mother!"

They were only mother and son. If Wu Erlai was gone, she would be left alone.

Wu Erlai was unconscious, unresponsive no matter how Old Lady Wu shook him.

Old Lady Wu glared fiercely towards Chang'an and wiped her tears, shouting loudly, "Village Head, Chang'an is a monster. Today she harmed my son, tomorrow she could harm others."

Her shout made everyone look at Chang'an fearfully. They didn't want to believe it, but Wu Erlai had indeed gone to Chang'an and insulted her before being struck by lightning.

Chang'an turned her back to them, checking that the rice was cooked, removing burning firewood from underneath the pot to extinguish the flames.

Another bolt of lightning struck Old Lady Wu, who screamed and fell, her body charred and smoking.

The villagers looked at Chang'an in horror, but she did nothing, merely sitting and eating from her bowl obediently.

For a moment, they were puzzled. If she was the cause, she wouldn't have remained so motionless.

Unable to understand, the villagers concluded that Chang'an and Old Gu Six must be protected by the Heavenly Lord.

They both feared and respected the father and daughter, afraid that saying or doing anything wrong would bring down lightning upon them. They instructed their families to watch their mouths and actions, and warned their children not to play with Chang'an.

After another half an incense stick's time, they stopped at a clear pool with many fish, and a tiger lying across the bank, staring at them intently as if challenging them to touch its pool and be devoured.

Little Ya's Dad, Yang Poxiao, and Yang Mingxiao thought, "This is getting really exciting, just trying to fetch some water."

If they went to fetch the water themselves, wouldn't it be like serving themselves up as a meal?

Old Gu Six set down his bucket and met the tiger's cold, defiant gaze. The tiger sensed the two-legged creature's challenge and slowly stood, entering a combat stance.

"Growl."

"Tsk." Old Gu Six scoffed disdainfully at the blatant provocation.

Little Ya's Dad and the others immediately moved away from him, although they highly admired you, they couldn't be so reckless.

The tiger leaped into the air, but it seemed to have miscalculated the width of the pond to the other side, and without a running start, it plopped into the pond halfway through its jump.

The tiger, with a bewildered look on its face, splashed around in the pond. The great tiger had lost its face completely today.

It was all because of that dumb thing on the other side that provoked it. When it got over there, it would eat that thing first.

Old Gu Six had had enough. This dumb thing had dirtied his water and scared the fish away.

Wielding his inner energy, he struck the sword aura at the tiger in the pond, "You run into my pond and dirty my water? How dare you!"

The tiger, which was about to clamber onto the bank, was struck by this sudden barrage and fell back into the pond.

"Roar," the damned two-legged creature, don't blame the king for eating you if you don't stop.

"Roar, roar," stop hitting me, it hurts so much.

The onlookers gaped in astonishment, was the tiger too weak? Or was Old Gu Six too fierce?

This was like beating a little cat, the big tiger seemed to have no ability to fight back against the beating.

Uncertain, they continued to watch.

The tiger, beaten to near death, was then flung onto the bank by Old Gu Six's inner energy.

It didn't dare roar anymore and lay on the ground, feigning death.

Many fish in the pond were also beaten onto the bank by Old Gu Six's inner energy. He turned to the group of people hiding about ten meters away and said, "Pick up the fish. Why are you all just standing there?"

More than a dozen heads nodded in unison, fearing that if they were too slow, they would also be struck by Old Gu Six.