Dao Xuzi bristled at the challenge, "Are you questioning my medical skills?" His eyes bulged like bells, "I’ll have you know, you can insult me, but you should never doubt my medical skills..." He looked towards the crowd, "Don’t you have a doctor? Li Yi, come and take her pulse..."
Li Yi wasn’t there, but Li Jiaya was, and she quickly shouted, "I’ll go get my dad right away..." and then she turned and ran.
"Don’t..." Wang Baozhu’s face was in terrible discomfort, and after the old man announced her pregnancy, she even felt a pain in her abdomen. However, she couldn’t admit it, nor could she let Li Yi come back to confirm the diagnosis, so, ignoring the pain in her foot, she got up and ran out, "You are all mocking me, I might as well not live..."
Nobody expected the girl to run, and by the time they realized, she was heading towards the river. They were stunned for a second, which was all she needed to get a good distance away.
"We can’t let her run..." Feng Caie’s mind was working incredibly fast, and she sprang up to chase.
Gu Yao wanted to pursue, but Yang Ruxin waved him off, "Don’t move, don’t let her trick you again..." She gestured towards Xiaobai who then zoomed towards Wang Baozhu. Just as Wang Baozhu leapt towards the river, she felt a pull from behind, preventing her from jumping. In frustration, she pulled harder, only to hear a ripping sound as the back of her garment tore and a chill spread across her back. But with the obstruction gone, momentum carried her forward and she plunged into the water.
Yet, just as she was about to hit the water’s surface, she felt a tightening around her waist, and then she was yanked back forcefully, crashing to the ground.
"Thinking of jumping into the river? You should settle this matter first," Yang Ruxin said with a chuckle as she flicked her whip, withdrawing it from the other’s waist.
By then, Feng Caie had caught up and grabbed Wang Baozhu by the arm, raising her hand to deliver a slap, "For framing my son..."
Wang Baozhu’s head turned from the impact, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
"Let go of my daughter..." Lin Yue’e came rushing over and scratched at Feng Caie.
Feng Caie, caught off guard, was scratched on her neck and had to release Wang Baozhu momentarily as she began to tussle with Lin Yue’e.
Yang Ruxin did not intervene; at this point, it was no longer her concern.
"Stop it!" Yang Mancang arrived, "Continue and I’ll send you all to the Governor’s Office."
Immediately, the two women ceased fighting, but they both looked dreadful—a neck scratched and bleeding in several places, and disheveled hair with a patch torn from the scalp.
"This has gone far enough, what do you from the Wang Family have to say?" Yang Mancang addressed them.
Wang Sheng glared at his daughter fiercely, his threatening effect somewhat lessened by the fact that he only had one eye. However, his appearance was even more terrifying, resembling a ghoul, causing Wang Baozhu to shiver uncontrollably.
Wang Wen and Wang Wu fell silent.
But Wang Wen kept his eyes on Yang Ruxin, internally struggling with himself. Although he found the girl increasingly attractive of late, she had also become increasingly formidable, her skill with the whip was likely unmatched by the average person. Considering the difficulty of winning her over, he pondered whether he should set his sights on someone else. His gaze soon shifted behind Yang Ruxin and landed on Erni’s face, his eyes lighting up at the prospect of an easier conquest.