Chapter 127: We Are Not People You Can Afford to Offend

Mo Jinnan lifted the young man and, using his lightness skill, flew up to a nearby large tree, hanging the man on a branch to prevent him from being eaten by wild animals.

Then, the two continued to circle the outskirts of the mountain.

Usually, traps designed to scare or attack people are set up around the periphery of a mountain.

Only someone with a few screws loose would place them deep within the mountain.

The outer areas have firewood, and no one would venture into the deep mountains just to gather firewood, except for hunters.

Before long, the two were attacked again.

Of course, such amateurish attacks were no threat to them.

With ease, they subdued the assailants, putting them into a deep sleep and hanging them in trees.

In less than an hour, all four of the mountain’s attackers had been captured.

The last one was not put into a sleep-like trance. Instead, the two escorted him to join the others.

When they arrived at the first captured man’s location, Mo Jinnan used his lightness skill to climb the tree and pull the young man down.

The mountain’s temperature was much colder, and the young man was nearly frozen stiff, with his pants frozen through.

Mo Jinnan released the man’s acupoint, but since he had been frozen for too long, he remained unconscious.

Xiang Xinyao flicked her wrist, and a silver needle appeared in her hand.

Reluctantly staying away from the frozen young man, she flicked the needle, and it precisely pierced his philtrum acupoint.

The man groggily woke up, taking a long moment to realize his situation.

Seeing the other three captured as well, a flash of defeat crossed his eyes, but he quickly masked it.

The Fang family was a prominent family in the town, with even the county magistrate showing them respect. How could the small-town pavilion chief not be related to them?

He firmly believed that Mr. Fang would not let these two off.

Xiang Xinyao asked, “Mo Jinnan, what should we do with these four?”

Mo Jinnan thought for a moment, “It’s not feasible to send them to an inn for custody. We should take them to another mountain and have them lead us to the traps there.”

“Alright. Then, you should seal their voice acupoints to prevent them from yelling.”

Mo Jinnan nodded and quickly sealed the four men’s voice acupoints.

The men immediately paled.

Without anyone to inform Mr. Fang, they knew they’d be facing dire consequences.

Guided by the four men, Xiang Xinyao and Mo Jinnan quickly found the other four people on a different mountain.

Now, all eight perpetrators were captured.

Xiang Xinyao asked, “What do you plan to do with these eight?”

“What do you think we should do?” Mo Jinnan replied with a question.

Xiang Xinyao thought for a moment. “They’ve harmed the common people, so they should be handed over to them for retribution—an eye for an eye.”

“Agreed.”

The two escorted all eight men to the small town.

They weren’t worried about Mr. Fang finding out, as they intended to deal with the Fang family that very night.

Arriving at the town center, the two recounted everything the eight had done—how they had caused trouble on the mountain to the townspeople.

The townspeople were enraged.

It turned out that it wasn’t the mountain god protecting the area, but rather someone deliberately preventing them from gathering firewood.

Soon, news of this spread through the town.

The villagers who had suffered from the attackers’ actions gathered at the center of the town.

When they saw the eight who had caused them so much trouble, their anger reached its limit, and they rushed forward, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks on the men.

Though the eight were still wearing the bodyguard uniforms of the Fang family, the villagers were beyond caring about such details.

Those two mountains weren’t even part of the Fang family’s land. Why should Fang Yuanwai, just because he had money, treat the common people as if they were nothing?

If he wanted to bully the common folk, he’d better make sure they were willing to take it.

Fang Yuanwai had received the news that his bodyguards had been captured, and was now rushing over with the pavilion chief.

However, the plump Fang Yuanwai, who looked like a pig, could hardly walk quickly.

By the time he and the pavilion chief arrived, his eight bodyguards were already severely beaten by the townspeople—bloody and barely conscious.

The one in the worst condition was the man who had wet himself.

Not only did he have injuries from the townspeople’s beatings, but he also had frostbite, and his inner thighs were raw and bloody from the rough treatment.

“Stop! Everyone stop!” Fang Yuanwai yelled loudly.

The townspeople, their eyes red with fury, paid no attention to him and kept beating the men.

Fang Yuanwai, furious, waved his hand. “Get in there, beat them to death!”

At his command, the servants and bodyguards behind him charged toward the townspeople.

But Xiang Xinyao and Mo Jinnan, exchanging a quick glance, blocked the way of Fang Yuanwai’s men with lightning speed.

“I dare anyone to lay a hand on them,” Mo Jinnan’s voice was cold enough to send a chill down anyone’s spine.

The servants and bodyguards froze in place, intimidated by the aura of the two.

Seeing that his men had stopped, Fang Yuanwai puffed up his chest and waddled forward, arrogantly pushing his way through the crowd of servants to stand in front of Mo Jinnan and Xiang Xinyao.

The moment he laid eyes on Xiang Xinyao, his eyes gleamed.

Since taking the spirit spring water, Xiang Xinyao had blossomed into a stunning beauty. Her skin was so delicate it looked like it could be squeezed for water, and her exquisite features were breathtaking.

Fang Yuanwai grinned lecherously. “Well, well, this little girl is quite the beauty! Our town hasn’t seen anyone like her in decades.

“Little girl, I’ve got plenty of silver. If you come with me, I’ll guarantee you’ll never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of your life.”

As he spoke, Fang Yuanwai raised his hand to touch Xiang Xinyao’s chin.

“Slap!”

“Thud!”

“Ah!!”

“Ah…”

Xiang Xinyao slapped Fang Yuanwai hard across the face.

Mo Jinnan, almost simultaneously, kicked Fang Yuanwai’s enormous belly.

Fang Yuanwai flew backward, crashing into his own bodyguards, knocking several of them over.

Xiang Xinyao raised her hand and blew on her flushed palm, showing just how much strength she’d put into that slap.

Mo Jinnan noticed the redness on her palm and immediately frowned, feeling a pang of concern.

“Did your hand hurt? Let me see.”

Xiang Xinyao chuckled awkwardly. “It’s nothing, it doesn’t hurt much.”

“It’s all red! It must been hurt,” Mo Jinnan replied, gently taking her hand and blowing on it.

The pavilion chief, who had been in a state of shock, finally snapped back to reality after witnessing the display of affection between the two.

“How dare you! Who are you people, causing a ruckus here?” he shouted.

Mo Jinnan didn’t even glance at him and coldly responded, “We are not people you can afford to offend.”

The pavilion chief was momentarily speechless, then angrily retorted, “Such audacity! I am the pavilion chief here, and you dare show no respect in front of me?”

Xiang Xinyao casually dug at her ear with her pinky, then blew on it and said nonchalantly, “Oh? What a big official you are!

“Mo Jinnan, what rank is the pavilion chief?”

Mo Jinnan didn’t even lift his gaze. “No rank.”