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Shen Yu’an was quite satisfied with Shen Si’s dedication, but she didn’t leave the scene.
When the group of ruffians rushed toward them, Shen Yu’an intentionally lightened her movements.
Firstly, she wanted to assess Shen Si’s skills, and secondly, of course, she wanted to frighten the woman who had tried to drag her out of the situation by attracting some combat attention.
The two men left to watch the woman clearly believed that Shen Yu’an and her group wouldn’t be a match for their gang, so they paid no attention to the battle and wholeheartedly focused on the woman they held.
The young girl’s clothes had already been torn, hanging half-covered and half-exposed on her body.
The two lecherous men’s hands roamed all over her, pinching and grabbing, causing the girl to scream in agony.
When the time seemed right, Shen Yu’an quickly dealt with the group of men, leaving a shocked Shen Si to retrieve some rope from the ox cart. She then tied the captives’ feet together.
The girl, who had been harassed and was struggling, saw Shen Yu’an’s impressive skills and cried for help, “Please save me, help me!”
The other two men realized the situation was turning against them. They exchanged glances, simultaneously released their hands from the girl they were assaulting, took a cautious step back, and then sprinted away.
Whoosh!
The stones thrown by Shen Yu’an hit the legs of the two fleeing men, causing them to scream in pain and fall to the ground.
Shen Yu’an said, “Tie up those two as well.”
Shen Si obediently took the rope and bound the two men in the same manner.
Fang Nian quickly ran to the girl who had been with her and covered her body with her tattered clothes.
Tears welled up in Fang Nian’s eyes as she comforted her, “Yuan Yuan, please put your clothes back on.”
The girl, whose name was Zhao Yuan Yuan, sat in place with resentment, as if she hadn’t heard Fang Nian’s voice, glaring fiercely at Shen Yu’an.
She shouted angrily, “You’re obviously so powerful, why didn’t you help earlier!”
While trying to help Yuan Yuan fix her torn clothes, Fang Nian also had to soothe her emotions.
“Yuan Yuan, this young lady saved us. Don’t worry, we won’t speak about this to anyone, and no one will know.”
She helped Zhao Yuan Yuan up from the ground and made sure she was standing steadily.
But Fang Nian’s words did not comfort Zhao Yuan Yuan. Yuan Yuan looked towards Shen Yu’an as she approached and said in a deliberate tone, “You must have done this on purpose! You wretched woman!”
Smack!
Before Zhao Yuan Yuan could finish her sentence, Shen Yu’an’s palm landed on her face.
“Mad dogs should stay quiet.”
Shen Yu’an’s slap not only stunned Zhao Yuan Yuan but also left Fang Nian, Shen Si, and the bound men shocked.
The bound men wondered why there was internal strife among their captors.
Fang Nian knew that Zhao Yuan Yuan’s words had been too harsh and quickly tugged at her to remind her, then apologized to Shen Yu’an, “I’m sorry for her behavior. She’s not in a good emotional state. Please bear with her.”
Shen Yu’an glanced at Fang Nian. She didn’t have any particular aversion to this girl, but she wasn’t inclined to be lenient either.
She turned to Shen Si and ordered, “Shen Si, hang these people from the trees.”
Shen Si efficiently suspended each of the bound men from the tall branches on either side of the path. The men’s faces turned red as they pleaded for mercy, but Shen Yu’an paid them no heed.
Shen Yu’an turned to Fang Nian and Zhao Yuan Yuan and said, “There’s no more danger here. You can go your own way.”
But Zhao Yuan Yuan, with no intention of being left behind, broke free from Fang Nian’s grasp and blocked Shen Yu’an’s path.
“In our current state, you’re just going to leave us here? What if someone sees us?”
“Hmph, why should I care if someone sees you like this?”
With a dismissive tone, Shen Yu’an leaned closer to Zhao Yuan Yuan’s ear and whispered, “I did it on purpose just now. What can you do about it?”
“You!”
Ignoring Zhao Yuan Yuan’s protests, Shen Yu’an walked away with Shen Si.