She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 327 - 326: Hair Hasn’t Fully Grown, Playing the Hero Saving the Beauty

Chapter 327: Chapter 326: Hair Hasn’t Fully Grown, Playing the Hero Saving the Beauty

At this time, the midday sun had already tilted westward, ushering in the hottest moment of the day.

Officer Li squinted his eyes, with sweat gathering at his forehead and streaming down like little rivers.

"Where did she spring from?" he interrogated Grandma Wang.

The old crone wailed for a while, seeing that no one paid her heed, she tried to run into the house. But when called out, she stiffened in terror and turned around: "It has nothing to do with this old woman. It was all found by this black charcoal, that little wretch!"

Upon hearing Grandma Wang call Yan Lingzhen a little wretch, Xiaoliu felt a surge of displeasure in his heart: "I asked you to help her change clothes, but I didn’t allow you to be so presumptuous as to steal from others!"

Yan Lingzhen, standing behind him, couldn’t help but be amused upon hearing this. This little blackie was actually defending her; he truly had the heart of an innocent child.

"You saved her?" Officer Li rapidly asked, "Where did you rescue her from, and were there others around?"

Xiaoliu regarded him with a face full of suspicion.

The people of Stone Village all knew that this Officer Li was no good.

Murder, arson, robbery, rape of women—he did not fall short in any kind of wicked deed.

So, when Xiaoliu heard about Grandma Wang stealing things, he had thought about reporting it to the Governor’s Office. Even when Yan Lingzhen urged him to run over, he deliberately took a detour, hoping it wouldn’t be this Officer Li on duty there.

But fate had played a trick on him. Just as he finished his meal and came back from outside, he saw Officer Li, who had caught him acting suspiciously and interrogated him, leaving Xiaoliu with no choice but to confess honestly.

Reluctantly, Xiaoliu led the way on the road.

Conversely, Officer Li was in high spirits, becoming more familiar with each step; it turned out he had long been in cahoots with this Wang woman.

"I... forgot!" Xiaoliu shouted loudly, subconsciously unwilling to disclose Yan Lingzhen’s circumstances to this adult whose heart was darker than anyone else’s.

Upon hearing this response, Officer Li was so furious that he raised his hand, ready to strike him.

Xiaoliu hurriedly shut his eyes.

But the anticipated pain didn’t come. When he opened his eyes, he saw Officer Li staring fixedly at Yan Lingzhen behind him.

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He saw the girl who had been talking innocently and carefree now staring dead-eyed at Officer Li like a ghostly apparition: "I told you to try if you think you’re tough."

"The ones who laid hands on us just now are already lying on the ground. Officer Li, do you want to join them?"

Yan Lingzhen’s lips curled up slightly: "My favorite pastime happens to be ’buy one, get one free.’

Officer Li’s gaze fell upon Wang Suying on the ground, who now had a liver-colored face, was foaming at the mouth with rolling eyes, and her body couldn’t stop twitching—it was a particularly frightening sight.

He definitely didn’t want to end up like that.

There must be something strange about this wretched girl, so he might as well spare her for a bit longer.

With this thought, Officer Li quickly stepped past the Wang woman and entered the house, soon after a clattering noise of rummaging through containers could be heard. Shortly, he reappeared in the courtyard, holding a small basket with a white-flowered and blue-based cover.

Upon seeing this, Grandma Wang rushed forward to stop him: "Where’s the money? A thousand taels! We had a deal!"

"Scram, you old turtle! The stuff isn’t even yours, you have the nerve to ask me for money, not a chance!" Officer Li shoved her aside.

Grandma Wang crashed onto her waist and crumpled to the ground, not far from where Wang Suying lay.

Wang Suying, who had been rolling her eyes moments ago, suddenly gained some strength.

She kicked at Grandma Wang’s face with all her might, eliciting continuous wails from the old woman.

"You heartless, good-for-nothing wretch! Oh my, it hurts so bad, hey! Stop─"

Wang Suying acted as if she were deaf, she even lost her shoes and socks in the chaos, and blocked Grandma Wang’s nose with her bare feet. Poor Grandma Wang, already unable to move, could only struggle to turn her head for a meager breath. And when she couldn’t avoid it, she would fiercely bite Wang Suying’s toes, causing her to roll her eyes in intense pain!

The mother-daughter duo were intent on making each other’s lives miserable, scrapping viciously with one another.

Just as Constable Li intended to leave, Heitun blocked his way.

"This belongs to Xiaoliu, you can’t take it!"

With a small basket in his arms, Constable Li retorted, "Whether it’s Xiaowu or Xiaoliu, this is my stuff, get out of the way!" He glared at Heitun menacingly, "Otherwise, I’ll kill you!"

Heitun, who only dared to kill chickens, was a mere honest and simple-minded boy, not at all equipped to withstand such intimidation from Constable Li, and immediately retreated two steps in fright.

Seeing this, Constable Li sneered with contempt, "Not even fully grown and trying to play the hero!" With that, he bumped heavily into Heitun’s shoulder as he passed by.

Heitun was no match for the corpulent Constable Li, and with a thump, he sat down hard on the ground, pain bringing moisture to his eyes.

Yan Lingzhen squinted watching Constable Li’s retreating figure disappear into the distance.

"What should we do? He stole your flower," Heitun said anxiously as he scrambled up from the ground. "I’ll go and snatch it back for you!"

The boy’s moment of overconfidence touched Yan Lingzhen.

She grabbed Heitun, "He just knocked you to the ground with one shoulder, how are you going to snatch it back for me?"

Heitun hung his head and fell silent.

"...This matter can only be resolved with cunning." Yan Lingzhen had run out of poison, which all needed to be freshly prepared.

However, her energy was limited, the equipment was incomplete, and one of her legs was still half-crippled.

If only big sister were here...

Yan Lingzhen couldn’t help feeling aggrieved.

If big sister were here, that Constable Li wouldn’t dare speak to her like that. Big sister would have punched his head in and taught him a lesson about rebirth!

"It’s all my fault, if I hadn’t gone looking for Granny Wang, this wouldn’t have happened..." Heitun murmured and then a tear, big as a bean, dropped to the dust below, leaving a dark mark behind.

Yan Lingzhen, overwhelmed with the impulse to cry, abruptly stopped herself.

She looked at Heitun in disbelief, "I’m not crying, so why are you?"

Heitun, irritation mounting, wiped his face with the back of his hand, "Nonsense! I’m not crying!"

Yan Lingzhen was also in a terrible mood and pointed at Wang Suying, "Fine, fine, you’re not crying, just go and take off the jewelry for me."

If they couldn’t wait for big sister, they would need some money to leave Stone Village with.

By this time, Wang Suying had kicked Granny Wang to the point of near death, lying on the ground, unclear whether she was alive or dead.

She felt her strength slowly returning, and she could gradually control her eyes again.

But her limbs were still weak and her mouth could only drool, unable to speak, only managing to make "ah ah" noises.

Seeing Heitun pulling off the hair ornaments from her head, Wang Suying started calling out frantically.

Yan Lingzhen ignored them, "Come, carry me. Before sunset, we’re leaving Stone Village."

She couldn’t take care of everyone, but she had to look after this boy named Stone.

Constable Li would surely resort to extreme actions to silence the villagers of Stone Village.

Heitun looked like he wanted to say something, but in the end, he chose to obediently comply.

He carried Yan Lingzhen and began to move towards the outside.

Never once did he look back.

"It’s just a pity we’re leaving behind that pot of chicken soup," Heitun said softly.

Yan Lingzhen, lying on his back, replied, "When my big sister comes looking for us, I’ll take you to the biggest restaurant to taste the best chicken soup!"