Li Ziqing wasn't one to be easily bullied. Seeing Li Cun rushing towards her, she raised her hand and delivered a slap.

Pa!

Li Cun was stunned by the blow. She looked up in disbelief at Li Ziqing. "You… you dare hit me?"

She was the esteemed young mistress of the Li family. Growing up, she had only ever hit others; no one had ever dared to hit her.

Even her parents hadn't dared to touch her with a single finger.

Now, Li Ziqing had slapped her. Her fury was unimaginable.

"Seize this bitch for me! Today, I'm going to peel her skin off!"

Li Cun roared, pointing at Li Ziqing, utterly enraged.

As soon as she spoke, one of the twins jumped behind Li Ziqing and restrained her with one hand.

The expressions on the brothers' faces were grim, because with their combined strength, doing such a thing felt beneath them.

Bullying a helpless young woman… If word got out, they'd be ridiculed!

But they had no choice, because the Hall Master had ordered them to obey this young mistress in everything.

Seeing Li Ziqing restrained, struggling in vain, Li Cun grew smug. "Li Ziqing, go ahead and shout! Hit me again!"

Li Ziqing sneered, gritting her teeth. "Li Cun, don't get too cocky. I'll give you a chance. Release me now, and I'll pretend this never happened. Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

"I'll regret it? Hahahaha…"

Li Cun burst into laughter. As she laughed, she suddenly grabbed Li Ziqing's collar with a vicious look.

"Li Ziqing, I do regret something. I regret not coming to Jiang City sooner. When you killed my Shao Feng-gege (older brother), I should have killed you then and there to accompany him in death!"

"Bah!"

Li Ziqing spat directly at Li Cun's face. "Since you love your Shao Feng-gege so much, why don't you go down and join him?"

"Good, you dare spit on me, huh? I'll beat you to death, you vixen!"

Li Cun wound up her arm, ready to slap Li Ziqing's face.

Bang!

But at that moment, a muffled sound came from outside the window, followed by a crashing noise…

The conference room's glass, which could withstand bullets, suddenly shattered, sending shards of glass flying everywhere!

With the shattering of the window, a gust of wind swept in, carrying with it a figure.

When Li Ziqing saw who it was, she almost burst into tears.

It was Chen Xiao, appearing before her like a god descending from the heavens.

The twins and Li Cun were all dumbfounded. What was going on? Where did this person come from? How did he get in?

As they stood there in confusion, Chen Xiao suddenly threw a punch.

The one holding Li Ziqing didn't even realize what was happening before he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall and leaving a dent.

"I'm sorry, wifey, I'm late…"

Chen Xiao embraced Li Ziqing, speaking with deep regret.

Li Ziqing leaned into Chen Xiao's arms, raising a finger to his lips.

"Hubby, don't apologize. You're not late, and I always knew you would come!"

Although it was inexplicable, Li Ziqing had a strong premonition that Chen Xiao would come to save her, so even though she was slightly alarmed before, she had been full of confidence inside.

Seeing Li Ziqing and this man who had appeared like a divine warrior being all lovey-dovey, Li Cun was enraged.

"What did you call her? Wifey? You're this vixen's husband? What kind of taste do you have, actually falling for a woman like this…"

Pa!

Hearing Li Cun insult Li Ziqing, Chen Xiao flashed in front of her and slapped her.

And throughout the entire process, Li Ziqing hadn't even left his arms.

The slap left Li Cun utterly stunned.

"You dare hit me too? You bastard… Wait, aren't you that guy from Yaowang Valley (Medicine King Valley)? What are you doing here?"

Li Cun had only gotten halfway through her tirade when she suddenly recognized Chen Xiao.

"Hmph!"

Chen Xiao snorted angrily, raised his hand, and slapped her again.

With a loud crack, Li Cun was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

The slap had left her dizzy and seeing stars.

The intense pain and humiliation filled her with rage.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you…"

Li Cun, nostrils flaring, roared at the twins. "What are you two still standing there for? Hurry up and kill them for me!"

But this time, the twins didn't listen to her and didn't act rashly.

One of them said to Chen Xiao, "My name is Zhang Tiansheng, and this is my twin brother, Zhang Tianyang. We are ranked fifteenth and sixteenth on the Heaven Rankings respectively. May I ask for your esteemed name?"

Being ranked fifteenth and sixteenth on the Heaven Rankings meant that they had considerable strength and insight.

They could naturally see that Chen Xiao's strength was extraordinary, which was why they hadn't acted rashly.

Chen Xiao sneered, not bothering to waste words with them. He flicked his finger, and with a pop, Zhang Tiansheng was turned into a pile of minced meat.

So what if he was fifteenth on the Heaven Rankings? In front of Chen Xiao, he was nothing more than an ant to be crushed!

"You… you dare kill my brother!"

Zhang Tianyang had grown up with his brother since childhood, and they had never been separated for a single day.

Now, watching his brother being turned into a pile of minced meat before his very eyes, his fury erupted like a volcano.

But just as he was about to attack Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao glared at him.

Chen Xiao only used one look to scare him into shrinking back like a quail.

"Waste!"

Chen Xiao spat contemptuously, then flicked his finger again.

Pa!

Zhang Tianyang also turned into a pile of minced meat.

Li Cun was dumbfounded. These two brothers always bragged to her about how amazing they were. How could this person just flick his fingers and kill them all?

Realizing that she had no hope of getting revenge today, she got up from the ground.

"Li Ziqing, consider yourself lucky today. I admit defeat, but the grudges between us aren't over. We'll see! (literal translation: watching an account book on a donkey's back)"

With that, she dusted herself off and walked out as if nothing had happened.

"Li Cun, stop right there! Did I say you could leave?"

Li Ziqing shouted angrily.

"Not letting me leave? I've never been hit since I was a child. I admit defeat after being beaten like this today. What else do you want?"

Li Cun asked, wide-eyed, with an innocent expression.

As for the deaths of the twins, she didn't even mention them.

It was as if the deaths of the twins were not as serious as her getting slapped three times.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, but just looked at her coldly, she asked again, "You don't want to kill me too, do you?"

Chen Xiao and Li Ziqing still didn't speak, but a chill ran down Li Cun's spine.

"I… I'm warning you, don't mess around… My… my grandfather is Huang, Huangcheng (Imperial City) Li Gang…"

Just as she was stammering, Chen Xiao suddenly flicked his finger.

I don't care who your grandfather is. If you dare mess with my woman, I'll give you four words – you're dead!