Shen Xiaoyan exerted immense strength, but because Baili Ziyun and the other evaded, her strike landed directly on the ground. With a sharp crack, a white mark immediately appeared on the earth.
"Oh my, you're not old yet, but you're truly ill-tempered. How can such behavior be worthy of your beautiful face?" Aunt Fang shook her head and sighed.
"Who are you?" Shen Xiaoyan asked indifferently.
Baili Ziyun had just told her that it was Aunt Fang who had informed her about Shen Cheng and Zhen Shi's affairs. So, this was the woman.
But who exactly was this woman, why did she know those things, and why did she let so many people know?
"Who am I? Heh, I am an old friend of your mother's. My name is Bai Fang," Aunt Fang said with a faint smile.
"Impossible, if you were my mother's old friend, how could you..." Shen Xiaoming stepped forward and said loudly.
"How could you make her private matters known to everyone?" Bai Fang interrupted Shen Xiaoming, speaking for herself.
"Yes, you are definitely not my mother's old friend," Shen Xiaoming stated with conviction.
"Xiaoming, don't waste your breath on her. Looking at her, she has nothing to do with our mother. You just stand there obediently, and wait for your sister to capture her and tear her mouth open," Shen Xiaoyan interrupted Aunt Fang before she could say more, and swung her golden whip towards Bai Fang.
Seeing the whip flying towards her, Bai Fang's eyes turned cold. With a soft grunt, she stomped on the ground with both feet and sprang into the air.
Shen Xiaoyan's wrist flicked, and the whip drew an arc in the air, aiming for Bai Fang's silhouette.
Bai Fang's evasion speed was incredibly fast, but Shen Xiaoyan's speed was even faster. In an instant, Bai Fang's silhouette had already retreated from the room and disappeared outside the door.
Shen Xiaoyan did not hesitate and quickly rushed out.
Behind her, Zheng Wei, Shen Xiaoming, Baili Ziyun, and that maid, even Xu Xiao'e who had been hiding in the corner, all ran out.
As they reached the courtyard, they saw Shen Xiaoyan, wielding her golden whip, fighting with Bai Fang, who held a long sword.
Although to outsiders, Bai Fang and Shen Xiaoyan seemed evenly matched, Bai Fang herself knew she was no match for Shen Xiaoyan. Shen Xiaoyan's whip techniques were cunning, and she wielded them with such natural skill, as if the whip were an extension of her own body, able to strike wherever she willed.
Even though she used her sword to counter, each time she parried Shen Xiaoyan's attacks, her arms would go numb from the astonishing force.
Seeing Bai Fang's complexion grow paler, Shen Xiaoyan knew she was about to collapse.
In reality, she still felt that the whip was not as effective as the long vines produced by her super powers, but there was no other choice at the moment, so she had to make do.
Even so, this Bai Fang, who had appeared out of nowhere, would not be her opponent.
They fought for another quarter of an hour. Seeing that Aunt Fang's body was starting to sway and she could barely hold on, a man flew over from a distance.
He came from behind Shen Xiaoyan, and Shen Xiaoyan didn't see him.
However, Zheng Wei, who was watching from the side, had already noticed. He threw his long sword and leaped up, rushing towards the man at high speed, intercepting the man's attack.
Shen Xiaoyan only realized something was amiss when Zheng Wei flew over. Hearing the clash of weapons, Shen Xiaoyan swung her whip and turned her head to look, only to see Zheng Wei engaged in a fight with a man.
"Truly shameless, trying to sneak attack when you can't win. Was this planned beforehand?" Shen Xiaoyan sneered at Bai Fang, increasing the force of her whip.
Bai Fang did not reply, her face grim as she evaded Shen Xiaoyan's attacks.
Inwardly, she was growing anxious. She couldn't hold on much longer and hoped Jiang Hong could quickly finish off that brat Zheng Wei.
However, hopes are beautiful, and reality is often crushing.
In the very next second, Shen Xiaoyan swung more than ten times. The whip seemed to split into more than ten strands, each strike landing on her, the force of each lash drawing blood.
Seeing her white robes stained crimson with blood, Bai Fang had no strength left. With a stumble, she collapsed onto the ground.
"Afang..."
The man, Jiang Hong, seeing Bai Fang fall, immediately became frantic and wanted to rush over to help her. But Zheng Wei's sword was already about to pierce him.
Jiang Hong had no choice but to focus on defending against Zheng Wei's attack.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Bai Fang, who was slumped on the ground, a mocking smile on her lips. "How many people did you send to our home?"
"Hmph," Bai Fang let out a cold, mocking sound, a flicker of excitement in her eyes. "Guess if your three little beasts are still alive, or if they've been... dismembered! Haha..."
"Slap."
Shen Xiaoyan backhanded a whip, striking Bai Fang directly across the face. With a sound, a deep, bone-visible whip mark appeared on Bai Fang's right cheek.
Before Bai Fang could react, "Slap," another whip strike landed on her left cheek.
"Now that's symmetrical," Shen Xiaoyan said indifferently, retracting her whip.
"You can do whatever you want, but you'll be crying soon," Bai Fang spat blood and said fiercely.
Zheng Wei, still engaged in combat, naturally heard Bai Fang's words and was enraged. Looking at Jiang Hong before him, his eyes were like those of a vengeful spirit.
The next second, Zheng Wei flashed behind Jiang Hong and placed his sword across Jiang Hong's neck.
Jiang Hong's body instantly froze, not daring to move.
Zheng Wei, pretending to take it from his sleeve, actually took a tranquilizer needle from his spatial ring and injected it directly into Jiang Hong's neck.
Jiang Hong felt something prick his neck, but in the next moment, his body felt numb and he struggled to breathe.
After a while, Jiang Hong's body went limp and he fell to the ground.
"Let's go home," Shen Xiaoyan said, hurrying towards their home.
Zheng Wei, however, quickly walked up and pulled her back, whispering in her ear, "Luoluo is at home, don't you remember? Even if we're going back, we need to bring these people with us."
Shen Xiaoyan thought of Luoluo, and her mind cleared.
Yes, Luoluo hadn't sent her any message, which meant their home should still be safe. Moreover, there was Sima Han and Hua Diandian, as well as so many servants.
Still, Shen Xiaoyan wanted to rush back as soon as possible. She couldn't rest easy without seeing her three children safe and sound.
"Go get your family's carriage," Shen Xiaoyan said, looking at Xu Xiao'e.
Xu Xiao'e blinked in surprise but immediately agreed.
Watching Xu Xiao'e hurry off to find someone to bring the carriage, a faint disdain flickered in Shen Xiaoyan's eyes.
From today onwards, Xu Xiao'e would never dare to bother her again. Her courage had likely been completely shattered.
When the carriage driver brought the carriage, Zheng Wei and Shen Xiaoyan, carrying Bai Fang and Jiang Hong, walked to the carriage and roughly tossed the two into it.
Baili Ziyun's face had already turned ashen. She wanted to escape but couldn't move her legs; she wanted to call for help but couldn't open her mouth.
Seeing her like this, Shen Xiaoyan silently thought her a good-for-nothing. She quickly walked up to Baili Ziyun and knocked her unconscious with a hand chop.
She had used considerable force, and it was estimated that Baili Ziyun wouldn't wake up for at least half a day.
As for the remaining maid, Shen Xiaoyan didn't even bother to look at her.
Shen Xiaoyan pulled Shen Xiaoming towards the door, with Zheng Wei following behind driving the carriage.
Outside the door, Huo Si lay by the side of the carriage. Zheng Wei jumped down and checked on him, realizing that He San had only fainted and breathed a sigh of relief.
Placing Huo Si inside the carriage, Zheng Wei drove this carriage, while Shen Xiaoyan, taking Shen Xiaoming, drove Xu Xiao'e's family's carriage. The two carriages, one after the other, sped towards Baiyun Manor.