"You little stinky girl, did you throw the fish? Let me show you how I'm going to teach you a lesson!" The wretched man climbed up, covering the back of his head. When he saw Lu Ke'er approaching, he raised his palm viciously and slapped Lu Ke'er in the face.

"Ke'er——" Ji screamed in horror.

Amid the scream, the man's arm stopped in mid-air.

His wrist was firmly grasped by a thin hand, and the man's palm could no longer move at all.

Lu Ke'er circulated the spiritual energy in her body, gathered it in her palms, and gradually tightened her fingers.

"Ah!" The wretched man felt as if his wrist was tightly clamped by a circle of branding iron, and the intense burning pain made him scream.

"Who else dares to break in?" Lu Ke'er grabbed the man with one hand and grabbed a wooden stick placed at the gate of the courtyard with the other hand. She smashed it to the ground, and the stick, as thick as a bowl, broke into several pieces.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Several villagers who were about to rush over stopped and retreated timidly.

Oh my God, I never thought that this skinny and seemingly powerless little girl would have such a cruel side.

"Do you know what crime it is to trespass into someone's house in our dynasty's laws? What is the punishment?" Lu Ke'er glared at everyone and shouted, "The lighter punishment is forty lashes, and the heavier punishment is exile! What? Do you want to be punished?"

Everyone looked at each other, feeling uneasy.

They are just country villagers with limited knowledge. How could they understand the law and know what the punishment is?

"You little bitch, we're not designed to scare you! You...you let me go! You just hurt me! If anyone is to be punished, it's you!" The wretched man was panicked and shouted in a timid manner.

"You better understand, this is my home! You broke in without the owner's permission, and you don't even allow the owner to defend himself?" Lu Ke'er sneered, "Let alone injuring you, even if we maim or kill you, you deserve it! We can exempt you from any punishment. If you don't believe me, you can go ask the head of the village or the county magistrate!"

After saying that, Lu Ke'er swung her hand hard before letting go, throwing the man to the ground.

"Ouch, ouch..." The man cried out while holding his wrist. His wrist was swollen and red, which made everyone tremble with fear and a chill ran down their spine.

"Who of you dares to break into my house?" Lu Ke'er swept a cold gaze towards the people in front of her, holding a piece of broken wood in her hand and pointing it at everyone.

"You? You? Or you?" Everyone she pointed at turned pale and shook their heads.

"Jinfeng, you said there is ginseng in my house. Have you seen it? Touched it? Or eaten it?" Lu Ke'er pointed at Jinfeng in the crowd and asked angrily.

Jin Feng's pretty face turned red and white. She gritted her teeth, suppressed the resentment and fear in her heart, and replied: "I heard it from your brother with my own ears, is it wrong?"

"Oh, I understand!" Lu Ke'er acted as if something suddenly occurred to her. She turned around and went to the yard to get something, then dropped it on the ground with a bang.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Everyone looked over and opened their eyes wide in shock.

"Isn't this a wild radish?"

"She is fooling us, right? Isn't it ginseng? How did it become a radish?"

Lu Ke'er glanced at them with disdain and said sarcastically, "Don't you know that radish has the medicinal value of 'digesting food, removing phlegm, and making people fat and healthy', and is called the ginseng of the south? Yesterday I told Xiao Xi that we have a lot of this southern ginseng at home, and told him to eat more. Why, Jin Feng, didn't you ask clearly?"

She glared at Jin Feng with sharp eyes.

Jin Feng opened her mouth, but no words came out.

When she heard Lu Mingxi mention ginseng this morning, she felt jealous and excited, and her mind was full of thoughts on how to force the Lu family to spit out the ginseng.

Did she really misunderstand?

"Besides, even if our Lu family is lucky enough to get ginseng, it is also the good fortune of our Lu family, and it belongs to our Lu family! What right do you have to break into my house and rob it?" Lu Ke'er sneered, "Even if we have to use ginseng to pay off debts in the future, it is still my Lu family's property now! What right do you have to take it for yourself? Or is there someone who can't bear to see the Lu family make a slight turnaround and wants to suppress and harm them? Instead of showing up himself, he uses everyone as a gun and incites everyone to commit crimes for his sinister motives?"

It was like a basin of cold water poured over their heads, cooling everyone's heated minds completely.

Yes, what does the Lu family's stuff have to do with them? If they really robbed it this time, would they end up in jail?

Most people are already scared and start to regret how they could have been instigated to succeed.

Why didn't I have a brain at that time?

"I'm sorry, Ke'er. We were confused." Someone apologized to Lu Ke'er in shame.

"Ke'er's mother, we didn't do anything just now. We really didn't do anything. We were just watching the fun from the side. Please don't think of us as those people with bad intentions." Some people also quickly expressed their attitudes and drew a clear line between themselves and the troublemakers.

"What are you all doing here? Don't you have anything to do?" Amid the chatter, a powerful voice suddenly rang out, and Lu Ke'er saw a figure squeezing in.

That was the village head Lei Zheng. He somehow got the news and rushed over.

Lei Zheng was over fifty years old and of short stature. His hair had turned grey, his cheeks were thin, and every wrinkle on his face revealed a sense of sophistication and vicissitudes. His small eyes were bright and sharp.

Lei Zheng glared at the villagers at the gate of the Lu family and shouted, "In broad daylight, you still want to break into a private house and rob? Do you still have the law in your eyes?"

"Uncle Lizheng, we are just here to watch the fun, we didn't do anything bad!"

"The bad guy who wanted to do bad things has been taught a lesson by Ke'er." Someone sneered. He had long been fed up with the wretched man's usual behavior.

"Why don't you get out of here quickly? Go away, go away! Go do what you need to do!" The head of the village was so angry that his eyebrows almost stood up.

He was shocked when he received the news from Lei Qi's kid. He was really afraid that if he arrived too late, someone would die. Then he would be criticized by his superiors, and maybe his job would be over.

Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen.

The crowd dispersed like birds and beasts.

The scoundrel covered his hands and ran away dejectedly following the crowd.

"Uncle Village Head, thank you so much." Ji was very touched and hurried forward to express her gratitude.

"Oh, don't thank me, thank Shuanzhu instead." Lei Zheng laughed and pulled a chubby boy over, saying, "This boy looks silly at ordinary times, but I didn't expect he can be smart at the critical moment."

The seven-year-old Lei Shuanzhu smiled innocently, scratched his head, and said foolishly, "Grandpa Lizheng, my father asked me to come to you."

Ji gratefully bowed to Lei Qi who was standing beside him: "Thank you, brother Lei Qi."

Lei Qi smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be polite. Tian Ning and I are brothers. This is what I should do. Thank you, Uncle Li Zheng, for your hard work. Today, it is all thanks to Ke'er."

Dong Ling ran over, hugged Ke'er, and almost cried: "I was scared to death just now. Ke'er, why didn't you let me come with you? It would be fine if I could just stand beside you."

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