The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 378 The Cicada with Immense Strength

The two hurried towards the small inn, and Li Meng even gave Bai Qinghuan a lewd whistle when he saw her.

Bai Qinghuan treated him like a beast in springtime, and thinking that she still had things to do, she didn't even glance at Li Meng before heading straight upstairs.

Inside, He Lingfei had already tidied up her face, and because she had been gentler than last time, it looked much better.

She took off her outer garment, leaving only a thin layer, and swayed her hips as she walked over and knelt on the bed.

"I've kept Zijing waiting. Would you like to open your eyes and see what I look like now?"

"You'll be delighted to see it," she said, her voice high-pitched, as she gently brushed a strand of hair against Wen Zijin's face.

Even though he could open his eyes, Wen Zijin kept them tightly shut; he didn't want to see something as disgusting as He Lingfei at all.

A faint pink blush had crept onto his neck, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, not even sinking into the pillow, making He Lingfei stare wide-eyed.

Wen Zijin wanted to call for help, but her body was as limp as a ball of cotton and she had no strength at all.

He felt his mind starting to become muddled and his consciousness becoming somewhat blurred, so he bit his lip hard to stay awake.

He Lingfei straddled the bed, smiling as she reached out to take off his clothes, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it!" she shouted impatiently, her good time interrupted. Before the person outside could answer, the knocking on the door became louder and more urgent.

She hurriedly put on her clothes and buttoned them haphazardly. When she opened the door, she found it was the woman she had bumped into earlier that day.

"What are you doing? Do you really want to see my husband?"

Seeing Xia Chan glancing at the bed intentionally or unintentionally, He Lingfei covered her mouth and blurted out, "We're a couple of people who have something to do. What do you want? Haven't you had enough of being scolded?"

She blocked their view, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes, which Bai Qinghuan caught.

"Young lady, is that your husband inside?"

Bai Qinghuan remained expressionless, her face calm and indifferent.

He Lingfei's breath hitched, and she puffed out her chest with a sarcastic and bitter expression. "Not my husband but your husband? I think you're a crazy woman who's gone mad from wanting a man!"

As she was about to close the door, Bai Qinghuan leaned in and forcefully blocked it.

"What are you doing?!" He Lingfei's eyes widened, and she kicked Bai Qinghuan.

Despite the pain in her leg, Bai Qinghuan knew from He Lingfei's panicked expression that this matter was definitely not simple.

“He’s not your husband at all! You’re lying,” she said through gritted teeth.

She endured the pain and pushed the door open. Wen Zijin, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes upon hearing the noise at the door, turned her head towards the door, and shouted desperately:

"help me!"

The sound was too soft, so he took a deep breath, grabbed the bed curtains, and fell off the bed.

Hearing the sound, He Lingfei turned around and panicked when she saw Wen Zijin crawling towards her.

Xia Chan felt sorry for Bai Qinghuan after being kicked, so she seized the opportunity and kicked back hard.

He Lingfei let go in pain, and Bai Qinghuan slipped inside and saw Wen Zijin lying on the ground.

When she looked at the clothes, they were indeed just as the girl had described.

"Young master? Can you hear me?"

She asked softly, and Wen Zijin on the ground only twitched her fingers.

Bai Qinghuan frowned slightly, stepped forward and laboriously helped him up and led him outside.

Xia Chan had already entered the house, holding the hairpin from her hair bun in her hand, blocking He Lingfei at the doorway.

"If you dare come any closer, I'll pierce your neck with this hairpin! I'll make you bleed to death!"

She raised the hairpin with a fierce look, and He Lingfei was really frightened by her. She wanted to step forward but was wary of what she was holding.

Seeing Bai Qinghuan helping Wen Zijin out, He Lingfei shrieked, "What are you doing?! This is my husband!"

"Young master, if you have no connection, please move your finger again."

Bai Qinghuan ignored He Lingfei and turned to ask Wen Zijin a question.

"Go...no..."

Unable to utter a complete sentence, Wen Zijin moved her fingers again.

Bai Qinghuan was completely relieved. Xia Chan led the way, and she helped Wen Zijin walk out.

Wen Zijin's weight was almost entirely on her, and she looked quite strained with every step she took.

Xia Chan took a step back, wanting to help, but the Li Meng brothers downstairs had already rushed up.

"You two good-for-nothings! Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on them?!"

He Lingfei cursed them whenever she saw them, feeling that her three taels of silver had been wasted.

Although Li Meng was displeased, he patiently and kindly helped her out because she still owed him six taels of silver.

"Oh dear, I didn't notice! It's not too late!"

He chuckled as he spoke, his eyes lecherously fixed on He Lingfei's exposed skin, unwilling to look away.

He Lingfei raised her hand and pointed unhappily at the two women, saying to the two brothers, "Get these two crazy women away from me."

"Yes!" Li Meng responded obsequiously, stretching out his hands toward Bai Qinghuan.

The cicada was fiercely protective of its master, and in its panic, it slammed the hairpin into He Lingfei's leg.

Caught off guard, He Lingfei screamed and jumped away, clutching her thigh.

With no one blocking the wooden ladder, Xia Chan grabbed the wooden railing and pulled hard.

The tightly inlaid wooden railing was simply ripped off, leaving Li Meng dumbfounded and unable to react.

"Miss, get out of the way! Let me kill them!"

Xia Chan shouted, and the little girl raised the large logs that were connected together and slammed them down hard on the two brothers.

He Lingfei was terrified and huddled in a corner, afraid of being accidentally hurt.

The two Li brothers were knocked off balance by the blows, and Xia Chan dropped what she was holding and ran over to help Bai Qinghuan.

"Miss, let's go quickly!"

Bai Qinghuan nodded calmly, and the two of them, one on each side, helped Wen Zijin downstairs.

The shopkeeper, who had been dozing off, was awakened long ago, but seeing how terrifying Xia Chan was, he trembled and dared not go up to mediate the fight.

"Sorry, we'll come back and replace the damaged items."

Bai Qinghuan's face was full of apology; she was used to it by now.

Xia Chan has been incredibly strong since she was a child; otherwise, her family wouldn't have felt comfortable leaving such a young girl with her.

The shopkeeper nodded blankly, and just as the two were about to step out, He Lingfei limped after them and shouted sharply, "You can't leave!"

"Leave Wen Zijin here!"

She charged at him fiercely, holding the hairpin that Xia Chan had stuck in her thigh. The shopkeeper, fearing a fatality, lifted a small stool to stop her.

People in the inn came out to watch the excitement and discuss it heatedly, making the small inn more lively than ever before.

Having already found this place, Wen Luozhi heard He Lingfei's voice. She looked around and noticed that something seemed to have happened at an inn ahead.

She ran over and saw He Lingfei waving something around wildly as if she had gone mad.

Xia Chan dodged several times, which infuriated He Lingfei. Seeing Bai Qinghuan carefully supporting Wen Zijin, she raised her hairpin and charged at her.

With someone leaning on her shoulder, Bai Qinghuan barely dodged the first blow, but her face was still cut.

He Lingfei was overjoyed to see blood beads on her face.

She felt uncomfortable seeing that face today, and now that she's ruined it, she feels incredibly satisfied.

She raised the hairpin again, intending to strike Bai Qinghuan's other cheek once more.

"Miss!" Xia Chan was entangled by the Li brothers and couldn't get away. Seeing that she was about to be slashed again, she called out anxiously.

"Pervert! Stop it right now!"

Wen Luozhi finally pushed through the crowd of onlookers and, seeing the crazed He Lingfei, quickly grabbed a chair and smashed it hard against her.