TSWPF -Chapter 189 Furious

As soon as Old Li and Liu heard Li Qingling’s words, cold sweat broke out in their palms. Fear gripped their hearts. They had no idea where their son had fled—could he escape the search?

“Li Qingling, aren’t you deliberately misleading everyone just so you can sneak into my cellar and steal my things?” Liu stepped forward, glaring angrily at Li Qingling. “Whose cellar can even hide a person, huh?”

Li Qingling crossed her arms and leisurely looked at Liu, who was acting like a cornered dog jumping over the wall. “I don’t know whether other people’s cellars can hide someone, but yours definitely can.” She pressed her lips into a faint smile. “After all, I lived in this house for so many years. I still remember that the cellar has two exits.”

At those words, Old Li and Liu were completely panicked. They never imagined that Li Qingling would still remember the cellar had two exits. What were they going to do now?

Li Qingling glanced at them, then turned to the yamen runners and said gently, “Officer brothers, I’m certain the criminal escaped through the back gate of the backyard. Could I trouble you to go after him?”

If they went now, would they still be able to catch Li Laifu?

The runners responded and immediately ran toward the backyard.

Old Li and Liu hurried after them, reaching out to block the runners and stop them from chasing.

“You let the criminal escape, and we haven’t even settled accounts with you yet. And you still dare to block us from arresting him? Just wait—when we come back, we’ll deal with you properly,” the runners said angrily as they glared at Old Li and Liu, shoved them aside, and chased out through the back gate.

Old Li and Liu exchanged ashen looks, their hearts filled with worry for Li Laifu.

“I’ll kill you, you vicious little bitch!” Liu vented all the rage in her heart onto Li Qingling and lunged at her like a madwoman.

Liu Zhimou stepped in front of Li Qingling and was instantly clawed across the face by Liu.

Seeing the blood marks on his face, Li Qingling’s anger flared. She stepped forward and shoved Liu away hard, her face icy. “If you dare lay a hand on anyone again, I’ll make sure your precious son ends up wishing he were dead.”

Perhaps she was truly frightened by Li Qingling—Liu gasped heavily and didn’t dare pounce again.

Li Qingling shot her a cold glance, then looked up at Liu Zhimou’s face, her eyes full of distress. “Come, let’s go home.” The old man had given her two bottles of scar-removing ointment. She had to hurry back and apply it for Liu Zhimou—she couldn’t let his face scar. If his face scarred, he wouldn’t be able to sit the imperial exam.

Seeing her frown, Liu Zhimou raised his hand and gently smoothed her brow, softly telling her he was fine—just a bit of broken skin that looked scarier than it really was.

Li Qingling glared at him. “Broken skin isn’t serious? What if it leaves a scar—what then?” She grabbed his hand, her tone turning firm. “Come on, we’re going home to apply the medicine.”

“Don’t you want to wait here for the officers to come back?”

“We’ll come back after applying the medicine. It won’t take long.” Without waiting for him, Li Qingling dragged Liu Zhimou along. After taking two steps, she suddenly turned back and ground her teeth at Liu. “If my husband’s face is scarred, I’ll make you regret ever being born.”

Liu couldn’t help but shiver. She felt like Li Qingling was a devil who could pounce on her at any moment.

Scared now? Why didn’t you think of that earlier? Li Qingling snorted, tugged Liu Zhimou along, and left quickly. Her steps were so fast that Liu Zhimou almost couldn’t keep up.

Seeing how worried she was for him, he felt a sweetness bloom in his heart.

“No need to rush—walk slower,” he said, applying a bit of strength to tug her hand, telling her she didn’t need to go so fast. His injury really wasn’t that serious.

“No, we have to deal with it as soon as possible.”

Unable to argue with Li Qingling’s stubbornness, Liu Zhimou smiled helplessly. He turned back and signaled to Xiang Yunfei, asking him to keep watch here and that he’d return shortly.

Xiang Yunfei nodded, telling him to go without worry—he’d handle things here.

After Li Qingling and Liu Zhimou left, Liu tightly grabbed Old Li’s hand and asked in a low voice what they should do.

Old Li didn’t know either. He gently patted the back of Liu’s hand and softly comforted her, telling her not to be afraid—their son would definitely escape.

Hearing Old Li’s firm tone, Liu’s panicked heart relaxed a little.

She clasped her hands together in front of her forehead, endlessly muttering, “Bodhisattva bless us, Bodhisattva bless us—please bless my son so he won’t be caught by the officers.”

Xiang Yunfei, with his sharp ears, heard her words and let out two mocking laughs. “Hey, old lady, you’re still thinking the Bodhisattva will bless your son? Don’t make me laugh. If the Bodhisattva knew about the despicable things your son has done, it’d already be merciful not to punish him—why would it bless him?”

Thankfully, Li Qingling had severed ties with this family. Having such black-hearted relatives would drive anyone insane.

Liu exploded when she heard that. “What are you? How dare you speak to me like that?” Daring to curse her son—she’d tear his mouth apart.

“Who are you calling ‘thing’?”

“A thing calling you!” Liu snapped back without thinking. As soon as she finished, hearing the villagers burst into laughter, she realized she’d been tricked by Xiang Yunfei.

Her face flushed red with rage as she charged toward him, about to attack.

Before she could reach him, Old Li grabbed her arm and shouted in a low voice, “Calm down! Do you think things aren’t chaotic enough already?” They didn’t even know what had happened to their son, and she still had the mood to cause trouble—enough was enough.

Scolded by Old Li, Liu’s overheated mind cooled a bit. She spat twice at Xiang Yunfei, pressed her lips together, and said nothing more.

“Tsk, tsk—having such a crude mother, no wonder your eldest son turned out so vicious.”

“You—”

“Shut up!”

Liu was about to curse again when Old Li cut her off in time.

She glared viciously at Xiang Yunfei. If looks could kill, he would’ve died countless times already.

Xiang Yunfei somehow produced a folding fan. With a swish, he opened it, waved it a couple of times, and said with a grin, “Ah, I know I’m handsome, but you don’t have to stare at me like that, auntie. I’ll get shy.”

At once, the villagers burst into laughter again.

“Shameless…” Liu threw out those words, turned her head, and stopped looking at him.

Hearing that, Xiang Yunfei touched his face and said smoothly, “With a face this handsome, how could I not want it?” He smiled at Liu. “No matter how much you admire my handsome face, I won’t give it to you.”

Shameless—utterly shameless. How could he even say such things?

Old Li patted Liu, who was on the verge of exploding again, then looked deeply at Xiang Yunfei and said calmly, “Young man, it’s better not to be so arrogant. Be careful—you might suffer for it.”

In this world, the least tolerated are arrogant people.

One day, Xiang Yunfei would be ruined by that mouth of his.

“Can’t help it—I have the capital to be arrogant.”

Old Li glanced at him, pressed his lips together, and said no more. His gaze shifted to the backyard gate as he watched anxiously, terrified the officers would bring his son back.

If his son really ended up in prison, what would he do?

No—this absolutely couldn’t happen.

At that moment, Liu Zhimou, whose wounds had already been treated, returned hand in hand with Li Qingling. He asked Xiang Yunfei whether anything had happened while he was gone.

Xiang Yunfei chuckled and recounted what had happened in a joking tone.

Liu Zhimou and Li Qingling couldn’t help but laugh. Xiang Yunfei truly had a talent for angering people without paying with his life.

“What a pity—we didn’t manage to anger that old hag to death,” Xiang Yunfei said with genuine regret.

Seeing her today had really opened his eyes—how could there be such a vicious grandmother in this world? Compared to her, his own grandmother was practically the best in the world: adorable and kind.

“…” Seeing Liu’s face flushed as dark as pig liver, a smile appeared on Li Qingling’s face.

People like Liu needed someone like Xiang Yunfei to grind them down.

“If you don’t speak, no one will think you’re mute!” Liu endured and endured, but finally couldn’t hold back. She lashed out at Xiang Yunfei, cursing wildly, “No wonder I find you so annoying and disgusting—it’s because you’re in league with Li Qingling! You’re helping her so much—do you have some shameful relationship with her?”

As soon as those words left her mouth, Liu Zhimou’s face darkened, and even the smile vanished from Xiang Yunfei’s face.

“Old woman, have you heard the saying ‘disaster comes from the mouth’? You dare slander a scholar like this—do you want to squat in prison?”

Liu Zhimou said coldly, “Young Master Xiang is my schoolmate and also a xiucai. Just based on what you said, I can have the officers arrest you and throw you in jail.” How dare she slander his wife—she was courting death.

Old Li wanted nothing more than to strangle Liu at that moment. Why couldn’t she just hold back for once? She kept spouting nonsense.

“I’m sorry, Young Master Xiang. Please forgive her for her careless words.” To keep Liu from being dragged off to jail, Old Li had no choice but to bow his head.

Xiang Yunfei looked at Old Li expressionlessly and didn’t accept the apology. “Does she not have a mouth?”

Hearing that, Old Li understood. He yanked Liu’s arm hard, signaling her to apologize to Xiang Yunfei.

Knowing Old Li was truly angry, Liu didn’t dare make trouble again. With her head lowered, she softly said to Xiang Yunfei, “I’m sorry.”

“I didn’t hear you. Can you say it louder?”

“Just now, I spoke wrongly. I’m sorry.” Liu forced herself to speak loudly, swallowing her humiliation.

Xiang Yunfei gave a hum. “You’re lucky you ran into me—I’m kind enough to let you off. If it were someone else, you wouldn’t still be standing here.” Sooner or later, this old hag would destroy herself. He’d wait and see.

Li Qingling chuckled lightly and looked at Old Li. “Uncle Li, didn’t I tell you before? Sooner or later, your whole family will be ruined by Liu. You’d better prepare yourself mentally.”

“Li—” Liu opened her mouth, but before she could shout, a sharp-eyed villager cried out—

“The officers are back!”

In an instant, everyone’s gaze turned toward the back gate.