Liu Ye felt a jolt of panic when she saw the way they were looking at her. Good heavens, what kind of eyes were those? If she had known they were going to treat her like this, she wouldn’t have come back. She had no choice but to steel herself and walk into the courtyard, lowering her head as she headed toward the wood shed.
But how could the Liu family possibly let her off? The family had lost a pig, and they had spent the whole day searching for it without success. They were already looking for a target to vent their anger on—and she had returned at just the right time.
Old Master Liu was the first to strike. Furious, he pulled off his shoe and viciously threw it at Liu Ye. “You jinxed fool! You’ve cursed our Liu family’s pig away! Why don’t you just die, you worthless disaster!”
Liu Ye stepped forward just in time, dodging the shoe. Seeing that he missed, Old Master Liu angrily shouted at Liu Lao Da, “You damn bastard, what are you staring at? That fool is your daughter! Go beat her to death!”
Old Madam Liu spat on the ground and yelled viciously, “Yes! Beat her to death! Drag her to the mass grave! She doesn’t deserve to enter our Liu ancestral graveyard!”
Liu Lao Da—the father of the “foolish girl”—without hesitation grabbed a shovel from the wall and swung it straight toward Liu Ye.
Liu Ye’s two sisters, Liu Ya and Liu Qing, watched their father actually make a move, their eyes lighting up with excitement. This time, that fool was finished! Once she died, they could finally find good marriage prospects. Otherwise, having a “foolish sister” had ruined their reputations—no one would dare propose to them, fearing they would give birth to foolish children.
The second branch of the Liu family also secretly hoped the fool would die. With her around, their sons couldn’t find wives and their daughters couldn’t marry well.
As for Liu Ye’s mother, Madam Wang, she sat calmly to the side without the slightest intention of stopping anything. In fact, she also hoped the fool would be beaten to death so she would no longer be called “the mother of a fool.”
Seeing the shovel about to land on her head, Liu Ye had no time to run. She quickly grabbed the handle firmly.
Liu Lao Da saw his shovel stopped and pulled hard, but he couldn’t yank it free. His anger flared instantly. “You little bastard! Let go! Today I’m going to kill you! Your life was given by me, and I’m taking it back!”
Liu Ye thought coldly: You’re the bastard.
She lifted her leg and kicked him hard in the stomach. Liu Lao Da was sent flying several meters away, crashing onto the ground with a loud thud.
“Ah—damn it! You little bastard actually hit me!” he shouted in pain and rage.
“Ah, husband!” Madam Wang hurried over to help him. “Are you okay? Are you hurt? Should we call a doctor?”
The rest of the Liu family stood frozen in shock. When did this fool become so strong?
Liu Lao Da, writhing in pain, roared at her, “You useless woman! Go kill her! If you don’t kill her today, I’ll divorce you!”
Madam Wang’s eyes turned vicious as she looked at Liu Ye. “You fool… today I’ll kill you myself!”
She stood up and walked toward Liu Ye step by step. “Good girl, listen to mother. Kneel down and I’ll give you candy.”
Liu Ye shook her head stupidly and slowly backed toward the gate. But when she reached it, she realized the entrance was already blocked by villagers who had come to watch. None of them made way—they all wanted to see her get beaten.
At that moment of hesitation, Madam Wang rushed behind her, grabbed her hair, and slammed her to the ground. She straddled her and began strangling her neck, clearly intending to kill her.
But Liu Ye was no longer the same helpless fool. She grabbed Madam Wang’s hands, flipped her over, and pinned her down instead. Then she raised her hand and slapped her repeatedly—pa pa pa pa—without mercy. A few strikes knocked out several teeth.
Madam Wang screamed in pain, struggling wildly. “Ah! You fool! How dare you hit me! I’m your mother! Stop! Ah! You crazy fool!”
Coming back to his senses, Old Master Liu slapped his thigh. “She’s going to kill someone! Hurry up and help!”
Liu Ya and Liu Qing rushed forward, trying to pull Liu Ye away, but she slapped each of them hard across the face. They screamed and ran back in fear.
Even Second Aunt Liu, who had rushed forward, immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around to flee. Second Uncle Liu, who had just started to stand up, quietly sat back down. That fool has gone mad—this isn’t the same person anymore. I’m not getting involved.
Seeing everyone so useless, Old Master Liu glared at Liu Lao Da. “You useless bastard! She’s your daughter! Deal with her, or get out of this family!”
Liu Lao Da groaned in pain. “Dad… I can’t move! My back feels broken! Let me recover first, I’ll deal with her later… ahhh it hurts…”
Old Madam Liu spat again. “Useless trash. I’ll handle it myself!”
She ran into the kitchen, grabbed a fire poker, and rushed out. “You jinxed fool! I’ll fight you to the death!”
But by then, Liu Ye had already finished beating Madam Wang into a swollen, pig-like mess. Madam Wang lay on the ground like a dead dog.
Liu Ye stood up, picked up the shovel again, and swung it at Old Madam Liu’s butt.
“Smack!”
“Ahhh!” Old Madam Liu jumped three feet into the air, dropping her fire poker and clutching her backside as she ran.
Liu Ye chased after her with the shovel. “Oh dear, oh dear, something terrible has happened! The fool has gone crazy! Old man, help!”
The second branch of the family saw even the old madam being beaten and immediately retreated into the house in fear.
Old Master Liu grabbed a stool and threw it at Liu Ye, but she easily snatched it away and struck him in the backside with the shovel as well. He also ran off in pain.
“You cursed girl! You dare hit your elders! I’ll kick you out of the Liu family!”
Another smack landed, sending him face-first to the ground right at the gate. Clutching his pain, he scrambled outside and shouted desperately, “Help! Someone help! The fool has gone crazy! She’s killing people! Come stop her!”
Liu Ye rested the shovel on her shoulder and stood at the gate watching him perform. There were too many villagers around—she didn’t want to swing the shovel and accidentally hurt someone. Besides, she had already beaten them enough.
The neighbors watching were not stupid. They had clearly seen how the Liu family treated the “foolish girl.”
“Ah, my back suddenly hurts. I need to go lie down,” one man muttered, slipping away.
“I almost forgot, there’s boiling water on my stove!” a woman said quickly, also leaving.
And one by one, the crowd dispersed.