Lin Xiazhi put on a troubled expression.
“Since you’re so eager to see her, I’ll take you there right now.”
Using the cover of night, she grabbed the two men and headed up the mountain.
“Naidou, come out!”
“Woof!”
Naidou appeared out of thin air and immediately ran circles around Lin Xiazhi, wagging its tail excitedly.
But the moment it noticed the people she was carrying, the gentleness in its eyes vanished, replaced by a bloodthirsty gleam.
“Woof! Woof!”
The night was so dark that Naidou’s black body blended almost completely into the shadows. Only its bright, gleaming eyes remained visible.
Lin Er and Lin San shuddered.
How could a dog have such a terrifying gaze?
When they realized Lin Xiazhi was leading them deeper into the mountains, a chill ran down Lin San’s spine.
“Bitch, where are you taking us?”
“I don’t want to go anymore!”
“I want to go home!”
“Too late.”
“Woof!”
Sensing the displeasure in its master’s voice, Naidou immediately lowered itself into an attacking stance.
Lin Xiazhi casually tossed the pale-faced Lin Er toward it.
“Drag him.”
“But don’t eat him.”
“Woof?”
Naidou looked at her in confusion.
Why not?
It was hungry.
“You don’t need to eat people anymore, Naidou.”
“You can eat whatever you want inside the space.”
“I’ll make sure you’re fed.”
“But from now on, no more eating humans. Understand?”
Back then, Naidou had eaten people out of necessity.
Now they had food and money.
There was no reason to let it continue doing something so morally wrong.
Naidou still didn’t fully understand.
But it trusted its master.
If she said no, then there had to be a reason.
Besides, humans didn’t taste very good.
The only reason it had eaten them before was because if it didn’t, people would eat it first.
It had never had a choice.
The bloodthirsty look faded from its eyes.
Opening its mouth, it obediently bit down on Lin Er’s shoulder and followed Lin Xiazhi up the mountain.
“…”
Looking at the massive black dog, Lin Er didn’t dare make a sound despite the pain.
That dog ate people.
It actually ate people!
Even Lin San, who had been yelling nonstop, wisely kept his mouth shut.
Only when Lin Xiazhi threw them in front of two horribly mangled, foul-smelling corpses did the brothers finally scream in terror.
“AHHHHH!”
“Urgh!”
The overpowering stench of decay assaulted their noses.
Lin San’s scalp went numb.
He felt like he was losing his mind.
“Bitch!”
“Why did you bring us here?”
“Why are there corpses?”
“I want to see Mother!”
“Take me to her now!”
Lin Xiazhi looked at him coldly.
“Those are Lin Dagou and Zhang Cuiyu.”
“What?”
“Don’t recognize them anymore?”
She slowly approached and crouched beside the brothers.
Then she spoke in an icy voice.
“I’ll be sending you to join them.”
“Mother!”
“You killed Mother and Big Brother!”
Shock flooded Lin Er’s face.
At the same time, his survival instincts exploded.
“No! No!”
“I don’t want to die!”
“You murderer!”
“I… I’ll…”
“You’ll what?”
Lin Xiazhi chuckled.
“Report me to the authorities?”
“The outside world is already in chaos. Who has time to care about a murder case?”
“And even if they did, do you think you’ll leave here alive?”
She glanced around at the pitch-black forest.
“Besides, who saw me kill anyone?”
“It’s dark enough that even ghosts wouldn’t come here.”
“If you somehow survived and told people, who would believe you?”
“…”
It’s over.
We’re finished.
The brothers stared at her with wide eyes.
All color drained from their faces.
Using the last of their strength, they dropped to their knees and repeatedly kowtowed.
“Please spare us!”
“We were blind and foolish!”
“We shouldn’t have offended you!”
“For the sake of family ties, please let us go!”
“Too late.”
Family?
What family?
To her, they were nothing.
“Please!”
“Please spare us!”
“Please—”
“Die.”
Ignoring their desperate pleas, Lin Xiazhi calmly drew Bonebreaker.
Without hesitation, she slashed across both of their throats.
Blood immediately sprayed into the air.
“Urgh…”
Within moments, their bodies ran out of blood.
Their throats gurgled twice.
Clutching at their necks, they slowly collapsed onto the ground.
Their eyes remained open in death.
“This is what happens to people who provoke me.”
After wiping the blood from her blade, Lin Xiazhi patted Naidou’s head and stood up.
“Let’s go.”
“Time to head down the mountain.”
“Awoooo!”
The fur along Naidou’s neck suddenly stood on end.
It turned toward a nearby direction and growled furiously.
Sensing danger, Lin Xiazhi spun around.
A pair of glowing green eyes stared back at her from the darkness.
A wolf?
Just one.
Nothing to worry about.
Naidou could handle it easily.
Leaning casually against a tree, Lin Xiazhi laughed.
“Naidou.”
“Time to show me what you’ve got.”
“Woof!”
Although Naidou wasn’t as large as the wolf, its murderous aura was overwhelming.
Baring its fangs, it charged forward without hesitation.
The wolf hadn’t expected such aggression.
For a moment, it froze in confusion, unsure whether to attack or retreat.
But Naidou was too fast.
It didn’t give the wolf time to think.
Instinctively, the wolf tucked its tail and tried to dodge.
Unfortunately for it, Naidou was a veteran fighter.
As if it already knew the wolf’s next move, it instantly changed direction and lunged after it.
Its jaws clamped firmly around the wolf’s throat.
Then it shook its head violently, tearing at the flesh while issuing threatening growls.
“Awoooo!”
Its most vulnerable spot had been pierced with terrifying precision.
The wolf let out a miserable cry.
Moments later, its body went limp.
The battle ended almost as quickly as it had begun.
“Naidou, you’re amazing.”
Lin Xiazhi praised it with satisfaction before storing the wolf inside her space.
“Let’s get out of here.”
“The smell of blood is too strong.”
“It’ll attract other beasts.”
“Woof!”
Beneath the bright moonlight, the girl and dog quickly disappeared into the forest.
Once they reached the foot of the mountain, Lin Xiazhi returned Naidou to the space and headed back to the Chen residence alone.
Before she even entered the courtyard, she heard Lin Qingbei shouting with a trembling voice.
“Stop!”
“This is my sister’s carriage!”
“You can’t take it!”
Chen Feicai spoke with an air of self-righteousness.
“This carriage was bought with our money in the first place.”
“Why can’t we take it?”
“Not only am I taking it, I’m driving it away tonight.”
“What can she do about it?”
“That’s right!”
“I haven’t settled the score with her yet!”
“When she comes back, I’ll break her legs!”
Thinking about everything that had happened, Wang Chuntao was still furious.
At last, she felt she would finally be able to vent her resentment.
She had wanted to beat up Lin Xiazhi’s mother and brother to release her anger.
But she feared Lin Xiazhi might suddenly return.
If that happened, her life would be over.
So she could only take the carriage to ease her frustration.
Chen He gritted his teeth.
“I’ll beat her to death myself!”
Listening outside, Lin Xiazhi felt puzzled.
Who exactly had given the Chen family the confidence to speak so boldly?
Then another voice sounded.
Immediately, she understood.
“Uncle, Auntie, Brother Chen.”
“My parents are still waiting outside the village.”
“Let’s stop wasting time and leave quickly.”
So that was it.
Zhao Xiuxiu had brought reinforcements.
No wonder the Chen family suddenly seemed so fearless.
But so what?
“And who gave you permission to touch my carriage?”
Lin Xiazhi shoved the courtyard gate open.
Her voice rang out powerfully.
The four people instantly froze.
They all turned toward the entrance.
The moment they saw the dark expression on Lin Xiazhi’s face, every one of them felt their hearts tremble.
Without drawing attention to himself, Chen Feicai quietly let go of the reins and moved a little farther behind Zhao Xiuxiu.
Then he straightened his back and forced himself to appear calm.