Chapter 238 – Furiously Beating Yan Wenfeng
The servant seemed to have a guilty conscience. Seeing them alive and well, he was so shocked that his whole body trembled slightly.
“Yo-Young Master, it’s the Third House.”
Yan Wenfeng came back to his senses from the shock. His eyes widened to the max, looking at them in disbelief.
How is this possible? How could this be?!
Last night’s fire, he personally set it. He first released narcotic smoke, then blocked the cave entrance with a few bundles of firewood before setting them on fire. Moreover, the fire was so big. How could these people not die?
“Eldest Young Master, didn’t you say that the cave on Big Sister Peak caught fire last night and the Yan family’s Third House were all burned to death?”
“Why would the cave on Big Sister Peak suddenly catch fire?”
“If the Yan family’s Third House were burned to death, who would benefit the most?”
The villagers were either questioning loudly and whispering softly.
Regardless of whether they were loudly questioning or softly discussing, some villagers already believed that last night’s fire in the cave on Big Sister Peak was inseparable from the people of the Yan family.
The fire was set, not only failing to avenge Yan Shujing but also causing him to be criticized by the villagers. Yan Wenfeng was so angry that his face turned blue.
After the villagers discussed it for a while, Yan Xiaosi took two steps forward towards Yan Wenfeng.
“Eldest Young Master Yan, I would like to ask you, why was the Yan family the first to know about the fire in the cave on Big Sister Peak last night? And why were you so certain that the five members of my family were all burned to death? Could it be that last night’s fire was set by you, Eldest Young Master Yan?”
The villagers were only discussing and speculating, but Yan Xiaosi directly questioned Yan Wenfeng.
Yan Wenfeng had a guilty conscience. Hearing her words, his face changed greatly, blue veins popping on his forehead, his eyes staring fiercely at Yan Xiaosi.
If looks could kill, Yan Xiaosi would have died several times by now.
“Yan Xiaosi, you have no proof. Please don’t talk nonsense, or I’ll go to the county court and sue you for slander.”
The servant was afraid of being implicated. He hurriedly helped Yan Wenfeng explain, “It was because Old Madam was paralyzed. The Yan family servants went to Big Sister Peak early in the morning to invite you down the mountain to treat Old Madam’s illness, only to discover that the cave on Big Sister Peak had burned. Young Master Yan, don’t wrong Eldest Young Master.”
Wrong, humph!
Yan Xiaosi snorted coldly.
“I was just casually asking. Your young master’s face looks so unpleasant, and you’re nervous as well. Could it be that you have a guilty conscience?”
Indeed, Yan Wenfeng and that servant’s current appearance was that of a guilty conscience.
The surrounding villagers nodded in agreement with Yan Xiaosi’s words.
Seeing the Yan family’s Third House all safe and sound, Wang Sanbao, his wife, and the dozen or so craftsmen felt at ease.
Wang Sanbao interjected, “Young Master Yan, should we continue building the house?”
Yan Xiaosi looked at Wang Sanbao, her tone certain as she said, “Build it. The three acres of land at the village entrance is under my mother Zhong Suxin’s name. Let alone my mother is still alive, even if my mother passes away in the future, this three acres of land has nothing to do with the Yan family.”
With Yan Xiaosi’s words, Wang Sanbao, his wife, and the dozen or so craftsmen picked up their house-building tools and continued working vigorously.
Yan Wenfeng watched as the dozen or so craftsmen picked up their shovels and continued to compact the foundation, completely ignoring him. He was so angry that he clenched his fists under his sleeves.
With Yan Bozhang and Yan Shujing’s successive incidents, Old Master Yan was very dissatisfied with the First House. Recently, Old Master’s attitude towards him was obviously not as close as before. He had originally wanted to burn the Yan family’s Third House to death with a fire and seize the three acres of land at the village entrance to make Old Master look at him with new eyes. But now, not only did he fail to vent his anger, but he also failed to seize the three acres of land, and instead, he let his own reputation be tarnished…
All of this was caused by Yan Xiaosi.
He brought his gaze back, looking at Yan Xiaosi with overwhelming hatred.
Yan Xiaosi was not afraid of his gaze. She glanced at the ground under his feet and coldly reminded, “Eldest Young Master Yan, the ground you’re standing on now is my family’s land. I kindly remind you, if you damage or dirty my family’s land, I will make you pay for it.”
The implication of her words was that she found Yan Wenfeng a dirty person.
Yan Wenfeng considered himself a gentleman. He had never been insulted like this before. He was so angry that his head ached.
He said through gritted teeth to Yan Xiaosi, “Yan Xiaosi, don’t go too far.”
Yan Xiaosi raised her eyebrows triumphantly, putting her hands on her hips like a shrew.
“I’m the master of my own turf. I’m just that arrogant.”
This was only the beginning. More arrogance was yet to come. She would slowly let Yan Wenfeng experience the consequences of setting the fire.
“Yan Xiaosi, who are you calling master?”
“So Eldest Young Master Yan refuses to leave, huh!?” Yan Xiaosi said fiercely, suddenly reaching out to Ms. Wang, “Auntie Tian, please lend me the carrying pole for a moment.”
The villagers present didn’t know why she suddenly asked Ms. Wang for the carrying pole. Even Yan Wenfeng and the Yan family servant were dumbfounded.
Ms. Wang was also dumbfounded as she handed the carrying pole to her.
Yan Xiaosi took the carrying pole, gripped one end tightly, and swung the other end towards Yan Wenfeng and the Yan family servant.
The villagers were caught off guard. Yan Wenfeng and the Yan family servant were even more caught off guard after getting hit.
The first strike landed on Yan Wenfeng’s arm. Then she raised the pole again and struck the servant’s lower back.
The villagers scattered, afraid of being accidentally injured.
With the villagers dispersing, Yan Wenfeng and the Yan family servant were even more exposed in front of Yan Xiaosi, with no obstacles between them. Yan Xiaosi’s movements became even faster.
Yan Wenfeng, a weak scholar, was slow to escape and had nowhere to hide. In just a moment, he took several solid hits from Yan Xiaosi, feeling waves of pain all over his body.
“Yan Xiaosi, how dare you? Are you crazy?”
Yan Xiaosi didn’t answer him and continued swinging the pole to chase and beat him.
If it weren’t for her Portable Space, her family would have really died in the fire last night. How could she let Yan Wenfeng and that dog of the Yan family off easily?
“Eldest Young Master, Yan Xiaosi has gone crazy. Let’s run.”
The Yan family servant kept his head down and scurried away while urging Yan Wenfeng.
After scurrying for a while, taking a few more beatings from Yan Xiaosi, the master and servant finally managed to escape.
Yan Xiaosi stood in the field, holding the pole, sweating profusely. Watching the master and servant rolling and crawling away, she felt exhilarated.
“Whether it’s a person from the Yan family or an animal from the Yan family, if you dare to come to my family’s land to make trouble again, I’ll beat you every time I see you.”
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and shouted towards Yan Wenfeng and his servant’s retreating figures, waving the pole.
The villagers present were all dumbfounded by her actions.
Was this still the Yan Xiaosi they knew?
Yan Xiaosi’s gaze swept over those dumbstruck villagers. She waved her hand and said, “The show is over. There’s nothing more to see. Everyone can disperse.”
At this moment, all the villagers present were a little afraid of the pole in her hand. With her words, they left in twos and threes.
“Yan Xiaosi, you’ve got guts.”
“Yan Xiaosi, you beat the Eldest Young Master of the Yan family. You’re done for.”
“Yan Xiaosi, who gave you the courage?”
