ITBBS Chapter 9

“Ye Zhiguo, keep your family in line. If they step out of line again, I’ll deduct a whole year’s worth of your family’s work points. Alright, everyone disperse.”

Shen Guoqing had regained his composure by now. He had been a bit startled just now. He didn’t expect the girl to be this strong. But that was good. From now on, he wouldn’t have to worry about her.

Ye Zhiguo took a deep breath. He was already furious when his wife handed over the money, but now he didn’t dare say a word.

Seeing that his daughter’s jaw and hand were still dislocated and knowing they couldn’t stay that way, he said, “Wait a moment. My daughter’s hand and jaw are still dislocated.”

Shen Yao cast a cold glance at Ye Zhiguo before popping the little white lotus’s hand and jaw back into place. “Any other problems, Accountant Ye?”

The Ye family didn’t dare say another word. They fled in a panic. Even the villagers who were watching scattered like a flock of frightened birds.

Shen Yao knew that the little performance she had just put on had scared everyone, but she didn’t regret it.

After all, she wasn’t the original owner. She preferred to be direct and handle scumbags in one go.

If you don’t deal with scumbags and wicked people, are you supposed to keep them around for the New Year?

“Yao Girl, you did the right thing just now. Only when you stand firm will those people think twice. If anything comes up in the future, come find Uncle. Take good care of yourself. Have your cousin Xiao Qiu stay here with you. We’ll head back now.”

“Alright, Uncle. I’ll remember all that!” Shen Yao didn’t try to stop them. She knew that even though there was no farm work in the twelfth lunar month, every family still had a lot to do.

Only after Shen Guoqing and Xu Dani had walked far away did Shen Yao turn to the young girl beside her and say, “Ahem, Cousin Xiao Qiu, come inside and sit for a while.”

Shen Yao had noticed earlier that this girl had been looking at her with complicated eyes.

Her expression had changed more times than she could count.

From disbelief to shock, her mouth had been wide enough to stuff an egg in.

“Hmph! Looks like you’re not stupid anymore. I thought you’d let Ye Cailian bully you forever.”

Shen Qiu pursed her lips before speaking. She had been furious with Shen Yao in the past.

She had treated Shen Yao with nothing but kindness, telling her not to believe Ye Cailian’s nonsense because that woman had never had good intentions.

And what happened? Shen Yao was completely fooled by Ye Cailian, which almost drove her crazy.

She had always thought of Shen Yao as a little sister, trying her best to protect her.

But Shen Yao was completely under Ye Cailian’s thumb.

She even broke off their friendship because of Ye Cailian, which hurt Shen Qiu for a long time. Hmph, she was still angry about it.

“Cousin Xiao Qiu, I was foolish before. I couldn’t tell who was good and who was bad. But now I see clearly. Ye Cailian was just using me as her personal cash cow.”

Shen Yao knew from the original owner’s memories that this girl had been genuinely kind to her.

But the original owner was truly hopeless, completely fooled by that white lotus’s sweet talk.

She couldn’t see Shen Qiu’s good intentions and insisted on hanging out with the white lotus instead. It truly fit the saying “blind in the eyes and blind in the heart.”

“As long as you understand.” Shen Qiu turned her face away. She had temper too, she wouldn’t forgive this girl so easily.

“Pfft—” Shen Yao thought this girl was quite cute. Her spiritual power told her that Shen Qiu was really a good person who matched her own temperament. She was someone worth befriending.

She took Shen Qiu’s arm and deliberately acted coquettishly, saying, “Cousin Xiao Qiu, I was wrong before. Please forgive me this once.”

“You really know you were wrong? We’ll see if you act so foolish again.”

“Really. Truer than pearls. I promise!”

“Then… alright, I’ll forgive you.”

Only after she finished speaking did Shen Qiu realize what she had done. She felt spineless for giving in so easily. (＞﹏＜)

And so the two young girls made up and spent a long time fooling around in the house, chatting endlessly in a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

However, in stark contrast to Shen Yao’s good mood, a major family war was erupting at the Ye family.

Ye Zhiguo’s two daughters-in-law were raising a ruckus over the thirty yuan.

Ye Cailian, because of her stupidity, was thoroughly beaten by her family. No matter how much she cried and screamed, it couldn’t change the beginning of her miserable life.

…

That night, Shen Yao ate a plate of beef rice bowl. After locking the courtyard gate, she slowly walked back to her room.

Today was pretty good. Not only did she solve the problem with the white lotus’s family, but she also gained thirty yuan. She was in a great mood!

Since it was winter, night fell early. Only when she was sure no one would come did she flash into her space.

Standing in the space’s courtyard, Shen Yao breathed in the spiritual energy. The dense energy flowed all through her body.

“Master, you’re in a good mood today,” Xiao Ling said as it flew over quickly.

“Mm, I took care of some trouble today, so I’m in a pretty good mood.” With the Ye family out of the way, she could finally live in peace.

“Xiao Ling, I’m going to go cultivate now. Later, your master needs to go out for a bit.”

Xiao Ling stared blankly as her master vanished.

Shen Yao went straight to the study, drank some spiritual spring water, and began cultivating. She practiced both her ancient martial arts and the three abilities she had awakened at the same time.

As time passed slowly, she only stopped when the alarm went off. She checked her progress.

Her ancient martial arts had reached the second level of the Yellow Rank, her mental ability at the second level, and her water and wind abilities at the first level. But Shen Yao knew this was still far from enough.

Late at night, a figure flashed quickly out of the Shen family home. Following her memories, Shen Yao headed straight for the Ye family home. She carefully examined the outside of the courtyard before jumping inside.

“Husband, do you think that wretched girl Shen Yao has been possessed by an evil spirit?” Li Zhaodi still hadn’t recovered from the shock. Just thinking about that wretched girl’s ruthlessness made her shiver.

“Why are you bringing up that jinx? Stay far away from her in the future.” Ye Zhiguo’s sinister voice came through. He was also full of rage and had nowhere to vent it.

Shen Yao didn’t know what to say. Looks like today’s effect was good. They were so angry they still couldn’t sleep.

Shen Yao didn’t delay any longer. Her mental ability could now scan within 100 meters. She fully extended her spiritual power, enveloping the courtyard and even underground, and began examining everything.

Through her spiritual power, she couldn’t help but be astonished. No wonder the Ye family was always so arrogant. It turned out they had quite a bit of wealth stashed away.

They had probably smuggled these things out in secret whenever they ransacked someone’s home during raids. There were seven or eight chests full of antique items alone.

No wonder the commune had directly appointed Ye Zhiguo as the village accountant. He must have bribed them with quite a lot.

There was over two thousand yuan hidden in the rooms. Shen Yao didn’t want the Ye family to continue being arrogant. She directly stored the cash and ration tickets into her space.

She didn’t even spare the rat holes, taking anything valuable. She mercifully left a few tens of yuan in small change.

Then she collected every single antique from the two root cellars and the private plot, leaving nothing behind. Only after confirming there were no other valuables did she turn and leave.