ATP Chapter 33

All the Protagonists I’ve Scummed Came To Me For Revenge Chapter 33: Abandoned Daughter of a Rich Family (4)

It would be strange if Xia Yu didn’t know any self-defense martial arts. She was once a martial arts master. In this world, you can’t cultivate internal energy, but her skills don’t necessarily require internal energy to be effective.

She had never used it before and couldn’t use it at all. Ye Yueru and those guys with internal energy were much stronger than her. And Ke Yao was in modern society, so there was no one who would be foolish enough to cause her trouble.

They were useless before, but they are useful in this world. With Xia Yu’s skills, even if there were ten more, it would be futile; they would only be defeated by her.

“It was the matchmaker from the Red Chamber! The matchmaker from the Red Chamber gave me the money to do it, and she said she would give me another hundred taels after it was done!!”

Big Yellow Tooth was in so much pain that he was drenched in cold sweat. The pain kept stimulating his nerves, but he knew that if he didn’t say anything now, it would be even worse later. So, without waiting for Xia Yu to speak again, he started howling.

The matchmaker at the Red Chamber?

Is she a madam?

Xia Yu understood; she immediately grasped the whole story. She lowered her head and smiled, “What do you think is the best way for me to punish you?”

Her voice was like a devil’s whisper to Big Yellow Teeth, making the group tremble and turn pale.

Xia Yu turned to look at Xin’er, who was stunned, and her tone instantly softened: “Xin’er, what do you think is the best way to deal with them?”

Xin’er had never imagined Xia Yu would be so skilled, much less that these guys would fall into her hands. She felt like she was dreaming, muttering, “This, this…”

Seeing her bewildered expression, Xia Yu joked, “These guys—they’ve clearly done a lot of bad things. This place is far from the city gate, so… why don’t we just bury them?”

Xin’er’s eyes widened: “Bury it!”

Big Yellow Teeth was also startled, and the three who came with him also cried out in pain. Big Yellow Teeth cried, “Grandma, spare me! Grandma, spare me! I only do petty theft, this is really the first time I’ve ever done this!”

“Yes, you’re so generous, just let us go like we’re nothing, okay?”

“Grandma, please forgive us! We’ll never do it again, we really won’t!”

“This is your first time doing this,” Xia Yu said with a smile, looking at them. “Then why are you doing this kind of thing this time?”

“The matchmaker gave me too much!” Big Yellow Tooth burst into tears, feeling that he was suffering too much. The first time he made up his mind to do something wicked, he immediately stumbled and fell, and now he might even lose his life.

“Grandma, the Buddha of Le’an Temple has manifested his power. Killing us outside Le’an County will displease the Buddha. Grandma, please be magnanimous and let us go like a fart!”

Xia Yu chuckled and said, “If none of you are afraid of Buddha’s wrath, why should I be afraid?”

Big Yellow Teeth fell silent, trembling with fear.

“Xin’er”

Xia Yu gave the choice to Xin’er, and seeing that Xin’er remained silent, she reminded her again, “Have they bullied you?”

Big Yellow Teeth and the others finally realized the situation and, upon discovering that Xia Yu would listen to Xin’er, immediately called out to Xin’er for help.

“Xiaoxin’er, I was just confused for a moment, you must forgive me! Don’t you remember? The winter before last, you and your grandfather had no food, and it was I who brought you some food so you could survive!”

“That’s right! We watched you grow up, you can’t let us down!”

“Murder is illegal. If the authorities find out, your life will be ruined. You need to think carefully and be careful.”

“Yes, yes, we are just a few worthless lives, we’re dead anyway, but you ruined yourself because of us, making yourself hide and live like this, it’s not worth it!”

Xin’er was very conflicted as she listened to their repeated statements. She harbored resentment towards these people, but upon hearing the last sentence, she hesitated again.

“It’s alright,” Xia Yu comforted her. “I have a way to prevent the authorities from finding us. I’ll support whatever you want to do.”

Upon hearing this, Xin’er glanced gratefully at Xia Yu, her gaze filled with complex emotions as she looked at the people, especially those expectant eyes. She took a deep breath.

“Sister, can I kick them a few times?”

“Sure.”

Xia Yu stepped back, pondering what grudge these guys held against Xin’er. Xin’er was kind-hearted at heart. If what they said was true—that these people had watched Xin’er grow up, and even gave gifts to Xin’er and her grandfather two years ago—Xin’er would never do such a thing.

Xin’er looked at the people on the ground and was a little scared, but when she thought of her grandfather, her eyes stung and her heart hardened.

“It’s all your fault, you bastard!” Xin’er kicked Big Yellow Teeth and yelled angrily, “If you hadn’t stolen the money that saved my life, Grandpa wouldn’t have frozen to death last winter! And you’re still trying to curry favor with me, how can you be so shameless!”

“You bastard! You’re the one who took my grandfather away!”

As Xin’er continued hitting the ground, she started crying.

Xia Yu paused for a moment, then said, “If you don’t want to kill them, do you need me to cripple their hands and feet?”

The person, curled up in pain, immediately cried out, “Grandma, have mercy!”

Xin’er stopped crying, looked at the group through her teary eyes, thought for a moment, and shook her head, saying, “Let’s just forget about it. No, there’s no need to be so cruel.”

“Okay, I’ll do as you say.”

Upon hearing Xia Yu’s words, the few apprehensive guys finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing there like puddles of mud, utterly exhausted.

“However, you may be spared the death penalty, but you can’t escape punishment.” Xia Yu spoke again, and the men became nervous once more. They listened as Xia Yu said, “Since you’ve come to rob us, then hand over your money.”

Big Yellow Teeth was completely stunned when he heard about money.

Seeing their displeasure, Xia Yu sneered, “What’s wrong? You’re the only ones who can take from me, not the other way around, right? It’s fine if you don’t give it to me, after all, I’m not exactly a saint either. If you don’t have money, just use your arm to pay up!”

“No, no, no!” Big Yellow Teeth cried out, rummaging in his pocket with his good hand, finding the money, and taking it out with a mournful face, saying, “Grandma, this is all the money I have, I’m really not lying to you.”

Xia Yu glanced at Xin’er, who took the money from Da Huangya’s hand. This piece of silver should be worth a full ten taels.

—A huge sum of money.

Xia Yu asked, “Is this money the deposit from the matchmaker at the Red Chamber?”

“Yes, yes, it was that damned woman who gave it to me. Don’t worry, Grandma, I’ll definitely find a chance to teach that damned woman a lesson when I get back!”

Big Yellow Teeth was spouting nonsense. What was the matchmaker’s identity? And what was his identity? Why was he lecturing the matchmaker? He took the money but didn’t get the job done. He should be thinking about how to avoid the brothel’s wrath.

“Do you have a problem with me taking the money from the Red Chamber?”

Big Yellow Teeth shook his head repeatedly and said quickly, “No objection, I have absolutely no objection.”

Xia Yu nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the three people beside her and asked, “Do you have any objections?”

The three people said in unison, “No, no, we have no objection!”

“I’ll let you off this time.” Xia Yu took two steps and said, “If you’re holding a grudge and want to send someone to cause me trouble, you’d better be more careful. Next time, I won’t let you off so easily.”

Xia Yu turned around and gave a murderous look that nearly made the guys, who had never even seen human blood before, tremble with fear. They quickly pledged their loyalty: “No, how could we hold a grudge? We did it all voluntarily, voluntarily!”

“Remember your words.”

“Xin’er, let’s go.”

Xia Yu left with Xin’er. Only after seeing that they were really gone did Big Yellow Teeth get up and clutch his broken hand, his face contorted in pain.

“Boss, what do we do?”

“Should we…?”

“You son of a gun!” Big Yellow Teeth shuddered at the thought of Xia Yu’s murderous aura and then berated his underlings relentlessly: “Do you think we can mess with that girl? Do you think she’s joking with you? Didn’t you feel the murderous aura emanating from her? She’s definitely killed people, and more than one!”

Big Yellow Teeth calmly analyzed, “Her identity is definitely extraordinary; she’s not someone we can afford to mess with. Let’s stay as far away from her as possible.”

Big Yellow Teeth survived in Le’an County to this day because of this intuition, and he’s still doing relatively well. Although he’s a beggar, it would be more accurate to describe them as thugs. Just like Xia Yu said, who would dare to give them any money? Even if they did, they’d probably be scared off.

“Then, what about the Red Chamber?”

“Pah!” Big Yellow Teeth spat, glaring hatefully in the direction of Le’an County, and said, “Let’s go, let’s leave Le’an County and go to Yunzhou. I don’t believe she can still reach Yunzhou!”

“The boss is smart; he told us to hide some of the money first.”

“Bullshit!” Big Yellow Teeth cursed again, saying, “Come on, come on, come with me quickly, take the money and get out of Le’an County as soon as possible. I’m too scared to stay in this lousy place.”

Poor people can’t afford to see a doctor.

Big Yellow Teeth knew his hand might be beyond repair, so he had no intention of seeking treatment at all. He had his two underlings help him leave, not wanting to stay for even half a minute.

On the way back, Xin’er was a little absent-minded.

“Was I frightening Xin’er?” Xia Yu asked, trying to start a conversation.

She knew that dealing with those thugs required ruthlessness, the ruthless the better, otherwise those guys would stick to her like plasters, causing trouble.

“No, I wasn’t scared by Sister Xia!” Xin’er said stubbornly.

“Then what’s making you unhappy?”

Xin’er blinked her big eyes at Xia Yu: “Am I unhappy?”

Xia Yu smiled and pointed to her hand, saying, “Not to mention that you suddenly have so much more money, you would jump for joy if you had just an extra two or three coins.”

“Really?” Xin’er scratched her head shyly and said, “Sister Xia, should we…should we leave Le’an County?”

Xia Yu asked, “Why?”

“The Red Chamber is not a good place. It’s very dangerous to be targeted by them. Even if you escape this time, there will definitely be another time. Moreover, it’s not just the Red Chamber that’s watching you, Sister Xia. That guy who wants to hire you is definitely up to no good!”

Xia Yu nodded; she had certainly thought of those things too, but…

Yunzhou?

Her expression became somewhat complicated.

“Sister Xia”

“Where does Xin’er want to go?”

“Yunzhou!” Xin’er said excitedly, “I heard Yunzhou is a big city, let’s go to Yunzhou! It’s such a big place, it’s easy to get around. Once we’ve saved enough money, Sister Xia, you can go home!”

Xia Yu chuckled, “Yunzhou, okay, then let’s go to Yunzhou. We’ll go tomorrow.”

Xin’er suddenly said, “I’m a little reluctant to leave like this. I want to go pay respects to Grandpa tomorrow. Sister Xia, would you like to come with me?”

“Of course I’ll go with you.” Xia Yu asked, “Where is Grandpa’s grave?”

Xin’er lowered her voice and whispered to Xia Yu, “When Grandpa was alive, he was a devout Buddhist. After he died, I buried him at the foot of Le’an Temple Mountain, hoping that he could become a Buddha.”

Xia Yu didn’t believe in gods or Buddhas, but she still said, “Yes, Grandpa will definitely become a Buddha and protect Xin’er in heaven.”

Xin’er smiled foolishly: “I think so too.”

It must be that her grandfather was protecting her from heaven, which is why she met Sister Xia, who was so good to her and treated her like a younger sister.