Chapter 3013

Yan Xiwan’s words left no room for face-saving.

"If she felt any shame, she wouldn't have said such things," Pan Hongmei picked up the conversation, then waved at Ren Qianjin in greeting. "Miss Ren, I assume you still remember me."

"Bitch." Ren Qianjin’s anger flared the moment she saw Pan Hongmei.

Pan Hongmei didn’t get angry at the insult; she merely raised an eyebrow. "Who is the real bitch here? You spend all day staring at other people’s husbands. By that logic, you should be the one called a bitch."

"Shut up." Ren Qianjin glared at Pan Hongmei, unsure where to vent her rage.

Pan Hongmei raised her eyebrows again. "I’m not the one in the wrong, so why should I shut up? Besides, it wasn’t me who coveted a married man, nor was it me who poisoned people to get her, and certainly not me who hunted her down to possess her."

"Hunted him down? Why didn’t you tell us about that?" Yan Xiwan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"It’s all in the past. I didn’t want to worry you, so I kept quiet," Pan Hongmei said earnestly.

"You’re such a fool. This kind of low-life did those things, and you still covered for her?" Yan Xiwan spoke without holding back her harsh words.

"You… who are you?" Ren Qianjin finally noticed Yan Xiwan.

"Oh my, I was the one speaking earlier, I was the one interrupting, and now I’m the one settling the score. How can you not know who I am? If I’ve talked to you for so long until my mouth is dry, was it all for nothing?"

Yan Xiwan looked as if Ren Qianjin was joking.

Ren Qianjin stared at Yan Xiwan for a long moment before saying, "Who exactly are you, and what is your relationship with this bitch? Looking at your seductive appearance, you must be a shameless slut too."

The moment these words fell, a loud smack echoed. A handprint appeared on Ren Qianjin’s face.

"Your mouth is too dirty. You need a beating to learn manners." The speaker was Ouyang Tianyun.

Everyone present had heard Ren Qianjin’s words and expressed their dissatisfaction.

This young girl has no moral compass at all. To speak like this is simply too much.

"You… you actually dared to hit me?" Ren Qianjin looked at Ouyang Tianyun in disbelief.

"You insulted my wife, so who else should I hit? I’m not one of those 'gentlemen' who only fight men and spare women. In front of me, there are only two types of people: friends and family, or enemies and opponents. You fit squarely into the latter category."

Ouyang Tianyun looked at Ren Qianjin coldly. "Just a minor city lord’s daughter, yet you cause such a stir. Truly shameless."

Yan Xiwan stood by, sharing the same sentiment as she looked at Ren Qianjin. "Although you are just a minor city lord’s daughter, you are at least from a noble family. In our cultivation world, while strength is paramount, family background still counts for something. I don’t understand how, with such good conditions, you could fixate on other people’s husbands."

Yan Xiwan looked Ren Qianjin up and down. "And our brother-in-law Lu Fang isn’t even the first man you’ve targeted. You’ve previously killed men for them, taking the lives of many. I don’t know the specific names, but I don’t understand why your gaze is always fixed on other people’s men."

"Because those men are all excellent. Since they are excellent, they should belong to me."

Ren Qianjin’s words were incredibly willful.

Yan Xiwan chuckled. "So you think you’re in the right? Just because other people’s men are good, they must be yours? I also think your family is rich, so does that mean your family’s money is mine?"

"You… you’re making things up!" Ren Qianjin pointed at Yan Xiwan.

"Ugh, who is making things up here? I think everyone should see for themselves." Yan Xiwan spoke calmly.

"This is the classic example of allowing officials to light lamps but forbidding commoners from lighting fires," Pan Hongmei remarked.

Yan Xiwan coughed lightly and said, "Fortunately, our cultivation world doesn’t have so many rules. Generally, the strong rule. So, I thought about it. With your stubborn head, obsessive thoughts, and crazy actions, there’s no point in reasoning with you. It’s better to just slap you to death."

As she spoke, Yan Xiwan flexed her fingers, as if ready to strike Ren Qianjin at any moment.

"This Daoist friend, please wait," the butler nearby hurriedly said. "Our young miss is young and acts without thinking. Please forgive her."

The butler felt that today’s fortune was truly bad. If he had known, he wouldn’t have come out. He should have let someone else supervise Ren Qianjin’s embroidery ball toss.

Yan Xiwan raised an eyebrow, sizing up the butler. "Who is this Daoist friend?"

"Daoist friend, I am the butler of the Ren residence, surnamed Mo." Butler Mo answered politely.

"Oh." Yan Xiwan nodded, indicating she understood. "Why are you stopping us from settling the score?"

Butler Mo hurriedly said, "Our young miss may be at fault, but Daoist friend, this is Renyi City, and our young miss is the City Lord’s daughter."

"What does that have to do with me?" Yan Xiwan glanced at Butler Mo. "I am someone who repays hatred with hatred and grievances with grievances. It has nothing to do with status."

Butler Mo quickly said, "Everyone, our City Lord is very fair. If he knew about this, he would never let our young miss go unpunished. However, this is Renyi City. If you harm our young miss here, it is equivalent to slapping the face of the City Lord’s mansion. That would not be good, would it?"

"Is the face of the Renyi City Lord’s mansion that big?" Yan Xiwan asked, looking at Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun smiled slightly. "Perhaps it is big to others, but for me, I can handle it. So, wife, what do you plan to do? Burn the City Lord’s mansion down or flood it?"

"Am I such a violent, barbaric, and unreasonable person?" Yan Xiwan gave Ouyang Tianyun a disapproving look, then grinned. "At most, I’ll poison the City Lord’s mansion."

"That makes sense. That is your specialty." Ouyang Tianyun didn’t look down on it; instead, he nodded seriously. "So, shall we go poison the City Lord’s mansion now?"

"You’re overthinking it. We are reasonable people, so we must act reasonably. The one who offended us is this Miss Ren Qianjin. It has nothing to do with others. So, we must settle the score with Miss Ren first. After we kill her, it will alert the City Lord’s mansion. Then, when the City Lord arrives, we can deal with him. Things must have order; we can’t skip steps."

Yan Xiwan’s gentle voice delivered words that made the onlookers feel a chill rise from their hearts.