The five thugs were burly and tall, each bearing a variety of scars on their faces. They looked fierce and different from ordinary people.

Seeing how they reacted, Dōngfāng Mínghuì instinctively hid behind Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù, she opened her mouth to say, "Seventh Sister, could it be that you're so beautiful that a wave of people would be willing to rape you?"

Her words made Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù's original expression grew colder. She dragged Dōngfāng Mínghuì to the front, pinching her face to show to the thugs, "Look, she's even more beautiful than I, have her and let me go."

Dōngfāng Mínghuì gaped in shock at her spitefulness. It seemed she'd already offended the protagonist.

She was in big danger!

Seeing as how they stared at her like starving wolves looking at its prey, Dōngfāng Mínghuì's legs melted, "S, seventh Sister, I'm your younger sister, how could you send me to them, I'll die!"

The plot was going too fast, it was already leading her straight to her death.

"Ha ha, Elder brother, they don't seem to agree, but this younger sister really is more beautiful than her other sister~ If we don't agree, then can we play with her first?" The man licked his lips, his mouth watering.

The leader in particular looked more ferocious. He bore a large scar that slanted from his eyes to his mouth, destroying any handsomeness on his face, presumably because the scar was too eye-catching. He nodded and signalled two men to grab the younger one first. How could the elder one escape from his men's claws?

"Summon the plants around you to bind the two men. After observing the situation, if you can find the opportunity to run, do so. Don't get in my way." Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù whispered into her ear.

Those words were so righteous, Dōngfāng Mínghuì was crying her eyes out. She knew the female protagonist wouldn't be so cruel.

B, but….

"Seventh sister, I, I can't summon them when I'm scared." Dōngfāng Mínghuì felt the temperature in the atmosphere drop, especially behind her.

She was a fake, how could she use her powers under these circ.u.mstances, Dōngfāng Mínghuì sobbed.

"So useless?"

"Ah——"

Dōngfāng Mínghuì was unprepared, she was suddenly pushed away by the protagonist, allowing the two thugs tackle her instead. Not liking the current situation, she shouted, "PLEASE—— SAVE—— US——!"

Under the orders of Dōngfāng Mínghuì, Cui'er was on the other side of the woods to retrieve several helpers when she heard a scream. She stopped, muttering to herself, "Strange, that voice sounded like Miss."

"Ah, lady nine is in danger, Everybody, go faster, faster!"

It was at this time Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù showed her hand, while Dōngfāng Mínghuì's screams attracted everyone's attention, she used a lesser skill, Piercing Earth.

One by one, spikes erupted from the earth bound the five men's ankles, trapping them. For a short time, they couldn't move.

"Ah——"

Pa! Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù loudly slapped her, "What were you so scared of?"

Dōngfāng Mínghuì was beaten by her. As expected, the female protagonist still despised her. Ahh, her face hurt, she wondered if it was swollen.

"I underestimated you, I never thought you had a spiritual earth root."

Mínghuì threw her a dirty look, yelling, "Are you blind? Obviously I have spiritual earth roots."

The protagonist didn't want others to realize her const.i.tution had changed. Dōngfāng Mínghuì, hungry to please her, wanted to help.

The scarred man's smile deepened, "Didn't expect to encounter two cultivators, why don't you come with me and be my wives? I'll treat you kindly."

Nevermind facing strong opponents, mind having stupid teammates.

Dōngfāng Wǎn Yù glanced at Mínghuì with a 'special feeling'. If not for the fact she didn't want to waste time talking to this girl, she would've dumped and left her here.

Mínghuì didn't realize her superfluous behavior had her marked as "the useless teammate", making the path to hugging her thighs even more remote.

"Look at yourself, you still want to marry my Seventh sister. Have you looked in the mirror, you think you're match for her? Your ugliness makes me want to puke." Dōngfāng Mínghuì's opened her mouth to say, unafraid of adding fuel to the fire.

The more the scar-faced man listened to her, the more irritated he became, "Naughty girl, I was being nice yet you refuse, I'll show you what I can do."

After he finished speaking, silence shrouded the forest. Suddenly, a strong gust caused a careless Mínghuì to be blown away. She crashed into the trunks of one of the trees, fainting.

Wǎn Yù glanced at the man and thought, at last, the world was quiet, now she could take this third-tier cultivator seriously.

When Cui'er and the others arrived, the whole place had become a mess. Several trees had fallen over, as if it had been hit by lightning, the leaves were scattered all over the floor and many of the of tree trunks had burn marks on them. It was as if they'd walked in on the aftermath of a robbery.

Unfortunately, no one had witnessed it.

When Mínghuì woke up, she was already tucked in her room. Her forehead was covered with bandages and her face was very swollen. Looking at it, it seemed like she was gravely injured.

"Hui'er, my lovely Hui'er, you finally woke up, you've frightened your mother." The second wife, Qin Qin, had been keeping watch on Dōngfāng Mínghuì's bed. As soon as she opened her eyes, she immediately sent Cui'er to fetch the doctor.

Before Dōngfāng Mínghuì could even speak, she saw Cui'er holding an old man's arm rus.h.i.+ng in. He quickly checked her eyes and took her pulse.

"Doctor, my Hui'er, how is she?"

The doctor waved his hand and glared angrily at the two ladies, "Simply nonsense, what else can I do? She's fine, just let her rest for a day or two."

After that, he left.

"Hui'er, who bullied you? Your forehead is wounded, your face, too. Aiyo, my dear Hui'er, you've grown so big, you've never looked this bad."

Dōngfāng Mínghuì's lips sulked, thinking how that lady's hand was really ruthless, the slap on her face was still burning as of now.

But, she wouldn't dare say that out loud.

"Mother, no one bullied me, I just wasn't being careful and accidentally slammed into a tree, making me faint." Dōngfāng Mínghuì muttered, her face red, this was truly too shameful. Soon after, something occurred to her, she inquired, "Mother, who sent me back?"

Cui'er, who came in to prepare the herbs, heard her question and replied, "Reporting to Miss, no one sent the miss back. Miss fainted at the doorsteps when this servant found you."

When Dōngfāng Mínghuì heard this, she had a terrible expression on her face. The female protagonist did a good deed and left without taking credit, it was clear she didn't want to be involved with her. For her disgust to reach to this level, ah, how could this be?

The second wife still wanted to ask her a few questions, but seeing her like this, her heart ached for her, "Although Physician Murong says you're fine, you still hit your head and need more rest. Mother will go to the kitchens to give you something to delicious to eat so you can improve your health."

Saying that, she helped Mínghuì adjust the blankets and told Cui'er, "Stay here and take good care of her."

When the second lady went away, Mínghuì called to Cui'er, "Come here."

Cui'er stood by her respectfully, "Miss, what do you want me to do?"

Dōngfāng Mínghuì struggled to sit up, "Before letting you go, you're very good, you almost made me encounter misfortune. Speak now, does my mother know?"

Hearing her words, Cui'er thought she was going to take her revenge and immediately fell to the ground, "Reporting to Miss, the second wife didn't know. But I didn't see anyone when I rushed in."

This must've been the protagonist's doing, her strength was exposed, so she had to rid of the evidence.

Mínghuì was satisfied, she didn't dig for more information, "Has Seventh elder sister returned?"

Cui'er was still nervous, but since it seemed lady nine wasn't going to settle accounts with her, her body relaxed, "I don't know about lady seven, but lady four came here once before, she didn't say much and left angrily, knowing you were in a coma. "

Lady four, who was a wolf in sheep's clothing, acted as a good sister on the surface, but secretly tricked and slandered her sister numerous times.

Mínghuì naturally knew why she was angry, her well-thought plan was ruined by none other than herself.

"Wherever she is, you may inquire details on Seventh sister later on, let me know if there's any trouble, but don't be too stupid enough to spy on her, you hear?"

"Yes, Miss."

Dōngfāng Mínghuì really wanted to hug the protagonist's thighs, but she frightfully thought back to the treatment towards her in the forest. There was no doubt her foolish behavior had left a terrible impression on her.

Right now, the most urgent thing she must do was to change the protagonist's views towards her.

How could she change it?

Thinking over this, she fell back asleep.

When she woke up, she heard Cui'er's voice talking to someone. Not listening carefully enough, she called, "Cui'er."

"This lady is thirsty, fetch me some water."

"Yes, Miss."

"Ninth sister, I heard from Cui'er you were ill, not knowing if you were going to get better, this sister has come to visit, you aren't mad, are you?"

Dōngfāng Mínghuì took a sip of water and looked up to find Dōngfāng Lì Zhū come in, causing her to almost choke on her spit. It seemed she was the one that was talking to Cui'er outside.

"How could this sister blame fourth sister? When I woke up, Cui'er told me fourth sister already came by once, but I was still sleeping."  Dōngfāng Mínghuì said softly, sitting up.

Dōngfāng Lì Zhū went straight to the point, "Ninth sister, I must talk with you, send your maidservant away."

"Cui'er, stand outside to guard the door, come back in when I call for you."

After Cui'er left and closed the door, Mínghuì smiled before saying, "Fourth sister, to come here all this way, what do you wish to inquire?"