Chapter 266: Chapter 266: She Has a Backer

Shen Ningning quickly had the Black Wolf King rush her over.

Seeing that Grandma Qin was very curious, Jiang Zhi crouched down. "Grandma Qin, come on, I’ll carry you there!"

Grandma Qin was a little embarrassed. "There’s no need. I’ll just ask Ningning what happened when she gets back."

But Jiang Zhi took Grandma Qin’s arm, bent over, and easily lifted the old woman onto her back.

She laughed heartily. "Grandma Qin, don’t be so formal with me. I know you’re always eager to know what’s going on. Let’s go, we’ll go have a look!"

With that, Jiang Zhi walked with a brisk pace, carrying Grandma Qin toward the old village chief’s house.

When Shen Ningning entered the courtyard, Uncle Deng was kneeling on the ground while the enraged old village chief was viciously whipping him with a rattan cane.

The villagers were all trying to talk him down, but they couldn’t hold back the furious old village chief.

"You traitor! Has your heart been blinded by greed?"

"How dare you lend the courtyard where we store our life-saving firewood to that vicious woman, Wang Qiao’er?"

Hearing this, Shen Ningning looked at Uncle Deng in surprise.

She saw that Uncle Deng wore an expression of unspeakable misery.

He kept his head down. "I only... I only had a moment of weakness because I saw she had a child with her."

"I truly didn’t expect Wang Qiao’er to take her child and run off with all our firewood."

The old village chief, even more furious, swung the rattan cane with greater force.

He struck him mercilessly!

"’Didn’t expect it?’ You never should have trusted her!"

"She was so cruel to us, she even dared to throw a coffin on our land! Did you think one cold snap would make her turn over a new leaf? Wishful thinking!"

Seeing how furious the old village chief was, Shen Ningning could only pull Heiwa Zi aside to ask what happened.

"Uncle Hei, what’s going on? Is all the firewood gone?"

Heiwa Zi sighed and said in a low voice, "It’s all gone."

"Brother Deng let the mother and son stay over there, but when we just went in, the place was completely empty."

"Not only were the mother and son gone, but the firewood had also vanished into thin air. The door wasn’t even locked."

"Brother Deng thought something bad had happened to them. He asked the neighbors and only then found out that Ba Deshun had picked them up."

Shen Ningning shook her head helplessly.

From the old village chief’s direction came the villagers’ alarmed cries.

"The village chief! The village chief fainted from anger!"

His face ashen, the old village chief collapsed into the arms of the villagers.

Shen Ningning’s expression changed, and she quickly gave orders. "Quick, carry him inside! Brother Chen, go to the mad scholar’s house and bring me my silver needles."

The little girl had diligently studied the Qihuang Skill for a while.

She had learned the rudiments of acupuncture, but she’d become too busy to refine her skills.

A short while later, the needles arrived, and Shen Ningning skillfully administered the treatment.

She then took out two ginseng whiskers and asked Sister-in-law Liu to help brew them into a soup.

Only then did the old village chief’s rapid, shallow breathing stabilize.

Uncle Deng remained kneeling at the door, his face ashen with utter regret.

Shen Ningning stepped outside, letting out a breath of cold air.

"Uncle Deng, what do you plan to do?"

"I’m going to find Wang Qiao’er! I’ll risk my life if I have to, but I’ll make her return our things!"

Shen Ningning’s small face was calm as she stated a simple fact.

"If risking your life was enough to get the supplies back, Wang Qiao’er wouldn’t have needed to put on an act to make you feel sorry for her."

"This firewood is most likely a lost cause."

Uncle Deng grew anxious. "Then what should we do? Ningning, you’re full of ideas. I’m begging you, come up with a plan. Help me."

Unexpectedly, the little girl shook her head decisively.

"Uncle Deng, it’s not that I won’t help you, but when will this repeated soft-heartedness ever end?"

"If I help you this time, what happens when Wang Qiao’er uses Fugui to make you feel sorry for her again? I don’t want to waste my effort."

"Just consider this a lesson learned. The firewood is gone, so you’ll have to figure something out on your own."

With that, Shen Ningning vaulted onto the Black Wolf King’s back.

She gave a little kick with her feet, and the Black Wolf King prepared to carry her away.

Uncle Deng scrambled to his feet and knelt before her again.

"Ningning!" His face was filled with regret, his eyes anxious. "There won’t be a next time. I swear."

"I was stupid. I didn’t see through Wang Qiao’er’s trick. My heart ached for the boy. I thought that no matter how much Wang Qiao’er and I resented each other, the child was innocent."

"But I’ve truly woken up now. Since the boy is with her, he’s her son. He has nothing to do with me anymore!"

Hearing this, Shen Ningning pouted her little lips.

Her bright, watery eyes sparkled.

"Do you really mean that, Uncle Deng?"

A sly, clever smile appeared on Shen Ningning’s small face.

She hopped off the wolf’s back, clasped her small hands behind her, and said nonchalantly, "Alright then, I’ll help you one more time!"

"Get up, Uncle Deng. Go get Brother Chen. We’re going into town."

Uncle Deng staggered to his feet. "Okay! Are we going to report it to the government first?"

"There’s no time. By the time the government gets around to handling our case, they’ll have already used up all the firewood. We’re going straight to the Ba Family to take back what’s ours."

"Are you sure about this, Ningning? What if they don’t admit the firewood is ours?"

"I’m the one who gave you that firewood. I have my own way of proving it."

Shen Ningning’s voice was soft and sweet. On her small, porcelain-like face, her eyes crinkled into a gentle smile.

’I was just looking for someone to make an example of!’

’Wang Qiao’er and Ba Deshun will be the perfect ones to start with. It’s time to settle all our scores, new and old!’

「Meanwhile.」

At the Ba Family estate.

Wang Qiao’er slammed the door shut and quickly fastened the lock.

Inside the room, Deng Fugui yanked on the door, desperately pounding on it.

"Mother! Let me out!"

"Oh, son, just stop struggling. Your Dad Ba said the firewood we brought back this time is enough for him to support the two of us for life!"

As Wang Qiao’er spoke, she laughed smugly. "With the Ba Family to rely on, why would we ever go back to Xiangyun Village?"

Deng Fugui couldn’t believe his ears.

His eyes were red with hatred.

"Dad trusted us so much! He gave us a place to stay, and you turned around and stole his firewood!"

Wang Qiao’er hardened her heart and snorted coldly. "So what?"

"In this world, if you’re not selfish, you’ll just freeze to death!"

"Besides, your father has been following that Shen Ningning and hoarding plenty of supplies. What we took is nothing."

With that, she turned and left, calling over her shoulder, "You just rest up. I’ll bring you dinner later."

Deng Fugui gritted his teeth and kicked the door hard a couple of times, but it wouldn’t budge.

His gaze shifted to a window that wasn’t completely shut.

Just then, a loud banging echoed from outside the Ba Family’s main gate.

The gatekeeper lazily hitched up his pants and emerged from the side house.

He asked irritably, "Who is it? The master said he’s not seeing any guests today!"

The next second, however, a cold voice came from outside the gate.

"The Commandery Princess has arrived. Are you not coming out to greet her?"

The gatekeeper jumped in fright.

’Commandery Princess?!’

He responded in a panic, "Th-... wait a moment. I’ll go announce you."

Before the words were even out of his mouth, the people outside had already lost their patience.

With a loud CRACK, they kicked the thin gate in from the outside, shattering it to pieces.

Before the gatekeeper could react, he was pinned down by a guard in a Fei Ling uniform.

Xie Mingxu, his fair face cold and stern, strode into the courtyard with his hands clasped behind his back.

From behind him, a tiny, adorable figure peeked out.

Shen Ningning looked up and said, "Brother, it was them. They stole my firewood."

Xie Mingxu’s eyes shifted, his gaze profoundly cold and imposing. "Search."

The gatekeeper saw the Xie family guards storm in past him and scatter. He was just about to shout a warning to Ba Deshun...

...when Xie Mingxu lifted his boot and kicked him unconscious.

Shen Ningning covered her eyes with her small hands, but she didn’t forget to leave a little crack to peep through and watch the fun.

Her bright, watery eyes blinked gently.

"Brother~" the little girl cooed, holding out her chubby arms. "I’m tired of walking."

Xie Mingxu lifted her into his arms, looking like a noble, cold-faced guardian deity.

"Let’s go inside and see what kind of scoundrels would dare to steal from you."

The group entered with a formidable and stern aura.

Uncle Deng followed at the very back, utterly astonished the entire way.

Shen Ningning had always won people over with virtue and reason, so this was the first time he had ever seen her use her powerful connections.

’She’s so powerful!’ A surge of confidence suddenly filled Uncle Deng’s heart.

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