Chapter 17 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Chen Lixue also realized that she had reacted too strongly when she overheard the villagers’ comments.

Before she could even let go, a dark shadow ran out from the crowd and shoved Chen Lixue aside. He grabbed Yun Xi’s arm with great concern.

“Yun Xi! It’s really you! You’re still alive! This is great!”

Yun Xi looked up. The anxious young man in front of her was none other than her only childhood friend from the village, Tang Cheng.

She was destined to bring bad luck to her entire family as the star of death; this was originally just something the fortune teller had said. However, Chen Lixue the big mouth had publicized this so none of the other children in the village had dared to approach her. Tang Cheng had been the only exception.

As soon as Tang Cheng opened his mouth, it allowed Yun Xi to latch onto the main point.

All the villagers had a.s.sumed she had returned to Jingdu, and Tang Cheng was the only one who had thought she was dead. Could it be…

“I clearly saw your Auntie push you off the cliff, and I thought you had died. Luckily, you survived. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had anyone else to play with!”

“Tang Cheng, it was really you…”

Fortunately, she had an eye witness.

Tang Cheng’s loud voice directly proved Chen Lixue’s crime. All the villagers began pointing at Chen Lixue to scold her for her vile behavior.

In the face of all those accusations, Chen Lixue didn’t forget to defend herself. “What are you all squawking about?! Which one of your eyes saw me push her down?!”

“Both my eyes saw it! It was right next to the banyan tree; there are still footprints there! Should I bring everyone there to take a look?”

After having learned about Chen Lixue’s brazen shamelessness and having personally witnessed how Yun Xi had been pushed off, Tang Cheng was filled with indignation.

“Uncle Liang, I don’t want to interfere with your family matters, but your wife is truly too evil. This won’t do! I need to go to town and report this to the police!”

Tang Cheng patted Yun Xi’s shoulder. “I’ll certainly bring justice to you! Your auntie was truly too evil this time!”

“Report to the police? Report what to the police?! Without any evidence, it’s obviously just you two wretched children framing me! I am the wife of the Village Princ.i.p.al! What could you even do to me without any evidence?!”

Chen Lixue also hadn’t thought there had actually been an eyewitness. She panicked even more and screamed even louder!

She was basically gearing up to go rogue and act even more shamelessly!