Blossom In Adversity - Vol. 2

C251. Facing the Battle (2).

Chapter 251: Facing the Battle (2)

But there were truly too many people. All the people who had been coming and going on the dock before were now enemies. Plus, counting those blocking their path, there were probably over a hundred of them.

"You think you're invincible just because you dealt with Cao Dahai? He was nothing but a stray dog, not even worthy of carrying my shoes. I'll show you what true power looks like."

So they had prepared so thoroughly because they knew about Cao Dahai. Seeing the approaching crowd, Hua Zhi sneered. It was true that two fists couldn't fight four hands, but it also depended on how big the gap in strength was.

She ripped open the hem of her skirt for easier movement and took a hairpin from her collar and clamped it in her palm. The dark red hairpin looked menacing no matter how you looked at it. It was the one Yan Xi had given her. With this jewel in front of her, she couldn’t bear to look at the others.

"Protect yourselves."

Jiang Huanran, standing at the front, had already kicked over two people. Hearing this, he turned his head subconsciously and saw that the person he thought he was protecting had already passed him and rushed to the front, shouting loudly, "Break through the encirclement and retreat to the west!"

To the west was a row of houses, where people would rest when waiting for ships or people. Of course, Hua Zhi wasn't going to retreat into them. That would be a dead end. Only by retreating in that direction would they avoid being attacked from both sides, and the people with lower combat abilities could hide inside there. Once they were safe, she could fight without any worries.

As she spoke, Hua Zhi had already stabbed the hairpin hard into an enemy's leg. When she pulled it out, she slashed it hard, and blood spurted out of the large, bloody gash. The man screamed in pain. She stabbed the other leg again and slashed it in the same way, and the man could no longer stand.

She came from a peaceful world and couldn't just take people's lives, but she could incapacitate them.

Jiang Huanran's eyes were wide open in shock. Could this, this, this, this really be the young miss of the Hua family?

The Hua family were civil servants, or had he remembered wrong?

Perhaps the Hua family was actually a military family?

That couldn't be right. He remembered that Old Master Hua was a civil servant!

With a pain in his shoulder, he subconsciously moved to the side to avoid a fatal blow. He didn't dare to be distracted and focused on dealing with the current situation, but he couldn't help but glance at the young miss.

Watching her knock down one, then another, and another...

Sixth Prince couldn't tear his eyes away.

He had always seen Sister Hua as a strategist, a behind-the-scenes advisor. He imagined her commanding armies in battle. Never had he thought she possessed such martial prowess!

She was literate and skilled in martial arts, adept at managing a household and making money, and knowledgeable about so many novel things. He couldn't think of anything she couldn't do.

"Focus!" Sister Hua suddenly looked over. Her milky white clothes were stained with blood, and her eyes and face were cold and sharp, like a drawn blade.

Against her face, Jiang Huanran suddenly understood the meaning of full bloom. She was a woman's ultimate beauty. Compared to her, all the women he had ever met were as ordinary as powder.

On the wharf, the wails and screams mingled with the excited laughter of Shao Yao, creating a scene of hell.

Hua Zhi looked at Zheng Bei. She loathed him. Breaking through the crowd, she rushed towards him and stabbed him viciously in the thigh. Instantly, Zheng Bei's blood-curdling screams drowned out all other sounds on the wharf.

"Yu Tao." She stepped on the man and looked up.

Yu Tao, being closest to her, came over immediately.

"Carry him and retreat westward."

With Zheng Bei in their hands, the others hesitated. They dared not let him go, but they also dared not approach. Some of the more cunning ones tried to escape the wharf, but Hua Zhi ignored them. Since they were already injured, what did she have to fear!

Retreating westward, Hua Zhi gestured for the injured Xu Ying and Bao Xia, along with the twins, to retreat to the inner part.

Bao Xia secretly resented herself for not learning any skills. Pushing Wu Dashuang, who could no longer walk, into the house, Wu Xiaoduang, who was still able to walk, couldn't help but look back. He looked at the young lady who was not much taller than him but seemed as reliable as a mountain. She was his master, who would protect him in danger instead of abandoning him, and would never use him as a shield. All the hardships he had suffered seemed worthwhile now.

If he had stayed in the Waterlight Village, he would never have known that there were such people in the world, and he would never have known what it felt like to have his heart soaked in warm water.

Zheng Bei's screams were so piercing that Hua Zhi stuffed a rag into his mouth, ignoring his choking and rolling eyes. She looked at Jiang Huanran, whose eyes were glued to her with a look of curiosity, "Young Master Jiang, please leave first."

Jiang Huanran straightened his expression, "Miss, I won't beat around the bush. I'm a man."

This was the charming part of human nature. Even if a hundred people said he was bad, he wasn't completely worthless.

Hua Zhi's imposing aura softened slightly, "This matter cannot be easily resolved. The Governor of Jingzhou holds great power. It might not be what your father wants if Young Master Jiang gets involved."

Politicians generally cherish their reputations, and no one wants to offend a powerful regional governor for no reason. Based on Shao Yao's previous words and the backing of the Seven Stars Bureau leader, Sister Hua believed that Yan Xi would definitely protect her. That was the confidence she had to deal with Zheng Bei.

She didn't want to involve the Jiang family and create a grudge between the two families, only for the Jiang family to blame her for this later.

But Jiang Huanran didn't appreciate it, "If I leave here today, my father will scold me. I'm the youngest son at home, and I've never had big ambitions. Although I can't help the family much, at least I won't cause any conflict among my brothers. My father will be satisfied with that. He only has one requirement for me, to behave like a man. I think what I'm doing now is what a man should do. If my father really blames me, he can only blame himself. That's how he raised me."

These words were so arrogant and yet so endearingly straightforward. Hua Zhi nodded and stopped persuading him.

She couldn't stop others from wanting to prove their manhood.

Wang Cheng approached her and said, "Miss, the passenger ship has arrived. I shall escort you aboard immediately."

Hua Zhi gazed at the river. It was evident that the passengers had noticed something amiss with the dock and had chosen not to berth. "Given that they've initiated the conflict, we should take the offensive to prevent further escalation," she declared.

Wang Cheng yearned to interject, emphasizing the importance of the young lady's safety. The Shizi had issued a specific admonition on this point before his departure. However, upon observing the young lady's resolute demeanor, he clamped his lips shut. It was clear that she was not a woman to be trifled with.

"Cao Cao."

"Yes," Shao Yao ran back happily.

"Knock them all out and wait for the next group. I want to see how much courage the Zheng family really has."

"Alright, take this," Shao Yao said, handing Huahua a handful of medicine. With a joyful leap, she bounded onto the enemy's head, sending a cloud of medicinal powder into the air.

Hua Zhi immediately took a pill and put it in her mouth, passing the rest to those around her.

Jiang Huanran hesitated for a moment before taking one. Although he didn't know the origin of these pills, since everyone else from Hua Zhi's side had taken them, his wouldn't be poisonous.