Grandma Cui and the others were locked inside the wooden hut, and Shen Qiuyang’s face showed a smile that was not quite a smile, before she grabbed one of them. "No, no, no, please don’t..." Screams of terror came from outside the wooden hut, causing the remaining people’s hearts to pound with fear; even Grandma Cui was frantic. One by one, it continued until it was Grandma Cui’s turn. Blood splattered on Shen Qiuyang’s body, face, and hands, but she still wore a smiling expression, like an Asura with a jade-like face. "Only you left. What do you say I should do with you? Should I render you for fat to light the sky lanterns, or should I carve off your old flesh piece by piece and grind it up to feed to the dogs?" Grandma Cui had long been scared out of her wits, "Miss, Miss! I was wrong, please spare me this time, I truly know my mistake!" "Then why don’t you tell me, the person who incited you in the beginning, was it really the Wang family?" A cold sneer tugged at the corner of her mouth. When her mother was alive, she had been good friends with Lady Wang. Thus, after reaching adulthood, the union was arranged by the elders, and she became betrothed to one of the Wang Family Brothers. However, after her mother died of lung disease, as the eldest daughter, she took charge of the family business. A year ago, she should have chosen a husband among the Wang Family Brothers according to her deceased mother’s instructions, but in a twist of fate, on the eve of her wedding, she was harmed by Grandma Cui. Shen, Wang, Li, and Tie, these four families were considered to have intergenerational friendships. Shen Qiuyang also knew the Wang Family Brothers well, understanding that although they were somewhat clever, they lacked great wisdom. As for committing unforgivable acts such as taking a life, even if they had the intention, they wouldn’t have the courage. Therefore, she was certain there must be something else hidden behind this incident. Moreover, there was the fact that although Grandma Cui had many grievances against her, Shen Qiuyang, whenever she mentioned her younger half-sister from the same mother, her demeanor turned exceedingly respectful. "It was her, wasn’t it? My little sister, she was the one behind it?" She was immersed in literature and not in martial arts, and because of this, she was meticulously thoughtful. Grandma Cui shivered slightly, hesitant whether to speak or not, but Shen Qiuyang continued on her own, "Actually, even if you don’t speak, I had already guessed. Alright, that’ll do!" Afterward, she grabbed Grandma Cui’s hair, dragging her outside with an expressionless face. "No, no, no, Miss! Spare my life, I’ll speak, I’ll tell you everything!" Shen Qiuyang turned back with a smile, "What’s this, weren’t you quite hesitant before? Now you want to talk? Too bad, I no longer wish to listen." Following that, Shen Qiuyang picked up a dagger and began slicing Grandma Cui’s skin, then glanced at the pile of blacksmithing tools in the corner, pressed a red-hot branding iron onto Grandma Cui’s wounds, instantly charring the flesh. Grandma Cui screamed and fainted from the agony. During this process, Shen Qiuyang’s expression remained indifferent, but at the corner of her lips, there seemed to hover a smile of almost delight... Da Bai was really a tiger, but his nose was keener than a dog’s. He could smell from far away the delicious scent on Shen Qiuyang, so, a hungry tiger pouncing on a beauty? In any case, Dong Huiying was terribly embarrassed at the time, and later traded herbs for silver to make Da Bai a lot of delicious food, and also earnestly counseled Da Bai not to pounce on people just for a bit of food, but Da Bai just scowled and rolled his eyes at her. Well, just one look at that expression, and she knew her education efforts had failed.