Chapter 96: An Exciting Night

Jiang Dai’s lips twitched slightly. “Juanjuan didn’t see anything, did she?”

Bai Tian shook his head. “I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem frightened.”

Jiang Dai glanced at her three sons holding “weapons.” “Aren’t you scared?”

Bai Yunqi raised the kitchen knife in his hand, perfectly embodying the mischievous and dramatic boy. “Scared of what? I could take on ten of them with one swing!”

Jiang Dai and Bai Tian exchanged a look: “Alright, you’re impressive!”

Bai Yunxing added, “No fear here. A son should protect his parents.”

Bai Yun’an chimed in, “My brothers are going, so I’m not scared!”

Jiang Dai and Bai Tian were touched.

But…

Bai Tian looked at his three sons. “You weren’t like this before.”

Bai Yunqi quickly deflected, “Dad always fights, we learned from him.”

Bai Tian sighed, “Alright, you can stop talking now.”

Jiang Dai yawned and got down to business.

Her gaze fell on the three uninvited guests.

“Kang An sent you, didn’t he? With such big knives, are you here to take our lives?”

Jiang Dai looked at the silent trio.

Well, actually, it was two. The one who went to the Side Room was the most injured and had already been knocked out.

Watching their mother’s gentle interrogation style, Bai Yunqi, Bai Yunxing, and Bai Yun’an all fell silent.

These three, from different times and of different ages, shared a remarkably similar thought.

That was: just hold a knife to their necks and ask.

“Bai Tian, go pluck some chicken feathers!” Jiang Dai ordered coldly.

Bai Tian’s eyes lit up. “Are you going to use that trick?”

Jiang Dai nodded.

Moments later, the chicken feathers arrived.

The two conscious men were bewildered.

Dongqu said, “I can’t believe they’re actually doing this…”

Chunlai added, “Yeah! Using chicken feathers to tickle someone’s feet.”

Bai Tian, pinching his nose to avoid the stench of feet, furiously tickled their soles.

Luckily, the two men had their mouths gagged, or they might have alerted the neighbors.

Finally, one of them couldn’t take it anymore and looked at Jiang Dai, desperately mumbling.

Jiang Dai bent down and pulled out the rag from his mouth.

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk…”

The man was nearly exhausted, speaking weakly.

“It was Kang An, he…”

Jiang Dai sneered, “As expected, there’s always a dark-hearted person wherever you go.”

“What did he want you to do?”

“He, he wanted us to break your legs.”

Jiang Dai’s smile vanished.

Bai Tian cursed, “What’s wrong with him? What did we do to him, that he wants to break our legs? Damn, he’s a lunatic!”

The bound man felt a chill, like being watched by a beast in the forest.

Instinctively, he looked up, only to see three young boys.

“How much silver did he give you?” Jiang Dai asked in a deep voice.

“Two, two…”

Jiang Dai: “Two taels? That’s quite a bit.”

“Twenty taels.”

Jiang Dai and Bai Tian were speechless.

“For our family, twenty taels?” Bai Tian laughed angrily. “Is he stupidly rich, or does he think highly of us?”

Jiang Dai said, “Though I think he might respect us, the truth is he’s just stupidly rich.”

“We’ll give you all the silver, just let us go!”

The man was truly frightened, casting fearful glances at Dongqu and Chunlai.

These two women were trained fighters with solid skills. One-on-one, he might not stand a chance.

And the leader was beaten so badly, with only one man and three kids in that room.

No need to guess who did it.

The most formidable in this family was likely this man.

Bai Tian was puzzled, unsure why the bound man kept looking at him, but he knew he was angry.

So, Bai Tian glared back.

“What are you looking at? Behave!”

If he knew what the man was thinking, Bai Tian would only say: Overthinking is a serious illness, get it treated.

The scolded man quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet Bai Tian’s gaze again.

“Let you go?”

Jiang Dai squatted down, looking at the beaten and tortured man, then said, “Wait a moment! We’ll discuss it.”

With that, Jiang Dai motioned Bai Tian to the corner of the courtyard.

Bai Yunqi quietly followed.

Bai Yunxing and Bai Yun’an watched their eldest brother’s sneaky behavior, then calmly followed.

Jiang Dai glanced at her three sons who had followed, but said nothing.

After all, they had been involved all night, so this was no different.

“I want to let them go,” Jiang Dai began.

Bai Tian raised an eyebrow.

Bai Yunqi and the others were also puzzled.

“The last group was sent by Kang An. This time, he spent a lot. If he doesn’t think he succeeded, we’ll likely face more trouble.”

“We can’t deal with Kang An right now, so why not let them go, claim the mission was completed, and make Kang An stop focusing on us?”

Bai Tian pondered for a moment. “That could work, but it’s not a long-term solution. We might need to move to the town.”

“For now, yes. Unless you can take someone out, or I can.”

Jiang Dai pointed out a harsh reality.

Bai Tian fell silent.

Indeed, though Jiang Dai knew martial arts, they were both citizens raised in peaceful times, educated to be good people.

Killing someone?

That was a fantasy. Who would dare?

Bai Yun’an looked at his parents, sighed inwardly.

Fine, if they don’t dare, he’ll do it.

After all, it was his mistake, getting involved with those scumbags from Zhenxiu Restaurant.

Bai Yunqi, seeing his parents’ dilemma, secretly considered the possibility of teaching Kang An a lesson and taking some gold and silver to absorb spiritual power.

Only Bai Yunxing reminded his parents, “Be careful, these people are used to playing dirty. It’s best to take them down in one go.”

Jiang Dai chuckled, patting her second son’s head. “I know! But right now, none of us are that capable. Don’t worry, your dad and I will take care of you.”

In the end, with Jiang Dai’s superb acting skills, they managed to fool the three men perfectly.

The three unanimously agreed that this family had a mysterious background and was not to be trifled with.

Moreover, they didn’t hold grudges, didn’t take the silver, and even allowed them to claim the mission was completed without offending Kang An.

The next day, at dawn.

One of the least injured men, with wounds and blood-stained cloths, reported the mission’s completion to Zhenxiu Restaurant.

“Here’s the remaining ten taels of silver.”

Kang An tossed a gold tael to the man, looking quite pleased.

Hearing the man’s report, Kang An didn’t doubt it. These three were skilled fighters, not like the street thugs of Wang Maquan.

And this result matched his expectations.

A plain farming family, what did Liang Tian’er see in them?

But this would teach Liang Tian’er a lesson.

A little girl trying to fight for inheritance, just a money-losing proposition.

“Quickly prepare the new dishes. Those dancers are ready. Arrange them carefully in the private rooms on the second floor.”

He wanted Shiwei Restaurant to watch helplessly as all the patrons flocked to Zhenxiu Restaurant.