By the time An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned from reclaiming the wasteland, they saw Mrs. Chen standing at the entrance of the courtyard.
Mrs. Chen’s face looked very unpleasant, and as soon as they returned, she said to Xiao Changyi with a bad tone, "Wretch, I heard you have a way to make the Black Flower non-poisonous."
An Jing replied calmly, "What, you want to ask us for the method?"
Mrs. Chen’s face grew even more unpleasant as she scolded, "I’m speaking to my son, why are you interfering? No manners!"
Still calm and collected, An Jing said, "Before talking about manners with others, you should first consider whether you have any yourself."
"You!" Mrs. Chen, lacking self-control, was furiously choked up.
"Also," An Jing continued leisurely, "now you’re calling him your son again... Sigh, I don’t even want to talk about whether you’ll bring death upon yourself anymore, let’s talk about your shamelessness instead. I’ve never seen anyone as thick-skinned and shameless as you. Can’t you stop challenging my perception of the lowest limit?"
Mrs. Chen’s face turned ashen with rage.
She had already experienced An Jing’s sharp tongue before. This time, she hadn’t planned on confronting An Jing. She only wanted to get the method to make the Black Flower non-poisonous from Xiao Changyi and be done with it, but now!
Knowing she was not An Jing’s match, Mrs. Chen struggled to suppress her anger, glared at An Jing through gritted teeth for a long time, before turning her gaze back onto Xiao Changyi and demanded, "Wretch, give me the method to make the Black Flower non-poisonous, and I will leave immediately!"
An Jing slightly furrowed her brows. This old woman was indeed very annoying; they had told her not to bother them, yet today she had come again... She really wanted to teach her a lesson, but what should she do?
An Jing really had an itching to act, but no matter what, that woman was her husband’s mother, and she couldn’t bring herself to strike her.
Xiao Changyi, not paying Mrs. Chen any attention, took An Jing by the hand and headed into the courtyard.
Fearing that Xiao Changyi would bring death upon her, Mrs. Chen had not dared to get too close to Xiao Changyi, nor dared to enter his courtyard. But seeing how Xiao Changyi was ignoring her, she remembered the shame she had suffered from the villagers and disdain from the clan members because of Xiao Changyi’s marriage into another family, which had even caused her to faint twice and fall ill for several days.
Rage surged up in an instant like a tidal wave!
Additionally, a crowd had gathered without her noticing, all snickering at the spectacle. The sound of their quiet laughter reached her ears and, triggered by it, Mrs. Chen lost her rationale in an instant.
Suddenly, Mrs. Chen, with bloodshot eyes, stormed into the courtyard, following closely behind Xiao Changyi and cursing loudly, "A man of stature, reduced to marrying into a family; you might as well be dead! Bringing misfortune and marrying into a family, what sins did I commit in my past life to be plagued by such a wretch in this one! After bearing the pains of pregnancy for ten months, I end up birthing such a wretch, you must have taken a wrong turn on your way to hell to end up in my womb!"
Seeing Xiao Changyi still ignored her, not even turning to glance at her, Mrs. Chen became even more enraged, her eyes reddened further, and catching sight of a thick stick on the ground, murderous intent suddenly sprang into her heart.
Mrs. Chen, her face twisted with fury, picked up the stick and swung it at Xiao Changyi’s head, yelling, "I’ll beat you to death, wretch, stopping you from causing me any more misery!"
An Jing turned around just in time to see Mrs. Chen swinging the stick at her man, aiming straight for his head, clearly intending to take his life!
The dragon has its reverse scales, touch them and you die! The phoenix has its soft neck, offend it and you’re doomed! Xiao Changyi was An Jing’s reverse scale! Xiao Changyi was An Jing’s soft neck!
Whoever dares to harm Xiao Changyi, An Jing will go after their life!