Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Very dangerous Foresight Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Very dangerous Foresight Chiang Baohe didn’t pay any attention to anyone, as his blood had started to boil. All he wanted was to catch that little wretch who dared to disobey him and beat her to death.
“Second Uncle, please spare me!” Chiang Xiao continued to scream as she ran wildly.
But she realized she couldn’t keep going much longer; her legs felt as though they were filled with lead, incredibly heavy. Her heart was beating too fiercely, and her head had started to ache.
Chiang Xiao felt she couldn’t run anymore and decided it might be better to just get beaten a few times.
With that thought, her steps slowed slightly.
Just then, the sound of something cutting through the air at high speed came from behind; Chiang Baohe was already swinging the flattening stick mercilessly toward her back.
A few of the village aunties watching the scene gasped in shock.
“He’s going to kill someone!”
“Chiang Laoer, stop it right now!”
Chiang Xiao’s delicate body could be easily broken if hit by the full force of the flattening stick from Chiang Baohe—her spine might even break!
Clearly, Chiang Laoer was indeed intent on delivering a deadly blow!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Without looking back, Chiang Xiao could feel the ferocity of the incoming flattening stick.
In that instant, the graphic image of her brains splattering and her flesh blurring flashed through her mind, and in a split second, she eerily confirmed something: if she was hit by that strike, her spine would break, and she would be paralyzed, condemned to a life confined to a bed.
Chiang Xiao’s original plan had been to take a couple of hits; with injuries, her act would appear more convincing. She thought that for the best outcome, enduring a few strikes would be worth it.
But the eerie, yet crystal-clear premonition in that flash of lightning made her completely abandon that plan.
No matter what she planned to do, she couldn’t gamble with her life, her body.
Otherwise, wouldn’t this unexpected second chance at life be wasted?
As the thought passed, Chiang Baohe’s flattening stick was indeed on its way down.
Instantly, Chiang Xiao lunged forward.
Right in front of her was a dirt slope leading down to Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang’s small vegetable patch. She had tilled it herself, and beyond it lay a small pond.
With her lunge, Chiang Xiao rolled down the slope, crushing the vegetable patch and rolling towards the pond.
“Oh heavens! Chiang Family’s Young Lady!”
Just then, Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang, who happened to be picking beans in the vegetable patch, watched in horror as Chiang Xiao rolled past her, heading straight for the pond. She immediately dove to grab Chiang Xiao’s clothing.
Chiang Xiao kicked out her feet and frantically grasped at anything she could reach; she tore up a couple of vegetable plants and, at last, grabbed onto two bamboo stakes stuck in the ground for the gourd vines to climb with the help of Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang.
By then, one of her legs was already dangling over the edge of the pond, her foot submerged in the water.
“Quick, I’ll pull you up, but you need to push too!”
Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang pulled hard at her.
Chiang Xiao felt weak all over but still tried desperately to exert force. With Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang’s help, she managed to climb up.
Sitting in the vegetable patch, Chiang Xiao felt a wave of relief wash over her.
If she hadn’t made a split-second decision to lunge this way, she would have been crippled by the powerful Chiang Baohe.
If she had fallen into the pond, her already fragile health would’ve certainly protested yet again, and she guessed she would have fallen ill with fever once more.
In the future, she would have to be exceedingly cautious, thinking things through thoroughly before acting. Of course, Chiang Xiao didn’t regret causing a scene with Chiang Baohe, but she should have been more strategic and methodical in a way that would allow her to protect herself.
“Thank you, Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang.” The village was small; everyone close to home knew each other.
Gasping for breath, Chiang Xiao expressed her gratitude to Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang.
Sister-in-law Shi Zhuang was about to respond when Chiang Baohe’s voice rang out again.
“Run again, if you can! Show me how brave you are!”