Breaking away from the main group and walking towards this area, one of the youngsters with red-dyed hair, his eyes full of sleaziness, said, "Hey, lady, how do you usually educate your daughter? How could she utter such outrageous nonsense? When has our Wu Family not been the first major force in Huadu?"
The girl's mother saw these menacing youths approaching and immediately hugged her little girl, stood up from her seat, and retreated several steps backward, her eyes filled with panic as she said, "Brothers, kids don't think before they speak, please don't stoop to her level, okay?"
However, to everyone's surprise, not only did these youths not just laugh it off and move on, they became even more aggressive and said, "Lady, what you said isn't quite right, is it? Your daughter looks old enough not to be considered too young anymore, doesn't she know there are some things you can't say? When has Huadu City not been under the domination of our Wu Family?"
The girl with the bright, watery eyes stared straight at these people. She patted her mother's shoulder like a little adult and then with a childish lilt in her voice, said, "Mommy, don't be afraid. I heard from my classmate that her dad said the situation in Huadu City has changed. The most powerful isn't the Wu Family anymore, it's the super powerful big brother Xu Hao. With big brother Xu Hao around, those bad people won't dare to bully us."
"Oh, so this little brat is so confident because she thinks Xu Hao will have her back?"
The red-haired youth immediately sneered, "Little brat, you're probably thinking too much. It's undeniable that Xu Hao is strong, but do you think he would care about the life or death of an insignificant commoner like you? Xu Hao controls so many employees under him and deals with so much every day, would he bother with such trivial matters? You're really overthinking it!"
Listening to what the youth said, the crowd around immediately understood why he was so fearless; it was clear to them that squabbles between insignificant people like these would surely go unnoticed by a great figure like Xu Hao—who was busy with important affairs and couldn't possibly be concerned with such trivialities.
The little girl was rendered speechless by the red-haired youth's words. After all, she was too young and didn't really know how to retaliate, but she still insisted, "Hmph! I believe big brother Xu Hao will definitely help us, he will defeat you bad guys!"
The girl's childish voice was pleasant to hear, and such words coming from her mouth would usually elicit kind-hearted laughter, but now, no one dared to let out a chuckle!
Because right in front of them stood several fierce-looking youths from the Wu Family, their eyes brimming with ferocity.
The red-haired youth said coldly, "You little brat dare to talk back? Beat her up!"
Several youths behind him immediately charged forward, intending to give the little girl a thrashing.
The girl's mother quickly shielded her daughter behind her, her voice tinged with a sob as she pleaded, "Big brothers, please spare us. The child doesn't know how to speak properly. I apologize on her behalf. We'll leave now and not get in your way at all."
With that, she tried to leave the place.
If she could not confront them, could she not hide?
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Two youths immediately rushed over, cutting off her path of retreat.
The red-haired youth looked at her with a sinister smile, his tone cold as he said, "Hmph! Thinking of leaving? You don't want your daughter to be hit, that's fine, but don't you think you should offer something in return?"
As he spoke, his gaze measured the girl's mother up and down, his covetous intent not at all concealed.
The other youths also looked at her with mocking eyes, as if they were watching a desperate animal struggling in a trap.
The people around instantly understood that the claim of the girl's disrespectful words was just a pretext; their ultimate goal was to target the woman who, despite her poor attire, was still very beautiful!
The girl's mother's face turned pale; she hadn't expected this group to harbor such intentions!
She held her daughter in her arms and exclaimed angrily, "You do such things in broad daylight; are you not afraid of divine retribution?! Tonight is the Double Ninth Festival, do you not fear being condemned by those in high places for your wicked deeds?"
"Condemned? Haha, are you trying to make me die laughing?"
The red-haired youth said unabashedly, "We're halfway up the mountain, thousands of meters from the summit. Do you think those big shots up there will know what's happening here? Ask these people around you, who would dare tattle?"
He swept his gaze around, and everyone avoided eye contact, all of them looking down dejectedly.
The red-haired youth sneered, "See that, you little brat? My Wu Family is still the top power in Huadu! Who would dare to provoke us? Lady, if you know what's good for you, just come with me obediently. I'll make sure you live the good life, and we won't mistreat your daughter either. But if you don't, heh heh..."