Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 5

For an ordinary person, such injuries would almost mean a broken back or bones.

However, for a sixth-grade supernatural with the physical activation ability, these are not fatal wounds. What truly frightened the two guards was the power and speed Li Qingwan exhibited, which was far beyond that of a ninth-grade… even an eighth-grade or seventh-grade ability user.

A lower-grade ability user could not possibly have such strength. Even if she were a fifth-grade ability user, judging by her recent performance, it wouldn’t be entirely impossible.

Shoving the dazed Li Tongzhui toward the collapsed Li Jing’ai, one guard shouted to flee and charged recklessly at Li Qingwan.

Having learned from the fate of the previous guard, this one was extremely cautious, fully focused on the fight.

Li Qingwan advanced with a powerful cannon punch. The guard raised his arms defensively, turning sideways to deflect the punch. Li Qingwan seized the opportunity to dodge past him, executing a shoulder tackle.

Her shoulder slammed heavily into his blocking arms, causing the guard’s upper body to stagger backward, losing balance.

Even though he had sensed something was amiss, the guard had not expected that such a young Li Qingwan could unleash strength comparable to a fifth-grade ability user. The sheer force of her shoulder tackle pushed him backward in an instant.

Before he could regain his balance, Li Qingwan attacked again. Beneath her seemingly delicate appearance was an extremely fierce and aggressive offensive stance.

Her cannon punch aimed straight at the guard’s chest. The guard skillfully countered by grabbing her wrist with a reverse grip. As he attempted to twist and disable her right forearm with a joint technique, Li Qingwan’s arm suddenly slipped from his grasp like a slippery eel.

What is this…? No, this is the “Slip the Rope” technique!

The “Slip the Rope” technique involves dislocating the wrist to twist it into a position that ropes cannot bind, allowing one to escape.

This technique undoubtedly causes wrist injury, but for young members of the Li family, the injury is not a major issue. The real difficulty lies in enduring the intense pain, and not everyone has the courage to withstand such self-inflicted suffering.

The young lady in front of him, without hesitation, used the “Slip the Rope” technique to free herself. Her decisive ability and ruthless nature were comparable to the battle-hardened shadow guards within the Longxi Li family!

Before the guard could recover from the shock, he saw Li Qingwan’s dislocated hand raised high before him.

Is she crazy? Attacking before her dislocated wrist has even been set…

With another resounding crash, the guard fell back, lying on the ground, bloodied and unconscious.

“Qingwan.” Cheng Jinyang, feigning injury on the ground, jumped up and praised, “You fought excellently!”

He had pretended to be shot, but had already activated his demonization skill to deflect the bullet with his spiritual impact, and then deactivated the demonization to ensure Li Qingwan could fully focus on her actions.

Teacher Li lived up to her reputation as a martial arts expert. The moment her awareness returned to her body, she seamlessly continued her attack, her movements fluid and coherent. However, her strikes seemed quite brutal—two sixth-grade Li family guards had been knocked unconscious.

Okay, remember this next time, never make Teacher Li really angry!

Cheng Jinyang thought to himself and then said aloud:

“The siblings have already fled, and Wanrou and the others should be on their way, so we…”

Li Qingwan stared at him blankly.

“What’s wrong?” Cheng Jinyang asked, puzzled.

After a moment, Li Qingwan shook her head, wordlessly adjusting her dislocated right hand with a click and then using her ability to rapidly reduce the swelling.

“Let’s go, Jinyang,” she said with a smile.

Outside, Li Xuansheng, rushing with his clansmen, encountered Li Jing’ai and Li Tongzhui fleeing in panic, colliding directly with his father and the others.

Seeing his father’s dark expression, Li Jing’ai turned pale and her lips trembled. Li Tongzhui, still oblivious, clung to his father’s legs and cried out, “Father, Father! That bitch… she, she actually wanted to kill me!”

Li Xuansheng slapped him across the face and said, “Asshole! Who gave you the right to attack your clan members?!”

“Father!” Li Tongzhui, clutching his cheek in disbelief, finally reacted after a moment, “It’s because she’s suspected of colluding with the rebels that my younger sister…”

“Can that kind of reason deceive outsiders, let alone your own people?” Li Xuansheng said coldly. He suddenly turned his head and saw Wang Wanrou and the other girls walking towards him from the outer courtyard.

So they came to rescue people. I was wondering why they all came together suddenly…

“Father, why aren’t you helping me?” Li Tongzhui, feeling deeply humiliated, cried out hoarsely, “I wanted to take her as a concubine, and you forbade it; now she wants to kill me, and you’re not intervening? Am I your real son, or is she your real daughter?”

“Tongzhui!” Li Xuansheng also regretted bringing so many confidants and was even more frustrated that his son had not yet grasped the situation and was forcing him to take a stand in front of so many people.

After a few seconds to compose himself, he softened his tone and said, “Tongzhui, marrying a wife or taking a concubine must be a mutual willingness. You are a member of the Li family, and Qingwan is also a member. As the clan leader, I must uphold fairness and justice. How could I favor you while harming another clan member? Do you understand? This is the principle of our Li family!”

“But I am not an ordinary clan member!” Li Tongzhui could not accept this, shouting hysterically, “I am the heir to the clan leader!”

“You are only the clan leader’s son, not the clan leader’s heir!” Li Xuansheng roared.

Li Tongzhui stared blankly at him and then suddenly burst into tears.

“Forgive me for the inconvenience,” Li Xuansheng said, turning away with a very unhappy expression.

Although these four young ladies came to him in order to rescue Li Qingwan, ultimately, if it weren’t for their pushing, such an embarrassing scene would not have occurred.

Li Xuansheng admitted his failure in educating his son, but he was not in the mood to be polite or smile.

Instead, the four young ladies showed solemn expressions, revealing admiration and contemplation.

Wang Wanrou looked at the still-crying Li Tongzhui and then said seriously, “The Longxi Li family has a very strict family tradition. What Uncle just said is indeed thought-provoking. One cannot hide precious pearls behind a curtain. I will share this with my father when I return.”

Li Xuansheng’s expression softened as he understood the meaning behind Wang Wanrou’s words: in front of so many people, he certainly could not protect his son.

However, if Wang Wanrou took these words back to the Taiyuan Wang family and got praise from Wang Maohong, with subsequent cooperation from the Longxi Li family, and some “Li Tongzhui’s sudden remorse” rumors being spread, they could still restore their reputation.

After all, “The clan leader’s son of the Li family, indulging in debauchery and lawlessness” was not explosive news. Many other young masters of noble families were even more outrageous. It was only because this incident involved the Five Great Families that it might attract some attention from the gentry.

However, if the story was repackaged as “The Li clan leader, righteous and stern, finally wakes up his son from his past debauchery,” such news would have enough explosive power to spread.

In the gentry, ordinary clan members prefer negative gossip for the thrill of “seeing through the façade,” while senior members of noble families are more inclined to spread positive, educational stories—stories that can be used to discipline clan members and rectify family conduct. It also allows them to enjoy the role of moral instructors.

So, as long as the incident is repackaged with a focus on “reform and renewal” rather than the “misdeeds,” many senior members of other noble families would naturally help cleanse the reputation of the Longxi Li family and his son.