Su Xiaoqi pressed herself tightly against the grey wall, her eyes fixed on the two men before her. She mentally calculated her chances of winning if she were to fight them.
The burly man with a face full of coarse flesh raised his hand as if to touch her cheek. Seizing the opportunity, she used both hands and feet, striking his heart and his most vulnerable spot.
"Ouch... you wicked woman," the burly man yelped, clutching himself and sucking in long breaths of pain.
The other dark-faced man, seeing his companion get into trouble, didn't pay it much mind, assuming he was merely caught off guard. He cautiously circled to the side, reaching out to embrace Su Xiaoqi.
However, before he could get close, his legs were tripped. He somersaulted onto the bluestone ground, letting out a pained curse, "Damn it..."
Before he could get up, a barrage of fists rained down on his head and face. He was hit until he was dizzy, and a final elbow strike left him seeing stars before he passed out.
"Bitch, you've still got some fight left. Good, selling you will fetch a bit more for wine." The burly man, seizing the moment, got back on his feet and advanced on Su Xiaoqi, counting on his fingers. As he got closer, he threw a punch at her.
Su Xiaoqi felt the force of his consecutive punches and dodged them. Seeing the sharp glint in his eyes and his bulging, rounded arms, she figured he must be a trained fighter. She didn't try to confront him directly. After dodging the second punch, she feigned a fall. As he moved to attack again, she grabbed a handful of fine dirt from the ground and flung it into his eyes.
"Ah... you bitch, you bitch..." The burly man cried out in pain and rage, his eyes stinging.
Taking advantage of his distress, Su Xiaoqi picked up a stone, intending to smash it to escape. Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she glanced back. Two tall figures appeared, one strong in front, the other slender walking behind. Su Xiaoqi's eyes darted, and she threw herself onto the ground, covering her face and bursting into tears, "Help! Help me..."
Shen Yun, who had been walking behind, heard her cries and quickly stepped forward to help her up. Su Xiaoqi, seeing that his attention was on the two men lying on the ground, worried he might see through her act and thought, "This is bad." With a resolute heart, she wrapped her arms around Shen Yun's neck and pressed into his embrace, quietly sobbing about how she had been harassed by two villains and was almost injured. In the end, they had fought over the bundle snatched from her and ended up injuring each other.
Shen Yun glanced at the large bundle clutched in Su Xiaoqi's arms, his brow furrowing slightly. Had he misseen? There was nothing there before. Of