Chapter 676 - 666: Threat

"Why should I give you anything? Do I owe you? You have some nerve. Who do you think you are?" Su Qing snorted.

Those words made Su Lihui snap. He instantly whipped a dagger from his side, pointed it at Su Qing, and growled, "You say that to me one more time."

When Su Shengli saw his son pull out a knife, his heart leaped into his throat, and his face drained of color. Unwanted memories flooded his mind, impossible to shake. He wanted to tell Su Lihui to put the knife away, but he didn’t have the courage. He was terrified that Su Lihui, in a fit of rage, might stab him instead. So, despite his terror, he said nothing, just cowering to the side in silence.

Su Qing narrowed her eyes, watching Su Lihui threaten her with the knife. She sneered, "Look at you, all grown up. Daring to threaten people with a knife now. You’ve gotten a lot braver than you were as a kid. It seems you’ve been busy getting into trouble these past couple of years."

"None of your damn business! Just tell me, are you gonna give me the money or not?" Su Lihui threatened, his eyes wide.

"You just said it’s none of my business, so why should I give you any money? Do you think I’m just bored and looking for something to do?" Su Qing rolled her eyes, her words deliberately prodding at Su Lihui’s temper.

Sure enough, Su Lihui was enraged. He roared, "You little bitch, you’re really asking for it! I told you to get the money, you hear me?! You really want me to get rough, don’t you? I see you’re the type who won’t learn until you’re staring at your own coffin!"

With that, Su Lihui lunged, thrusting the knife at Su Qing. ’His plan was perfect,’ he thought. ’I’ve got a knife. I’ll just give her a little stab, make a hole in her somewhere. Once she feels the pain, that little bitch won’t be so tough anymore. She’ll be crying and begging, ready to do whatever I say. She wouldn’t dare refuse to give me the money then.’

Su Lihui had used this exact method on several people before. He was very experienced in this regard.

However, Su Lihui could never have imagined how wrong he was today.

Just as the blade was about to pierce Su Qing’s arm, the excitement in Su Lihui’s eyes intensified; he could almost hear her scream of pain.

But then, his vision blurred. A sharp pain shot through his wrist, and he watched the knife fly from his hand. A moment later, a sharp kick landed in his stomach, sending him flying out of the pavilion to land hard on the dirt outside.

"Agh—"

Even after he hit the ground, Su Lihui was still dazed. He had no idea how he’d suddenly been thrown from the pavilion.

"Ah, Lihui!" Su Shengli had been standing to the side with his eyes shut, too afraid to watch. He hadn’t heard Su Qing scream, but he did hear Su Lihui’s cry of pain. He quickly opened his eyes and was stunned to see Su Lihui had been thrown from the pavilion. Crying out in alarm, he started to run toward his son.

But Su Qing was much faster.

In just two steps, Su Qing was out of the pavilion, and she unleashed a torrent of kicks and punches on Su Lihui as he lay on the ground. "You still dare to threaten me with a knife? You’ve got some nerve! I knew you were a bad seed when we were kids, and now that you’re older, you’ve graduated to knives. I guess I didn’t beat you hard enough back then, did I? Well, I’m going to teach you a proper lesson today, so you won’t dare to boss me around ever again!"

Su Qing beat Su Lihui ruthlessly as she spoke. Of course, she was holding back. With her current abilities, if she had truly let loose, it wouldn’t take much—a single blow could have finished Su Lihui for good.

"Agh, it hurts! It hurts so much! Dad, save me! Hurry up and save me!" Su Lihui shrieked for his mommy and daddy as Su Qing beat him, his wails growing louder and louder.

"Erya, that’s your cousin! Your own flesh-and-blood cousin! Your Third Uncle here only has this one son! Please, show some mercy!" Su Shengli had one useless arm and was normally unable to do any heavy lifting. After trying and failing several times to pull Su Lihui away, he had no choice but to plead with Su Qing.

Soon, Su Lihui’s screams attracted the attention of passersby. Someone hurried over and asked, "What’s going on here?"

When Su Shengli saw the newcomer, his eyes lit up. He immediately yelled, "Help! Someone, please help him!"

Su Lihui shrieked, "Su Qing from your school is trying to commit murder!"

Su Qing sneered and stomped on the arm Su Lihui had used to hold the knife, drawing another piercing scream from him. She then turned to the newcomer and said, "Call the police. Someone just committed assault with a knife."