CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 186: TEACHING ZHAO CAI A LESSON

186 Teaching Zhao Cai a Lesson

The children who were playing with Zhao Zhitong were all drawn to the arguing duo.

They then saw the black handprint on Zhao Zhitong’s shoulder, and their eyes darted between Zhao Cai and Zhao Zhitong, but none of them dared to speak.

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu knew that their sister was genuinely angry. Usually, she had a good temper, but when she was angry, the consequences would be severe.

They, too, were furious. How dare Zhao Cai bully their sister!

So, the two of them walked right over and stood beside Zhao Zhitong.

Zhao Cai didn’t feel she had done anything wrong at all. Seeing Zhao Zhitong grabbing her clothes, she immediately stuck her neck out and yelled, "Evil Star, don’t touch my clothes! I’ve already said it wasn’t on purpose! It’s just an old piece of clothing! So what if it’s dirty? What’s the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss!"

Zhao Zhitong’s anger flared. "Alright, you said it."

She let go and looked around, shouting, "Big brother, Xiao Ge, watch her and don’t let her run away!"

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu hurriedly replied, "No problem, sister. We’ll keep an eye on her; she won’t escape!"

"You... what do you want to do? I... I’ll tell my grandma! She won’t let you get away with this..."

Only then did Zhao Cai start to panic. Though scared, she still defiantly brought up Mrs. Wang.

In the past, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu would have been scared, but this time was different. Since Zhao Cai had bullied their sister, they had no fear, even if the Heavenly King himself intervened!

Zhao Zhitong snorted coldly and ran off.

Zhao Yue, who was nearby, glanced at Zhao Cai and then chased after Zhao Zhitong, shouting, "Hey, hey, Zhao Zhitong, what are you going to do? Getting reinforcements?"

As Zhao Zhitong trotted along, she huffed, "A taste of your own medicine. Ever heard of that?"

She then thought about Zhao Yue’s house being nearby and stopped to ask, "Zhao Yue, is your door open?"

Zhao Yue nodded, confused. "Yeah, my grandma’s home, so it’s open."

"Great! Let’s go to your house!" Zhao Zhitong cheered up instantly, dragging Zhao Yue towards Butcher Zhao’s house.

The two kids jogged all the way to Zhao Yue’s house. After they arrived, Zhao Zhitong immediately dragged Zhao Yue into the kitchen, found a wooden stick, and vigorously rubbed it on the bottom of a pot.

Smiling devilishly, she muttered, Hmph, that’ll teach you to dirty my clothes!

Once the soot from the pot bottom gets on her clothes, that little brat Zhao Cai won’t be able to wash it off!

With that, Zhao Zhitong ran out again.

By the time she and Zhao Yue returned, one in front of the other, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu were still gripping Zhao Cai tightly.

Zhao Yun had noticed her sister, Zhao Cai, was in trouble and was scolding Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu to let her go.

However, no matter how much Zhao Yun scolded, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu remained unmoved and held onto Zhao Cai firmly.

Seeing Zhao Zhitong return, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu’s eyes lit up, and they immediately shouted, "Little sister, look, we kept an eye on her for you; we didn’t let her escape!"

Zhao Zhitong was delighted. "Well done!"

Then, she walked up to Zhao Cai and, amid Zhao Cai’s terrified gaze, directly smeared all the soot from the wooden stick onto Zhao Cai’s clothes.

Instantly, a piercing scream rang out.

"AHHH!"

Zhao Cai screamed, completely losing it. Her face was full of disbelief as she shrieked, "My clothes! My clothes!"

These were the clothes she was going to wear at the grand sacrificial ceremony tomorrow!

As Zhao Zhitong made her move, Zhao Yun, who was nearby, tried to help her sister but was held back by Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu. She could only watch helplessly as Zhao Zhitong smeared the soot onto Zhao Cai’s clothes.

Seeing that the other girl’s clothes were even dirtier than her own, Zhao Zhitong finally threw the stick away with satisfaction, clapped her hands, and imitated Zhao Cai from earlier, "Oh, I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just an old piece of clothing; so what if it’s dirty? What’s the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss?"

After that, she made a funny face at Zhao Cai, who was so angry that she lost control of her emotions and yelled, "You wretch! You wretch! You dirtied my clothes! I’ll get you for this!"

With that, she tried to rush forward and grab Zhao Zhitong’s face.

Zhao Zhitong was not someone Zhao Cai could easily defeat.

Although Zhao Zhitong had not studied martial arts with the Meng Fusheng System, she was inherently quick and nimble. Coupled with occasionally picking up a few moves on her own, Zhao Cai never even managed to touch her before being knocked to the ground by Zhao Zhitong.

Then, Zhao Zhitong climbed right on top of Zhao Cai and began to throw hard punches at her.

"I’ll teach you for dirtying my clothes! I’ll teach you for bullying me! I’ll teach you for calling me an Evil Star!"

Zhao Cai was beaten, utterly unable to fight back, and could only cry incessantly, "You dare to hit me, you wretch! I’ll tell my grandma, and she’ll beat you to death!"

"PFFT! Tattletale!" Zhao Zhitong retorted, and the force of her punches grew even stronger, causing Zhao Cai to cry out even louder.

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu acted as if they didn’t see anything, standing with their backs to the scene, blocking the people around them. Whoever dared to come forward to intervene, Zhao Yu would use his strength to fend them off.

Zhao Yun couldn’t hold back any longer. Stomping her feet in frustration, she turned and ran to find her mother, Xiao Wang, and Mrs. Wang.

Seeing Zhao Yun leave, Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu knew that she must have gone to tattle, and quickly called for Zhao Zhitong to stop.

At this point, Zhao Zhitong had vented enough of her anger. Deciding to quit while she was ahead, she stood up from Zhao Cai and warned, "Let’s see if you dare bully me again! If you bully me, I’ll beat you every single time!"

This time Zhao Cai was genuinely scared by Zhao Zhitong, and her mouth no longer dared to curse defiantly.

"Oh, heavens! My child! My child, how did you end up like this? Which monster beat you up so badly?"

With a sharp, mournful cry from a woman, Zhao Yun came running over, supporting Mrs. Wang, with Xiao Wang following closely.

Seeing Xiao Wang and Mrs. Wang arrive, Zhao Cai, who had been terrified just moments before, instantly grew bold. She cried and rushed to Xiao Wang, recounting her grievances between sobs, "WAHHH! Mom, it hurts! It hurts so much! That little Evil Star dirtied my clothes, and she beat me! It hurts terribly!"

Zhao Zhitong wasn’t scared at all and retorted without missing a beat, "You deserved it! You were asking for it!"

Xiao Wang held Zhao Cai and shouted viciously at Zhao Zhitong, "You little wretch! How dare you bully my daughter! I’ll skin you alive!"

Supported by Zhao Yun, Mrs. Wang cursed as she hurried over, directing her anger at Zhao Zhitong, "You little wretch! You jinx who brings misfortune to your parents! You’re asking for a beating! I’ll beat you to death today!"

With that, she looked around, picked up a wooden stick from the side of the road, and raised it to strike Zhao Zhitong.

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu quickly pulled Zhao Zhitong behind them, shielding her.

Zhao Zhitong was furious and shouted at Mrs. Wang, "It was Zhao Cai’s fault! She started it! Why should you only hit me? You’re being biased! If you dare to hit me, you have to hit Zhao Cai too!"

"Hmph! You little wretch, daring to talk back to your elders! You’re just like your parents—utterly unfilial! See if I don’t teach you a proper lesson today!"