Chapter 1103: Chapter 1102: Stinging Chili Chapter 1103: Chapter 1102: Stinging Chili Perhaps Liu Sisi was right, for a period of time later, they did not venture any deeper into the battlefield area.

Instead, they entered the great grassland and traveled along countless Mo Rivers, stopping at each native settlement they came across to stay for a few days in search of that nearly impossible miracle.

Summer quickly passed, and the Mo River in autumn appeared even more majestic. It seemed like in the blink of an eye, winter had arrived with heavy snow flurrying about.

This was the first heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter, continuing for five days and five nights, also thwarting the plans of Liu Sisi and her companions who had intended to leave.

At the moment, their group consisted of no more than thirty people, planning to head southward along Hangjin Banner towards Dengkou, but unexpectedly, they were forced to stay in this nameless small town for a little over ten days.

The inn where they took shelter wasn’t large, yet it gathered quite a few merchants traveling from north to south. This way was essential to the Silk Road, bustling with trade, and it attracted a considerable number of people. As long as one had silver, there were plenty willing to sell their services.

Because of this, the inn saw feuds over vengeance or robbery and murder every two or three days. Right under Liu Sisi’s watch, there had already been four or five such incidents.

But today, the heavy snow gradually lessened, and everyone who had hidden in their rooms came out to the hall to eat. Just as they set foot out, they saw a group of men carrying swords and weapons, laughing loudly around a young girl who looked to be in her twenties, whistling from time to time and incessantly uttering obscenities.

This infuriated the young girl, her pretty face turning bright red with anger. She tried several times to break through the crowd, but each time she was met with resistance.

The leader was a middle-aged bearded man in his late forties, wearing a felt hat, and he had quite a few henchmen with him.

“Heh heh heh… little beauty, you still haven’t answered our Chief, what’s your name? Don’t worry, as long as you give a satisfying answer, our Chief is very generous, heh heh heh…”

One of the henchmen, trying to butter up their boss, purposely elbowed the young girl.

The girl wore elaborate ornaments in her hair, and from her clothes, she did not seem to come from a poor family. She held a horse whip in her hand, and at those words, her rage surged even more.

“Shut up! Who wants to know you? My name is not something you scoundrels and ruffians are worthy of knowing! What a joke! Get out of my way, or my whip won’t show mercy!”

As she spoke, she flicked the whip in her hand, ready to strike at the group.

The moment her whip flicked, the tip was grabbed by someone. It was none other than the middle-aged bearded man.

Liu Sisi gasped!

She was sitting to the side and saw everything very clearly.

The girl’s whip had just flicked, and before it could fully extend, the middle-aged man’s hand slithered like a snake along the whip and grabbed the end, then with a sudden pull, it led to the current situation.

The young girl was furious!

She struggled to pull her whip back, trying four or five times, putting in all the effort she had, until she was breathing heavily with exertion, but the whip remained firmly in the man’s grasp, immovable!

The middle-aged man stroked his beard, smiling with an air of indifference.

“A spicy chili pepper, nice! I like it. No need to say anything now; you can take your time and tell me tonight in private. That won’t be bad either!”

The followers beside him eagerly pressed forward.

“Exactly, our Chief has it right! You don’t have to speak now, wait until this evening and you two can chat slowly, have a thorough, deep conversation… Eh? Hahaha…”

These words made everyone laugh out loud, and their pity for the girl grew even more.

Chou Chou furrowed her brows slightly, her body shifted as she was about to stand up, but Liu Sisi pressed her down. Gave her a slight shake of the head.

Chou Chou silently sat back down.

This was on the Silk Road in Desert North, where the philosophy practiced was that might makes right!

Unless your fists are bigger than theirs, no one would care about you!

“Let go! My brother is a Centurion, and in a few days, he’ll be promoted. You riff-raff and hooligans, if you really anger me, I’ll make sure to tell my brother everything that happened today, and have him deal with you! Wipe you all out. Just you wait and see!”

The little girl kept bluffing, but the man opposite didn’t care in the slightest.

Only when she mentioned wiping them out did a ruthless killing intent flash across the bottom of his eyes!

“Oh, so the little beauty’s brother is a Centurion, huh? Oh dear! I’m so scared… I’m so terrified…”

The middle-aged man violently grabbed her hair, forcing her to bend over and stick out her chest while he let his big hand linger over her heart.

The pain in her body and the injustice in her heart made her eyes well up with tears, as if she was offering her whole self up in front of him, her originally angry eyes now filled with panic. She looked around and saw not a single person stepping forward to help.

“You? You lot of… Filthy hooligans!”

“Really, such a spicy little chili! You don’t need to look down on us dirty riff-raff anymore, because you’re about to become one of us. Tie her up and take her away!”

The leader commanded, looking at the little girl with an ambiguous glint in his eyes.

“No! I won’t go, let go! Let go of me… Help!”

The little girl struggled fiercely, trying to escape.

Everyone nearby discussed the event, watching as she was about to be taken away and yet not one of them stepped forward to intervene.

Chou Chou attempted to stand up for the third time, and still, Liu Sisi pressed her back down.

“Don’t go! These are the local bullies. Charging in rashly will only cost you your life, what else can it accomplish?”

“But… I just can’t stand to watch that woman be so helpless. I really can’t bear it anymore.”

Chou Chou was propping herself up on the table, just about to stand, when the little girl had already forcibly broken free. However, the doorway was still crowded with too many people; she had no way to escape and turned to kneel directly in front of Liu Sisi.

“Uncle, please, I beg you to save me! If you save me now, there is surely a great reward waiting for you!”

The little girl had rushed right beside Liu Sisi.

Looking at the shaking hands on her arm, Liu Sisi silently put down her bamboo chopsticks.

She originally didn’t want to meddle in such trivial matters, but now that the other party had come pleading to her, she naturally couldn’t ignore it.

“Hey! Listen here, now is not the time to show off your bravery! Whoever dares to offend our Chief, no one here today will come out alive.”