Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 221: Making a Grand Entrance

The three hundred taels he earned from the liquor money was done with a clear conscience. Even if the Bai Family went bankrupt, it had nothing to do with him as long as he guarded the ferry crossing well; everything else was irrelevant to him.

Wang Nail saw that the Bai Family still dared to resist and immediately called his men to join the fray.

He had wanted to beat Bai Qiuyi for a long time. Occupying the position of the legitimate son, when did he not act arrogant, looking down on them, the illegitimate children? Today, he would reclaim all the humiliation he had previously endured.

Just at this chaotic moment, a sudden scream broke the mixed situation, and the source of the sound was the young man who had fallen to the ground.

"Ouch!"

Those around recognized that this was the young man who had just come looking for Uncle He. They had accidentally injured him in their fight.

Seeing him lying on the ground in great pain, the crowd began to discuss.

Uncle He, unable to care about the Bai Family crowd, quickly turned back and rushed forward to try to help the young man up. But the person on the ground simply wouldn’t get up, clutching his abdomen and crying out in pain.

Uncle He asked the reason, "How is this young brother? Where are you hurt?"

Qi Fei said nothing, merely extended his trembling finger to point at the people from the Bai Family.

Wang Nail couldn’t believe it. Impossible that his people had injured someone.

But just now, with the chaos, no one had noticed.

Right at this moment, the sound of orderly trots came from the other end of the bridge. A group of men in uniform, with steady steps, clearly well-trained, each with weapons in hand, looking fierce and malevolent, came running up.

Their arrival quickly surrounded the area.

Seeing these people, everyone’s courage faltered, and then, a girl walked slowly toward them, wearing a veil.

Before she arrived, her voice did, clear and melodious yet full of authority, "Who dares to injure my people with such audacity?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the newcomer in a flowing green gauze dress swaying in the wind, with a pair of white jade butterfly pins in her bun, and red gold ornaments encrusted with gemstones at her chest, obviously of great value. Her hands and feet were adorned with colorful, delicate silver bells, which jingled pleasantly with her light steps, resonating in the hearts of everyone present. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Such a beauty was captivating, causing some men to stealthily wipe their noses bleeding.

The glimpses of her wrists and ankles, with skin as fair as jade, and the thin veil obscuring a peerless face, enhanced her mysterious beauty, making hearts itch with desire yet causing them to dare not disrespect.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was very satisfied with what she saw. With modern makeup techniques that could turn even an ugly girl into a beauty, and having some looks, she just had to embellish a bit, create atmosphere, improve her outfit for such a good effect. Quite nice.

The beautiful lady had quite the aura, flanked by eight maidservants and accompanied by a group of household servants.

The guards leading the way were all quite skilled, and the large group of people immediately made the scene crowded.

Just by their attire, one could tell that the newcomer must be someone of considerable power, exuding an air of grandeur.

The girl’s sharp gaze looked at Wang Nail, with a semblance of a smile, "So it was you who hurt my capable subordinate."

As her words fell, a long whip was placed in her hand.

Wang Nail, stunned by her brilliance, finally regained his senses. Seeing the whip in the woman’s hand, he swallowed nervously, his face turning grim, and stammered, "Young lady, let’s talk this over."

"Earlier, things were chaotic. Your subordinate might not have been hurt by us." Wang Nail thought.

"Oh, really? Are you sure?"

Every word carried a deep meaning, her sharp eyes directly staring into Wang Nail’s.

Wang Nail, feeling uneasy from her gaze, replied guiltily, "Po... possibly, may...

Before Wang Nail could finish, the pleasing female voice interrupted, "How could it not be by you? I saw it from the boat, and there are many here to testify. Everyone, isn’t that right?"

The guards on both sides promptly replied, "Yes, reporting to the miss, we all saw it."

Their voices were loud and imposing.

At this moment, beads of sweat appeared on Wang Nail’s forehead, the sound was so overwhelming it made his heart tremble, and he involuntarily felt inferior and dared not argue further.

But subconsciously, he felt something seemed a bit similar, but overwhelmed by the situation, he momentarily forgot.

Behind him, Wang Bingliu, not facing the other’s imposing presence directly, thought of the words they had just forced on the Bai Family upon hearing the other’s words.

In his heart, he thought, could this be a helper the Bai Family invited!

"So, what do you say, young master, how should this be handled?"

Unsure of how to respond, Wang Nail thought of Uncle He and stepped forward two steps, pulling at Uncle He’s sleeve and quietly said, "Uncle He, Uncle He, quickly think of a way."

Manager He had already thought highly of the newcomer. Unexpectedly, the other party brought so many guards and fighters and was connected with the Lai Fu Trading Company. Was she a young lady from an aristocratic family?

Without finding out their status clearly, he couldn’t afford to offend them, lest a dire fate awaited.

He could only prioritize harmony.

Gathering his courage, he stepped forward and replied, "This young lady, since it was a young master of the Wang Family who injured your servant, naturally, he must compensate."

"Yes, yes!" Wang Nail, feeling guilty, immediately said, "We will compensate with silver, we will compensate with silver."

Cheng Xiaoxiao let out an "oh," a long-drawn sound as if questioning if compensation with silver would suffice. Did they think she was someone easy to negotiate with?

Manager He also sensed something was amiss and added, "The miss’s servant is naturally precious, so let the Wang Family compensate triple."

Thinking of the triple medical expenses, at most a hundred or eighty taels, Wang Nail should be able to manage.

"Very well then!" Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke with a good temperament, "Just compensate a casual thousand or eight hundred taels then!"

Wang Nail was dumbfounded upon hearing this. A thousand taels for injuring a servant? Was this young lady asking for the moon?

As he hesitated, Wang Bingliu behind him tugged at his sleeve, whispering something in his ear.

Suddenly, Wang Nail’s mind turned, thinking about the recent happenings and what they had done to the Bai Family earlier. Such similarities, could it really be as Wang Bingliu said, that the newcomers were with the Bai Family?

But they didn’t seem like it judging by their style!

The Bai Family had already declined; how could they afford such a person?

Looking at the young lady’s attire, each item of her clothing and jewelry seemed invaluable.

Why would they need to squeeze them for a bit of silver?

But after being reminded, his mind, petrified by intimidation, cleared somewhat.

He quickly calculated the entire situation and pondered the safest way to handle it.

After all, it took some cunning to calculate against the Bai Family. Wang Nail had some brains, only just deterred by the other’s aura for a moment.