Delaying Tactics

Jiang Nan's shout instantly drew everyone's attention, and the crowd all turned to watch the spectacle.

"There's a good show coming," Tu Shan Qing muttered quietly beside Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen glanced at Tu Shan Qing, but there was no schadenfreude on his face. He thought of Old Madam Shen, the Eight Treasures Heart-Locking Elixir Formula, and Old Madam Shen's request.

"Jiang Nan, do you know what you're doing? How dare you meddle in my affairs?" Zhang Gaoqiu glared at Jiang Nan. Facing the furtive looks cast his way by the surrounding crowd, Zhang Gaoqiu felt as though someone had skinned him alive, laying his filthy scheme bare beneath the broad daylight.

"You owe Shen Ling an explanation!" Jiang Nan's eyes were full of stubbornness.

Slap! Zhang Gaoqiu struck out with a slap. Jiang Nan failed to dodge in time and fell straight to the ground. Her head spun, blood flowed from her mouth, and for a moment, she could not speak.

Under the crowd's pointing fingers and whispered comments, Little Princess Chai Wenji's expression turned icy in an instant. She violently shook off Zhang Gaoqiu's hand, rose, and walked toward the door. Only her cold words lingered by Zhang Gaoqiu's ear: "This is your last chance! Settle your affairs properly!"

Zhang Gaoqiu watched Chai Wenji walk away, then looked at Jiang Nan, who was dizzy and seeing stars. A trace of coldness appeared in his eyes. "Bitch, what right do you have to meddle in my business?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his foot and kicked toward Jiang Nan's head. Jiang Nan only felt the world spinning, her body out of control. Where could she find the strength to evade?

His foot suddenly lashed out, sending Jiang Nan flying sideways. She spat out a mouthful of blood, fell