"So that's what happened. No wonder she didn't take down that damned swindler—he'd taken Mengyao's little sister hostage." One of her best friends suddenly understood. If that was the case, then everything made perfect sense.
Otherwise, how could Ye Mengyao—the holy maiden of the Elf Race and a genius seen only once in a thousand years—possibly fail to deal with some country bumpkin who had crawled out of who knew where? It simply defied all reason.
"That swindler really is despicable and shameless! Taking a child hostage—he can even do something that low. He's a disgrace to humanity!"
"Mengyao, don't worry. If I ever run into that Wu Wudi, I'll definitely avenge you."
"Someone like him is guilty of every evil. If this goes on, he'll become a cancer upon the universe. We'll definitely help you get rid of him."
The group of friends gritted their teeth, righteous indignation blazing in their hearts. None of them had expected the swindler Wu Wudi to be vile enough to take Mengyao's younger sister hostage.
They all declared that if they encountered Wu Wudi, they absolutely would not show him any mercy.
Ye Mengyao felt terribly guilty, but she nodded in agreement. Fortunately, that swindler Wu Wudi could not possibly know her friends. Otherwise, if what had happened in the Novice Village were exposed, these sisters of hers would laugh her to death.
"But after this incident, that bastard probably won't show up in the Novice Village again anytime soon."
Ye Mengyao guessed that after going through such an ambush, that brat would definitely become more vigilant. Trying to ambush him again next time would not be nearly so easy.
"It's fine. That bastard is brimming with ambition. After swindling so much money, there's no way he'd be content with staying in the