"If that girl in the red dress doesn't have some illustrious family background, I'm afraid she won't escape Gu Feiyang's clutches today.
Poor thing. She clearly hasn't even reached her budding years. If Gu Feiyang molests her, how will she ever marry? Her whole life will be ruined."
"These powerful, privileged brats know nothing but bullying people with their influence. Why doesn't anyone do something about them?"
"Officials protect one another and trade favors. Ordinary folk like us shouldn't expect officials or powerful people to protect us. All we can pray for is a peaceful life, and that those calamities never fall on us."
On Central Street, people kept their distance from Gu Feiyang. Although they sympathized with the girl in red, no one dared step forward to say a word.
The short, plump maid clearly had no idea who Gu Feiyang was. She stood in front of the girl in red, her face full of anger. "You lecher! You commit crimes in broad daylight, and now you want to deal with me? Who gave you the nerve..."
Before she could finish, Gu Feiyang strode forward and swung a slap at her.
Although Gu Feiyang had yet to reach entry-rank in the Martial Dao, his cultivation was already at the sixth acquired stage.
How could the short, plump woman, an ordinary person, possibly withstand his brazen attack?
A sharp smack rang out. Before the short, plump woman could even react, the slap sent her flying, and she crashed heavily to the ground.
A scarlet handprint appeared on her face, and blood flowed from her eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
"Xiao Huan!"
The girl in red cried out anxiously and hurried to run toward the short, plump woman.
But the moment she turned, Gu Feiyang caught her arm and gave