"Kill me or carve me up. Do as you please." The woman raised her brows and snorted.
"I have no quarrel with you. Why would I kill you? But why have you kept pretending to be a ghost to frighten people?" Tang Wen asked pleasantly.
"This Mei Residence belongs to my family! You're all bandits!" the woman suddenly shrieked, glaring furiously at Tang Wen.
"Then your surname must be Mei," Tang Wen said.
"That's right. I'm a descendant of the Mei Family," the woman snorted.
"You can explain the reasons to me, a nobleman," Tang Wen said.
"Would telling you do any good? In any case, I won't allow anyone to live in my home," the woman said contemptuously.
"But you've fallen into my hands now," Tang Wen said.
"So what? Just kill me. These bandits have occupied the Mei Residence anyway. I couldn't even protect my ancestral estate. I've failed my ancestors. I'd be better off dead." The woman looked at Tang Wen as though death were a homecoming, showing no sign of fear.
"But you must explain why. Otherwise, how can I uphold justice for you?
"Judging by my recent behavior, you should be a kind person.
"Otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as touching faces and blowing air to frighten people. You would have killed them with a stroke of your blade apiece.
"You're kind by nature? I'm no villain either. Tell me about it. Perhaps I can help you," Tang Wen asked.
"All crows under heaven are equally black. You officials have had your consciences eaten by dogs," the woman snorted.
"Our master is a kind man. Otherwise, he could simply have killed you. Why waste so many words on you?" Luo Yiwu said.
"That's because you want what's in my hands. You must be