The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Before the group had taken more than a few steps, the door behind Zhang Daqiang was pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, an old woman, Zhang Hao, and Zhang's mother, Chen Yufen, came out of the house.

The old woman spotted Zhang Xiaohua walking out of the yard immediately and quickly called out to her:

"Little Flower! You just got back, where are you going again?"

Upon hearing this sound, Zhang Xiaohua abruptly stopped in her tracks.

She turned around and saw that figure, and subconsciously moved closer to Li Kai:

"Grandma, why are you out here?"

"Give me back why I came out. If I hadn't come out, would you have gone out with these shady characters again late at night?" the old woman replied irritably.

Her triangular eyes were also busy, sizing up and down Li Kaixin and his two siblings not far away.

Upon hearing this, Li Kai could no longer hold back and was about to retort when his older brother raised his hand to stop him.

Li Kaixin took half a step forward without showing any emotion and politely explained:

"Grandma, we're not some shady people. My younger brother and sister are Xiaohua's classmates, and today..."

"Hey classmate, what classmate?! You're probably up to no good!"

The old woman glared with her triangular eyes and demanded sharply, "My granddaughter is mostly back now. Where are you taking her so late at night? Are you up to no good?"

And with that shout, many neighbors in the courtyard came out to see what was going on.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin was not alarmed:

"Grandma, it's because you came today that Uncle Zhang was worried you wouldn't have enough room, so he let Xiaohua stay at my sister's place for the night."

"Yes, Mother!" Zhang Daqiang chimed in, "It's really too crowded for you and Second Brother to live here, I..."

"No way! She's a young woman, what kind of place would it be for her to stay out all night?"

The old woman interrupted sharply, glancing again at Li Kaixin and his two siblings: "Besides, her classmates don't look like good people at all."

She had already arranged for someone to come tomorrow, and she couldn't let Zhang Xiaohua, the main character, get away.

Just then, Chen Yufen, who was standing by the door with her hands on her hips, also spoke up: "You old hag, it's none of your business where my daughter goes!"

Then, she waved to Li Kaixin, "Comrade Li, don't worry about her, you guys go ahead!"

Li Kaixin had actually been holding back a lot of anger, but because the other party was Zhang Xiaohua's grandmother, she didn't lash out on the spot.

Seeing that Zhang's mother had spoken, he was too lazy to argue with the old woman anymore, and turned to leave with his younger brother and two younger sisters.

Seeing that they were really about to leave, the old woman panicked and shouted to Zhang Hao behind her, "Second brother! What are you standing there for? Go and stop them!"

"Oh! They're here." Zhang Hao was brought back to his senses by the shout and immediately ran in front of Li Kaixin and his group, blocking their way.

He gave a fake smile, but his attitude was extremely domineering: "Young man, it's so late, my niece won't be going to your place. You can leave now!"

"Get out of the way!!" Li Kaixin's voice was icy, and he didn't even glance at him.

Zhang Hao had never been ignored like this before, and he couldn't maintain his smile.

His face flushed red, his eyes flashing with malice: "Kid, do you need a beating?"

"What, you want to fight?" Li Kaixin glanced at him, but his tone was even more contemptuous: "But with your pathetic physique, I'm afraid..."

"You're asking for it!" Zhang Hao's anger surged instantly, and he threw a straight punch at Li Kaixin's forehead.

"Be careful!"

"Big brother, watch out!"

Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Daqiang, and Chen Yufen exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Li Kai and Li Xiaoxiao remained calm, knowing that their elder brother was strong enough to handle someone like this in just a few moves.

Sure enough, just as Zhang Hao's fist was a few centimeters away from Li Kaixin's head...

Li Kai suddenly felt a spark.

He shifted his body slightly to the side, quickly grabbed Zhang Hao's wrist with his left hand and pulled it down, while simultaneously sweeping his right leg towards the other's ankle.

The entire sequence of movements was fluid and seamless. Before Zhang Hao could react at all, he fell heavily to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

Li Kaixin didn't stop, and kicked him in the stomach again.

Zhang Hao slid a long way along the ground, curled up on the ground, unable to even scream, only able to keep rolling around.

The neighbors who had gathered around gasped in shock at the sight, looking at Li Kaixin as if she were a monster.

They never imagined that this young man, who looked so young, could have such a ferocious side.

On the contrary, Li Kai felt the knot in his heart dissipate, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Finally, the old woman standing at the door realized what was happening.

She looked at her son on the ground, both shocked and furious, and pointed at Li Kaixin, yelling, "You little brat, you—you dare to hit someone!"

Upon hearing this, Li Kai, standing at the back, immediately retorted indignantly, "Stop spouting nonsense! He clearly started it, old witch..."

Before he could even utter the word "grandmother," Li Kaixin raised her hand to interrupt him: "Xiao Kai, don't say anything, just watch from the side."

Li Kai wanted to say more, but when he met his older brother's uncompromising gaze, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Seeing that Li Kaixin not only didn't talk back but also scolded her younger brother, the old woman became even more arrogant:

"You little brat, you beat my son like this! You're not leaving here today unless you give me an explanation!"

"Grandma, your son started it. All the neighbors in the yard saw it," Li Kaixin replied casually, not wanting to waste any more words, and then said...

"Xiao Kai, Xiao Xiao, Xiao Hua, let's go."

Upon seeing this, the old woman, her face flushed red, cried out, "You can't leave! If you take another step, I... I'll call the police!"

"Alright!" Li Kaixin stopped and turned around again. "Grandma, if you want your son to go to jail, you can try."

"Don't try to scare me, I'm not easily frightened." The old woman said defiantly, but her body couldn't help but take a step back.

"I was just kidding you, wasn't I!"

As Li Kaixin spoke, he took out a small red notebook from his pocket and looked around: "Is there any master here who can read? Please come over and read the contents of this notebook."

The neighbors who were watching just looked at each other, and none of them stepped forward.

Some of them genuinely couldn't read, while others didn't want to offend anyone for no reason.

Just when things were at a stalemate, an old voice rang out from the crowd.

"I'll do it!"

As the sound faded, an elderly man in his fifties or sixties came out.