“All of them deserve a beating.” She continued to stare at Li Qiye.

“Why do you hate the Li so much? Was one your lover?” Li Qiye peeled and ate another peanut.

“Pah!” She said with disdain: “I would never fall in love with any of those cowards.”

“Makes sense, sorry for the stupid question.” Li Qiye nodded and said: “This clan must have fallen hard, to be utterly despised by a young lady.”

“You don’t agree that they all deserve a beating?” Her gaze remained fixated on him.

“This is good, another plate.” Li Qiye ordered another plate of soybeans instead of...