Chapter 157: This Young Lady Is Quite Impressive!

"Old man, don't toast to forfeit wine! It is your good fortune that we have taken a fancy to your daughter. Otherwise, you good-for-nothing parasites and that old pair of legs of yours will be broken!"

At this, the Scarface lost his temper. Today, he was determined to have this little singing girl. He began to intimidate them and kicked their wicker basket flying.

"Little girl, come along with us brothers."

"Come on, go keep Scarface Brother company to drink and eat meat. As long as you serve well, the debt is written off."

So they called the man Scarface Brother, which suited his appearance well. The few accomplices around him were thus 'advising' the father and daughter. But what debt did this father and daughter have? It was purely the bullying of these evil thugs.

"Kind sirs, please have mercy and let us go! I will never dare to come here and sing for a living again. Please spare us just this once!"

The old man kept bowing and begging for mercy, almost kneeling. The little singing girl felt her heart ache watching her elderly father like this; her eyes were brimming with tears, yet she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"Can't you understand human speech, you old man? Whether you agree or not, I am definitely taking this person away today. Brothers, go get her!"

Scarface detested such unappreciative stubborn old fellows. Since he couldn't squeeze any money out of them anyway, he was determined to have the girl today. He ordered his brothers to snatch her while he stood calmly by.

"Scoundrel, let me go!" One of the men walked over first, grabbed the little singing girl's arm, and tried to drag her away by force. The girl resisted stubbornly and refused to budge.

"Let go of my daughter, I beg you, sir, please let her go!"

The old man initially tried to protect his daughter, but he was no match for the strength of those men and was shoved heavily to the ground.

Seeing no other way, the old man knelt before Scarface Brother, begging him to spare his daughter and kowtowing repeatedly. But how could such men possess a soft heart?

Scarface kicked the old man indifferently. Unable to withstand the force, the old man's body listed and he collapsed onto the ground. Scarface strode directly toward the young girl, grabbed her hand, and tried to pull her away directly, laughing wildly and heartily.

"Let go!"

A shout suddenly rang out. It was Zhang Xiaolan, who had been watching from the side all along.

She had originally intended to wait for Xiaolian to bring people back before showing herself, but judging by the current situation, it would likely be too late. In her anxiety, she had no choice but to shout sternly at them first, hoping to buy some time for Xiaolian's return.

"Scarface Brother, this young lady isn't bad either!"

That Scarface was still 'focused' on snatching the girl and hadn't paid attention to Zhang Xiaolan, but another accomplice looked toward the source of the voice, laid eyes on Zhang Xiaolan, and immediately hatched another evil thought.

He hurriedly and excitedly went over to call their Scarface Brother. Scarface, busy at the moment, heard his underling speak and cast a glance over. Indeed, she was a great beauty.

His heart leaped with joy at his good fortune today; there was a little beauty here and a big beauty waiting for him over there. He truly felt he was blessed with extraordinary romantic luck!

"Oh! There really is an even more exquisite little lady here. Why don't you come and play with us too!" Scarface clutched one while coveting the other.

"In broad daylight, forcibly abducting innocent women—do you have no regard for imperial law and justice?"

Zhang Xiaolan completely ignored their flirtatious teasing and rebuked them with a solemn, righteous expression. However, she was utterly despised by them; instead of being afraid, they set their sights on her.

"Imperial law and justice? On this street, we are the imperial law and justice! Ha-ha-ha..."

Scarface said this mockingly and without a care, joining his men in jeering at her. It seemed that anyone daring to act so tyrannically and recklessly in the capital must certainly have some backing, or they would never dare to behave this way.