Chapter 45: Song Da Wants His Hand

**Tang Ailian listened to Xiaocao's words and immediately scanned with her psychic abilities. She discovered that someone familiar had arrived at Tang Shuisheng's house, along with two strangers. And at that moment, Tang Shuisheng was kneeling in front of one of the men.

Tang Ailian realized that the familiar person was none other than the white-bearded old man she had met on her first Chinese New Year after her rebirth, the one whom Love Poem had taken to the market. 

Apart from the white-bearded man, the other two individuals included a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties, thin with sharp eagle-like eyes and a prominent hooked nose that gave him a shrewd appearance. The other was a young man with a scar over his eye, with somewhat soft features but a gentle expression.

Tang Shuisheng, who had been beaten and had a bruised and swollen face, was pleading desperately in front of the middle-aged man with the sharp nose, "Song Da, I really don't have any money. Please give me more time, as long as you let me get through this, I'll work like a horse to repay you."

Upon hearing that Song Da wanted his hand, Tang Shuisheng became anxious. He turned to look at the white-bearded man, and the white-bearded man quickly tried to persuade Song Da, "Song Da, Old Tang only gambled when he was desperate. This time it's not a small amount. He borrowed a hundred yuan from you, and it's only been about ten days. If you give him more time, he can repay you two hundred yuan. How can he come up with such a large sum of money on the spot? If you cut off his hand, he won't be able to work anymore, and you won't get your money back. How about giving him one more chance for the sake of my face, and let him have a peaceful New Year?"

Song Da's face showed a menacing expression, "If I give him more time, who will give me more time? If I don't get my money today, the boss won't let me off. But our boss isn't unreasonable. If you can obtain that precious item for our boss and save the boss's friend's son, not only will the boss not ask you to repay the money, but he'll also give you two hundred yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Ailian realized that Tang Shuisheng had really gotten himself into trouble this time. He had borrowed money from loan sharks and lost it in gambling. Worse, he had borrowed a hundred yuan, and now, due to his evasion, he had to repay two hundred yuan!

Two hundred yuan was a substantial amount of money at that time. From Song Da's words, it seemed that the item they were after was some kind of treasure in her little uncle's possession.

Tang Ailian couldn't help but wonder: What kind of treasure could be in her little uncle's possession?

Tang Shuisheng seemed very distressed, saying, "I've already told you, I can't ask my niece for that thing. It was given to her by her master for saving lives, and she's already used it to save Jixiong. How can such a precious item still be kept?"

"She doesn't have it anymore, but you can ask her master for it. You're her little uncle, and as long as you go to her, she will surely ask her master for you," said the soft-spoken young man.

What, Jixiong? Niece? Ask her master?

Hearing these words, Tang Ailian finally understood that these people weren't trying to trap her little uncle; they were targeting her instead!

It seemed that this debt matter was intentionally set up to involve her. If that was the case, how could her little uncle win?

Tang Ailian couldn't help but wonder: What kind of treasure could be in her little uncle's possession?

Tang Shuisheng looked troubled, "I've said before, I really can't ask my niece for that thing. It was given to her by her master for saving lives, and she's already used it to save Jixiong. How can such a precious item still be kept?"

"She doesn't have it anymore, but you can ask her master for it. You're her little uncle, and as long as you go to her, she will surely ask her master for you," said the soft-spoken young man.

What, Jixiong? Niece? Ask her master?

Hearing these words, Tang Ailian finally understood that these people weren't trying to trap her little uncle; they were targeting her instead!

It seemed that this debt matter was intentionally set up to involve her. If that was the case, how could her little uncle win?

Tang Ailian was puzzled: What kind of treasure could be in her little uncle's possession?

Tang Shuisheng's face seemed very distressed, "I've already told you, I can't ask my niece for that thing. It was given to her by her master for saving lives, and she's already used it to save Jixiong. How can such a precious item still be kept?"

"She doesn't have it anymore, but you can ask her master for it. You're her little uncle, and as long as you go to her, she will surely ask her master for you," said the soft-spoken young man.

What, Jixiong? Niece? Ask her master?

Hearing these words, Tang Ailian finally understood that these people weren't trying to trap her little uncle; they were targeting her instead!

Tang Ailian was puzzled: What kind of treasure could be in her little uncle's possession?

Tang Shuisheng's face seemed very distressed: "I've already told you, I can't ask my niece for that thing. It was given to her by her master for saving lives, and she's already used it to save Jixiong. How can such a precious item still be kept?"

"She doesn't have it anymore, but you can ask her master for it. You're her little uncle, and as long as you go to her, she will surely ask her master for you," said the soft-spoken young man.

What, Jixiong? Niece? Ask her master?

Hearing these words, Tang Ailian finally understood that these people weren't trying to trap her little uncle; they were targeting her instead!

Tang Ailian couldn't help but feel puzzled by the situation. Why would anyone be interested in something from her little uncle's family?

Meanwhile, Tang's grandfather was still questioning Xiaocao, "Why are those people beating your father?"

Xiaocao replied, "As soon as they arrived, they told my father that he owed them two hundred yuan, and it was time to repay. My father said he didn't have the money, and then they started beating him."

Tang's grandfather had been about to step out but withdrew his foot. His younger brother was notorious for his gambling habit, and every year, someone would come to collect his gambling debts. At first, they had helped him out, but later on, they stopped intervening, and he would use household items

 to offset the debts. The cured meat and rice cakes prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner were often taken away by others before the thirtieth of the lunar month.

But this time, he had lost a hundred yuan and borrowed from loan sharks, now having to repay two hundred yuan!

Two hundred yuan was more than their entire family's assets. What use would he be if he went? Not only did he refuse to go, but he also stopped Love Poem and the others from getting involved, saying, "Don't go and stir up trouble."

Tang Ailian saw Tang's grandfather turn back and realized that he was disappointed in her little uncle and didn't want to deal with the matter anymore.

However, those people were looking for her, and she couldn't ignore it. While Tang's grandfather was holding back Love Wen, she slipped out through the back door.

At almost two and a half years old, she could walk in front of people without any issues. She sighed at how difficult it was to act like a little girl when she was already a Postnatal Stage Four martial artist.

On Tang Shuisheng's side, because he hadn't agreed to help "the boss" obtain the elixir from Tang Ailian, he received a few more beatings.

Tang Ailian couldn't help but feel a bit resentful towards her little uncle. She thought, "You're just a poor farmer with no more than a hundred yuan in total assets, how could you dare to borrow a hundred yuan from someone? Isn't that asking for trouble?"

But considering that he had helped her with the Heart-Healing Grass, Little Spirit Mushroom, and deceived her for the ginseng seedlings, she felt obliged to help him.

Moreover, she was pleased that he didn't agree to the scheme against her.

"Little Uncle!" Tang Ailian, with her small chest puffed out and short legs moving, entered her little uncle's room.

The white-bearded old man's eyes lit up when he saw her come in, and the other two men also noticed Tang Ailian. They looked surprised but didn't dare to approach.

Tang Ailian walked over and helped her little uncle to his feet. "Little Uncle, a real man should kneel to heaven and earth, and to his parents. How can you easily kneel to someone else? Get up quickly."

The man with the hooked nose quickly glanced at the white-bearded old man, who subtly nodded. The man with the hooked nose immediately put on a smile. "Little sister, who are you?"

Tang Ailian gave him a disdainful look. "You know, yet you ask? You're looking for me, right? What's the point of setting a trap for my little uncle?"

The man with the eagle eyes rubbed his nose, feeling a bit awkward being exposed by a two-year-old girl. However, he couldn't show disrespect to Tang Ailian, as there was a hidden expert behind her.

"Tang family's little sister—"

Tang Ailian interrupted him. "Don't call me that. Call me Tang Ailian."

(End of this chapter)