Seeing Xiao Liang raise a stool to smash it against her, Shen Niantang felt a jolt of alarm and quickly dodged to the side. The stool grazed her shoulder and slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Shen Niantang seized the moment to struggle free from the hemp rope on her wrists, which had already loosened. The rough rope left several bloody welts on her palms, stinging sharply. Ignoring the pain, she gritted her teeth and scrambled up, but before she could steady herself, Xiao Liang grabbed her ankle.
"Want to run? It won't be that easy!"
Chapter 29