An Xiaohu and An Fu breathed a sigh of relief when Shangguan Xiu was certain that An Xiaodie was the murderer. Now that someone else was shouldering the blame, they should be able to leave safely soon, right?
Seeing herself getting beaten, and her parents and brother not uttering a word or even glancing at her, An Xiaodie became even more infuriated.
As she was being thrashed by Shangguan Xiu on the ground, she couldn't hold back her tears and pleaded with him, "Sir, I really didn't do it. It was my parents and my brother, truly it was them. I'm just a weak woman; I can't do anything…"
But Shangguan Xiu still paid her no attention. His grip did not lessen, and instead, the strength of his blows seemed to grow even stronger, and the whip struck An Xiaodie at an ever-increasing pace.
Shangguan Xiu seemed like a man possessed, relentlessly beating An Xiaodie without pause.
