xiǎo / shuō / zhōng / de / liè / shēn / zhàng / shì / qī / rén / zuì / zhōng / shòu / dào / le / chéng / fá

小说中的劣绅仗势欺人，最终受到了惩罚。

The evil gentry in the novel bully others through their influence and are eventually punished.