what it means to provoke the devil

The coyotes hurriedly surrounded the people who wanted to run, causing the rogues to cry bitter tears of regret in their hearts. If they had known that such a big shot who could tame coyotes lived in this village, they would have never come here! 

Yu Dong smiled at the group of rogues who were shivering, she smiled at them scornfully and said, "It's you who decided to come here but when you go back…. I will be the one to decide that!" As she spoke she swung the scythe on the tree trunk next to her. 

The rogues were beaten by Yu Dong and the mercenaries until they remembered their ancestors. They shivered and knelt on the ground, with worried looks on their faces. They could see that Yu Dong had no desire to let them off the hook. 

The rogues kneeling on the ground cried simultaneously, "Heroine! Madam! We had no idea that such a great person was guarding this village, If we had known we wouldn't have come here."