Chapter 575: I’m Afraid She Won’t Come, But I’m Afraid She Will Come

Suddenly, the sound of children crying was heard in the village, as well as the angry questioning and scolding of the children's families.

A cold light flashed and a long knife came across. The villagers who were questioning and scolding him opened their eyes wide in fear.

Just as the sharp blade was about to cut through the villager's neck, a steel ball flew over with great force and accurately hit the hand of the knife holder.

The man felt his wrist suddenly go numb, and the hand holding the knife loosened subconsciously. The long knife that was about to chop the villager's neck lost its strength and fell to the ground with a clang, splashing a few flowers of mud after the snow melted.

The air seemed to stagnate for two seconds, and there was no sound in the entire open space.

Suddenly, a man howled in pain, a roar that was a result of his extreme endurance and the endurance that could no longer be tolerated, ended the stagnant time.

The villager who had just questioned and scolded the woman hurriedly ran back with his child in his arms, and only stopped after running behind the woman holding the slingshot.

"Village chief." The whole family felt relieved when they saw her.

Qin Yao turned around and nodded to the child who was too frightened to even cry, then waved her hand, signaling all the villagers to go home.

Without any hesitation, the villagers immediately hid in their homes, leaving only a thin crack in the door to observe the situation outside.

Yin Le glanced at his master, nodded to Awang, and asked him to lead Dalang and his three siblings back.

Awang nodded, knowing the consequences of his background being exposed. He picked up the twins, motioned for Dalang and Erlang to follow, and went home first.

Soon, only Qin Yao and Yin Le were left on the open ground, facing an entire army of chilling black cavalry.

The man who was shot finally stopped howling. He got off his horse, picked up the knife on the ground and wanted to rush towards Qin Yao.

However, he had not taken two steps when he was stopped by the leader.

Yin Le looked at the person who spoke with a surprised look, and immediately turned to Qin Yao and said, "Master, he is the man named Bai who lives in the inn of Manager Fan."

As soon as Yin Le finished speaking, the man cast a sharp look towards the master and disciple.

"Are you the female village chief of Liujia Village?" Bai He asked tentatively.

His plain facial features took on a domineering and threatening look because of his black knight outfit.

Qin Yao just glanced at him indifferently and did not answer.

He stared at the man with the knife and walked forward step by step, with murderous aura pouring out of him without any concealment, looking at him as if he were a dead man.

The other party thought she was going to attack him, so he held the knife across his body with great fear. When he raised the knife, it touched the wrist that had just been hit by the marble. The pain was so piercing that he almost couldn't hold the knife.

Qin Yao curled her lips sarcastically, bent down to pick up the fallen steel ball, wiped the mud off it with the corner of her clothes, and retreated to the side of the road.

"There are many elderly people and children in the village, and they move slowly, so you'd better be careful when you move." She looked up and said lightly.

That look was as if the person with murderous eyes just now was not her.

Bai He narrowed his eyes deeply, and felt that this woman made him uncomfortable no matter how he looked at her, but he did not come here for these lowly people.

Bai He had important matters to attend to, and the other party acted as if it was none of her business as long as the villagers were not hurt, so he couldn't do anything to her.

He glared at the subordinate who acted erratically, urged the horse, led the men, passed in front of Qin Yao and his apprentice, and continued to head towards the house in the deepest part of the village.

"Master?" Yin Le looked at the group of people walking away and looked at his master worriedly, "Should we follow them and see?"

Qin Yao nodded and walked away.

Yin Le felt relieved and hurried to follow.

My master did not return home last night, and should be in the Lotus Courtyard accompanying Mr. Gongliang now. It would be bad if my master stopped the group of people from taking Mr. Gongliang away.

The master and the disciple followed Bai He and the others in big strides. Bai He noticed the two of them, frowned deeply, and looked at them with an unfriendly look, which was quite warning.

However, when they reached the Lotus Courtyard, the two men stopped and did not move forward.

I think he came here to check the situation out because he was worried about bringing trouble to the villagers. He didn't seem to be trying to stop them.

When Bai He saw that the two men stopped and no longer followed him, he withdrew his gaze and waved to his men.

Soon, the black knights quickly dispersed and surrounded all the entrances and exits of the Lotus Courtyard.

The people in the Lotus Courtyard had already noticed the commotion outside. Upon seeing this, Shitou Agu and other Qi family guards immediately rushed out of the gate and stopped Bai He and others who wanted to break into the house.

As soon as the two sides met, they were on the verge of a showdown, drawing their weapons and pointing them at each other. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Inside the courtyard, Liu Ji and Qi Xianguan stood on Gong Liangliao's left and right, their eyes full of tension.

The incident happened suddenly, and Qi Xianguan and Liu Ji, who already knew the news, reacted completely differently. The young man looked at Gong Liangliao uncomfortably, thinking that it was the teacher's own choice. He endured it again and again, but still couldn't help but whispered:

"Teacher, are you really leaving?"

Hearing this, Gong Liangliao sneered, "Not what I want."

He did not blame his disciple for doubting him, but just smiled bitterly. He did not expect the prince's men to arrive so quickly.

He should have thought of it earlier. The moment he saw Zhen Yubai, he should have thought of today's situation.

He raised his cloudy eyes and looked outside the yard. He saw the well-equipped black cavalry, and then looked at the Qi family guards who were wearing ordinary clothes without even a pair of soft armor. The old man shook his head without any expectations.

"Jingxuan, let your men retreat. They are no match for the Black Cavalry." Gong Liangliao ordered the Qi Xianguan.

Qi Xianguan was horrified and did not order Shitou and others to retreat as his teacher had instructed. He only knew that since it was not what his teacher wanted, as a disciple, he should follow his teacher's wishes and protect him.

The young man looked at Liu Ji anxiously, "Junior brother, didn't you just say that Madam must be on her way? If Madam takes action, then we won't have to be afraid of these black riders."

The latter sentence was said to Gong Liangliao, hoping that the teacher could rest assured. As long as he didn't want to leave, his disciple would definitely protect him.

Liu Ji was so nervous that he didn't dare to look into Qi Xianguan's expectant eyes. He knew Qin Yao's attitude last night. She said she would not do anything and she would definitely not do anything.

But Liu Ji couldn't help stretching his neck to look outside, thinking, what if, what if this hard-hearted evil woman softened her heart!

But his reason told him that if he offended the noble man, all the more than 200 people in Liujia Village would be doomed.

Liu Ji was very conflicted at the moment. He was afraid that Qin Yao would not come, but he was also afraid that she would really come.

Seeing that the two parties at the door were about to fight, Liu Ji came up with a clever idea in a hurry. He looked down at Gong Liangliao and said, "Teacher, why don't you pretend to leave with them first, and when you are out of Liujia Village, I will bring my wife to rescue you!"

In this way, there is no need to worry about implicating the entire Liujia Village. Liu Ji simply loved his clever brain for coming up with such a brilliant plan.

Qi Xianguan frowned when he heard such a brilliant plan. Just now he was only thinking of asking his wife to solve the current dilemma. But after hearing what Liu Ji said, he suddenly remembered that there were still villagers in Liujia Village.