The more miserable Old Man Qin was before, the more triumphant he is now.

Upon hearing Mo Lan speak of their Qin family, the usually gentle Qin Su suddenly became serious, even tightening his grip on the teacup, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

He truly didn't expect this woman to dare talk about the Qin family in front of him, and to say it so openly.

"Young lady, even the boldest person knows when to stop. Be careful what you say."

"Words can be dangerous? Haha... Qin Su, you're really funny. You know my background all along, don't you? Have you ever seen a bandit speak in such a refined and roundabout way?" Mo Lan paused here, as if the fourth chief of her family was indeed a refined bandit leader.

Fortunately, Qin Su was turning on the air conditioning at the time and didn't notice.

"I've always spoken this directly, and I also find it easier and more concise to understand."

Looking into Mo Lan's defiant eyes, Qin Su took a deep breath. "The Qin family's affairs are not something you can casually discuss."

"What, can't we hear about our own family affairs? The Qin family has been so high-profile in the past two years, who in the entire Ji Kingdom doesn't know? Who doesn't talk about it during their leisure time? Just because you didn't hear it doesn't mean others won't talk about it. Can you shut the mouths of everyone in the world?"

"You think you can silence all the gossip just by glaring at them and emitting a cold draft?"

Mo Lan looked at Qin Su with undisguised mockery in her eyes. She never expected that he would also have such self-deceiving thoughts. How ridiculous.

Qin Su: "......"

He never seemed to get over anything when he was with this woman.

He rushed here and busied himself with everything, was it just to torture himself?

"Heh~, aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble, young lady?"

"Would you wipe out this bandit stronghold for this?" Mo Lan looked directly into his eyes, her expression calm.

"Why not? When the government sends troops to wipe out the bandits, the people will only applaud. After all, in the eyes of the people, bandits are all a menace."

Qin Su looked at Mo Lan, a smirk playing on her lips, her eyes filled with a chilling light. She knew nothing about the Qin family and had no right to talk about it.

"Is that so? You think I'm afraid?" Mo Lan stroked the pointer in her hand, looking into Qin Su's eyes without flinching.

“In times of chaos, heroes rise up, and the throne is like a revolving door, anyone can sit on it. Do you think the people really care who the ruler is? They only care about whether there is enough food to eat this year and whether their children can survive. As for your power struggles, they are just topics of conversation after they have eaten and drunk their fill.”

"Therefore, when you raise an army to wipe out the mountain strongholds, the people will only be confused. Perhaps the bolder ones will even ask, 'When did the bandits start causing trouble again? Or did they rob the government...?'"

As Mo Lan spoke, she looked at Qin Su with a provocative gaze and said in a roguish tone, "I'm not afraid to say something that will slap you in the face, but for the past two years, the people around Qinglong Village have been living peacefully under my protection."

They had long since gone from initial fear to gradual acceptance, and then to indifference. If they encountered natural disasters or man-made calamities, they could still seek refuge in the mountain stronghold. If the common people were still afraid of bandits like her, it would truly be against all reason.

"You're arrogant."

Qin Su gave her a deep look, and the cup in his hand, unable to withstand his anger, shattered into four pieces with a bang.

"No problem, it's not like you've known me for just the first time. I'm a bandit by nature and I've never thought of changing."