The woman was overjoyed at the sight, but before she could speak, the burly man in the lead grabbed her hair and slapped her hard across the face, causing her cheek to swell up instantly!

Du Cheng'er felt her ears ringing, her mouth hurt terribly, and her cheeks burned. The next second, she heard something she never dreamed of.

"Oh! This young lady is quite spirited, isn't she? Trying to ask your lover for help? Haha! Don't you even know who invited us?"

After saying this, Du Cheng'er paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up in disbelief, staring straight at the man she loved!

"Brother Yi...you...say something!"

The scholar stood stiffly, his gaze dark and gloomy. He then walked up to Du Cheng'er, his face devoid of the tenderness and affection he had shown before.

"I'm sorry, I planned all of this, but you and your father are also responsible. If you weren't so materialistic, why would I have resorted to such a desperate measure? Your father is already so rich, yet you still insist on finding someone even richer. I love you so much, but you didn't even dare to threaten to kill yourself. You even said you were afraid your father couldn't handle it. Ha! That old bastard should have died long ago!"

Du Cheng'er stared at him in disbelief, finding it hard to believe that this was the true thought of the humble and polite man she remembered...

"But...but I've already abandoned my innocence to elope with you. When we get back, my father will definitely agree..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the scholar's face became even more unpleasant and agitated!

"Pah! Agree? Miss? How stupid do you have to be to believe such nonsense? When we get back, your father will definitely send someone to beat me to death and then remarry you. I'd have to be crazy to go back with you! Blame your father. If he had drunk the tea I sent him back then, he would have died long ago and none of this would have happened!"

Du Cheng'er was completely stunned, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably! Then, she reacted and roared angrily.

"You...you wanted to kill my father? Liar! You big liar!"

Seeing that the conversation had gone this far, the scholar was too lazy to pretend anymore and gave a cold laugh.

"I'm a liar, but you're not an idiot, are you? Ha! Don't worry, once your dad pays the ransom, you and your father will both go to hell!"

Upon hearing this, Du Cheng'er's anger and fear reached their peak instantly, and she roared at the group!

"Lin Yi! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

It's hard to imagine that such a frail body could produce such a loud roar! Even as the group was about to take Du Cheng'er away, Qin Qing remained motionless!

Little Muyue, who had already woken up in her arms, finally spoke.

"Grandma, that older sister is a good person, right? That man is so wicked!"

Qin Qing was taken aback when he heard this. He looked down in surprise and saw that the little girl in his arms had already woken up and was now staring at him with wide eyes and a face full of righteous indignation!

"Sweetie, some things are beyond our control. Go to sleep."

She knew she was being cold-blooded, but her meddling always ended up like the farmer and the snake, and would even harm her granddaughter. She was scared!

However, tonight she was destined to have to take charge!

After the burly man dragged Du Cheng'er out, he suddenly remembered something and said in a gruff voice.

"Hey, scholar, go and take care of those women and children inside!"

As he spoke, the burly man tossed a dagger to the scholar, his eyes gleaming with a threatening glint.

The scholar trembled as he took the dagger, extremely nervous, his eyes filled with resistance…

The burly man ignored him, looking at him with disdain and contempt.

"Do you think you can get away with this after Du Cheng'er and her father are dead? Now you're in the same boat as us. Killing two people is killing, killing three people is killing. You have to show some sincerity in your partnership!"

Finally, under the burly man's patient persuasion, the scholar's gaze gradually turned ruthless. He gripped the dagger tightly and slowly walked towards the dilapidated temple. Seeing this, the burly man behind him felt even more contempt for such a person.

All the sounds reached Qin Qing's ears, and even though she didn't want to meddle, she was destined to be unable to escape!

The footsteps drew closer; Qin Qing, holding little Mu Yue, stood with her back to the scholar…

"Don't blame me! Blame your own bad luck for showing up here tonight!"

The scholar's voice was extremely tense and flustered, yet it was full of pleas for acquittal!

As soon as he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and suddenly stabbed at Qin Qing!

"Sizzle!"

A piercing sound rang out as two sharp blades swiftly clashed against each other! The scholar, jolted forward by the force of his movement, opened his eyes in fright, only to be met with Qin Qing's deep, dark blue eyes…

In his shock, before the scholar could even feel fear, the dagger in his hand was deflected by an unknown hard object, the force of which was so great that he couldn't even hold onto the dagger!

"Clang!"

The dagger made a crisp sound as it fell. The scholar, lying on the ground, looked up at Qin Qing, but the dark blue color had disappeared. Just as he came to his senses and thought he had seen wrong, he prepared to run away and retreat, but Qin Qing quickly walked up to him and punched him in the face!

"ah!"

The scholar screamed in agony inside, quickly attracting the attention of the men outside. The burly man at the head of the group frowned impatiently and gestured for one of his men to go in and check, and kill them all while he was at it!

Upon seeing this, the burly man's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile. He picked up the long knife beside him and strode in menacingly.

As soon as they entered, they saw the scholar lying on the ground, cowering in a corner in fear, with no injuries on his face! However, the newcomer didn't say much, only glanced at the scholar with disdain, and turned to walk inside!

He hadn't gone more than a few steps when a figure wielding a wooden stick attacked him from behind. Caught off guard, he was knocked unconscious by the blow, his burly body instantly collapsing to the ground, his fate unknown.

Qin Qing emerged from the shadows, his face calm and expressionless. He then grabbed his subordinate's leg and dragged him behind the stone statue in the middle of the dilapidated temple…

This scene directly provoked the scholar. He thought that she had killed the strong man's subordinate with a stick and was still so calm. Now she was dragging the corpse away. Would he be next?

Immediately, enduring the pain, he mustered all his strength and rushed outside, shouting as he did so.

"She...she killed someone!"

The burly man outside saw him run out and assumed that his subordinate had been frightened by witnessing the murder. He became even more impatient, kicked him, and cursed.

"So what if I kill you? What are you scared of? I've killed tons of people! If you keep making a fuss, I'll kill you too!"

After saying that, he picked up Du Cheng'er, who looked desperate, and was about to leave when he seemed to remember something and looked at the dilapidated temple with a heavy gaze.

"It's been so long, why hasn't there been a sound at all?"

Upon hearing this, the scholar quickly took over the conversation.

"It's that woman on the ground! She's awake! And she killed your men!!"