Si Xingzi had no choice but to go and talk again.

While everyone else watched nervously, Xie Zhaozhao secretly stared at Guan Yingying. Although Guan Yingying tried her best to express her hatred for the bandits, it was clear that she was very excited.

His eyes gleamed with a vengeful light.

Xie Zhaozhao looked at her, and she was also looking at Xie Zhaozhao. Their eyes met, and Xie Zhaozhao remained indifferent and emotionless. Guan Yingying quickly looked away and pretended to be very anxious: "Third Aunt, they are ruthless bandits who kill without blinking an eye. I'm afraid it will be useless to talk to them like this."

It was no use! A short while later, Sixingzi came running back with a scream that pierced the eardrums.

Fifth Aunt and Fourth Aunt rushed out and saw that Sixingzi had one of his fingers chopped off.

Si Xingzi cried, "Mother, Fifth Aunt, they want to kill me. If they hadn't sent me to deliver this message, they would have killed me."

His fourth aunt looked at his hands, which were covered in blood, and trembled with heartache. He was missing a finger and was now disabled.

It will be difficult for him to find a wife in the future.

Fourth Aunt burst into tears, crying, "Do they still want a thousand strings of cash?"

"Yes, they said if we don't deliver it within half a quarter of an hour, they'll attack. They'll not only dig up all the ancestral graves, but they'll also specifically target the Marquis's grave! Mother, there are so many of them, a dark, overwhelming force, we can't defeat them..."

The old lady was terrified and shouted, "Everyone, quickly gather your silver and take out all the silver and jewelry you have on you and send it over!"

Xie Zhaozhao refused, saying, "No, these people have no credibility. Once we give them a thousand strings of cash, they will definitely become even more demanding. We must save ourselves."

Guan Yingying sneered: "Third Aunt, even at a time like this, you're still worried about money? You're the one here who has the most money, aren't you?"

"Even if I had money, I would never give it to them. Giving them money would only make them more arrogant," Xie Zhaozhao said to Yuanyuan. "Get ready, let's rush out and find someone to help us."

Guan Yingying pulled Tu Shi and the old lady aside and said, "No, old lady, madam, if you anger the bandits, you will surely die. Those bandits are not easy to deal with."

The old lady and Madam Tu both shouted, "Don't listen to Madam Xie! Everyone, quickly bring out the silver and jewelry, hurry up!"

The old lady instructed Taxue to collect everyone's jewelry and immediately gather enough for the bandits to give them a thousand strings of cash.