One by one, the guards were all chopped off, and Xiao Hongli's tendons in his feet and hands were severed.

He stepped on Xiao Hongli's devilish face and said, "I won't kill you, but I'll make you wish you were dead."

"You want to kill me? You just wait and see, I'll skin your mother alive and turn every single one of you with the surname Chu into human pigs."

Holding a Tang sword, he walked up to Chu Bu Nu and said, "Chu Bu Nu, the second son of Chu Jiang and the second cousin of Xiao Hong Li, then let's start with you and be the first human pig."

His hands and feet were all cut off. Chu Bu Nu woke up in pain, then fainted again.

Whether you live or die depends on your fate. I'm not going to find you a doctor.

Yin Jin'an wiped the knife on Xiao Hongli's remaining clothes, opened their pockets, and took out all the silver notes inside.

Jiutian has already arrived with Aunt Zhang and Ye Ting.

Aunt Zhang didn't look at those people. She rushed to Zhang Xiangliang, who was already terrified, and cried out, "Liang'er, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Xiangliang was no longer able to speak. He huddled up in a ball, unable to even make a sound, clutching his head in terror.

Yin Jin'an picked out a complete silver note from Xiao Hongli's hand, threw it to Aunt Zhang, and picked up Jiutian with one hand.

"Aunt Zhang, I'm letting Zhang Xiangliang and Ye Ting go today, and I'll give you an extra five hundred taels of silver. I've repaid your kindness of a meal!"

Aunt Zhang, bewildered, cried and asked, "Jinyi, what exactly happened? How could someone kill you? Why is Liang'er here?"

Yin Jin'an pointed at Ye Ting, who had been cleaved beyond recognition, and said, "Ask your good daughter-in-law."

Ye Ting was truly terrified. Her face hurt, she felt dizzy, and her mind went completely blank with fear.

"Mother, Mother, save me..."

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Did you have anything to do with them killing the Imperial Guards?" Aunt Zhang angrily grabbed Ye Ting. "How dare you cry?"

Ye Ting clutched the hem of her clothes in fear and cried out pitifully, "Mother, save me."

Jiutian told Aunt Zhang that Ye Ting had tricked her into going to the Zhang family today, and that Zhang Xiangliang had told Aunt Zhang that her second uncle had been tricked into going to the street and being killed. Aunt Zhang was so angry she almost vomited blood.

"Liang'er, how could you be so foolish? I only gave Jin Yi half a bowl of porridge, and Jiu Tian gave me a free divination. They never owe us anything."

Jiutian said in a childish voice, "Your son and daughter-in-law feel that the kindness of that half bowl of porridge is deeper than the sea! Today, Ye Ting conspired with those people to kill Second Uncle and take a thousand taels of silver from them!"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang pounded the ground and wept bitterly.

Jiutian showed them no sympathy whatsoever. Humph, what's the use of crying? Second Uncle was almost killed!

If it weren't for repaying your kindness in providing a meal, my second uncle would have killed Zhang Xiangliang and Ye Ting today!

Standing in front of Aunt Zhang, Jiutian said, "Originally, you were destined for immense wealth, but now you only deserve these five hundred taels of silver."

Zhang Xiangliang murmured, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is the eldest son of the emperor, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard is the son of Empress Wei."

Ye Ting was dumbfounded.

Jin Yi is not stupid or lame; he is the eldest son of the emperor and Empress Wei.

She was filled with unbearable regret; if only time could turn back...

Nine Heavens: Go back to the source!

Yin Jin'an mounted his horse, lifted Jiutian onto it, and placed it on his chest.

Someone told Zhang Tiezhu what had happened on the street, and Zhang Tiezhu, the carpenter, and the second brother Zhang Xiangshan all ran over. When they saw Ye Ting, who looked like a demon, they were terrified.

Seeing Zhang Xiangliang, who was terrified and somewhat mentally unstable, and the corpses scattered on the ground struck by lightning, he loudly asked Aunt Zhang, "What exactly happened?"

Aunt Zhang tearfully recounted what Ye Ting had done, pounding her chest and sobbing, "That scoundrel! Divorce her! Divorce her! No, go to Ye Family Village and get all the money and grain back..."

Jiutian said she just missed out on immense wealth, and isn't that true? Their luck in this lifetime was only worth five hundred taels.

Yin Jin'an was kind enough to give away five hundred taels of silver.

Before leaving, Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian went to the landlord Wang's house to return the house key.

Landlord Wang's eyes were red as he said, "Nine Heavens saved my family; we will never forget this kindness. In the future, if you ever need our help, just send someone to deliver a message."

Yin Jin'an smiled faintly, tossed him the key to the door, and rode away like the wind.

Longmen Town receded further and further away, gradually turning into a black dot and disappearing into the vast天地 (heaven and earth).

Ganzhou, within the territory of Linxian County.

Under the jurisdiction of Magistrate Wang Can.

Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian traveled for over a hundred miles in the vast snow, with no village or shop in sight, and a pile of irregularly shaped large stones lying on the road.

Unlike the Yulong Kingdom, the Western Xia was less than a hundred years old, constantly at war, plagued by chaos, poverty, and backwardness.

A gang of bandits could spring out from any hilltop or puddle.

"Whoa~"

Yin Jin'an reined in his horse and shouted, "Which hero is blocking our way? Could you please do me a favor?"

Large stones were placed along the road, and heavy breathing could be heard from the forests on both sides. Yin Jin'an, with Jiu Tian in tow, dared not dismount.

Those hiding in the mountains knew he had discovered them, and with a whoosh, dozens of bandits leaped out of the snow.

"This road was built by me, these trees were planted by me..."

The man was speaking in his usual jargon, but he was interrupted by Yin Jin'an after only getting halfway through his sentence.

"Bullshit! I planted this tree myself. When I planted it, you were still in your mothers' wombs drinking amniotic fluid!"

The bandits were stunned by the insults.

No, is it time to talk about who planted the tree?

The key is to "leave behind toll money"!

Yin Jin'an continued to shout, "This road wasn't opened by you, it was opened by me back then. If you want to stay here, hand over your money right now!"

A gust of wind blew by, and the scene fell silent.