"Oh, it's Xiaofei. Seeing you dressed in such nice clothes, with such a grand presence and so imposing manner, I thought you were that handsome young man who had wandered into the wrong place."

Immediately afterwards, many villagers recognized the person in front of them, but Lin Xiaofei had an extraordinary temperament, a sword at his waist, and an imposing aura, so they did not recognize him for a moment.

As soon as someone shouted out, many villagers immediately beamed with joy, their puzzled expressions easing as they rushed forward to speak with smiles.

"Greetings to Aunt Huang and Uncle Chen."

Lin Xiaofei approached and quickly greeted him with a smile.

"I heard your whole family lives in town. What brings you back to the village?"

Aunt Huang, who used to frequently visit Lin Xiaofei's family, asked the question.

"I just came to see Xu Yi, and I also came back to the village to visit you all."

As he spoke, Lin Xiaofei looked at Xu Yi, who was watching him from the side, and said, "

"Xu Yi, don't rush off yet, I need to talk to you about something!"

"So you were looking for the Xu family's kid. That's great."

Nowadays, you and Xu Yi are both remarkable people, dressed smartly and with extraordinary bearing. Unlike us, you don't have to struggle to even get enough to eat.

"By the way, look at the girl Xu Yi brought back to the village. She's really beautiful. If I'm not mistaken, Xu Yi definitely likes her. Maybe she'll even marry him someday."

Aunt Huang smiled, moved closer to Lin Xiaofei, and whispered.

Lin Xiaofei chatted with a few aunts and uncles for a while. Seeing their smiling faces, some of them thought that Xu Yi had brought back a wife, and that was why they were happy.

After a brief chat with the aunts and uncles, Lin Xiaofei deliberately pulled Xu Yi aside. Seeing that the woman was sensible and didn't follow, he noticed that she was not following them.

"Xiaofei, you came all this way to see me, is there something you need?"

Seeing that Lin Xiaofei was pulling him and keeping a relatively far distance from the others, Xu Yi then spoke.

"I'm asking you, do you like that outer sect female disciple?"

Lin Xiaofei asked directly.

"Well..."

Xu Yi blushed, turned to look at the woman not far away, and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I see."

Seeing Xu Yi's appearance, Lin Xiaofei nodded and said.

He knew that Xu Yi had fallen for the woman, but Zhu San told him that the woman was someone Zhu San had placed by Xu Yi's side beforehand. In other words, when Xu Yi was on a mission with this woman, he was very likely to be assassinated by her.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiaofei quickly said:

That woman is dangerous. You'd better stay away from her, or your life will be in danger.

"Xiaofei, you're telling me to stay away from Liu Hong? What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi was taken aback and asked with a puzzled look.

He was stunned by what Lin Xiaofei said. He had spent a long time with Liu Hong before he fell in love with her. Naturally, he was unwilling to stay away from Liu Hong, as Lin Xiaofei had told him to.

"Let me put it this way, the reason I came to see you today is because Zhu San told me that you will encounter misfortune during this mission, and the Liu Hong you mentioned is someone that Zhu San arranged to be by your side in advance. It is very likely that Liu Hong will attack you during your mission."

That's why I told you to stay away from Liu Hong, to avoid being influenced by her...

Now you understand what I mean, right?

Seeing Xu Yi's confusion, Lin Xiaofei explained.

Nodding, Xu Yi snapped out of his reverie and said, "

Xiaofei, you said Liu Hong was someone Zhu San arranged to be by my side beforehand, that's impossible.

If I remember correctly, I met Liu Hong on the very first day I joined the Qingfeng Gang. At that time, I didn't even know who Zhu San was, and Zhu San didn't know me either. How could Zhu San just randomly assign someone to my side?

Also, I visited Liu Hong's home once before. She was just the daughter of an ordinary villager and would never be recognized by someone of Zhu San's high status.

Besides, she likes me, and I like her too, so how could she possibly hurt me?

"Xiaofei, you weren't tricked by Zhu San, were you?"

Let me think about it.

Lin Xiaofei frowned slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he immediately understood what was going on and said, "

You're right, I was indeed scammed.

Zhu San's story was a lie. The other party knew that he liked to collect herbs, and since the other party said that Xu Yi was in danger, and Xu Yi was his childhood playmate, he would naturally hesitate upon hearing that Xu Yi was in danger, and might even go to find Xu Yi. Therefore, the purpose of Zhu San's story was to lure him out and then assassinate him.

"Xiao Fei, you're now the number one genius in the gang. Could it be that Zhu San is trying to get rid of you because he's jealous of you?"

After thinking for a moment, Xu Yi said.

At this moment, he was no longer the naive boy he used to be. After experiencing some things in the Qingfeng Gang, he understood some things to some extent and quickly realized that Zhu San might be going after Lin Xiaofei.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Nodding, Lin Xiaofei said:

By the way, what mission are you on this time?

"Liu Hong and I were in the Internal Affairs Hall when we took on a task to recruit outer disciples, which meant going to various villages to recruit children around ten years old. So, I went back to our village first, but we only managed to recruit one child."

Next, I plan to visit my father's grave. My father always told me that after I found a wife, I must take her with me to kowtow to his grave. So, taking advantage of this mission, I plan to take Liu Hong to pay respects to my father.

Then they would go to other villages to recruit disciples.

Xu Yi scratched his head and said.

"I see?"

Lin Xiaofei nodded, a look of surprise on his face.

He had played with Xu Yi since childhood, so he naturally knew Xu Yi's father. However, Xu Yi's father died early and his grave was buried in the wasteland of Shili Slope.

To Lin Xiaofei's surprise, Xu Yi remembered his father's dying instructions and actually brought a woman to pay respects. Lin Xiaofei guessed that Xu Yi had already gotten together with Liu Hong.

In a daze, he also remembered what his parents had told him before, that he should get married as soon as possible so that his parents could have a grandson.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei was about to ask Xu Yi when he would marry Liu Hong when a gentle female voice suddenly rang out.

"Brother Yi, it's getting late, let's go!"

"Okay, I'm coming."

Xu Yi responded to Liu Hong, then quickly said to Lin Xiaofei:

"Xiaofei, I'm leaving now."

Lin Xiaofei nodded, watching Xu Yi walk towards the woman in green. The two of them, along with a village child, chatted and laughed as they headed into the mountains.

He knew that Xu Yi had taken Liu Hong to pay respects to his deceased father.

At the same time, this reminded him of what some disciples in the gang said when they admired some female disciples: "Since ancient times, men are like precious swords; upon seeing their beloved, they bravely charge forward."