Chapter 28 If you touch her, how do you want to die? ...

They raced all the way back to the capital as quickly as possible.

Upon arriving home, Lin Qingyu went to see her grandfather, Lin Zhenwei, who was also there. Lin Yansen and Lin Yanzhou were present. Lin Yanzhou had been doing business in the south for years, and this trip home was solely to see Dai Dai off at her wedding.

"grandfather."

"Father, Second Uncle."

After greeting everyone, Lin Qingyu placed Ji Yujing's three betrothal gifts on the table, and then repeated in detail what Ji Yujing had told him.

"Grandpa, I spent two days exploring Lingdong. It is indeed poor, but the people are kind and hospitable, and the public security is good."

"Old Master Ji and Mrs. Ji Yujing are both honest and kind people. Their residence is bright and clean, and the flowers and plants in the yard are well taken care of. It is clear that they love life."

Lin Yanzhou picked up the blank letter and examined it closely: "This time, Ji Yujing is quite sincere."

Getting things done by Ji and Jing isn't something that can be done simply by having money.

Not to mention, you can fill in anything on a blank letter.

Lin Yansen then picked up another letter.

He didn't need Ji Yujing to do anything for him; he just wanted his Dai Dai to be free from grievances.

Not taking a concubine is good.

At that moment, Lin Yansen's opinion of his son-in-law, Ji Yujing, rose even higher.

Lin Zhenwei also saw Ji Yujing's sincerity and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Keep the blank letter, and send the other two to Daisy."

"Then I'll take my leave."

"Thank you for your hard work, Yu'er. Go now."

After saying goodbye to her elders, Lin Qingyu took her things and left.

But after taking only a few steps, he retreated to his father's side, a smile playing on his lips, and spoke in an extremely low voice...

"father."

Lin Yansen thought the kid was acting strangely and gave him a disdainful look: "What's wrong?"

Lin Qingyu: "Didn't you say before that you bumped into a top-notch master from Lingdong with a long scar on his face on Luxiu Street?"

Lin Yansen had a deep impression of this incident: "Yes, I even invited him and his friends for tea."

Lin Qingyu: "He is your son-in-law."

Lin Yansen thought he had misheard: "Who did you say that expert is?"

Lin Qingyu: "Your son-in-law."

Lin Yansen: "..."

Lin Qingyu suppressed a laugh and then left the study.

He jogged to Lin Qingdai's courtyard, where the little girl was sitting in the shade of a tree reading a book on military strategy.

Lin Qingyu sat down beside her and placed the two items on the small table.

A clanging sound rang out, and Lin Qingdai looked at him with surprise, "Brother, when did you get back?"

Lin Qingyu: "Not long ago."

He then couldn't help but tease, "Reading military books, preparing to fight alongside Ji Yujing?"

Lin Qingdai smiled and said, "Just browsing."

"Brother, you must be tired from your journey."

What a thoughtful person she is! She clearly wants to know about the situation in Lingdong, but she still cares about her brother first.

She knew that her brother was suffering because of her.

Lin Qingyu's heart softened immediately: "It's not hard work. I'll accompany you on your departure."

Lin Qingdai instinctively wanted to refuse, "Brother..."

Before he could say it, Lin Qingyu stopped him.

"We absolutely have to go."

Lin Qingdai gleaned some information from her brother's eyes.

"But are you afraid of encountering danger on the road?"

Lin Qingyu gave her a thumbs up: "You two really don't leave any way out for other forces."

Hearing this, Lin Qingdai's face flushed slightly.

"elder brother."

Lin Qingyu couldn't stand her sister's attitude any longer and said, "Alright, alright, I won't say anymore."

"Take a look at Ji Yujing's betrothal gifts and see if you're satisfied. If you're not, then go and make a scene when you see him."

"There's one more copy; let Grandpa keep it for now."

The word "闹" (nao, meaning to make a fuss) made Lin Qingdai laugh.

"How do we make a scene?"

"The purpose of this betrothal is to show sincerity. What's the point of me making a scene?"

Lin Qingyu particularly liked his younger sister's proud and arrogant attitude, so he reached out and patted her head, saying sincerely, "Brother thinks that Ji Yujing cherishes this marriage very much."

"Daidai will be happy."

"Even if you don't, it's okay, your brother will come and bring you back."

Lin Qingdai smiled obediently and said, "I know, brother."

"Go and rest."

"Um."

After Lin Qingyu left, Lin Qingdai first picked up the jade bracelet to look at it. It wasn't made of top-grade material, but it wasn't bad either.

There are many subtle marks on it, suggesting that someone has worn it.

Is it a family heirloom of the Ji family?

Without asking, Lin Qingdai accurately guessed the origin of the jade bracelet.

She tried them on, and they were a little too big.

No problem, just wear it when it's appropriate.

She carefully put the jade bracelet down, then picked up the envelope and began to read the letter carefully.

It's just a few lines of text; you can read it at a glance.

Lin Qingdai read the letter over and over again, spending a great deal of time on it.

She thought that Ji Yujing understood her.

He was also willing to give her joy and a sense of security.

May 26

Just after 9 a.m., Lin Qingdai boarded the carriage amidst the tearful gazes of her family.

The dowry had already departed three days earlier, escorted by the Lin family's secret guards who rarely showed their faces.

We split up to distribute the pressure.

To avoid danger, we must consider both sides.

Therefore, Lin Qingdai's party only had four carriages.

Lin Qingdai rode in one car, and her daily necessities were in another. The journey to Lingdong would take several days. Without packing plenty of things in advance, no one in the family would feel at ease.

I said everything I needed to say before I left.

Everyone agreed not to cry when they parted, but to treat it as Dai Dai's long journey. She would return home during the New Year. But when the carriage started moving, Lin Qing Dai opened the embroidered window and saw her parents and sister crying their eyes out.

Even someone as calm as Ah Weng had a strange glint in his eyes.

With just one glance, Lin Qingdai felt a lump in her throat and her eyes well up with tears, but she still smiled at them with her eyebrows curved.

"Dai Dai went out to play and will be home soon."

"Grandpa, take care."

Lin Zhenwei waved his hand, his eyes stinging with tears: "Go, remember you have a family."

People say that once a young woman gets married, she belongs to someone else's family.

How absurd this is.

Even if other families are like this, the Lin family wouldn't be.

She will always have a home.

Home is her support and her place of refuge.

At this point, Lin Qingdai could no longer hold back her tears, which rolled down her cheeks like beads from a broken string. Not wanting her family to see her vulnerable and sad state, she nodded and closed the latticed window.

Closing the lattice window does not completely block out sound.

She heard her father weep uncontrollably, as if he were a child who had lost a precious treasure;

She heard her mother calling her name, telling her to send letters home often; once everything settled down, she would go to Lingdong to see her.

She heard her sister...

As the carriage moved away from the Lin family's old residence, Lin Qingdai's ears fell silent, but her crying continued.

Mingqian and Mingyue were heartbroken, but neither of them tried to persuade her. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but they knew they couldn't change her mind.

The young lady was pampered and spoiled growing up. The more love she received over the past decade or so, the more heartbroken she was when she left her family.

After a short while, someone knocked on the stained-glass window.

As the bright moon shone through the open window, Lin Qingyu's dashing figure on horseback came into view.

“Dai Dai”.

Her brother's call made Lin Qingdai raise her head and gaze at him. But she couldn't see his face clearly, her vision blurred by tears.

"elder brother."

"for you."

As she spoke, Lin Qingyu tossed a bag of candy to Lin Qingdai, which landed precisely on the small table in front of her: "Mother made this for you. Eat one when you're feeling down."

"I guarantee you won't feel sad anymore after eating it."

"Because it tastes terrible."

Lin Qingdai was amused by her brother's absurd words.

After laughing, her sadness faded somewhat, and she took a piece of candy made by her mother and put it in her mouth.

It's very sweet, and it has the lotus scent that she likes!

My brother is wrong; it's clearly delicious.

At this moment, Lin Qingyu spoke again: "Dai Dai, do you know about Huining Prefecture?"

Lin Qingdai nodded.

Lin Qingyu: "Brother, let's have a race."

Lin Qingdai spoke with a sticky, chewing candy in her mouth, "How do we compete?"

Lin Qingyu: "Let's take Huining Prefecture as the boundary and see who can expand the Lin family's business empire further."

As soon as he finished speaking, the map of both sides of Ningzhou appeared in Lin Qingdai's mind.

"Brother, you're not being fair."

"How is it unfair?"

"I'm clearing land in Lingdong, while you're enjoying prosperity in the central region."

Lin Qingyu smiled, her smile as bright and unrestrained as the spring sun.

“Dai Dai, you’re wrong about that.”

"How is it wrong?"

"Clearing the land is certainly difficult, but snatching meat from the mouths of the major clans is no easy task either."

Lin Qingdai thought about it carefully and felt that her brother's words made sense.

"That's fine."

"What are we betting on?"

Lin Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "If I lose, I'll cook for you in Lingdong for three months."

Lin Qingdai liked the bet and smiled.

At this moment, her smile finally returned to its usual light and bright state.

"Can."

"and yours?"

"Me?"

Jiaojiao thought about it seriously for a moment, and then said, "If I lose, I'll have Ji Yujing cook for you for seven days."

Lin Qingyu imagined Ji Yujing cooking and washing dishes, and thought the bet was worth it.

He can also invite Song Yunyan to join him then.

"Can you get him to do anything?"

Lin Qingdai nodded seriously: "Absolutely."

Five days later, Lin Qingdai and her party returned to Ningzhou.

Passing through, you'll reach Lingdong.

But Lin Qingyu dared not relax; the journey had been so smooth that he could hardly believe it.

We stayed at an inn that night.

He dared not sleep even though he was staying in the private room next to Lin Qingdai's.

Perhaps sensing her brother's nervousness, Lin Qingdai knocked on his door late at night.

Lin Qingyu saw her younger sister and asked, "...Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Lin Qingdai: "Then why isn't brother asleep yet?"

Lin Qingyu: "I won't be able to have peace of mind until I safely deliver you to Ji Yujing's side."

Lin Qingdai suddenly said, "It's all Ji Yujing's fault."

If it weren't for his great reputation and numerous enemies, his brother would never have been so nervous.

Lin Qingyu paused for a moment, then chuckled, "Don't say that to his face."

Lin Qingdai: "Why can't I say?"

Lin Qingyu: "He wanted to come and pick you up, but we have to be careful of the neighbors next door."

"It's only natural that your wife should come last in everything else."

"...Lin Qingdai, go to sleep."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, indicating that he wanted to send them away.

"Go to sleep if you want. Anyone who can't sleep is a pig."

Lin Qingyu: "..."

Worried that my sister will scold me?

But it must be said that after Lin Qingdai's outburst, Lin Qingyu's mood really relaxed a lot.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, the group continued towards Lingdong. If all went well, they would be able to enter Ji and Jing's sphere of influence that night.

But this last part is also the most dangerous.

The road winds along the mountains, and passing through here, one must not only guard against mountain bandits, but also against ambushes by various forces.

"The beauty in the car, stay."

Sure enough, when Lin Qingyu and the others entered the middle section of the road where it was difficult to go forward or retreat, a rough male voice suddenly came from the forest.

“If anyone else is willing to lick my shoes, I may spare their life.”

His arrogant words polluted the wind and even made Min Yu'an, the leader of the Silver Shield Army, sneer.

Why don't you think about how you want to die?

Undisguised arrogance, without any suspense, enraged the person hiding in the mountains.

They emerged from the hiding place in groups, each one tall and muscular.

In the end, nearly a hundred people gathered, far exceeding the number of Lin Qingyu and her group.

Lin Qingyu looked at the burly man at the head of the group, his handsome face calm: "We have come for a joyous occasion and have no desire to see blood. If you leave immediately, I can overlook the offense I caused earlier."

The burly man laughed arrogantly: "You little punks? You think you can make us bleed?"

Someone behind him was giving Lin Qingyu and Min Yu'an a lewd look. "Boss, give these two to me later."

Why give it to him?

Lin Qingyu and Min Yu'an understood perfectly from his gaze.

Lin Qingyu was smiling, but her gaze turned cold.

He raised his right hand and his index finger twitched slightly.

The next instant, Min Yu'an on horseback moved.

He leaped into the air towards the lewd man and slapped him hard across the face. The whole process was incredibly fast; by the time everyone reacted, he had already retreated back to his horse.

The bandits then realized that this group of people was fierce and not to be trifled with.

But if they are forced to retire, how will they survive in Huaining Prefecture in the future?

"kill!"

"The beauty stays."

Even after things had escalated to this point, the bandit leader still had his eye on the beautiful woman in the carriage.

It was because someone told him yesterday that a fairy would pass by his mountain.

Capture her, and you'll have wealth and beauty for the rest of your life.

The bandits drew their knives and charged at Lin Qingyu and his group.

Lin Qingyu's face finally darkened. "Kill."

Min Yu'an personally led the team to attack the bandits.

The procession consisted of more than 30 people, representing one-third of the wedding party.

Lin Qingyu stayed with her younger sister.

His intuition told him that this might only be the beginning.

Sure enough, while Min Yu'an and his group were locked in fierce combat, another group of people suddenly emerged from the hidden location.

They were masked and carried sticks of uniform length. They didn't make a sound as they headed straight for Lin Qingyu and the others.

The stick may not be the most lethal weapon, but their gazes were cold, and they came to kill.

This time, without Lin Qingyu's instructions, Chen Bo led his men to meet them.

Because the other party revealed their murderous intent, they were fighting desperately from the very beginning.

At this point, fewer than fifty people remained by Lin Qingdai's side.

"Anyone else? Come out here."

Lin Qingyu's voice was infused with immense internal energy, surging outwards in all directions.

This statement was both a declaration and a provocation.

Those who dared to target the Lin family were all formidable individuals. Since they were all strong, they couldn't withstand provocation.

In an instant, assassins descended from the sky and cold iron swords flew out from all directions, all targeting the carriage where Lin Qingdai was.

They want her dead.

The Silver Shield Army was divided for the second time.

Lin Qingyu drew his sword and retreated to his sister's carriage.

"The moon shines brightly, protect Dai Dai well."

"promise."

"Be careful, brother."

"Don't be afraid, Dai Dai, your brother will definitely get you safely to Jingning City."

Before he could finish speaking, another sword arrow came hurtling towards him.

He swung his sword and ruthlessly knocked it down.

He then charged into the fierce battle, and for the first time, the young master of the Lin family's swordsmanship was clearly displayed before everyone.

The moment they appear, they're fighting desperately.

Not long after Lin Qingyu left, a powerful surge of internal energy crashed down on Lin Qingdai's carriage from the sky. Mingqian and Mingyue sensed it keenly and scrambled out of the carriage with Lin Qingdai.

The carriage shattered into pieces with a deafening roar, some parts even turning into dust that drifted listlessly into the air.

Mingqian drew her sword with a cold expression and said to Mingyue, "Take Miss away."

Mingyue nodded, protecting Lin Qingdai as they moved forward, intending to break through the fierce battle.

The man in black looked at the cold-faced girl and chuckled contemptuously: "You think you can stop me?"

Mingqian drew her sword: "I will stop anyone who wants to harm our young lady."

"Gods and Buddhas are irrelevant."

The man in black said, "You're quite loyal. I'll make sure you die with some dignity."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them started fighting at the same time.

During the exchange, the man in black realized that the girl's earlier boast was not just empty talk.

She is very strong.

Her swordsmanship was sharp yet ethereal, revealing a person's sword style in a subtle way.

Mu Jing, a sword immortal who has long since retired from the world.

A peerless genius from humble beginnings gave the martial arts world a female name.

Who is your master?

"I have many masters, which one are you asking about?"

As if to prove her point, the little girl's swordplay changed.

Cold-blooded and ruthless, every strike of his sword is aimed at taking a life.

In this way, he becomes like a different person again.

"interesting."

The masked man in black smiled slightly, finally abandoning his contempt and beginning to take the situation seriously. This seriousness was rare for him; it was a sign of recognition and respect for his opponent.

In the heat of battle, Mingqian's earlobe suddenly twitched.

Suddenly, a sword arrow came hurtling towards her, the sound of it slashing so fierce it startled her.

It was too fast; it seemed she didn't have time to dodge.

"Miss."

"Sister Yue."

Mingqian silently recited the words, her eyes gleaming with a resolute and ruthless determination to face death.

Let's die together.

Just as she was about to get pierced by the sword arrow along with the man in black, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of her and cleaved the arrow in two with a sword.

Perhaps due to excessive force, she heard the man hiss exaggeratedly.

That wasn't the end of it; two other people appeared around her.

Together with her, they surrounded the man in black.

"Is it appropriate for a grown man to bully a young girl?"

"If you want to fight, my brother and I will fight you."

"Little sister, you're very strong. But you must be tired after fighting for so long, step aside and rest for a while."

Mingqian dared not rest; she still needed to find her mistress.

The visitor seemed to have discerned her thoughts.

Another man smiled and said to her, "Don't worry, your lady also has reinforcements on her side."

These aren't just ordinary reinforcements.

Just as Mingqian had worried, Mingyue failed to break through the fierce battle circle.

It seemed the enemy had anticipated their strategy; the people they sent to intercept Mingyue and Lin Qingdai were all exceptionally skilled in light-footed martial arts.

Mingyue has to take care of Lin Qingdai, so she doesn't have an absolute advantage.

They rushed forward for dozens of feet before being surrounded.

Despite being in a very passive situation, Lin Qingdai appeared quite relaxed.

She even smiled at the man in black in front of her, "Bandits for lust, what are you doing here?"

The man in black seemed to find the situation amusing, a smile appearing in his dark eyes.

"Miss Lin has great courage. Even in such a vulnerable position, she remains so calm."

The low, cool sound quality is very pleasant to listen to.

Lin Qingdai couldn't discern any murderous intent in him, or at least it wasn't obvious, but she wasn't naive enough to believe that the man before her was a friend rather than an enemy.

“My grandfather taught me from a young age not to show weakness to people who are hostile to you.”

"Because if you show weakness, they won't let you off the hook."

"Don't you think so?"

"yes."

"What is Miss Lin doing now?"

Lin Qingdai: "A last struggle before death? Let's talk business."

"Interesting, tell me about it."

"If I were to exchange my life for money, I could probably get quite a bit. But if I die, none of the people involved in this today will survive. Or rather, none of the three clans of those who participated in the ambush of me today will survive."

The man in black laughed, "Who has that ability? The Emperor, the Lin family, or Ji Yujing?"

Lin Qingdai: "If you're really curious, then kill me."

She spoke calmly about life and death, as if she truly wasn't afraid of dying.

"Is Miss Lin not afraid of death?"

"I'm not afraid, but I'm afraid of pain. Please hurry up, young hero, so that I can suffer less."

Looking at the beautiful and fascinating girl, the man in black suddenly didn't want to kill her anymore.

Such a wonderful person, it would be a pity to leave her in Lingdong, and even more of a pity to have her dead.

He suddenly made a move, intending to snatch the beautiful woman away.

Mingyue naturally refused and started fighting with him.

The other men in black rushed straight towards Lin Qingdai.

"Miss."

Mingyue's voice trembled with anxiety, almost breaking into tears.

However, her fears did not come true. Someone grabbed her waist and pulled her away before their dirty hands touched Lin Qingdai's skirt.

"Zhang Qiyuan, if you touch her, how do you want to die?"

As the low, cool voice spread, a familiar, crisp scent wafted to Lin Qingdai's nostrils.

She couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to herself,

"At least he still has some conscience."