Chapter 45 The tiger was killed by Lin Luoxi

Old Lin tucked his pipe behind his back, stood up, and walked briskly forward.

"Father, Father, I'm going too..." Lin Daguang was still worried that Lin Luoxi was not dead, so he ran out as well.

Lin Xiaowu, who was hiding inside the house, naturally heard the news of Lin Luoxi's misfortune. She tidied herself up inside, making sure her face was as black as a monkey's bottom, before going out.

Lin Luodan, who had remained silent until now, wore a strange smile upon hearing the news of Lin Luoxi's accident, and looked dark and terrifying.

But she didn't want to go out. She still wanted to figure out how to keep Wang Xiucai on her side so that those people outside wouldn't look down on her.

Thanks to Lin Daguang's loud announcement, the neighbors next door to the Lin family also learned about Lin Luoxi's encounter with the tiger in the mountains.

Just as I was worrying, I heard those heartless people from the Lin family say something that made me utterly disgusted.

However, they were also very curious as to why Lin Luoxi, a young woman, would go into the mountains and encounter something as dangerous as a tiger.

They all put down what they were doing and headed down to the foot of the mountain.

When the Lin family and other villagers arrived at the foot of the mountain, Lin Dayou carried the bloodied Lin Luoxi on his back, Xie Hanchuan carried a spotted tiger, and a large group of villagers followed behind them as they descended the mountain.

"My God, this Lin family girl actually came back alive from the tiger's mouth!" A sharp-eyed villager spotted Lin Luoxi on Lin Dayou's back and exclaimed in shock.

"Wow! Xie Hanchuan, that unlucky guy who's cursed to be alone, is he carrying a tiger on his back?" a girl's infatuated voice rang out.

"Yes, yes, I never expected that Xie Hanchuan could actually defeat a tiger bigger than an adult. He's really amazing." A young man looked at Xie Hanchuan carrying the tiger with envy.

"What's so great about him? Maybe that tiger was just haunted by his bad luck. Otherwise, with his physique, he wouldn't even be enough to fill a tiger's teeth." An untimely, sarcastic voice rang out from the crowd.

The villagers, who hadn't gone into the mountains and didn't know the truth, heard the voice and, as Lin Dayou and his group approached, spontaneously made way for them, fearing they would be implicated by Xie Hanchuan and suffer misfortune.

The villagers who came down the mountain with them naturally heard the voice and knew that the voice belonged to the village's gossipy old woman, Lin Laotiantian.

Everyone knows what kind of person he is; he didn't even glance at them before following them into Lin Dayou's house.

Xie Hanchuan also carried the tiger and followed them into the Lin family's residence.

"Everyone, thank you so much for coming up the mountain with me today. Once my child is alright, I will definitely treat you all to a good meal."

After Lin Dayou placed Lin Luoxi on the bed and asked Lin Wangshi to fetch Doctor Yang, he turned around and spoke to the village chief and villagers who had followed him in.

The young villagers who came up the mountain with him knew that Lin Dayou's family must be extremely busy right now, so they nodded and said goodbye before heading home.

When the Lin family members, who had finally made it to the foot of the mountain, saw that Lin Luoxi had been rescued, their expressions all turned grim.

I never expected this female demon to be so resilient; she can't even die and grow old. I'm so angry!

Therefore, when she heard others praising Xie Hanchuan, Old Madam Lin became jealous and immediately tried to ruin Xie Hanchuan's reputation.

Seeing that everyone had left, they went home dejectedly, filled with resentment.

When Xie Hanchuan carried the tiger into Lin Dayou's house, the villagers were afraid that Xie Hanchuan would spread bad luck to them, so they only dared to watch from a distance and did not dare to get close.

Only Lin Zhousheng and Xie Hanchuan, two outsiders, remained in the Lin family courtyard, and the two began to stare at each other.

"Han Chuan, Lin Dayu should thank you for saving Lin Daya from the tiger's mouth." The village chief didn't know that Lin Luoxi had killed the tiger after fighting it for hundreds of rounds.

When he arrived with his men, he saw Xie Hanchuan standing next to Lin Luoxi, and the spotted tiger lying next to Lin Luoxi.

The village chief and villagers who rushed to rescue her, along with Lin Dayou and his son, all thought that a tiger was about to eat Lin Luoxi, and that Xie Hanchuan was the one who saved her.

"Village chief, you've misunderstood. This tiger was actually killed by Uncle Dayou's eldest daughter herself. When I arrived, she was just exhausted..."

Xie Hanchuan knew that Lin Luoxi was so desperate to kill the tiger herself because she wanted everyone to believe that she earned money through her own abilities.

"How is that possible? Daya is an idiot, how could she possibly kill such a big tiger?" Upon hearing Xie Hanchuan's words, the village chief immediately let out a scream of disbelief.

“Uncle Village Chief, my sister isn’t stupid, she’s all better now.” Lin Wenqian stood aside, feeling heartbroken that Lin Luoxi had suffered such a serious injury.

Upon hearing the village chief say that Lin Luoxi was an idiot, she immediately spoke up in rebuttal.

You can call anyone an idiot, but you can't call his sister an idiot.

His sister risked her life so that her family could have rice to eat.

To openly and honestly take the money to pay off the village chief's debt, she risked her life. If she's a fool, then they're all cowards.

"Wenqian, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, how could your sister, who is so small, possibly kill a tiger?" Lin Zhousheng felt uneasy when he saw Lin Wenqian looking at him with those dark eyes, and he began to explain to Lin Wenqian.

“Uncle Village Chief, do you know? My sister isn’t stupid anymore. When she found out that our family owed you money, she was heartbroken and kept thinking about paying it back. That’s why she decided to take a risky path and go into the mountains…”

Lin Wenqian couldn't continue speaking. It wasn't that he was blaming the village chief, but he felt that, logically, it should be his responsibility as the eldest son to find a way to pay off the family's debts.

But he made his younger sister, who is a year younger than him, shoulder this responsibility, and she is still unconscious. He really has no face to continue talking about it.

The village chief initially didn't believe that Lin Luoxi had really killed the tiger, but when he saw Lin Wenqian shedding tears and choking up, he understood.

He inexplicably believed that the tiger on the ground was indeed the one Lin Luoxi had fought back.

"Wenqian, do you mean that your sister really killed that tiger?" Lin Dayou, who came out of the house, also did not believe what Lin Wenqian said.

"Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Hanchuan..."

"When your sister wakes up later, you can ask her, and you'll know."

As Lin Wenqian ran down the mountain, Lin Luoxi did say that she didn't want to eat such unpalatable chaff anymore and was willing to take a gamble.

But later, whether it was his sister who killed the tiger, he could only guess.