The young man next to Hongtao was also stunned. His father wasn't dead?

The villagers of Dawang Village present at the scene sighed helplessly upon hearing this desperate question.

In the countryside, there was no man to support the family; it was only Hongtao, a young wife, who raised the children and made a living. It was truly a difficult situation.

Now that Chi Xiaotian has grown up and is able to take over the family business again, how could Hongtao not be angry that Chi Damin has suddenly resurfaced?

However, what is the relationship between this girl, no, this female bandit, and Chi Damin, that she would even help him deliver things?

The people of Dawang Village looked at Xu Jinhuan with suspicion, unable to fathom how these two completely unrelated people could know each other.

After a while, Hongtao stood up again and walked to Xu Jinhuan's side with a somewhat dazed expression.

"Young lady, could you tell me where you met Chi Damin?"

Xu Jinhuan looked at Hongtao and said, "In the capital."

Upon hearing this, Hongtao burst into laughter, "The capital city! It's the capital city! It's so close, yet he hasn't come back even once in all these years!"

After saying that, Hongtao turned to look at Chi Xiaotian and said with a serious face, "Xiaotian, remember that your father, Chi Damin, died ten years ago. He's been dead for a long time!"

Chi Xiaotian wiped away her tears, walked to Hongtao's side, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, Mother, my father died a long time ago!"

Hongtao patted her son's head, then turned to Xu Jinhuan and said.

“Girl, you should go back. Take Chi Damin’s things back with you. My child’s father died long ago, so I can’t take his things.”

Xu Jinhuan sighed helplessly. "You can throw a tantrum all you want, but it has nothing to do with me, a delivery person."

Therefore, she said indifferently, "I am not interested in what happened between you. What I brought is the money that Chi Damin deserves for doing things for me."

He asked me to give you this money; what you do with it is none of my business.

After Xu Jinhuan finished speaking, he stuffed the two five-tael silver ingots in his hand directly into Hongtao's hand.

Xu Jinhuan then turned and left; she had no time to deal with other people's family matters.

Hongtao felt the heavy weight in her hand and saw Xu Jinhuan turn to leave. She wanted to call her back, but was stopped by the old woman from Dawang Village.

“Hongtao, why are you so stubborn? Since Chi Damin gave you this money, you should keep it. It's all rightfully yours. If you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Xiaotian.”

The village has been completely washed away by the flood. It's uncertain whether your old house will even hold up. What you have is your and your child's livelihood.

Hongtao glanced at her son beside her, then closed her mouth again. Her aunt was right; she also needed to think about Xiaotian's future. The boy was grown up and it was time for him to settle down and start a family.

Thinking of this, Hongtao shouted loudly at Xu Jinhuan's back.

"Miss, I was wrong just now. I'm really sorry. Thank you for helping me carry the things. If you ever go to the outskirts of the capital again, you can come to our Dawang Village. I will definitely treat you well."

Xu Jinhuan waved her hand casually after hearing this, and now she could be considered to have fulfilled her promise.

As she was leisurely walking back, she noticed someone lurking in her direction, clearly up to no good.

Xu Jinhuan took out a dagger from his sleeve and threw it at the shadowy figure. The dagger grazed the man's ear and finally plunged into the rock.

"ah!"

Xu Jinhuan approached and pulled out the dagger. She recognized that the person who had been secretly observing her was from Da Li Village, so she said coldly.

"If you really don't want to live anymore, I'll send you to meet the King of Hell right now."

The people of Dali Village covered their bleeding ears and shook their heads vigorously.

He never expected that the person speaking to the people of Dawang Village was this female demon. If he had seen clearly earlier, he would have definitely run far away!

"No, please don't kill me, I still want to live," the villager said with a mournful face.

Xu Jinhuan said calmly, "Then why aren't you leaving?"

"Grandma, I was blind and didn't recognize you. I'll get lost right now!" After saying this, the villager really did scramble back to the cave.

He was genuinely afraid that the old lady would see that he wasn't rolling properly and stab him in the back again; that would be a real loss!

The people of Dali Village and Daliu Village, who were inside the cave, were stunned to see him return with blood, and then they were filled with rage.

"Li Daniu, did someone from Dawang Village hurt you? Don't be afraid, I'll help you get revenge!"

After Li Youcai finished speaking, he waited for Li Daniu to nod before he picked up the big axe for chopping wood and rushed out to fight with the villagers of Dawang Village.

But Li Daniu shook his head and said tremblingly, "She's not from Dawang Village, she's that female demon from the mountain stronghold. I don't know why she went to the cave in Dawang Village."

I chatted with the people from Dawang Village for a while, and I even saw her give something to a woman. That's when she discovered my ear; she stabbed me with a dagger.

Upon hearing that they were from a mountain stronghold, the people in the cave became alert. Having only met them once on the day of the heavy rain, they knew that they were people they couldn't afford to offend.

Don't let their limited literacy fool you; they know how to maximize their advantages and minimize their disadvantages.

They could put up a fight against the villagers from Dawang Village, who were also from the countryside, but as for the mountain stronghold, only a fool would provoke them.

After a long silence in the cave, someone suddenly spoke.

"Why would that female demon go to the cave in Dawang Village? Could it be that someone in Dawang Village is acquainted with her? Should we still launch a surprise attack on Dawang Village in the middle of the night?"

This series of questions suddenly bombarded the people in the cave.

Yes, what if that female demon really knows someone in Dawang Village? What if they hurt him? Wouldn't the female demon come and massacre the village?

Similar thoughts played on repeat in the minds of the people in Dali Village and Daliu Village, and the two villages, which had originally been full of fighting spirit, completely gave up.

"Let's not launch a surprise attack tonight, let's see how things go," Li Youcai said with a sigh.

Thus, the crisis in Dawang Village was resolved by Xu Jinhuan's single dagger strike.

Meanwhile, Xu Jinhuan stretched lazily, looked at the rising sun, and guessed that it was already noon. She slowly walked towards the mountain stronghold, preparing to have lunch.

But after walking only a few steps, they encountered Xie Datou, who had returned, and the strange man behind him.

"Big Head, why are you back so early?" Xu Jinhuan asked curiously.

Xie Datou scratched his head and explained, "Boss, we've already bought horses and carriages, and they're all parked at the foot of the mountain. They've set up camp and decided not to go up the mountain tonight."

"Once everyone arrives early tomorrow morning, we can immediately set off on horseback. Let me go up the mountain first and inform the boss."

After explaining all this, Xie Datou pointed to the young man behind him who was somewhat pale.

"This is Brother Kong Duiyue. He saved my life. I never expected to meet him at the foot of the mountain."