Upon hearing that it concerned their own lives, everyone immediately began to whisper among themselves.

“I wholeheartedly agree with Miss Xu setting the rules, but isn’t it a bit too harsh to punish those who break the rules with death?”

"Yes, it is true that nothing can be accomplished without rules, but if the rules are too strict and cause us to lose our lives, how is she any different from the Crown Prince and the others?"

"Does Xu Jinhuan think she can become emperor just by occupying a mountain? Why should we die just because she tells us to?"

Before Xu Jinhuan could speak, the plump aunt once again demonstrated her astonishing fighting prowess.

She smiled at Xu Jinhuan, her eyes filled with encouragement, and said, "Jinhuan, don't worry, your uncle and I will definitely support your decision and be your strong backing."

After saying that, he turned around and his expression changed, and he began to angrily confront everyone.

"Now you all know how to make a fuss, but when the bandits came before, why did you only know how to run away with your heads in your hands? Why did you rush to ask for help when you heard that the Crown Prince was going to send the Imperial Guards?"

He was just saying he wanted to pledge allegiance to Jin Huan, and now he's being so picky. Are all men in the court so fickle? No wonder he was exiled!

Besides, Jin Huan only mentioned a premise, not the rules yet, and you're already squeaking like a mouse. What, did someone step on your tail?

Many people blushed with shame at the words of the plump aunt, lowered their heads, and remained silent.

However, a woman who was usually competitive and didn't get along with Aunt Bai Pang looked at Aunt Bai Pang suspiciously and suddenly asked a question.

“Pan Ruifeng, you’ve been protecting this girl ever since you were exiled, and just now you even urged your husband to be the first to side with her.”

Could it be that this girl is actually your daughter? Otherwise, why would you be so kind?

After speaking, the woman glanced at Xu Jinhuan not far away, as if she had remembered something, her eyes filled with disdain and dissatisfaction.

"I think this is unreliable. She's just a young girl who's only just arrived in the capital. What she says is hardly credible. Who knows if she made those things up to get us to join her?"

I had heard that she was extremely unfilial, and that she could even injure her own father, brother and sister. How can I trust such a person!

Besides, maybe those things she mentioned are exactly what she planned to do to us. Now she's pretending to be a good guy while crying wolf. Don't be fooled by that girl!

The plump aunt was so angry at these words that she jumped up and scratched the woman's face.

"Dai Bailian, is all you can do is use those despicable things to insult people? Do you think everyone is like you, having an affair before marriage and having an illegitimate daughter before marriage?"

We finally got married, but then you repeatedly had affairs with married men, and their wives came to beat us up. Do I really need to explain all these disgusting things to everyone?

Besides, what business is it of yours, a stranger, meddling in Jinhuan's family affairs? You know nothing and yet you spout nonsense. Do you believe I'll tear your mouth off?

As the plump auntie cursed, her hands didn't stop; she began slapping the woman hard.

Dai Bailian covered her face in pain and cried out, "Those things were told to me by her sister Xu Youyou, how could they be false?"

The plump aunt sneered, "If you thought less about men and observed your surroundings more, you wouldn't have been so easily fooled by a little girl."

I don't know exactly what Xu Youyou said, but you're both stupid and vicious!

After Aunt Bai Pang finished speaking, she slapped Dai Bailian hard again. Dai Bailian wanted to fight back, but Aunt Bai Pang ruthlessly suppressed her, leaving her only able to cry helplessly.

The scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.

Xu Jinhuan wanted to help Aunt Bai Pang, but found that she had no use for it. As for Xu Youyou, whom Dai Bailian mentioned, she had already thought of a way to punish her.

It'll definitely make her stepsister scream with "joy"...

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind the plump aunt. It was a burly man holding a stone in his hand.

At this moment, he raised his arm high, about to use the stone in his hand to smash the back of the plump aunt's head.

The plump auntie, engrossed in her fight, didn't notice anyone behind her. Her husband, Xu Qibo, realizing something was wrong, shouted, "Wife, watch out!"

Even faster than his voice came a slender figure.

Upon realizing something was wrong, Xu Jinhuan immediately used her lightness skill to rush over, stretching out her long leg and kicking the man's shin hard.

With a "crack," the man fell to his knees in a sorry state, the stone slipping from his hand and rolling away to a greater distance.

"Pah, you two filthy bitches! If you dare to hurt Bai Lian, I'll fight you to the death!"

The man glared at Xu Jinhuan, and after speaking, he angrily tried to spit at her to disgust her.

Unexpectedly, before he could vomit, Xu Jinhuan kicked him in the jaw, breaking it and preventing him from making any further moves, forcing him to swallow the saliva he had just prepared.

Xu Jinhuan deftly twirled the dagger in her hand, her eyes crinkling into a smile that grew even gentler.

"Very well, I'll take your life."

After saying that, Xu Jinhuan pulled out a dagger that could cut through iron like mud from his sleeve, and before the man could react, he plunged the dagger into the man's forehead.

Xu Jinhuan subconsciously stirred it with the dagger, but after stirring it, she remembered that this was no longer the apocalypse, there were no crystal cores to extract, and there was no need to use such a disgusting method to kill someone.

Sometimes, if a method of killing is too easy, it's not a good thing...

Xu Jinhuan reluctantly drew his dagger. The man stared in disbelief, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

In an instant, blood and brain matter flew together, and the red and white colors came into everyone's view.

The sound of bones scraping against daggers was enough to make everyone's legs go weak.

Now that they had personally witnessed the murder scene, many people squatted on the ground and vomited.

Xu Jinhuan held a bloodstained dagger in his hand, smiling as he sized up the crowd.

"It seems I was too lenient before, making you think I was easy to talk to. You all took advantage of my kindness and dared to challenge me."

Upon hearing this, everyone swallowed hard, secretly relieved that they hadn't violated Xu Jinhuan's taboos, otherwise they would be the ones lying there now.

Because of their official positions, the men, although they knew that Xu Jinhuan was capable and skilled in martial arts, subconsciously thought that she was just a girl and couldn't cause much trouble.

Therefore, although most of the people outwardly showed their trust because they needed Xu Jinhuan's help, they still had their own ulterior motives.

It wasn't until I witnessed Xu Jinhuan swiftly and decisively eliminate a provocateur that I realized how foolish those with a clever mind had been.

Xu Jinhuan is far more ruthless than they think...

Xu Jinhuan smiled and looked at the people with different expressions.

"There's something you haven't figured out yet. It's not me begging you now, it's you begging me!"