The father and daughter started arguing, and outsiders had no right to interfere. Just as they were at an impasse, Chen Guang suddenly knelt down on both knees. "Daughter, I have also felt guilty all these years. Now that the bandits have been wiped out, why can't our family live together peacefully? Come back. From now on, you will still be a young lady of the Chen family, with good clothes and good food. If you have to blame someone, blame your father..."

Chen Guang knelt on the ground, rambling on and on, listing his crimes. Chen's wife, standing beside him, was also in tears, her clothes soaked with tears. Seeing this, the servants dared not stand any longer and knelt on the ground, shouting in unison, "Miss, please forgive Master and Madam. They really had no choice."

Seeing this, Chen Xueqing hesitated and struggled for a moment, but finally she resolutely severed the relationship. "I don't want to embarrass myself in front of the village head. Go back and just pretend you never had a daughter like me."

"I'm already being lenient by not killing you all. Forgiveness? What forgiveness? I personally chopped off Wan Hai's head. Do you want to follow in his footsteps? I am no longer the cowardly, patient woman I once was, nor am I your puppet." Her eyes were filled with hatred and anger, and the bloodshot whites of her eyes were chilling.

Chen Guang looked up and saw the determination in her eyes. He kowtowed three times heavily on the ground. "I'm sorry, Xueqing. I will never disturb you like this again. Here are two hundred taels of silver. I hope you will accept them. You can use them as part of your dowry in the future."

"No need, take them back." Chen Xueqing turned and went back to the room in the courtyard. Bai Yi just watched this scene with deep eyes. In the end, the Chen family got into the carriage and went back.

Chen Xueqing then came out of the room and saw a group of people in the distance bursting into tears. Li Xiaoxiao patted her shoulder to comfort her.

A light rain began to fall from the sky, and the distant view disappeared into the rain and mist. Then a gust of wind blew, causing the trees to sway and bend. Spring was just around the corner, and these trees were beginning to sprout new buds.

Aunt stood beside Li Xiaoxiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, let's go catch some fish today and have a fresh fish hot pot tonight." Li Xiaoxiao understood and hurriedly pulled Chen Xueqing, "Xue'er, come with me to catch some fish and relax, okay?"

"Okay." So Li Xiaoxiao carried a big basket on her back and led Chen Xueqing and Bai Yi to the fishpond on the back mountain.

The rain lessened slightly, pattering on the leaves. Li Xiaoxiao led Chen Xueqing up the mountain. Chen Xueqing, who had been crying uncontrollably, felt a sudden improvement as she listened to the rain pattering down her feet. She was soaked through, dragging her heavy sleeves.

When they arrived at the riverbank, Li Xiaoxiao chopped down a tree and made a decent one into a harpoon. She handed it to Chen Xueqing and said, "Xueqing, put your worries aside for now and catch a fish. Then, plunge this harpoon into the fish's body."

Chen Xueqing took the harpoon, while Bai Yi stood guard by the pond, watching over the wooden bucket.

Li Xiaoxiao found another tree branch and whittled it into a fork. Fortunately, there were several large rocks at the bottom of the river where people could stand. Chen Xueqing was hesitant and took a stab at a fish, but failed to catch it. Instead, Li Xiaoxiao caught the fish with a fork.

"Ah Xue, how come you can't even spear a fish? I'm so disappointed." As soon as Li Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Chen Xueqing's anger surged up. She couldn't even handle a single fish, so she put aside her worries and focused on spearing the fish.

Just as Chen Xueqing was seriously spearing the fish, Li Xiaoxiao climbed up a tall tree. Bai Yi looked at Li Xiaoxiao nervously and said, "Master, it's a bit dangerous for you to climb up this tall tree."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Xiaoxiao jumped down from the tree. Strangely, her body did not fall in a straight line. Instead, she seemed to fly and flipped several times in the air before landing on the opposite bank of the river.

Chen Xueqing stopped spearing the fish and stared at Li Xiaoxiao in shock. Bai Yi was also stunned. It was simply divine skill. She had never seen anyone move in the air before. Could this be the legendary lightness skill?

Just as the two were wondering, Li Xiaoxiao actually walked step by step across the river towards them. Chen Xueqing rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was seeing things, while Bai Yi looked on with admiration.

Just as the two were wondering what was going on, Li Xiaoxiao had already walked over from the other side of the river.

"How about that? Pretty impressive, right? Want me to teach you? Just beg me, 'Xiaoxiao, teach me,' and I'll teach you." For some reason, Chen Xueqing felt as if a giant peacock was standing in front of her, trying its best to spread its tail feathers and show off.

"Xiaoxiao, teach me." Chen Xueqing couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh after saying that, and her mood suddenly improved.

Bai Yi clenched her small fist and said earnestly, "Master, please teach this servant. No matter how difficult it is, I will do my best." Her eyes were full of admiration. Li Xiaoxiao then guided the two to continue fishing, "Okay, as long as you can spear a hundred fish, I will agree." Chen Xueqing and Bai Yi became serious, but the two of them failed to catch a single fish.

Li Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, speared one fish after another, and the three of them had a great time.

A hundred meters up the mountain, a green snake was wrapped around another snake. After a while, she poked her head out from among the snakes. The sores on her head had healed, and the outline of her face and features could be vaguely seen. Her whole face was red, and her whole body was still surrounded by snakes. At the part of her severed arm, more than twenty snakes were biting the severed arm. After a while, they all merged together and formed the shape of an arm.

Green Snake took out some Green Snake ointment from his pocket and applied it to the severed area. The arm gradually took shape, and after a while, the arm moved its fingers and turned completely purple.

Looking at the purple arm, the green snake applied some more medicine, lay down on top of hundreds of snakes, and its body gradually emerged, with endless blood flowing beneath it.

"What a terrible thing to do."

Surrounded by other snakes, the green snake gradually stood up.

"Go back now, thank you." As soon as she finished speaking, the snakes began to leave one by one. The green snake smiled weakly and finally walked towards Li Xiaoxiao's home.

At this moment, more than a dozen people from the Li family arrived. The aunt sat in a chair, looking at these people indifferently. The person in the lead was wearing a black narrow-sleeved python robe with gold thread auspicious clouds embroidered on the cuffs. He had a vermilion and white jade belt around his waist, with a white jade pendant hanging from it. He had an elegant temperament and an imposing presence.

"Greetings, Empress Dowager. I implore you to return to the palace with me." Tuoba Ying knelt down, and the servants behind him followed suit. The Empress Dowager's face was cold. "Now is not a good time to return to the palace. I must keep this a secret for a few more days. Those people probably think I am dead and are preparing to rebel."

Tuoba Ying's eyes narrowed; now was indeed not a good time for Empress Dowager Feng to return.

"Yes, I know. I will definitely investigate your tuberculosis thoroughly. As for that impatient person, he is indeed about to expose his true colors. It is truly a hardship for the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly, and an oppressive feeling immediately followed. She lay back in her chair, her eyes opening and closing slightly. "When I return, I will definitely return in glory. You may all go back. Send more people to Xinghua Village. All the land in this vicinity, except for those that are already owned, will be taken into my name."