These families also gathered together; they were all notorious deadbeats in the village!

Bai Chengye glared at them angrily, "Why aren't you all at the assembly point?"

One of the men, named Bao Quan, casually picked at his hands!

"Village chief, it's not that we don't want to leave, it's just that we have no food, no money, and no vehicle!"

"It's better to stay here and wait to die than to leave!"

"But I know you have the kindest heart, village chief. I've heard that you bought a lot of grain in advance, and just now you generously gave away five cartloads!"

"We don't need much, just give each of us a cart and 100 jin of grain and we'll leave!"

Chai Yushan, who was standing next to him, chimed in!

"That's right, village chief! You've been so good to them and even gave them a cart. Who knows if you'll actually give them grain behind their backs?"

"Besides, they're all old guys who'll die sooner or later, what's the point of them eating so much food?"

"Why don't we just give it to them?"

"We're not greedy, we just want fairness!"

Bai Chengye was so angry upon hearing this that he nearly fell backward!

He retorted angrily, "Leave or don't leave, I don't care if you live or die!"

After saying that, he turned and was about to leave!

Unexpectedly, Bao Quan called out to Bai Chengye from behind!

"Village Chief Bai, don't forget! Back then, the whole village pooled their money to send you to take the imperial examination! My parents also contributed!"

"How come you're just abandoning us now that they're dead?! You've really forgotten us!"

"If you ask me, I would have used the money I had back then to take the imperial examinations. Now I'd be an official, so why would I suffer in this small mountain village?"

"This is what you owe the Bao family!"

Bai Chengye paused upon hearing this!

Lin Ru thought he had softened his heart, so she quickly stepped forward and launched into a tirade!

"Hey, Uncle Bao! What business is it of yours what your parents got the money for? Are you missing arms or legs?"

"You're so poor because you're lazy and greedy!"

"Even if you were given that money, what kind of name could you possibly achieve?"

"Can you recite the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Analects? Do you know how to write an essay?"

"The imperial examinations don't have age restrictions. My master has opened a free canteen. Once you're allowed to study there, you can then take the imperial examinations! So why don't you go and study?"

"You can't do anything, all you do is fawn over others and ask them for this and that!"

"What business is it of ours whether you live or die?"

"My maternal grandfather gave up the opportunity to serve as an official elsewhere and returned to build a school for free! It was all to repay the villagers!"

"I have worked hard without complaint, and I have repaid all the great kindness I have received over the years."

"I told you to buy grain five or six days ago! You just didn't believe me! So you can't blame anyone else!"

After Lin Ru finished speaking, the system in her mind began to broadcast a message that hadn't been heard in a long time!

"Ding! The hatred value of some villagers in Shili Village has increased by a total of 6,000 points. Congratulations, host, for triggering the reward mechanism. Would you like to redeem the reward?"

Lin Ru was delighted upon hearing the system's announcement. She had accumulated so much hatred points; she wondered what kind of reward she would receive. But what did this mention of some villagers mean?

Quite a few people are unhappy with what she said! But she enjoys the sight of people disliking her but unable to do anything about it!

He could only hate her behind her back, since in his eyes these people were just tools to generate hatred points!

She eagerly awaited the system's reply: "Redeem!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully redeemed a Level 3 Intermediate Reward: 100 Acres of Spirit Fields!"

Lin Ru was surprised. Why were there spirit fields this time?! She didn't even have any seeds, so what use were these spirit fields to her? Now that she had spirit fields, did that mean the area of ​​her space had increased? Did that mean she had entered the space?

Thinking of this, Lin Ru immediately probed the space with her divine sense!

Ready to check the changes in the space!

While Lin Ru was immersed in her own world, Bao Quan and Chai Yushan were cursing loudly!

“Where did you come from, you little brat? Who gave you the right to speak like that! You bastard…”

She went on and on, spewing a bunch of extremely offensive insults!

The Bai family saw Lin Ru standing there, stunned and speechless, after being scolded!

I was heartbroken!

Bai Chengye went up and kicked Bao Quan in the stomach, knocking him to the ground!

Bai Jian also came over and punched Chai Yushan in the face! This punch was delivered with all his might, knocking out Chai Yushan's teeth!

Rong Peiyu rushed forward and hugged Lin Ru tightly, covering her ears with her hands!

"My dear Ru'er! Let's not listen to his nonsense! You're not some bastard, you're the precious darling of the Bai family!"

Lin Ru was taken aback by Rong Peiyu's hug, but then she understood what she was saying!

It turns out this person had a foul mouth!

Bastard?

It's been a long time since anyone called her that!

When was the last time? She couldn't quite remember; all she remembered was that person was dead!

But the first time was when the elementary school parents' meeting was held!

There are too many children at the orphanage, and only a few staff members, so they can't come over!

Someone asked her where her parents were. She said she was an orphan!

Then, did that person's eyes reveal pity? Disdain? She didn't know; all she knew was that the next day, the children in her class called her a bastard!

That was her first time fighting!

Lin Ru sneered. She broke free from Rong Peiyu's embrace, picked up a stick from the side, and was about to rush over!

However, Bai was even faster! She found a kitchen knife from somewhere and slashed at Bao Quanyi with it!

This terrified Bai Chengye, who was afraid that someone would die, and he quickly tried to take the knife away!

But Bai not only possessed internal strength, but also had already figured out some martial arts techniques while killing that group of masked men!

So they easily evaded Bai Chengye's obstruction!

The blade was aimed straight at Bao Quan's face, and Bao Quan immediately raised his hand to block it! He grabbed a handful of sand from the side and quickly threw it at Bao Quan!

Bai quickly blocked the sand with his sleeve, then slashed at the hand that was throwing the sand!

That strike contained immense internal force!

Bao Quan's hand was chopped off, and he rolled on the ground in agony, clutching his hand and howling in pain!

Bai wanted to make another move, but Bai Jian, who was standing to the side, stopped him!

"Little sister, calm down! He may have a sharp tongue, but it's not a capital offense! You don't need to dirty your hands for someone like him!"

Bai's hand, which was holding the kitchen knife, finally fell down!

She coldly watched Bao Quan rolling and howling on the ground, as well as Chai Yushan and the others who were clearly terrified!

She said coldly, "Lin Ru! She is the child I, Bai Wanrong, carried for ten months and gave birth to! Although her father lied to me, he also died on the battlefield resisting foreign enemies! He was a soldier who defended his country!"

"What makes you think she's a bastard? Even if her father is dead, she still has a mother! I won't allow anyone to say that about my child!"

"If I ever hear anyone speak of my child like that again! I'll kill you all, even if it costs me my life!!"