"Yes, like this, with a breath left, in a state of being close to death but not quite dead yet."
"Lord Zheng said that the testimony of these people cannot be used as evidence, but they are still alive, and it will take a lot of money to cure them."
"It all depends on whether that little bastard surnamed Zhou will treat them. If he does, it will cost money; if he doesn't, it will discourage the uninjured guards."
Zhou Shuyi: "..."
His face was extremely grim. He glanced at the guards standing beside him, whose faces were equally grim.
Because they had already seen many seriously wounded guards lying on the ground.
Zhou Shuyi said in a deep voice, "All of you, attack together and kill that mother and daughter!"
"Yes!" the guard beside him replied, brandishing his sword and slashing at Lin Xiuyan and Qu Shuangyue.
Before they could get close, Lin Xiuyan fired her powerful crossbow at them.
Each arrow hits a vital spot, but it doesn't kill immediately.
There were also guards hiding among the secret agents who wanted to shoot them.
Qu Shuangyue reacted much faster than them, wielding her broadsword to slice away the arrows.
Lin Xiuyan quickly picked up the crossbow and shot the guards hiding in the shadows dead.
Zhou Shuyi turned pale upon seeing this scene.
Although he had heard before that Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei had killed half of the Xuan-class camp, he felt that it must have been Ye Junfei who did it, and that Lin Xiuyan had nothing to do with it.
But when he saw the strange weapon in her hand, he knew he was wrong.
He turned to run away, but Qu Shuangyue would never give him a chance. She kicked him to the ground.
He struggled to get up, but Qu Shuangyue had already stepped on his back and held a large knife to Zhou Shuyi's neck.
Her voice was icy and merciless: "You little brat, you dare to run! I'll break your legs!"
After she finished speaking, she put her foot down from his back, stepped back a little, and then stomped hard on his calf.
In an instant, Zhou Shuyi's screams echoed throughout the entire Zhou residence.
Lin Xiuyan felt her legs hurt when she heard that sound, after all, Qu Shuangyue had broken her legs in the same way back then.
She coughed lightly and said to Zhou Shuyi with a smile, "Young Master Zhou, don't be afraid, we're just here to ask you to return the money."
"Your guards are a bit too enthusiastic. They want to spar with my mother and me as soon as they see us."
"My mom loves polite people the most, so she beat them all up. Aren't you happy?"
Zhou Shuyi had fought Lin Xiuyan twice before, but neither of those fights combined was as shocking as this one.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Stop pretending, I heard everything you just said!"
"Lin Xiuyan, even though you are the Crown Prince's consort, you cannot enter my house to commit violence! Lord Zheng will be here with his men to rescue me soon!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying. We were just sparring and accidentally injured someone. It doesn't count as an act of violence."
"Besides, my mother and I are just two weak women, how could we commit a crime?"
Zhou Shuyi: "..."
He thought she was really shameless. How dare she call herself a weak woman?
However, when he thought about how more than half of his dozens of guards had already died or been injured, his feelings became very complicated.
Qu Shuangyue, somewhat irritated, said from the side, "Yan'er, why did you say so much to him?"
"That son of a bitch dared to assassinate you in the street! He's practically after you!"
"Move aside a bit, let me chop his dog head off!"
After she finished speaking, she raised the large knife in her hand.
Zhou Shuyi screamed in terror, "If I die, no one will pay off my debts!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Shuangyue slowly brought down the knife in her hand: "So you're admitting that you owe my family money."
Zhou Shuyi: "..."
He had asked the shopkeepers over the past two days, and none of them knew that Zhou Lingshan owed the Lin family money when he was alive.
He then guessed that all the IOUs were fake, and Qu Shuangyue's words at that moment confirmed his guess.
Zhou Shuyi gritted his teeth and said, "Those IOUs are indeed problematic!"
Qu Shuangyue said coldly, "Who said there's anything wrong with those IOUs? Every single word on them was written by your old bastard."
"You want to renege on your debt? Then I won't be polite!"
After she finished speaking, she raised her broadsword again.
Zhou Shuyi is really going crazy this time.
He shouted, "I'll pay it back! I'll pay it back!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "Paying back debts is a matter of course, you don't need to make that face."
She reached out and pulled Qu Shuangyue away a little, then helped Zhou Shuyi sit up.
She said very gently, "I brought all these IOUs with me. Are you going to pay them all back today, or in installments?"
Anyway, Ye Qingwan is good at imitating handwriting, so she can keep making fake documents.
She promised he could never pay it back in his lifetime!
Zhou Shuyi stared at the document with trembling eyes, his heart bleeding.
Because each bill contains a substantial amount, the Zhou family has to bleed money every time they repay a debt.
Zhou Shuyi took a deep breath and said, "I'll pay it back in installments!"
Lin Xiuyan liked the answer and smiled, "Alright, I'm a very reasonable creditor. Which part do you want to pay back first?"
Zhou Shuyi looked at her with resentment and said, "I'll return the one on top first."
Lin Xiuyan's expression showed a hint of dissatisfaction: "Only one sheet? That's far too few."
"Young Master Zhou, you can't just brush me off like this because I'm easy to talk to!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Qu Shuangyue punched Zhou Shuyi in the stomach.
Zhou Shuyi: "!!!!!!!!!"
Even if the Zhou family resorted to violent debt collection, they wouldn't be as unreasonable as this mother and daughter!
Lin Xiuyan looked at him and asked, "Young Master Zhou, think it over again. How many IOUs do you want to repay today?"
When Ye Qingwan forged the IOU, the two of them discussed it and both felt that around 50,000 taels of silver per IOU would be most appropriate.
This amount is more in line with the loan amounts typically borrowed by wealthy families like the Zhou family.
Moreover, this amount is highly flexible and easy to recover.
Zhou Shuyi had no choice but to say, "Then I'll return ten cards first."
Lin Xiuyan praised him: "Although I am not entirely satisfied with this amount, it still shows your sincerity."
"Young Master Zhou, you're a pretty good person. I have to give you credit for that."
Zhou Shuyi didn't want Lin Xiuyan's praise at all. He had someone bring out some silver notes and land deeds, which would barely be enough to pay off the ten IOUs.
Lin Xiuyan smiled as she saw the items, saying, "Although this means our Lin family will suffer a slight loss."
"But since the Zhou family and the Prince of Pingnan's family have close ties, we're acquaintances, so I have to give you a little discount."
After she finished speaking, she gave Zhou Shuyi ten IOUs and said with a smile, "Young Master Zhou, may you have a peaceful and happy life."
Zhou Shuyi: "..."
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