Chapter 1032 The Secret Guard Appears
"Village chief, it seems your life isn't even worth a thousand taels of silver."
Xu Da used the same tactics Qi Heng often employed to sow discord.
Kaoshan Village is something else. The village chief was taken hostage, and the villagers didn't react at all. The village chief had to save himself.
"Bullshit! In Kaoshan Village, only I have the final say!"
The village chief was furious. Although he reminded himself not to be swayed by outsiders, the person in front of him was right.
The villagers only think about their own interests, and if the village chief is caught off guard, he immediately becomes a stumbling block for the villagers.
"Pah! If you die, we can just elect another village chief. Making money is the priority!"
A man in the village who didn't get along with the village chief quickly shouted.
So the passersby thought that threatening them with the village chief would make them obedient, but that's impossible!
Even though the village chief died, they continued to live their lives as usual, and there was even one less person to share the money.
Xu Da nodded and said, "That makes sense."
“Brave warrior, don’t listen to their nonsense. If you release me, I’m willing to pay two thousand taels of silver.”
The village chief said that producing two thousand taels of silver would be no problem, as it included the money from the Xie couple and the compensation that the government would soon give to the villagers.
A few days ago, government officials approached him and offered him a courtyard, land, and additional compensation.
Upon hearing this, Xu Da was deeply impressed by Qi Heng's honest and kind approach to things.
"It's not good to meddle in other people's business. Even if you kill me, there are still them."
Now, things have escalated to the point of no return. Even if the villagers release the Xie family, the Xie couple will never let them off the hook for what they've done to them.
Therefore, they had no choice but to take a desperate path: to kill and silence the witnesses.
"Look at that girl with the rabbit mouth, she's their daughter, a cursed monster. Ever since the Xie family came to the village, there hasn't been a moment of peace!"
The village chief was quite shrewd; he took the opportunity to persuade Xu Da and Lin Yuesha, explaining that the villagers had their reasons for doing so.
"After the Xie family moved to the village, government officials came to you and offered various compensations for relocation. Is this what they call bad luck?"
It's not that they don't want to relocate; the villagers are eager to leave. It's just that they want to take advantage of the situation, and they haven't been able to agree on a price.
Lin Yuesha's truth completely exposed the festering wound of the people of Kaoshan Village; the pus was flowing out and could no longer be concealed.
Burning the rabbit was nothing more than an excuse the villagers came up with for their own benefit, hoping to make a quick buck.
Perhaps they didn't initially intend to kill the couple, but after hearing Xie Guangping mention five thousand taels of silver, they decided to kill them.
Lin Yuesha thought that their standoff could at least buy them some time, but unexpectedly, the turn of events was so sudden and unexpected.
Several men surrounded Xu Da, exchanged glances, and simultaneously drew their swords and stepped forward.
Xu Da quickly pushed the village chief aside, not taking the few men who didn't know martial arts seriously.
Unexpectedly, the group's target was not Xu Da, and they didn't take him seriously at all. Instead, they turned their knives on the village chief.
In the blink of an eye, the village chief was stabbed more than a dozen times, collapsed to the ground, and died.
"The village chief is dead, so who do you have to threaten now?"
The other villagers looked indifferent upon seeing this.
Lin Yuesha was startled. It was the first time she had ever seen someone kill a hostage without being threatened. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Lin Yuesha would never have believed that this had happened to the villagers of Kaoshan Village.
"Little rabbit, little rabbit!"
As if waking from a dream, Qian rushed towards the fire, determined to save her daughter.
The other villagers had already picked up torches to light them, but in desperation, Lin Yuesha had no choice but to point her bracelet at the villagers and fire it off in a flurry.
As soon as the silver needles were shot out, several villagers collapsed to the ground, unconscious from poisoning.
Lin Yuesha helped extinguish the torches, then cut the ropes and rescued the person from them.
"Cousin, you're really amazing!"
Xu Da gave a thumbs up, and Lin Yuesha's lips twitched; she was furious.
Compared to the villagers of Kaoshan Village, the Tian family's elite were nothing but a small fry compared to a big fish.
Faced with the assassins in black, Lin Yuesha hadn't even fired a few silver needles, yet today she suddenly had the urge to go on a killing spree.
The whole village is full of wicked people; no one is innocent.
Some villagers fell, and the rest exchanged glances. Now, the fight has reached a point of no return.
Xu Da led the way, with Lin Yuesha bringing up the rear, the two of them protecting the Xie family in the middle.
Xie Guangping was kicked and could barely move. Qian stepped forward to shield Lin Yuesha.
A kind passerby helped the family of three, but she couldn't be indifferent.
Just as the two sides were about to fight, several men in black suddenly descended from the sky. After a few moves, a large number of villagers in front of them fell down.
Lin Yuesha visibly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw who had arrived.
"Cousin, do you have bodyguards protecting you?"
Xu Da was stunned. How could he have failed to detect where these people were hiding, despite his skill level?
Yes, it is.
Lin Yuesha remembered this incident because she had often chatted with the bodyguards when she found out about it. After Qi Heng found out, he replaced them with a different group of bodyguards.
Lin Yuesha called out again, but received no response.
Qi Heng had mentioned that the bodyguards only protected her when she was in danger and didn't concern themselves with other people's business.
In other words, even if Xu Da is injured, the secret guards will not appear.
With the arrival of secret guards, the villagers took a step back, realizing they had messed with the wrong people, and now chaos ensued.
Neither side made any further moves until Uya brought the large group of people.
"Young Madam, are you alright?"
The man in the lead was Qi Heng's subordinate, running around in a sweat. If anything happened to the young mistress, he would be finished.
"It's alright, just clean up the mess."
Lin Yuesha didn't want to look at these people again; just seeing them made her feel utterly disgusted.
"Waaah, Father..."
A little boy was all alone. He backed away in fear. Lin Yuesha turned around and realized that he was the little boy who had led the way for them.
His father had been killed by the secret guards, and the little boy witnessed it all.
"Cousin, what should we do with this little kid?"
Lin Yuesha had never encountered anything like this before, so she humbly sought advice.
Everyone says to nip problems in the bud to prevent future troubles, but she couldn't bring herself to hurt an innocent little child.
The villagers who died were innocent, but this child was not among them.
Without the child leading the way, Lin Yuesha and the others would not have known the situation in the village.
"Let's find a family to adopt it."
It's not like we have a blood feud; it shouldn't involve a child.
Moreover, the child's mother is still alive. Faced with the villagers' plot, she chose to acquiesce, which makes her an accomplice.
The woman was arrested and imprisoned; someone will take care of her.
"Lord Xu, Madam Qi, you two are benefactors to our whole family."
Qian pulled Xiaotu and Xie Guangping to kneel on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Get up quickly."
Lin Yuesha wiped her sweat with a handkerchief and asked, "What are your plans for the future, you two?"
She had just checked the rabbit's lips; it was just a cleft lip. Fortunately, there was no cleft palate. After suturing and applying Yu Rong Ointment, even if it couldn't be restored to its original state, people wouldn't point fingers at it anymore.
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