"Waaah... Fairy, fairy sister, there's a bad guy, a bad guy wants to kill me and makes me do bad things..."
Upon hearing this, Baili Wanwan's expression changed: "Bad people? Where are they? Are they still in this mansion?"
Lin Yang'er shook her head, sobbing uncontrollably.
“There’s a bad guy outside… Yang’er is afraid to go out. He asked Yang’er for money… and said he would kill me if I didn’t give it to him…”
From Lin Yang'er's intermittent sobs, Baili Wanwan finally learned the whole story.
It turns out that Lin Yang'er got lost once before when she returned to the Lin family mansion. The servants of the Lin family mansion searched anxiously, but little did they know that Lin Yang'er had been taken away by a strange man.
The man grabbed Lin Yang'er and said she had done something wrong and that he was going to punish her.
Seeing that she was a child and immature, the man threatened her in various ways and demanded that she give him money every three days or he would kill her.
Today marks the third day since I last saw that man.
Lin Yang'er hid for several days, and with nowhere to get money, she lived in constant fear that someone would come in and kill her.
"This is outrageous! How dare someone be so arrogant!"
Upon hearing this, Baili Wanwan was filled with righteous indignation. She grabbed Lin Yang'er's hand and started to walk out, saying, "Take me to find that bad guy! I'll teach him a lesson for you!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang'er shrank back in fright, tears streaming down her face.
"I won't go... He'll kill me, I won't go..." Lin Yang'er resisted fiercely.
Baili Wanwan had no choice but to comfort her, saying, "What are you afraid of? Have you forgotten who I am..."
As she spoke, she reached out and easily controlled the water in the cup in mid-air, sometimes transforming it into a water butterfly, and sometimes into a small flower.
Lin Yang'er was stunned by what she saw, and then she stopped crying.
However, a moment later, a smile appeared on her face.
"That's right, you're a fairy sister! Fairies aren't afraid of bad guys!"
Lin Yang'er was no longer as afraid as she had been before.
Then she mustered her courage and decided to take Baili Wanwan to find the bad guys.
The moment the door opened and Baili Wanwan led Lin Yang'er out the door, the servants were filled with admiration for her.
They've tried everything these past few days, but Lin Yang'er just won't leave her room. At her worst, she won't let anyone in. The servants don't know what to do.
"I might need to take Yang'er out of the manor for a while, is that alright?"
Baili Wanwan pulled Lin Yang'er out and uttered these first words.
Seeing that she was particularly adept at dealing with Lin Yang'er, the people in the Lin family did not stop her, but only told her to come back early.
Baili Wanwan then reassured everyone, "Don't worry, it won't take long."
Cao Chengye was waiting, feeling utterly bored.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of Baili Wanwan and Lin Yang'er heading towards the gate.
He was a little annoyed and muttered, "Why didn't those two invite me when they went out to play..."
After standing there for a moment, he couldn't resist and quietly followed them.
Neither Baili Wanwan nor Lin Yang'er noticed Cao Chengye following behind them.
After the two left the mansion, Lin Yang'er led Baili Wanwan eastward.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, we finally came to a lake.
The lake is located in a slightly remote part of the city, with a stone arch bridge over it, a pavilion next to the bridge, and several willow trees planted around it.
When the weather gets warmer, many people choose to visit this place.
At this moment, after Lin Yang'er brought Baili Wanwan here, she hid behind her in great fear.
"What's wrong? Are you sure the bad guys are here?"
Lin Yang'er nodded vigorously: "She told me to bring money today and wait for him in the archway under this stone bridge..."
Lin Yang'er was terrified: "Wanwan, I don't have any money on me, what if he really kills me...?"
"Don't worry, he wouldn't dare."
So the two of them mustered their courage and went to wait under the bridge.
The two had only been there a short while when they suddenly heard footsteps coming from under the bridge.
Baili Wanwan turned around and saw a man humming a song as he slowly entered the cave.
The man entered the cave and discovered that there was another person besides Lin Yang'er. He first looked around warily.
Only after confirming that there was no one else besides these two children did he speak in a very arrogant manner.
"Oh, you even brought a companion along..." His voice was deep, which frightened Lin Yang'er so much that she shrank behind Baili Wanwan, trembling.
"Did you bring the money I asked for? Give it to me now if you don't want to die!"
The man gave the two of them a displeased look, and then began to extort money from them.
Baili Wanwan looked at the man opposite her and suddenly felt that the man looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
So she calmed herself down and said to the man, "You can have money, but you have to tell us who you are and why you're threatening a child..."
The man was somewhat surprised by Wanwan's calm demeanor. Then, he chuckled coldly and said, "You've got some nerve, but..."
He paused, then said, "I dare to tell you, but do you dare to listen? Aren't you afraid that if you find out who I am, I'll kill you?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang'er trembled even more violently.
Baili Wanwan held her hand and comforted her for a while, then said, "We're scared, but I guess you must have a grudge against the Lin family, otherwise you wouldn't threaten the Lin family's children to satisfy your selfish desires!"
The man was completely understood by Baili Wanwan, and for a moment he had no way to save face.
But he quickly realized that even though the child was sharp-tongued, he wasn't afraid of him at all.
"You're quite clever..." he muttered, then added, "Since you want to know, I'll tell you. But you should think carefully. Once you know my name, I won't be able to keep you here!"
The man spoke in a sinister tone, his aim being to scare Wanwan into tears so he could gain a sense of accomplishment.
But to her surprise, Wanwan not only didn't cry, but remained very calm.
“Tell me first, and then I’ll consider whether I’m scared or not,” Baili Wanwan said.
The man chuckled twice at her amusement, then after a moment's thought, he spoke softly, "The Lin family's steward is my father. Do you know him?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Lin Yang'er almost burst into tears.
"He, he, he is the housekeeper's son..." Lin Yang'er clenched her crooked hand tightly, her eyes red.
"Is he here for revenge...?" Lin Yang'er recalled what had happened before, and tears streamed down her face.
Baili Wanwan had some doubts: "I've never heard that the butler has a son?"
Lin Yang'er whispered to her, "I heard from the servants that the steward's son is always out there running errands..."
"Oh, it seems you know me..." The man, having overheard their conversation, raised an eyebrow and glanced at them.
But the next second, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
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