The crowd remained still. A middle-aged man said, "What can you two girls do? You look sickly and you even stagger when you walk. The other one is quite capable, but what will you do when Jia Tuo arrives with a large group of constables?"
A woman chimed in, "That's right, even a tiger can't withstand a pack of wolves. You should leave this matter alone. You should leave before they come."
The young man urged anxiously, "Yes, let's go!"
Su Wan could feel everyone's good intentions. They were all ordinary people, powerless and afraid to stand up for themselves, but they were all kind-hearted.
She laughed and said, "It's obvious that everyone is used to being bullied by them. We came here to resolve this issue."
People looked at the two frail women and refused to believe it.
An old man, who seemed to have seen a lot, said with a cane, “Young ladies, you’re oversimplifying things. This Jia Tuo isn’t just bad; he’s also very cunning, like the old fox in Huishan. I see that you two have clear eyes; you don’t seem like scheming people. You can’t outsmart him.”
Su Wan became interested after the old man said that, and asked, "You mean he's very cunning?"
The old man said, “Think about it. He is a disciple of Master Huiming, but even a high monk like Master Huiming could not see through him. Over the years, he has deceived everyone here, whether it was the late emperor or the current emperor, who was not completely fooled by him.”
Meng Ruliu disagreed, saying, "He's just a person."
The old man tapped his cane and said, "You young people... if you don't listen to this old man, you'll probably suffer a great loss."
Su Wan said, "Originally I didn't have many thoughts, but now I'm even more eager to meet this Jia Tuo."
She refused to believe it. Even if it was the most cunning fox, she would skin it alive today and restore peace to Huishan.
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