Chapter 78 No Ordinary Person
Seeing that Lin Luoxi insisted, the magistrate could not say anything more and stood watching the three of them leave.
"This girl is no ordinary person!" the county magistrate's advisor exclaimed after the three left.
"To beat these desperate criminals like this, one must be no ordinary person." The magistrate looked at the bandits lying on the ground, covered in wounds, and couldn't help but feel sorry for these unfortunate bandits.
"Don't underestimate this girl, she's very capable. A few days ago, she killed a tiger." Yan Shaoqun, who got off the carriage, also spoke up to defend Lin Luoxi.
"Really?" The county magistrate was still somewhat incredulous upon hearing Yan Shaoqun's words.
“Little Mumu, Brother Yan has never lied.” Meng Huai’an, who got off another carriage, also affirmed what Yan Shaoqun said.
The county magistrate in front of them, Su Mu, was a close friend of Yan Shaoqun and Meng Huai'an, and naturally understood Yan Shaoqun's character and conduct.
"What I mean is that the girl killed the tiger. How could Brother Yan have the nerve to swindle my three hundred taels of silver?" Su Mu couldn't help but grit his teeth at Yan Shaoqun when he remembered how Yan Shaoqun had swindled three hundred taels from him during his son's full-month celebration.
"Hehe, don't be angry. Brother Yan already gave the money to the girl when she brought the tiger meat." Meng Huai'an couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lin Sumu's pained expression.
"Hmph, can what he gives be the same as what I give?" Su Mu felt that Yan Shaoqun had stolen his chance to be approachable.
“You want to show that your county magistrate is approachable? Look, isn’t she giving you another performance record?” Yan Shaoqun gestured with his eyes to the bandits who were still lying on the ground, waiting for them to deal with them.
"Oh, right, that works too." Su Mu glanced at the bandits lying on the ground, waved his hand, and ordered the constables and yamen runners who had come with him to quickly take all twenty-odd people back.
After seeing that Su Mu had already mounted his horse with the constables, Meng Huai'an nudged Yan Shaoqun, who was standing to the side, with his elbow.
"Little Yan Yan, you're acting strange today, it's not like you at all." It seemed like he was constantly praising the girl named Lin Luo Xi.
"What's strange about me? I'm just telling the truth." After glancing at Meng Huai'an, whose eyes were full of gossip, Yan Shaoqun walked towards his carriage without saying another word.
"Tch, telling the truth? Only a nobleman would believe that." Meng Huai'an looked at Yan Shaoqun, who had already boarded the carriage, and felt that Yan Shaoqun was interested in that village girl.
However, he simply couldn't find any evidence to prove it.
Hehe, as long as he stays by Yan Shaoqun's side, he'll definitely be able to see through the clues.
A large group of people came and went in a grand procession. If it weren't for the bloodstains still on the ground, you wouldn't have been able to tell that a major battle had taken place here.
Meanwhile, the Lin siblings and Xie Hanchuan—
"Second sister, you guys are really amazing! You can even beat bandits."
On the way back, Lin Wenqian carried the lantern he had taken from the county magistrate, using it to light his way home while praising him admiringly.
"Big brother, if you're envious, you can learn it too." After today's incident, Lin Luoxi realized that her family should have self-defense skills. She couldn't always be by her family's side to protect them.
"Really?" Lin Wenqian never expected Lin Luoxi to take the initiative to ask him to learn martial arts, and he could hardly believe it.
Moreover, he had heard that if you want to learn martial arts, you have to start from a young age. He's already sixteen this year, so he probably shouldn't be suitable anymore.
"Of course it's true. As long as you sincerely want to learn and are not afraid of the hardships of martial arts training, it's never too late." Lin Luoxi knew Lin Wenqian's concerns and encouraged him.
"Then I..." Xie Hanchuan saw Lin Luoxi and her brother talking about learning kung fu and expressed his desire to learn as well, looking at Lin Luoxi with eager eyes.
"Brother Hanchuan, do you want to learn too?" After the battle just now, Lin Luoxi was completely impressed by Xie Hanchuan's archery skills.
Unexpectedly, Xie Hanchuan was able to master archery to a high degree without any instruction; he truly is a genius.
"Yes, it's better to become strong than to rely on others." As long as you are strong enough, you can protect the people you want to protect.
“Okay, you wait for us at the foot of the mountain every day at five o’clock... Yin time, and we’ll go to the mountains to practice together.” Lin Luoxi originally planned to have Xie Hanchuan practice at her home, but considering that the space in the mountains was more spacious, she decided to do it there instead.
"Ah, the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), isn't that too early?" Lin Wenqian thought to himself that it would be before dawn at that time.
"Big brother, it's okay. If you think you can't handle this hardship, you can..." Lin Luoxi thought Lin Wenqian couldn't endure the hardship, so she replied in a cool tone.
"No, I can definitely do it." He was joking, but he was always the one who ran away whenever Lin Luoxi was in danger, which he already felt was embarrassing enough.
This time, no matter what, I must make myself stronger.
"The reason I made you set off for exercise at 3 AM is because you still have to learn to read with Doctor Yang in the morning, and that can't be delayed," Lin Luoxi explained after hearing the satisfactory answer.
"Does Sister Luo Xi mean that I can also come and learn to read from Doctor Yang?" Xie Hanchuan smiled broadly upon hearing Lin Luo Xi's words.
"Didn't you have this plan?" The question implied that he wouldn't come if she didn't want to.
"Hehe, no way." Xie Hanchuan scratched his head sheepishly, because when he heard that Lin Wenqian was going to study at a private school, he had already made up his mind to shamelessly come to Lin Luoxi's house to study with Doctor Yang.
Lin Luoxi couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Xie Hanchuan shamelessly trying to act like an honest, simple-minded person.
The three of them discussed all their future plans and finally arrived home.
"Why are you so late today?" It was already dark and Lin Luoxi and her brother still hadn't returned. Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi stood at the courtyard gate, looking around anxiously.
Finally seeing Lin Luoxi and the other two return, he rushed forward anxiously to ask them what was wrong.
"Dad, you have no idea what happened today..." Being a child, he couldn't wait to tell his father everything that happened that day when he saw the concerned look in his father's eyes.
"Dad, you have no idea, the game was a bit tough to catch today. Plus, some people wanted to follow us and scavenge the leftovers, so we had to go hunting further afield, which is why we're late."
Seeing that Lin Wenqian was about to tell her about his encounter with bandits, Lin Luoxi immediately interrupted him and changed the subject.
"Oh, next time, if you don't catch any prey outside, come back. Don't go into the mountains; it's dangerous." When Lin Luoxi said this, Lin Dayou felt that it wasn't what Lin Wenqian wanted to talk about, but he couldn't guess, so he could only give this advice.
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