Xu Jinhuan wanted to go to the cave where the villagers of Dawang Village lived. Since Chi Damin had done something for her, the ten taels of silver she had promised would be delivered to his family.
Whether Chi Damin survives after he finishes his work is none of her concern.
Xu Jinhuan used her lightness skill to quickly reach the vicinity of the cave, but she twitched her nose and wondered why there was such a strong smell of blood here.
As she continued walking, she saw a lot of bloodstains and the bodies of several villagers. What happened? Could it be that another group of people had come to take over the territory?
Thinking of this, Xu Jinhuan's expression became somewhat solemn. Although she was leaving tomorrow, she still needed to find out if there were any uninvited guests on the mountain, in order to prevent any accidents from happening.
Xu Jinhuan used her lightness skill to tiptoe to the cave entrance. Seeing that there was no one guarding it, she felt a little relieved. It seemed that this group of people were not well-trained.
Just then, voices came from inside the cave.
"Village chief, although Village Chief Liu's fate is currently unknown, it doesn't necessarily mean that it was done by people from Dawang Village. You were in such a hurry this morning, how could you kill Village Chief Wang of Dawang Village!"
An old man with some reputation in the village sighed helplessly at his village chief.
Although there is often bullying in the village, it usually just involves fighting and talking, and very few actual murders occur. But what should we do now?
Thinking of this, the old man sighed heavily again.
"Alas, after this great battle, our three villages are now sworn enemies."
The other young people in the two villages didn't think as much as the old man. They only knew that the people around them had died, and that it was the people from Dawang Village who did it, so they had to make them pay for their blood debt.
"Grandpa Li, you're seventy-eight years old this year, so it's inevitable that you'll hesitate a bit when doing things. But if you ask me, our village chief is doing the right thing."
"The village chief of Da Liu Village must have been a swindler from Da Wang Village. If we don't fight back, they'll think our Da Li Village is full of cowards!"
The person next to him immediately chimed in, "Daquan is right. If we tolerate this, won't the people of Dawang Village be able to ride roughshod over us in the future? We can't tolerate that!"
Some women hesitated when they saw that people had actually died. They were worried about their husbands and also about being arrested by the authorities after the floodwaters receded completely.
Therefore, he said, "You young people are so bold, and you act without thinking of the consequences, only caring about your immediate pleasure."
Aren't you afraid things will escalate, resulting in more deaths and involving the government?
To everyone's surprise, the young man completely ignored the woman's reminder and waved his hand dismissively.
“Aunt Li, you’re just worrying too much. This place is deep in the mountains and forests, and it just rained heavily. What government officials would be willing to come and inspect it?”
Besides, people from our village died in today's brawl, and the murderer was from Dawang Village. Even if the people from Dawang Village want to cause trouble in the future, they themselves will not be able to escape responsibility.
Besides, have you forgotten that my father is related to the county magistrate? No matter what, we have a better chance of winning.”
The young man, Li Youcai, the son of the village chief of Dali Village, puffed out his chest arrogantly after saying these fallacies, feeling that what he said made perfect sense.
The others immediately chimed in, "Brother Cai is right!"
"Yes, we have such a big advantage now, of course we should press our advantage, otherwise what will the surrounding villages think of our village in the future?"
The woman sighed helplessly, knowing that this battle was inevitable, and could only pray in her heart that Buddha would protect her husband and children so that they could be safe.
Xu Jinhuan, who was outside the cave, learned the cause and course of events from the conversation of these people. It turned out that the scene outside the cave was because the three villages had just fought a battle...
The reason for the chaotic battle was that Village Chief Liu had disappeared.
Thinking of Village Chief Liu, who had tried to lure people to the mountain stronghold but ended up being caught by Xu Jinhuan and then dealt with by Xie Datou after confessing, Xu Jinhuan silently rubbed his forehead.
This piece of trash can cause a lot of trouble even after someone dies.
If that mother and son from Dawang Village die and she hasn't delivered the ten taels of silver she promised, she will definitely dig up their graves and bodies, making sure that old geezer never has a moment's peace!
Xu Jinhuan has a quirk: she always makes sure to do what she has seriously promised, and if she fails to do it, she feels quite uncomfortable.
Therefore, she hurried towards the cave in Dawang Village, intending to check on the life or death of the mother and child.
Dawang Village was more vigilant than Dali Village and Daliu Village. They even had people guarding the area near the cave, so Xu Jinhuan was spotted as soon as he got close.
"Who, who is it?" a villager-looking man asked loudly, his hand trembling as he held a sickle.
Upon hearing his shout, the other villagers from Dawang Village quickly ran out of the cave.
"What's wrong?"
"What's going on?"
"Those guys from Da Li Village are back again? I'll fight them to the death!"
As a result, the people of Dawang Village rushed out in a hurry and saw a frail-looking girl.
"Young lady, what brings you here?" A woman patted the man blocking her way and walked up to him, asking with a puzzled look.
Before Xu Jinhuan could answer, someone suddenly slapped their thigh and exclaimed, "I know her! She's that female bandit!"
Upon hearing this, the people of Dawang Village instinctively picked up their various farm tools and looked at Xu Jinhuan with wariness.
At the same time, they muttered in what they thought were very quiet voices.
"What is this female bandit doing in our cave? When we asked her for help, she didn't even bother to talk to us."
"Could it be that they've set their sights on our cave?"
"No way, isn't her bandit den more comfortable than this cave?"
Hearing their still very loud voices even when they were lowering their voices, Xu Jinhuan coughed speechlessly and said indifferently.
“I have no interest in your cave. I’m here to find Chi Damin’s wife and children. He asked me to bring her some things.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd began to murmur again.
"What? Chi Damin? I thought he was long dead out there, I didn't expect him to still be alive?"
"That's right. He was taken away by the people from the gambling den and then disappeared without a trace. Some people even advised Hongtao to remarry, but Hongtao refused."
"Hey, where's Hearts?"
When someone asked that question, the people of Dawang Village instinctively looked at a thin, middle-aged woman in the corner.
Although the woman looked thin and had some wrinkles on her face, you could still tell that she was a beautiful girl when she was young.
She opened her mouth, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is he really still alive?"
Xu Jinhuan nodded and replied, "I'm still alive."
As for the future, she couldn't say for sure.
The woman's thin body swayed, and she finally knelt on the ground, shouting in a hoarse voice, "He's still alive! Then why doesn't he come back!"
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