The plump aunt standing next to Xu Jinhuan immediately stepped forward to support him when she saw the suspicious looks from everyone.
"What's with all those expressions? Would Jin Huan really harm anyone? If she wanted to harm anyone, she wouldn't have saved people when the bandits came."
Since she said that, there must be a reason. Don't you want to know who the venomous snake is that secretly instigates people to make mistakes?
After listening to Aunt Bai Pang's words, everyone felt that there was some truth to them, and turned their attention back to Xiang Linsheng.
Not far away, Xie Datou immediately responded after Xu Jinhuan gave the order, "Yes, boss."
The long sword, which had already moved away, fell back onto Xiang Linsheng.
"Swish"
Another finger fell to the ground.
"ah!"
Xiang Linsheng screamed in agony while tears streamed down his face.
He regretted it, he really regretted it!
"I'll talk, I'll talk, please stop cutting... Waaaaah..."
"There's another person, Xu Youyou. She said she and the Fifth Prince have that kind of relationship, and asked me to run away and deliver a message to the Fifth Prince."
Xiang Linsheng swallowed hard and continued, "She... she promised me that if I could save her, the Fifth Prince would change my name and let me start over."
Upon being mentioned, Xu Youyou quickly shrank behind Xu Tiankuo, silently praying that she wouldn't be discovered.
In the past, the Xu family would definitely have helped Xu Youyou solve her problems, but now that Xu Jinhuan has gained power, the Xu family members have more or less a new opinion of Xu Youyou.
Therefore, when Xu's father patted his second son on the head, Xu Tiankuo obediently stepped aside, exposing Xu Youyou.
The constable simply grabbed Xu Youyou with one hand and dragged her away.
"Send someone to wake Xu Youyou up and stop her from talking nonsense and affecting others. What kind of status does the Fifth Prince have? How could he possibly brave the heavy rain to rescue you from the exiles?"
As Xu Jinhuan spoke, he glanced at the people around him, dispelling any budding thoughts that had just crossed their minds.
If they really believed Xu Youyou and ran away one by one, would they still be able to complete their mission?
Xu Jinhuan had just dealt with the hidden danger when he saw the woman who had been kneeling on the ground pleading for him suddenly stand up.
She rushed to Xiang Linsheng's side, her face contorted with rage, and slapped him hard across the face. "Xiang Linsheng, you've really disappointed me!"
After slapping him, the woman stared at the bewildered Xiang Linsheng for a moment before turning back into the crowd without looking back, ignoring Xiang Linsheng's sweet talk behind her.
"Shulan, don't go! I didn't intend to run away alone. I was planning to have the Fifth Prince rescue my whole family!"
Xiang Linsheng shouted himself hoarse, but he couldn't bring back the disappointed Song Shulan.
He could only watch helplessly as Xie Datou seemed to hope that the person on the other side would let him go because of his honest confession.
"Big Head, keep chopping."
Xu Jinhuan said coldly.
Lin Sheng may seem like a simpleton, but he's actually cunning and deliberately uses these small fry to cover up the real mastermind.
As for the person behind this, it should be the one she found strange after using her mental power to investigate. She wants to see what these two are up to.
Xie Datou only listened to Xu Jinhuan. When Xu Jinhuan said to cut, he picked up his long knife and cut off another of Xiang Linsheng's fingers.
"Ah! It's really over, there's really no one left, why won't you believe me, ahhh!"
Xiang Linsheng clutched his bleeding wound and cried miserably, looking extremely pitiful.
This tragic scene inevitably evoked a sense of shared sorrow among the onlookers.
Some people couldn't bear to watch and covered their eyes with their hands, while others looked at Xu Jinhuan not far away with not only fear but also anger in their eyes.
The three people who were implicated by Xiang Linsheng, hearing his screams up close, felt their scalps tingle and said to Xu Jinhuan.
“Miss Xu, Xiang Linsheng is already so pitiful, so please don’t make things difficult for him.”
"It's really just the three of us who found him, there was no one else. Why don't you believe me, little girl!"
"Yes, even if you are Lord Xie's boss, don't go too far. He lost a finger and hasn't sent out any new people, so he probably really doesn't have any more."
Xu Jinhuan looked up and stared directly at the three people pleading for her, "You really know how to be generous with other people's money to put your own minds at ease."
According to the laws I have established, Xiang Linsheng should have been beheaded when he fled. The fact that I didn't kill him is that I'm giving him a chance.
"Or, let's do as you say, skip cutting off his fingers, and just kill him? I think he'd be lonely dying alone, so why don't you go all the way and go down with him?"
The three of them shook their heads in unison. They had originally thought that Xu Jinhuan was just shy and couldn't refuse them in front of so many people.
Who knew this girl would keep talking about killing and dying, as if human life was worthless in her eyes, it was absolutely terrifying.
Xu Jinhuan looked around at the people, making them all lower their heads, but only one person's expression seemed a little off.
Xu Jinhuan was even more certain of her guess. The rain was still pouring down, but her patience had run out, and she didn't want to waste any more time.
She turned back to look at Xiang Linsheng, her smile gentle yet tinged with bloodlust: "Do you think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
Xiang Linsheng, his neck stiff, insisted on his original answer, "Kill me if you want, but I'll say it again, there's really no one left!"
Xu Jinhuan chuckled and gave an order to Wang Manshan, who was standing to the side.
"Take a few men and bring his wife, children, and elderly parents here. I don't have time to waste here with him. Since he won't talk, then kill him until he does."
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