Hearing Lin Jingge say this, the village chief's face stiffened. Then he remembered that there was a cultivator in Lin Jingge's family. How could ordinary people like them dare to offend a cultivator? A cultivator could wipe out his whole family with the flick of a finger.
"Then what do you want?" Remembering that Lin Jinge had a senior cultivator standing behind her, the village chief didn't dare to take her side anymore, and his words lacked confidence.
After discussing it with Lin Jingge, the village chief decided that Da Shan's family would contribute ten taels of silver and personally go to apologize.
Ten taels of silver is not a small amount for a rural family; it is precisely the most they can afford.
Lin Jingge knew what was going on. She wasn't asking for that little bit of money; she just wanted the other party to spend some of their own money.
After reaching an agreement, Lin Jingge left, not worried that the other party would deny it.
After Lin Jingge left, Dashan hurriedly said to the village chief, "How can you agree to this? Where am I supposed to get ten taels of silver?"
"How dare you say that? If you hadn't stolen from other people's houses, would they have been able to use your incriminating evidence against you?" The village chief sneered, looking coldly at Dashan.
Although he was related to Dashan, they were distant relatives and not close.
It would be one thing for someone to try and steal from the Redwood family, but not only did they fail to steal anything, they were also caught and threatened. They were both stupid and wicked.
After dealing with the matter, Lin Jingge returned home. Not long after, Dashan came to apologize with silver.
Lin Jingge accepted the silver with a smile. Seeing the other party's forced smile, Lin Jingge's anger almost disappeared.
Trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead—that's exactly what happens in the mountains.
After the person left, Lin Jingge closed the door, only to have it kicked open from the outside.
The opponent didn't use much force, but used spiritual power. The wooden door couldn't withstand such a kick and shattered into several pieces. Lin Jingge was also sent flying by the impact and crashed to the ground.
For a moment, I felt a sharp pain in my lungs and internal organs.
She clutched her chest where she had been hit and stood up from the ground.
The noise was quite loud, and Grandma Lin, who was in the kitchen, ran out after hearing it.
What he saw was his granddaughter lying on the ground.
She rushed forward: "Jiaojiao, are you alright? Where are you hurt?"
Lin Shu also ran out of the main room and quickly ran to Lin Jingge's side with her short legs.
Liu Yan was the last to come out of the courtyard. She was a little scared when she saw the group of menacing people at the gate. She originally wanted to run behind Lin Jingge to hide like Lin Shu did, but after she appeared, all the eyes of the group of people standing at the gate fell on her.
"Valley Master, it's her." A person at the door said after seeing Liu Yan.
The newcomers were a group of ten women dressed in flowing white robes, who surrounded the entire Lin family residence.
Liu Yan was so frightened by the group of people staring at her that she even held her breath and stood frozen in place.
The person addressed as the Valley Master became critical of Liu Yan's petty demeanor.
"Is she a saintess?" The valley master's voice was clear and melodious, like a silver bell, but this pleasant voice carried disdain and doubt.
“That’s right, the destiny chart is lit up.” The person next to the Valley Master held a disc in his hand. It was made up of two discs overlapping each other. In the center of the disc was a phoenix, and around it were some intricate runes.
The runes are profound and difficult to understand; just looking at them for a few moments can make one dizzy.
The Valley Master glanced at the horoscope in the hand of the person beside him and saw that the phoenix pattern in the center of the horoscope was shimmering with golden light. His doubts vanished instantly.
But the disgust on her face was impossible to hide.
"Now that it's confirmed, take her away." With a command from the Valley Master, one of the people behind him immediately took to the air and flew towards Liu Yan. The speed was extremely fast, and he arrived in front of Liu Yan in the blink of an eye.
Liu Yan was just a young girl who had never seen anything like this before. When she saw the person who suddenly appeared in front of her, she was so frightened that she fell down on the threshold.
Lin Jingge, who was on the other side, overheard the conversation between the group of women in white and realized that they were after Liu Yan.
Liu Yan was entrusted to her by the widow, and she promised to take good care of the girl, so how could she hand her over like this!
Seeing that Liu Yan was about to be captured, Lin Jingge rushed forward, channeling her spiritual power into her feet, which greatly increased her speed. Before the other party could grab Liu Yan, she protected Liu Yan behind her.
"She's just a child, how could she be a saint? You've mistaken her for someone else!" Lin Jingge shielded Liu Yan behind her, forcefully staring at the oppressive aura emanating from the person in front of her.
He's just a subordinate, yet his aura is already so overwhelming. Just how powerful must the one called the Valley Master be?!
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and take the Holy Maiden away!" the Valley Master said.
She showed no intention of responding to Lin Jingge. In her eyes, these people were nothing but ants, and she could crush them to death with a flick of her wrist.
As soon as the Valley Master gave the order, the woman in white in front of Lin Jingge immediately took action.
Lin Jingge couldn't see through the other woman's cultivation level. Faced with the woman's attack, she was powerless to fight back. The other woman sent her flying with just one palm strike.
Lin Jingge, who had been struck in the chest, flew straight out, crashed into the wall, slid to the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Let go of me..." Seeing Lin Jingge being knocked away, Liu Yan's fear intensified, and she looked at the woman in white in front of her as if she were looking at some kind of demon.
Her voice was trembling with tears as the woman in white grabbed her and took her to the Valley Master's side.
"You are a saintess, how can you be so cowardly!" The Valley Master looked at Liu Yan crying and making a scene, his eyes full of disgust, and shouted at her loudly.
Liu Yan was so frightened that she dared not make a sound, but her legs were trembling violently.
At this moment, Grandma Lin had already helped Lin Jingge up.
Lin Shu rushed to Lin Jinge's side. Looking at the pool of blood Lin Jinge had vomited on the ground, his silver-white eyes suddenly changed slightly, and the Star Bead in his hand suddenly lit up.
Perhaps because it was broad daylight and the sun was high in the sky, the beads in his hand lit up, but no one present noticed.
"Grandma, can you tell their cultivation levels?... Cough cough cough..." Lin Jingge was able to stand up with the support of Grandma Lin. She lowered her voice and spoke to Grandma Lin.
I had only said a few words when I felt a pulling pain in my chest.
Grandma Lin glanced at Lin Jingge, then slowly shook her head.
Upon seeing this, Lin Jingge's heart sank to the bottom.
Grandma Lin's answer shows that everyone present was more cultivated than Grandma Lin.
Lin Jingge looked up at Liu Yan.
At this moment, Liu Yan was grabbed by the shoulder by the Valley Master and could not move. Her small face, covered with tears, was full of fear.
"Sister!" Liu Yan met Lin Jingge's eyes and called out, looking at Lin Jingge for help, hoping that she would rescue her from this woman's clutches.
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