Lin Qixia read the book quickly and didn't know if there were any other survivors besides Huo Yanqing, who was left in Kyoto because of his young age, during the massacre of the Huo family.
Thinking of this, Lin Qixia looked at the boy in front of her with a hint of sympathy and sigh.
In any case, Huo Yanqing was left all alone. His tragic past led to his extremely violent and ruthless nature, making him a thoroughly yandere and dark character.
"He doesn't look like it at all." Lin Qixia looked at the thin and weak boy in front of her.
She could hardly believe that this was the same ruthless and vicious general Huo Yanqing who later became known for his murders and arson.
“Doesn’t seem like…what?” Huo Yanqing tilted his head and asked her.
Lin Qixia: "..."
At this moment, this guy not only didn't look sinister or scary at all, but his gaze was even somewhat clear.
"You should still leave..." Lin Qixia hesitated for a while, but still decided to send him away.
Just then, her room door was once again violently pushed open.
"Big brother and sister-in-law, look! I didn't lie!" Lin Jiudong shouted urgently, pulling Lin Xiao and He Zhilan over.
Lin Qixia turned to look at the doorway abruptly, explaining, "It's not what you see..."
"What did you see?" He Zhilan asked her, puzzled.
Lin Xiao wasn't angry at this moment, but frowned as he looked at Lin Jiudong.
Lin Jiudong was speechless, staring at Lin Qixia's room in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
"Huh?" Lin Qixia realized something was wrong at this moment.
She turned around and found that there was no one there.
"Dong'er! You lied to us again?" Lin Xiao questioned Lin Jiudong with dissatisfaction.
Lin Jiudong glanced at Lin Qixia, then said to Lin Xiao with a frustrated expression, "I didn't lie to you! I clearly saw it just now!"
"You saw it? I think you're blind!"
Lin Qixia cursed at her, then took the opportunity to put on a pitiful act in front of Lin Xiao and He Zhilan, "Brother, sister-in-law, look at her... I clearly didn't do anything, but she'd rather lie than let me get away with this, sob sob sob..."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and wiped away non-existent tears.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao glared at Lin Jiudong and snorted, "You're getting more and more outrageous! Your confinement is extended to five months. You'd better reflect on your actions!"
"Brother!" Lin Jiudong stomped his foot in anger when he heard his older brother say that.
Lin Xiao didn't even look at her anymore, clearly extremely disappointed in her.
Even He Zhilan complained to her, "Look how wronged you've made your sister. You... how come you've become so scheming?"
"That's not how it is! I..." Lin Jiudong wanted to explain, but He Zhilan didn't want to listen to her anymore.
"Alright!" She interrupted Lin Jiudong and comforted Lin Qixia, "Don't cry anymore. We know you're a good girl and won't do the ridiculous things Dong'er said you would do. The food in the pot is still warm, come out and eat."
Lin Qixia responded, "Okay."
Afterwards, He Zhilan helped Lin Xiao leave.
Lin Jiudong glared at Lin Qixia with a look of jealousy and hatred.
Lin Qixia raised an eyebrow: "What are you looking at? Didn't I warn you not to mess with me again?"
This time, she was scolded by her older brother and sister-in-law, and was given an extra two months of house arrest as punishment—all of which was her own fault.
"Good, very good." Lin Jiudong clenched his fist: "I'll remember this. Lin Qixia, you better never let me catch you doing anything wrong!"
After saying that, Lin Jiudong turned and left angrily.
Lin Qixia watched her walk away before she finally relaxed a little.
"Come out, I know you haven't left yet," Lin Qixia called out after confirming that no one else was around.
Swoosh—
A dark figure darted down from the roof beam in the blink of an eye, as swift as the wind.
Lin Qixia was startled by him, then said speechlessly, "In the future... don't show up so suddenly again!"
"You...promised me to stay?" A hint of emotion flickered in Huo Yanqing's eyes.
Lin Qixia: "..."
That kid really knows how to get to the point!
She thought for a moment, then said somewhat reluctantly, "Even if I kick you out now, you still won't leave, will you?"
I made it very clear to him last night, I don't believe he didn't understand.
Why are you pretending to be stupid?
Huo Yanqing looked at her quietly, making her a little embarrassed, before speaking again: "You help me... I... will protect you..."
"Hehe, you're quite good at negotiating with me." Although the other party's expression was strange, Lin Qixia still understood what he meant.
This deal is actually quite worthwhile.
She could just consider it as hiring a bodyguard. Since he was so good at hiding, she didn't have to worry about him being exposed and causing her trouble.
"You... agree?" Huo Yanqing asked her.
Lin Qixia nodded: "Yes, I will provide for your daily food and clothing, but let me make this clear from the start, I don't have a salary to pay you right now!"
I'm quite poor now, so I have no choice but to become a heartless capitalist.
"Okay!" Huo Yanqing agreed without hesitation.
Seeing how readily he agreed, Lin Qixia smirked, thinking to herself, "Heh, a fool really is a fool!"
Let's give him the reward when we have the money later.
Providing him with food and drink now is already a matter of conscience.
Afterwards, Lin Qixia got up and paused when she was about to change her clothes. She turned around to remind the other person, but found that the other person had already disappeared.
Lin Qixia looked up at the roof beam, but there was no one there.
She curled her lips into a smile: "Although she's silly, she does have some sense of judgment when it matters."
Now that the other person was probably no longer in the room, Lin Qixia changed her clothes and left the room to have breakfast.
The rice in the pot was still a mushy mess of wild vegetables, with some eggs she hadn't finished eating yesterday added.
However, the porridge was still unpalatable, and Lin Qixia frowned.
At this moment, I wanted to take the food out of the system space, but now that the whole family has already eaten, it seems a bit inappropriate for me to be here alone and replace the food with something better.
Fortunately, she still managed to eat a few bites.
At the same time, he secretly decided that he would have to go to town later and buy more other grains.
Of course, she still mostly traded with the system; going to town was just a cover-up.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Qixia picked up her basket and prepared to set off.
Before leaving, she went back to her room and placed a package on the window behind her room. She called out to the air, "Are you there? This is food for you. Take it and eat it... After that, keep it hidden so that no one but me can find you."
"good."
A boy's voice echoed in the air, followed by a dark shadow drifting by.
In the blink of an eye, the boy appeared and disappeared again, along with the package.
Lin Qixia was dumbfounded.
She, a modern person, had witnessed the legendary Cynthia kung fu.
"Xia'er, are you going out again?"
Afterwards, Lin Qixia left the room, intending to depart.
He Zhilan saw her in the courtyard, frowned, and asked her, looking very worried about her.
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