When Boss Cheng saw Lin Qixia, he smiled and said, "Well, you've finally shown up."
He raised his hand and waved, and two men walked over to Lin Qixia, surrounded her, and escorted her to Boss Cheng.
In the darkness, Huo Yanqing stopped dealing with the bandits because of Lin Qixia's actions.
"Xia, Xia'er—" A hint of panic appeared in his eyes as he tried to step forward.
Bang!
The next second, a white-clad bandit wearing a half-mask appeared beside him and shoveled a blow to Huo Yanqing's head.
The sound of the shovel hitting his head was very loud.
Lin Qixia heard the commotion and looked over, only to see the other person lying on the ground. "Huo Yanqing!"
"Oh dear, thank goodness I spotted him in time." The culprit standing next to him, the white-clad youth wearing a fox mask, turned to complain to Boss Cheng, "Brother, you're too careless. We almost got wiped out again."
As he spoke, he seemed to notice Lin Qixia's gaze, waved to her, and his lower face was as white as jade.
Those blood-red lips curled up slightly, a smug smile on their faces.
Faced with his provocation, Lin Qixia gritted her teeth, making a "crunching" sound.
"I've always been curious about what kind of woman could kill my third brother. I didn't expect you to show up on your own initiative," said Boss Cheng.
"I admire your courage and resourcefulness."
Splash—
With that, Boss Cheng drew his knife. "Today I'm avenging my third brother, so you'll die here!"
At this moment, Lin Qixia turned her head to face his sword, her expression calm.
“I did kill your third brother. Now that you’ve caught me, release the others,” Lin Qixia said calmly to him.
The sinister smile on Boss Cheng's face froze for a moment.
Gu Ciyu, standing in the crowd, was also slightly surprised by what she saw.
"Alright, since Miss Lin is so bold, I'll keep my promise this time and let them go," said Boss Cheng, giving orders to his men.
Lin Qixia turned to look at Gu Ciyu, gestured with her chin towards Xue Cheng, and pleaded with her to save him.
Gu Ciyu's eyes widened suddenly, even more surprised, and she stood there for a moment without moving.
To her utter surprise, Lin Qixia would ask her to save someone.
Then Liu Yinghong's voice rang out: "Miss Gu! Please save my husband!"
As Liu Yinghong spoke, she rushed to Xue Cheng's side, begging Gu Ciyu to save him.
Gu Ciyu snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, "Okay," before heading off to get to work.
"Hey—don't rush!"
At this moment, Boss Cheng noticed the villagers who hurriedly got up and were about to run back. He spoke again, "I can let you go, but I will take all of your grain with me!"
"Now go and honestly move your grain over here."
As soon as he said this, a chorus of wailing and lamentation erupted around him.
"What? How can you be so unreasonable?"
"We didn't offend you, why are you treating us like this!"
"The Lin family has plenty of grain and money, so go ask Lin Qixia for it!"
The last sentence was shouted by Old Mrs. Zhao.
When she shouted that, many villagers turned to look at her, disgusted that she was kicking the Lin family when they were down.
At most, everyone felt guilty because they were limited in their abilities and lacked the courage to face the bandits. They were only concerned with themselves and could not save the Lin family. But it was not enough to treat them like this.
Even though everyone knew the Lin family was wealthy, none of them told the bandits.
Even if Lin Qixia had suffered, the Lin family would still have been able to survive.
But with her saying that, the Lin family was completely finished.
"Hurry up!" The bandits urged them to move the grain.
There was no time for anyone to sympathize with Lin Qixia, after all, they too would suffer if they ran out of food for the winter.
They all left with long faces.
The villagers were watched by the bandits as they carried grain back and forth.
Before long, bags of wheat had been piled up, the grain they had just harvested this year.
Lin Qixia glanced at the grain, then looked at Boss Cheng, "I advise you not to be too greedy."
"What?" Boss Cheng looked at her, then chuckled at her words, "Miss Lin can't even protect herself, yet she has time to stand up for others?"
He thought that Lin Qixia was negotiating on behalf of the villagers, trying to keep the grain from being taken away.
Cheng Laoda said, "I absolutely must have that grain today, and as for yours, don't even think about it!"
Unexpectedly, Lin Qixia tilted her head upon hearing this, giving him a look as if he were an idiot. "Bullshit! Who said I was protecting the grain?"
"What?" Boss Cheng was stunned by her reaction.
Lin Qixia said, "What I mean is, once you've taken their food, get out of here!"
"As for taking me to avenge your brother, forget about it."
The reason she rushed out was that she didn't want any more people to die; she wanted to save everyone's lives, which she felt was the most important thing.
As for the rest, she'll figure out how to get them back later.
Even so, she didn't want to trade her life for it.
She will not sacrifice herself for others; no one can take her life away from her!
"You—" Boss Cheng was so choked by Lin Qixia's words that he almost couldn't catch his breath.
He sneered after a moment, "Don't even think about it! For my brother's sake, you must die by my blade today!"
As he spoke, he prepared to make his move.
Huo Yanqing, who was not far away, had just regained consciousness. Seeing that the man surnamed Cheng was raising his knife at her, she quickly got up and tried to rush towards her.
"Don't rush, brother." The boy in white laughed, then kicked him mercilessly with a "bang."
Huo Yanqing groaned, rolled a few times on the ground, and then collapsed weakly again.
Even so, the boy's dark eyes remained fixed on Lin Qixia not far away, and he reached out his hand in that direction: "No—"
The villagers gasped in shock at the sight.
bite--
The next second, the sound of weapons clashing rang out.
Everyone, including the bandits, was stunned.
To Cheng Laoda's utter surprise, the woman in front of him pulled out a dagger from somewhere and blocked his attack at the crucial moment.
The two men were locked in a stalemate, their knives pressed against each other.
Lin Qixia's strength was greater than Cheng Laoda had expected, even though the blade was less than a fist's distance from her neck.
He couldn't bring himself to strike, and could only watch helplessly as she used the dagger to push his knife away.
Splash—
Then came the sickening sound of a blade slicing through the air.
Lin Qixia suddenly exerted force, and Boss Cheng was pushed backward a few steps.
"You bitch!" He finally managed to stop himself, and then cursed angrily.
The villagers who had been startled by the incident had by then come to their senses.
Yes, their Miss Lin has plenty of strength.
She was not a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken.
At this moment, Lin Qixia, who had pushed him away with one hand, elegantly twirled the dagger in her hand and pointed it at him, "What? Boss Cheng, do you still want to continue?"
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