Xue Yuchan spoke angrily to Lin Qixia, "Lin Qixia! Don't think this is the end of it—"
"Yu Chan!"
Before Xue Yuchan could finish speaking, Liu Yinghong interrupted her.
Snap!
A crisp sound echoed in the air.
Liu Yinghong came over and slapped her across the face: "You ill-mannered brat! How have I raised you? Apologize to Miss Lin right now!"
"I—" Xue Yuchan covered her face, looking at her own mother with eyes full of grievance.
He was slapped for defending his family.
Thinking about her parents' attitude towards her these days, Xue Yuchan felt extremely cold.
However, Liu Yinghong's attitude was firm: "Apologize now!"
After a long standoff between mother and daughter, Xue Yuchan finally turned to Lin Qixia and said, "I'm sorry—I was wrong before."
However, after she finished speaking, Lin Qixia did not respond for a long time.
Xue Yuchan asked her impatiently, "I've already apologized, what more do you want?"
"What does Miss Xue want?" Lin Qixia retorted. "Do you expect me to forgive you after repeatedly attacking and harming me like this?"
Lin Qixia had already reminded Xue Cheng last time, but it seems that his education results were not very good.
That's why Xue Yuchan still dared to be so arrogant in front of her.
Lin Qixia then looked at Liu Yinghong with a serious expression and said, "If your daughter continues like this, I believe there will come a day when you will not be able to protect her."
After saying that, Lin Qixia gave Lin Xiao and Huo Yanqing a meaningful look.
The two of them followed her and left together.
After walking a few steps, Lin Qixia stopped again and said to the village chief Chen Weizhong and the others behind her without turning her head: "The bandits have come looking for us. You'd better think carefully about whether you should run away to avoid trouble or stay and face them."
"Facing them?" Chen Weizhong was shocked by her last words and asked incredulously.
Lin Qixia, however, was very certain: "If you decide to leave, then I suggest you pack your things tonight and leave as soon as possible."
“If you decide to defend this land, I propose that we join forces to deal with the bandits. I will find a way to help you—to completely eliminate those bandits.”
After all, she was the one who brought those bandits there, so by saying those words to them, she was taking responsibility for the matter.
Chen Weizhong listened to her with a solemn expression, then nodded respectfully to her: "I understand."
The little girl is right; they don't have much time left to choose.
All the villagers present in Xiahe Village, including Chen Weizhong, watched Lin Qixia leave with complicated expressions.
The Zhang family and Yunxia also went back with them at this time.
After a moment of silence, someone remarked, "Regardless, Miss Lin's medical skills are indeed quite remarkable."
"Yes, they actually saved Xue Cheng."
"She's so smart, there should be some credibility to what she says, right? Is the situation really that dire?"
The problem of the last person has caused a lot of people to start worrying.
After all, whether they left or stayed to defend the land and deal with the bandits, it was not an easy task.
Gu Ciyu's cold voice rang out: "You don't need to listen to her about this."
Her voice immediately drew the attention of the villagers, who all turned to look at her.
Chen Weizhong asked, "What insightful opinion does Miss Gu have?"
"It's very simple. Suppressing bandits is the government's job. What we need to do is report this matter to the government and let them send someone to handle it," Gu Ciyu said calmly.
Even though Lin Qixia saved someone today, she still doesn't like that person.
I don't want to accept her suggestion at all.
Li Pei echoed, "That's right. Besides, the imperial court just distributed disaster relief grain a few days ago."
"So even if those bandits steal our food, we will definitely not starve to death this winter."
Their words plunged everyone into deep thought.
A moment later, Zhao Dazhuang from the Zhao family was the first to speak up in agreement: "The Li family boy and Miss Gu are right. Why should we be the ones to deal with the bandits? This is clearly the government's job!"
"Yes, Miss Gu is right."
"That's how it should be!"
The villagers, who were already reluctant to face the dilemma of choosing between two options left by Lin Qixia, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Everyone unanimously agreed with Gu Ciyu's suggestion.
"You—" Chen Weizhong was somewhat embarrassed when he saw that they had all expressed their opinions.
After all, he actually felt that Lin Qixia's suggestion was more correct.
He's lived a long time, and even now, the government... isn't necessarily that reliable.
"Everyone should go back first, think it over carefully, and then decide," Chen Weizhong advised everyone.
Everyone was somewhat surprised that Chen Weizhong would listen to Lin Qixia and disagree with Gu Ciyu's suggestion.
However, since the village chief had spoken, they agreed.
We will not make a decision on this matter for the time being.
Afterwards, the village chief ordered people to help carry Xue Cheng from the Xue family back, and the crowd dispersed.
On the other side, Lin Qixia and her group encountered He Zhilan with several children on their way back.
"Mother!" Tian Ye'er ran towards Yunxia the moment she saw her.
Yunxia rushed over and hugged her, saying, "Don't be afraid, Mother is alright."
Both mother and daughter were quite excited, and the scene looked rather heartwarming.
Lin Qixia looked at it for a moment, then said slowly, "There's not much time left. You should go back and get some rest. You need to get up early tomorrow to pack your things."
"What?" He Zhilan looked at Lin Qixia in confusion.
The same applies to the others.
"Let's go, we can talk as we walk," Lin Qixia urged them.
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