"They even managed to hunt a deer! They've really gotten some skill!"
Lin Qixia had no choice but to be so conspicuous when she caught pheasants before, otherwise the sudden appearance of those prey in her home would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Her older brother is disabled, which is common knowledge.
Having a system that allows her to transform into those things out of thin air, she is destined to be unable to keep a low profile. Therefore, there are some things she won't hide. She would rather rack her brains to find more excuses and gradually get people to accept them.
"That deer was so big, how did Miss Lin manage to hunt it down all by herself?"
"Her? I think she probably met some random guy in the mountains and that's who assigned her to you?"
Suddenly, a mocking voice came from the left.
Lin Qixia stopped in her tracks and looked at the person.
That person was Xue Yuchan; she was in the field, not far from Lin Qixia.
"Hey, Young Master Li, I heard that Lin Qixia is usually very clingy to you. What are your thoughts on this?"
"She has fallen in love with someone else now, and it won't be long before she has to find someone to marry into her family."
She saw Li Pei passing by not far away and said to him.
Li Pei stopped and gave Lin Qixia a dark look.
Then, feigning disdain and anger, she snorted, "What does it have to do with me? She's just a fickle woman, let her do whatever she wants."
After saying that, Li Pei quickened his pace and left.
He brushed past Lin Qixia, who noticed his obvious anger and inexplicably shrugged.
I don't know what's making this kid angry. Doesn't he like Gu Ciyu?
After Li Pei left, she turned to look at Xue Yuchan, her eyes slightly cold.
Xue Yuchan met Lin Qixia's cold gaze and felt a little guilty. "W-what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Did I guess right?"
"Guess? So Miss Xue just guessed correctly and made baseless accusations. Your parents really did a great job 'educating' you."
She spoke the last four words in a sarcastic and mocking tone.
With just one sentence, everyone who had been lost in thought because of Xue Yuchan's words instantly calmed down.
It's her, Xue Yuchan. She only has a mouth. How can her words be reliable?
"What did you say?" Xue Yuchan's face turned pale with anger at Lin Qixia's words. "How did I slander you? You think you can hunt such prey on your own?"
As she spoke, she pointed to the deer that Lin Qixia was carrying.
To be honest, there must be a lot of people who would want a deer that big.
Lin Qixia irritably tossed the deer to the ground and stretched her neck.
Although she didn't want to prove herself, sometimes this is the only way to solve the problem clearly and simply.
So, Lin Qixia took the bow and arrows tied to her waist from behind and aimed them directly at Xue Yuchan below the ridge.
"What...what are you doing?" Xue Yuchan stammered, startled by Lin Qixia's actions.
Lin Qixia sneered, "What? Didn't you want to know how I hunted my prey on my own?"
With that, she drew her bow and arrow.
Swoosh—
With a sharp whooshing sound, the arrow shot out.
"Ah!" Xue Yuchan screamed from not far away, losing her balance and falling to the ground.
He was covered in mud and looked quite disheveled.
The arrow was stuck right next to her hand; a little more and it would have pierced her through.
"Waaaaah, Lin Qixia, you..." Xue Yuchan burst into tears from fright.
Those around were stunned by Lin Qixia's actions, and a hush fell over the area.
It took a while for someone to react and say, "Miss Lin is right. Yu Chan's father, it's really wrong of your girl to slander someone's reputation like this."
"Yes, yes, Miss Lin's arrow was indeed very accurate."
"With that skill, it's normal for him to be able to hunt this prey, right?"
The others fawned over her, but there was an undeniable element of falsehood in it, as they were genuinely intimidated by Lin Qixia's sudden arrow-shooting action.
The girl was already invincible in the village, and now she can shoot arrows too. What if she gets angry and shoots them?
Therefore, everyone was eager to appease her and didn't want to provoke her.
Not far away, Xue Yuchan's father, Xue Cheng, also called out with a cold face, "Yuchan! Come here!"
Xue Yuchan was startled by Xue Cheng. Finally, she glared at Lin Qixia unwillingly before getting up and walking towards Xue Cheng.
Lin Qixia scoffed, ignoring the others.
She picked up the deer again and quickened her pace.
I want to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.
Once she entered the village, she spotted two familiar faces in the distance.
It was Li Pei and Gu Ciyu together, talking on the ground under a tree.
"Hey! Gu Ciyu!" Lin Qixia called out irritably.
Gu Ciyu and Li Pei both looked at her simultaneously. "What is it?"
Lin Qixia asked Gu Ciyu, "That rumor, you asked Xue Yuchan to spread it, right?"
"What are you saying?" Gu Ciyu frowned. "I don't understand what you mean, Miss Lin."
"You really don't understand?" Lin Qixia's eyes deepened slightly.
She always felt that Xue Yuchan had done it on purpose, and she also knew that Xue Yuchan and Gu Ciyu had been getting close lately.
Xue Yuchan was the one who said her older brother couldn't be cured. She also mentioned Gu Ciyu.
"I..." Gu Ciyu was about to say something when Li Pei interrupted, "Lin Qixia, what do you mean? It was clearly you who changed your mind, and you're blaming Ayu?"
"Besides, given Ah Yu's character, why would she deliberately spread rumors about you?"
Lin Qixia scoffed upon hearing this, "Then I have no idea."
Since she couldn't get any information out of him, Lin Qixia decided to leave. After all, carrying a deer weighing thirty or forty kilograms was quite tiring.
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