Huo Yanqing glanced at her coldly, his eyes warning her.
Lin Jiudong trembled in fright at the boy. "What are you looking at? I just don't believe you can protect my sister, so what?" She still mustered her courage to glare at him and scold him.
This time, she knew that Feng Changchao would target her sister, and that she was in real danger.
Lin Jiudong was still worried about her sister bringing Huo Yanqing along.
Lin Qixia was amused by her attitude; it was rare for Lin Jiudong to worry about her safety.
She advised, "Alright, stop worrying about it."
"Let's go." She then turned to Huo Yanqing and said.
Faced with her trusting gaze, Huo Yanqing's anger, which had just been stirred up by Lin Jiudong, instantly dissipated.
The boy responded and left through the back door with Lin Qixia, and that was it.
The people in the shop watched them leave, their expressions solemn.
"I hope everything goes smoothly this time," He Zhilan murmured softly, her brows furrowed.
Lin Jiudong stood beside her, arms crossed, leaning against a pillar, and said mockingly, "She insisted on offending that magistrate; now she's in real trouble."
She appeared nonchalant as she spoke, but her brows furrowed slightly.
Originally, I thought Lin Qixia would be happy if her shop really went bankrupt, but now I can't help but worry about her.
After all, she had enjoyed a few good days because of Lin Qixia.
If we really get hit hard now, will everything go back to the way it was before?
Lin Jiudong felt extremely unwilling when he thought about this.
So ultimately, she still hopes that Lin Qixia can succeed.
...
After leaving Hongfang Street, Lin Qixia headed towards the inn.
Her purpose in going out this time was not to go directly to the yamen to file a complaint, because she knew that the person in charge there at the moment was still Feng Changchao.
As for Tong Xuewei himself, he was extremely low-key. If Lin Qixia hadn't accidentally bumped into him meeting with Feng Changchao that night, she wouldn't have known of his existence.
I haven't even figured out their recent movements in Lichong County yet. If I can't even see them, then I can forget about anything else.
"Someone is following us," Huo Yanqing suddenly whispered beside her.
Lin Qixia said "Oh" without surprise, "Let's split up. You help me distract them. See you at Qinchunlou Teahouse later."
"No, there are too many of them." Huo Yanqing refused without hesitation this time.
Lin Qixia glanced at him: "You—"
Seeing his resolute expression, she fell silent for a moment.
After a moment, Lin Qixia said again, "Alright, then let's use this as a pretext to lure them into the alley ahead and catch them all in one fell swoop."
"Okay." This time, Huo Yanqing agreed.
Lin Qixia also felt that this plan was more reliable, so she simply accelerated the pace of its execution.
Huo Yanqing, standing beside him, acted quickly, silently gripping the weapon in his hand.
The two of them quickly arrived at their destination, their figures disappearing at the end of the alley in perfect unison.
"Huh? Where are they?" Fatty Ruan asked.
Hua Xiaoguo was also puzzled: "I clearly saw them enter this alley? How come they've disappeared?"
Li Yuan frowned, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily. "Something's not right!"
Before he could say anything, Fatty Ruan beside him said, "What's wrong? I think we've lost them!"
Seeing that no one was around, he said angrily, "Let's go, let's go back."
Swoosh—
Just then, a chilly wind blew through the alley.
One of them, Fatty Ruan, froze on the spot after turning around, staring ahead with a terrified expression.
"What's wrong?" Hua Xiaoguo asked him, turning around as well.
Huo Yanqing stood before them, looking gloomy and exuding a murderous aura.
They unconsciously took a step back, only to bump into Lin Qixia behind them, waving: "Hi, you guys came to see me, right?"
"What...what do you want to do?" Fatty Ruan asked in a trembling voice.
Clearly, these people were unconsciously recalling the painful memories of being beaten by Lin Qixia and the boy in black at the entrance of Xiahe Village.
Lin Qixia rubbed her hands together, "How about it? Since you didn't learn your lesson from what happened before, now it's time to teach you a good lesson!"
She was about to go up when Huo Yanqing stopped her, saying, "Let me do it, you go first."
Once these people are dealt with, Lin Qixia will be completely safe.
Therefore, Huo Yanqing stared at them with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Okay." Lin Qixia agreed readily. "Then I'll leave this place to you. Remember not to kill anyone."
She whispered the last sentence in Huo Yanqing's ear, knowing that killing someone in the street would only bring her more trouble.
She just doesn't want to waste time because of these people, even though she herself really wants them to die.
The main thing is that she has more important things to do now, so she needs to hurry up and find Tong Xuewei.
This matter is more important.
After Lin Qixia finished speaking with Huo Yanqing, she turned and left.
"I'll catch up with you right away," Huo Yanqing called out to her from behind.
Lin Qixia waved her hand as she walked away, indicating that she understood.
Soon, the screams and pleas for mercy of Li Yuan and his group rang out behind them.
However, even after listening to Lin Qixia's words, Huo Yanqing did not show any mercy. He spared their lives but still gave them a good lesson.
"Waaaaah, we'll never do it again!"
"From now on—from now on we'll all be under Sister Lin's command. Whatever Sister Lin says, we'll do. We'll never disobey her!"
"Please, let us go! We'll help her deal with Magistrate Feng, we promise we'll help her!"
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