After listening to my proposal, Jiang Man immediately frowned.
Seeing her expression, I quickly said, "Let's make this clear first. Before I went there, I had no idea that the person looking for Uncle Qi and the others was Wei Shengnan, and I didn't intend to have any special interaction with her. So please don't cause trouble and say that I left you in the village because of her."
Jiang Man ignored my words: "I think there are loopholes in your plan! Although Ping'an Village stipulates that only the clan chief and elders can enter Liulin Village, they have never said that no one else is allowed to go with them! Don't forget, Aunt Qi said before that Uncle Qi had gone to Liulin Village with the clan chief before, but he didn't know the situation inside the village!"
This means that the willow grove isn't a forbidden area for Ping'an Village; only the cemetery you mentioned is! What if, during Uncle Qi's funeral, Ping'an Village mobilizes many people to escort the clan leader and others? If we choose to kidnap them, wouldn't we be walking into a trap?
I had already come up with a plan: "We can go deeper and wait for the chief and the others to appear in the house inside the corpse pit. That way, we can avoid the people outside! Regardless of whether we get the intelligence this time, we won't be able to stay in Ping'an Village after we kidnap the chief. At this point, we're not afraid of offending the people in the village!"
Seeing my response, Jiang Man nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "You just said that you met Wei Shengnan when you went out to look for Uncle Seven. Is it really possible for such a coincidence to happen in this world? Why did she run into you as soon as you started looking for Uncle Seven? Shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation for this?"
"Ouch! Why does my head hurt so much? There must be something wrong with that mass grave in Ping'an Village. I can't take it anymore, I'm so dizzy, I need to go rest!"
When I saw Jiang Man bring this up again, I immediately made an excuse and ran back to my room.
I was woken up early the next morning by the sound of banging on the door.
We had already been up until midnight the night before, and I was sound asleep this morning when I suddenly heard a knock on the door downstairs. I yelled irritably, "Who is it? Why can't people get some rest so early in the morning?"
About ten seconds later, there was a knock on my door. Monkey whispered outside, "Young Master Duan, something's happened! Miao Xiaoxian came knocking on the door early this morning, and has been cursing downstairs for ages!"
When I heard the monkey say that, I suddenly realized that Miao Xiaoxian had come here in a rage, most likely because she had learned of Uncle Qi's death. So I sat up abruptly: "Where is she?"
The monkey replied, "She's still cursing downstairs! Such a quiet and gentle girl, suddenly turned into this, it's fucking terrifying, we didn't dare open the door for her!"
"Damn it! Doesn't this just make you look even more guilty?"
I heard the monkey's response, so I slipped on my shoes, opened the door, and quickly went downstairs.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the lobby on the first floor, I heard Miao Xiaoxian's voice: "You bunch of heartless bastards, do you dare to do it but not admit it? What did you promise me yesterday! Why did you kill Uncle Qi? You bunch of murderers!"
"Damn it, what's that unlucky kid yelling about? Like he's afraid no one can hear him!"
When I heard Miao Xiaoxian's cursing, sweat broke out on my forehead. I quickly opened the door, but instead of showing any fear, I looked furious: "Miao Xiaoxian, are you out of your mind? It's so early in the morning, and you're not letting others sleep either?"
"Bastard, I'll kill you!"
When Miao Xiaoxian saw me, her anger was palpable. She gripped a short knife and suddenly swung it at me.
Faced with her attack, I quickly dodged backward, and at the same time, I was startled.
This girl aimed the knife at my neck, which means she already intends to kill me!
Could it be that something we did has been exposed?
impossible!
If that's the case, then it should be the people from Ping'an Village who are looking for us.
After confirming that nothing had gone wrong on my end, I raised my hand to block Miao Xiaoxian's second stab: "Miao Xiaoxian, we're friends. How can you try to kill me without even asking what happened? Are you crazy?"
Miao Xiaoxian persisted, her attacks becoming even more ferocious: "You killed Uncle Qi, I'll make you pay with your life!"
Miao Xiaoxian's kung fu is quite formidable. If it were before, I would definitely not be her match. But now my martial arts skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and I can easily fight her: "Hey! You can eat whatever you want, but don't say whatever you want! I don't know Uncle Qi at all, and we have no grudges against each other. Why would I kill him for no reason?"
Miao Xiaoxian lunged at my chest again, shouting, "I don't care! You killed Uncle Qi! You have to pay for his life!"
Seeing her screaming like a madwoman, I had no choice but to switch from defense to offense. I dodged Miao Xiaoxian's attacking blade, grabbed her wrist and pressed it down, then slapped her on the back.
"Well!"
My palm strike was extremely vicious, and Miao Xiaoxian couldn't help but let out a muffled groan after being hit.
At this point, I couldn't care less about being gentle with her. I used force to snatch the knife from her hand: "Miao Xiaoxian, can you stop acting crazy! It's so early in the morning, we haven't even gotten out of bed yet, how did you suddenly make us murderers?"
Miao Xiaoxian looked at me with reddened eyes: "If it weren't for you, Uncle Qi wouldn't have died! You have to pay for Uncle Qi's life!"
As soon as I heard Miao Xiaoxian's words, I knew that this child definitely had no evidence, so I showed a surprised expression: "You said Uncle Qi is dead? When we saw him yesterday, he was fine, wasn't he? Xiaoxian, I know you are very angry, but can you tell me first how Uncle Qi died?"
"Seventh Uncle hanged himself outside the village last night!"
Miao Xiaoxian glared at me angrily: "Only you knew about his violation of the village rules. You must have been the ones who informed on him everywhere, which drove Uncle Qi to the brink of despair, so he chose to end his life this way! You are a bunch of murderers!"
"You mean Uncle Qi hanged himself?"
Although my shock just now was feigned, the shock I feel now is genuine.
When I first heard Miao Xiaoxian say that, I thought it was some kind of supernatural event. But after calming down, I realized that after the people of Ping'an Village found Uncle Qi's body, the clan chief made up an excuse that Uncle Qi died by suicide in order to avoid panic.
Seeing Miao Xiaoxian glaring at me fiercely, I quickly explained, "I assure you, Uncle Qi's death has absolutely nothing to do with me, and I could never be an informant! Don't forget, yesterday when I asked you about Uncle Qi, you didn't tell me anything. Even if I wanted to complain without knowing the details, I wouldn't have had the chance!"
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