It was not until noon the next day that Lin Feng and the others woke up one by one.
After hearing that Lin Xiu had arrested the evil cultivator last night, they couldn\'t help but sigh.
After having lunch at the City Lord\'s residence, the five of them decided to stroll around Cold River City. It was not easy for them to come out from Gui Yuan Sect, so they naturally had to relax.
The City Lord\'s residence had already issued an announcement early in the morning, saying that the evil cultivator had been brought to justice. Cold River City had also returned to its usual bustling state.
Walking on the busy street, Lin Shan nudged Lin Xiu with his elbow.
"Old demon Lin, look."
Lin Xiu looked in the direction that Lin Shan pointed. He saw a dirty little girl with a blade of grass on her head and a straw mat in front of her sitting alone on the cold ground in front of a sparsely populated shop.
Lin Xiu couldn\'t help but sigh in his heart. He walked up to the little girl and said gently, "Little sister, what\'s wrong with you?"
The little girl was obviously a little flustered and looked at Lin Xiu and the others with a little fear.
The five people in front of her were all dressed in brocade clothes. One look and one could tell that they were young masters from extraordinary families.
The little girl subconsciously grabbed the straw mat with her hands when they suddenly came in front of her.
"Big brother, my mother is dead. I don\'t have money to bury her, so I can only come out and sell myself in exchange for some money to bury her." The little girl\'s voice was a little sad.
"Which of you brought gold coins?" Lin Xiu heard this and turned to look at Lin Feng and the others.
Because this time they came out to carry out the sect\'s mission, Lin Xiu only brought spirit stones for cultivation. As for gold coins, because there was no need for them in Gui Yuan Sect, he didn\'t bring them.
Fortunately, Ji Peng of the Ji family was more careful when he came out and brought some gold coins.
After taking a handful of gold coins from Ji Peng, Lin Xiu carefully placed them in the little girl\'s hand and then said softly, "Little sister, take the money and bury mother as soon as possible."
The little girl looked at the gold coin in her hand and her big eyes were filled with tears. She then asked timidly, "Big brother, are you going to buy Tuan Tuan?"
Lin Xiu squatted down and removed the grass from the little girl's head. Then, he tried his best to speak calmly, "That's right, Big Brother bought Tuan Tuan, but Tuan Tuan can't follow Big Brother now. Tuan Tuan can only look for Big Brother when he grows up."
The little girl Tuan Tuan nodded her head, then wiped her teary eyes and squeezed out a smile.
"Big Brother is a good person."
At this moment, Lin Yang stepped forward and said to Lin Xiu, "This little girl is all alone, we don't know how to settle her down after we leave."
Hearing this, Lin Xiu smiled, "When the time comes, just inform the City Lord of Cold River City and ask him to take care of it."
Tuan Tuan, who got the gold coins, rolled up the straw mat on the ground, then kowtowed to Lin Xiu and the others.
"Big brother, when Tuan Tuan grows up, I will definitely repay you."
Seeing this, Lin Xiu helped her up from the ground and tidied up her messy hair.
"Hurry up and give your mother a proper burial."
The little girl Tuan Tuan thanked Lin Xiu and the others again, then walked out of the city alone.
Lin Xiu and the others were still worried. They were worried that the little girl who suddenly got the gold coins would be targeted by some people with bad intentions, so they quietly followed behind the little girl.
This was a remote vegetable field and there was a thatched house in front of the vegetable field. After the little girl entered the house, she struggled to drag the body of a middle-aged woman out and wrapped the middle-aged woman with a straw mat.
Lin Xiu and the others, who were hiding in the dark, found a drunkard limping toward the thatched house in a place not far from the vegetable field.
After the drunkard came to Tuan Tuan's side, he roughly pushed the little girl to the ground, then tore the straw mat, revealing the middle-aged woman's body inside, and stepped forward to kick it.
"Bitch, don't you know how to earn more money to buy wine for me before you die."
The little girl Tuan Tuan cried and threw herself on the middle-aged woman's body, using her body to block the drunkard's kick.
"Dad, don't hit Mom, okay? It's all Tuan Tuan's fault, Tuan Tuan is not obedient, disobedient. "The little girl's face was full of tears.
But the drunkard showed no signs of softening his heart. Even when facing his own daughter, he didn't know how to hold back.
He spat at the little girl, then scolded, "Your mother is dead, you're also a burden. Scram where you should go, don't come back in the future."
The little girl cried her heart out, then took out the gold coins that Lin Xiu and the others gave her before.
"Dad, I beg you, go buy a coffin for Mom, okay?"
Unexpectedly, after the drunkard saw the gold coins, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed the little girl and asked loudly if there were any gold coins left.
After all the gold coins were taken, the drunkard finally left in satisfaction, leaving the little girl Tuan Tuan alone on the ground crying loudly.
Lin Xiu and the others watched coldly in the dark and the anger in their hearts was about to be suppressed.
Lin Yang wanted to catch that drunkard and teach him a lesson.
"This guy is too inhumane, treating his wife and daughter like this, he's worse than a beast." Lin Yang said angrily.
With that, Lin Yang left them and went straight in the direction that the drunkard disappeared.
"What do we do next? Do we come out and help Tuan Tuan? "Lin Feng looked at Lin Xiu and asked.
"This little girl is really too pitiful." Lin Xiu said softly, then his figure appeared and came to the little girl's side.
After gently wiping the tears from the corners of the little girl's eyes, Lin Xiu waved for Lin Feng and Lin Shan to go buy a coffin.
"Tuan Tuan, don't cry, big brother is here, big brother will help you." Lin Xiu hugged the little girl in his arms and his eyes were clear.
It was the little girl's first time seeing someone treat her like this. She was sensible and held back her tears, then raised her head and looked at the big brother in front of her.
"Actually, you can't blame Dad, Dad was very good in the past."
Seeing Lin Xiu's puzzled expression, Tuan Tuan began to explain slowly.
It turned out that when Tuan Tuan was very young, their family was still living in the city. At that time, although they were not considered wealthy, they had no problem with food and clothing for a year.
Later on, at a temple fair, their family accidentally met the third young master of the Liu family. As he blocked the path of their carriage and there were too many people at the temple fair, Tuan Tuan's father was hit by the carriage and broke his left leg.
From then on, the family's life took a turn for the worse. They could still get by, but because of Tuan Tuan's father's left leg, they could no longer support themselves.
The disheartened Tuan Tuan's father became addicted to drinking and used alcohol to numb himself, slowly becoming an alcoholic.
He changed from a father who loved his wife and child very much to a hoodlum who only knew how to beat and scold his wife and child.
This time, after the little girl received the gold coins from Lin Xiu, she thought that with the money, her father would at least give her mother a proper burial.
But what she didn't expect was that her father had completely changed and the father of the past would never come back.
Thinking of this, the little girl burst into heart-wrenching cries again. Lin Xiu and Ji Peng felt heartache when they heard it.
"Tuan Tuan, don't cry. In the future, with big brother around, no one can bully you." Lin Xiu patted the little girl's back gently and comforted her.
It didn't take long for Lin Feng and the others to bring the coffin back.
After they placed the middle-aged woman in the coffin, under the little girl's guidance, they brought the coffin to a desolate field.
Lin Xiu used his elemental energy to blast a big hole in the field, then the four of them gently placed the coffin down and covered it with soil.
After everything was done, the little girl Tuan Tuan kowtowed three times respectfully in front of the grave mound.
"Mom, don't worry, Tuan Tuan is doing very well. Let me tell you a good news, I met a very good big brother, no one will bully Tuan Tuan in the future."
Lin Xiu and the others were deeply moved by the scene in front of them. The corners of their eyes were a little wet. Such a sensible little girl had such a miserable life.
After everything was done, Lin Xiu and the others were no longer interested in shopping in the city. Instead, they brought the little girl Tuan Tuan to the City Lord Mansion.
After settling Tuan Tuan down, Lin Xiu took the three of them directly to the study of the City Lord of Cold River City. He said to the City Lord who was practicing calligraphy in the study, "City Lord, I heard that the third young master of the Liu family in Cold River City is really amazing."
After hearing Lin Xiu's words, the wrist of the City Lord of Cold River City trembled, and a large amount of ink was directly shaken off on the paper.
Seeing Lin Xiu's unfriendly expression, the City Lord of Cold River City thought that it was bad. He hurriedly called one of his subordinates and asked him to find the patriarch of the Liu family.
It didn't take long for Liu Lao Er to come to the study in a hurry.
Seeing the two people in the study, Liu Lao 'er stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "My lords, why did you summon me in such a hurry? What is the matter?"
Hearing this, the City Lord of Cold River City snorted coldly.
"Lord Emissary, this is the Liu Family's Patriarch, Liu Lao Er.
Liu Lao Er's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know how he had offended this Lord Envoy, so he directly knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Please investigate clearly, Lord Envoy. I really don't know how I have offended Lord Envoy."
"You didn't offend me, but I want to ask you, how do you discipline your children?" Lin Xiu's face was gloomy.
How could Liu Lao Er not understand at this time? It must be his deceitful son who caused him so much trouble this time.
If it was someone else, he could still suppress the matter, but he had really kicked an iron plate after offending the Lord Envoy in front of him.
"Lord Envoy, please tell me clearly. If my unfilial children have done anything wrong, I will definitely punish them severely!"
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