The one called Bai Xing was the one who made the most noise just now.
However, when he heard those words, his face instantly turned pale.
He wanted to turn around in a daze, but when he saw the person walking over angrily, he almost fainted.
Why did the King of Hell come over?
"Uncle, uncle, why are you here?"
The person who was called uncle by Bai Xing was a strong man with a stocky build.
Compared with him, Bai Xing's small body was no different from a chick.
"Get out of my way!"
The man stared at him with a pair of bull eyes, but when he bellowed, those people immediately made way for him.
He quickly walked up to Bai Xing, and before he could say anything, he raised his huge palm and gave Bai Xing a lesson.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you come here to mess things up. Today, I will kill you, beast, in case you go around making trouble!"
Bai Xing's uncle must be someone with a high status in the Bai Family.
Bai Xing cried out in pain, but he didn't even dare to dodge.
The few libertines at the side swallowed their saliva when they saw how Bai Xing was treated.
They curled up into a pile of quails at the side.
When he was done, the man rubbed his hands and said to her in a loud voice, "I'm Bai Pingnan from the Bai Family. Bai Xing was talking nonsense just now, please don't mind."
As soon as Lin Mengya saw him, she knew that the beating just now was for her to see.
The Bai Family reacted quickly. They expected that someone would make trouble today, so they sent someone to welcome them.
But if the Bai Family was really sincere, they should have sent someone to welcome them at the city gate. Why would they give Bai Xing and the others a chance to humiliate them?
Was this a show of strength?
Unfortunately, she did not fall for it.
"So you are really from the Bai Family, then I'm relieved. Just now your nephew said that the Bai Family does not welcome us. Since that is the case, why should we make trouble? Uncle Lian, let's go home. "
Bai Pingnan raised his thick eyebrows and glared at her, but he did not take her words seriously.
He turned around and went to the carriage where his great-grandfather was.
"Bai Pingnan greets the Gong Family's Ancestor. Our Family's Patriarch has been waiting for a long time.
After a while, an old voice came from inside.
"There's no need. Everyone in the Gong Clan respects the orders of the Clan Leader. Thank you for your kind intentions. We will take our leave now."
Bai Pingnan was stunned. He had thought that the female head of the Gong family was just a decoration.
But from the looks of it now, that didn't seem to be the case.
He looked suspiciously at the woman who had given the order and found that the entire Gong Family followed her orders.
He cursed in his heart. Previously, he seemed to have thought himself clever.
"Miss Gong, I didn't mean to be rude."
"I'm not Miss Gong. I'm just the adopted sister of the Patriarch."
Even though she was just his sworn sister, she had such an important position in the Gong family.
Bai Pingnan recalled the rumors in the city and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Only now did he realize that the relationship between the Bai family and the Gong family was in a precarious position.
Furthermore, his deliberate disrespect from before had made their relationship even worse.
He couldn't care less about anything else and hurriedly said, "I was careless. Please stay, Miss."
Seeing that the whole group was about to leave, Gong Pingnan hurriedly asked them to stay.
"Miss, I was held up by something. That's why I was late and gave these guys the opportunity to take advantage of me. The few of you, hurry up and apologize to Miss! "
With Bai Xing's beating, they didn't dare to be stubborn anymore.
They could only apologize to Lin Mengya one by one.
"Kids don't know any better. It's fine if the adults scold and beat them. I, Su Mei, am not so narrow-minded to argue with the younger generation. "
The faces of those people turned green. The girl in front of them seemed to be about their age.
However, they were openly taking advantage of them, but they did not dare to resist at all.
Lin Mengya glanced at them and said loudly, "A few days ago, because of a misunderstanding, the Gong family suffered a lot. Our Third Young Master was indeed in the wrong. Furthermore, we have apologized and promised to take full responsibility for this matter. But there have been rumors of insulting the Master of the Gong family. May I ask if you want to declare war on the Gong family? "
The Gong family hid in the village not because they were afraid of the Bai family, but because they wanted to make a move at the same time.
No matter what, the Gong family was one of the top ten aristocratic families, and they had been gaining momentum recently.
If they didn't show their weakness, the person behind the scenes wouldn't feel at ease to use all his means.
Now, it was time to let them know what the Gong family was like when they were tough!
The word "declare war" made Bai Pingnan's face turn even darker.
Originally, the Second Master had already instructed him to stand guard at the city gates and not to neglect the Gong family.
But he deliberately came a little late for various reasons.
He didn't want to give the Gong family a reason to attack.
"Of course, of course not. Miss Su, please think it through. The Bai family and the Gong family have been friends for generations. Surely we won't fight each other. "
"Friends? Back then, you didn't distinguish right from wrong, didn't investigate the truth, trampled on our sincerity, and destroyed the clean reputation of our clan head. Now, you've even come to bully our Gong family. Oh, that's right, this is your Bai family's territory. Even if you kill all of us, there's nothing we can do. But the tens of thousands of children of my Bai family are all hot-blooded people. Even if we die, they will take revenge for us! "
The more he spoke, the more absurd it was. Bai Pingnan felt like he hadn't sweated as much cold sweat in his entire life as he did now.
Before leaving, the Second Master had exhorted him again and again that he had to take care of the Gong family.
But he hadn't expected it to turn out like this.
Lin Mengya coldly gazed at the man's hesitant appearance, but she didn't feel very angry.
This was truly someone handing her a pillow when she was dozing off.
She was just thinking of a way to reopen the excuse of investigating Sir Xunyang's matter without asking the Bai clan for help.
After all, if the person had been unconscious, the matter would have been much more serious.
But now, the person was safe and sound, so the nature of the matter had changed.
At this time, the Bai family should have taken them into the Bai residence and then waited for the Gong family to speak.
In this way, the Bai family would have the initiative.
But now, she dared to guarantee that once the head of the Bai clan found out, he would want nothing more than to give them a beating.
Wasn't this the same as rushing to deliver benefits to the other party?
The two sides were in a stalemate, while the onlookers outside were staring at each other.
In truth, the matter of Sir Xunyang didn't have much to do with them.
They had just been duped. Now that the mastermind was under control, they no longer had the courage to oppose the Gong family.
Moreover, although they were far away in the Bai clan's fief, they had still heard of the Gong family's rise.
They didn't know anything else, but they knew that the heads of those great clans were like the local tyrants of their fiefs.
Now that they had cursed the head of the Gong family, the Gong family wouldn't really attack, right?
Once a person thought too much, it was easy for them to become timid.
Lin Mengya had only casually swept her gaze over the crowd, but it was enough to make those onlookers want to withdraw.
"Wait a moment, who was it that said my clan head was a woman trying to usurp power and had no regard for human relations?"
Word by word, she repeated the words that those people had cursed her with.
Those who had said those words instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
Lin Mengya could laugh off words that were a hundred times worse than that.
But now, she had to make a big fuss. She had to have a sufficient reason to seize the initiative.
And the crime of insulting the head of the Gong family was even more frightening than the life of a mere retainer like Sir Xunyang.
To put it bluntly, if the Gong family really wanted to start a war with the Bai clan, this crime was enough.
"Young Miss Su, these are all nonsense. You can't take them seriously!"
Bai Pingnan felt that the woman in front of him was really unreasonable.
"Oh? Isn't it your Bai clan that's going too far? That day, when Sir Xunyang insulted my clan head, my young master only said a few words to defend him, and you said that he was taking advantage of his power to bully others. Now, they're saying that they're insulting my clan head in front of me, and you say that they're just nonsense and can't be taken seriously. Your Bai clan is truly amazing! "
After all this talk, the matter had finally gotten to the main topic.
Bai Pingnan suddenly realized that no matter what he did today, he couldn't win an argument against the woman before him.
Fortunately, he wasn't stupid and had long since sent someone back to report the matter.
At this time, the person should have arrived.
"Young Miss Su's words are reasonable. This matter truly was my Bai clan's negligence. As for the matter between Third Young Master Gong and Sir Xunyang, my Bai clan will naturally investigate it. I ask that Young Miss Su give me, Bai Huaan, some face. "
Bai Huaan slowly walked over from behind the crowd.
But his face was slightly red and the tip of his nose was still dripping with sweat. It was obvious that he had hurried over after receiving the news.
Since the person in question had arrived, Lin Mengya also got off the carriage with the help of a servant.
"So it's the Second Master of the Bai clan. This one is Su Mei. Greetings, Second Master Bai."
Bai Huaan immediately returned the greeting. Others might not know, but he knew that this person was someone with real power, second only to the clan head of the Bai clan.
"I've long heard of Young Miss Su's famous name. Now that I've met you, you're indeed different. What happened just now was the fault of a few good-for-nothing juniors who didn't know any better. To apologize to Young Miss Su, I've called these people over for you to deal with. Please don't be afraid of the Bai clan. My Bai clan has never intended to be the Gong clan's enemy. "
This was where Bai Huaan was superior to Bai Pingnan.
After all, it was just a few insults. The way to deal with it could be big or small.
Most importantly, the Bai clan had to show their attitude.
In the beginning, the Gong clan cooperated with the Bai clan, allowing them to protect their reputation. So now, the Bai clan had to give face to the Gong clan.
In this way, the two parties could work together happily.
It seemed that the Second Master Bai understood the trickery between the aristocratic families very well.
"As I said just now, it was just a few juniors talking nonsense. I didn't intend to take it seriously."
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