After the wound was stitched up, Daniu, who was no longer in any danger, was temporarily placed in the medical center.
Liu Ruyi's hand chop was not light. Half an hour had passed, but he still had not woken up.
No matter what, Da Niu was finally out of danger. Before Li Yi could open his mouth to ask, the constable who was on good terms with Da Niu looked at Wu Er and asked, "Who hurt Da Niu? Where is the murderer now?"
Daniu was injured because of him, so he naturally could not ignore this matter.
Doctor Chen brought a basin of clean water, and Li Yi asked Xiao Huan to fetch a piece of soap from the shop to wash the blood on his hands.
When Wu Er spoke, he raised his head and listened.
"It was' Bone-paring Knife 'Zhu Tufu," Wu Er said.
"What Tufu?" The two bailiffs had clearly not heard of this name, and a trace of confusion appeared on their faces.
The two were not people of Jianghu, so it was normal that they had not heard of Zhu Tufu. Wu Er was not surprised, and explained, "Zhu Tufu is a famous villain in the Underworld, and he has a bad reputation in the underworld."
He dared not say that in the entire Jianghu, but in the territory of Qing 'an Prefecture, there were not many people in Jianghu who did not know of "Bone-paring Knife" Zhu Tufu.
"What Bone-paring Knife or Butcher Knife, this nickname is too ugly." As Li Yi was thinking about this, he noticed that when Wu Er mentioned "Zhu Tufu", the corner of Liu Ruyi's mouth twitched.
He wiped his hands clean, stood up, and asked Liu Ruyi, "You or that Zhu Tufu, who is more powerful?"
Liu Ruyi looked at him indifferently, and did not speak, as if he did not care to answer.
Li Yi suddenly understood. Compared to his sister-in-law, that Zhu Tufu was far from enough.
The bailiff who spoke just now gritted his teeth and said, "Who cares about him? Daniu has no grudge against him, but he was so ruthless. Where is he now? I will go back to the government office and call a few more brothers. We must arrest him!"
"Absolutely not!"
Hearing this, Wu Er waved his hand and said, "That Zhu Tu Fu is one of the top experts in the Green Forest. He came to Qing 'an to take the life of the woman from the Willow Leaf Stockade. He has gathered a large group of Green Forest experts around him. You must not act rashly."
Wu Er himself could be considered half a man of Jianghu, so he knew very well how powerful those people were when they gathered together. Not to mention a few constables, even all the local government laborers would not be a match for them.
The only reason that the injured constable was still alive was probably because Zhu Tufu had some misgivings and did not dare to kill anyone in the prefectural city. Even so, if it were not for the fact that he happened to see the constable named Daniu when those people left, he would have lost his life due to excessive blood loss.
Wu Er, who was busy stopping the two bailiffs, didn't notice that after he said those words, the beautiful woman and the County Lieutenant's expressions turned extremely unsightly.
"What did you say?!" Liu Ruyi flashed and appeared in front of Wu Er. She stared at him and asked, "What woman from the Willow Leaf Village?"
Wu Er was stunned for a moment and did not know what was going on.
Could it be that this young lady also had a grudge against that woman?
At this moment, there was no time for him to think too much. Li Yi had already walked over with quick steps and said with a serious face, "What do you know about this matter? Tell me everything."
"Okay …"
Wu Er was very grateful to the County Lieutenant, who he was indebted to. After a moment of daze, he organized his thoughts and told him everything he knew, regardless of whether it was important or not.
"The County Lieutenant has just been in office, so you may not know, but in the past two years, many people from the Underworld who were wanted by the government have been captured in Qing 'an Prefecture …" Wu Er had two brothers in his family. The elder brother was somewhat skilled in martial arts and had traveled the martial world for many people. Naturally, he knew some things about Jianghu. When he came back this time, he talked with Wu Er about some things.
"After capturing so many people from the Underworld, the woman must have offended many people. Senior Han is a famous martial artist and only has one son. Because he committed a murder, he is also wanted by the government. After he escaped to Qing 'an Prefecture, he was captured by the woman and handed over to the government. This time, Senior Han spread the word that if anyone could take the woman's head, he would take that person as his disciple. Also, Officer Zhao of Chuzhou, although I don't know what kind of grudge he has with the woman, he also put a thousand taels of silver on his head …"
Listening to Wu Er's story, Liu Ruyi's face gradually darkened.
She knew very well what her sister had done in the past two years. If it wasn't for capturing these wanted criminals and exchanging them for money and food, the family would have run out of food a long time ago. They wouldn't have been able to survive until she kidnapped Li Yi …
In the past two years, her sister would often go out for a few days. When she came back, she would occasionally have some scars on her body. She would keep some of the rice and food she received from the government and distribute most of it to the family. If it wasn't for this, who knew how many people would have died during the two years of famine?
And the thing that she had been worried about had finally happened.
"How many people are there?" Li Yi looked at Wu Er and asked in a low voice.
Wu Er thought for a moment and said, "With 'Bone-Paring Knife' Zhu Tufu and 'Death Rush' Cui Yan as the leaders, the number of people from the Underworld is the highest. There are about thirty of them. Although Senior Han and Officer Zhao also attracted many people, most of them acted alone. Although there are more people, I heard that the woman is very skilled in martial arts and is much less of a threat than the former."
In the end, Wu Er had only heard about it. This was all that his brother had revealed to him.
"Senior Han, Officer Zhao, are these the so-called heroes of the martial arts world …" Li Yi said in a low voice. When he turned around to look, Liu Ruyi had disappeared without him noticing.
Wu Er snorted and said, "Although Zhu Tufu and Cui Yan are skilled in martial arts, they are not heroes. In the eyes of true heroes of the martial arts world, they are just a group of powerful bandits. Although Senior Han loves his son, he can't distinguish between good and evil. I'm afraid that in the future, he will be laughed at by countless people. As for Officer Zhao, I heard that he has always been in close contact with these people. I don't know how many dirty tricks he used to build up his family business today …"
Wu Er's face was full of resentment and his words were full of disdain for these people. However, Li Yi was no longer concerned about these things.
Li Yi turned around and patted the constable's shoulder as he said, "Wei Qiang, please take this lady to the county government office. I'll leave her safety in your hands."
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely protect this young lady!" The constable named Wei Qiang immediately bowed and said.
"Young master, I …" Xiao Huan opened her mouth with a pale face. Li Yi touched her head and said with a smile, "Be good and listen to the young master. Stay in the government office and don't run around. I will come to pick you up after I finish this matter."
"I'll be counting on you …" Li Yi glanced at the constable again before turning around and leaving.
"Young master …" Xiao Huan anxiously wanted to chase after him, but the constable was already in front of her.
Constable Wei touched his nose and said with a bitter smile, "Young lady, please listen to the County Lieutenant and follow me back to the government office."
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"Lao Si, you can't die. If you die like this, how are we going to live?" In the Willow Leaf Village, a woman in coarse clothes knelt on the ground and wailed.
In front of her, a middle-aged man was lying on the ground. His face was pale and there was a trace of blood on the clothes on his chest.
The seven or eight-year-old naughty boy stood there in a daze. He didn't know what to do with the scene in front of him. After the woman pinched his thigh, he immediately shriveled up and wailed.
Seeing this, the onlookers looked at each other. They had just arrived when they heard the noise and didn't know what had happened.
"Fourth Aunt, Fourth Uncle is only slightly injured. He won't die." Liu Ruyi lowered her head and said to her.
"If it weren't for you, would Lao Si be beaten up like this?"
It would have been better if Liu Ruyi hadn't opened her mouth. The moment she opened her mouth, the woman immediately glared at her and said, "You have offended those Jianghu people. Now, they want to kill you. Even Fourth Sister has suffered an unexpected calamity … Those people kill without batting an eye. When the time comes, even we will be buried with you. We won't be able to live on anymore …"
Not long after the woman finished speaking, there was an uproar in the surroundings.
"Lao Si's wife, what did you say?"
"What Jianghu people?"
"What is all this fighting and killing?"
"Say something!"
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Lao Si's wife's words were very frightening. What did she mean by "kill" and "be buried with you"? People who didn't know the inside story trembled and urged her.
"You can ask her!"
The woman stretched out her finger and pointed at Liu Ruyi, saying, "She just had to provoke those murderous geniuses. Great, now she's dragging our entire stronghold down with her. If it wasn't for the fact that Fourth Brother's hands and feet were injured and he still had some martial arts left, I'm afraid he would have abandoned us mother and son to die first … In any case, I can't stay in this stronghold anymore. You can stay if you want, but don't blame me for not warning you.
The woman helped the middle-aged man up from the ground and walked back to their house.
Before they left, she even kicked the naughty child beside her and scolded, "What are you waiting for? Go home and pack your things to escape!"
Lao Si's wife's words became more and more terrifying. Everyone was shocked and suspicious. After glancing at Liu Ruyi, they hurriedly chased after Lao Si's family.
"Lao Si's family, don't be anxious. Speak clearly."
"That's right. Don't scare us!"
"What exactly happened? Tell us. We'll think of a solution together!"
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"Eldest Young Mistress …" Fang turned to look at Liu Ruyi. He wanted to say something but stopped.
Liu Ruyi's expression did not change. She looked at Lao Si's wife, who was spitting saliva everywhere. She looked away and said, "Uncle Fang, let Lao Si and Zhuzi go down the mountain today. Find a place to rest in the prefectural city. I'll help you settle down in the prefectural city in two days. Don't go back to the village."
"Eldest Young Mistress, what do you mean?" Fang frowned and said, "Aren't they just a few scums? If one comes, Fang will kill one. If two come, I'll kill both. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Sister!"
As soon as Fang finished speaking, a white figure dashed over from afar. Liu Ruyi's pretty face was covered in frost, and her body emitted a faint murderous intent.
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"Ruyi, you, you say, how did you provoke these people …"
After a while, the Liu family members who learned the whole thing from Lao Si's wife all gathered in the small courtyard. A middle-aged man opened his mouth and sighed. His voice was full of resentment.
"What should we do? How can we fight against those heroes of the Underworld? Ruyi, you've brought disaster upon us!" Another middle-aged woman looked at Liu Ruyi and said with a pale face.
Ru Yi had captured a lot of Lulin Village tyrants and handed them over to the government, but she had also offended those people. The Willow Leaf Village would not have peace in the future. Their peaceful life for dozens of years naturally could not continue.
Of course, although they complained, no one dared to say a few harsh words.
After all, they knew the temperament of the two sisters. If they really got serious, none of them would be able to stop them.
"We can't fight against those people. I'm afraid we can't live in the village anymore." A man sighed. Everyone agreed.
This was also the result of their discussion just now.
Although they were born and grew up here, nothing was more important than their own lives. Those people's target was only Ruyi. If they left the village, they would not go so far as to let them go.
Moreover, they didn't feel anything before. But since the candied haws business became profitable, their lives became comfortable. They gradually felt that living in the village was really inconvenient. Many of them had long thought of moving out.
This incident was just a prelude. With their current net worth, they could live comfortably anywhere they wanted. They could find a new place to start their candied haws business, and they wouldn't have to pay the joining fee anymore. Wouldn't that be much better than their current lives?
But they would not be willing to leave like this. A woman pushed the old man who was lying on a rocking chair in the courtyard and said, "Second Uncle, say something!"
"Ah?" The old man who was napping was shaken awake by her. His eyes were half-open and he said, "What did you say?"
"Second Uncle, you're an elder. You should also say your opinion on this matter." The woman said again.
"Ah?" A confused look appeared on the old man's face. He said, "You want me to eat? No, I don't want to eat. I just ate at Third Brother's house."
After saying that, he turned over in the rocking chair and changed into a more comfortable position. He continued to nap.
"This …" Just as the woman was about to speak, a voice was heard.
Liu Ruyi looked at them and said, "This matter, Ruyi has indeed caused trouble for everyone. If any uncle wants to leave, as long as you let me know, you can get ten taels of silver from me as a settlement fee."
The people of the Liu family smiled. They had been waiting for this for a long time.
"This is so embarrassing …" Fourth Aunt, who had just reprimanded her, smiled. "In that case, thank you, Ruyi."
"Count me in."
"Ah, we were also forced to do this. I hope Ruyi won't blame us …"
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Everyone spoke up one after another. Every family who wanted to leave received ten taels of silver and happily went back to pack up their belongings, planning to leave as soon as possible.
Ten taels of silver as a settlement fee was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for them. It was enough for them to settle anywhere outside the prefectural city.
Liu Ruyi's expression was cold as she looked at everything coldly. Liu Ruyi, on the other hand, looked at them with a smile. From today onwards, she really had nothing to do with these nominal uncles …
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