When they arrived at Tuanyuanju, the children rushed into their home, which they had been away from for many days, with flowers scattered all over their bodies.

The sky was already gray, and Jiang Muxia helped Daqi unload the luggage, vegetables and food from the car.

She watched Daqi walk into the yard and called out to Hu Zi who was carrying the luggage.

"Wait a minute. Do you want to chat for a minute?"

Jiang Muxia tried to ask him with an inquiring look, fearing that he would become stubborn and ignore her and go straight into the yard.

Hu Zi paused and asked her without any emotion, "What is there to talk about between us?"

"I don't know."

"You don't need to understand, just do your job. I just do my job, Miss Jiang. I help you with the work and you provide us with food and shelter. Between us, no one owes anyone anything."

"What did you say?" Jiang Muxia was stunned. She never expected him to say such a thing.

She smiled bitterly and didn't argue with him. "You are right. But I really treat you as my brothers and sisters. I have never treated you as outsiders..."

Before she finished, Hu Zi interrupted her. He turned around and stared into her eyes, saying coldly, "So, we should just accept your kindness and worship you like a savior? To show off your superiority?"

"Shut up." Da Qi hurried out of the yard, but was too late to stop him from talking nonsense.

"Apologize to Miss Jiang. Who allowed you to say such ungrateful words? Being grateful is our bottom line, and you have forgotten it." Da Qi's chest heaved rapidly, pointing at Hu Zi and yelling.

Hu Zi raised his head and looked at him expressionlessly, saying calmly: "Am I wrong? She is just like Tang Zhongbai. She said all kinds of nice things at the beginning, sent us clothes and food. But in the end, she kicked us away. Did she do what she promised us? Did we get justice for our sisters and brothers?"

Hu Zi sneered, turned around and walked towards the yard. He took two steps and turned around again, spreading his arms, looking as if he wanted to do something but was unable to do anything. He stammered for a long time without uttering a word.

He threw his arms away and fell down powerlessly. He raised his hand to wipe his cheek, and the words he uttered were full of deep sadness. "Forget it. Isn't it enough that I, Hu Zi, accept your kindness? I can apologize to you. I, Hu Zi, am an ungrateful wolf and a dog that can't be fed tame. It's all my fault. You, Jiang Muxia, are a noble person, and you are the Lord of Pingle Township personally appointed by the emperor. I am not worthy of it."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and rushed to the yard. Then, a loud sound of the door closing startled Jiang Muxia.

She didn't know that Tang Zhongbai didn't hand over Gao Dalin and his wife to him, which made him feel so resentful. He was putting his resentment towards Tang Zhongbai on her. If he didn't untie this knot today, it would be more troublesome in the future. He was only eleven years old, and he should be innocent and naive. He shouldn't be carrying such a heavy psychological burden.

Da Qi was so angry that he was gasping for breath, his face turned pale and his body was shaking.

He is ill.

Jiang Muxia quickly helped him sit down under the tree in the yard, helped him calm down, and persuaded him, "I will persuade him later, don't be angry, come to my house in the next two days, I will let my adoptive father take your pulse. He is a miracle doctor, and two doses of medicine can cure your illness."

"Thank you."

Jiang Muxia helped him to regulate his breathing, then went to the east wing and pushed the door open.

The children were so frightened by Hu Zi that they hid in the south room, not daring to make a sound.

Hu Zi sat on a stool in the main room, holding his head in his hands, wondering what he was thinking about.

Jiang Muxia pulled a chair and sat opposite him. The two of them sat facing each other for a long time without saying a word.

There was no light in the house, and the sky was getting darker and darker. The only light in the house was a little dim moonlight shining through the window frames.

Hu Zi finally couldn't sit still anymore, raised his head and asked her angrily, "It's already dark, why don't you leave?"

Jiang Muxia sat still, sighed and replied, "I just want to ask you one question. If Tang Zhongbai had handed the person over to you, and you had vented your anger, would your sisters and brothers have survived?"

Hu Zi was speechless for a long time, and finally uttered, "No."

"So you want them just for revenge, and after you're done you'll be beheaded and go to accompany them. That's what you think, right?"

"Yes."

"They died on the way to exile a long time ago. The revenge has been taken. You clearly knew it, but why didn't you go down to accompany them. Is it because you didn't want to or couldn't bear to die?" Jiang Muxia's voice became cold and his words were very heavy. If he wasn't scolded to wake him up now, this child would really be in a dead end and it would be difficult to turn back.

"I... I don't know. I just feel like I'm holding back some air. I'm feeling very uncomfortable."

"Then come out and fight me." Jiang Muxia didn't allow him to refute and pulled him to the yard. The dim moonlight illuminated the yard with shadows.

The children followed out nervously and hid behind Daqi.

"What are you..."

Jiang Muxia reached out to stop him and launched an attack on Hu Zi.

"Brother Daqi, will Sister Jiang beat Brother Huzi to death?" the children asked him in tears.

"No, your sister Jiang knows her limits."

Here, the two men were in a state of confrontation, and the battle began immediately.

"You have been learning from Zhou Yue for so long, let me try out your Kung Fu."

Hu Zi stood there with his arms hanging down, looking into the distance, motionless.

Jiang Muxia had no intention of letting him go and punched him.

"Brother Huzi, be careful." The child's scream was heard, but Huzi seemed not to hear it. He did not dodge, evade or attack.

He was hit hard in the face, but the punch did not knock him to the ground. He just took a step back and stood up steadily.

"Okay, take my kick again."

Jiang Muxia kicked him straight in the abdomen, but Hu Zi still showed no sign of resistance. She kicked him in the abdomen mercilessly, sending him flying more than ten feet away, and he fell heavily to the ground.

He said nothing and lay on the ground motionless.

Jiang Muxia strode to his side, raised her foot and stepped on his face, and shouted: "Get up, I won't beat cowards with my fists and feet."

Hu Zi still didn't move, as if he was dead.

Jiang Muxia turned her head and looked in the direction of Daqi, pointing at Hu Zi and shouting to them: "You guys, don't call him Brother Hu Zi from now on. He is a coward and doesn't deserve to be your brother."

The children couldn't bear to see Brother Huzi, whom they had always respected, being humiliated like this, so they ran to her crying, pulled away the foot that was stepping on Huzi's face, and begged her, "Sister Jiang, please let Brother Huzi go, he is not a bad person."

The children cried so sadly that she felt a little weak. But if she gave up now, all her efforts would be wasted.

She hardened her heart, pushed the children away, and was about to step on it again.

Hu Zi jumped in front of her and punched her before she could react.

Jiang Muxia retreated repeatedly and faced his fist head-on.

There was a dull thud, and Hu Zi punched Jiang Muxia in the chest with great force.

She groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Hu Zi quickly retracted his fist.

"Miss Jiang..."

"Sister Jiang..."

Jiang Muxia stood up straight, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, then smiled at them, "I'm fine. It's common for people who practice martial arts to get injured. I'll just go home and take a bowl of medicine."

Da Qi scolded Hu Zi, "How could you be so disrespectful?"

Hu Zi was stunned for a long time, then he squatted down, held his head and started crying.

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