Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Zhao Dafu walked out, waved at Li Guanqi, and pulled him to the back to briefly explain the situation.

Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and his fists clenched tightly.

"Impossible… it can't be… When has Wanshu ever gone down the mountain!"

He looked up at Zhao Dafu and asked with an extremely solemn voice.

"Did you see clearly what she looked like? How tall was she?"

Zhao Dafu frowned and thought for a long time, then gestured next to Li Guanqi's ear.

"About this tall."

"She was quite pretty, but I didn't get a good look at her face. She was gone in a flash."

The man apparently realized that Li Guanqi might know the little girl and comforted him.

"Oh, that girl left a long time ago. Maybe she's already out of town and on her way back."

But the shop assistant at the counter muttered, "I don't think so. That Gou San is a local thug. He's a lackey for that young master, so most likely…"

The shop assistant shook his head, not explicitly stating the rest of his thoughts.

Li Guanqi slung the wine jar over his shoulder and hurried towards the old man.

"Uncle Xiao! It's me."

The old man slowly looked up with tears in his eyes, wiping them with his sleeve before he could see clearly that it was Li Guanqi.

"Oh, it's young friend Li."

"Look… at me… alas…"

Li Guanqi felt a bit sad looking at the old man's helpless appearance, but now was not the time for pleasantries.

Li Guanqi asked, "Was there a little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, a little shorter than me, wearing a dress with small white flowers embroidered on the sleeves, who came to buy rice cakes from you earlier?"

The old man recalled slightly and remembered Meng Wanshu, who had bought four pieces of rice cake.

"Yes, yes, there was such a little girl!"

"That little girl initially bought three pieces, but then changed her mind and bought four. I re-wrapped them for her, so I remember it very clearly."

Li Guanqi's heart sank, confirming that Meng Wanshu was indeed the one they were targeting!!

Thinking that it was Meng Wanshu, Li Guanqi was immediately distraught, grabbing the old man's shoulders and asking, "Which way did that little girl go?"

But how could the old man remember these things at this time?

He didn't even know that Meng Wanshu was in the crowd at the beginning.

"East of the town!"

The shop assistant in the wine shop pointed in the direction. Li Guanqi nodded slightly, didn't have time to thank him, and immediately darted into the crowd!

At the same time.

Meng Wanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief, she seemed to have shaken off the people behind her.

She looked up at the sky gradually darkening, and the girl walked anxiously towards the outside of the town, if she didn't hurry she wouldn't be able to get home before dark.

Her parents would be very worried.

But not far away, she saw an old woman lying weakly on the side of the road.

Originally, she wanted to ignore the woman and walk away, but she bit her lip and quickened her pace.

But just then, the old woman used all her strength to grab Meng Wanshu's skirt.

Her pale face and chapped lips showed that she had not eaten or drunk anything for a long time.

The old woman's withered hands trembled as she grabbed Meng Wanshu's skirt, and she spoke intermittently.

"Girl… give… give me something… to eat…"

As she spoke, the old woman took out a jade bracelet wrapped in a tattered cloth from her arms and handed it to Meng Wanshu.

"This bracelet is mine… girl, just give me a bite to eat."

As she spoke, tears welled up in the old woman's eyes, looking extremely pitiful.

Meng Wanshu couldn't bear to see the old woman starve to death on the street, so she took a piece of rice cake from the oil paper and handed it to her.

There was no way around it, the old woman's hand was holding on too tightly, she wouldn't be able to leave if she didn't give it to her.

"Here, this is for you, let go."

The old woman took the rice cake and devoured it greedily, but still didn't let go.

Meng Wanshu anxiously pulled at her skirt, frowning and scolding, "I've already given you something to eat, let go…"

The old woman forcibly put the jade bracelet on Meng Wanshu's wrist.

"Ah!! It hurts… I don't want it!! Take it back!"

A gleam flashed in the old woman's eyes, she let go of her hand and spat out the rice cake in her mouth.

"Girl, wear it."

As soon as the words fell, a nonchalant shout suddenly came from the alley in the distance.

"Mom! Where are you?"

"That bracelet of ours is reserved for my wife."

A frivolous voice slowly came from the dark alley, with a hint of戏谑and playfulness.

Meng Wanshu's face changed, and she immediately understood what was happening.

She dropped the things in her hand and desperately tried to pull off the bracelet. Meng Wanshu's wrist was rubbed red by the bracelet, but just then, the figure in the deep alley also slowly emerged.

A total of five people, led by the lecherous Gou San!

"Hahaha, Mom, is this the daughter-in-law you found for me?"

Meng Wanshu retreated again and again, looking at these people with frightened eyes.

But several servants had already blocked her left and right retreat routes.

Meng Wanshu sternly said, "I'm not! Don't talk nonsense!"

Gou San folded his hands in his sleeves and looked at Meng Wanshu's wrist with a smile.

"Oh? How am I wrong? You're already wearing our family's token."

As he spoke, Gou San walked towards Meng Wanshu, his eyes swept over Meng Wanshu's chest, and a flash of淫邪color flashed in his eyes.

This disgusting gaze made Meng Wanshu's face turn pale.

Although many neighbors peeked out to watch the excitement, no one dared to speak.

And Aunt Mei, disguised as an old woman, said pitifully to the surrounding crowd.

"This little girl has already agreed to our family's marriage, and personally accepted our family heirloom, but now she wants to go back on her word…"

As soon as these words came out, bursts of discussion broke out in the surrounding crowd.

"These girls nowadays are really… they agreed themselves, so why are they going back on their word now?"

"That's right, look at the bracelet on her hand, it's worth a lot of money."

"Hey… Gou San is an orphan, where did he get a mother? This girl ah…"

Although many people knew the inside story, more people were still deceived by the old woman.

The old woman lowered her head, and messy hair covered her cunning eyes.

She was even thinking about whether to secretly change places after taking the reward money later.

Suddenly!!

A fierce look flashed in Meng Wanshu's eyes, she raised her wrist and slammed it hard against the stone on the ground!!

Gou San was shocked, this bracelet was priceless, taken from Zhao Yuanlin.

"Stop! How dare you!!!"

Meng Wanshu turned a deaf ear to the man's words.

Bang!! Crack!!!

The priceless jade bracelet shattered in response, and the broken jade bracelet cut a deep wound on the girl's wrist.

It was unknown where she was injured, but blood flowed straight out.

Meng Wanshu, who stood up, had a slightly heaving chest and extremely fluctuating emotions.

Gou San's face gradually became gloomy as he looked at the broken jade bracelet.

He looked up at Meng Wanshu and strode forward, slapping her face.

Pa!!

"Stinky bitch, don't you know what's good for you!"

Meng Wanshu fell on the cold bluestone slab, her hands were scratched, and a five-finger print instantly appeared on her red and swollen cheek.

When everyone saw Gou San attacking, the discussions of the surrounding crowd suddenly weakened a lot.

Even under Gou San's threatening aura, the crowd couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Meng Wanshu looked painful, and looked up at the surroundings. For a time, her mouth opened and closed, trying to ask for help, but she couldn't make any sound.

The indifferent crowd didn't even dare to look Gou San in the eye, the man just coldly glanced around, and many people watching the excitement even walked away.

Gou San sneered, squatted down and looked at Meng Wanshu with red eyes, and said coldly.

"Since you smashed the bracelet, our bracelet is worth three hundred taels of silver, either give us the money, or go back with me and get married!"

But the strong-willed Meng Wanshu would not allow herself to show weakness in front of Gou San at this time.

Although her cheeks were burning with pain, and the pain in her hands washed over her brain in waves, she still stubbornly raised her neck and said coldly.

"Dream on, you son of a bitch!!"

"I'd rather kill myself here today than go with you!"

Gou San chuckled.

"Hehe, little lady is quite feisty."

"Come, brothers, take her away!!"

As soon as the words fell, Meng Wanshu picked up a blood-stained stone from the ground and slammed it hard on Gou San's head!!

Bang!!!!

Blood splattered everywhere, Gou San's nose bridge collapsed instantly, and his face was covered in blood.

Meng Wanshu got up and wanted to run, but was grabbed by the hair by one of the youths wearing Zhao's mansion clothes and thrown to the ground!!

"Still want to run?! Brother Gou, are you okay?"

Meng Wanshu struggled desperately: "Let go of me! Let go!!"

But the strength of the girl who was held between two big men was too weak, no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free.

Gou San was helped up from the ground, blood blurred his eyes, and the severe pain from the bridge of his nose almost made him lose his mind.

"I'll kill you!!!"

With a flip of his wrist, he took out a dagger from his sleeve, but two hands stopped him.

"Brother Gou, Brother Gou, you can't… if you do it, we won't be able to explain it to the young master!"

Gou San, who had calmed down, had a violently heaving chest, staring at Meng Wanshu, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth and said coldly.

"Stinky bitch… you wait, after the young master is done playing with you, I will take good care of you!!"

"Take her away!!!"

Meng Wanshu panicked, and a deep despair enveloped her.

"Save me!! Please, save me, I don't know them!"

"That old woman is in cahoots with them!! I gave her food!!"

"The bracelet was forced on me by that old woman, save me!!"

But her cry for help did not arouse the sympathy of others, nor did they have the courage to confront the Zhao family.

Everyone turned a deaf ear to Meng Wanshu's cry for help.

A group of people pushed through the crowd and walked towards the town.

No matter how hard Meng Wanshu's feet rubbed against the ground, she couldn't stop the strength of the men next to her.

Suddenly!!!

A familiar person appeared in Meng Wanshu's sight…

The girl's tense emotions instantly lost control, and her originally tense face was full of grievances.

Meng Wanshu's tears welled up like a burst of a dam, pursing her lips and trying not to cry out, her pear blossom with rain appearance was distressing.

Li Guanqi stood ten feet away, his face extremely gloomy as he watched this scene.

Especially when he saw Meng Wanshu's blood-stained wrist, and the eye-catching finger prints on her cheek.

A surge of heat rushed to the top of his head, Li Guanqi's hands and feet were slightly numb, and his eyes were covered with bloodshot under the surge of blood in his body.

Gou San frowned at the young man not far away, took out a dagger from his sleeve and slowly stepped forward.

"Where did this beggar come from?"

"Get lost, don't meddle in other people's business."

Li Guanqi's lips trembled slightly, and he murmured in a low voice: "Grandpa, scold me later…"

He looked at Meng Wanshu gently, squeezed out a warm smile on his face, and said softly.

"Wanshu, close your eyes, open them again when I tell you to."

Meng Wanshu pursed her lips, nodded desperately, and then slowly closed her eyes.

Li Guanqi slowly put down the wine jar on his shoulder, his fists clenched and crackled.

The killing intent in his eyes almost spread uncontrollably in his heart after seeing the harm Meng Wanshu suffered!

Although some people in Fulong Village were annoying, there were also many people who were genuinely good to him!

Meng Wanshu scolded him every day, but she would save a portion of whatever delicious food there was at home for him.

Gou San looked at Li Guanqi with a fierce expression, waved his hand and said: "Waste him!!"

The stinging pain on his face made him constantly in a state of manic emotions, and now Li Guanqi's appearance just gave him a vent.

Three people rushed towards Li Guanqi together.

But then they heard a muffled sound in their ears!!