She continued her train of thought as she spoke, her gaze fixed on Wang Xing'er.
"Many villagers know that the Qian siblings and the three children I found are living in my house. You should know about this too.
"If there is an outbreak here, everyone could blame me for having outsiders. They could claim they have the epidemic disease and spread it to the villagers via this rock spring."
As expected, Wang Xing'er's eyes darted around guiltily. She even took a step back and gulped as her expression became even more nervous.
"Nonsense! I… I didn't!" Wang Xing'er denied it.
I'll never admit that I wanted to sabotage An Jiuyue, that detestable woman.
"You didn't?" An Jiuyue looked at her and asked.
"Didn't you hate me? Didn't you think I shouldn't have suggested to the Chief to guard the village? That I'm the one who stopped you from bringing your parents in?
