After Lin Luo dodged the firewood stick, she picked up the firewood knife used to chop wood.
"You've become quite bold. You even dare to use a knife on me?" Qiao Sheng sneered and stuck out his neck. "Come, come, come. Slash here. Try to be more accurate!"
Without another word, Lin Luo raised her hand and slashed down.
Qiao Sheng's eyes widened as a strand of his hair fell from his neck.
"Are you crazy? You actually slashed me for real?!" Qiao Sheng's breathing became heavy and he felt a lingering sense of fear.
If he hadn't dodged quickly just now…
He would have already been cut in half by Lin Luo!
"You asked me to slash you." Lin Luo sneered. "Didn't you always want me to be obedient? Now that I'm obedient, why are you unhappy?"
Qiao Sheng was speechless.
After his gaze landed on Yan Su, who was still washing the dishes leisurely, his expression became sinister. "I finally know where you got the guts! You actually hooked up with this pretty boy!"
"You want to dump me off after finding your next target?"
"Let me tell you, it's not as easy as you think!"
"Unless you give me a hundred taels of silver as hush money, I'll spread the news of you two cheating throughout South Yue!"
Since his mind was filled with despicable thoughts, he assumed others were just as despicable.
Qiao Sheng was this sort of person.
Moreover, he didn't intend to stay silent after taking the hush money. He had to get the inheritance left behind by Lin Luo's parents. How could he let Yan Su, this pretty boy, ruin his plans?
After extorting money, Qiao Sheng would expose Yan Su and Lin Luo's adultery.
At that time, other than staying with him, what other option would Lin Luo have? Wouldn't she have no choice but to listen to him obediently?
After Yan Su placed the washed bowls and chopsticks in the dry wooden basin, he glanced at Qiao Sheng aloofly. "Those guilty of slander will have their tongues removed and be paraded out on the streets."
"Nonsense! How can there be such a ridiculous law?!"
"I understand. You're trying to scare me?" After the initial shock, Qiao Sheng became smug. "There are so many gossipy women in Little Bay Village and none of them have ever told the truth. Why haven't I seen their tongues pulled out?"
Yan Su stood up and walked over slowly.
"If no one reported it, no one would pursue the matter. If someone reported it, that's another matter."
Yan Su met Qiao Sheng's gaze and said calmly, "If you don't believe me, you can try."
Qiao Sheng was speechless. After he looked at Lin Luo and then at Yan Su, he said angrily, "I won't let this matter rest!"
With that, he turned around and ran away.
Lin Luo wanted to say something to Yan Su, but hesitated.
"You don't have to thank me. Just treat it as me returning the favor for this meal." Yan Su acted magnanimous and chivalrous.
Lin Luo raised her eyebrows.
"Who said I was going to thank you?"
She waved the chopper.
"I originally planned to break a few of his ribs for fun, but I didn't expect you to scare him away."
"How boring."
Lin Luo would never forget that Qiao Sheng killed the original host.
It was just that returning a life with a life was too light of a punishment for Qiao Sheng. She wanted Qiao Sheng to suffer even more.
Yan Su was speechless.
This girl's change was too obvious and sudden that Yan Su was puzzled.
But…
He didn't intend to pursue the matter.
"I'm going back first," Yan Su said as he walked out.
Lin Luo said with a smile, "I'll send you off."
The two homes were only a few steps apart, so there was really no need to say goodbye.
Just as she walked out of the house, Lin Luo saw two young men in black clothes escorting Qiao Sheng over. From the direction they were heading in…
Were they going to Yan Su's home?
The two of them also saw them and changed directions to walk towards them. One of the men said, "We saw this person spreading rumors about you, so we captured him."
"Are they friends of yours?"
Lin Luo asked Yan Su.
Yan Su nodded slightly. "We're friends who are going to Black Wind Mountain together."
Two friends who were going to Black Wind Mountain with him?
These two fit the description of the signboard.
Or was it a coincidence?
"What's the date" Lin Luo asked again.
"Today is the 14th of September," the man replied coldly. "Miss Lin, do you have anything else to ask? If not, we still have something to discuss with Yan Su."
The date, number of people, and name matched.
Was it a coincidence?
It was probably not that simple.
Lin Luo glanced at Qiao Sheng, who had a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth and couldn't speak.
"He was spreading rumors about me and Yan Su, right?"
The man's expression turned cold. "That's right, but don't worry. We'll settle this matter."
It wasn't for Lin Luo's sake, but for Yan Su's sake.
After Lin Luo nodded, she suddenly covered her face with both hands. Then, she faced Yan Su and said with a sob, "Brother Yan, if the Qiao family finds out that I'm with you, they'll resent me. If the Qiao family comes to get revenge tonight, what should I do? Sob!"
Yan Su remained silent.
Lin Luo wondered, could it be that her acting wasn't good enough?
After Lin Luo thought for a moment, she winked at Yan Su.
——
Although Lin Luo aka Doctor Lin had never been in a relationship before, she had watched countless dramas. In dramas, as long as the female lead cried or winked, the men in the drama would be mesmerized and ignore everything else.
Yan Su held it in, but in the end, he couldn't help but ask.
"Are your eyes twitching?"
Lin Luo suddenly came back to her senses.
The corners of Lin Luo's mouth twitched a few times as she frowned.
Why did the method that had always worked in television dramas not work on Yan Su?
Lin Luo decided to be straightforward.
"I'm afraid that the Qiao family will take revenge on me. I'm so afraid that I can't sleep. Can you stay for another day? This way, if any rumors spread, we can explain to the public."
When the cocky-looking man heard this, he frowned. "We have urgent matters to attend to. We can't be delayed!"
"Master… Yan Su, Black Wind Mountain's matter can't wait any longer."
Yan Su glanced at Lin Luo.
Without saying anything, Yan Su returned with his two friends.
As for Qiao Sheng?
He was knocked out and dragged into Yan Su's courtyard.
Lin Luo rubbed her chin as she looked up at the moon.
It was said that the full moon was on the fifteenth and sixteenth, but the moon was actually quite full on the fourteenth as well.
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Before dawn the next day.
Lin Luo climbed onto the wall of her neighbor's house.
Since the soft approach didn't succeed, she could only do things the hard way.
Lin Luo had already prepared the sack. When Yan Su came out later, she would put him in the sack and lock him up.
After the fifteenth day, Lin Luo wouldn't care where Yan Su wanted to go.
Lin Luo sneezed from the cold wind.
A white handkerchief was handed over from outside the wall. Green bamboo was embroidered on the handkerchief.
The handkerchief had a familiar faint soapy fragrance.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Lin Luo suddenly came back to her senses.
After Lin Luo turned around, she saw Yan Su standing by the wall. The cold wind disheveled his hair, but this didn't make him look unkempt. Instead, it added to his wild and unruly handsome looks.
"If you keep staring, I'm going to charge you."
Yan Su said calmly.
Lin Luo retracted her gaze and lowered her head to fold the handkerchief into a small square. "Why are you outside?"
"Aren't you scared?"
A soft breeze blew past and gave Yan Su's words a gentle flair.