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Okay, even though I'm not happy about it.
However, what Jiang Xiao said was true. It was indeed more appropriate for the imperial court to handle such matters, otherwise things would fall into chaos.
Having not slept all night, the three of them quickly rested at the inn.
Jiang Xiao was not woken up by Bai Yi until evening.
"Dad, look, isn't that person acting suspiciously outside the inn from the Song family?"
Huh?
Jiang Xiao looked closely through the second-floor window and, sure enough, it was the burly man who had shouted last night that he wanted to fight the Qi family to the death.
"Go and call him over."
Having received permission, Bai Yi ran downstairs like lightning, and soon, she led the burly man back up.
The former saw Jiang Xiao kneel down before him without saying a word, kowtowing without uttering a sound, and Bai Yi couldn't stop him.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiao's heart sank. It seemed that Song Qi's attempt to report to the authorities was not going smoothly.
"My lord, please, we're at our wits' end! In this vast town of Liuzhen, in this huge city of Hangzhou, we can't find anyone to seek justice for us!"
The burly man's eyes were filled with tears, and his forehead was bleeding from the banging.
"Brother, don't panic. Tell me slowly. I'll help if I can. Did you fail to report it to the authorities?"
"My lord, sob sob sob! Our patriarch, after you left last night, he set off with my third uncle and the others, but... but today their heads were cut off and hung on the gate of our Song family. The blood-written letter they carried with them is also gone. My lord, please, help us!"
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Hey!
I thought that reporting to the authorities would be obstructed, but I never expected the other party to be so ruthless!
Bai Yi's face was flushed red, and her body was trembling uncontrollably. She was so angry that she couldn't say a word.
Steel Egg, who had just come from next door, also stood there stunned, seemingly not expecting things to turn out this way.
"Brother Jiang Xiao, now that the person is gone and the evidence is gone, what do we do? Will the government still care?"
The burly man wiped away his tears and stared straight at Jiang Xiao. He could tell that the other two were following him.
"Hey~"
Jiang Xiao rubbed his aching temples and slumped back onto the bed.
"We've lost everything. Do you think you can convince the authorities with just empty words?"
Ok
Seemingly expecting this answer, the burly man nodded to the group and then staggered away from the inn.
Jiang Xiao suddenly called out to him.
"Hey, by the way, brother, do you know where the Qi family is located? It seems like they stole my things."
Ok?
Jiang Xiao then continued.
"It is a priceless treasure of the Taoist sect, and it cannot be lost. Now there is sufficient evidence to prove that this treasure was stolen by the Qi family."
The burly man was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. He was about to kneel down and kowtow, but Chang An stopped him.
Ordinary people are the responsibility of the government, and what the government can't handle, naturally falls to these righteous and upright people!
Let's criticize
Chapter 417 Kind-hearted
They set off almost immediately.
"Dad, I'm a little scared. What if there are bad guys lying in ambush on the other side?"
Jiang Xiao had also considered this issue, but it didn't matter. He estimated that the most powerful member of the Qi family was Ni He, who was strangely submissive.
Although Jiang Xiao's strength is average, he has at least teamed up with Gang Dan, so he is definitely stronger than these amateurs, right?
"Are you so sure? Aren't you going to do more preparation?"
"Weren't you two shouting and threatening to kill each other last night? Now that I've taken the initiative, you're all cowering and hesitant?"
Gangdan and Baiyi both blushed, mainly because it was too rushed and they hadn't had time to prepare.
"Don't worry, if the other party really had something extraordinary, they would probably have already attacked the Song family. The reason they ambushed them halfway was probably because they were unsure of what to do."
The Qi family had Ni He keep an eye on the Song family. Now that the Song family has left, and Ni He did not follow, it is clear that something happened to Ni He.
After confirming that everyone around Song Qijia was an ordinary member of the Song family, they did not hesitate to kill him.
Moreover, it was secretly hung on the Song family's gate, simply because they were worried that there was a powerful figure guarding the house.
Just then, three figures reeking of a foul stench blocked their way.
Their exposed skin was ulcerated and covered with small, wart-like growths.
It's hard to imagine what disgusting scene lies beneath the black robe.
Are the eerie things in this ghost story really that disgusting?
The leader gave a strange, sinister laugh.
"Hahaha, I thought the one who killed Junior Brother Ni He was some kind of expert, but it turns out to be three newbies? I wasted so much time monitoring the Qi family's every move."
Jiang Xiao's face turned pale.
I'm still too young, and I've fallen for their tricks again.
"You didn't leave after killing people last night, but instead followed Matsuo's movements and found us?!"
"Haha, what a pity, what a pity, you reacted way too late."
Three strange figures formed a triangle and surrounded Jiang Xiao and his companions. The one in the lead sighed.
"Alas, it's a pity that Junior Brother Ni He, with his illustrious reputation and the young master's high regard, was beaten to death by you three greenhorns. It's truly a shame."
A 3v3 situation.
However, aside from himself being barely a human being, Bai Yi, who was afraid of death, had negligible combat strength.
Sure enough, she, who had been shouting and yelling all the way, had now crouched behind him.
The only steel egg is also a half-baked one, so the combat strength of the two sides is basically equal to 1.78 vs 3.
"Dad, if we go head-to-head, the odds of winning are probably only 80/20. What's the difference between that and just throwing our lives away?"
Jiang Xiao nervously took two steps back, while also offering words of comfort.
"Don't be afraid. As the saying goes, 'Education should be provided to all without discrimination.' Don't rush to take action. Let me reason with them first. I believe they were just temporarily blinded by evil and went astray. As long as I explain the right and wrong to them properly, they will definitely realize their mistake and return to the right path."
As expected of her father, he knows a lot. Hearing Jiang Xiao say that, Bai Yi was no longer afraid. She walked to the front with her arms crossed and stood there proudly.
Reasonable?
The three strange figures looked at each other in bewilderment, and the old man who was leading them almost burst out laughing.
"You think you can reason with us three old veterans? We've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"
Suppressing his fear, Jiang Xiao walked to the front with trepidation and even bowed politely.
"Gentlemen, since you are senior figures, you naturally understand more principles than we do. Why do you aid and abet evil? Why not lay down your weapons and come with me to the government to become tainted witnesses?"
"Aiding the wicked? Oh, I didn't realize you were a scholar."
The three men exchanged a glance, and one of them, with a thick beard, burst into laughter.
"what!"
They actually intend to slaughter the entire family?!
"You villains! Killing Song Qijia and taking Da Lian's blood-written letter wasn't enough, you even want to kill the remaining innocent people! You are all villains!"
Bai Yi mustered her courage and pointed at the big man, angrily shouting.
Among the trio, a thin, goatee-bearded man lewdly looked Bai Yi up and down, and said in a flirtatious manner.
"Hehehe, not only will we slaughter the entire Song family, I'll also let you, little brat, know what it means to be in ecstasy and unable to stop! I'm going to infect you, my little darling, with all my disease, slurp~"
The other two, though slightly displeased with the goatee's perverse hobby, didn't say much.
"You are worse than animals!"
Jiang Xiao's eyes were red; he hadn't expected the beasts here to be so perverted.
"Hmph, enough with the nonsense! Delay will only make things worse. Let's get started!"
Although they mocked the three as novices, these three old bastards didn't dare to be careless in their attack, striking together to prevent the opponent from being defeated one by one.
Seeing the three unrepentant individuals, Jiang Xiao was heartbroken and said sadly.
“Mother, I’m sorry. You said I was a reasonable and educated person, but now I have failed your expectations.”
Right hand: Peach wood sword!
The priest's scepter in his left hand!