After I traveled through the book, I spoiled the anorexic prince

Aunt Gu shook her head, her tone gentle but firm: "We all listen to Qinghe now. You don't feel pain until the knife falls on you. Their Dalang kicked our Chang'an to the ground, and you were not there. You came when they were smashing our things. You didn't stop them when they pushed me and hurt my hand."

"There are few men in the village, but every family has one man, not to mention the four from Liu Xiulian's family. When the imperial court was recruiting soldiers, every family sent one man. They even lied about the age of their youngest son who was less than fifteen years old and sent him out. You actually still expect them to protect you? Stop deceiving yourselves. Their family is only useful in scaring the neighboring villages that also have few men."

"If we encounter the bandits like we did fifteen years ago again, their family will definitely be the first to run ahead, and they might even sell you out to save themselves. It was that stupid guy in my family who went out alone to buy time for you to hide..."

When they saw her mention her deceased husband, the villagers' expressions changed again.

Gu Qinghe didn't know much about the situation in the village fifteen years ago. When he saw Aunt Gu crying as she talked about her late husband, the villagers all shrank back and no longer wanted to argue for Aunt Liu's family. He picked up the knife handed to him by Liubai and walked towards them.

When Aunt Liu heard Aunt Gu talking about the past, all she could think of was the man pushing her away and facing the bandits' swords alone. She couldn't help but start to cry with regret: "I'm sorry, Liu Xiulan, I hurt him, I'm sorry..."

Without Gu Qinghe's help, she crawled up and walked straight towards the knife. Gu Qinghe had no intention of taking her life. He slightly moved his hand and the blade brushed past her hand. Blood immediately gushed out and the wound looked more serious than Aunt Gu's abrasions.

Seeing Aunt Liu's crazy expression, Old Man Liu and his three sons hurriedly pulled her back. The trapped Aunt Liu kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, Liu Xiulan, I'm sorry, I'm ungrateful, too jealous and too scared, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt him... I wanted him to leave, told him not to save me, but he was always smiling, as if he wasn't afraid of anything."

"I'll go home and get you some money. You can use it to see a doctor and buy medicine to treat your injuries. I won't bring anyone with me. I'll tell them to stay away from you. I'm sorry, Liu Xiulan..."

She walked back with her head down, her face pale and she kept mumbling. Without that greedy and aggressive energy, she seemed dazed and walked unsteadily.

The other villagers also looked dejected and left with guilt on their faces. Zhou Zhumin stood there looking at Aunt Gu who looked sad. His dry lips moved, but he didn't know what to say. He could only shake his head and left.

Aunt Gu looked at the faces of the crowd and felt sad and full of bitter emotions.

Gu Lang, fifteen years is too long. They have all forgotten your kindness back then.

Even I almost forgot.

I don't want to be sad, but they are too bullying. Are such people worth your risking your life for?

Gu Lang, if I had stopped you back then, I would have been fine. I should have been more resolute and shouldn't have let you go just because I thought you were different from me.

I miss you……

Endless hatred and sorrow turned into silent longing. Aunt Gu's tears could not stop flowing. Gu Qinghe wiped them for her again and again, and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Mother Gu, it's not worth shedding tears for these people."

"But Qinghe, they are worth his life-threatening efforts to save."