Wait for me, and watch me fight my way back to the reincarnation path

Mr. Gao lowered his head and continued speaking.

"Yes, when I first arrived in this town, I met Mr. Zhang. He was very sincere and knowledgeable. It was a pity that in this chaotic era, his virtues could not be displayed and he was ridiculed instead."

"On weekdays, she would just talk to me about current affairs. Unexpectedly, she fell seriously ill and passed away. But what I didn't expect was that the Dong brothers would target Xiu Gu for their dirty business."

Gao Tingxuan said this and slammed his fist on the table.

He said fiercely: "Back then, this 'Dexin Academy' was the only academy in this town. Children here could only learn from it and learn etiquette. Mr. Zhang was a respected gentleman."

"Who would have thought that this black-hearted mother and son, who are from the same hometown, would dare to set their sights on Xiu Gu!"

"But coming back to the point, if someone in this town had been able to help Xiu Gu, then Xiu Gu wouldn't have ended up like this... Oh! Whenever I think of that night, I really..."

He continued with some regret.

"I had evil intentions in this matter. I thought that even if I persuaded the Dong mother and son, it would not last long. You have also seen the woman in the courtyard. With such a beauty, how could she possibly bring back the business of this town? By then, they will only do something crazier and more conscienceless."

"So, I just..."

Having said that, Mr. Gao looked at Qin Qiong with guilt.

"I deliberately chose the women from the government camp and asked them to rob them."

"Families like yours usually don't let their women end up in places like this, otherwise..."

"So, if something goes wrong, they will definitely not let it go. Then, the only way is to report to the authorities. You may not know this place, but the one who is really in power is the An Ning Wang Xingyuan in the town, below which is the military camp in this place, and below that is the prison where you are. There is still a hierarchy of officials to check and balance things."

"But people like the Dong family don't understand the seriousness of this. By then, this place will be destroyed, and the two brothers will not be able to escape death. So..."

Qin Qiong looked at him.

"Good plan, good method, then, have you ever thought about..."

Qin Qiong narrowed his eyes. "If it wasn't my family, then what would happen to the woman who was harmed by the Dong family? If their family figured it out, reported it to the police, and waited for someone to rescue them, what would happen to that woman? Would she still be able to survive?"

"I, I know... I know. So, please rest assured, as long as I rescue my wife and daughter, I am willing to return my life to you. This is retribution, I understand."

Mr. Gao lowered his head.

Qin Qiong smiled coldly. Now thinking about this, he wondered what he had done in the first place.

But now she also wants to pursue it further.

"Then tell me, what's going on with these two brothers from the Dong family? Why are there only two of them who dare to be so rampant? There are no other people in the gang? What's going on with this town?"

When Gao Tingxuan saw that she asked something else, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put away his fear.

He answered carefully: "It's really just the two brothers."

"The Dong family used to be a wealthy family, but his father died early and they had no income. The mother and her two children were all lazy and gluttonous, so within a few years, the family was almost bankrupt."

"Dong Da joined the army. He was fine at first, but something happened and he ran away. The government even came to arrest him. Dong Da didn't dare to go home, so he went out of town. Two years later, he came back and became a beggar."

"The people in the town knew he was Dong Da, but they didn't tell anyone, and the military camp didn't come to arrest him, so he lived in that dilapidated temple. After some time, he helped his brother get a lot of women, and then he opened that secret brothel."

"At that time, there were some... unfaithful women in this town, but none as big as theirs."

"The most important thing is that not only men from the town come to his place, but also people from the military camp and the mine. As a result, no one dares to interfere in their affairs. Anyway, they didn't harm the people in the original town."

"But maybe his family made some money and caught the attention of some interested people. In the past year or so, two more such places have opened in the town. In addition to the original one in the town center, his family's business has plummeted."

"These two beasts were helpless for the time being. They actually thought that girls were better for women, so they set their sights on Xiu Gu. Xiu Gu is the daughter of Mr. Zhang. Although she cannot be said to have inherited poetry and literature from her family, she knows the word chastity. That night, the two men came to my house and forced me. How could a weak scholar like me stop them? In order to protect her innocence, Xiu Gu..."

"Can you imagine it? Xiu Gu was like this, and Dong Da actually said that he covered his face... What a beast! At that time, I just thought, how could there be such a person in this world?"

Mr. Gao gnashed his teeth in hatred.

"At that time, I just wanted to save Xiu Gu first, even if it meant dying together with these two!"

Qin Qiong slowly leaned back in his chair. The tragic scene of that night was vividly depicted before his eyes. I guess this could be considered as "being forced to take action"!

If this happened to me, I would probably turn from a human into a ghost.

"When I made this decision, I did not think that it would harm that woman, but by then, I had already..."

Mr. Gao lowered his head.

Qin Qiong thought about it and sighed. She shook her head and poured another cup of tea for Gao Tingxuan.

"Tell me about this town?"

Gao Tingxuan took the tea from Qin Qiong and said, "Yes."

He went on.

"This town used to have a trade route that led directly to the outside world, mainly for goods. The center of the town was full of former merchants. In addition, the geographical environment here is favorable, and the food can be self-sufficient, so it gradually became a big town."

"Later, minerals were discovered here, and the place became even more prosperous. However, in the past ten years or so, the Ming Empire has been at war, and the trade routes here have become difficult to navigate for some reason. In addition, there have been bandits, so the trade routes can only be crossed once a year, and everyone has gradually become dispersed."

"Although this is the headquarters of King An Ning, it is also a place where criminals from the imperial court are held. Add to that the military camp and the mine camp, and this place is becoming increasingly chaotic."

"There are two main clans in this town, Li and Jia. The others are all small clans, and then there are refugees. The Li clan members mostly intermarry with local people, and thus become the big clan here. Most of the land here belongs to them."

"Most people living in the town center are surnamed Jia. They are a business-oriented family and are relatively wealthy. Now, they have dealings with the An Ning Palace and the mines."

"The Li family has declined somewhat because they have tried their best to preserve the customs of the Han people and mainly engage in agriculture and fruit production. But they are also relatively more honest and trustworthy, and are more respected by everyone in this town."

"That is to say, as long as these two major clans do not exclude us, this matter will be settled, right?"

Qin Qiong heard the key point.

"Yes, but it's mainly the Li family. Most of the people in this area are from the Li family. That's why I suggested opening a school first. Besides, the Li family members also know how to respect teachers and honor courtesy. This old academy was able to open in the first place because of the support of the Li family members."