Childbirth System: Become the Goddess of Mercy who grants children to the male protagonist!

A year passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Fu worked diligently at the academy.

I plan to take the county-level examination next year, progressing from a student to a scholar, and then proceed with my next steps.

Xiao Hua wasn't idle in the inner quarters either. Besides reading and recognizing characters, she also needed to learn some needlework.

The two only met briefly during Xu Fu's days off to have a meal together.

They spent the rest of their time working hard in silence.

Just as Xu Fu returned home to prepare for the exam, the situation at home suddenly became chaotic.

That night, as Xu Fu was studying late into the night, he heard hurried footsteps outside his study.

"Little Fish—" Xu Fu shouted towards the door, but received no response from his page.

Seeing the firelight illuminating the sky and numerous figures outside, he immediately became wary.

He blew out the candle on the table and subtly moved to the doorway.

Just as I was about to peek out through the crack in the door, the sound of guards' voices came from inside the courtyard.

"Young master, stop hiding! Come out and have a good talk with us brothers!"

"Otherwise, the people we have here might be in trouble!"

No sooner had the leader finished speaking than a series of jeers erupted in the courtyard.

"We brothers are only after money; we won't harm anyone—"

"Young Master! Would you like to come out yourself, or would you like us brothers to go in and fetch you?"

The leader shouted something, then revealed the people behind him.

It was the housekeeper's family who were being controlled, and Little Flower, who was being carried around like a chick.

The leader removed the rag from Xiaohua's mouth and immediately clamped his fingers around her chubby little face.

He smiled and said to the person, "If you can call out the young master, we'll let you go—"

Looking at the girl's budding beauty, a dark glint flashed in his eyes.

Whether he will release the people after receiving the money depends on whether the two people know what's good for them.

Xiao Hua was already terrified and completely lost her composure. Before the guard could finish speaking, she started screaming.

"Brother, brother, please save Xiaohua—"

"Brother, save me! I don't want to die!"

Then, illuminated by the torchlight, Xu Fu immediately spotted the person weeping, tears streaming down their face.

He glanced again at the several tall and burly guards, and sighed heavily.

"Looks like today won't end well—"

Xu Fu casually opened the door and walked out, meeting their gazes.

"What are you trying to do?!" Xu Fu shouted at them rudely.

"Don't forget your indentures are still in my hands. Are you planning to become runaway slaves?!"

"Runaway slave?! Hahaha!!!" The leader reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Once you're all gone, who can prove which of us was a slave?"

"Once we get our hands on your money, won't resolving your household registration issue be a piece of cake?!"

"Since you were all planning to kill us, why did you pull this stunt tonight?"

Xu Fu raised an eyebrow and casually asked back.

"It's all because you're such a clever little rascal—"

Another guard jumped out, pointing at the person and cursing loudly.

"We brothers have been searching for over half a year, and we still haven't found your treasury!!"

"Why bother with all this effort?!" The man snorted heavily, staring at Xu Fu with an unfriendly expression.

The head guard also glared fiercely at Xu Fu.

"Oh, I see—" Xu Fu put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the person with a smile.

"Is there any possibility?" Xu Fu said slowly.

"Actually, our family really has no money left—"

"Bullshit!" the leader roared, pulling out a butcher's knife and pointing it at Xu Fu.

"We have no income, yet we still eat so well every day, and our monthly allowance is paid on time—"

"You dare to tell us we have no money?! I advise you to be smart and hand it over obediently."

"Now that you've got the monthly allowance, why are you resisting?" Xu Fu looked at the people in the courtyard with a puzzled expression.

"I remember you had decent food and lodging, and I think you were paid quite a bit of money."

"How did I end up raising such a bunch of heartless bastards?!"

He counted on his fingers; of the ten guards he had bought, nine were already here.

The remaining one—

Either you join them in their corrupt practices and they rummage through your belongings.

It's either a bad omen or the worst possible outcome!

"Enough with the nonsense. I'll just ask you one question: where's the money?"

The leader asked through gritted teeth, the tip of his knife gleaming as he pointed it at Xu Fu.

"It's on me, come and take it if you dare—" Xu Fu shrugged nonchalantly.

"As long as you can find even the smallest bit..."

"I admit defeat," Xu Fu silently added to his mind.

"You little brat, let's see how long you can be so arrogant!" The leader raised his sword and slashed straight down at Xu Fu.

Since things have already turned ugly today, even if they don't get the money...

I doubt he'll get away with it.

Rather than prolonging the night and having unforeseen complications, it's better to just kill the person and then search for them slowly...

"If I had known, I wouldn't have gone through all this trouble to get them under my control."

Another person muttered something, then turned the kitchen knife in their hand towards the housekeeper's family.

"You two were master and servant for a time, so I'll see you off—"

"At least you'll have company on the road to the underworld, won't you? We can serve our young master properly once we get there!"

Just when they all thought their leader had succeeded in capturing Xu Fu,

A short firecracker exploded, and the leader was about five steps away from Xu Fu.

He fell straight to the ground, and a large amount of blood quickly gushed out from beneath him.

Xu Fu held a small, black mechanism in his hand, from which a faint wisp of white smoke was rising.

Xu Fu smiled and said, "Indeed, it's fast and accurate within five steps—"

Xu Fu didn't stop moving; he gestured towards the remaining people, lifting them up.

The movement was so fast that it left a blur, and the remaining guards fell to the ground one after another.

"Monster!" one of the guards shouted, just as he was about to make his escape...

Xu Fu had already pressed the scythe of the god of death against their necks.

Two more shuttle-like sounds followed, and the remaining person stepped out of the courtyard gate with one foot and onto the road to the underworld with the other.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and all the traitors fell to the ground.

Seeing that Xu Fu had taken down so many people with a mere wave of his hand, Xiao Hua and the female relatives of the steward,

Before a single cry could be heard, they all fainted, with only the butler and his father still desperately trying to hold them up.

"It's good that they're unconscious!" Xu Fu nodded, otherwise they would probably go crazy if they saw what happened next...

Xu Fu strolled over to the leader and snatched the butcher knife from his hand.

Then, in front of the butler and the man's father, he stabbed each of the guards in the wounds...

With a quick in-and-out motion, Xu Fu dug the peanut out of the wound.

Those who were still breathing just moments before were instantly killed by Xu Fu's actions.