After transmigrating into the body of a stepmother, I led the villains in a rebellion.

As soon as Su Qing finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.

Xu Qingjiao is the daughter of General Xu in the imperial court, and also the only female general in the Jiang Kingdom.

She was a volatile woman who would often resort to violence at the slightest provocation, a fearsome figure to whom everyone trembled.

General Xu and General Su disagreed on political views and were enemies for many years, gradually turning their families into sworn enemies.

Because General He Su of the Duke's Mansion was close to them, the Xu family also targeted the Duke's Mansion.

In the past, Lin Shu and Su Qing would avoid her because they couldn't beat her.

Unexpectedly, they faced each other head-on today, and everyone immediately started watching the show.

Xu Qingjiao sneered arrogantly, "Shut up, am I not stating the truth?"

"Lin Feng died in battle, and Lin Shu disappeared without a trace. Isn't that what everyone in the capital is saying?"

"Furthermore, Lin Shu bringing back this bastard child now only confirms the rumors that the Duke's mansion is going to die out, doesn't it?"

Mentioning Lin Shu brought up Su Qing's old pain once again.

Her face was pale, her hands were clenched into fists, her nails almost digging into her palms, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall.

As everyone knows, Lin Feng was Su Qing's fiancé, but his death in battle meant that Su Qing could never have her wish fulfilled.

Even so, Lin Feng died for his country and should not be humiliated like this.

Seeing Su Qing's red-rimmed eyes and her stubborn yet defiant appearance, Lin Shu felt sorry for her and pulled her behind him.

“Miss Xu, respect is the most basic quality of a person, especially for a hero who died on the battlefield.”

“You are General Xu’s daughter, yet you have no manners at all, slandering a hero who sacrificed his life for the country. When your father and brothers die on the battlefield, I will return to you the words you have spoken.”

Lin Shu's words were utterly blunt. Xu Qingjiao usually flaunted her martial arts skills and didn't even respect the princess. Let alone anyone daring to speak ill of her father and brothers to her face, which was undoubtedly a violation of her principles.

Xu Qingjiao's face instantly turned ashen, her eyes seeming to spit fire. She took a sudden step forward and charged aggressively towards Lin Shu.

"Lin Shu, you're asking for death! How dare you curse my father and brothers!" Before she finished speaking, Xu Qingjiao drew a long whip from her waist and swung it at Lin Shu.

Upon seeing this, Su Qing instinctively tried to rush forward, but Lin Shu pulled her aside and dodged her long whip, saying, "Take good care of A Jin."

Su Qing felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. Although she had fought alongside Lin Shu, she had never seen her truly fight.

Besides, Xu Qingjiao's martial arts skills are so high that even she is no match for her, let alone Lin Shu.

Seeing that she couldn't stop Lin Shu, she could only anxiously tell him, "Be careful."

Seeing the two start fighting, the others had already fled in panic, fearing they would be implicated.

Lin Shu remained unusually calm in the face of Xu Qingjiao's fierce attacks.

She moved with the lightness of a deer leaping through the forest, each dodge perfectly timed, showing neither panic nor loss of composure.

Xu Qingjiao's long whip whistled past her, but could not touch her at all.

Seeing this, Xu Qingjiao became even angrier. She intensified her attack, wielding her long whip in a dense and impenetrable manner, attempting to suppress Lin Shu.

In the present world, Lin Shu is an assassin. She doesn't have many tricks up her sleeve, only a single, decisive strike.

Faced with Xu Qingjiao's aggressive attacks, she could only dodge and had no fancy moves to make.

This gave the onlookers the wrong message, making them think that Lin Shu would only hide.

Immediately, gloating voices arose everywhere, "Has Lin Shu not gotten much better in a year?"

"That's right, they're still terrified of General Xu..."

Before the onlookers could finish speaking, Lin Shu flashed forward, quickly reaching out with his left hand to grab the tip of the whip. Taking advantage of Xu Qingjiao's unpreparedness, the sharp blade in his right hand was already pressed against Xu Qingjiao's neck.

She looked at Xu Qingjiao with a cold smile, "Xu Qingjiao, is that all you've got?"

Xu Qingjiao was also terrified by the sudden turn of events, especially when she met Lin Shu's eyes, which were filled with an undisguised murderous intent.

That was a sharpness she had never felt even on the battlefield.

He was so frightened that he turned pale and couldn't utter a word.

Upon seeing this, the group of talkative noble ladies nearby also shut their mouths and dared not speak anymore.

They didn't even have the courage to confront Lin Shu.

Seeing that Xu Qingjiao was so frightened that she couldn't even speak, Lin Shu chuckled, flicked his wrist, and the long whip slipped from her hand and returned to Xu Qingjiao's hand.

"This is the first and the last time. If I hear you speak ill of the Duke's Mansion and the Su family again, I won't hesitate to make sure you never have a word to say again."

Xu Qingjiao stood there, her face ashen. She had never imagined that she would one day lose to Lin Shu.

She looked at Lin Shu with a face full of resentment, "You..."

Xu Qingjiao was about to say something when she was interrupted by a rough male voice.

"Xu Qingjiao, you're really useless. You can't even beat such a weak woman."

Lin Shu looked up at the sound and saw a man as strong as a bear standing out in the crowd.

Xu Qingjin looked at Lin Shu with disdain and arrogance, showing a complete disregard for Lin Shu.

Especially those wolf-like eyes, gleaming with a green light, as if they wanted to devour Lin Shu completely.

It was Xu Qingjin's arrival that gave Xu Qingjiao and the group of noble ladies who disliked Lin Shu the opportunity to be arrogant.

They all greeted Xu Qingjin, while simultaneously isolating Lin Shu and Su Qing.

Xu Qingjiao ran up to Xu Qingjin with a wronged expression, "Brother."

"Go back and kneel in the ancestral hall yourself. You can't even beat someone who hasn't settled down," Xu Qingjin said, looking at Lin Shu with a provocative gaze.

"Your brother is dead, so you can take his place. This will also live up to the rumors that the Duke's mansion is going to die out."

As soon as Xu Qingjin finished speaking, it immediately drew a burst of laughter from those around him.

The grating laughter inexplicably ignited Lin Shu's anger.

An image of someone weathered and forlorn involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

During the time his children were away, how did the Duke manage to withstand the shameless behavior of these people?

Lin Shu's fists, hanging limply at his sides, cracked.

If she had simply wanted to teach Xu Qingjiao a lesson before, now she really wanted to kill this ignorant person in front of her.

"It's too early to say that the outcome is still uncertain."

The moment Su Qing saw Xu Qingjin, she couldn't hide the hatred in her heart, but she still reached out and grabbed Lin Shu.

Xu Qingjiao and her group could still fight, but Xu Qingjin and her group could not.

Even her brother and Lin Feng had to be wary of him. "Lin Shu, don't get agitated."

"He is Xu Qingjiao's older brother, Xu Qingjin, and he is my brother's and Feng's sworn enemy."

"He is also the number one warrior in Jiang Kingdom, not on the same level as Xu Qingjiao."

“He is ruthless. Anyone who fights him is either killed or injured. So let’s leave first and not fight him.”

Lin Shu glanced at Su Qing and clearly saw the hatred in her eyes.

"You hate him so much, could it be that my brother..."

One sentence brought tears to Su Qing's eyes, and the tears she had been holding back welled up as Lin Shu spoke.

But she bit her lip and said, "No."

"I want to hear the truth," Lin Shu's stubborn voice left no room for Su Qing to refute.

Tears welled up in Su Qing's eyes and spilled over.

Based on this, Lin Shu knew everything: "It was him."

Su Qing roughly wiped away her tears. "It wasn't just him; he was the one who instigated the Duke's mansion to become extinct."

"Since that's the case, then this score needs to be settled properly," Lin Shu said, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Xu Qingjin.

Before Su Qing could react, Lin Shu had already taken the initiative.

On the battlefield, taking the initiative allows you to seize the initiative, and only by seizing the initiative can you have a chance to kill.