Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Qi Yuan chopped the middle-aged man on the neck with a chop.

Before the man could even recover from his shock, he collapsed to the ground.

Qi Yuan clapped his hands, as if they were covered in some terrible dirt.

"It's resolved, get up, everyone." Qi Yuan turned around and called out to the Lian family.

At this moment, Lian Rongrong had already stood up, but just as she was about to walk forward, she was grabbed by the old lady.

"Third girl, this man is unusual. It's best to stay away from him."

Although the old lady had not said a word, she had her own judgment about what had happened today.

After leaving the villa, the old lady saw everything Rongrong did.

The old lady seemed to have a new understanding of this granddaughter; the girl did indeed seem much more domineering than before.

Whether it was towards Lian Xiuyan or the Wang Yang siblings, behind this domineering attitude was her unwavering protection.

Such strength and resilience are qualities that Lian Rong never possessed before.

Although the old lady had always loved Lian Rong, she never truly cared for her as much as the Lian Rong in front of her.

Lian Rongrong patted the old lady's hand and whispered, "Grandmother, don't worry, nothing will happen."

Seeing the determination in Lian Rongrong's eyes, the old lady finally let go of her hand and nodded.

Lian Rongrong walked up to Qi Yuan under the protection of her two older brothers, while Lian Jinghuai stood behind the three siblings.

He shouldn't interfere in the younger generation's transactions, but he had to care about his children's safety.

"So? I kept my word, didn't I?" Qi Yuan looked calmly at Lian Rongrong, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"I still have the same question: why did you help us?"

For Lian Rongrong, Qi Yuan was far too mysterious; an unfathomable person was always a lurking danger.

"Didn't we just say that?"

"Do you think I'd believe that? If you really just thought we shouldn't die, you could have secretly released us. Why turn against the villagers for our sake?"

Lian Rongrong's expression was serious, quite different from Qi Yuan's playful demeanor.

Seeing Lian Rongrong's reaction, Qi Yuan simply spread his hands and frankly said, "Alright! I do have my own purpose."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"I want you..." Qi Yuan paused deliberately, which prompted the Lian brothers, Lian Yijun and Lian Yicheng, to immediately draw their swords.

"What are you doing? I haven't finished speaking yet."

Qi Yuan showed no fear whatsoever. He deflected Lian Yicheng's sword tip and continued:

"I want you to take me with you when you leave."

When he said those words, Qi Yuan's expression finally changed slightly.

"You want to come with us?" Lian Rongrong was quite surprised by Qi Yuan's request.

"Yes!" Qi Yuan answered readily.

"why?"

Why do you ask so many questions?

"I can take you with me, but I need to make sure you won't hurt us."

Lian Rongrong's cautious nature caused Qi Yuan a lot of trouble. Qi Yuan knew that this girl was not easy to fool, but he could not reveal his true identity.

Based on his current assessment, Qi Yuan felt that this family was not the assassins sent by his second brother.

But his identity was too special, and he dared not gamble on whether these people would have other ulterior motives after they knew who he was.

So this guy made up a lie, half true and half false.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Besides, how could I hurt you by myself?"

As for why I want you to take me away, the reason is simple: because I'm not from this village at all.

Hearing Qi Yuan say this, Lian Rongrong found it somewhat believable.

From the moment Lian Rongrong first saw Qi Yuan, she felt that this man was definitely not an ordinary villager.

However, Lian Rongrong did not rush to express her opinion, but quietly waited for Qi Yuan to continue.

“My family has been in business for generations. I am the eldest son in the family, but I was framed by my stepmother and kicked out of the house by my father.”

Even so, my stepmother still wouldn't let me go, so she sent several waves of assassins to try and eliminate me completely.

I had nowhere to avoid it, and I ended up in this village by chance. It was in a remote place, so I stayed there as Zhou Da Niang's nephew.

But I'm not willing to hide like this forever. I want to go back; I have to get my revenge!

"So you can leave now? There's no need for us to take you. Besides, I don't think these villagers are wary of you."

If you want to leave, it shouldn't be difficult, right?

“I can leave, but how do I get rid of the pursuers? My stepmother’s influence is all over Kunshan, and I need someone to cover for me.”

Qi Yuan's words were a mixture of truth and falsehood, and even Rongrong found it difficult to discern the truth. But her intuition told her that the man in front of her would not harm them.

Lian Rongrong turned to her father, Lian Jinghuai, seeking his opinion. Lian Jinghuai simply said:

"You decide for yourself."

Lian Rongrong nodded, then turned to Qi Yuan and replied, "Okay, we'll take you away."

But at most, I can only take you out of Kunshan.

Qi Yuan smirked, secretly marveling at how this girl was so shrewd and never suffered a loss, but he still readily agreed.

"Okay, Kunshan it is."

Once Qi Yuan leaves Kunshan, he'll be safe. Besides, even if Lian Rongrong didn't say anything, Qi Yuan wouldn't be traveling with them for long.

"What are your plans to do with these villagers?"

After the two sides reached an agreement, Qi Yuan suddenly became interested in how Lian Rongrong would deal with these villagers.

"Throw them out to freeze to death!" Lian Rongrong replied without looking up, but her tone was clearly defiant.

But to everyone's surprise, Qi Yuan nodded very seriously and said, "That's how it should be!"

Upon hearing Qi Yuan's words, Lian Rongrong abruptly stopped what she was doing and turned around to look at Qi Yuan.

"Do you really think I'm going to kill them? And you even approve of my actions?"

"Shouldn't they have done so? After all, they were the ones who first had the intention to kill. If you hadn't seen through it, you would all be dead by now."

Lian Rongrong could not refute Qi Yuan's words, but for her, taking someone's life was still a bottom line that was difficult to cross.

"They did have good intentions after all."

"So, you're planning to let them go?" A hint of disdain flashed across Qi Yuan's face.

"Do you know that in this situation, the Holy Mother can kill people!"

"I can't bring myself to kill them, but I won't be a saint either." Lian Rongrong rolled her eyes at Qi Yuan, making no attempt to hide her displeasure.

She, Lian Rongrong, may not be able to disregard human life, but she is by no means a saintly white lotus.

"Oh? So what are you planning to do?" Qi Yuan's interest was piqued again when he heard Lian Rongrong say this.

Lian Rongrong snorted coldly, and then replied, "People often die from greed. If you never get it, it doesn't matter."

But what if you gain something and then lose it? How do you think you'd feel?

"Gained and then lost?" Qi Yuan murmured, suddenly thinking of his second brother whom he had never met.

Qi Yuan shook his head with a bitter smile. Yes, his current miserable state was because his second brother did not want to lose what was within his grasp.

Even though that thing wasn't his to begin with!