Reincarnation and Rebirth

After saying that, Old Man Su regretted it. Hadn't he just given himself away?

When Wu heard him mention Su Yang, she became agitated. "Old man Su, what did you say? You've met Su Yang?"

"No, I've never seen him. I was just guessing. Could it be that your Su Yang has become a bandit in the mountains?"

Ms. Wu was furious. "You, you're slandering me!"

The village chief stopped them from arguing further, "Alright, old man Su, don't make baseless accusations. We all know what kind of person Su Yang is; he would never become a bandit."

Old Su cursed inwardly, but ultimately said nothing more.

"Village chief, what should we do now? What if the bandits come again tonight? She's just a little girl. No matter how good she is at fighting, can she defeat a group of bandits?"

"Yes, village chief, you have to think about the whole village."

Su Wan'er was speechless. These people were utterly heartless.

Wang was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. "No, please don't do this. My daughter can't go to Black Tiger Village."

Su Youlu's eyes were also bloodshot. "If anyone dares to touch my daughter, I'll fight them to the death."

Grandma Su suddenly stepped forward and slapped Su Youlu across the face. "I said, are you going to fight me to the death?"

"Mother, Wan'er is your granddaughter."

"Pah, I can't afford someone like her. If you want to be safe, send this wretched girl up the mountain."

Seeing the villagers arguing more and more fiercely, apart from the village chief, Hongmei's parents, the Zhang family and Wu's family who strongly opposed it, most people agreed to push Su Wan'er out. There was still a small group left, with struggle in their eyes, and their gazes towards Su Wan'er were very complicated.

Su Wan'er shook her head sadly, "Grandpa Village Chief, please don't make things difficult for me. I'll leave the village."

"Wan'er!"

"No, Wan'er."

"Wan'er!"

Su Wan'er smiled at them, "Don't worry, I know a little bit about medicine, nothing serious."

Su Youlu suddenly knelt down in grief, "Father, Mother, Village Chief, fellow villagers, you can't do this!"

Upon seeing this, the members of the second branch of the family all knelt down.

Su Wan'er herself did not expect that her adoptive parents would do such a thing.

Over this period of time, the subtle influence gradually changed Wang and Su Youlu. They wanted to get closer to their daughter and began to learn how to love her.

Grandma Su was furious and went forward to tear at the second branch of the family, saying, "If you don't want to, then get out of here all at once."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the eldest and fourth wives lit up. With food supplies scarce, the loss of these mouths meant they could have a larger share.

Old Su was also pondering the pros and cons.

Su Wan'er's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Wouldn't it be possible to openly and legitimately leave these bloodsucking old Su family with her family?

"Father, Mother, although you are my parents, you are also members of the Su family. Don't leave the Su family for my sake, okay?" Su Wan'er began to wipe away her tears, covering her face and sobbing. Through her fingers, she made a subtle gesture to Su Xiang'er.

Su Xiang'er quickly cried out, "Father, Mother, we are all members of the Su family. If we leave, we will starve to death."

Chen walked over to Old Lady Su and whispered something in her ear. Old Lady Su's face immediately lit up with joy.

He yelled at the second branch of the family, "Your good-for-nothings from the second branch have done such a thing. For the sake of the whole village, our Su family can no longer tolerate you." Then he said to Old Man Su, "Old man, why don't we separate them out and expel them from Suhe Village?"

Su Qing'er was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to kill Su Wan'er, and objected, "Grandma, didn't Black Tiger Stronghold say they wanted Su Wan'er? Why don't we just send her up the mountain?"

Su Wan'er looked at Su Qing'er, and all the hatred from her past and present lives surged into her heart. No one saw how Su Wan'er moved, but the next second, Su Qing'er cried out in surprise. Her left cheek was red and swollen, and a big bump instantly appeared.

Su Wan'er clapped her hands and sneered, "You think you can beat me?"

"Mother, it hurts! This brat hit me!" Su Qing'er cried, covering her cheek.

Madam Chen grabbed Su Qing'er and examined her closely. After all, she was her own daughter, and she was naturally heartbroken. But she was also worried that if her daughter was hurt, it would affect her future marriage into a wealthy family.

"This is outrageous, old man! Such a bastard cannot stay in the Su family!"

Old Man Su was terrified when he saw Su Wan'er's skills.

Su Wan'er didn't care about their opinions. She coldly glanced at the people of Suhe Village and finally said to the village chief, "Grandpa Village Chief, I can leave the village. That way, even if the people from Black Tiger Stronghold come, you'll have an explanation if I'm not there. As for my parents, they are still members of the Su family. My younger siblings are still young and can't be driven away. The situation is tense and food is scarce. If they leave the Su family, how will they survive?"

The elderly and kind-hearted villagers, upon hearing Su Wan'er's words, also began to wipe away their tears. One of them said to Su Wan'er, "Wan'er, it's not that we're heartless, but we can't afford to offend the people of Black Tiger Stronghold."

Su Wan'er didn't look at her, her eyes were dim. "Dear grandparents and uncles, I, Su Wan'er, am willing to leave, but I beg you not to take your anger out on my parents and siblings."

At this moment, Xiang Shi tugged at the corner of Su Youcai's clothes. After understanding her meaning, Su Youcai said to Su Wan'er, "Since you don't want to implicate our Suhe Village, you two should leave. After all, they are your parents. If the people from Black Tiger Village can't find you, they will take their anger out on our old Su family."

Su Wan'er was secretly delighted that someone had finally spoken up, but her face was still full of sorrow. "But Uncle, even if we leave, we are still members of the Su family."

Upon hearing this, Su Ping, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "That's simple, as long as Second Uncle is no longer a member of the Su family."

"Big cousin, how could you say such a thing?"

Grandma Su stepped forward and slapped Su Wan'er across the face. With Su Wan'er's abilities, dodging the slap would have been no problem, but in order to achieve her goal, she still took the slap.

"Grandma, did I say something wrong?"

"Pah, you jinx! Our Su family has no one like you," he said, turning to Old Man Su. "Old man, let's separate the second branch of the family. Otherwise, the Black Tiger Stronghold might take their anger out on us."

Old Su was still hesitant. He felt that the people from Black Tiger Stronghold would still give him some face and wouldn't go too far.

Su Wan'er naturally guessed what the old man was thinking. On one hand, he felt that he was capable and useful, and he was reluctant to give up. On the other hand, he felt that he still had some face in Black Tiger Stronghold. However, Su Wan'er was going to shatter his illusions.

“Grandpa, Grandma, those are bandits. They don’t care about your feelings. They only treat you well when you’re useful. Once you’re no longer useful, they’ll kick you aside. Even if they gave you something before, they might take it all back as soon as they turn their backs. They’re bandits, ruthless bandits who kill without blinking an eye.”

Upon hearing this, Old Man Su suddenly remembered what happened in the woods that day. Could it be that the leaders really thought he was useless, so they pretended to give him some supplies, but then had them taken back? Yes, that must be it. Very few people go into Bayi Mountain, let alone in the middle of the night.

Old Man Su grew increasingly alarmed. What if the chief found out that his granddaughter had killed so many brothers? Would he hold a grudge against him? There were traitors on the mountain before, and what became of them…

Old Man Su dared not think any further.

Su Wan'er looked at his face, which resembled a palette of colors, and sneered inwardly.