Reincarnation and Rebirth

Su Wan'er looked at the villagers lying haphazardly on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. Hongmei's father was also injured and was being supported by his brothers as he stood to one side.

When the villagers saw the bandits carrying out all their belongings, they became frantic. Several elderly women even sat down on the ground and wailed loudly.

The bandit leader, annoyed by the noise, shouted, "Shut up, or I'll kill you first!"

The old women immediately fell silent.

The village chief mustered his courage and said, "Brother, if you take these things, could you spare our lives?"

"Oh, you old man, you know how to bargain? Too bad, do you think you bunch of good-for-nothings are a match for us? Do you know Dingjia Village next door? They met their end because they resisted us."

The village chief nodded hurriedly, "I know, I know, don't worry, we are willing to offer these."

Upon seeing this, a villager hurriedly said, "Village chief, this is our food supply for the whole winter. Without it, our whole family will starve to death."

"Shut up. If you want to die right now, I won't stop you."

The bandit leader laughed, "Since you, the village chief, are so pragmatic, we won't make things difficult for you. Here's what we'll do: give us ten more young women, and we'll let your village go today."

"What?"

"Ah, Mother, I don't want to, I don't want to..."

The crowd became noisy.

Su Wan'er's eyes suddenly sharpened. Just now, they had only robbed the village and hadn't caused any deaths. Su Wan'er felt that they should be taught a lesson, which was why she hadn't taken action. But these bandits actually wanted to take away a young woman. It was obvious what they were up to.

Several sleazy bandits had already gone into the crowd to drag away the women they had their eyes on.

"No, no, ah, save me, Father, Mother..."

"No, I won't go, I won't go..."

When Su Wan'er saw this, she was shocked to discover that there were more than ten women. It seemed they were going to take away all the unmarried women in the village. But wait, they hadn't taken a liking to Su Hehua.

Seeing that the bandits seemed not to see her standing there, Su Hehua dragged Su Qing'er away. Chen Shi held onto her daughter tightly and said to the bandits, "Please, don't take my daughter away, please."

He was kicked in the stomach by the bandit and immediately curled up on the ground in pain.

"Mother, I don't want to, Mother..."

The scene was filled with screams and lewd laughter.

Suddenly, a woman bit a bandit's hand, causing him to scream in agony. His companion raised his knife, ready to strike the woman, but the woman beside him tried to shield him with her body.

Su Wan'er narrowed her eyes, and with a flip, the silver needle in her hand pierced the bandit's wrist, causing the broadsword to fall to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Damn it, who, who dares to plot against me?"

Hongmei looked up in surprise and saw that it was Su Wan'er. She exclaimed excitedly, "It's Wan'er! It's Wan'er!"

When the villagers saw Su Wan'er, it was as if they had seen a savior.

"Wan girl, save us."

Of course, there were a few bad apples, like Er Lengzi, who said, "Big Brother, it was that brat who killed your men. If you want to arrest someone, arrest her and let us go."

"Yes, arrest him, don't arrest me," Su Qing'er hurriedly added.

Su Wan'er glanced at the crowd, and most of the villagers lowered their heads in shame when they received her gaze.

"You're the Su family girl they're talking about? The one who killed my brother last night?"

"Ah."

"Good, that's courageous."

A bandit approached the leader and said, "Brother, this girl is really pretty." He then gave Su Wan'er a malicious look.

"Disgusting." As soon as he finished speaking, the man suddenly felt a pain in his eyes. He reached up and touched two silver needles.

"Ah, my eyes, brother, my eyes."

Everyone was stunned.

"Who exactly are you?" the leading man asked. He wasn't stupid; he couldn't possibly believe that she was just an ordinary peasant girl.

You don't deserve to know.

If they hadn't tried to harm Hongmei just now, Su Wan'er would have wanted to make these ignorant people suffer even more.

Now that they've been exposed, they don't want to waste any more time; their parents are still waiting over there.

With a lightness of her body, Su Wan'er soared into the air, her silver needles falling like snowflakes, each one precisely piercing the bodies of the bandits.

The leader was quite capable, having escaped unharmed. He was so shocked by his brothers lying on the ground that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"You, how did you do that?"

"Is it difficult?" As she spoke, the silver needle pierced the man's neck, and the man was horrified to find that he could not move.

"What... what do you want to do? Do you know that by doing this you're making an enemy of the entire Black Tiger Stronghold? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

“I’m scared,” Su Wan’er said, fiddling with the silver needles in her hand. “We were originally minding our own business. You did your robbery and we lived our lives. You were the one who came to our village to cause trouble first. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered to get involved.”

"You, haha, do you know that as soon as I arrived, these people said that you had been expelled from the family genealogy and were no longer a member of Suhe Village? Is it worth offending our Black Tiger Stronghold for these ungrateful people?"

Su Wan'er looked around at the villagers, most of whom lowered their heads in shame. "It doesn't seem worth it."

"Then let me go, and we'll call it even."

"But letting you go would be even less worthwhile."

As soon as he finished speaking, the leading man felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and fell straight backward.

"Dead?" someone muttered quietly.

Su Wan'er clapped her hands, "They're not dead, they just fainted."

"Why don't you kill them? What if they wake up and come back to cause trouble for us?"

Su Wan'er sneered, "There are ungrateful people every year, but today there seem to be especially many."

The village chief glared at the man. "Even if this man is dead, do you think the Black Tiger Stronghold people won't come down the mountain again?"

The man shrank back and muttered under his breath, "Then we're doomed."

The village chief ignored her, walked to Su Wan'er's side, and bowed deeply.

"Oh, Grandpa Village Chief, what are you doing?" Su Wan'er was so frightened that she quickly hid to the side.

“Wan’er, we went too far before, driving you out of Suhe Village. You still didn’t hold a grudge and came back to save us. I, your grandfather, am truly ashamed.”

“Grandpa Village Chief, please don’t say that,” Su Wan’er said, raising her voice. “The only reason I came back is for those of you who have been good to our family. As for the others, it was just a side thing.”

"Pah, if you hadn't offended me..."

Su Wan'er picked up a silver needle, and the man quickly withdrew it.

"I, Su Wan'er, am not a savior, and besides, I am no longer a member of Suhe Village. I saved you today, so we are even. Don't bring up my Black Tiger Stronghold. Think about the neighboring villages. Did they also offend the Black Tiger Stronghold?"

Seeing that they remained silent, Su Wan'er continued, "Now that Qingzhou has fallen and the court is in turmoil, if you want to live, leave this place as soon as possible. I can save you once, but I can't guarantee a second time."

The village chief, with a stern face, thought for a moment and said, "Wan'er, may I speak to you in private?"

The two reached the side, and the village chief said directly, "Girl, tell Grandpa, is it no longer safe around here?"

Su Wan'er didn't hide anything, "Grandpa Village Chief, if I'm not mistaken, Black Tiger Stronghold should already be under the control of the Purple Flame Kingdom, which is why these people dare to be so rampant. The government is too busy to deal with its own problems, so how can it possibly suppress bandits? You'd better make plans early. The weather is getting colder and colder, and the people in the mountains are short of food and water, so they will definitely come down the mountain again. Even if the bandits don't come, the Purple Flame Army will arrive in a few days."

The village chief's face turned pale. "Really?" For no reason at all, Su Dewang believed Su Wan'er's words.

"Well, if Grandpa Village Chief trusts me, please make arrangements for us to leave here."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"By the way, I didn't kill those people. Grandpa Village Chief, you can decide what to do."

"Don't worry, girl. Grandpa is almost in his grave. Grandpa can handle this. Thank you for today."

"You're welcome. I'm going back now. Oh, by the way, Grandpa Lin has some medicine. Let's have them apply some to everyone."

Seeing Su Wan'er leave, the villagers began to stir again, and the village chief shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"