Chapter 1771: Chapter 1771: Revenge

Qi An angrily declared, "Ding Dayong and his men will surely die!!"

Qi An remembered his own mother, who had gone to serve those river bandits, ultimately losing her child and failing to recover. She passed away two months later.

Then their master came to eradicate the Water Bandit Village, killing those river bandits.

They were the sons of river bandits, yet they desperately wished for the bandits to be annihilated!

Qi An often wondered if their master had come earlier to kill the bandits, would his mother have survived?

Thus, when he saw the girl his age suffering the same as his mother, he wished to slaughter Lin Changshou and the others!

"Yes, yes, this master is right, Ding Dayong and his men have committed all kinds of evil, their sins are heavy, they deserve death, and they must die!" Lin Changshou was so frightened, his face turned pale, wishing to faint right there... afraid, truly afraid, this young man’s demeanor was as if he wanted to devour them alive.

You An said, "Qi An, guard them here, Si’an, take me to see the girl."

If they could save her, they’d do their utmost.

However, it was too late; the girl was barely breathing, her body emitting a foul odor... It was poor post-miscarriage care, uterine infection, becoming untreatably severe.

The girl seemed to know they’d return, gripping the hand of a very handsome boy, her bright, hopeful eyes fixed on them.

You An paused, quickly running over, "Little girl, if you have anything to say, say it, we’ll certainly fulfill it for you."

Ever since following their master, You An and his men rarely made promises... But the girl’s plight was too similar to their mothers and sisters, they didn’t want her to die with regrets.

The girl had no strength left to speak, she merely passed the boy’s hand to You An, pointing at the boy’s chest.

You An understood, retrieving a book from the boy’s chest, inside was a household register from Daming Prefecture, and words written in blood detailing the little girl’s family situation, like who her parents were; her father was a scholar, and so forth.

You An: "Miss Wen, I understand. Once Daming Prefecture is reclaimed, we’ll take your brother home, care for him, let him study, and in time pursue an official position like your father."

The little girl smiled, even though gravely ill, her smile was as beautiful as a flower: "Thank you... brother..."

Using all her strength to utter these words of thanks, the little girl couldn’t hold on, fainting.

You An asked Si’an to help her and gave her two life-extending pills from Gu Jinli, but the girl still died.

You An and his men were very sad, though they barely knew her, witnessing many deaths, they still shed tears for this girl.

Wen Rong was only six years old, deeply shocked during this time, seeing his only kin die, he couldn’t even cry... merely clutching Wen Qiong’s corpse, unable to let go.

You An and his men comforted him for a long time. Seeing he wouldn’t listen, they tried to pull him away, but Wen Rong went mad, shouting and biting, injuring You An.

Si’an said, "Brother, it can’t be like this, he is traumatized. If we confront him, it will only provoke him further, possibly driving him insane."

The medical book given by the lady advised that if encountering such a patient, it’s best to put them to sleep, let them wake, and have someone stay close, gradually entering the patient’s heart, allowing him to lower his guard.

But Si’an didn’t use medication on Wen Rong; a small, thin child crawled over, hugging Wen Rong, and after a full 30 minutes, once Wen Rong’s body relaxed, the small child spoke softly, comforting him: "Brother, don’t cry, you still have us, we need to avenge Sister Qiong...once we’ve killed those wicked people, I’ll take you to Grandpa’s house... It’s very close, just in the neighboring village..."

This child was even younger than Wen Rong, and especially thin, but spoke fluently, with a soft, comforting voice.

It seemed Wen Rong got along well with him, willing to listen.

Eventually, the child comforting him burst into tears, and upon hearing it, Wen Rong began to wail, and after sobbing for a while, he kowtowed to You An and his men, pleading: "Benefactors, help me kill them, avenge my sister, I beg you!"

You An said, "Rest assured, the vile people who bullied your sister have all been captured, none will survive."

You An was a man of his word, after promising, he had Si’an carry Wen Rong, and take the small boy to see Lin Changshou and the others, pointing at them, asking: "Among them, is there anyone who bullied your sister? Tell us if there is, and I will kill them instantly!"

Wen Rong desperately wished for all of Lin Changshou to die, but his family was scholarly, his parents and sister had always taught him not to abuse power, penalties require evidence and truth, one mustn’t wrongly accuse others.

Therefore, Wen Rong suppressed the urge to kill, shaking his head: "Not them, it’s people in constable uniforms."

Upon hearing this, Lin Changshou, relieved, kowtowed to Wen Rong: "Little ancestor, thank you, Little Ancestor, for telling the truth!"

If this child falsely implicated them, they wouldn’t have survived.

You An, seeing this, commanded his men: "Clean them up, and take them to Gu Family Village. The rest of the kids should come with us, bring Miss Wen’s body."

Then instructed San’an: "You stay, if Lin Changyou returns, assassinate him immediately, don’t let such a beast live!"

You San’an, highly skilled, could easily carry out an assassination, patting the crossbow arrows at his waist, said: "Brother, rest assured, Lin Changyou better not come back. If he sets foot on Lin Family Slope, I will surely send him to meet King Yan."

You An nodded, addressing Si’an and the others: "Let’s go."

The group, escorting Lin Changshou and the others, taking a bunch of kids, carrying Wen Qiong’s body, took a shortcut to Gu Family Village.

You An didn’t deceive Wen Rong. Returning to the village, he went to find Qin San Lang, telling him everything, including the plan to kill Ding Dayong and several government officials.

Qin San Lang was somewhat surprised that You An would make a promise, but Xiao Yu hated corrupt evildoers, though he felt You An was impulsive, he didn’t stop him, agreeing: "Go find Zhang Zhong, have him give you the people, however you wish to kill them is up to you."

"Yes, thank you, Master." You An was delighted, just about to leave, when Wen Rong on Si’an’s back clamored to get down.

Once Si’an put him down, Wen Rong knelt, kowtowing to Qin San Lang, saying: "Thank you, sir."

He spoke no more, shedding tears while kowtowing to Qin San Lang.

The little boy accompanying him also knelt to kowtow: "Thank you, sir, for saving us."

Qin San Lang said, "Evildoers deserve retribution. You need not thank me. Just be willing to fight evil and help others when you have the means."

The Great Chu is chaotic, the world as perilous as a hell, one person’s help isn’t enough to rescue many, only when more people are willing to fight evil can the world improve.

"Go, remember the fate of those villains." Qin San Lang waved them off.

You An wasted no time, taking a group of little kids to find Zhang Zhong, explaining his purpose for coming.

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