Chapter 27: To Kill or Not to Kill

The man’s slimy gaze felt like it was stuck on her. Bai Jinxi had a bad feeling – she had seen this kind of look before!

The night she came of age in her previous life, Lu Yian had looked at her with this disgusting look. If the Qingyang County Lord hadn’t gotten jealous and come knocking on his door, she might have…

Seeing this look again, her mind buzzed and went blank. The fear from her previous life came back, and her whole body started to tremble uncontrollably.

Sensing her abnormality, Xiao Chuyi immediately stepped forward and blocked her from that disgusting sight.

“Scram!” He spat out a single word coldly.

The two men burst into laughter, “Haha, a kid with no hair yet wants to play hero and save the beauty? Kid, we’re not leaving, what are you going to do about it?”

Bai Jinxi forced herself to calm down. She told herself that was all in the past life, she had to be strong, she had to be brave. If she remained weak, who could she rely on after Xiao Chuyi left?

She shook her head slightly at Xiao Chuyi, indicating that she was fine, but her pale lips betrayed her forced composure.

She gritted her teeth and walked out from behind Xiao Chuyi, facing the two men directly.

She said in a trembling voice, “You said that ginseng was yours and you raised it there, then you must know the exact location. If you can tell me the exact location, I’ll give it to you. Otherwise, I’d rather destroy this ginseng!”

As she spoke, she reached for a gem-encrusted dagger from her waist, the one Xiao Chuyi had given her.

“That won’t do. What if this isn’t our ginseng? We tell you the location, and then you can go steal it? I think you should tell us where you picked it, and we’ll see if it’s ours.”

The man with the squinty eyes rolled his eyes, revealing a calculating smile, and looked at Bai Jinxi.

“Okay, I dug it up about fifteen feet to the left.”

Bai Jinxi thought for a moment and gave the answer.

“That’s ours!” The man with the yellow teeth immediately shouted excitedly.

Bai Jinxi took a step back when she heard this, and said loudly, “Then the one I picked isn’t yours. I said fifteen feet to the left just randomly, I actually dug it up nine feet behind!”

The two men looked at each other and actually smiled nonchalantly.

“You little girl, you’re really disobedient. Just give it to us, why do you have to play tricks? Today, we’re taking this ginseng, as for you two…”

The man with the squinty eyes said, his eyes drooling, looking at Bai Jinxi and Banxia, “It just so happens that we each get one!”

As he finished speaking, he rubbed his hands and walked towards Bai Jinxi and Banxia.

The man with the squinty eyes glanced at Xiao Chuyi, who was standing motionless, and snorted,

“Humph! Kid, if you’re smart, you’ll let us play with them, and then you can play too. Otherwise… grandpa’s medicine knife can cut people!”

His voice was threatening, and he pulled out a knife about a foot long from the medicine basket on his back.

“Get out of the way!” The man with the yellow teeth also pulled out his knife and glared fiercely at Zhang Ze, who was standing in front of Banxia.

Banxia was so scared that she grabbed Bai Jinxi’s arm tightly, unable to say a word, her legs were so weak that she couldn’t move.

“Should I kill them?”

Xiao Chuyi didn’t pay attention to the two men at this time, he turned around, lowered his head, looked at Bai Jinxi seriously, and asked her softly.

Should she kill them? Dare she kill them?

Bai Jinxi’s lips were pale, and the dagger in her hand was trembling. She bit her lip…

Should she kill?

Even though she had experienced so much in her previous life, even though she had wanted to chew Yun Moyi’s flesh piece by piece when she stood in front of her that night… she still felt fear at the thought of killing now.

Her teeth bit tightly on her lips, a round bead of blood seeped out from her lips, red and a little eye-catching.

Bai Jinxi knew that as long as she said the word “kill”, or even just nodded, Xiao Chuyi would do it for her, but…

Just as that dirty hand was about to touch Bai Jinxi, a tear slid down her cheek.

Xiao Chuyi sighed, grabbed Bai Jinxi and pulled her back sharply, then said with a cold face, “What are you still standing there for? Your master is being scolded.”

Anba suddenly appeared, and with two swift moves, he cut off the two men’s arms at the shoulder.

A heart-rending scream rang out, and at the moment the blood splattered, Xiao Chuyi stepped forward, using his body to protect Bai Jinxi, pressing her head tightly against his chest…

“It’s okay now.” He lowered his head and said softly.

Bai Jinxi only felt herself suddenly crash into a solid embrace, and the moment she was held, she felt an unprecedented sense of security.

After hearing the words “It’s okay now”, she burst into tears…

She was just an eleven-year-old girl, she had been too harsh on herself.

At this moment, a trace of heartache flashed through Xiao Chuyi’s heart. He knew too well the feeling of having no one to protect you, and that’s why he wanted to use his methods to force Bai Jinxi to grow up.

But now, seeing Bai Jinxi’s face pale and her sobs coming in gasps, he couldn’t help but feel a little regret.

“It’s okay now… it’s all over…”

He gently patted her back, his voice softer.

Bai Jinxi gradually stopped crying. She gently pushed Xiao Chuyi away, her eyes red as she looked at the two men who were lying on the ground, clutching their shoulders and wailing.

“Kill… them…”

She closed her eyes, her voice almost inaudible.

Xiao Chuyi thought he had heard wrong and didn’t react for a moment.

“Kill them!”

Bai Jinxi grabbed Xiao Chuyi’s sleeve tightly, raised her head and looked into his eyes, repeating it word for word.

“Miss!” Banxia, who had been stunned by Anba’s sudden action, exclaimed when she heard Bai Jinxi’s words.

Zhang Ze gently pulled Banxia, shaking his head at her… trust the Miss!

“Are you sure?” Xiao Chuyi looked into Bai Jinxi’s eyes.

What kind of eyes were those? They were fragile, fierce, serious and determined, staring straight at him. Like a red-eyed rabbit that was about to eat a wolf.

“Okay… Anba, do it.”

He sighed and said softly. At this moment, he was a little regretful. Perhaps he shouldn’t have let the little girl get involved in this cruel world so early…

The two men were just begging for mercy when Anba’s hand moved, the blade slashed across their throats.

The world became quiet, only the gurgling sound of the two men’s throats as they were dying…

“Little girl, are you scared?” Seeing Bai Jinxi staring at them, her face pale with fear, yet she was gritting her teeth and forcing herself to face it all, made Xiao Chuyi feel a twinge of admiration for her.

What was his reaction when he first saw someone being killed? He was probably worse than her. He probably closed his eyes and didn’t dare to look. He only peeked through his fingers after it was over, and as a result, he got a fever that night…

Seeing Bai Jinxi’s complexion gradually improve, as if she was gradually relaxing, Xiao Chuyi joked with her, “Do you want to go up and poke them?”

Hearing this, Banxia wanted to kick him, but seeing Anba standing nearby, she had to change it to a glare.

“No need, I’ve poked people before.” Bai Jinxi glanced at him, her gaze circling his leg, her face pale as she retorted.

Seeing that she could already retort, Xiao Chuyi laughed out loud, waved his hand, “Let’s go, back to the city! You’ve made a fortune today, little girl, you’ve found ginseng!”