Hot!

It was hot!

Qin Xi felt dizzy. Her body felt like it was on fire, and her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn’t open them.

Vaguely, she had a strange dream. She dreamed that she was reborn in 1983 and became a wretch who was not loved by her parents and bullied by everyone.

Every day, she lived on tenterhooks and avoided troubles, but she was still covered in wounds. She was like a newborn cub that had no ability to defend for itself and was at the mercy of nature.

And the culprit behind all of this was her family.

‘Family?’

She originally had a harmonious and happy family. She grew up under the love and doting of her parents. However, good times were short. One day, her parents were hunted down by an unknown organization and she was shot by a bullet right in the heart.

Before she died, she felt the jade pendant on her neck heat up and emit a dazzling light. As for what happened after that, her memory was blank.

Was she not dead? Or was she saved by someone?

“This child probably can’t hold on any longer!”

At this moment, an old voice was heard. It was filled with worry and grief.

Han Dazhu looked at Qin Xi with tears in his eyes. Lying on the bed, Qin Xi’s eyes were tightly shut, her face was red, and beads of sweat were breaking out on her forehead.

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Beside Han Dazhu stood a middle-aged woman. She was dressed in gray clothes. Her face was thin and sallow, and her eyes were deep-set. She looked much older than her actual age.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman was using a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Qin Xi’s forehead. Her eyes were filled with sadness and self-blame.

“Dad, why don’t I… go and beg the Qin family to come and see her again?” Luo Xiujuan looked at Qin Xi, who was on her last breath. She gritted her teeth with tears welling up in her eyes that refused to fall.

Hearing that, Han Dazhu snorted coldly. “You’re not allowed to go. The Qin family is just a bunch of animals. Don’t count on them.”

“But Xi is from the Qin family after all.”

“The Qin family? Have you forgotten how the Qin family treated Xi? All these years, the Qin family has been treating her like a slave. She doesn’t have enough to eat or wear. She even sleeps in the cowshed. The people of the Qin family are all animals. Xi is now part of our family. Even if she dies, we have to bury her in the Han family’s ancestral grave. You’re not allowed to look for them! If you do, don’t ever come back!”

Looking at the stubborn old man, Luo Xiujuan shook her head and wiped her tears secretly.

At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. Han Dazhu frowned and walked towards the door with his walking stick. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a group of people rushing into the house, led by a young man in his twenties.

Han Dazhu looked at the young man in the lead, his eyes filled with vigilance and hostility. He asked in a gloomy tone, “Qin Feng, what are you doing here?”

Qin Feng was Qin Xi’s biological brother.

He looked cunning and wretched. It was obvious at a glance that he was not a good person. Not only that, but he was also very arrogant. He often hung out with the hooligans in town and was a notorious rogue. No one liked him.

Qin Feng looked at Han Dazhu fiercely and sneered. “What? I heard that my sister died of illness the second day she married into your family. Lame Han, why do you think I’m here? Of course I’m here to seek justice for my dear sister!”

Han Dazhu was nicknamed Lame Han.

Han Dazhu did not back down. He thumped the ground with his walking stick and frowned, looking at Qin Feng as if he was looking at an idiot. “Seek justice? Ha, I don’t think I need to tell you how your Qin family treats Xi, do I? Qin Feng, get lost. Don’t embarrass yourself here!”

As he spoke, he pushed Qin Feng.

“You old man, how dare you push me?”

Qin Feng glared at him!

Although Han Dazhu was lame, he was very well-built. Qin Feng was caught off guard and staggered from the push. He immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation and glared at Han Dazhu coldly.

Han Dazhu did not back down at all. He straightened his back and said, “What? Shouldn’t I push you? If you have a problem with that, feel free to push back. But let me tell you something. I’m not a pushover. If you dare to kick up a fuss here, I’ll fight you to the death. I don’t have long to live anyway. I’ll die sooner or later. Before I die, I might as well drag a few troublemakers down with me!”

With a murderous look on his face, he looked at Luo Xiujuan, who was pale with fear, and said, “Go and get me a kitchen knife. Today, I want to see who dares to cause trouble here in my house.”

When Qin Feng heard that, his expression changed drastically as he shouted in fury, “Old thing, don’t push your luck. You have to compensate my family for my sister’s death. If you don’t, the consequences will be hefty.”

Han Dazhu looked at Qin Feng and sneered, “I knew that your Qin family won’t change. You are and will always be a bunch of ungrateful and cold-blooded beasts. Xi is still alive and you can’t wait to ask me for compensation. I really wonder if you’re the one causing Xi to fall ill.”

Han Dazhu was just making an assumption, but hearing that, Qin Feng suddenly panicked. He straightened his back to act calm and argued loudly, “You, you old man, what are you talking about? Xi is my sister. How can I… how can I?”

Han Dazhu had learned some martial arts from someone since he was young. He was also a hunter and dealt with animals all year round. Not only was he sensitive, but he was also good at detecting subtle changes. He immediately sensed that Qin Feng was guilty of something.

“Qin Feng, you actually want to kill your own sister!” Han Dazhu raised his walking stick with a ferocious expression, as if he was an angry lion that would pounce on Qin Feng and tear him apart at any time.

“You, you, you old man, what nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to kill her? Don’t slander me!” Qin Feng was frightened and hastened to deny it.

Han Dazhu glared at Qin Feng. “Very good. If you don’t admit it, I’ll take Xi to the county city for an examination. If I’m really right, I swear I’ll make you go to jail!”

He pointed his walking stick at the hooligans behind Qin Feng and threatened, “And you all, it seems like you’re involved in this too.”

“No, no, no. We don’t know him. He said that he ran out of money and wanted to find a way to get some money. It has nothing to do with us!”

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“Yes, yes, yes. He even said that he was confident he would receive a lot of money today and would treat us to good wines.”

“It has nothing to do with us. We’ll leave now!”

With that, the hooligans ran away. Although they were all deadbeat, they were most terrified of going to jail.

When Qin Feng saw that his crew had scattered away, his heart skipped a beat and he panicked. However, when he thought of how much gambling debt he was in, he became fearless. If he didn’t get money out of Han Dazhu to pay back the debt, his fingers could be chopped off by loan sharks.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask for compensation again, he felt a gust of wind behind him. If he hadn’t dodged quickly, a big club almost as thick as a tree trunk would have smashed his head.

Even though it only hit his shoulder, it was still so painful that Qin Feng almost cried. He covered his head and hopped around. As he dodged the club, he cursed, “You stupid fool, how dare you hit me? Do you believe… Ow… Stop hitting me. I surrender! I surrender!”

Han Shi snorted. His tone was a little childish as he brandished the club in his hand. “You’re a bad person. You bullied my wife and even called me a fool. I’ll beat you to death!”

When Han Dazhu saw this, not only did he not stop Han Shi, but he even ‘kindly’ reminded Qin Feng, “You little brat, let me tell you, if a fool kills someone, it’ll only be considered manslaughter and will be convicted. If Han Shi kills you, you’ll die for nothing.”

“Yes, die for nothing.”

Han Shi nodded heavily with seriousness written all across his handsome face. He suddenly looked at Luo Xiujuan, who was at a loss, and said solemnly, “Mom, get me a kitchen knife. I’m going to kill him!”

Luo Xiujuan was so frightened that her face turned pale and her legs went weak. She quickly held the edge of the stove to support herself from falling.

She knew best what kind of person her son was. Although he only had the intelligence of a five-year-old, his strength wasn’t. He was as well-built and stubborn as his father.

And wherever his father pointed, he would strike with all his might.

Han Dazhu looked at Qin Feng, who was cowering in the corner, trembling, and asked coldly, “Qin Feng, let me ask you one last time. What happened to Xi? If you tell me, I might let you off, but if you don’t, you’ll be jailed for life!”

Qin Feng was scared out of his wits. Although he was normally arrogant, he was a typical example of the kind of people who bullied the weak and dreaded the strong. He was afraid of Lame Han, who had once beaten up a big worm. This was also the reason why he came with a big crew to back him up.

“I, I, I…”

After stammering for a long time, he still couldn’t bring himself to say a word. Han Dazhu snorted. “Stone, beat him to death!” Han Shi was nicknamed Stone.

Han Shi nodded heavily. With a serious expression, he raised the club and smashed it down on Qin Feng’s thigh. Qin Feng screamed and quickly begged for mercy. “Stop hitting me. I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you, okay?”

Han Dazhu asked Han Shi to stop, and Han Shi did as he was told.

“I just gave her some… poisonous grass! Just a little, not too much!” He lowered his head and stammered, showing the amount with his fingers.

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Poisonous grass?

Hiss ~

Han Dazhu and Luo Xiujuan gasped. Their eyes were red, and the fierceness in their eyes was enough to frighten the wits out of anyone. Han Dazhu roared, “Poisonous grass? You actually gave your sister poisonous grass? That’s going to kill your sister.”

Qin Feng was so frightened that he trembled uncontrollably. He said with tears streaming down his face, “I had no choice. I owed a gambling debt to some people. If I didn’t pay it back, they would chop off my fingers. I… I had no choice. I really had no choice!”

Han Dazhu was furious. He pointed a finger at him and reprimanded loudly, “Bastard! You bastard! That’s a human life. How can you… How can you…”

At this moment, a weak cough was heard. The three of them looked at Qin Xi at the same time.

“Xi, are you awake? That’s great!”

Luo Xiujuan was the closest to Qin Xi. When she saw Qin Xi wake up, she quickly went over.

“Let, let him write…”

Qin Xi’s voice was weak and she could not say a full sentence. She looked like she was about to run out of her last breath.

“What? What did you say?”

“From now on… from now on… I’m no longer… no longer a member of the Qin family!” Qin Xi’s voice became weaker and weaker as she said. After saying this, she fainted.

“Xi…”

Han Dazhu and the others were shocked and quickly came over to check on her. Qin Feng’s heart skipped a beat. He was afraid of being accused of murder, so he quickly took the opportunity to sneak out.

At this moment, Qin Xi’s soul was in a space in the void. There was something that looked like a crystal ball hanging in front of her. The crystal ball was glowing with a faint gentle moonlight. She looked at it and reached out to touch it out of curiosity.