"Grandpa, catch your breath. Let's talk as we walk." Shi Kexin helped her grandfather, her expression changing slightly.
Her grandfather glanced to the side, took a breath, and then said, "These people look unfamiliar. Who are they?" Da Feng Novel Network
"They are my friends. They just saved my life. Grandpa, let's go back."
But her grandfather shook his head desperately, "No, you can't go back now."
"Why not? Is someone troubling my father?"
Although her grandfather didn't speak immediately, Shi Kexin could already see some clues from his aged face.
"Grandpa, please speak!"
Her grandfather looked at Ren Yuanhao and the others again. Just as he was about to signal Shi Kexin to talk elsewhere, Shi Kexin grabbed his hand again and said, "It's okay, they are my saviors, not outsiders. Grandpa, you're making me anxious, please, just tell me quickly?"
"Your father has caused a death. The client is demanding an explanation from your father. Your father sent me here to wait for you and told you not to cause any trouble by returning." Her grandfather pressed Shi Kexin's shoulders, his eyes solemn.
"Cause trouble? They've already come to our house, and you want me to hide elsewhere? How is that possible?"
Shi Kexin was as stubborn as a bull. Her grandfather couldn't hold her back. Ren Yuanhao and his group followed behind, striding towards her home.
A few minutes later.
Shi Kexin led the group, and before they could even step through the low doorway of her house, they heard crying and arguing.
At this moment, her grandfather blocked Ren Yuanhao and his group outside. "Everyone, my granddaughter's life-saving grace will be repaid later. If you follow her now, the client will only assume we are in the wrong. So..."
"It's no trouble, elder. We'll just wait here under the big locust tree."
Her grandfather bowed slightly and then followed Shi Kexin into the house.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw two black coffins placed upright outside the main hall, where a plaque reading 'Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns' was hung. Shi Jingtian stood with his hands behind his back, appearing unfazed. About ten to twenty people surrounded him, looking aggressive.
"Everyone, I think it's time to take down this 'Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns' plaque. Look, my daughter merely caught a cold due to the recent weather changes. She sought a few doses of herbal medicine from this Shi Jingtian, and then she passed away! May heaven strike you! Give me back my daughter!"
The woman cried, tears streaming down her face. She stepped forward and slapped Shi Jingtian across the face, then unyieldingly grabbed his green robe. Shi Jingtian not only didn't fight back but didn't utter a sound.
"I have prepared two coffins today. One is for my daughter, and the other, naturally, is for you, the murderer. Don't think that just because you remain silent, I can't do anything to you. Husband, bring the knife!"
The woman appeared extremely grief-stricken, completely failing to notice Shi Kexin squeezing through the crowd.
"Aunt Pu, this is broad daylight. I don't believe you dare to kill both my father and me!"
Shi Kexin stepped forward and stood in front of Shi Jingtian, her brows furrowed, her eyes seeming to spew fire!
"Good! You troublemaker have finally returned! My daughter and you had such good relations when she was alive, yet you could still be so cruel! Worse than a beast! Husband, the knife!"
The woman's surname was Pu, and her name was Fang. She was the owner of a clothing store in town. Her husband was also a well-respected figure in the town. Their daughter, Bai Fu, was usually on good terms with Shi Kexin, so it was unlikely she would have done something so extreme rashly.
However, the facts were laid out before her, leaving Shi Kexin no choice but to believe them.
Shi Kexin craned her neck forward, but Shi Jingtian pulled her back behind him, saying softly, "Nonsense. Didn't I tell you not to come back?"
"Father, don't stop me. They've bullied us to our doorstep and even brought two coffins. I want to see if a mad person can truly abandon their humanity."
Pu Fang suddenly laughed with an extremely sharp cry, reminiscent of a lone wolf howling at the moon. "What humanity? You intentionally caused my daughter's death, and you talk about humanity?"
"Intentionally caused her death?" Shi Kexin pointed to the plaque above her head and asked in surprise, "Although our Shi family cannot be compared to Hua Tuo, this plaque was a gift from the villagers. If you speak like this, I can sue you for defamation!"
"Fine, go ahead and sue! Let those coroners see who did it, whether it was you, you little vixen, or your hypocritical father!"
Pu Fang suddenly picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it at the 'Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns' plaque hanging above. The plaque, passed down from her ancestors, could not withstand the direct impact of the stone. With two cracking sounds, it plummeted down!
That plaque was the spiritual pillar of the Shi family, a monument condensed from the praise of the common people. The plaque falling was the greatest insult to the Shi family and their predecessors!
Shi Kexin had already suffered a near-devastating blow. She would not allow this to happen a second time!
She pushed her father aside and was about to lean forward, rushing towards the falling plaque at the risk of her own life. But at that very moment, Ren Yuanhao leaped up like a black lightning bolt, stepping on the shoulders of some of the onlookers. With extremely agile and swift movements, he caught the plaque with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Shi Kexin's waist!
The villagers immediately erupted in an uproar. Shi Kexin, seeing Ren Yuanhao descend like a god to save her, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her pretty face flushed, whispered reproachfully, "Let go, people will laugh."
Meanwhile, Yang Lingxue, still standing at the foot of the large locust tree, stomped her foot, frowned indignantly, and mumbled, "Your wound isn't even healed, and you're rushing to play the hero again. Hmph, I think you just find her attractive. Shameless Ren Yuanhao, I should have known not to bandage your wounds. You deserve to be in pain."
Ren Yuanhao sneezed soundly in full view of everyone. He thought, *Who the hell is thinking about me?* Then he immediately realized Shi Kexin's words and instantly let go. But Shi Kexin hadn't expected him to let go so abruptly, and she almost stumbled.
"Just let go when I tell you to, hmph."
Shi Kexin grumbled, but then she saw Pu Fang snatch the dagger from her husband's hand. Filled with anger and hatred, she knitted her brows and said brightly, "Who is this brash young fellow? Get out of the way. Even if I die, I'll make Shi Jingtian pay with his life!"
She raised the dagger, about to push Ren Yuanhao away, but Ren Yuanhao stopped her wrist with one hand!
"Let go of me! My daughter is dead, what's the point of my living? Even if I die, I'll drag this imposter doctor down with me!"
And at this moment, the system instantly sounded a cold tone:
"Beep, order submission failed. Sub-mission 'The Dead Awaken' has been activated. Mission content: Revive the client Bai Fu, then the order will continue. If the sub-mission fails, the order will be considered failed, and the host will be punished."