jdhmnovel Chapter 57 Resentment Arises
Chapter 57 Resentment Arises
Ten days passed in this way.
Although Liu Qiqi's affair didn't cause much of a stir, and no one knew that Lin Shu was involved, many people still sighed about her tragic situation behind her back...
After school that day, Lin Shu noticed that Li Yun'er was acting strangely, appearing more sullen than usual, as if she had something on her mind.
"Is something on your mind?" Lin Shu was slightly worried, but she did not show it on her face.
"Ah? It's nothing! It's nothing!" Li Yun'er came to her senses and hurriedly replied.
Seeing that he was unwilling to explain, Lin Shu did not press him further.
However, as soon as the two turned from the main street in front of the academy into the alley, they were surrounded by seven or eight men in black.
"Who are you?" Lin Shu instantly became alert, her body tensed, and she went into a state of alert.
"The one who will take your lives!" the leading woman in black whispered.
Li Yun'er was very nervous, but briefly regained some of her usual composure. "This place is so close to Shangyang Academy, how dare you commit violence here? Have you considered the consequences?"
"Stop talking nonsense, attack!" The woman in black completely disregarded her, waving her hand to give the order, and instantly launched a pincer attack from the front and back.
In a flash, Lin Shu drew her sword to meet the attack. Due to the urgency of the situation, no one noticed that the blue sword in her hand had appeared out of thin air, assuming that she just happened to have a sword hidden away today...
Before long, Lin Shu had swiftly injured three or four people, who were worlds apart from Xu Jingyun's bodyguards...
However, the difficulty lies in the fact that Lin Shu not only has to protect herself, but also has to take care of Li Yun'er from time to time. The men in black seem to have noticed this weakness and have turned to attack Li Yun'er.
Seeing this, Lin Shu quickly stepped forward. Just as the leading woman in black was about to stab Li Yun'er, Lin Shu unexpectedly severed her right hand with a sword from the side...
"Ah!..." As the hand hit the ground, blood gushed out instantly, splattering all over Li Yun'er's face...
Lin Shu looked up, intending to make Li Yun'er step back, but when she met Li Yun'er's terrified eyes, she couldn't help but lose her composure for a moment. Just as she was about to be stabbed by the man in black on her right, a woman suddenly rushed out from behind and bumped into the unsuspecting man in black, causing him to stumble. However, she herself was also accidentally cut on the arm...
"Take him down! How dare you commit violence in the prefectural city? Are you tired of living?" A group of constables then stepped forward and surrounded him.
The group of men in black seemed to know they had nowhere to escape, so they all bit off the poison hidden between their teeth, and in a short while, they were lifeless.
Upon seeing this, the constables, as usual, questioned Lin Shu and the other woman a few times before leaving with the corpses of the men in black.
"Thank you so much, Miss Chen!" Lin Shu bowed deeply to Chen Jin, who had just saved her.
"It was just a small favor, and besides, you have helped me many times before." Chen Jin waved his hand repeatedly, indicating that there was no need for thanks.
Li Yun'er's eyes remained vacant, as if she had not yet recovered from the assassination attempt. Lin Shu's eyes flickered slightly, but she did not say anything more.
"Why is Miss Chen here? And why is she with...?" asked a yamen runner.
Before Lin Shu could finish speaking, Chen Jin interrupted her, seemingly somewhat nervously:
"Ah! When I left the academy, I happened to see you enter the alley, followed by several men with a murderous aura. So I rushed to the government office to get reinforcements to rescue you..."
"Thank you! I'll take Miss Chen to the clinic first!" Although Lin Shu felt there were many suspicious points in this matter, seeing that Chen Jin's arm was still bleeding, she decided to take him to see a doctor first.
"No need!" Chen Jin refused repeatedly, then quickly tore off a strip of cloth and hastily wrapped it around the wound. Once the bleeding stopped, he then said to Lin Shu:
“We’ve been through thick and thin together, so calling me Miss Chen would be too formal. Jin hasn’t had many friends since childhood, so if you don’t mind, just call me A-Jin! I’ll call you A-Shu, how about that?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Shu pondered for a moment and then nodded.
The two exchanged a few more words, and after confirming several times that Chen Jin was not going to the clinic, the three of them left separately.
Watching Chen Jin's receding figure, Lin Shu fell into deep thought.
What happened today is truly strange.
The government office was in the south, while Shangyang Academy was in the north; a round trip would take at least half an hour. The officials from the government office arrived far too promptly, as if they had planned this all along and were waiting for their chance.
As for Chen Jin, her actions were too deliberate. She was originally a poor scholar, yet she managed to so easily obtain help from the government office… and just now she seemed intent on befriending me… In short, this woman harbors many secrets, but for now, she doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. Let's see what her intentions are…
Thinking of this, Lin Shu first sent the still somewhat dazed Li Yun'er back to her residence before returning home.
The residence of the Li siblings in Fucheng.
When Li Huanzhi saw Li Yun'er return, her face covered in dried blood, he was immediately filled with anxiety. He looked her over and, after confirming that she was unharmed, ordered the servants to help her bathe and change.
Half an hour later.
Li Yun'er emerged shrouded in mist, her spirits seemingly restored somewhat.
"Yun'er, didn't you go to the academy? How could you..." Li Huanzhi's gentle face was now slightly serious, as if he was afraid that Li Yun'er had caused some trouble.
Li Yun'er was only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. She had been too frightened today, and when her brother showed concern for her, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Waaah... Brother! Someone tried to assassinate us today... I was terrified..."
Upon hearing this, Li Huanzhi abruptly stood up: "What? An assassination attempt? Is Miss Lin alright?"
“N-nothing…” Recalling Lin Shu’s ruthlessness at the time, Li Yun’er shrank her neck, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.
Seeing her like this, Li Huanzhi knew that things were not so simple, so he asked:
"Then why do you look like this?"
For a long time, Li Yun'er remained silent. When Li Huanzhi sighed and suggested that she rest properly,
Having just heard her recount the events of the day, I asked, somewhat at a loss:
"Brother! Have you heard of Liu Qiqi?"
Li Huanzhi frowned and said, "Why ask her?"
“I heard from my classmates that Liu Qiqi wouldn’t have ended up in such a tragic situation; it was a carefully orchestrated scheme… Do you think it could be…”
Before she could finish speaking, Li Huanzhi interrupted her sternly: "Li Yun'er! So what if that's the case? All those years of studying have gone to waste...?"
"I just feel... I feel... there's still today..."
"What do you think? Too cruel? Has she ever harmed you? Don't use your own foolish kindness to pity others for no reason..." Li Huanzhi stared at his younger sister in front of him. She had been too well protected since childhood, and she was prone to stubbornness and getting stuck in a dead end when faced with a problem.
Upon hearing this, Li Yun'er pondered for a moment, then nodded, her face showing shame, and said, "Brother, I know I was wrong."
Li Huanzhi gently patted her shoulder and said, "Yun'er, you haven't experienced much hardship since you were young. You'll understand some things in the future! In this world, it's good to have good intentions, but a person who is blindly kind is simply foolish..."
At this moment, Li Huanzhi was unaware that his words of advice would cause the Li family such trouble...
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