Luo Xiaojuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. But seeing her brother's furrowed brows, it seed sothing was bothering him.
"Brother, what's happened? Why do you seem so upset?" the little girl asked curiously.
"No, it's nothing!" Luo Tian shook his head, clearly not wanting to say much.
"Brother, what's going on? You should just tell !" Luo Xiaojuan, clever as she was, could see her brother was troubled and didn't need more clues.
"Luo Wuji's daughter said that the dead are simply dead, it's irrelevant. But if I marry her it would count as compensating." Luo Tian sighed, his face slightly red as he spoke.
"What? Asking you to marry her—why? It's not like you caused his death." Luo Xiaojuan protested.
"She said I was the only one present at the ti, and it's up to what I say happened. She doesn't believe . And I can't just offer this young fellow as a scapegoat."
Luo Xiaojuan was enraged: "That's too much! With her ghostly appearance, she still wants to have you? I'll go ask her what exactly she wants to do!"
After speaking, Luo Xiaojuan grabbed an iron shovel from the corner and was about to head out.
Luo Tian hurriedly stepped forward to stop his sister: "Juanzi, co back!"
"Brother, don't stop . I need to ask her how she dares to want to marry my brother. She should take a look at herself in the mirror."
"Juanzi, we have guests at ho. Acting like this will make them laugh at us." Luo Tian was helpless and had no choice but to bring Lin Chuan out.
Lin Chuan chuckled: "Miss, although I don't fully understand the situation, heading over like that won't end well. If you trust , I'll find a way to resolve this matter!"
Luo Xiaojuan was slightly dazed: "You're speaking the truth, you really have a way to save my brother?"
Lin Chuan nodded: "I wouldn't say it if I didn't have a way. You must believe !"
"Alright, I trust you, I believe!" Luo Xiaojuan nodded quickly.
Luo Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing this from behind.
Luckily, this girl knows how to listen. But what puzzled Luo Tian was that his sister never usually behaved so obediently—what was happening today?
As he pondered, the door opened again, and his mother returned from outside.
"Mom, the benefactor has woken up, but he's lost his mory and doesn't rember who he is." Luo Tian quickly dismissed his doubts, hurried to his mother's side, and took the items from her hand.
Mu Niangping handed the items to her son and walked over to Lin Chuan, placing two fingers on Lin Chuan's pulse with a slightly cold expression and sighing after so ti.
"You child, it doesn't seem to be an external injury; you must've been pushed down by soone!"
Lin Chuan furrowed his brows slightly: "I've forgotten, but as you say, there might have been such an incident."
"Hmm, don't worry. You'll be fine in the short term, but your mind needs proper rest; it's more of an internal injury. I'll prescribe so dicine shortly, and Tian'er will prepare it for you. Drink it on ti, and after a few days, things will get better."
"Thank you, elder." Lin Chuan expressed his gratitude with a fist salute.
"No need to thank . You are my son's savior. I bla myself; I always wished my children to lead ordinary lives but forgot the saying 'When the trees wish to stand still, the wind will not cease.' In the end, I've hard them instead." Mu Niangping sighed deeply. What mother doesn't love her children? Now that they've missed the best ti to practice martial arts, it'll be challenging to protect themselves in the future.
"You needn't worry, elder. Children have their own blessings. I'm sure these siblings will have good fortune bestowed upon them."
"Indeed, you are their good fortune. Don't worry about not rembering; take good care of yourself, and I'll go cook." Mu Niangping comforted him with a smile and left the room.
Luo Tian looked a bit pale, while Luo Xiaojuan pursed her lips.
"I don't dare to say!" Luo Tian hesitated, unwilling to go, and Luo Xiaojuan sighed deeply: "My dear brother, can you be more manly? If you don't explain things to our mom now, and she learns this from soone else, will you survive?"
Thinking of his mother's temper, Luo Tian shrank his neck imdiately. His sister was right—it's better to tell their mother himself than let soone else do it.
"Where is your father?" After Luo Tian left, Lin Chuan asked curiously.
"Our father passed away a long ti ago. We originally weren't from this village, but our father's surna was also Luo. Later, our mother brought us here, and we simply stayed, all the way until now," Luo Xiaojuan explained.
"How many people in this village practice martial arts?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.
"Not many, and that's why my mother didn't teach us martial arts. She says that once you learn, you'll want to leave. Without desire, our hearts won't be so wild. Our mother hopes that my siblings and I can live peacefully," Luo Xiaojuan replied.
"Ah, indeed, what a pitiful heart parents have!" Lin Chuan sighed deeply.
The scene fell silent for a mont, but precisely because the room was so quiet, Luo Xiaojuan could clearly hear her mother's thunderous voice from outside.
"Nonsense, what kind of person is Luo ii, daring to want to beco my daughter-in-law? Don't even talk about when I'm alive; even if I died, I wouldn't let such a woman into the house. Luo Tian, how did you respond?" Mu Niangping exploded, almost not like a person, more like an enraged beast, sending chills through everyone.
"Mother, I said I'd co back to discuss it with you," Luo Tian's voice dropped significantly.
"What? Discuss it with ? What's there to discuss? Go tell that woman that even if I die, she shouldn't think about entering our family," said Mu Niangping.
Luo Xiaojuan sighed, "My brother is just too gentle. Mother said my father was like this too. Even though my father was highly skilled in martial arts, before my mother, he was like a cat eting a mouse. Unexpectedly, my brother completely inherited my father's nature. It's truly worrying!"
"Perhaps it's because your brother doesn't practice martial arts and feels insecure," Lin Chuan instinctively defended Luo Tian. Such a pure child, as unblemished as white paper, is so rare. Lin Chuan knew Luo Tian wasn't soft; he was too pure, too unwilling to harm others, ultimately only causing harm to himself.
Luo Xiaojuan hesitated to speak. Just then, Luo Tian returned from outside, his face a bit dark. He picked up a coat hanging on the door, nodded to Lin Chuan, and turned to leave without saying much.
"See, he must have gone to refuse the marriage. I wonder if my brother will return," Luo Xiaojuan said, spreading her hands.
"Why wouldn't he return? If anyone dares touch my son, I'll destroy their family," Mu Niangping walked in from outside, but she didn't boast. She took her sword, looked at Lin Chuan, and said, "You look after my daughter. If we don't return, Juanzi, take him and leave the village, go far away, do you understand?"
Before Luo Xiaojuan could respond, Mu Niangping turned and left without looking back.
Lin Chuan was slightly stunned. Is this entrusting with her child? But since she knew it would be dangerous, why force her son to go?
After Mu Niangping left, Lin Chuan thought for a mont and still asked the question buried in his heart: "Luo Wuji, the person I accidentally killed, who exactly is he?"
At these words, Luo Xiaojuan curled her lips and said, "Just a hooligan and a scoundrel."
Though she looked down on him like that, Luo Xiaojuan still shared what she knew.
This mountain is called Eagle Mountain, under the jurisdiction of Lu'an County. This village is called Luo Village. It's said there are so connections with the current Prince, so Luo Village is considered partially royal. Though isolated and detached from the world, any place connected with royalty won't be taken lightly. So, the royal court sent soone over to monitor the place. This person was Luo Wuji.
"How did the Emperor co to know Luo Wuji?" Lin Chuan asked with curiosity.
"I don't know, you'd have to ask the Emperor and the dead Luo Wuji. Anyway, ever since he ca here, nothing good happened. Luo Wuji's martial arts weren't great; their family didn't have many martial artists. But the Emperor assigned Luo Wuji a personal bodyguard, supposedly nicknad Duan Wuchang, aning anyone who encountered him would die. When your intestines are cut into countless pieces, how could you survive?"
"So, your mother is not afraid of Luo Wuji's family, but of that Duan Wuchang," Lin Chuan asked.
"Mm, more or less," Luo Xiaojuan said, becoming sowhat anxious. After all, her mother and Duan Wuchang hadn't openly fought, and who would win or lose was uncertain.
Soon, Luo Xiaojuan beca like an ant on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around the room, making Lin Chuan dizzy. He couldn't help but say, "Miss Xiaojuan, if you're truly worried about your father and brother, why not go take a look? It's better than pacing around here."
Luo Xiaojuan shook her head, "No, Mother wants to stay and protect you."
As they spoke, the door was kicked open. Luo Tian walked in, his head hung low, without their mother in sight.
"Where's Mother?" Luo Xiaojuan hurriedly asked.
Luo Tian shook his head and sighed, "It's all my fault. I went to tell Luo ii I wouldn't marry her, but she disagreed and was fierce with . I got scared and planned to return, and that's when Mother appeared. After a disagreent with their family, she started fighting and ended up being caught by that person."
"Who is that person?" Luo Xiaojuan frowned.
"I heard their na is sothing with intestines," Luo Tian lifted his head, looking pitifully at his sister.
Luo Xiaojuan rolled her eyes, "Figures, what you fear always seems to co true. It's disgusting."
"Go on, what happened next?" Luo Xiaojuan asked angrily.
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