The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little dull, and everyone ate in silence with their own thoughts.

Xi Yu put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked around at everyone with a determined look, and finally brought up the topic: "Sister-in-law, Brother Haixu, to be honest, I am not greedy for this meal, but I really want to solve your problem."

As he spoke, he looked at Hai Ling, his eyes full of sincerity: "Sister-in-law, I heard that your daughter was forcibly driven away by her husband's family. Is this true?"

Hailing and Xiuxiu were both stunned when they heard this. They stopped what they were doing and subconsciously looked at Haixu.

Hai Xu suddenly felt embarrassed, his face turned pale and red. He kicked Xi Yu lightly under the table, secretly accusing him of meddling in other people's business. This was their family's private matter, and they didn't want outsiders to interfere.

Xiyu seemed unaware and just stared at Hailing, waiting for her answer.

Hai Ling lowered her head slightly, a trace of pain and helplessness flashed in her eyes, and she said softly: "It is true, but this is our family's affair. We appreciate your kindness, but this matter... is not easy to handle."

Xiuxiu bit her lips tightly, tears flashing in her eyes, as if she was recalling that painful experience.

Xi Yu frowned slightly, and he became more determined to help this family. He said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. As long as you are willing to tell me, I will do my best. In this world, we can't let the evildoers go unpunished."

Seeing Xiyu being so persistent, Haixu didn't know what to say. He just sighed helplessly, thinking that this matter might get out of hand. But deep down in his heart, he secretly hoped that Xiyu might be able to help.

When Guo Xiuxiu heard Xi Yu's words, she was suddenly overwhelmed with grief and tears couldn't stop flowing down her face. Her already haggard face was now full of pain, and her thin shoulders kept shaking.

Xi Yu hurriedly whispered to comfort her: "Miss Xiuxiu, please don't cry. It's not good for your health if you cry."

Hai Ling felt distressed when she saw her daughter like this. She turned to look at Xi Yu with some confusion and puzzlement in her eyes and asked, "Sir, this is originally our family's private matter. Why are you still holding on to it?"

Xi Yu said in a sincere and steady tone, "Sister-in-law, to be honest, I couldn't let go of this matter after hearing Brother Hai Xu mention it last night. I hate such injustice the most. Although I am just a stranger passing by, I just want to take care of this matter. If I can help, it will be a good thing. I can't just watch you suffer this injustice."

Hailing was slightly moved after hearing this, and a complex look flashed in her eyes, showing both gratitude and worry. She opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start, so she just sighed silently.

Hai Xu on the side frowned, still wondering whether Xi Yu's rash intervention would be a blessing or a curse.

Hai Ling looked at Guo Xiuxiu distressedly, sighed heavily, and slowly said, "Alas, young master, you don't know that my son-in-law's family originally hid several rare antiques, which can be regarded as treasures left by his ancestors. Who would have thought that after my son-in-law left, those people in his family had bad intentions. Not only did they occupy the house, but they also insisted on taking all the antiques for themselves. They even made up some ridiculous reason that 'the husband died, the woman must return to her parents' home' and forcibly drove Xiuxiu out."

Speaking of this, Hailing's eyes became red, filled with helplessness and resentment.

Guo Xiuxiu cried even more sadly, and her aggrieved look made people feel really distressed.

Upon hearing this, Xi Yu immediately slammed the table and stood up, his face flushed red, and he said angrily: "This is simply outrageous! How can there be such unreasonable people in this world? The deceased's property should be inherited by Miss Xiuxiu, and they are taking it by force. It's really too much! Sister-in-law, Miss Xiuxiu, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. I will make them return all the things that belong to Miss Xiuxiu and give you justice."

Hai Xu looked worried. Although he hoped to get justice, he was also worried that Xi Yu's move would cause more trouble. After all, the son-in-law's family was quite powerful in the village. He hesitated and said, "Brother Yu, we appreciate your kindness, but that family is not easy to deal with. We have to think carefully."

Seeing that Haixu and Hailing were still worried, Xiyu said firmly, "Sister-in-law, Miss Xiuxiu, don't worry. I will handle this matter properly. In this world, we can't let the evil succeed."

After that, he turned to look at Hai Xu, "Brother Hai Xu, please take me to Miss Xiu Xiu's husband's home after dinner. Let's go check out the situation first."

Hai Xu thought about it for a moment. Although he was a little nervous about this trip, seeing Xi Yu was so determined and thinking that this might be a good opportunity to seek justice for his cousin, he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, Brother Yu, since you have made up your mind, I will accompany you on this trip. But that family is really difficult to deal with, so we need to be careful and cautious."

After hearing this, Hailing and Xiuxiu showed a look of gratitude and hope on their faces.

Hai Ling said softly, "Sir, I'll leave this matter to you. Just be careful and don't hurt yourself because of our matter."

Xi Yu nodded slightly.

When Guo Xiuxiu heard that Xiyu was really going to seek justice for her, she became very emotional, tears welled up in her eyes, and she stood up and was about to kneel down in front of Xiyu, crying, "My lord, you are so kind, Xiuxiu has no way to repay you. If it weren't for your help, I would have to keep this grievance in my heart forever, and I would never be able to get out of this situation."

Xi Yu hurriedly stepped forward, held Guo Xiuxiu's hand, and said sincerely: "Miss Xiuxiu, please don't be like this, get up quickly. I haven't done this yet. When I really get back what belongs to you and let those evil people be punished, it won't be too late for you to thank me. Now, I really feel ashamed of it."

Guo Xiuxiu was supported by Xiyu, but she still couldn't stop sobbing, sobbing and saying: "Young Master can have this kind of heart, willing to stand up for a lonely person like me, it is already a great favor. Regardless of success or failure, Xiuxiu will remember it in her heart."

Hailing also wiped her tears and advised: "Xiu Xiu, listen to the master, get up quickly, the master is so enthusiastic, we are looking forward to a good result."

Guo Xiuxiu then slowly stood up and looked at Xiyu with eyes full of gratitude and expectation, as if she placed all her hopes on Xiyu.

Hai Xu hesitated for a moment, but still asked Xi Yu with a little concern: "Brother Yu, you are on the road, so if we go to deal with this matter, it won't delay your original work, right?"

Xi Yu waved his hand and responded calmly: "Brother Hai Xu, it's okay. I'm not in a hurry to deal with my little matter right now. Helping you get justice is the most important thing."

Soon, everyone finished their meal.

Hai Xu stood up, winked at Xi Yu, and said, "Brother Yu, let's go now."

Xiyu nodded, then turned to Hailing and her daughter and said, "Sister-in-law, Miss Xiuxiu, just wait at home. Brother Haixu and I will be back soon."

Then, he looked at Hai Xu and added, "Brother Hai Xu, I'll leave my horse here for now. I'll ride it away when I'm done, so as to avoid the inconvenience of carrying the horse."

Hai Xu responded, "Okay, Brother Yu has thought it through, let's set off now."

After saying that, the two of them walked out of the house and headed towards Guo Xiuxiu's husband's home.

The two followed the winding path, climbed over a hill, and entered another village.

Hai Xu led the way in front, walking hurriedly with a determined look on his face. Soon, he brought Xi Yu to the door of a house.

Seeing that the door of that house was open, Hai Xu did not hesitate and walked directly in, and whispered to Xi Yu: "Brother Yu, this is my cousin's husband's family, the surname is Wang."

At this time, an old man was sitting on a bamboo chair in the yard basking in the sun. Hearing the footsteps, he looked up at Hai Xu and Xi Yu and asked loudly, "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?"

Hai Xu took a deep breath, took a step forward, and said loudly: "I am Guo Xiuxiu's cousin. I came here today to seek justice for my cousin! Aren't you afraid of retribution for your Wang family's actions of occupying property and driving my cousin away?"

When the old man heard this, his face darkened instantly. He stood up from his chair and pointed at the door angrily, shouting, "Stop talking nonsense here! How can an outsider like you interfere in the affairs of our Wang family? Get out of here right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Xi Yu stood aside, observing the old man's expression and reaction calmly, thinking to himself: This old man is so excited, I'm afraid he has something to hide, it seems that this matter is not that simple. He glanced at Hai Xu, shook his head slightly to signal him not to be impulsive, then stepped forward, bowed to the old man, and said in a gentle voice: "Old man, please don't be angry first, we came here today just to clarify the matter, after all, this is related to the vital interests of Miss Xiuxiu, I hope you can give an explanation."

But the old man didn't buy it at all. He glared at them with anger on his face and kept yelling at them to leave. The atmosphere in the yard suddenly became tense.

Xi Yu frowned slightly, his eyes revealed a hint of coldness, he looked directly at the old man and asked: "Old man, who are you? Why are you acting so rudely? Even if you are a relative, you should be reasonable."

The old man crossed his arms and snorted with disdain, "Humph! Guo Xiuxiu's husband is my nephew, and I am his uncle. Now that my nephew is gone, everything he left behind naturally belongs to our Wang family. How can it be inherited by someone with an outside surname? This is our Wang family's family affair, so don't get involved!"

Xi Yu sneered and said, "Old man, this is probably unacceptable. Not to mention that Miss Xiuxiu and your nephew are husband and wife, and they should inherit part of the estate, but just the fact that you forcibly occupied Miss Xiuxiu and kicked her out of the house is untenable both morally and rationally. There are still laws in this world, aren't you afraid that this matter will be spread and ruin the reputation of the Wang family?"

When the old man heard this, he seemed to be touched on a sore spot. His face turned pale and red, but he still tried to save face and shouted loudly: "Don't try to scare me with the law! I think you are just an outsider who is meddling in other people's business. Get out of here! Otherwise, I will have someone beat you out!"

Hai Xu couldn't hold back his anger any longer. He took a step forward and said angrily, "You old man, you are so unreasonable! If you don't hand over Xiuxiu's things today, we will never let you go!"

Seeing this, Xi Yu quickly reached out to stop Hai Xu, signaling him not to be impulsive.

At this time, the surrounding neighbors heard the noise in the yard and rushed over.

They didn't know what was going on, but when they heard that it was about the inheritance of Wang's nephew, they all echoed Wang's opinion and shouted at Xi Yu and Hai Xu: "You two outsiders, what are you doing here? Hurry up and leave! Don't make trouble here!"

That's right, it's not your turn to meddle in the Wang family's affairs!"

Xi Yu looked at these neighbors who were unaware of the truth but blindly followed the trend, and his anger suddenly rose.

His eyes widened, his face flushed, and he loudly accused: "How can you be so unreasonable? You protect this old man without knowing right from wrong. We are just here to seek justice for Miss Xiuxiu, but you are so indiscriminate. Is there no justice in this world?"

However, his anger did not shake the neighbors, but instead attracted more accusations and expulsions.

Hai Xu's face was also full of anger.

Xi Yu suppressed his anger and raised his voice, saying, "According to the rules, since Guo Xiuxiu's husband has passed away, the family property should naturally be inherited by Xiuxiu. How can you seize it by force?"

Old Man Wang sneered disdainfully and said with a curled mouth: "She failed to give birth to a child for my Wang family. How can we let her take away the wealth she left behind? It must stay in our Wang family! If we give it all to her and she takes it back to her parents' home, won't our Wang family be left with nothing? If this gets out, how can our Wang family survive in the village?"

The surrounding villagers all nodded in agreement after hearing what Old Man Wang said: "That's right, that's right. Since ancient times, it has never been reasonable for a woman to inherit her husband's family property." "Old Man Wang did the right thing. We can't let outsiders take away the Wang family's things."

Xi Yu looked at these ignorant and selfish villagers, feeling angry and helpless.

He knew that the old customs and practices of feudal ethics were deeply rooted in these people's minds, and it would not be easy to convince them easily.

But he also understood that the more the situation worsened, he could not back down and he had to seek justice for Guo Xiuxiu.

So he looked around at everyone and said with a firm gaze: "You keep talking about rules, but is this what you call rules to seize other people's property? So what if there is no son? Xiuxiu and her husband are husband and wife, and they have the right of inheritance. If you don't hand over Xiuxiu's things today, I will report it to the government and let the government judge this matter!"

After hearing this, Old Man Wang's expression changed slightly, but he soon returned to his arrogant look. He snorted coldly and said, "Go ahead and sue me. I want to see if the government will pay attention to the affairs of an outsider like you!"

Xi Yu sneered, "Since you are so ungrateful, don't blame me for being rude." A hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and whispered a few words to Hai Xu, who left in a hurry.

When everyone saw this, they were a little confused, but relying on their numbers, they did not take Xi Yu's actions seriously. They continued to point fingers at him and mutter some dirty words.

Soon, several yamen runners in official uniforms hurried over.

It turned out that Xi Yu had anticipated that such a situation might occur before he came here, and he contacted the local government in advance and reported Guo Xiuxiu's situation. The government always attached great importance to such civil disputes, and upon hearing about this, they immediately sent yamen runners to check it out.

When Old Man Wang and the villagers saw that the yamen runners had really arrived, they were a little panicked, but they still pretended to be calm.

The chief of the yamen runners stepped forward, looked around at everyone with a dignified look, and asked loudly, "Who is Old Man Wang? Someone has sued you for seizing other people's property. Is this true?"

Old man Wang was so frightened that his legs went limp, but he still argued, "Sir, this is our Wang family's affair. Guo Xiuxiu didn't leave any offspring for the Wang family, so how can she take away the property? This is against the rules!"

The chief of the yamen runners frowned and turned to look at Xi Yu. Xi Yu stepped forward and explained the situation of Guo Xiuxiu and her husband as well as the local laws on property inheritance in detail in a clear and logical manner.

After hearing this, the villagers looked at each other and began to realize their own ignorance.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Old Man Wang wanted to argue again, but the head of the yamen runners interrupted him impatiently: "Humph, you ignorant and unruly people, how can you be so unreasonable in front of the law!"

At the command of the chief bailiff, the other bailiffs stepped forward and subdued Old Man Wang and several villagers who were leading the riot.

Old man Wang was really panicked now and started begging, but it was all in vain.

In the face of Xi Yu's persistence and evidence, the yamen runners checked the property of Guo Xiuxiu's husband's family, counted out the parts belonging to Guo Xiuxiu one by one, and returned the properties to their original owners.

The bailiffs gave Old Man Wang a serious education, explaining in detail the seriousness of the law and the inappropriateness of his behavior, and warned him that if he committed the same offense again, he would be severely punished.

Old man Wang stood there with his head down, his face turning pale and red. He was unhappy and felt that he had lost face in front of the villagers. But when he saw the shining sword on the waist of the yamen runner, he dared not say anything.

After the yamen runners and Xi Yu and the others left, Old Man Wang spat fiercely on the ground and muttered, "This damned outsider, meddling in my business and ruining my business! I'll remember this!"

Xiyu and Haixu returned to Hailing's home and told everyone what had happened.

When Guo Xiuxiu heard that her property had been taken back, her eyes instantly turned red.

She bowed gracefully and said in a trembling voice, "My benefactor, you have helped me out of righteousness. I have no way to repay you. If it weren't for your hard work, I would have been bullied by that evil man and would never have been able to turn things around. This great kindness is like a rebirth. I wish you a smooth life, peace and happiness."

Xi Yu quickly helped Guo Xiuxiu up and said gently, "Miss, there is no need to do this. This is just a simple task. It is my duty to seek justice for you. Now that the property is yours, you can go back to your husband's home and live your life in peace."

After saying that, he turned to look at Hai Xu, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes, "Now that things here are done, it's time for me to set off." (End of this chapter)