After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 206 Because they were rebels

Lin Yunche's heart skipped a beat when he heard those words.

"What? Are you wondering why I said that?" Xu Long curled his lip, his gaze towards Lin Yunche filled with hostility.

"Yes! I don't know why you say that."

"Because your Lin family are traitors, and your Lin family army are rebels!"

After Xu Long finished speaking, he laughed bitterly. The other brothers, seeing Xu Long's distressed appearance, were also filled with sorrow as they recalled their own lives over the years.

Rebels! Rebels!
When Lin Yunche heard the word "rebels," he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"The Lin family army is not a rebel army; they fought in Luobing City back then."

"Shut up!" Xu Long interrupted Lin Yunche before he could finish speaking.

"The Lin family has betrayed the Lin family army!" Xu Long almost roared as he said it.

"If Lin Sishu hadn't betrayed us back then, we could have died honorably on the battlefield!"

"But if a mutineer dies on the battlefield, then they deserve it!"

"That's not worth it!"

“We brothers are rebels, and we have nowhere to go.”

"Isn't what you just want to ask is why we ended up being called bandits by these villagers?"

"You don't need to ask, I'll tell you right now."

"Because we are rebels, because we are the damned Lin family army."

"We can't live in the light! If we don't become bandits, we brothers won't survive. Are you satisfied now, Lin family? Are you satisfied now?"

The others also glared angrily at Lin Yunche, their eyes burning with fury as if they wanted to scorch him.

"Now you know who we are!"

"Whether we are to be handed over to the imperial court to receive credit, or whether we brothers are to be executed right here, we have no say in the matter."

Of all the things Xu Long said, this is the key point.

We suffered injustice because we became part of the Lin family army. We were forced to become outlaws because we were part of the Lin family army. Let's see how the Lin family decides to deal with us.

Lin Yunche looked at the six people in front of him and said calmly, "You've said so much, what do you want me to do?"

"I'll let you go, so you can go back to being a bandit in the mountains!"

"Continue living a life of utter darkness?"

Xu Long was stunned! He thought Lin Yunche would release them after being provoked by his words, but he didn't expect that this Lin family boy would think of their future first.

And what does he mean by saying that now?
Judging from the Lin family lad's words, he didn't intend to let the brothers go and would treat them as rebels or bandits.

Xu Long and the other burly men stared intently at Lin Yunche.

One of them said irritably, "If you're willing to let us go, we'll never be bandits again."

"Then where can you go?" Lin Yunche asked in a deep voice.

The burly men looked at each other for a moment, speechless. Yes, where else could they go? Back to their hometown? There was no land left to cultivate, and their families, knowing they were rebels, would not tolerate them.

If they had had even half a choice to make, they wouldn't have gone to the mountains to become bandits.

They had nowhere else to go?
"How about I give you a way out?" Lin Yunche stood at the door, his gaze fixed on the six people.

"You?" Xu Long didn't believe Lin Yunche. "You're trying to harm us?"

Lin Yunche shook his head. "If I wanted to harm you, I would have just released you."

“You can’t be bandits, and you have no home to go back to.”

"It's only a matter of time before it disappears!"

Xu Long and the others didn't understand at first, but after Lin Yunche's guidance, they understood their situation. That's right, if they couldn't become bandits, they wouldn't survive.

"What kind of road are you talking about?"

"You want us to follow the Lin family and become traitors again?"

"We won't do it! We'd rather die than do it!"

After Xu Long finished speaking, the other burly men nodded in agreement, "Yes! That's right!"

"What if we gave you a chance to clear your name?"

"I'm giving you a chance to live with dignity," Lin Yunche asked in a deep voice.

Xu Long and his men looked up sharply. Did they still have a chance? Did the rebels still have a chance?

"If you believe in me, then it will be true!" Lin Yunche promised directly without even giving them a chance to ask.

Xu Long and his men hate the Lin family army, and they feel wronged! They've been wronged for over twenty years, but this opportunity is still given to them by the Lin family.

They are naturally conflicted, they are naturally conflicted.

Lin Yunche didn't press them for an answer right away, saying, "I will order your release tomorrow!"

"If you've figured out how you want to live in the future, come find me at the Lin family."

"If you want things to remain as they are now..."

"If you fall into my hands again next time, I won't be so polite."

After Lin Yunche finished speaking, he left the prison without waiting for the six people to say anything more.

"Brother Long, what do we do?"

Although Xu Long is old, he's still just a reckless brute!

"I have no idea!"

"Now that Xiao Qi is injured, we've lost our brains and don't know where to focus our efforts."

The other burly men sighed as they heard this, saying, "But we've really had enough of this hardship, haven't we?"

"Why do you believe this Lin family kid?" Xu Long asked, glaring at him.

The burly man quickly waved his hand, "I don't believe it!"

"But Brother Long, don't we believe there's any other way?"

"Once we step out of this prison tomorrow, we'll be both rebels and bandits."

"I'm afraid there's really no way out."

"Yes, Brother Long."

But Xu Long still felt uneasy. "If there's no way to survive, then following the Lin family will provide one?"

"Have you forgotten how miserable we were back then?"

"The Lin family army was a rebel army. The emperor spared the entire Lin family because he wanted to use the Lin family's prestige to restrain the Northern Dynasty." "But what about us soldiers?"

"They were labeled as rebels, hiding everywhere, living like a bunch of shameful rats."

Have you all forgotten?

They haven't forgotten! Their daily lives are a constant reminder of their past.

How could they possibly forget!

"Alright! Let's not talk about this anymore."

"Tomorrow, after we leave, let's go to the clinic to see Xiaoqi and the others."

"Let's decide on the future later."

They indeed stopped talking about it, but their minds were still preoccupied.

They hate the Lin family, yet they also admire them.

If it weren't for that deep-seated admiration, they wouldn't have joined the Lin family army.

The following day, Lin Yunche clearly heard the case in court.

Since the real bandits had been killed, and the villagers were grateful that these bandits had rid the people of a scourge, and with a joint petition pleading for their release, these men were acquitted.

Their exit from the courtroom was met with cheers from many villagers in Luodian County.

"Hero! Valiant man!"

Xu Long and his companions were stunned. So this is what it feels like to be a hero?

They raised their hands in greeting to the villagers who were cheering them.

"What hero, what good man!"

"I heard they're mountain bandits!"

Someone in the crowd said something that made everyone quiet down.

Yes! They were bandits. They robbed many people back then. Although Lord Lin has proven that they only robbed money, their merits and demerits cancel each other out this time.

But they were still bandits.

In an instant, the surrounding crowd retreated, leaving only the villagers of Luodian County standing still.

"So what if they're bandits! They saved the lives of everyone in our village!"

"Those are bandits too!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Xu Long and his group felt as if they had suddenly fallen from the clouds into the mud.

That's right, no matter what they did, they were still bandits, and their status was still illegitimate.

Fortunately, they've become accustomed to this situation.

"Let's go! Let's hurry and go to the clinic to see Xiao Qi and the others."

"Ok!"

As they talked, they arrived at the clinic. The clinic was just as crowded as it had been the previous two days.

They squeezed into the front hall and immediately saw the woman who had said she would take them in as brothers.

Xu Long walked over first and met Bai Wanqing.

"I'm sorry to bother you, doctor."

"We've come to visit my brothers. How are they?"

Upon hearing the sound, Bai Wanqing, who was busy getting medicine from the medicine cabinet, turned around. At first, she was a little stunned, but when she saw the five burly men standing behind him, she immediately understood.

"It's you!"

Xu Long nodded, "It's us. We've caused you trouble, doctor."

"Come with me!" Bai Wanqing handed over the work of the medicine cabinet to Doctor Liu, and then led the group to the backyard.

Seeing Bai Wanqing leave, Cui Jingcheng wanted to follow her.

But Dr. Liu held him firmly, and Cui Jingcheng said angrily, "Liu Zhiyi, what are you doing!"

Dr. Liu's eyes widened. "What are you doing! What are you doing!"

"Didn't you insist on coming to the clinic to help out?"

"Then you can't be lazy, hurry up and come and prepare the medicine for me."

Helpless and unable to leave, Cui Jingcheng could only pout and continue tidying up the medicinal herbs.

"I wonder if these big men will bully Wanqing."

These burly men were naturally not there; they followed behind Bai Wanqing, each of them looking very nervous, especially in the backyard, where there weren't as many people as in the front hall.

Occasionally, screams of agony could be heard from the surrounding area.

"Brother Long, Xiao Qi and the others aren't dead, are they?!"

One of the burly men spoke with tears in his eyes and a trembling voice.

Xu Long was also worried! The more they walked, the quieter it became, and the woman's expression was so calm. Good heavens, it must be that Xiao Qi and the others were too ill.

Could it be that...?
Now, not only the burly man from before had tears in his eyes, but everyone's eyes welled up with tears.

"Little Seven!"

"Why is your life so miserable!"

Xu Long finally couldn't hold back and shouted something in the yard.

The other burly men began to weep sorrowfully.
"Aconite! Aconite, you still haven't gotten married!"

"And Fei-ge, who's going to cook for us from now on, Fei-ge?!"

The group got more and more excited as they talked, and Bai Wanqing turned around to look at them in confusion.

"Why are you crying?"

The sudden question left all the burly men stunned.

"Doctor, please stop lying to us. Did our brother not survive?"

Is this a place where corpses are kept?

Bai Wanqing:
Sigh! Having an overactive imagination isn't always a good thing!