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

Chapter 207 Wrong Team

"Brother Long!" Just when Xu Long and the others were still confused, a hoarse voice came from inside the house.

They recognize that voice!
"It's Xiao Qi!"

Xu Long and the burly men behind him were about to rush into the house, but when they saw Bai Wanqing in front of them, they still showed some respect for the rules.

"Doctor, please go first!"

Bai Wanqing led them into the room, where Xiao Qi and Wu Tou were both covered in bandages.
At first, none of them dared to recognize Xu Long.

"Brother Long, what are you looking at! It's me!"

"Aconite!"

Wu Tou saw his brothers staring blankly at them and assumed they didn't recognize him.

"It's aconite! It really is aconite and Xiao Qi."

"Are you all alright now?"

Xu Long looked the two of them up and down before turning to look at Bai Wanqing.

"Their injuries are just superficial. Although they looked scary before, fortunately they didn't hit any vital organs. They will recover after a period of rest."

Bai Wanqing's words finally put Xu Long and the others at ease.

Xiaoqi and Wutou are fine, but what about Dafei?

"Doctor, where is our other brother?"

As soon as Xu Longgang asked, Xiao Qi and Wu Tou started sobbing.

When the others saw the two of them like this, they instantly felt a chill run up from the soles of their feet.

"Where's Dafei?!"

"Where's Dafei?!"

Xu Long reached out and grabbed Xiao Qi's shoulder, causing Xiao Qi to wince in pain.

Bai Wanqing sighed, "He's more seriously injured and is in another room."

"So he's not dead?"

"That's not quite right. We can only say that life and death are unpredictable."

The uncertainty of life and death brought tears to the eyes of several grown men, which gave Bai Wanqing a real headache.

"Aren't you bandits?"

“Yes! We are bandits!” One of the burly men was crying with snot running down his face.

"If you're a bandit, why do you cry so much?" Bai Wanqing asked.

"Doctor, you're not right about that!"

"Who says bandits can't cry! We're up in the mountains, no one can see us, so we can cry whenever we want, right?"

Bai Wanqing:
Oh well, let them cry if they want! Even tough guys have a tender side.

Bai Wanqing had just accepted the scene before her when she looked up and saw that everyone's eyes were fixed on her.

"Doctor, could you take us to see our other brother?"

"No! He's still in danger."

"Could you let my brother and me speak alone?"

Bai Wanqing nodded, turned and left.

"Xiao Qi! Aconite!"

"Do you still want to be bandits?"

The six brothers, one after another, finally managed to explain what Lin Yunche had told them in prison.

Xiao Qi was very excited at first, "You're saying he really is a member of the Lin family!"

Xu Long grunted in agreement. "I've been in the Lin family army for almost five years. How could I not recognize anyone from the Lin family?"

"That kid looks about 80% like his grandfather."

"We certainly won't admit our mistake."

Xiao Qi's expression cleared up a bit, but Wu Tou frowned.

"Everyone's heard that the Lin family was pardoned by the emperor, but I never imagined it was true."

"If they can still give him an official position, does that mean the Lin family army really has a chance to be exonerated?"

"Is this what Lin Yunche meant?"

Xiao Qi nodded slightly, "Whether it is or not, just like Lin Yunche said, we have no way out."

"Xiao Qi, do you mean we should still side with the Lin family army?"

"Are you all willing, brothers?"

The burly men usually listened to Xiao Qi, and now that Xiao Qi said they would join him again, they did.

"If you say we'll go, then we'll go!"

"They're already rebels, can things get any worse?"

After the group settled the matter, Xiao Qi pulled Xu Long aside.

"Brother Long, why don't you take the brothers to the Lin family in a bit?"

"So soon?" Xu Long was somewhat surprised.

"urgent!"

Xu Long was puzzled, but Xiao Qi patiently explained, "Brother Long, we were in the shadows before, but now we're in the open."

"Too many people have seen what we look like."

"Putting everything else aside, any of these officials who put in a little effort could easily find out our identities."

"If they label us as rebels, we'll all be finished."

"But."

“But the Lin family won’t!” Xiao Qi said with certainty. “The Lin family, including Lin Yunche, are rebels. If they take us in, it’s like they’ve taken on a hot potato.”

"As long as Lin Yunche isn't stupid, he probably doesn't want us to live."

"You mean he sent us there to kill us?"

Xiao Qi shook her head helplessly, "If he wanted to kill us, he could have done it right here in the jail or this clinic."

"There's no need to lure us to the Lin family before taking action."

"I'm afraid he has really found an opportunity to clear his name."

"If such an opportunity really comes, Brother Long, we must give it a shot."

Xu Long couldn't understand the convoluted explanation Xiao Qi was giving.

"Alright, I understand! You don't need to explain so much to me, I don't understand anyway."

"Isn't it just going to the Lin family's house?"

"I'll lead everyone there."

"But what will happen to you, Wutou, and Dafei if we go?"

Xiaoqi smiled and said, "The doctors here are very meticulous, so you don't need to worry about anything while we're here."

"Once our injuries have healed, we'll go to the Lin family to find you."

Xu Long nodded firmly. Heeding Xiao Qi's instructions, he left the clinic and led his brothers to the Lin family. When Feng Niang opened the door, she was stunned for a long time when she saw several burly men standing at the Lin family's gate.

"you."

Xu Long subconsciously reached for the three-axe weapon behind him, only to find that he had touched nothing.

Just as he was about to curse, a burly man next to him pulled him aside and whispered in his ear, "Brother Long, we're not here to fight."

Xu Long remembered, and a smile spread across his face.

"Madam, we were invited by Lord Lin."

Feng Niang remembered Lin Yunche's instructions from that morning.

“Fengniang, if a few burly men come to our Lin family in the next few days…”

"Let them stay in the backyard for now, and I'll arrange things gradually."

Fengniang then lowered her guard and welcomed the group into the courtyard.

These burly men were entering the official's house for the first time. Who would have thought that a group of bandits and rebels would have the opportunity to enter the official's house?

"Everyone says that the homes of officials must be luxurious and beautiful."

"Why does Lord Lin's house seem so deserted?"

"Yes! Apart from the cook we just saw, there doesn't seem to be anyone else."

Several people whispered behind Fengniang's back, but Fengniang was too lazy to stop them.

I led them to their residence in the eastern part of the backyard and then left.

"Although it's not what I imagined, this place is still more comfortable than our old hilltop!"

"More than that, it's much more comfortable than what we're in the military camp!"

"It seems that Lord Lin is not bad."

The group wandered around the courtyard, looking at their temporary accommodations, when suddenly two people walked out of a house on the other side.

Suddenly, all eight people in the courtyard froze on the spot.

Ma Yu stood beside Cao Zhe, already in a fighting stance.

But Xu Long and his group weren't pushovers either! They all glared at them menacingly.

"So many people, can you beat them all?" Cao Zhe asked Ma Yu in a low voice.

Ma Yu chuckled, "I can't beat them."

Cao Zhe curled his lip, "You can't beat them, yet you put on airs."

"Brother Cao, you only use this as a pretext if you can't beat me. If you can, I'll just go for it."

Cao Zhe now understood that if they started fighting, the two of them would definitely suffer losses.

"Wait! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Cao Zhe walked over with a smile.

“We are all Lin’s staff, so we are on the same side. There is no need for us to take action.”

Upon hearing that he was also one of Lin Yunche's men, Xu Long waved his hand, signaling his brothers behind him to lower their guard.

Ma Yu naturally accepted it as well.

Cao Zhe couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw how rude these people were.

"Excuse me, may I ask what you gentlemen do?"

Upon hearing this, the burly man opposite him habitually began to speak.

"I planted this tree, I paved this road."

"If you ask who I am..."

"Ninefold Green Forest!"

Ma Yu looked at the six people in front of her, her mind filled with questions.

What's going on with these people? Are they even putting on an act?

Cao Zhe, however, figured it out: Alright, these guys are bandits!

Why did Lin Yunche bring these bandits here for no reason? And why did he put them in this courtyard as well?

Cao Zhe felt as bitter as if he had swallowed a bitter pill.

He, a well-read and learned staff member, is now hanging out with a group of rough men.

This is utterly outrageous!
"So you're a chivalrous outlaw! I've heard so much about you!" Cao Zhe said with a smile.

Xu Long smiled and responded to Cao Zhe's apparent malice. After exchanging greetings, Xu Long led his brothers into the house.

He first slapped a burly man who was half bald.

What were you just doing?

The bald, burly man looked aggrieved. "Brother Long, I didn't do anything!"

"Didn't you do it?"

"How can you say that I planted this tree and built this road? I'm the one who made this tree!"

The group felt wronged. "Brother Long, where did we say something wrong? Wasn't this slogan given to us by Xiao Qi?"

Xu Long felt a headache coming on, but no matter how much it hurt, they were his brothers.

"We're no longer bandits!"

"From this day forward, we of Jiuchong Mountain will no longer be bandits."

So, where are we now?

“He’s an advisor. Didn’t you hear what that gentleman just said? We’re both advisors to Lin Yunche.”

"Brother Long, we understand!"

Xu Long breathed a sigh of relief. He stood in front of the door, looking at the room opposite, but he still felt uneasy.
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"Master, tomorrow is the last day of the free clinic."

"We've almost used up all the medicinal herbs in our clinic."

Doctor Zheng handed over the account books for the past two days. Bai Wanqing glanced through them briefly and saw that quite a lot had indeed been spent.

However, compared to what the Fang family took from the people, this was just a drop in the ocean.

"What are the doctors from the Fang family saying now?" Bai Wanqing did not forget her second purpose in doing this.

After thinking for a moment, Dr. Zheng said, "Now the doctors from the Fang family have almost completely reversed their reputation among the people."

“Some of them are already planning to reopen their clinics in Huaizhou City after the free clinic ends.”

"However, there are very few exceptions, because..."

"Because the trauma inflicted on the people in the past was too great, the people still do not accept it."

"Ok!"

"Then there's nothing we can do!"

"I suppose this can be considered karma."

Bai Wanqing put away the account book and handed it back to Doctor Zheng. "You don't need to worry about the medicinal herbs in the clinic. I will write to my father."

"As for the money needed for the clinic, come to my house when you have time, and we'll settle it."

"Alright!" Doctor Zheng put down the account book in his hand, his voice a little hesitant, "Boss, Doctor Yang also wants to start his own practice."

(End of this chapter)