Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

early morning

As the sun rises, the sky is ablaze with rosy clouds, and the clear chirping of birds echoes through the mountains and forests.

Qin Huaiyu stayed up all night guarding the extinguished campfire, constantly struggling with his decision.

"Big brother, who is this sister...?"

The little girl woke up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and pointed to Shen Wan'er beside her, asking a question.

Qin Huaiyu smiled and said:

"She's awake. She's a friend of mine; you can just call her 'sister'!"

Perhaps the voice was too loud, because Shen Wan'er was awakened. She opened her eyes, got up and looked at the maid, her beautiful face revealing a gentleness unique to women.

"Your name is Xiaorui, right?"

The little girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Yes, sister, you're so beautiful!"

Women love to have their looks praised, and Shen Wan'er was no exception, immediately laughing out loud.

"Xiao Rui is also very cute!"

Two little dimples appeared on the little girl's cheeks.

This mutual flattery...

Qin Huaiyu scoffed, "Alright, you're both beautiful, aren't you!"

"That sounds very forced," Shen Wan'er said, rolling her eyes at him.

The little girl nodded, and said earnestly:

"Big brother, you're definitely not married yet. There's something wrong with what you're saying. My father always said that a man must be good with words, otherwise no woman will want you."

"Ha ha"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan'er immediately burst out laughing in a very rude manner.

Girl, do you understand what your father means? This kind of kung fu is not the same as that kind of kung fu!

Qin Huaiyu felt as if his self-esteem had been dealt a massive blow.

You dare say I can't talk? Have you tried it?

His expression was serious. "Go down the mountain!"

Damn, I can't afford to mess with her, so I'll just avoid her. If we keep talking, who knows what kind of outrageous things she might say? It'll be so awkward.

"Big brother, don't go!"

"Xiao Rui, don't worry about him, I'll take care of you."

As she spoke, Shen Wan'er took the little girl's hand and walked down the mountain, chatting and laughing.

............

Village Chief's Mansion

The courtyard was packed with a bustling crowd. In the center of the courtyard, the village chief's family and servants, a total of about ten corpses, lay side by side, their deaths extremely gruesome.

"What happened? Everything was fine last night, how come the village chief's entire family was wiped out today?"

"The village chief has always managed the Buddhist temple; he was the true Buddha's representative. Now that he's dead, can the true Buddha still protect us? What will become of the village?"

"If the true Buddha gets angry, will any of us survive? No, we must catch the murderer to prevent disaster!"

"Yes, we must catch the murderer! We can't let the village chief die in vain!"

Someone shouted, and the surrounding villagers were immediately filled with righteous indignation and echoed his words.

"May the Buddha protect us, catch the murderer, bring justice to the village chief, and restore peace to the village!"

Deafening sounds rang out one after another, breaking through the courtyard and echoing in the sky. Ironically, the blood-red sun was obscured by dark clouds at this moment, appearing lifeless.

"Quiet, everyone be quiet!"

Old Zheng, a respected elder of Beian Village, stepped forward with a solemn expression and said:

"What exactly happened last night?"

The village chief was murdered, and this morning he discovered that the door to his hut had been pried open. Moreover, the Li family's little girl was missing. Such coincidences made him uneasy, fearing that the truth had been exposed and he would be next.

"Uncle Zheng, some outsiders tried to desecrate the Buddhist temple last night, and the village chief led us to arrest them," someone said.

By the way, Old Zhou said that those outsiders came for the true Buddha. Could it be them?

Old Zheng frowned slightly. "Has that person been caught?"

"No, the original plan was to successfully kill the intruder, but who knew a man would jump down from the roof, take the village chief hostage, and rescue him."

"That's right, then the village chief told us to disperse, and then this happened this morning!"

Some villagers reported the whole incident.

Ran!

Old Zheng's face darkened. "Could it be them?"

Upon hearing this, Old Zheng's plump wife stepped out of the crowd, her fleshy face trembling, and said:

"It is very likely that these outsiders had ulterior motives. Their Buddhist temple was blocked, so they held a grudge and killed the village chief."

Upon hearing this, everyone echoed, "Yes, it must be them! These outsiders must be jealous that we are being protected by the true Buddha!"

At this point, a villager stepped forward and said, "I've seen them before. They stayed at Youlai Inn, and two of them even stayed overnight."

Upon hearing this, Old Zheng immediately said:

"Then what are we waiting for? Before those people find out, let's quickly capture them. They dared to kill the village chief, and we will make them pay the price."

As he spoke, a group of villagers rushed out of the courtyard in a menacing manner.

Seeing this, Old Zheng smiled.

A bunch of idiots. As long as you help me catch those guys, the crisis will be over. Old Zhou is dead, so the village chief position will be mine.

About fifteen minutes later.

The group that went out quickly returned, with the leader looking fierce and escorting the eldest son of the Shen family.

Shen Jie was completely dumbfounded. He was waiting for Shen Wan'er, who hadn't returned all night, at the inn, but a group of burly men barged into the room early in the morning, beat him up without saying a word, and then brought him here.

"You bunch of country bumpkins, how dare you hit me! Do you know who I am? I'm the young master of the Shen family in Pingxing Town! If you don't want to die, let me go right now!"

He had barely finished speaking when he was met with a fist the size of a bowl that slammed into his stomach.

"Damn it, behave yourself."

Shen Jie was in so much pain that he bent over like a shrimp, and kept his mouth shut.

"Uncle Zheng, we've caught one, but the other two aren't here. We've already sent people to search the village."

"one?"

Old Zheng's face was deeply wrinkled. He stepped forward and grabbed the other man's collar, saying:

"Tell me, where are the other two?"

Shen Jie was taken aback, and stammered:

"...What about the other two people?"

"Playing dumb, huh?"

Old Zheng pointed to the row of corpses beside him and said:

"You think you can get away with murdering the village chief's entire family? Dream on!"

Shen Jie turned his head in the direction of the finger, and when he saw the dozen or so corpses, his face turned pale.

"It's a misunderstanding, it wasn't me, it wasn't me!"

"Hmph, if it wasn't you, then who else could it be? Breaking into our Buddhist temple at night, failing, and then killing to cover it up!"

Buddhist Hall

Shen Jie glared at him and said, "You've arrested the wrong person. I didn't go to the Buddhist temple last night. You can ask the innkeeper if you don't believe me."

"Uncle Zheng, he wasn't there last night. It was another man and a woman who went," someone said.

"So what? They were together. Just because he didn't go doesn't mean he has nothing to do with this."

Old Zheng's eyes flashed with coldness, and he then waved his hand in acknowledgment.

Upon seeing this, two strong villagers clenched their fists and stepped forward.

Seeing that things were not going well, Shen Jie quickly said:

"Don't hit him, don't hit him! I know who it is. It must be Qin Huaiyu. It was him. He killed the village chief."

"Qin Huaiyu?"

"It's that man who was with me yesterday. Many people have seen him. He came for the Buddhist temple. It must be him!"

"And the other one?" Old Zheng asked, raising an eyebrow.

"The other one... is my older sister."

Shen Jie gritted his teeth and continued:

"You're talking about those two, it has nothing to do with me!"

"So, where are the two of them now?"

Shen Jie quickly shook his head. "I really don't know. She hasn't come back since she went out last night. As for Qin Huaiyu, we have a grudge, so he certainly wouldn't tell me. That's all I know."

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