Everyone listened quietly. Only Li Yong leaned against the wall, looking at Old Man Li cry blankly. Every time they cried, Li Yong would also shed tears silently.
His father and mother cried frequently during this period, and he gradually got used to their occasional tears. Although it was his only daughter who was insulted and jumped into the river to commit suicide, Li Yong watched them grieve as if he were an outsider.
Although he also shed tears, he didn't know what sadness was. He only knew that he missed a little girl very much.
That little girl would follow him, hold his clothes, and call him Daddy. She would also hold his hand and run home when the children in the village threw mud at him and called him a fool.
But he hadn't seen the little girl for a long time. Li Yong lowered his head, his whole body exuding an aura of sorrow.
He didn't dare to ask where the little girl had gone, because he had asked a few times before. Whenever he asked, his father would start to cry, and then his mother would lie in bed and not talk to him.
He thought that perhaps the little girl didn't want him to be her daddy anymore because he always forgot the way home and always got the clothes she washed dirty!
Old Man Li cried for a very, very long time. Su Muqing thought his heart condition was not good. Worried that he might faint from excessive grief, she quietly input a lot of healing techniques into his body again.
Under the comfort of the healing techniques, Old Man Li's emotions slowly came under control. Looking at the crumpled handkerchief in the quilt, he tenderly smoothed out the paper bit by bit, muttering to himself.
"Alas! It's all our fault for being powerless commoners. Our lives are as cheap as the mud in the field, and as bitter as the core of a yellow lotus."
"Actually, I know very well what that bully said. Let alone the governor and the prefect, even the town mayor or the county magistrate are not people we can see if we want to. How can people like us fight against that little overlord..." As Old Man Li said this, he used a lot of strength, and a faint bloodstain could be seen on his lips.
The others didn't know what to say to comfort Old Man Li. He rambled on about his ill-fated granddaughter. "It's our Cui Yatou's fate that was bitter. Her biological mother died not long after giving birth to her. Later, her biological father hit his head and became a fool who didn't understand anything."
"She was very sensible from childhood to adulthood, always helping us old couple. When she was very young, she managed everything in the household. Such a sensible person, yet she didn't have a good ending..."
"I only hope that in her next life, she can find a good family to be reborn into, and not be born into a poor family like ours to suffer! Someone as sensible as her shouldn't have to come to our family to suffer and be a burden..."
Old Man Li talked to himself for a long time, making everyone present feel very sad. Su Muqing really wanted to tell him that perhaps his granddaughter was not dead, but she was afraid of giving people hope, only for it to turn out otherwise.
Wouldn't that make them even more disappointed?
"I will bring justice to your granddaughter! I definitely will!" Just as everyone was silent, the little overlord suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
Everyone looked up at the little overlord. Old Man Li also choked with sobs at his words, looking at him with confusion, wondering why this affluent young master would suddenly say that.
Before anyone else could stop him, Young Master Qi, the little overlord, began to introduce himself in a calm tone. "I am the Qi Little Overlord you speak of! But I only found out about your granddaughter's matter today..."
He didn't know why he revealed his identity, but seeing the sadness and regret on Old Man Li's face, and hearing him mention himself with such resentment, he felt very uncomfortable.
That feeling of being misunderstood by everyone made him feel very pained! He was only a bit greedy, and he wasn't that kind of person at all! But others didn't know anything.
In places and times unknown to him, countless people were cursing him, possibly even cursing his family. The thought of it made him feel heartbroken.
Su Muqing looked up. When she saw the little overlord's bloodshot eyes and his face flushed red with anger, she suddenly understood his urgent desire to explain everything clearly.
"You, you, what did you say...? Who, who did he say he was?" Old Man Li's lips trembled, and he raised his hand, pointing at the little overlord with a shaky hand, looking at Shopkeeper Tu and Li Hong for an answer.
Seeing the old man's face change drastically, Li Hong was worried that he might faint from excitement. "Uncle, your health is important. Don't get angry, please sit down first! Yong, quickly go get your father a bowl of water."
"Oh!" Li Yong stood up along the wall and responded foolishly before going to fetch water.
However, no one noticed that as he left the bedroom, he cast a strange glance at the little overlord.
"I said I am Qi Xingjie, but I have never let that Gong surnamed person or Ah Li bully the common people, nor have I let them... let them do things that are worse than beasts. Since I grew up, my backyard has been clean. I don't even have a concubine, let alone forcefully abduct civilian women..." The more the little overlord spoke, the more aggrieved he felt. He was still a virgin, yet all his reputation had been ruined by those people!
"You, you..." Old Man Li pointed at the little overlord, his lips trembling but unable to utter a word. He felt his head spinning.
If this person was indeed Qi the little overlord, then judging by his behavior as spread in the town, there was no reason for him to come to Li Family Village to visit him.
But... but was he telling the truth? Did he really know nothing?
Impossible! At that time, the Gong surnamed person repeatedly said that he was looking for women for Young Master Qi. Capturing Cui Yatou was to send her to that little overlord. It was only because Cui Yatou scratched the Gong surnamed person when she resisted that he got angry and insulted his granddaughter.
Silence fell in the room again.
Fortunately, after Old Man Li learned of the little overlord's identity, he quickly calmed down. He slowly lowered his trembling hand, thinking that it was for the best.
Since his granddaughter's matter had nothing to do with Young Master Qi, seeking justice for his granddaughter would be much easier.
Old Man Li looked up, glaring fiercely at the little overlord, and said word by word, "Since Young Master Qi already knows what those bullies did, I presume you will not cover for them?"
For some reason, at this very moment! Once he knew that he could get justice for his granddaughter, Old Man Li, who had been fearful of the little overlord, suddenly felt less afraid.