The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 457 Losing Face (6)_1

Chapter 457: Chapter 457 Losing Face (6)_1

He Fuxing gazed at the unconscious old woman, then at He Nian and others being dragged onto the ox cart like dead dogs, their mouths gasping open but no sound escaping.

"Father." He Dingfan anxiously looked at his father.

Yinshi, unable to bear the sight, turned her head away from the He Family. Her heart felt heavy.

"Father, they..."

"Since the moment they wrote that disowning letter, everything related to the He Family has had nothing to do with us." Even before his eldest son could finish speaking, He Fuxing stuttered out his stance, "If you weren’t so greedy, why would the manager punish you?"

"Are they really the Prince’s men?" He Zhen asked again, unwilling to give up hope.

He Fuxing nodded. He Zhen’s face turned ashen. It was over. He had been clinging to the slim hope that these men were only bluffing, but they were indeed from the Wang Residence. He felt like his world was collapsing.

Half-conscious, He Nian and He Bang were so frightened they nearly wet themselves. They knew He Fuxing never lied. The He Family had genuinely offended someone from the Wang Residence. They were doomed, all the grown-ups in the He Family thought so.

"Let’s go, let’s leave right now. Spare us, we won’t come back, alright?" He Nian, his face pale with fright, was pleading desperately while clutching his child.

"I don’t want to go to prison." He Lian was crying, gasping for air.

"Are you sure that, once we let you leave, you will never come to the Lin Family again?" Lin Zige suddenly broke his silence. His tone was heavy but left no doubt.

"As long as you let us go, we will never bother you again." The old woman, now conscious, was stunned with fear. She finally recognized the two men standing next to Lin Ziyin as not to be trifled with. The Lin Family had the backing of the Prince and showed such a strong stance, she could not hold any hope. "Please, have mercy on our family. For the sake of the dead old man, help us this one time. We promise we will no longer appear before you."

"Alright, I’m giving you this one chance. Listen to me carefully, if we ever see you again, we’ll show no mercy. If you don’t believe me, give it a try." Zige gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Okay, okay. We won’t come back." He Zhen was the first to agree, followed quickly by He Nian and He Bang. They had done their research before coming and concluded that the heavily pregnant woman speaking might be the eldest daughter of the Lin Family.

The He Family was filled with hope upon hearing that the siblings of the Lin Family were on good terms. With the eldest daughter interceding on their behalf, perhaps they might avoid imprisonment.

"Alright. In respect to my sister, I will spare you this once. But next time, not even the manager would need to step in, we can take care of you ourselves." Lin Ziyin’s warning was even harsher.

"Remember these faces clearly." Lou Zheng spoke, "If you see them again in our village, you beat them up."

"Yes, beat those shameless people up." A few hot-blooded teenagers, who had long held a grudge against the He Family, showed off their skills after hearing Lou Zheng’s words.

The He Family, seeing the teenagers’ impressive display, wished they could turn back time. If they had known how intimidating the villagers of Shili Village were, or how influential the Lin Family’s backers were, they never would have come.

As they thought about it, they started blaming Ma Zhicai, who had urged them to come in the first place.

"In fact, we didn’t know about your situation. It was a pretty-faced boy from your village who lured us here." Having gained no advantage and nearly put in prison, He Nian bluntly threw Ma Zhicai, whom he hardly knew, under the bus.