Old Mrs. Zhu was unaware of the movements of Zhu Zheng and his group, and was returning to the camp with her daughter-in-law.

She looked around anxiously, and when she didn't see Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng, she became uneasy.

"Why haven't the second brother and Sining returned yet?"

"Not yet, we've been waiting at the camp for a long time."

Sun helped her mother-in-law to the fire pit, then turned around and tidied up the bamboo basket with Tao.

They first took all the food out of the bamboo baskets, put the pork and fish in jars for preservation, and put the vegetables in baskets and covered them with a floral cloth.

Liu was worried about Zhu Dabao's condition and wanted to take her daughter to see her son, but her mother-in-law stopped her.

"Give Xixi to me! You've been holding her all day, spend some quality time with the baby."

Grandma Zhu was worried that her daughter-in-law was too tired, so she reached out and took her granddaughter from Liu's hands.

Zhu Xixi, who had come from Liu's arms to Grandma Zhu's, happily interacted with her grandmother, stretching out her chubby little hand and placing it under her grandmother's mouth.

Just as the two were playing happily, Xixi suddenly saw Zhu Zheng leading a group of people toward her camp.

Worried that the food would be taken away again, she anxiously babbled to remind her grandmother.

[That ungrateful wretch is back again; looks like we're doomed to lose our food!]

[Oh dear! If Xixi keeps sighing, she'll turn into a little old lady!]

Just as she was giving her a reminder, Zhu Zheng had already led his clansmen to appear in front of Old Lady Zhu, his face full of greed as he stared at the food in front of the bamboo basket.

"Grandma Zhu heard that you bought a lot of good things today. Why don't you take them out and share them with everyone?"

"Who do you think you are, to expect me to hand over my share just because you offer it? I warned you before, don't even think about messing with us again!"

Grandma Zhu did not panic at Zhu Zheng's appearance. She calmly kissed her granddaughter's little hand until she heard Zhu Zheng's arrogant voice.

She handed her granddaughter to Sun Shi behind her, her expression fierce, and slowly stood up, picking up the sickle that had been prepared beforehand.

Even Liu Shi gripped her sickle tightly, appearing behind Old Madam Zhu with sharp eyes fixed on Zhu Zheng.

Zhu Zheng never expected that Old Lady Zhu would have a weapon. His legs trembled, and he retreated in fear.

Despite this, he continued to arrogantly shout, "What do you want? There are more of us. If a fight breaks out and you get hurt by mistake, it's not our problem!"

"So what if there are a lot of people? It's a good opportunity to use the new sickle you guys bought me to have a good meal."

Old Mrs. Zhu sneered, calmly wielding her sickle and pointing it disdainfully at Zhu Zheng.

Faced with Old Lady Zhu's provocation, Zhu Zheng immediately lost face. Looking around, he found that Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San were not in the camp.

Upon learning that only Old Lady Zhu and a few other women were present, he gradually gained more confidence and waved his hand to the clansmen behind him.

"Don't be afraid, they won't hurt us. Hurry up and grab the food."

As soon as she finished speaking, both Old Lady Zhu and Madam Liu gripped their sickles tightly, ready to pounce.

Just then, Chen Xiang suddenly appeared around Zhu Zheng with Zhu Wen, waving his long whip at the crowd.

The loud crack of the whip echoed through the forest. Zhu Zheng, who had been whipped, let out a miserable cry and curled up on the ground, wailing loudly.

"My lord, spare my life!"

"Zhu Zheng, who gave you the audacity to instigate infighting? And dare to steal food? Do you think we're all vegetarians?"

Chen Xiang, his expression fierce, stepped forward, gripping the whip in his hand. He stomped on Zhu Zheng and coldly glanced at the others. "Anyone else want to cause trouble?"

After witnessing Zhu Zheng's ordeal, the others shook their heads in fear and turned to flee back to their respective camps.

After the crowd dispersed, Chen Xiang kicked Zhu Zheng and warned him sternly, "Since Old Lady Zhu gave you a good idea, then you should obediently do as she says and stop causing me trouble, or I'll kill you."

Zhu Zheng clutched his stomach in pain, curled up, and weakly said, "Okay, I understand."

Finally, with Wang Qiu's help, the two left in a very disheveled state.

Chen Xiang's behavior puzzled Old Lady Zhu. Wasn't the clan turmoil their doing back then?

Why am I suddenly helping them drive away these vampires today?

Although she didn't understand Chen Xiang's intentions, Grandma Zhu still nodded and bowed to him.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Chen."

Chen Xiang didn't say anything, but simply nodded to Old Lady Zhu, then turned and led Zhu Wen away.

Zhu Wen followed behind Chen Xiang, his face full of doubt, "Boss, are you siding with Grandma Zhu?"

"Have the people sent to scout Jiangyang City returned?" Chen Xiang didn't answer Zhu Wen's question directly, but instead frowned and looked at Huo Cu to ask.

"I'm back. There are indeed fewer refugees at the city gate, but I heard that the price of rice in the city shops has increased from a few taels of silver per dou to tens of taels per dou, several times the price, and it's very hard to find."

Speaking of this, Zhu Wen also felt very strange. While reporting to Chen Xiang, he asked in bewilderment.

"Boss, how did Granny Zhu get all this rice? And how did they get into the city? Don't you find that strange?"

"Of course it's strange. Otherwise, why do you think I would meddle in other people's business and drive them away? The answer will surely be revealed tonight."

Chen Xiang listened attentively to Zhu Wen's report, his expression complex. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly turned his head to look into the depths of the forest.

Deep in the forest, Zhu Haotian and Pei Sining had brought Boss Niu into the woods and met with Zhu Chenfeng and Zhu Xiaobao.

Zhu Chenfeng took out a large bag of grain from deep in the grass and handed it to Boss Niu.

Boss Niu was overjoyed when he received the grain. He quickly opened it and grabbed a handful of rice. "You really didn't lie to me."

"Boss Niu, now that you've confirmed our sincerity, can we take action tonight?"

Zhu Chenfeng did not take the rice bag back from Boss Niu, but instead anxiously inquired about tonight's operation.

More than the rice bag, he was worried about the Turks' plan to attack Jiangyang City tonight.

Boss Niu chuckled as he tied the rice bag around his waist and nodded happily, "No problem, I'll get the brothers over right now."

With Boss Niu's assurance, Zhu Chenfeng looked at Pei Sining and Zhu Haotian with relief and said excitedly.

"Meet here at midnight, we will provide weapons, and you will follow us."

Niu Laoda's eyes were fixed on the grain in the rice bag, and he only listened to Zhu Chenfeng's words half-heartedly, nodding perfunctorily.

"No problem, midnight, right? I understand. You can rest assured that we'll handle things."

After saying that, he swaggered off toward another path in the woods.

Seeing that several hours had passed since the group left the camp, Zhu Chenfeng anxiously reminded Zhu Haotian.

"Second brother, let's go back quickly! Mother must have gone back too. Let's go back and discuss the next steps with her."

"Okay." Zhu Haotian was also worried about his mother's condition, so he waved and headed towards the camp.