Chapter 79 The Night is Deep

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Fan Xiaoxiao paused for a moment before turning around. After seeing the person's face clearly, she gave a dry laugh.

"Hehe, Madam Ye, what a...what a coincidence."

She had seen this face in her dream just an incense stick's time ago. Thinking about how this person removed the Su Mu Zhe at the end, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Almost instinctively, she glanced at Madam Ye's neck.

The person in front of her must have woken up; she was wearing a white undergarment. Her slightly curly hair was loose. There was no Adam's apple on her neck, which relieved Fan Xiaoxiao.

"Heh." Madam Ye gave a half-smile and put the dagger back in her hand. Barefoot, she walked back to the bedside and dressed as if no one was around.

"Leave?" Fan Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that Madam Ye was no longer in a wheelchair.

"Your legs..."

"It's all fine now."

The conversation abruptly ended there, and the only sound in the room was the rustling of Madam Ye getting dressed. The atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Fan Xiaoxiao scratched her face, wondering if it would be better to go outside and check things out.

Fortunately, this feeling didn't last long, and Lady Ye quickly got dressed and came out.

"What's going on outside?" Her black hair was loose, draped casually behind her head, making her face look as white as snow.

"Uh, it seems like the people from Huilong Village have boarded the ship. But I just heard them say outside that the ship's owner has paid for insurance, so there's no need to worry about them coming into the rooms. As long as we don't go out, it's safe over there."

"Oh? Is that so?" Madam Ye tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and walked to the door. Fan Xiaoxiao was startled by her movement and quickly blocked the doorway.

"What are you doing?!"

Lady Ye raised her beautiful eyebrows: "Get out."

"It's dangerous outside!" Fan Xiaoxiao was a little nervous. Just now, Ye Niangzi's action of taking out a dagger was very skillful. She was afraid that the other party would cut off her head because of something she said wrong.

Lady Ye tilted her head slightly, a gesture that made it seem as if she were looking at Fan Xiaoxiao.

"W-what are you doing?" Feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at, Fan Xiaoxiao rubbed her arm, avoiding eye contact with her face.

"I'm wondering... is it dangerous outside? Or..." The dagger, gleaming with a cold light, was pulled out again, making Fan Xiaoxiao close her eyes.

"Am I in more danger?"

...

Under the moonlight, Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the silk in her hand, feeling like crying. The silk was black, one end in her hand and the other in Ye Niangzi's hand behind her. She was now almost certain that the woman in front of her was definitely involved with the two villains that Steward Ji had mentioned. How could she be so miserable? First, there was Boss Gu, then the unknown villains, and now there was this Huilong Village.

Being transmigrated into a book is bad enough, can't God give me a better life?

"well……"

A girl's soft sigh reached Ye Niangzi's ears, the silk in her hand swaying with the person's movements. She could already imagine what the girl looked like walking ahead. Ye Niangzi found it somewhat amusing; she had heard many stories about this Miss Fan when she was in Guqu Town. She hadn't expected this girl to be so cunning, like a kitten, able to so readily feign weakness and seek advantage.

"Oh……"

The silk in her hand tightened; the girl seemed very nervous. Madam Ye frowned. Was she really that scary?

What are you so nervous about?

"No...no. I...I wasn't nervous." Fan Xiaoxiao swallowed hard. Ye Niangzi's smile just now reminded her of that scene in her dream. She tightened her grip on the silk and straightened it.

"You...that was an illusion...an illusion, hehe." She chuckled dryly, slowly loosening the silk in her hand. Madam Ye didn't expose her clumsy lie, and Fan Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to continue walking forward, a hand suddenly reached out from behind, covered her mouth, and dragged her into the shadows.

"Waaaaah!!!" Fan Xiaoxiao was so frightened she almost jumped out of her skin; her heart nearly leaped out of her chest. What was Lady Ye going to do? Was she finally going to make a move against her?!

"Waaaaah!" Fan Xiaoxiao struggled desperately, trying to break free from the woman's grasp behind her. But strangely, the woman behind her was incredibly strong; her small arms and legs couldn't break free. Realizing this, Fan Xiaoxiao stopped struggling. "Since that's how it is! Then don't blame me, Fan Xiaoxiao, for being ruthless!"

"Ugh!" Madam Ye groaned, but still didn't let go of the hand that Fan Xiaoxiao was biting.

Just as Fan Xiaoxiao was about to try again, several men's voices came from not far away: "Damn it! Where have all those women gone! At this rate, where are we going to find a wife for our boss!"

It was that group of people from before! Fan Xiaoxiao's heart tightened, and she glanced at the person behind her. The woman didn't react much, but seemed to be listening intently to their conversation.

"Why don't we just open the hatch? We're not going to steal anything anyway! What, when did we have to be so timid when we're doing things?"

"Hehe! That's right! Open the door! Open the door!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a wooden door was kicked open by a man inside.

"Tch, it's an old man!"

As Fan Xiaoxiao watched those men kick open door after door, she felt her heart was about to break! Those were the Fan family's rooms! God help them! They absolutely had to get into the secret compartment!!!

Another door was kicked open, and Fan Xiaoxiao's breath caught in her throat. That room was the one they were staying in! Watching the burly, tall man walk in, sweat trickled down Fan Xiaoxiao's forehead and down to the corners of her eyes.

"Hey! There's a young lady here!"

Good heavens, her prayers went unheard. Aunt Wang's curses and Xiao Bao's screams echoed through the night sky. Fan Xiaoxiao felt as if her heart was being gripped tightly by a giant hand—Sister!!!

She struggled desperately, making muffled noises. Her eyes were pleading as she looked at Madam Ye, but unfortunately, she forgot that the other person was blind. Fortunately, her struggles loosened the other person's grip slightly, and broken words escaped from between Madam Ye's fingers: "Please...that's...my sister!"

Lady Ye paused, then loosened her grip slightly. Fan Xiaoxiao gasped for breath, her voice filled with anxiety: "Let me go! I need to save her!"

How can you save her?

Fan Xiaoxiao's mind was in complete chaos, while Fan Shi was led out by the burly man with his hands behind his back, followed by Xiao Bao, who was stumbling and crying with snot and tears all over his face.

"Mother! Let me go, Mother! You're a bad person!"

"Go away, you little brat! You're so annoying!"

Annoyed by Xiao Bao's crying, the man kicked Xiao Bao away with his hind leg. Fortunately, Aunt Wang came out and immediately caught him, preventing the child from hitting the ground.

"Ahem! Stop right there!"

Uncle Wang walked out, leaning against the door frame, with a trace of bright red blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth, as if he had been injured.

"You beast! Leave my daughter-in-law here!"

"Huh?" The man was clearly enraged by Uncle Wang's words. He picked at his ear, shoved Fan Shi to his companion, and turned around with a fierce look on his face.

"Old man! I think you're asking for death!" the man gritted his teeth and threw down these words, then punched Uncle Wang in the abdomen with a fist the size of a sandbag. Uncle Wang staggered from the blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.

"Old man!!!"

"Uncle!!!"

"grandfather!!!"

Fan Xiaoxiao stared in that direction with bloodshot eyes, trying with all her might to break free from Ye Niangzi's grasp, unaware that her hands were being gripped so tightly from behind.

Over there are her family members from this era!

(End of this chapter)