Yunling never imagined that this scene would unfold at the foot of this mountain, where she would encounter such a group of people who were all too familiar to her.

She was only focused on clearing a path for everyone, rushing downhill with all her might. Once she reached the bottom, she eagerly ran towards the fields, where she happened to see a woman carrying a hoe, and greeted her warmly:

"Sister-in-law, may I ask which house the village chief lives in?"

Upon hearing this, the man slowly turned around, revealing a face that Yunling would never forget for the rest of her life.

"My goodness, isn't this that arrogant brat from our village? What's wrong? Can't make ends meet now, so you've brought your whole family to Yuecheng?"

Yunling's expression changed. Even if she had to think about it, she couldn't imagine seeing Liu here, especially such a thin and dark-skinned Liu. If she hadn't recognized the person's voice, Yunling wouldn't have been able to connect the person in front of her with the arrogant Liu from before.

The others rushed over one after another. Yun Shenghua and Zhang were stunned when they saw Liu. However, Yun's mother rushed to the front, but she was about to speak when Yun's father pulled her back. It was not good to have a conflict with Liu now, so she could only endure it and see what the situation was before making a decision.

But when Old Man Yun pulled her like that, Liu saw it as an admission of weakness. The happiest thing in her life was to see the third branch of the Yun family fall into a sorry state, preferably like a lump of mud, so lowly that nothing would be better.

The thought of these people she hated most kneeling before her and begging for mercy filled Liu with immense pride and joy. She shouted loudly:

"Help! Thieves have broken into our village! They're trying to steal our crops and rob our land!"

Liu's voice was incredibly loud, with a kind of over-the-top, loudness that seemed to come from someone who had eaten too much and had nothing better to do. At her shouting, every household in the village grabbed their weapons and rushed over like tigers and wild beasts.

Among them, Yun Da, who had aged considerably and was somewhat hunched over, spotted Old Man Yun in the crowd at a glance and gave a disdainful snort.

"Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. People who do a lot of bad things will not have a good end. Also, what goes around comes around. Don't go too far in your actions, or you will suffer the consequences."

There was no other way at the moment. Old Man Yun had relied on the care of his companions to get here, and now that it was his turn to take action, he shouldn't back down. So he said:

"Big brother, it's me..."

"Pah, who's your elder brother, Third Brother? We signed a severance agreement back then. Our two families have no relation since then. You don't need to try to claim kinship with me at this critical juncture."

Old Man Yun then looked at Yun Er, who was standing next to Yun Da. He hadn't expected that the second branch of the Yun family would also come to Yuecheng, but now was not the time for pleasantries; they needed to resolve the issue first. So he asked again:

"Second brother, do you know where the village chief lives? We need to talk to him about something."

There was no irreconcilable conflict between Yun Er and the third branch of the Yun family. Moreover, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, so logically they should have huddled together and exchanged pleasantries.

However, when he saw that Old Man Yun's family was dressed better than when his second branch of the family had lived in the county town, he felt resentful.

On what grounds?

He used to be the most promising son of the Yun family, and the second branch of the family was the most capable among the third branch. They were always the ones who had to listen to others, not the other way around.

Yun Er's face grew increasingly dark as his thoughts shifted. Seeing this, Liu was extremely pleased. This was exactly what they should do; they should unite and isolate those ungrateful, reckless bastards.

"Everyone, they are from Pingcheng. They fled here to find the village chief because they want to settle in our village and then divide up our land. We must unite and not let them succeed."

Gangzi finally clarified the relationship between the three families, automatically classifying Yun Da and Liu Shi as vicious and ruthless ingrates who had previously used some wicked scheme to disgust Old Man Yun and forced them to sign a letter severing ties.

Yun Er and the woman beside him were categorized as ungrateful wretches who didn't want others to think they were bad, in short, none of them were good people.

Since none of them are good people, and they're so ruthless, don't blame him for speaking harshly.

"What do you mean we're from Pingcheng? Aren't you from Pingcheng too? If you can settle down in this village, why can't we? Is it because you're too shameless and disgusted the village chief that you were allowed to stay?"

Liu's fierce gaze instantly shifted to Gangzi. He was just a brat, but he was standing next to Yunling, so maybe...

Liu's lips slowly curved upwards again, and she said happily:

"Oh, do you not have a home to stay at, or are you so incompetent that you want to become a live-in son-in-law? Well, Ling'er, your mother is incompetent at having sons, so having such a live-in son-in-law is a good way to help your third branch of the family have more children."

Her gaze then swept over Yun Ling and her group, noticing Yun Ruoxia's stern face and Yun Chu's serious expression, but notably missing Yun Ruochun. She clicked her tongue incessantly.

"Oh dear, where is Chun-jie? Well, it's true, if this old woman still can't get married, she'll definitely be laughed at. So, did she marry into some family in the city as a concubine? Oh my, she's really lucky, sharing a husband with so many people. What a wonderful thing."

Old Lady Yun suppressed her anger, like a kettle boiling over. She wanted to tear Liu's mouth apart and tell this vile woman that the daughters of their third branch were all outstanding.

But right now they are on the run, and Pingcheng has fallen. No matter what she says, this person will only laugh at her. This person will not believe that the third branch of the family is rich and powerful. So she can only suppress her anger.

She could hold back, but Gangzi and the Fan brothers couldn't. They had received a lot of favors from the Yun family and naturally didn't want the Yun family members to be insulted in front of them. So they wanted to break through the encirclement alone and go to the village chief to ask him to give them justice.

However, as soon as they took a step or two forward, the group of people behind Liu immediately grabbed their weapons—axes, hoes, sickles, stones, and all sorts of things. Especially with their fierce expressions, it seemed as if Gangzi and the others would be chopped down by hoes if they took another step forward.

Yunling slowly loosened her clenched fist, trying to calm herself down, and said:

"Come back."