Yun Xiaoer was terrified of being beaten. He felt his buttocks were bruised and mangled, the flesh on them a bloody mess, just like the butchers chopping up pork, turning it into bits and pieces.

The thought of his buttocks turning into minced meat terrified him so much that he defecated and urinated. Xiaobai leaned closer to sniff and couldn't help but gag.

Yun Dazhuang was unwilling to see his son suffer such torment, but he was also afraid that his own legs had been broken and he was temporarily unable to move. Otherwise, he would have definitely made that brat Yun Ling suffer a terrible death.

"Ling-jie, let go of my son! What grudge do you have against me? Come at me directly! You can kill me or torture me, but don't torture my son."

Yunling found it truly laughable. What grudge did she have? She was sleeping peacefully at home when these scoundrels tried to rob her house while her family was away and even wanted to teach her a lesson.

She was merely acting in self-defense, yet now she's been branded a heinous criminal. How amazing! They've managed to say both good and bad things about her.

Yunling didn't give in to him; she simply returned the words these people had said.

"You bunch of idiots never expected this day to come, did you? If you kneel down and apologize to me now, and bring up all the good things from your family, I might spare you a beating. Otherwise, when my family members come back, they'll all beat you up one by one. You won't even have to wait until the New Year to have a few more graves on this mountain."

"You do it..."

Before the word "dream" could even be uttered, Yun Dazhuang forcefully controlled it with his mind. Yun Xiaoer was currently on this person's feet; if he offended her, he might suffer another cruel fate. Therefore, he changed the subject, saying:

"We're so badly injured by you now that we can't go down the mountain to our homes to get our things."

"Why not? There's one standing there, and another pretending to faint on the ground. That makes two usable people."

Liu hated Yunling to death, wishing she could tear her bones apart and suck her blood. Now this little bitch dared to covet things in the house. How shameless! She was not going to get up. If she had the guts, she could go and kill her and take the things. Then she would let the neighbors see the face of this bitch.

However, since Liu was not going, someone else went in her place. When Yun Er saw that Yun Ling had called him out and witnessed Yun Ling's methods, he was afraid that he would be implicated, so he started walking down the mountain.

But just as he was about to go down, Yunling very considerately reminded him:

"Hey, once you're down here, don't try to fool me with whatever you want, or send people up the mountain. I can beat up even the people from the eldest branch of the family, so I don't care about the second branch either."

Yun Er swallowed the panic that was about to jump into his throat, nodded, and quickened his pace down the mountain.

Before long, Yun Er carried a large bag of rice up the mountain, followed by her eldest son, who was carrying two pieces of dried fish. Her heart was already pounding, and when she saw her husband and two sons injured like this, tears instantly fell.

Liu opened her eyes slightly, caught sight of the rice Yun Er was carrying, and angrily flipped herself over, pointing at Yun Er and cursing:

"Second brother, how could you do this? You've carried all our rice here! What are we going to eat? How are we going to celebrate the New Year? Huh?"

Because Yunling knocked out two of Liu's yellow teeth, she spoke with a lisp, and spittle kept spitting out from between her teeth, which looked extremely ridiculous.

Yunling couldn't help but smile, teasingly saying:

"You old woman, save your energy, or you'll be starving during the New Year, and those two gaps won't even be able to hold you up."

"you,"

"Put your things over here, and then you can get out of here."

Yunling reached out and looked up at the tree. Big Black swooped down into her arms. She stroked Big Black and continued:

“I’m warning you, if I ever see you on the mountain again, I’ll beat you up every time I see you, and I’ll beat you up twice. Don’t think that just because I’ve been doing business for so long, I can rely on words and not fists. People like you who are blind to reason don’t learn their lesson.”

Everyone was filled with resentment. They wanted to jump up and poke Yunling's nose to curse her, but firstly, they couldn't jump up, and secondly, they didn't have the ability. They were afraid, they were really afraid. They dared not provoke a crazy person like Yunling who was so cold and unreasonable.

So Yun Er, Liu Shi, and the eldest son's family, along with Yun Da, Yun Dazhuang, the youngest son, and Yun Xiao Er, fled in disarray.

In contrast to their disappointment, the members of the Yun family's third branch and the Fan family returned in high spirits. Because Yun Ling had used her special abilities to cleanse the area, it appeared perfectly normal when they left, so they didn't notice anything amiss.

Yunling glosses over the bag of rice and the two pieces of dried fish, saying she bought them from a villager, and that was the end of it.

Everyone was happy, having seen what Yuecheng County looked like and bought a lot of good things. They chatted with Yunling about this and that, and their laughter quickly masked the faint smell of blood in the air. Yunling also joined in the joy.

On New Year's Eve, everyone busied themselves. Some helped Zhang wash vegetables, cut meat, and rinse rice; some helped Granny Yun set up the incense burner and find the place for worship; some cleaned the house, windows, and doors; and some nailed peach wood charms, pasted paper-cut window decorations, and hung lanterns. It was a lively and bustling day.

As night fell, Zhang lit six candles, a rare occurrence for her, illuminating the entire courtyard. Everyone gathered around the table, and Gangzi, holding a cup, began telling jokes. Once the atmosphere was lively, Tang Ling and Li Yuedi, among others, danced to add to the festivities. One activity followed another, keeping everyone entertained.

Wen Siqing clinked his glasses with Yun Ruoxia's and leaned closer to say:

"Want to go for a walk outside? I think the moonlight is lovely tonight, perfect for a stroll under the moon."

"good."

After taking a sip of wine, Yun Ruoxia went outside with Wen Siqing. The moonlight was indeed beautiful tonight, illuminating the mountain path. Since Yun Ling had once seen them embracing, the two dared not make any rash moves and could only walk hand in hand.

"Second Aunt, it seems like things are all settled in Yuecheng. I heard from the Meng family business that the unrest in Shucheng has been brought under control, and Pingcheng and Qingcheng have also been brought under control one after another. The situation is gradually improving. Why don't we find some business to do?"

"this……"

“I was thinking that we have no income right now, and there are so many of us. We’re spending money like water every day. If this continues, we’ll eventually run out of money.”

Yun Ruoxia thought what was said made sense, but...

What kind of business are we going to do?