Chapter 171 Possessed by a Ghost

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"Damn it, there's medicine in this porridge!"

"You can't drink this porridge!"

Those who drank the porridge soon fainted, and some who tried to resist when the drug took effect were tied up by Yu Laoshi and his men.

"Madam Ye, what should we do now?"

The village chief looked at the mass of people lying on the ground and felt worried.

Although practice makes perfect, the village simply couldn't accommodate so many people, especially since it was already the twelfth lunar month.

"Carry the old, weak, women and children into the school, light a brazier, and tie up the rest of the people!"

After Ye Wan finished speaking, she went home first. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she called the three girls back.

"All three of you, put your faces black, change into boys' clothes, and pack whatever you want to bring."

Daya spoke up, "Mother, everything's fine, so nothing should happen, right?"

"Just in case, let's go hide in the mountains and wear thick clothes."

Ye Wan went to her own room, including the kitchen, and put everything she could into the space.

He came out and said to the Cai family, "Mother, you should also put your face black."

“I’m an old woman, it’s not that serious,” said Aunt Cai, who was also tidying her clothes.

Ye Wan looked at Aunt Cai's black hair and fair skin, "She still looks young, you should listen to me."

Aunt Cai: ...She's over forty, old enough to be a grandmother.

Ye Wan told her family to tidy up, and went to find the village chief. "Village chief, please notify several villages and call on people to go up the mountain to take refuge."

"What? It's the dead of winter, not the height of summer, why are we going up the mountain!"

"That's right, there are so many people in our village now, nothing will happen!"

Most people were unwilling to leave; the weather in the mountains at night was freezing cold.

Ye Wan glanced at the villagers. "I just feel uneasy. That's all I have to say. Whether you listen or not is up to you. If you don't want to leave, then hide!"

“I’ll go with you, Madam Ye. Don’t think I’m a burden.”

Widow Tian hurriedly spoke up.

Ye Wan saved her life, and it was also because of Ye Wan that her family's life became much better.

"Let's go too."

"We are too."

Most people are willing to go up the mountain with us, but some elderly people are unwilling to move. The young people have all left, and there are still so many things at home that can't be packed up, so someone has to look after them.

Every household went back to pack their belongings, hiding everything they could.

Huigu said, "Madam, I'll stay and watch the house. We can't just leave those people who have been drugged like that."

"Aunt..."

Huigu interrupted her, "Don't worry, Madam. I'm all alone, and I'm just an old woman. I'll be fine."

Ye Wan's worries came quickly.

Before she could even lead her people up the mountain, some people had already infiltrated the village; it was unclear whether they were refugees or bandits.

The village chiefs from several villages joined forces to drive these people out.

Within a day, many people were injured, and the two sides remained deadlocked, with no one going up the mountain anymore.

The following evening, as darkness gradually fell, Ye Wan felt even more uneasy.

She hid the three girls, Ye Hua, and the old man Cai in the cellar.

"Madam, there's a commotion outside! You must hide!"

Huigu pressed her ear to the ground and listened for a while before urging Yewan to hurry up.

Ye Wan didn't linger and quickly hid in the space while Hui Gu wasn't paying attention.

"Brothers, there's a house over here! The yard's so nicely decorated, there must be food inside!"

"I know, this is the home of Madam Ye who used to distribute porridge! They must be a wealthy family!"

"Check if there are any women, damn it! Where are they?!"

Ye Wan saw a large group of people rush into the house, search everywhere, and then pull Hui Gu out of the kitchen.

"You old hag, where are the people at home? Where is the food? Tell me now, or I'll chop you up!"

"They ran off with their things, and I'm just an old woman who can't run anymore, so I was left here!"

After shouting, Huigu ran out when no one was paying attention.

"Damn, there's nothing here, just some coarse grains!"

"Set this house on fire!"

A fire was thrown into the woodshed. Ye Wan watched from inside her spatial dimension without going out. A house could be rebuilt; as long as everyone was safe, that was all that mattered. Fortunately, these people hadn't found the cellar.

After an unknown amount of time, flames shot into the sky, and Ye Wan vaguely heard someone shouting.

I don't know how the night passed.

At daybreak, Ye Wan pulled the rest of the family out of the cellar.

Everyone was dizzy and disoriented after spending the night in the cellar, so Ye Wan told them to eat something and drink some water.

"Madam, we must leave quickly! A fight has broken out outside!"

Huigu returned from who-knows-where, covered in blood, with a knife in her hand.

Where are we going?

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone rushed in.

"I didn't expect there were still some survivors hiding here, haha, so many women!"

Hui Gu had better not waste words and just stand in front, killing people like cutting vegetables.

The three children and Ye Hua were quite frightened.

Ye Wan led them out.

"careful!"

While protecting her child, Ye Wan was momentarily distracted, and a man with a knife appeared in front of her.

Ye Wan's hair stood on end. At the critical moment, a sharp arrow pierced through the man's chest.

Warm blood sprayed all over Ye Wan's face.

"Lin Anyuan?!"

As the people on horseback approached from afar, Ye Wan thought she was hallucinating.

The next second, someone suddenly picked him up out of thin air.

Are you hurt?

Noticing the hand gripping her waist, Ye Wan snapped out of her daze, both surprised and delighted.

"Lin Anyuan. You're back?!"

"I'm back!"

Lin Anyuan held the person in his arms, his face beaming with a smile as warm as the spring sun.

"father!"

"father!"

Er Ya and San Ya ran over, and Ye Wan hurriedly struggled, "Put me down!"

The people around had already been dealt with by Lin Anyuan's men.

"Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya, you've all grown so tall, my good daughters!"

Lin Anyuan put Ye Wan down and patted each of his three daughters' heads.

"You've come back just in time, kid."

The old man, supporting Aunt Cai, finally felt at ease when he saw that Lin Anyuan had brought so many people.

"Brother Lin, are these your wife and daughters?" Murong Wu, riding on horseback, saw Ye Wan with a dark face and three tomboyish boys, and his expression was hard to describe.

Is it really worth making such a big fuss over a dark-skinned village woman?

He thought she was some kind of beauty!

Suddenly, I remembered the rumors circulating outside. Although Lin Anyuan's wife wasn't as big and burly as that silly nephew, she still wasn't a good match for Lin Anyuan.

His sister should still have a chance.

Lin Anyuan grabbed Ye Wan's hand, "I'm going to the county government office, you guys come with me."

Ye Wan struggled uncomfortably for a moment, wondering if Lin Anyuan had taken the wrong medicine.

"I won't go, it's too much at home..."

Lin Anyuan clenched his fist. "The house has been burned down. And you and I haven't seen each other for so long. Don't you miss me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two of them instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

Ye Wan: ...

Is this Lin Anyuan? Could he be possessed by a ghost?