"Let's all work together and widen the cave!"

These people were truly insane. Ignoring the heavy rain, they began to dig at the cave entrance, looking like a group of ghosts from hell.

Cheng Shanshan swung the red-hot axe and said coldly to Bai Shi, "No matter who rushes in, just pour hot oil on them."

"……good!"

Bai trembled, her expression as if facing a formidable enemy.

But just as they were about to rush outside, the sounds of people outside disappeared, leaving only the sound of rain falling.

Cheng Shanshan sensed something was wrong and stared at the cave entrance with increasing vigilance, her entire body tense up.

Clang.

Suddenly, there was a sound of something falling to the ground.

Cheng Shanshan turned around and saw Bai Shi trembling with nervousness, who had accidentally spilled oil on her feet.

But she held back her shouts for fear of disturbing Cheng Shanshan. When she saw Cheng Shanshan turn around, she quickly waved her hand and said, "Shanshan, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Keep an eye on things outside."

Cheng Shanshan felt even more distressed: "Mother, I..."

She wanted to go over there, but feared that this momentary distraction would ruin the cave she had painstakingly built, so she could only point to the flowing water: "Go and rinse it with water first, don't worry about me here."

Madam Bai waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, Mother is really fine."

"..."

Cheng Shanshan stopped talking.

Faced with the constant threat of attacks from "wolves," she had no choice but to temporarily disregard the Bai family, since nothing was more important than survival.

As she thought this, her eyes grew increasingly cold and demonic!

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside.

Unlike before, he was not in a hurry, but rather very calm.

Then a familiar voice came: "Shanshan, are you alright?"

It's Huo Mingchen!

Cheng Shanshan beamed with joy.

The gloom that had been there before vanished instantly. She took a few steps forward, carrying her things, and tentatively asked again, "Brother Huo?"

"It's me."

A low, soft voice.

For some reason, it gave me an incredibly comforting feeling.

Cheng Shanshan quickly stepped aside and said urgently, "Come in quickly."

Soon a tall and imposing figure appeared inside the cave. He was completely soaked, and his ink-black hair hung down, dripping with water.

However, his eyes remained as sharp as an eagle's, and the first thing he did upon entering was to move a large rock, half a meter high, to block the doorway.

Then he looked at Cheng Shanshan and said, "I've driven all those people away. It should be quiet for a while."

That's great.

Cheng Shanshan's tense nerves finally relaxed.

At this moment, Bai brought a dry cloth: "Quickly wipe the water off your body, and I'll make you some ginger soup."

Thank you.

Huo Mingchen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Cheng Shanshan glanced at Huo Mingchen, then took out a bundle from her room: "These are some men's clothes I prepared beforehand. They probably won't fit Brother Huo's figure very well, but they're still better than wet clothes."

Huo Mingchen thanked him again, and then went into the nearby room filled with miscellaneous items to change.

While waiting, Bai had already prepared the ginger soup.

Cheng Shanshan then remembered that her foot had been scalded earlier; the skin on the instep was red, swollen, and wrinkled. She hurriedly rinsed it with cold water.

At that moment, I couldn't help but regret not having prepared some medicine for treating burns.

Seeing her condition, Bai comforted her, "It's just a minor injury. Your mother has thick skin and will be fine."

Cheng Shanshan frowned and retorted, "How could nothing be wrong?"

Bai was about to speak when Huo Mingchen came over. He saw the injury on Bai's foot and quickly went to the kitchen to soak it in some light salt water and also got some sesame oil: "I'll rinse it with light salt water first to prevent it from getting infected, and then apply some sesame oil to reduce the swelling. But it will hurt a little, so you'll have to bear with it."

"good."

Mr. Bai nodded.

His gaze remained fixed on Huo Mingchen.

Of course, it wasn't just her; Cheng Shanshan, who was standing next to her, was also there.

At this moment, Huo Mingchen was no longer as disheveled as before. Although his clothes were much shorter than usual, they were at least much cleaner than before.

After being washed by the heavy rain, Cheng Shanshan finally got a clear look at this rough-looking man. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and although he had a full beard, it couldn't hide his handsome appearance.

Huo Mingchen noticed Cheng Shanshan's silence, turned to look at her, and asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Because you've changed."

Cheng Shanshan showed no shyness or embarrassment whatsoever: "It turns out that heavy rain can wash away a person's good looks. Looks like I should go outside and get soaked in the rain too."

"..."

Huo Mingchen paused for a moment.

Clearly not expecting Cheng Shanshan to be so direct, Bai was at a loss for words and could only quickly clean Bai's wounds.

Bai was still in pain, but when she saw the interaction between Cheng Shanshan and Huo Mingchen, she immediately beamed with joy: "Shanshan, I told you long ago that your Brother Huo wouldn't be bad, do you believe me now?"

Cheng Shanshan scrutinized Huo Mingchen again: "You haven't shaved yet, so you can't say that everything you said is correct, can you?"

Seeing that she was still being stubborn, Bai looked at Huo Mingchen and said, "Little Huo, why don't you shave your beard and let Shanshan take a look?"

"..."

The mother and daughter duo sang in unison.

They actually managed to stump Huo Mingchen, a rough man who was over 1.8 meters tall.

Then, as if possessed, he looked around for a knife, then looked at Cheng Shanshan and asked, "How about I cut you to show you?"

"Pfft."

When Cheng Shanshan saw Huo Mingchen's silly and clumsy appearance for the first time, she couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Huo, I just wanted to change the subject for my mother so that she wouldn't be in so much pain. Please don't take it seriously."

"..."

Huo Mingchen coughed lightly.

By this time, Bai's foot had been treated, and she hurriedly brought over some ginger soup: "Come, come, have a bowl of ginger soup to warm yourself up first, in case you catch a cold."

"Okay, thank you."

Huo Mingchen expressed his gratitude once again.

Bai said, "Little Huo, you don't need to be so polite with me. Shan Shan was so worried when she came to find you before, and I told her that you would definitely be alright."

Huo Mingchen looked at Cheng Shanshan with some surprise: "You came to see me?"

"yes."

Cheng Shanshan nodded.

Seeing this, Bai wisely walked away.

Cheng Shanshan and Huo Mingchen were left alone at the entrance of the cave to continue their conversation. Huo Mingchen explained, "The next day, I learned that the Cheng family had gone to the county government to file a complaint three days later, so I secretly arrested them and spent some time getting them to agree to shut up. Then, the change in weather delayed our return."

Cheng Shanshan grasped the key point of this question: "Wait, you arrested all three of them, and then what?"

She had considered that Huo Mingchen might use force to resolve the matter, but she never expected it to be so simple and brutal.

They actually tied up all three of them?

The thought of that scene actually made her feel a little satisfied: "So, where are the three of them now?"