It was still drizzling when Li Ruo gave her her raincoat.

Lian Lizhi did not refuse, and mustered her courage to look at the growing number of people below, "I am General Li's daughter-in-law, and Li Qing is my husband. There is no Prefect Song here, only family members from our General's Mansion."

"Hmph, even without Prefect Song, your General's Mansion should still provide us with relief."

Some displaced people jeered, "That's right, eating the government's food is like eating the flesh and blood of the people, and they should spit it out."

"Eating the flesh and blood of the common people?" Lian Lizhi's pale face hardened. "Who defended the border and protected your families! General Li and his son fought bravely on the battlefield, where were you? They died on the battlefield, where were you then?!"

Even after they died, some of you spread rumors and slandered them. You wouldn't even erect a cenotaph for them, so we had to build one ourselves. We built this house on General Mountain. When the flood came, this house became our refuge instead of a cenotaph. Even so, you still came to take it!

Tell me, in heaven, would General Li and his son condemn you first, or us?

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud "boom" was heard from somewhere.

Everyone was astonished.

"Thunder?!"

"Something terrible has happened! General Li and his son have appeared in spirit form!"

The people were shocked and terrified. "So this house was used as a cenotaph!"

"No wonder it looks so strange!"

"This location looks like a feng shui treasure land," a knowledgeable master chimed in.

The crowd felt a little ashamed; they almost retreated, but they were too hungry, and their animalistic instincts prevailed, so they couldn't back down.

"We can put General Li's matter aside for now, but what about the Prefect? ​​Does the Prefect's wife think she can shirk responsibility by saying it's alright?"

Li Ruo laughed and said, "What responsibility do I have? I was knocked unconscious right after the wedding ceremony with Lord Song. In the past six months, I have not enjoyed the pleasure of being his wife, so naturally I do not bear the responsibility of being his wife."

The people were stunned.

"So, you haven't even consummated your marriage yet? Does that mean you're a proper married couple?"

"Who cares? Once we've gone through the wedding ceremony, we're husband and wife."

Li Ru sneered: "Do you know who knocked me unconscious?"

"who?"

“It is indeed Lord Song’s mother, Madam Xu!” Li Ruo said, “For the sake of her son’s future, Madam Xu wanted to marry the Prince of Runan to murder me. Lord Song allowed his mother to commit the crime. I was only in a coma for half a year when he remarried. Therefore, I divorced Lord Song a few days ago and then took my family up the mountain. Now I have nothing to do with him anymore.”

Everyone was shocked, "It was actually Madam Xu who smashed it?"

"She divorced Lord Song?"

"So that's how it is!" a hoarse yet resonant voice rang out.

Li Ruo opened her eyes slightly, "Grandma!"

Not lively enough?

Despite her hunchback, Old Lady Li climbed the steps to the top of the wall without even breaking a sweat. "Ruo'er, why didn't you tell me sooner!"

"Grandma, if I tell you this, you still won't go and fight someone."

Old Mrs. Li was heartbroken and held her hand, saying, "I'm so sorry to have wronged you, my child."

She looked down at the people below, her voice ringing out, "The Xu family mother and son are so heartless! I, this old woman, Li Ruo's grandmother, have made this decision for my granddaughter. Good riddance! Our Li family and the Song family are completely severed from all ties and have no further connection!"

"Good!" There are still people among the common people who have not lost their conscience.

"That kind of man is utter scum!"

The undercover agent sent by Song Zhijing quickly slipped back to report the news.

Miss Qiu became agitated, "You say you'll smash it, you say you'll divorce me, what proof do you have?"

Aunt Liu was also secretly anxious, "Even if you don't want to help us, you don't need to lie like this."

Old Mrs. Li looked at Aunt Liu and said, "You wicked old woman, General Li has been helping your family every year, and you repay kindness with enmity. Get the hell out of here."

“My mother was just stating the facts. It’s all your side of the story, and you think you can just get rid of us like this?” Aunt Liu’s son said, dissatisfied.

With the Qiu family also present, the starving refugees were easily swayed and refused to leave.

Some refugees took the opportunity to throw stones at it.

Li Ruo was worried that her grandmother and sister-in-law would get hurt, so she asked Liao Fusheng to protect them as they went downstairs. However, they refused to leave and wanted to face the situation with her. In the end, they were almost carried away by Lao Wang and Xiao Yu.

Liao Fusheng turned back and pulled Li Ruo downstairs, saying, "You go in too, I'll hold them off."

Li Ruo glanced at the path leading to Black Wind Stronghold, but because there were so many people, she couldn't make out anything.

She thought to herself, she had said what she needed to say. If those people tried to force their way in, they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

She still had a lot of arrows and high-concentration alcohol in her storage space, and wouldn't mind giving them some.

Just as she was about to disembark, a sudden sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out, and she turned around to look.

"Hey, are you guys rebelling? Why don't you include us Black Wind Stronghold?"

Xie, the chieftain, shook his head on his tall horse and led dozens of riders through the crowd. The horses neighed, and the people scattered in fear.

Li Ruo: ...

Is this really necessary?

Sun Ergou followed behind, saying, "Sister, don't be afraid, we'll take care of them."

Li Ruo was more concerned about the person who was bound hand and foot in front of Xie Xiao.

It was none other than Steward Liu from the Song family.

The night before the robbery of the Prince of Runan's mansion, Madam Xu tried to use the same trick again, having Steward Liu smash her clothes. However, Li Ruo caught her red-handed, tied him up, put him in a box, and took him to the General's mansion. After the robbery of the Prince of Runan's mansion, Xie Xiao took him back to Black Wind Village and imprisoned him.

Xie Xiao lifted Butler Liu up, glanced at Li Ruo, and his eyes darkened slightly. "Should I go upstairs, or should we send Sun Ergou?"

Li Ruo was stunned for a moment.

That look, that tone... he seems a little angry? Li Ruo's eyes darted around, and she had Old Wang open the door from the inside, letting Xie Xiao bring in Butler Liu.

As soon as the door closed, Sun Ergou led his men to form a line at the entrance, organized and disciplined, with gleaming blades, and the refugees dared not rush in.

"Anyone who takes a step forward, I'll cut off their legs!" Sun Ergou said fiercely, then looked at Li Ruo, "Sister, we're sorry we're a little late."

"No, you've come at the perfect time."

Li Ruo watched as Xie Xiao, with a gloomy face, lifted Butler Liu onto the wall with one hand, pressed his head against the observation window, and kicked him hard in the buttocks, "Tell me everything clearly."

Butler Liu let out a scream and almost fell down, his face turning pale with fright. "I'll talk, I'll talk!"