The absentee worker quickly put out the fire, then went to the next room where everyone was sleeping and woke up the people in the communal room: "Hey, hey! I think I saw a light, did someone come up here?"

This immediately woke up the ten people sleeping on the communal bed. They quickly put on their clothes and shoes and ran out one by one. Sure enough, they saw torchlight at the place where the raw stones were stored.

"Quickly, go tell Boss Mo!"

Immediately, someone ran towards Mo Qianshang's courtyard. Mo Qianshang was woken up in the middle of the night and was shocked to hear that someone had come up the mountain to touch her raw stone.

This is robbing her of her money!

Master Wen was also woken up. The two of them tidied up, told Xiao Yao not to open the door, to stay home and watch the children, closed the courtyard gate, and ran together to the vicinity of the workshop.

When they arrived, the miners had already clashed with the villagers, and the two sides were pushing and shoving each other in a chaotic scene.

"Who are you people? You've come up the mountain to steal things, haven't you!"

"Brothers, chase these people away!"

These miners were strangers, but Mo Qianshang recognized them at a glance by the firelight as people from Fushou Village at the foot of the mountain.

Mo Qianshang's temper flared up immediately.

She wasn't unfamiliar with entire families of vampires, but a village full of vampires was truly a rare sight!

Especially since these stones are all inanimate objects, if these villagers manage to steal even one that can yield jade, they'll become rich. There were a full thirty of them, while Mo Qianshang's side only had about ten.

Under the cover of darkness, Mo Qianshang no longer held back with these people. Holding a long stick, she attacked them one by one, trying to bring them down in one go.

Mo Qianshang has been exercising and recovering her strength over the past few days, and her strength has returned to a considerable level. When she hits someone with this stick, she can easily stun them.

However, there were still too many people on the other side, and the darkness also affected Mo Qianshang. She even got hit on the back without realizing it.

Bang!

Suddenly, a striking sound came from behind. Mo Qianshang turned around, only to have her wrist grabbed.

She was startled and was about to make a move when a familiar voice rang out: "It's me!"

Mo Qianshang was stunned for a moment. By now, her vision had become accustomed to the darkness, and by the light of the fire, she could see the somewhat reflective mask at a glance.

"It's you? What are you doing here?"

Looking into her bright eyes so close to his face, Qin Baiyi realized that his pull had brought them too close, almost face to face. He took an awkward step back and said, "I saw the firelight down the mountain and followed it up. Let's deal with these people first."

Before Mo Qianshang could say anything, he had already plunged into the crowd. It must be said that his skills were also first-rate. With Mo Qianshang and Qin Baiyi on their side, even though Fushou Village had more people, they were all people who relied on brute force to fight.

Mo Qianshang could often see Qin Baiyi when she turned around; his figure was easily recognizable among the group.

Mo Qianshang was used to the role of protector; she had stopped needing protection from a very young age.

She doesn't know when it started, but she trained herself into a sharp spear and a sturdy shield, and to this day she remains a protector.

I haven't felt this protected in a long time.

Soon, the people of Fushou Village either collapsed or ran away. Mo Qianshang breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against a tree.

A moment later, Qin Baiyi walked up to her and asked, "Where are the children?"

Mo Qianshang let out a long sigh: "They're all at home. Wait a moment, I'll give some instructions, and then we'll go back together."

Mo Qianshang had more torches lit to illuminate the surroundings, tidied up the messed-up stones, and told everyone to continue resting so they could work for half an hour the next evening.

After everything was arranged, she turned her head and saw that Third Master Wen was standing with Qin Baiyi, with a subtle distance between them, and neither of them spoke.

A question mark appeared above Mo Qianshang's head. She walked over and looked at the two of them: "What are you two staring at each other for? Let's go home."

Upon seeing that Third Master Wen wanted to go back with them, Qin Baiyi narrowed his eyes slightly behind his mask, but said nothing.

When they got home, Xiao Yao opened the door for them with a lantern: "I heard a lot of noise. Is everything alright at the workshop?"

"Don't even mention it. Those people from Fushou Village came up to steal things in the middle of the night, but luckily they were chased away."

Mo Qianshang turned to look at Qin Baiyi: "Did you travel here? Did you eat anything along the way?"

Qin Baiyi wasn't very hungry, but looking at Mo Qianshang, he shook his head as if possessed.

Mo Qianshang smiled and asked, "What about Third Master Wen? Would you like to continue resting or have something to eat with us?"

Master Wen glanced at Qin Baiyi and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Madam Qin. I'll have some too."

Mo Qianshang told them to wait at the dining table, while Xiao Yaoshi went to the kitchen to cook something to eat, and Mo Qianshang went to check on the children who had been awakened.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

All five children were placed on a kang (a heated brick bed) by Xiao Yaoshi, and they only peeked out from under the covers one by one when she came in.

"It's nothing. Your Uncle Qin is back. Do you want to go say hello or go back to sleep?"

Upon hearing that their father had returned, the children scrambled to their feet from the kang (a heated brick bed), eager to rush out.

Mo Qianshang was helpless. She didn't know what charm Qin Baiyi had that made these little ones so infatuated. They seemed to prefer this uncle, who came from who-knows-where, to her, as their mother.

Mo Qianshang followed the children inside, and Qin Baiyi was immediately surrounded by four little ones. Even Qin Heming, who was usually the most composed, was now tugging at his clothes and sticking close to him.

Seeing this scene, Master Wen's brows twitched, then he smiled and asked Mo Qianshang, "And this is...?"

Mo Qianchang was taken aback, unsure how to introduce him—an uncle who likes children?

Qin Baiyi said to himself, "I am a friend of Mo Niangzi."

Master Wen nodded thoughtfully: "I see. I am Wen Guangye, and everyone calls me Master Wen."

Qin Baiyi looked at his outstretched hand and shook it in return. Mo Qianshang watched and felt that the atmosphere between the two was subtle.

Qin Baiyi looked at the four children one by one and found that all four children were well-nourished and fair-skinned by Mo Qianshang. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but they even seemed to have grown quite a bit taller.

All four children were dressed in new clothes and looked very energetic. Just by looking at them, you could tell that their parents had put a lot of care into raising them.

Qin Baiyi looked at Mo Qianshang and felt that he might never have understood this woman.

The ore from just now, this big courtyard, the people she supports, and this Third Master Wen who lives here.

This is completely different from the Mo Qianshang he knew before; now she is like an unfathomable mystery.