Lin Yinan was startled when someone approached without noticing.

Yun Mo touched the tip of his nose sheepishly, "Did I scare you?"

Lin Yinan gently raised her eyelids, a hint of intelligence flashing in her eyes. The twilight just happened to sweep across her face, making her radiate a wise light.

"No." The voice remained cold and indifferent.

Yun Mo's heartbeat paused for a second, but quickly returned to normal, and he repeated what he had just said.

Lin Yinan: "Can you find out who they are?"

Yun Mo said, "Yun Qi said they look like bandits."

Lin Yinan's hand unconsciously went to the sword at his waist, his brows furrowing slightly. "I need to have the village chief and the others increase patrols tonight."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"No," Lin Yinan replied crisply and decisively.

Yun Mo was taken aback after hearing this. "Okay, you can tell me or Yun Er directly if there's anything. I'll go and make the arrangements."

Villagers began to enter the village one after another.

Lin Qiutao pulled Yu Suqin and pointed to the two people talking.

"Mother, look over there!"

Yu Suqin looked at him with disdain, "An engaged woman is still flirting with other men, ugh! What a shameless little slut, it's simply outrageous."

"No, I'll have to talk to Aunt Zhu about it later."

Lin Qiutao felt very sorry for Su Yunzhi, believing that Lin Yinan was not worthy of such a good young master as Su.

Huang Yinyin, who was walking behind them, saw this scene from afar. She lowered her head, her face contorted with rage, and she twisted the arm of the little maid who was supporting her tightly.

That damned bitch! That filthy peasant! Don't even think about touching her Yun-gege.

The little maid dared not cry out in pain, and could only grit her teeth and endure it.

After Yun Mo left, Lin Yinan quickly caught up with her team.

Upon entering the village, everyone went from house to house looking for a place to stay.

Yunmo told the village chief about the bandits, and the two of them called over several men who were leading patrols in the village to discuss the patrol arrangements for the night.

The village chief looked at the villagers searching for houses, his brow furrowed so deeply it could trap a fly.

"Are these bastards living so far apart because they're afraid they can't wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop?"

He took the gong off the ox's back while cursing and swearing, walked from one end of the village to the other, and told all the villagers to gather in the open space.

When the villagers learned that they could not spend the night in their houses, they were immediately in an uproar.

"We finally found a place to shelter from the storm, why won't they let us stay?"

"It's so cold outside at night, wouldn't it be better to stay indoors?"

"With so many rooms, there's definitely enough room for us."

"..."

The village chief struck the gong, and the villagers gradually quieted down, with more than three hundred people staring at him expectantly.

He coughed twice. "On the way, the Yun family discovered that bandits were following us. Tonight might not be peaceful. We shouldn't stay too far apart, lest we have no one to help us when the thieves come."

The villagers, all afraid of death and easily persuaded, asked, "Village chief, where do you suggest we stay?"

"We will follow the village's arrangements."

"Yes! Yes! We'll do whatever the village tells us to do."

The village chief struck the gong again and said, "We're with the Yun family. There's an open space at the end of the village. Let's set up camp there. Everyone be alert tonight."

Upon hearing this, the villagers quickly picked up their luggage from the ground and, with their families in tow, came to the end of the village.

Yunmo suggested staying at the end of the village, as it offered both offensive and defensive advantages, making it less likely for the village to be trapped.

Huang Guichang and his family followed behind, listening quietly, his face a mixture of emotions.

Yunmo discovered something so important, yet he didn't even tell me.

Now everyone can ride on Huang Guichang's head.

Mrs. Ge grumbled discontentedly, "It's ridiculous that they would choose to sleep outdoors instead of living in a perfectly good house."

Huang Guichang glanced at her and vented his anger on her.

"Shut up! If you miss, go live on your own. Nobody's stopping you."

After saying that, he reminded his servants to hurry up and catch up with the people of Linjia Village.

The village has two wells, one at the beginning and one near the end. The well at the end is enough for them to cook.

Knowing that the bandits would come, everyone ate dinner early and put the young children to sleep. Even the most tired women and men dared not close their eyes, with various tools at hand.

"Sister, I want to go with you to fight the bad guys."

Lin Yi'an stared at Lin Yinan with her round eyes.

Lu Changqing felt uneasy, gripped her clothes tightly, and looked up at her.

"An'er is still young. When you grow up a bit more, you'll be able to fight off bad guys."

Lin Yiheng walked over from a distance, sword in hand. "Sister, I'll go take a look ahead."

Lin Yiheng wasn't on duty today, so Lin Yinan pulled him aside.

"Brother, you stay here to take care of Grandma and Mother, I'll go."

"Can……"

Lin Yiheng's words were interrupted by Lin Yinan, "The bandits are ruthless and kill without blinking an eye. I am good at kung fu and agile. I will go to the front to guard the area, and I can escape in time if things go wrong."

Finally, Lin Yinan hugged the two little ones.

"Be a good girl and wait for your sister to come back."

When Li Shulan returned after tidying up, she saw Lin Yinan's departing figure.

"It's already dark, where did Anan go?"

Lin Yiheng: "She'll go and keep watch at the front."

“Aren’t there already people on guard in the village? Why is she going there? Those are bandits.”

"Mother, you must believe in your sister's abilities," Lin Yiheng comforted her.

Li Shulan sighed, "How could I not believe it? We've relied on her to protect us all this way. It's just that Anan is a girl, always fighting and killing. After your father's accident, she became even more aloof. Sometimes she would rather sit in a daze than talk to anyone. She wasn't like this before."

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