Zhou Qiongniang and Luo Taohua were both terrified and at a loss, surrounding Jiang Tangtang and saying, "Third sister-in-law, what should we do? Has the Western Rong really attacked?"
"Third sister-in-law, you must have a way, right?"
The two people's words brought Jiang Tangtang back to her senses. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Shiyan walked over and said to the group, "You guys pack your things first. I'll go and find out if the news is true or not."
Luo Taohua and Zhou Qiongniang immediately felt that they had found their backbone and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, let's pack our things first."
The Zhou family, young and old, busied themselves cleaning up the pots and pans used for cooking. With Lu Shiyan absent, the Lu brothers, Lu Shiwang and Lu Shiyan, vigilantly watched their surroundings to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to steal their belongings.
Li Shi usually brings two of his sons to protect the Lu family, but this time, because he was worried about Xia Shi and the two children, he went to the Xiong family's place, leaving only Zhu Daman and Wu Qiu to help out at the Lu family.
Besides Zhu Daman and Wu Qiu, Liu Chengfeng, who had always wanted to befriend Lu Shiyan, was also there with his men protecting the Lu family, ensuring the safety of the family members and their assets.
But other families weren't so lucky.
After the cry of "The city has fallen!" rang out, this temporary resting place descended into chaos.
Some people were crying and running away when someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere, snatched their belongings, and ran off.
The scene was chaotic, with screams and cries filling the air.
"Mingming, where is my Mingming!" Amid the wailing, a particularly piercing scream rang out.
Lu Cuilan, her hair disheveled and her face streaked with tears and snot, rushed up to the Lu family and shouted, "Where's Sanlang? Tell him to chase after that group of people! They clearly kidnapped my family in the chaos! Go and bring them back for me!"
Jiang Tangtang pulled Lu Chenyan into her arms, a standard wicked female supporting character smile on her face, and said in a cheeky tone, "Sorry, my husband isn't here. And even if he were, he wouldn't help you, you bad guy!"
Lu Cuilan's eyes were bloodshot, as if Jiang Tangtang had kidnapped her son. She roared, "You bitch, how can you be so vicious? Those people are blind, why didn't they kidnap you, this scourge?"
“In terms of being vicious, I really can’t compare to you.” Jiang Tangtang kindly reminded him, “Instead of wasting your time arguing with me, you should hurry up and find your son. If you’re any later, you might really not be able to find him.”
Lu Cuilan glared fiercely at Jiang Tangtang, "You bitch, how dare you curse my son! Do you believe I'll tear your rotten mouth apart!"
Fang Mingming was the couple's lifeline, and now that he had been kidnapped, the man who usually hid behind the scenes like a spineless coward suddenly became erect. Fang Mulin rolled up his sleeves and, like Lu Cuilan, glared fiercely at Jiang Tangtang, as if he were about to rush over and tear her to pieces at any moment.
Looking at the couple's expressions, Jiang Tangtang rolled her eyes. Well, this couple with their muddleheaded minds really deserved to have their child stolen.
Instead of looking for the lost child, she comes here and lashes out at her.
It was rare for her to feel a pang of hatred for child traffickers because of her past life experiences. She couldn't help but feel a bit of a saint and, despite Lu Cuilan's disgusting behavior, tried to remind them. However, the two of them were not only ungrateful but also treated her as an enemy.
Jiang Tangtang was too lazy to pay attention to the two idiots anymore, it was a waste of her breath.
But she doesn't need to pay attention to it.
As Fang Mulin rolled up his sleeves, Lu Jiaren and Lu Tianduo, the two older children, stood in front of Jiang Tangtang.
Luo Taohua and Zhou Qiongniang were frightened, but seeing their son go to protect Jiang Tangtang, and thinking that he was the family's lucky star, they suppressed their fear and stood in front of Jiang Tangtang, shouting, "Who dares to bully my third sister-in-law?"
Lu Cuilan was about to throw another tantrum when Old Man Lu shouted at her to stop. Lu Cuilan paused for a moment, then quickly began to cry again, "Brother, you must help me! He's my only son. I've prayed to Buddha and Bodhisattvas for so many years to finally have him!"
Old Lu sighed and said earnestly, "Cuilan, if someone goes missing, go look for them right away. Even when Sanlang comes back, he won't help you look for them. Firstly, we've severed ties and have no relation to each other anymore."
Just as Lu Cuilan was about to cry out that Old Man Lu was heartless, she heard him say, "Secondly, you just targeted his wife like that. If he helps you, how will he face his wife in the future?"
Lu Cuilan collapsed to the ground. She knew that she had thoroughly angered her elder brother by joining Wang Juhua in accusing Jiang Tangtang of using evil magic to steal everyone's good fortune.
This time he was serious; he really wanted to sever ties with her and never acknowledge her again.
Seeing Lu Cuilan collapse to the ground, Fang Mulin not only didn't help her up, but also angrily kicked her, complaining, "It's all because of your chatter, always nagging all day long. Now look what's happened, you've ruined my Mingming, you stupid woman."
Lu Cuilan knew she was no match for that group, and her only hope was that her capable nephew would help her get her son back.
But now that her hopes were shattered, she had lost the will to live. Looking at this man who usually hid behind her, letting her take care of everything, and complaining about her at the slightest mistake, a raging fire ignited in her eyes. She grabbed Fang Mulin's big foot and bit him.
Caught off guard by his wife's sudden bite, Fang Mulin stumbled and fell to the ground, propelled by Lu Cuilan's force. He angrily cursed, "You crazy woman! Why are you biting me instead of your heartless, cold-blooded family?"
Lu Cuilan didn't argue, she just bit Fang Mulin's leg hard, no matter how Fang Mulin struggled or howled, she held on tightly and wouldn't let go, as if she was determined to bite off a piece of flesh from him today.
"Are you blind? Come and help me, pull this crazy woman away!"
Fang Mulin bared his teeth and berated the Lu family, but at this moment, the Lu family was too lazy to pay attention to the two of them.
Even though Old Man Lu felt sorry for Lu Cuilan, he shook his head and didn't do anything about it.
A short while later, Lu Shiyan returned with the information he had gathered.
"The Western Rong have indeed attacked, but Yihe County has not yet fallen. Those people who were shouting just now were deliberately creating panic to take advantage of the chaos and rob people of their property."
As Lu Shiyan spoke, Village Chief Song and the others quickly gathered around. Upon hearing that Yihe County had not fallen and that the Western Rong soldiers had not yet attacked, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before he could finish speaking, Lu Shiyan said, "But given the strength of Yihe County, it probably won't last long. We need to hurry on our way."
"Which way to go?" Everyone had been running around like headless flies, completely clueless about where to go, and now they all looked helplessly at Lu Shiyan, waiting for him to point them in the right direction.
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