She endured the pain and opened her eyes, only to see the bear-like man holding a machete, staring at her with murderous intent!
Qin Qing panicked; she didn't want to die! She had finally found family, and she didn't want to die so soon! Even if she was doomed, she wanted to buy time for the others to escape.
His eyes darted around, searching for any chance of survival she might have had...
Suddenly, she noticed something, and her eyes lit up – it was the scarred man's knife and axe!
Just as the black bear man's machete was about to hit her, she took a deep breath, mustered all her strength, and suddenly flipped over, grabbing the axe on the ground with her right hand. Using the momentum of her body falling, she forcefully chopped at the black bear man's thigh!
After completing this procedure, she felt completely weak and her vision blurred! Yet, she still yelled at her family!
"Run! You must survive!"
After saying that, the group of people who were in shock quickly came to their senses. Zhang He gritted his teeth and looked at everything. Then he pulled Mu Yue and Mu Xing up and said to Mu Yang!
"Walk!"
The footsteps faded into the distance, but she knew she couldn't let her guard down. She turned to look at the black bear-like man clutching his thigh and howling madly. The seven or eight bandits behind him were also stunned by what had suddenly happened.
Qin Qing didn't dare waste any time. She propped herself up, grabbed the stunned Wang Da Niang, and ran into the house. The black bear man snapped out of his daze and roared!
"What are you standing there for? Chase them! Kill them all!"
After saying that, the bandits snapped out of their daze and rushed toward the house where Qin Qing was.
The violent impact nearly caused Qin Qing to collapse against the door. Panic and fear brought tears to her eyes as she prayed incessantly, "Anyone, please save me! I don't want to die!"
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die! I'm not married yet, I haven't traveled the world, I can't die!"
Listening to her mutterings, Aunt Wang looked at her with even greater admiration. From the shrewish yet kind-hearted peasant woman at the beginning, to the one who used the family's secret recipe to stir-fry locusts, to cooperating with the eldest son of the Fang family to get his grandson a chance to go to school, and now to fighting bravely to save her family, risking her life, and even protecting her old woman...
Her behavior was nothing like that of an ignorant village woman! What's more, she uttered such words as lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai!
"boom!"
At that moment, a tremendous force struck, sending Qin Qing flying and nearly knocking her unconscious!
Aunt Wang finally frowned, her face full of dissatisfaction.
Why isn't that brat back yet? Does he really want his mother to die at the hands of these thieves?
The bandits burst through the door, excitedly rushing in to kill Qin Qing, since their leader had just declared that whoever killed her would become the third-in-command!
Before they could even rush in, they heard the leader's scream from behind!
"ah!!"
Everyone turned around, their faces instantly showing shock. Only then did Aunt Wang relax her brows and shout loudly towards the door.
"You brat! Your mother's about to die and you're only just getting here!"
The man at the door twitched at the corner of his mouth, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his usually cold face. After hearing his mother's roar, who would believe he was about to die?
"Wang...Yan?"
The words had barely left his mouth when the group of bandits, as if they had spotted their nemesis, scattered in panic...
The man also withdrew the helplessness from his face, his gaze became calm, and his long knife suddenly flew out, hitting several people directly. The black bear man on the ground had already been beheaded!
Qin Qing heard the voice and knew she had been rescued. In a daze, she struggled to open her eyes and saw the leading man in military armor. He was about thirty years old. Although his gaze was calm, his moves were sharp and fierce, his blood-red aura was powerful and his killing intent was overwhelming. Even she couldn't help but tremble slightly.
My first thought was that her prayers had actually worked! Someone had really come to rescue her!
The next second, consciousness was swallowed up by darkness...
When she woke up again, she felt excruciating pain all over her body, even more painful than when she was beaten at the monastery!
The moment I opened my eyes, I heard Xiao Muyue's joyful cry.
"Grandma...Grandma's awake! Mother, Grandma's awake!"
She smiled, but a sharp pain shot through her mouth, reminding her that she had been slapped earlier and that her lip looked cut.
A moment later, her family gathered around her bedside, looking at her with concern and anxiety. Zhang He felt even more guilty and tears welled up in her eyes!
“Mother…it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t been too brave, you wouldn’t have had to face the danger alone.”
Qin Qing shook her head. As an ancient woman, Zhang He was a typical gentle, weak, simple and kind person. It was not her fault!
Then, remembering something, she hurriedly spoke up!
"That person... is he a military general?"
Her son hasn't been born yet, and these past few days she's been agonizing over how to get to the army camp. This man named Wang Yan is probably her only chance! Judging by the time, her eldest son will likely die in battle in about a month!
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Wang walked in from outside, her face full of complex emotions and joy.
"Daughter, you're awake? The doctor just checked you out. Luckily, it's all just superficial injuries. You should be fine after half a month of rest! You were so foolish to confront them head-on; that was the worst thing you could do!"
Qin Qing wanted to roll her eyes when she heard that. If she had known there were reinforcements, she definitely wouldn't have gone straight for them. She wasn't stupid!
She nodded helplessly, having seen through Wang Da Niang's demeanor over the past few days; she knew she was a calm and difficult person to deal with! It was better to keep quiet than to argue with her about this.
"By the way, Aunt Wang, where is your son?"
Seeing her so eager, Aunt Wang was a little surprised, then remembered something, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, looking very happy!
"What's the rush? He went out to catch the remaining bandits, he should be back tonight!"
Qin Qing didn't pay much attention, she just breathed a sigh of relief that he hadn't left. She had to go to the military camp with that person, otherwise she wouldn't have another chance!
Seeing this, Aunt Wang laughed even more heartily.
That night, Qin Qing also checked her body and confirmed that there was nothing seriously wrong. She had just been knocked unconscious. Apart from her face being swollen and her lip being cut, there was nothing else wrong. It wouldn't even take half a month!
When Wang Yan finally showed up, she couldn't help but go to Aunt Wang's house. As soon as she got close, she heard a man's voice coming from inside.
"Madam, an urgent report from the army! The general has left! He has ordered us to stay and protect you!"
Qin Qing was stunned. Hadn't they just arrived during the day? They left so quickly? It should take at least five or six days to get to the border military camp from here!
Wang Da Niang's less-than-pleasant voice came from inside the room, but she had no mind to pay attention to it. Originally, she planned to send Mu Yang to school and then write down the ingredients of the seasoning into a recipe and give it to Zhang He. With the Fang family's money to support them, Zhang He could live a good life with his granddaughters!
She could go to the military camp with peace of mind, but now it seems that it will probably be a few days later.
Thinking of this, she quickly returned to her room, picked up a calligraphy brush, and began to write. The seasoning recipe she remembered wasn't difficult, and the key ingredients were easy to find...
The next day, Qin Qing took Mu Yang directly to the academy with some writing materials, and then took Zhang He to buy seasonings!
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