The loud noise startled Huan Ge'er, who was sleeping inside, and made him cry loudly, waking up the other children as well.
"What happened? Did something fall down?" Qin Xiaoniang got up, wanting to go to the side to take a look, but was stopped by Zhang Xiue in the next instant.
"Wait a minute, listen for another sound. If no one comes, then go check!"
Li Qiang's wife was getting anxious. "What are you listening to? We're in the middle of nowhere, where are we going to find anyone? I'll go check first, you guys wait here!"
Li Qiang's wife was that kind of impatient person. Before anyone could even say anything, she ran to where the huge object had fallen to see for herself.
But she hadn't taken two or three steps when she screamed and ran back crying.
Qin Xiaoniang calmed her down and asked patiently, "What's wrong? What happened? Why are you panicking?"
"have......"
"Tell me, I'm dying to know what it is!"
Li Qiang's wife seemed quite frightened by something, and couldn't utter a single word.
Qin Xiaoniang also became anxious and decided to go forward and see what was going on herself.
"No! Don't go!"
"Then tell me, what's wrong? Are there robbers ahead?"
"Murder... There are dead bodies..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoniang's legs went weak, and she almost fainted from fright. Song He'er helped her up from the side.
"Mother, please don't do this. Take care of yourself."
Zhang Xiue also found this unbelievable. How could a dead person fall from the sky out of nowhere? Could it be that someone who went hiking in the middle of the night lost their footing and fell down?
“Madam Tian, you probably fell to your death by accident, right? How can you say she was murdered?” Zhang Xiu’e asked.
Li Qiang's wife breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head. "No, it definitely wasn't a fall. How could someone who died from a fall have holes in their body? Those are knife wounds! And their neck is broken! They must have been slashed with a knife!"
Hearing this, Qin Xiaoniang's legs went even weaker. She couldn't stand fighting and killing, let alone seeing it happening right in front of her.
Song He'er, feigning composure, helped Qin Xiaoniang to a rock to rest, then quietly pulled Li Qiang's wife aside and asked in a low voice, "Is there anyone else here?"
"There's no one here! Just a dead man!"
Song He'er steeled herself and looked toward the place where Li Qiang's wife had just been. She saw that there was indeed a figure lying on the ground, but there were no strange noises coming from the surroundings.
"The people were thrown down from above, so those murderous beasts aren't very close to us yet, and we're still safe. Go put out the fire and keep quiet for now. If there really are murderers, we'll just have to take out the weapons we brought from the palace and fight them!"
Li Qiang's wife was somewhat surprised, "Weapons? When did you prepare these weapons?"
Of course, Song He'er couldn't say that she had secretly hidden in the space while she was in the torture chamber, so she could only make up some excuse to get by.
"I just stuffed the clothes into the suitcase when I got them. I wrapped them up very tightly, so you didn't notice and thought they were still clothes!"
"Oh...I see."
"Madam Tian, put out the fire first, then pack your things. We can't stay here any longer, in case those people come to examine the body. We need to hurry and get going!"
Li Qiang's wife nodded repeatedly, ran to the side of the tent, and used water to extinguish the flames.
While Zhang Xiue dressed the children, she also packed up the curtains, while Chunrao and Chundi quickly loaded the things onto the carriage.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Song He'er quickly stuffed the various instruments of torture she had stolen from the torture chamber into the box.
There were steel whips, sharp knives, branding irons, longswords, hammers, axes... Although they couldn't be used to fight like martial arts masters, they were enough for self-defense!
"He'er, what are you doing in there? Come out quickly and help your mother get these potatoes; they're all over the floor!"
Upon hearing this, Song He'er quickly jumped off the carriage. While helping Qin Xiaoniang pick up the potatoes on the ground, she instructed, "Mother, don't always be so startled. It's okay if these potatoes are lost, but what if you attract those bad guys by making such a fuss?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoniang looked embarrassed. "Oh, right, I forgot. Look at my memory! I won't say another word!"
"Alright, alright, let's just pick up what we can and head up. Losing one or two won't matter!"
After listening to Song He'er's advice, Qin Xiaoniang quickly jumped onto the carriage so as not to cause trouble for others.
Li Qiang's wife and Zhang Xiu'e put on cloaks and hats. In the dark, it was difficult to tell whether they were men or women unless you looked closely.
Before leaving, Song He'er threw the burnt wooden sticks everywhere to avoid people discovering that they had been there.
The car sped along the road, but because of the weather, there was no moonlight, and Li Qiang's wife and Zhang Xiu'e couldn't see the pebbles under their feet at all, causing them to stumble and the car almost flew off the road.
"Fifth sister, what's wrong? I'm so sleepy..." Nianjie snuggled up to Song He'er, yawning as she asked.
Song He'er affectionately stroked her hair, "Nian'er, be good. This place isn't good. Let's find another place to sleep."
"How long will it take us to walk?"
"It'll be soon. Close your eyes and rest for a while. By the time Nian'er wakes up, it will be daylight outside!"
"Oh well!"
Nianjie was easy to coax. After saying a few kind words, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Song He'er took out the instruments of torture hidden under the seat and gave one to each person to carry on their person.
Chunrao stared in astonishment at the sickle in her hand, which was longer than a pair of fire tongs. "He'er... this...!"
"This is for your fourth aunt to protect herself! Take it quickly. If any bad guys try to bully you, don't worry about anything, just chop them down..."
Chunrao's face turned pale, and her lips began to tremble. "I...I've never killed anyone before!"
Chun Di was speechless. She snatched the sickle from her hand and said, "You're such a coward. If you met someone else, they would kill you. Why keep them around if you don't kill them?"
Song He'er smiled and handed an axe to Qin Xiaoniang. "Mother, this axe is very sharp. If anyone tries to break into our carriage later, just use this axe to kill him. Just stand guard at the door like this, and you'll be able to protect the children's safety."
Although Qin Xiaoniang was very scared, she still nodded calmly and took the axe as if she knew what she was doing.
After driving for a while, the car indeed encountered some problems ahead.
Zhang Xiue slammed on the brakes, nearly throwing everyone off!
"Sit tight! We're turning around!"
Qin Xiaoniang hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
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Today's first update is here! Everyone, let me reiterate! This story is fictional! Fictional! Fictional! Also, some details have been explained, so please read the text carefully~
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