Yun Ruoxi and Mu Ruxue didn't trust Fangcao's family from the beginning, but they didn't expect them to act so quickly.
If the guards had not been sent out to check first, they probably wouldn't have arrived so timely.
Since refugees have sneaked into Taohua Village, it must be more than just the ancestral hall that is in danger.
Yun Ruoxi took out a flare and shot it towards the sky. With a "whoosh", fireworks scattered in the sky.
"Let's go back first, the support will be here soon."
Yun Ruoxi turned and looked at Mu Ruxue beside her. Her voice was low and calm, but it could not hide the sense of urgency in it.
She subconsciously pressed the soft sword at her waist and looked around vigilantly.
Mu Ruxue bit her lower lip, her pretty face full of worry.
She clasped her hands together, twisting her fingers nervously as she gazed at the houses looming in the distance. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "What about the people in Taohua Village?"
Yun Ruoxi took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and her eyes were as firm as iron: "First, let the guards who stayed in the mansion search the entire village. The rest of us will guard the village entrance to ensure that no one breaks in again."
She paused, looking towards Taohua Village in the distance, which was still shrouded in darkness. "We must search thoroughly, leaving no corner untouched. We must not allow those with ill intentions among the refugees to harm the villagers."
After saying that, she turned around and strode towards the village. Mu Ruxue quickly followed, and the two of them soon returned to the Xiao family.
After returning to the Xiao family, the guards from both mansions had already seen the signal flares and were on high alert.
The refugees who were tied up earlier were now all taken to the door of the Xiao family. Yun Ruoxi counted them briefly and found that there were about a dozen people.
Now, the people from the Xiao family and the Duke of England's Mansion are not here. They are all out busy with their own things, some are looking for islands, some are training.
The sudden attack of the village by refugees was indeed something no one had expected.
Liu Yong was now Yun Ruoxi's number one guard. Holding a saber in his hand, he asked sternly, "How many of you are here this time? Who sent you here?"
After all, the brothers Liu Yong and Liu Gang were both court officials before. They looked fierce and a bit intimidating.
The leading refugee, kneeling at the door of the Xiao family with his hands tied behind his back, laughed disdainfully at the words, "There are only so many of us here, and no one is ordering us around. You can kill or chop us up as you please."
Mu Ruxue thought of what she had just heard in the ancestral hall, and that Fangcao’s husband should be among these refugees.
"Who among you is Fangcao's husband? Come forward, or don't blame us for being rude."
None of the dozen or so people kneeling outside moved, and no one admitted to being Fangcao's husband.
Yun Ruoxi turned to the servants and said, "Go and invite the elders and the village chief of Taohua Village over and have them identify Fangcao's husband."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Ruoxi saw a man in the crowd move slightly.
The brothers Liu Yong and Liu Gang were even quicker and more nimble, subduing the man directly.
Liu Gang said coldly: "You are still pretending to be like this with us. We have already seen through you."
Fangcao's husband was caught and couldn't help twisting his body, trying to get rid of Liu Yong and Liu Gang's hands.
Now Liu Yong and Liu Gang have no idea how many good things they have eaten from Yun Ruoxi. Although they are not as good as the immortal cultivators, they are still considered to be the best among the warriors.
He was just an ordinary farmer. It was simply a pipe dream for him to break free from the control of the two brothers Liu Yong and Liu Gang.
Liu Yongmeng was furious and pushed Fangcao's husband to the ground. "Behave yourself, boy, or don't blame me for being too harsh."
Fangcao's husband was pinned to the ground, unable to move, but he was still very ruthless in his words.
"Kill me if you dare. Killing someone means paying with your life. Even if you were an official in the capital before, what can you do? Just try to touch me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yong raised his knife and chopped off the little finger of Fangcao's husband's right hand.
The next moment, the air was filled with the sound of fragrant grass and the husband's tragic screams.
"ah..."
The other tied-up refugees all cast their eyes towards Fangcao's husband. When they saw the cruel method of directly cutting off a finger, the refugees who came this time lost their initial toughness. As they felt guilty, their eyes became a little erratic.
Mu Ruxue stood on the courtyard wall and shouted, "I'll ask again, who ordered this? How many of you are here?"
The only response to Mu Ruxue was still silence!
When Yun Ruoxi saw this, she knew that these refugees must be organized, otherwise they would not be so united.
At the beginning, Yun Ruoxi also suspected that it was Fangcao and her family who ordered it.
But looking at Fangcao, whose husband had his fingers cut off, the others remained unmoved. From this alone, it can be seen that Fangcao's husband, or Fangcao's family, had no way to command these refugees.
Yun Ruoxi: "No need to waste time talking to them. Hang all of them at the entrance of the village. If anyone dares to cause trouble in Taohua Village again, arrest them one by one and hang them all on the trees at the entrance. I don't believe we can't force out the mastermind behind this. Since arresting one is the same as arresting 100, I have plenty of patience."
Upon receiving the order, the Xiao family's guards tied up all the dozen or so refugees and marched them towards the village entrance.
The 20 or so guards who had been sent out to search the village all came back and searched the entire village to make sure there were no other refugees.
As soon as these refugees arrived, they headed straight for the ancestral hall of Taohua Village. They were very familiar with the route and were not discovered by other villagers of Taohua Village along the way. It would be strange if there was no insider help.
It is not difficult to guess who the insider is. Apart from Fangcao, no one else in the family would be the insider.
But Fangcao's family is obviously not the mastermind, so who else would hate the Xiao family so much?
Taohua Village had a watchtower at the entrance before, but no city wall was built, so it was not difficult to enter the village directly.
But with so many people in the village, it is not easy to hide and go directly to the ancestral hall.
And how did these refugees know that all the village elders and the village chief were in the ancestral hall to discuss matters?
If the ancestral hall is controlled, the entire Taohua Village will be directly controlled.
Yun Ruoxi was thinking about something, so she went back to the open-air balcony.
In just half an hour, all the people who had been outside looking for the island returned.
Everyone realized that there was danger in the village after seeing the signal flare, and no matter where they were, they rushed back to Taohua Village as soon as possible.
Except for some guards who were unable to come back to purchase bricks and stones, 300 people had already returned.
More than 300 guards appeared in Taohua Village together, and even the village chief Gu was surprised.
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