Ye Liang's words, though not harsh, still seemed to possess a certain magic that made the girl, who was already prepared to die, instinctively grasp at the last glimmer of hope.
She gripped the wooden handle of the sickle, tears streaming down her face as she looked at this fresh, unfamiliar, and never-before-seen voice.
He wasn't arrogant, but he inexplicably gave people hope and a sense of trust.
She gripped the sickle tightly, temporarily halting her suicide attempt. Her eyes still yearned for the young man in fine clothes, hoping he could save her and her grandfather.
In the end, she died, but she was still worried about her grandfather. For her grandfather's sake, and for her own, she wanted to live!
She didn't want to die!
Upon suddenly hearing Ye Liang's voice, the evil spirit cultivator turned around and saw Ye Liang, immediately becoming tense.
Seeing Ye Liang dressed in fine clothes, equipped with excellent gear, and exuding a calm and composed aura, they knew they were inferior and no match for him, hence their nervousness.
He yanked the old man he had just stepped on off the ground, then held the knife to the old man's neck and said, "Don't do anything rash. If you do, this old man is dead! Let us go, and I promise I won't hurt him! Let's be friends, things will change!"
Hearing this, Ye Liang smiled.
Are you scared now?
It's too late!
Sure enough, a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong!
Suddenly, those waiting outside the courtyard saw a flash of light from a magical technique inside.
After that, Ye Liang walked out alone, his footsteps light.
Not a speck of dust stained his body.
"Junior brother!"
"Ye Liang!"
The senior sisters rushed over upon hearing the sound.
Upon seeing them, Ye Liang smiled and immediately said, "It's all alright now. Let's go back."
Ye Liang said everything was alright, so the senior sisters were relieved and immediately followed Ye Liang, leading the children home.
Seeing Ye Liang leave, the crowd, who didn't know what was going on inside, immediately rushed into the courtyard to check.
There, the group of evil spirit cultivators, numbering about 50-60%, stood motionless in the courtyard.
It seems as if nothing has happened, yet people remain hesitant to take any rash actions.
However, it's obvious that these villains wouldn't just stay still and obedient; there must be something fishy going on here!
Someone mustered up the courage to walk over and touch them; immediately, they all collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Such a fast immortal technique!"
"What a fast sword!"
The fact that the murder was carried out without anyone noticing left everyone even more astonished.
The villain fell to the ground, wielding a sickle and threatening to commit suicide to save the girl's life. Now, she was both happy and crying as she hugged her grandfather, overjoyed that she and her grandfather had been saved.
“Girl, it’s alright now. It’s all over. Don’t cry. Take good care of your grandfather. If you need anything, just let us know. We’ll help you.”
The merchants comforted the crying girl, and then together they carried the corpses of the evil spirit cultivators out of the courtyard, so that leaving them there would not disturb the girl and the old man.
"Let's just throw these corpses outside the village to feed the crabs! That way it'll be cleaner!"
When someone made this suggestion, it was immediately agreed upon by everyone. They all pitched in and carried the bodies of the five or six people toward the village entrance.
"What's going on!" A man carrying an adze and an axe came back from outside. He became nervous when he saw so many people here.
Then, he rushed into the yard, worried that something might have happened.
As soon as he rushed into the courtyard, the girl, who had been terrified, immediately cried out to him, "Brother Liang, why did it take you so long to come back! I was almost driven to my death just now!"
"Girl, how are you? Are you alright?" The man was very concerned about the girl.
Seeing her cry, he felt a pang of heartache.
The girl knew that the man had a reason for leaving home; he had important business to attend to. So she didn't blame him too much. He had almost gotten into trouble because he wasn't home earlier. She just cried sadly and said to the man, "Brother Liang, I'm alright. A young master saved me. He killed all the villains in one fell swoop. I didn't even see clearly before he left."
Upon hearing this, the man immediately felt relieved; he had been extremely anxious before.
At this moment, he happily said to the girl, "I'm so glad you're alright. I'll go thank whoever saved you right away. I'll give him whatever he wants, even my life."
Upon hearing this, the girl couldn't help but laugh and said to him, "Nonsense, you saved me, you must be a good person, why would you want my life! But it's true that I should go and thank you. Brother Daliang, come with me!"
“Good! I was lucky today. While I was working, I caught a fish in a small ditch. I originally wanted to give it to you and Grandpa to help you recover. You haven’t had anything decent to eat in a long time. But this time, let’s give it to that young master to express our gratitude for saving his life!” The man said without hesitation, even though he was heartbroken.
The girl felt a pang of regret at the thought of losing just a fish, a meager source of nutrition. However, for the greater good, she didn't hesitate for a moment and said, "Originally, we should have given Grandpa some to help him recover. But thanking them is more important. Let's take the fish and go thank them."
"Okay!" The girl agreed, and the man smiled happily, completely relieved.
Back at the village chief's house where they had stayed, Master and Madam Xu were waiting for them at the door.
Seeing Ye Liang and his senior sisters return, Master immediately smiled and asked them, "Has everything been resolved?"
The junior sister rushed to speak to their master on Ye Liang's behalf, saying, "It's all resolved. Ye Liang wiped out those evil spiritual cultivators who bullied men and women in the village with just one move! Luckily, Ye Liang arrived in time, otherwise, those people would have forced another girl to her death!"
"Whose daughter is this! These people have committed such a terrible crime!" Madam Xu gritted her teeth as she spoke of those wicked people, but she was also more concerned about whose daughter she was who had almost been driven to her death.
After all, they were fellow villagers, and she cared about them.
"It's the girl from Grandpa Ma's house in the east of the village. Mother, everything's alright, don't worry." Having gone with her senior sister to find Ye Liang and visited the courtyard where the incident occurred, Xu Nana naturally knew whose daughter it was. She told her mother that everything was alright and to put her mind at ease.
"Have those troublemakers all been eliminated?" Madam Xu was slightly relieved to hear this; it was good that the girl hadn't gotten into trouble.
Neighbors and fellow villagers wouldn't want something to happen to someone else's family.
“They’ve gotten rid of them. When we came back, those traveling merchants were carrying the bodies of those people, and it seemed they were going to throw them outside the village to be eaten by the crabs,” the girl continued to tell her mother.
"Retribution! These people, relying on their spiritual cultivation abilities, have been running rampant here. How could we, a widow and her children, possibly stand up to them? We could only swallow our anger! Now it's all good. The scourge has been eliminated, and our Xiaodu Village will have a bright and clear future again!" Madam Xu said excitedly.
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