Chapter 17 Blockage
Under the bright moonlight, the bloodstains on the ground looked like black flowers embroidered randomly on a blanket, strange and sad.
The wolf's body was lying on the ground in a mess, emitting a foul stench.
At this time, there were several men among the corpses carrying the wolf corpse. Roughly counting, there were about a dozen people.
Wan Xingmo didn't recognize most of these people, but he could guess that they were probably the branch of the Wan family in the capital, a group of vampires who depended on the Wan family's direct line.
Back then, when Wan Jinshu was in power, these people relied on the reputation of the General's Mansion to make a fortune.
Now that the General's Mansion has fallen, not only will their property be confiscated by the court, but they will also be exiled.
They hated Wan Jinshu's family to the core.
After hearing Wan Jinzhe's reminder, they learned that the wolf meat here had been picked up by the country bumpkins who had just arrived today. How could they sit still? They immediately ran over in groups of three or five and tried their best to carry it back.
These people usually live a life of luxury, but after a month of torture, they have lost their energy and spirit.
In order to fill their stomachs, they can even eat raw meat.
Wan Xingmo stood in the moonlight with his arms folded, his eyes as cold as ice, looking coldly at the group of busy people.
Old Lady Wan returned to her territory with great speed and quickly issued an order: "Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, the rest of you, hurry over there and bring back all the wolves that can be transported.
The young master just now has promised us to process the wolf meat, and we will be responsible for his family's meals from now on.
When I passed by there just now, I saw someone had already got there first. I think he was going for the wolf meat. You guys should be quick!"
When Wan Lao Da and his brothers heard this, they responded in unison excitedly. Wan Lao San hurriedly bent down and took out a rope from the bag he had found, preparing to use the rope to drag the wolf back.
Old Lady Wan had originally planned to process the wolf meat directly over there to avoid the trouble of transporting it back and forth, but when she thought of the bloody smell she had just smelled over there, she felt nauseous and decided to go through the trouble of pulling the wolf over and process it somewhere else.
Boss Wan was the first one to walk back with big strides in excitement.
Old Mrs. Wan glanced at her daughters-in-law. Liu was sitting by the official road holding little Fubao. Little Fubao seemed a little sleepy, so Liu held him in her arms and snuggled into the quilt, ready to take a nap. After all, she was pregnant and couldn't take it.
Mrs. Wan San and Mrs. Wan Er were busy grilling meat, while Mrs. Wan Da was just taking her time collecting firewood.
Two quarters of an hour had passed since Old Lady Wan went out and came back, and the firewood piled next to Mrs. Wan was still the small pile that Old Lady Wan had watched her pick up before she left.
Old Mrs. Wan was furious, but Mrs. Wan didn't realize that Old Mrs. Wan was looking at her and just sat there beside the firewood pile and dozed off.
Old Mrs. Wan bent down, picked up a clod of earth, and threw it towards Mrs. Wan like a catapult. Old Mrs. Wan could now hit the target accurately every time.
This time was no exception. The clod of earth hit Mrs. Wan's back. She screamed and stood up immediately.
"Who is so blind? Disturbing my sweet sleep in the middle of the night!" Mrs. Wan turned her head and saw Old Lady Wan looking at her with a stern face. The firelight illuminated Old Lady Wan's face, which was as dry as tree bark, making it look particularly hideous and scary.
Upon hearing the voice, Mrs. Wan immediately fell silent, twisted her body, bent down and started picking up firewood.
"My eldest wife, if you don't gather enough firewood tonight, you won't get any share when the meal is ready."
Old Mrs. Wan knew Mrs. Wan's weaknesses very well, so dealing with her was a piece of cake.
Sure enough, Mrs. Wan's movements became faster. Although it was autumn and the ground was covered with dead branches and leaves, it would be easy to pick up firewood, but Mrs. Wan was not a lazy person.
Old Mrs. Wan glanced at her grandchildren again. The children were already fast asleep in their quilts.
There was heavy dew at night, but fortunately Liu was very careful and in a short while she had used bed sheets to build a temporary tent over the children's heads.
Old Lady Wan moved to the side of Second Sister-in-law Wan and said in a low voice, "Second Wife, Third Wife and I can do the rest of the work. You go and do something."
Wan Ersao stopped what she was doing, rubbed her hands on her clothes, and said, "Mom, what's the matter? Tell me."
“Just now when the second brother and I went to look for the young master, we found that his second uncle didn’t seem like a good person, and their situation seemed quite complicated.
You take a piece of meat and go to the side branch to inquire about the situation in the general's mansion. We will be traveling and staying with them for more than two months, and I'm worried about complications.
As the saying goes: You should be on guard against others. Now that we know their details, we can act accordingly. "
Mrs. Wan Er is usually lively and her words and deeds are quite similar to those of Old Lady Wan, so Old Lady Wan feels at ease to hand the matter over to her.
"Mom, I understand. Don't worry, I'll go right away."
Wan Ersao picked up a two-pound piece of wolf meat with bones from the chopping board and walked towards the Wan family's branch in the capital.
At the same time, those who were picking up the wolves were preparing to drag the wolves back. It took four people to carry one wolf, and each person pulled one of the wolf's legs.
Wan Xingmo couldn't help but feel a trace of contempt in his heart. He stared coldly at these people who were walking back happily.
Suddenly, a sharp sword appeared in front of everyone, and a cold voice was heard at the same time.
"Put down the wolf! Get out!" Everyone had already seen Wan Xingmo standing with a sword in his hand, but no one took him seriously.
Back when the General's Mansion was at its peak, these people went to the Mansion and begged Wan Xingmo and Wan Jinshu to do things for them, but they were all turned away.
Now that the General's Mansion has fallen into decline, they have finally vented their anger. Whenever they get a chance along the way, they will bring up Wan Jinshu's treason and humiliate him severely.
Seeing that the people from the eldest house had no power to fight back, the people from the second and third houses, led by Liu, secretly stood in line with them. These people increasingly looked down upon Wan Xingmo's family.
Seeing Wan Xingmo holding his sword to block them, everyone did not care and just thought that he did not dare to move.
"Hmph, traitor, how dare you stop us? You are the one who should get out of here!"
The eldest brother of the Xing generation in the Wanxing Lake branch looked at Wan Xingmo with disdain.
"ah--!"
Wan Xingmo raised his sword and it fell, and Wan Xinghu's left ear fell to the ground.
All this happened in a flash, and everyone was stunned. When they came to their senses, Wan Xinghu was rolling on the ground with his hands covering his ears.
"Xinghu! How are you?"
Wan Xinghu's father Wan Jinyou roared, rushed over, and held down Wan Xinghu who was rolling on the ground.
"Dad! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much!" Wan Xinghu has been spoiled since childhood. How could he have suffered such pain?
Wan Jin has only this one son, and he dotes on him very much, giving him whatever he wants.
Seeing that his son had lost an ear, he was filled with hatred. He stood up suddenly and rushed towards Wan Xingmo like a hungry tiger.
Wan Jinyou rushed towards Wan Xingmo like a cannonball, his face as ferocious as a yaksha, and he kept cursing Wan Xingmo.
"None of you in the eldest branch of the family is a good person. Not only did you cause us to be confiscated and exiled, you also cut off one of my son's ears and said that you were wronged. Now it seems that you are not only collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country, but you may have done many treasonous and dirty things in private. You deserve your father to be beaten. Why doesn't the emperor just kill you and your son to get rid of this harm to the people?"
These obscene words were like sharp blades, piercing straight into Wan Xingmo's ears.
Wan Xingmo's eyes were filled with ice, as if they could freeze people, and the hilt of the sword in his hand was almost crushed by him.
His thin lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes were like an arrow frozen in ice, carrying a biting chill, shooting straight at Wan Jinyou.
Just when Wan Jinyou was about to rush in front of him, Wan Xingmo kicked out with a flying kick, like a dragon emerging from the sea, his movements were smooth and neat, and he kicked Wan Jinyou a dozen feet away.
Wan Jinyou vomited blood immediately and was unable to get up for a long time.
Wan Xingmo glanced around, his voice as cold as if it came from the Netherworld, "Who among you still wants to give it a try? Go ahead. I don't mind adding one or two more wronged souls tonight. Since no one wants to live anymore, let's be buried together."
Everyone was so frightened by Wan Xingmo's aura that their legs went weak and they slowly put down the wolves in their hands.
"You cowards, take the wolf away. I wonder if he can really kill you? If he dares to kill anyone, he will be a murderer and will be beheaded."
Wan Jinzhe appeared from behind at some point and started to stir up trouble among the crowd. His eyes were filled with strong provocation as he stared at Wan Xingmo.
He wanted to see if Wan Xingmo really had the courage to kill so many people.
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