Before Fang Qing could react, a woman grabbed her arm and pulled her into the house.
Soon, sounds of fighting and killing came from outside, and the children and timid women inside the house were already crying out in fear.
Fang Qing tried her best to calm herself down, but the noise outside was stirring her nerves.
She still couldn't understand that Majia Village had been ambushed.
Fang Qing asked Xiao Dou who was outside, but Xiao Dou didn't respond.
Fang Qing walked to the door and looked out through the crack in the door.
There weren't many men in black outside, but they were very skilled, and in just a short time, several corpses had already fallen to the ground.
These people were just laughing and joking with her, but now they're completely lifeless.
The chieftain and his group of strong men, armed with weapons, stood guard at the entrance.
Fang Qing's heart was pounding in her throat with nervousness.
"Hand them over."
The leader, dressed in black, was on horseback and wore an iron mask; the other men in black were dressed similarly.
"I don't know who you're talking about."
The chieftain tried his best to remain calm.
"Stop pretending. The child who hid in your village ten years ago is probably all grown up by now. Hand him over and we'll spare your lives."
The chieftain's face instantly turned ugly.
He found out why the group of black people had come.
Fang Qing, who was inside the house, had also guessed what was going on. She turned around and looked at everyone in the house, her gaze falling on the grandfather and grandson huddled in the corner at the very back.
Old Zhong's face had turned pale. He was holding Mian'er in his arms, so Fang Qing couldn't see his expression.
"The person you are looking for is not in our village."
The man in black chuckled, flicked his whip, and an arrow shot from the bow of one of his men. A man standing next to the chieftain fell to the ground.
"Little Slope!"
Xiaopo's wife and children inside the house heard the commotion outside and burst into tears.
"father!"
The child tried to run out, but his mother scooped him up in her arms.
The people inside the room couldn't take it anymore, and sobs rose and fell.
An atmosphere of despair permeated the house, both inside and out.
Just then, Fang Qing suddenly heard a beep from the system.
Xiaodou also appeared and read out the system's prompts to her.
The system is prompting you to complete the task quickly.
The task of helping Majiazhai.
Fang Qing suddenly understood.
The task was not to help the people of Majiazhai escape poverty, but to protect them!
Fang Qing took a deep breath, almost cursing.
Given the current situation, how can she protect these people?
"Have you thought it through? Do you want to hand them over?"
The man in black spoke again.
The chieftain looked at his fallen brothers and squeezed his eyes shut for a moment.
"We don't have the person you're looking for here..."
However, before he could finish speaking, another arrow was shot out, this time hitting the chieftain in the shoulder.
Another low gasp came from inside the room.
“My patience has run out. I’ll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. If you don’t hand over the person, you will all die.”
Fang Qing had already opened the system shop and was looking for useful weapons.
Just then, Old Zhong let out a cry of surprise.
"Mian'er!"
Fang Qing looked up and saw Mian'er standing up, walking towards the door.
Old Zhong stopped him.
"Mian'er, you can't..."
"I shouldn't have implicated these people."
“Those are all the henchmen of the Gao family. Even if you go out, they won’t let these people go.”
Everyone in the room was watching the grandfather and grandson.
Fang Qing was genuinely afraid they would betray Mian'er, but in reality, they only glanced deeply at Mian'er before looking away.
They came from all over the country and were forced to gather here.
In their hearts, there was no thought of betraying their fellow human beings.
Just then, the system prompted Fang Qing to complete the task as soon as possible.
Mian'er had already reached the door, and the moment he opened it, Fang Qing grabbed his arm.
She quickly pulled Mian'er into the inner room, and then took off her clothes.
Mian'er was startled and quickly closed her eyes.
What are you doing?
"Change your clothes, hurry up!"
As Fang Qing helped him take off his clothes, both Old Man Zhong and Mian'er understood what Fang Qing meant, and their gazes towards her changed instantly.
"Miss Fang, you can't do this."
"Why are you saying such things at a time like this? Don't worry, I have a way to get out of here. Stop dawdling, or I won't be able to save anyone if we delay any longer."
Fang Qing put on his clothes and then put the hairpin from her hair on his head.
When they came out of the inner room again, they had already changed their clothes.
"Uncle Zhong, I'll lure those people away from outside. You take Mian'er and run to the back mountain with everyone else. Here, take this. If the men in black catch up with you, throw it down at them."
Fang Qing placed a pack of fog bombs that she had redeemed from the system into his hand.
“Miss Fang…”
Old Zhong's eyes turned red.
"We'll talk about being polite when we get out of here alive!"
With that, Fang Qing strode out.
The moment the door opened, the sunlight stung her eyes, and when she could see what was happening outside, she saw more than a dozen crossbows pointed at her.
The leader of the men in black sized her up, unsure if she was the person they were looking for.
"I'll go with you, just release everyone here."
As soon as Fang Qing finished speaking, the leader of the men in black sneered.
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