They made no attempt to conceal what they had said, so their confidant listened to some of it.
Combined with the scene where the bandits entered the village and confronted Zhihua and Yao Yulin, it's obvious even to a fool that this matter must be related to the Zhi family!
Her eyes immediately filled with disgust and speechlessness. Let's not talk about this for now; they might be behind it.
Even if she didn't, why were they so confident, why did they so delusional to think she would help?
She never gives her enemies a friendly look; it's already a sign of her kindness if she doesn't retaliate. How could she possibly be so kind as to help someone like that! She's very petty.
After all, the harm that her family caused to the original owner's family was indelible.
That's ridiculous!!
"Roar roar roar~~"
"Woof woof woof~~"
"Sister~"
"Yinyin, don't trust them, they're a bunch of beasts!!"
…
Just as Zhiyin frowned and was about to curse, she suddenly heard a series of calls from all sides.
She looked up in surprise, and what came into view were Yuan Yuan's mother running extremely fast, the big white wolf, and other ferocious beasts.
Behind them followed a large group of villagers, some familiar and some unfamiliar, including Yao Yulin, Aunt Xu, Second Brother, and the village head.
Ziyou also rushed to Huang Lao's side.
Zhiyin guessed that Ziyou had told them everything, which was why Zhihua and the others were worried and came looking for them.
Sure enough, the angry expressions on everyone's faces confirmed what Zhiyin had in mind.
"Pah! You shameless slut, how dare you beg for mercy? Get out of Xinghe Village!!"
"Yes, our Xinghe Village does not welcome people like you who have wolfish ambitions and ruthless hearts!!"
"That's right, you're a bunch of selfish beasts! You've ruined us! If it weren't for these animal heroes, we would have died 800 times over!!"
…
The villagers' faces were filled with anger, and some of them were covered in blood. At this moment, they looked at the Zhi family as if they wanted to eat their flesh and drink their blood.
When the Zhi family saw the menacing group approaching, they were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with panic, fearing that they would be beaten up again.
One by one, they immediately covered their heads and squatted on the ground, sobbing softly.
Zhiyin and Huang Lao learned the whole story from the chorus of curses from everyone.
It turned out that the neighboring village was only separated from Xinghe Village by a river. Therefore, Xinghe Village immediately noticed something was wrong. The village head and chief immediately ordered all villagers to close their doors and lock them to prevent them from being harmed.
They then gathered the able-bodied men of the village and tried to make the bandits understand that Xinghe Village was not easy to bully, hoping to scare them away.
However, before they could fully assemble, a group of bandits had already entered the village and started killing anyone they saw.
The three women—Grandma Zhi, her aunt, and her husband—had just returned from the county when they were captured by bandits on the spot.
Seeing that they were about to be beheaded, they merely gave a signal with their eyes before hurriedly trying to curry favor, speaking in a humble and obsequious tone, pointing out that Zhiyin's family was wealthy and that there were only two women and children in the house.
Upon hearing this, the bandits' eyes lit up instantly, and they hatched a wicked plan to coerce them into taking people to Zhiyin's house.
Fortunately, the big white wolf and a group of wild beasts, including Yuanyuan's mother, were at her house at the time, which prevented a tragedy from happening.
When the villagers learned what had happened, they were furious, thinking the villagers were heartless, and suggested that the village headman drive them out of the village.
That's why we're in this situation now.
"You beast!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhiyin felt a surge of anger and immediately stepped forward, kicking her aunt hard in the stomach.
Although she knew that people are selfish and that protecting oneself is the most important thing in that situation, which is normal, she still couldn't accept it.
After all, anyone could know that if Zhihua and her companion were found by the bandits immediately, what kind of annihilation would await them?
Moreover, this family is extremely vicious. In such an emergency, how could an ordinary person possibly shift the blame? They would probably be scared out of their wits.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't control himself and joined the others in beating him up.
"Just kicking you all out is too lenient for you. Get the hell out of here!"
Even Huang Lao couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear, and at the same time, he felt disgusted by this shameless behavior.
"We were wrong, we won't beg for forgiveness, let us go."
"Waaaaah...it hurts!!"
"Stop hitting us! Spare us! If you keep hitting us, someone will die. We're already in such a terrible state."
"Besides, we had no choice. If we didn't tell, we would be the ones who died."
"I just don't believe you wouldn't have done the same thing as me in that situation. Besides, Zhihua and her son are fine, aren't they? Do you really need to keep harping on this?"
…
In no time, the Zhi family members were beaten black and blue, their faces swollen and bruised. They were all crying out in their hearts and begging for mercy.
The more the villagers listened to what they had to say, the angrier they became, and the more violently they beat the villagers.
"Alright, stop it, or you'll really kill them!"
Several minutes later, the village head signaled for everyone to stop. Looking at the disheveled Zhi family, he shook his head with a complicated expression. "Don't blame me for being ruthless. You went too far this time. You'd better pray for yourselves in the future!"
After saying that, he heartlessly led all the villagers away, leaving behind the old Zhi family members who kept wailing.
Even after you've gone far away, you can still hear their complaints and curses from time to time.
…
Zhiyin merely watched this scene with indifference, anxiously checking Zhihua and Yao Yulin's bodies from head to toe as she walked.
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