Song Yuehua suddenly realized and asked, "In the beginning, was Jin Shaoyang coming for me?"
Xie Feng nodded helplessly.
"Because of the spy caught at the city gate..." Song Yuehua murmured to herself, "That incident has really never been over."
"It's not your fault." Xie Feng comforted.
Song Yuehua said loudly. "Of course it's not my fault!"
The centurion who was the culprit was dead, and Jin Shaoyang, who was the main cause, was also arrested. Duan Yidao was in a difficult position to obey military orders. So many people died in the village, who should be blamed...
Song Yuehua was so angry that she grabbed Duan Yidao by the collar and said through gritted teeth, "You should have told me..."
At least when facing this group of people, she didn't have to wait until the disaster struck before she knew the truth and had no countermeasures. She would be like a fool and cause so many people in the village to lose their lives in vain.
"Girl," Duan Yidao said bitterly, "If I tell you, given your personality, will you do nothing?"
Song Yuehua didn't say anything, Duan Yidao continued, "The young general is not a good person. If he finds out, Dabao, Xiaoyu, and Xiaobao..."
“Could it be…”
Isn't there a better way?
Song Yuehua's hands fell down helplessly. She had survived the natural disaster and was about to survive...
The three of them were silent for a long time, and no one spoke.
"Can we avoid involving the villagers in this matter?" Song Yuehua looked at Xie Feng.
Xie Feng said in a deep voice, "I was the one who killed him. You are not at fault."
"Don't you need to be a rebel?"
"Need not."
Song Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you."
Someone came outside and called Xie Feng away, leaving only Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao in the room. The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward for a while.
Duan Yidao spoke tentatively, "Miss, it's safe now. I'll go get Dabao and Xiaobao back."
"No hurry, I don't understand the military order, you lied to me, you have to pay the price."
Song Yuehua walked up to him, raised her fist, and said coldly, "Get ready, start with your stomach."
Duan Yidao was stunned for a moment. Song Yuehua clenched her fist and hit him hard in the stomach. Duan Yidao was knocked back several steps.
"The left side of the face."
After Song Yuehua finished speaking, she punched Duan Yidao's left cheek again, causing his head to tilt and a bloody tooth to appear.
"The right side of the face."
Another punch came from the backhand, but Duan Yidao gritted his teeth and took it, not making a sound.
Song Yuehua hit wherever he pointed for a long time. Finally, she stopped and Duan Yidao lay on the ground with a bruised face and nose, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Duan Yidao, can I still trust you?" Song Yuehua stood up and stared at him.
Duan Yidao quickly got up, knelt on one knee in front of her, and said in a serious tone, "Miss, I swear here that I will put you first in everything from now on. No matter it is a military order or an imperial decree, I will never go ahead of you. Give me one more chance, Duan Yidao swears to be loyal to you until death."
Song Yuehua squatted in front of him, staring at Duan Yidao and said word by word, "Duan Yidao, remember what I said. The court is now extremely corrupt, and the infighting among officials has harmed the people. They see us as fish on the chopping board, but I don't want to be slaughtered by others."
"In my heart, no one and no power can ride above my family. Dabao, Xiaobao, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, Wenwu, Xiaoxue, Master Yi, Madam Xia, and you, I regard you all as my family."
"If anyone endangers you, I will fight them to the death, not to mention the young general, even if it's the emperor. I can forgive you for your behavior this time, but if it happens again, you will not be allowed to stay in the village."
Duan Yidao bowed his head heavily and said in a deep voice, "There won't be a next time!"
Song Yuehua was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Let's go and take them home."
Inside the snake cave, Xie Yu drew a chessboard on the ground to teach Xiaobao how to play Go, while Wei Da took Dabao to practice Kung Fu outside.
"Big sister!"
Dabao ran over covered in sweat and smelling bad, and Song Yuehua hugged him.
"Big sister..."
Xiaobao ran out of the snake cave and rushed over. Xie Yu followed behind, his eyes turning red instantly.
Song Yuehua smiled and said to her, "Come here."
Xie Yu didn't care about anything else. He hugged her with a sore nose. Song Yuehua hugged the three of them tightly.
After the fighting ended, all the villagers in the compound ran out to put out the fire and save people, shouting loudly and looking for their loved ones.
Zhou Dafu and Zhou Lizheng, together with the villagers, young and old, were responsible for putting out the fire, while Zhou Ergui was responsible for searching for survivors.
All the seriously injured were carried to the big house at the end of the village. This place was remote and had not been burned down. Granny Xi was already waiting there.
Shouts, sounds of collapse, and cries of pain echoed throughout the village.
Some people broke down and cried while holding the bodies of their loved ones, some were at a loss as to what to do when looking at their burned houses, some were screaming and looking for their families, and some were running back and forth to fetch water to put out the fire, from day to night.
It was not until the last flame died out that everyone stopped and looked at their home in front of them.
Everywhere you look there are scorched earth and ruins, and the air is filled with blood, burnt earth, dust, and the smell of despair.
17 people died, 22 were seriously injured, and 63 were slightly injured.
The whole village was plunged into grief.
The Zhou family's house was also burned down. Song Yuehua found Zhou Lizheng in the big house. He was covered in black and gray, in tears, and wrote down the names of all the dead and injured with trembling hands.
After Uncle Dafu and Ergui came over, Song Yuehua told them everything she knew.
The father and his two sons had not expected that things would be so complicated. The two brothers looked at each other, speechless.
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