Jiang Qinyu had her back to the old wolf at this moment, but people have some instinctive vigilance when facing danger.
Just before the old wolf's broadsword came at her, Jiang Qinyu instinctively lunged forward. Hearing the shouts of Village Chief Li and the others, she subconsciously twisted her body to the side.
But she wasn't a trained fighter, and it looked like she wouldn't be able to dodge the attack.
The next moment, Jiang Qinyu felt herself being tackled from the side, her entire back hitting the ground, her back aching from the pressure. But the person on top of her groaned and then quickly flipped over and jumped up.
Jiang Qinyu was a little dazed, but finally she could see clearly who had saved her.
Lu Yanzheng was slashed in the back by a broadsword, but he was wearing armor specially made for his commander by the army, which included a breastplate, so an ordinary broadsword couldn't cut through it.
It was only because the old wolf's strike was so powerful that it caused Lu Yanzheng a dull ache in his chest that he groaned.
“Take the injured to get bandaged up. I’ll stay here,” Lu Yanzheng said to Jiang Qinyu, looking down at her.
Jiang Qinyu got up from the ground somewhat disheveled. Just as she was about to thank him, she saw that he had already fought his way back into the bandit group.
“Niece, listen to A-Zheng, take the injured people to the ancestral hall first!” Village Chief Li shouted to Jiang Qinyu.
Old Lu wiped the tears off his face with his sleeve and said to Jiang Qinyu, "Your Uncle Da Chui and Uncle Da Cheng are both injured. Eldest daughter-in-law, you should take them there quickly. A-Zheng can handle these people!"
Now that Lu Yanzheng has returned, even the way Old Man Lu addresses Jiang Qinyu has changed.
“Alright, then Dad, you all need to be careful.” After Jiang Qinyu finished speaking, she handed the entrenching tool to Old Man Lu. “Dad, you can use this. It can chop, slash, and stab.”
Old Lu looked at her entrenching tool, then at his own rather inconvenient axe, and decisively put the axe down and picked up the entrenching tool.
The entrenching tool Jiang Qinyu was holding was a high-quality replica of a military entrenching tool. It was not as heavy as the military version, but much lighter than Old Man Lu's axe.
One-Eyed King was killed by Lu Yanzheng. Apart from Old Wolf and a few of his confidants, the others gradually gave up resisting under Lu Yanzheng's merciless attack, and many began to kneel down and beg for mercy.
Those who tried to escape were caught by Qin Shen one by one, while others were driven back by the people of Dingshui Village who blocked the entrances and exits of the village.
Having learned from the previous lesson, the people of Dingshui Village knew that none of these people could be let go, otherwise there would be endless trouble in the future.
"Ah Shao, Brother Zheng is really amazing! He fought more than a dozen people by himself and didn't lose!" Liu Yazi said while tying up the escaped bandits, looking at Lu Yanzheng with admiration.
Chen Shao proudly raised his chin, "That's right, Brother Zheng has been amazing since he was a kid. When he was fighting tigers, I was still playing in the mud with you!"
"Thank goodness Brother Zheng came back tonight, otherwise who knows what would have happened to our village. It's truly a blessing from our ancestors..." Liu Yazi exclaimed.
Upon hearing this, Chen Shao quickly tied up the bandits he was holding, then looked around and found that apart from those who had surrendered and were waiting to be tied up, everyone else had been subdued.
"Liu Yazi, keep an eye on things. I'm going to tell Aunt Lu that Brother Zheng is back!" Chen Shao shouted as he ran into the ancestral hall.
The Chen and Meng families are still hiding in the ancestral hall with their children!
Meanwhile, Jiang Qinyu found Chen Hong and the others, made a makeshift stretcher, and ran all over the village looking for the wounded.
When she carried the first batch of wounded to the ancestral hall, she saw Chen stagger out of the cellar, rush up to her, grab her hand, and ask, "Is A-Zheng really back? Is he really still alive?"
Jiang Qinyu nodded repeatedly, "It's true! Mother, he's right outside, you..."
She wanted to tell Chen to go out later, as it was still chaotic outside, but after hearing the affirmative answer, Chen rushed out like a madwoman.
"Ah Zheng! Your mother has finally waited for you to come back..." Chen's cries brought tears to the eyes of the other elderly people and women in the ancestral hall.
Wiping away her tears, Meng said, "My dear sister-in-law, you've had it so tough. You've waited for six whole years!"
"Isn't that right? After waiting for six years, someone said that my son is dead. I really don't know which heartless bastard is talking nonsense..." Aunt Qin glared at Granny Wang, who was hiding in the cellar and refused to come out. She really wanted to drag her out and beat her up.
Meng suddenly realized, "That's right, Lu Yanzheng is clearly not dead, so why is Wang Bo from the Wang family saying he is dead?"
"Heh, he even said he saw the body burned to ashes with his own eyes!" Aunt Qin looked at Granny Wang with sarcasm.
But at this moment, Granny Wang's eyes were swollen from crying, and she was muttering something incoherently.
Hearing these words, Jiang Qinyu secretly shook her head. Now it was quite obvious that Wang Bo had been lying all along.
But why would he tell such a lie? As long as Lu Yanzheng is alive, his lie could be exposed at any time!
Jiang Qinyu couldn't understand what Wang Bo was thinking, and besides, she had important things to do right now and didn't have time to think about those things.
After carrying more than a dozen people into the ancestral hall, Jiang Qinyu was finally able to catch her breath when she came out again.
Her gaze was unconsciously drawn to the tall figure standing there directing the villagers to clean up the mess. But when she looked over, she saw Liu Ruyi handing a handkerchief to Lu Yanzheng.
Jiang Qinyu raised an eyebrow. Oh, so Liu Ruyi has taken a liking to Lu Yanzheng?
However, she sat calmly on the steps outside the ancestral hall, showing no intention of going over.
Lu Yanzheng glanced down at the handkerchief Liu Ruyi handed him, then turned and left without a word.
"General, please wipe your sweat first..." Liu Ruyi lifted her skirt and took two steps forward to catch up.
But Lu Yanzheng didn't turn his head, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Just then, Qin Shen's voice came from the end of the village, "General, look who I caught! Hahaha... I really didn't expect to catch him here."
As soon as the voice fell, Qin Shen was seen dragging Wang Bo, who was tied up tightly, towards them.
"Wang Bo?" Lu Yanzheng was also surprised to see Wang Bo. "What are you doing here?"
Could it be that Wang Bo organized the raid on the village tonight?
When Wang Bo saw Lu Yanzheng, he looked at him as if he had seen a ghost. "You... how did you come back?"
He had just run up the mountain, but he was curious about how the villagers were doing, so he sneaked back to check on them. Before he could even show himself, Qin Shen caught him red-handed.
Upon seeing Qin Shen, he knew that Lu Yanzheng should be nearby, but he never expected that Lu Yanzheng would actually be in Dingshui Village.
"Back?" Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow. "So this really is my hometown? Why didn't you say so before?"
While in the army, Wang Bo always asked to see him on the grounds that they were both from Yongshan County, but he never said that they came from the same village.
"Why shouldn't I say anything?" After his initial shock, Wang Bo suddenly chuckled. "Yes, why shouldn't I say anything?"
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