Chapter 300 Rescue
Everyone's eyes gleamed with greed, a greed that even the darkness of night couldn't conceal.
Manager Zhang panicked.
"Don't listen to her! She's a vicious woman. Wan Jishan worked like a slave in the Wan family his whole life, behaving like a servant to her, and in the end, she still kicked him out of the house. You should catch her quickly. If you catch her, you can force her to reveal the whereabouts of the grain!"
Wan Yunrong calmly took out a dagger and placed it against her neck.
"You're right, I'm a vicious woman, not only towards others but also towards myself. I guarantee that if you lay a hand on me, you'll never get a single grain of food!"
“Zhang Kaihe, I remember you were just a young apprentice before. It was my father who saw that you were clever and taught you how to use an abacus and keep accounts.”
Now that you've become ungrateful, I'll take back those hands that were calculating!
"Chop him up!" she suddenly roared in fury.
The sound pierced everyone's eardrums, startling them all.
As if a dangerous switch had been flipped, they rushed towards Manager Zhang.
Manager Zhang believed that in this chaotic world, he could make good use of these people to achieve his goal of taking revenge on everyone and vent his anger.
He worked for the Wan family his whole life. Wan Jishan had promised that the Wan family would be his final resting place, and that they would not only provide for him in his old age, but also give priority to employing his children and grandchildren.
In the end, they treated him like a beggar!
These disaster victims included people from several affected villages and those who had fled from elsewhere. Regardless of who they were, they all had one thing in common: they had been starving for a very, very long time.
Given a trigger, people are willing to do evil for a bite to eat.
But he forgot that evil deeds can be committed in front of more than just one family.
It can be done with anyone.
They were inherently uncontrollable.
Shopkeeper Zhang's screams echoed into the cellar beneath the artificial hill.
Everyone was even more terrified, as if they could already imagine the bloodshed, and they were even more worried about Madam Wan.
Being in a wolf pack means you could be torn apart and eaten if you're not careful.
Xu Fengshang murmured, "Aunt Rong is so brave... Uncle Wan clearly said..."
Wan Jishan said that his wife was gentle, delicate, kind and virtuous.
He said that men should earn money to support their families, while women should be good wives and mothers, living like delicate flowers in the home.
He was smug; he was well taken care of by his wife, which proved he was a successful man.
But Wan Yuting now knows that his mother isn't.
Or rather, it used to be treated like a delicate flower, but not anymore.
She ran to the shop again and again, and practiced accounting at night.
Now, she has finally become a decisive and efficient woman.
A hundred times better than a delicate flower!
He saw Lu Qingqing's shadow in her.
The ideas his father had instilled in him were crumbling one by one.
Treating women like delicate flowers is clearly weakening their abilities.
The screams of Manager Zhang outside could no longer be heard, and those people began to interrogate Wan Yunrong again.
Wan Yunrong laughed heartily, her voice unrestrained and bold.
"You actually chopped after being told to? Good for you! You've broken the law, you know that? Listen... what's that sound?"
The sound of a gong!
There were also warning shouts:
"With officials here, who dares to disrupt the law!"
"The Wan family, who have reported to the authorities, are just ahead. Hurry and catch the thieves!"
The noisy shouts threw the mob that had broken into Wan's house into disarray.
"You bitch, you dare to play tricks on us? Just you wait! Get out of here, the officers are coming!"
The crowd rushed out, taking with them the things they had just looted from Wan's house.
What kind of teacups, teapots, and celadon vases?
Soon, the messy courtyard fell silent, leaving only the unconscious Zhang Kaihe.
Five or six servants ran in from outside, each carrying a gong.
"Madam, they've all run away in fright!"
Madam Wan's expression changed drastically. "Hide it quickly!"
Wan Yuting's heart skipped a beat: They've returned too early! They should continue banging the gongs in various corners outside the mansion for a while longer!
What if they suddenly turn around and launch a surprise attack...
What I feared most came to pass; I had barely finished thinking that when I heard the voices of the mob:
"Great! I knew the city gates were all closed. Where were we supposed to find officials, and why did they arrive so quickly!"
"Madam Wan, since that's the case, don't blame us for being ruthless. Brothers, if you don't want to be caught by the authorities, you'll have no choice but to kill us to silence us!"
Do you dare?
"What's there to be afraid of! She's the one who pushed us to this point, and now this is the only way out!"
Wan Yuting finally couldn't wait any longer, so he took a knife and climbed up from the cellar.
"Mother, hurry back to the secret room and wait for Miss Lu to come. I'll hold her off!"
"Ting'er! You shouldn't have come up here!"
"Mother, I was wrong before. I'm sorry."
Wan Yuting glanced back at Wan Yunrong before rushing towards the mob.
He swung the knife wildly, catching the people off guard and fueling their evil intentions.
They were all coming for him.
To his surprise, Wan Yunrong didn't leave; she also rushed over with a knife.
Also, at some point, Xu Fengshang climbed up, picked up a stick from the ground, rushed over, and blocked a blow that was being swung at him.
The four or five servants naturally couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die, so they fought with those people.
Unfortunately, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of people, and they were all brutally pinned to the ground.
"Chop them up, then set fire to the Wan mansion. I bet the people hiding there won't come out!"
The villain raised his knife high. Wan Yuting was terrified and struggled to break free, pulling Wan Yunrong and Xu Fengshang under his body.
Just as the blade was about to fall, a throwing knife pierced through the villain's body.
Then, torches gathered, illuminating the courtyard as if it were daytime.
The massive crowd, as if they were there to raid and exterminate families, quickly and imposingly surrounded everyone.
Lu Qingqing stood in the center of the crowd, unique and surrounded by admirers.
She was draped in a blue cloak, her face clearly illuminated by the firelight, her eyes sharp. With a pointed finger, she declared, "Take them all!"
"Young Master! Madam!" Xiangzi ran forward crying.
"Thank goodness... I was almost late!"
The mob tried to escape, but Mo Lang, Sixi, and Wang Jincai kicked them back one by one.
They displayed extraordinary skill in front of these ordinary people.
Spinning kicks, sweeping kicks, jumping kicks, side kicks—the variety of kicking techniques is endless.
Soon, all those people were tied up.
"Qingqing!" Madam Wan smiled with joy, relieved to have survived the ordeal.
Lu Qingqing hurried over, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. Take a look at Yu Ting and Feng Chang. They've been hit quite a few times with sticks."
"Okay, let's go inside!"
"Si Xi!" Mo Lang gave Si Xi, who was still gesturing, a cold look.
"Don't forget who you are!"
Si Xi asked blankly, "What's my identity?"
"...Doctor! Wan Yuting is injured!"
"Oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, yes!"
Generally speaking, he and his sister-in-law had a division of labor: he treated men, and his sister-in-law treated women.
But when did Brother Murang become so concerned about an outsider?
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