"Run, everyone! The refugees are coming!"
In the dark mountain forest, chaos erupted as villagers scrambled deeper into the woods.
Jiang Pan shouted urgently, "Don't run into the deep mountains, it's dangerous! Everyone, come over and pick up stones to smash them down the mountain!"
Although many had already fled, those behind heard Jiang Pan's words and found them quite reasonable.
The mountain they were on was treacherous. Besides the main path into the mountain, all other areas were filled with thorns and traps specifically set up to prevent wild animals from descending and harming people.
Standing at a height, they had a natural advantage. The refugees, unless they had no fear of death, wouldn't be able to climb up.
So, some strong men decided to stay and help, joining the Jiang family to gather stones from the surroundings.
This mountain lacked many things, but it certainly didn't lack stones. Soon, a large pile of stones was collected.
The refugees arrived quickly and in large numbers. Just the deafening shouts made one's scalp tingle.
When the refugees chased them up the mountain path, only twenty meters away from the villagers, Jiang Pan gave the order, "Smash them to death!"
The villagers grabbed stones and threw them down the mountain, followed by screams and exclamations.
Under the moonlight, refugees fell one after another, but more rushed up in waves.
Soon, the stones they had collected were running out.
The refugees, noticing the stones being thrown slower, guessed the situation above. Someone shouted, "They're running out of stones, charge together! They have food, women, and children!"
This shout energized the refugees as if they had been injected with stimulants, and they charged again.
The villagers on the high ground desperately searched for more stones.
At this moment, a tender voice was heard from afar, "Everyone, move aside! We're pushing stones over!"
The villagers looked back and saw a giant boulder, over two meters high, rumbling towards them. They quickly dodged out of the way.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Pan rushed over and saw Jiang Wan's little face flushed red as she struggled to push the giant boulder forward.
"Wan Wan, why are you here? Where are your mother and sister-in-law?"
Jiang Wan managed to say, "Mother and sister-in-law are watching the luggage. I snuck over to help myself."
Jiang Pan didn't have time to scold her. He yelled at his sons, "Da Lang, what are you waiting for? Come and help!"
The brothers quickly rushed over, and together they pushed the giant boulder down the mountain.
"Rumble—"
"Heavens, run—"
"Ah—"
Under the moonlight, the giant boulder rolled down the mountain path like a steamroller, sweeping everything in its path.
The refugees were terrified and fled down the mountain or to the sides. Those who couldn't evade were either thrown aside or crushed by the boulder. The lucky ones only suffered minor injuries, while the unlucky ones died on the spot.
The refugees at the foot of the mountain, unaware of what was happening above, continued to surge upwards.
Jiang Pan and the others stood on the mountain, listening to the continuous screams from below, feeling a pang of guilt.
Those were lives.
Jiang Wan looked at their expressions, a slight curl at the corner of her lips, and turned to find the next giant boulder.
She understood their hesitation. As simple farmers, they had never done anything to harm others. Facing such a situation for the first time, they were indeed overwhelmed.
But soon, they would shed this unnecessary compassion.
As Jiang Wan predicted, once the giant boulder got stuck somewhere and posed no further threat, the refugees at the foot of the mountain began to charge up again.
The villagers were stunned, unable to comprehend why the refugees dared to come up again, especially after people had just died.
Those who have never experienced desperation cannot understand the mindset of starving people.
For a bite of food, they would disregard everything, including their own lives. Besides, they might not die, would they?
"Rumble—"
The second giant boulder was pushed over.
The villagers, seeing the charging refugees, no longer hesitated and rushed to help.
They didn't want to harm anyone, but they also wanted to live!
After the second giant boulder was pushed down the mountain, Jiang Pan shouted down, "Listen, those below! We don't want to hurt anyone, but if you insist on coming up, we will have to push more stones down. If you don't want to die here, leave quickly. You can take whatever you want from the village, but you are not allowed to set fire to the houses, or we will perish with you!"
The two consecutive giant boulders had instilled immense fear and pressure in the refugees.
Jiang Pan's words made many of the frightened refugees reconsider. They only wanted food, but the people above were clearly difficult to deal with. Why should they clash head-on?
Couldn't they just target another village?
Thus, many refugees began to retreat.
Some who were still determined to charge upwards soon heard the terrifying rumbling sound again.
"They're leaving, they're leaving, the refugees are retreating!"
The villagers on the mountain couldn't help but cheer with joy.
Jiang Pan said, "Everyone, don't go down the mountain yet. Let's wait until dawn."
Since the Jiang family had exerted great effort, everyone readily agreed with Jiang Pan's words. They sat down by the third giant boulder pushed by Jiang Wan and her siblings, waiting for dawn.
"Brother Da Pan, your Wan Wan has too much strength! Even several people might not be able to lift such a large stone. How can such a young girl have so much strength?"
It was as if she were a monster.
That person dared not say it aloud.
Jiang Pan hugged Jiang Wan and said with a smile, "My daughter has natural divine strength. Everyone says I, Jiang Pan, am strong, but compared to my daughter's strength, mine is nothing."
"Daughter, you are truly amazing. Do you know you've made a great contribution today?"
Jiang Pan hugged Jiang Wan, rubbing his big, mustachioed face against hers.
Jiang Wan squirmed and cried out, her chubby little hands trying to resist her father's affection.
The villagers nearby watched the playful father and daughter with complex expressions. In their eyes, Jiang Wan was now like a little monster.
They found it hard to accept a little monster acting spoiled.
Jiang Wan didn't care what others thought. She had the ability to protect her family, so why should she hide it? As long as her family was safe, how others viewed her wouldn't affect her eating or sleeping.
As she was playfully interacting with Jiang Pan, she suddenly saw Chen Yuezhi approaching with a panicked look.
Seeing Jiang Wan with Jiang Pan and the others, Chen Yuezhi's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Wan quickly ran over to help Chen Yuezhi up, but Chen Yuezhi grabbed her, pulled down her pants, and spanked her little bottom.
As the slaps landed on her bottom, Jiang Wan's mind went blank.
She was hit?
She, a powerful ability user, was hit?
And she was spanked after her pants were pulled down in public!
As this thought flashed through her mind, a searing pain shot through her backside, and tears immediately welled up in Jiang Wan's eyes.
"Wah—"
She couldn't live anymore! She had lost face in both lives! How could she face anyone in the future!
Seeing Jiang Wan crying her eyes out after being spanked, the villagers couldn't help but want to laugh.
What little monster was this?
She was just like their own mischievous children!