"Even if the eldest young lady is capable, she can't just kill people because her sisters-in-law want to find new husbands and remarry... That's too unreasonable. As a nun, she can't force all her sisters-in-law to remain widows! It's too inhumane, too heartless!" Lu Danian suddenly said.
"These four young mistresses are all young and beautiful. How can they stay as widows forever? They'll eventually want to find other men.
When that time comes, the eldest young lady can find a husband for her sisters-in-law, and she'll kill him." Lu Danian appeared somewhat dismissive.
Feng Maoyuan and Jiang Shangyun both looked at Lu Danian, their eyes flickering. Listening to the kid's words, could it be that he...
"Kid, don't tell me you've taken a liking to one of the four young mistresses?" Feng Maoyuan asked worriedly.
Without waiting for Lu Danian to answer, Feng Maoyuan reached out and knocked him on the head, sternly saying, "I'm warning you, I don't care what women you pursue, but absolutely do not think about the women of the Prince Dai's manor. Don't get yourself killed, and don't drag us down."
Lu Danian reached out and touched his aching head, letting out a low cry, and nodded. "Boss, I was just saying that. It's not that I'm interested in those four young mistresses...
Although they are all still young and beautiful, except for the fourth young mistress, they are a bit older compared to me, not a good match. And the fourth young mistress is pregnant. I'm not interested in pregnant women!"
Feng Maoyuan frowned and gave him another rap on the head, this time even harder than before, making him cry out in pain.
"Ouch—Boss, why are you hitting me again!" Lu Danian looked a little wronged.
"You kid truly has a silver tongue that spews out nothing but rotten eggs. How dare you say such things...
Fortunately, it's just the three of us in this room. If anyone else heard this and it reached the young mistresses or the eldest young lady's ears, they would surely be furious, and who knows how they would punish you," Feng Maoyuan scolded.
"From now on, control your mouth, and never say anything like that in front of others," Feng Maoyuan warned.
Lu Danian quickly nodded, rubbing the spot where he was hit. It still hurt!
...
Ancient people slept early. By the time of Xu Shi San Ke (approximately 9:45 PM), most people had already rested. By Xu Shi San Ke, everyone was in bed, with only Huangfu Yue still awake.
Since everyone else was in the spatial realm and she was not, and even houses couldn't be left behind, fearing that someone would run around and see her spatial realm after she left, Huangfu Yue brought Xiao Hei out of the realm, preparing to descend the mountain and continue her journey.
"Xiao Hei, lead the way down the mountain. I'll follow you using earth遁," Huangfu Yue instructed the crow flying in the air.
Walking down the mountain step by step was too troublesome and time-consuming. She wanted to use earth遁 to descend the mountain, which was convenient and fast.
It was already dark. Although she could see the mountain path by the starlight, it was not as good as relying on Xiao Hei flying in the air to lead the way when using earth遁 to enter the ground. Using a flashlight to illuminate the path was the same reason; it was not as good as Xiao Hei leading the way.
Although she could see everything on the ground clearly while using earth遁 underground, she could also see the sky and naturally see Xiao Hei flying in the air.
"As you command, Master," Xiao Hei immediately replied.
Xiao Hei immediately flew towards the foot of the mountain. Huangfu Yue entered the ground and followed Xiao Hei rapidly down the mountain. In just a moment, the master and servant duo simultaneously reached the foot of the mountain.
When Xiao Hei saw Huangfu Yue suddenly emerge from the ground, he was slightly startled. Although it wasn't the first time he had seen his master suddenly pop out of the ground, he still felt a bit surprised.
Huangfu Yue looked around by the starlight, realizing they were at the entrance where they had ascended the mountain that afternoon. Not far away was the village behind the mountain.
This village was a bit strange!
Huangfu Yue looked at the village not far away and slightly furrowed her exquisite brows.
Logically speaking, at this hour, the villagers should all be asleep, and the village should not have any lights. Why was the village still brightly lit?
"Master, this village ahead is not right!" Xiao Hei also noticed the abnormality of the village and said to Huangfu Yue.
"I also feel this village is not right... Xiao Hei, let's go to the village to see. You lead the way in the air, and I'll follow you using earth遁," Huangfu Yue instructed.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered the madwoman from the afternoon who was shouting that her son had been abducted by a gorilla, and she felt uneasy, so she decided to go and see.
"Yes." Xiao Hei immediately flew towards the village. Huangfu Yue returned underground and followed Xiao Hei towards the village.
The master and servant were extremely fast. In a minute, they reached the village and heard the sound of shouting.
"You crazy woman, give me back my son quickly!" A middle-aged woman chased a young woman, frantically reaching out to snatch the boy in the young woman's arms.
"He is my son, not yours." The young woman held the child and refused to yield, running forward desperately. Many villagers stood around watching.
Huangfu Yue, underground, looked at the scene on the road and frowned.
Isn't this young woman the madwoman they encountered in the afternoon? Looking at the situation, she seemed to have snatched someone else's son.
Has she gone mad from longing for her son!
"Where did you get a son, you crazy woman? You only have a daughter. Give me back my son quickly, or don't blame me for being impolite!" The middle-aged woman cursed angrily. She tried to run faster, but perhaps because she was a bit older and a bit overweight, she couldn't catch up to the madwoman in front.
"I don't have a daughter, I only have a son. The one in my arms is my son. Stop chasing me!" the madwoman shouted back at the middle-aged woman.
"You people standing by the side, what are you watching? Hurry up and help me catch this crazy woman and get my son back. She's so crazy, what if she harms my son! Will you be responsible then?"
Seeing that she couldn't catch up to the madwoman to get her son back, the middle-aged woman looked anxiously at the surrounding villagers and cursed at them.
The villagers looked at each other, then nodded in unison. Just as they were about to block the madwoman and snatch back the child she was holding, a volley of arrows suddenly shot from all directions, instantly killing all the villagers, the madwoman, the child she was holding, and the child's mother.
Seeing a pile of people suddenly fall to the ground, pierced by arrows, Huangfu Yue underground and Xiao Hei in the air were both stunned.
Where did the arrows come from?
Huangfu Yue recovered first and immediately searched for the source of the arrows, while also asking Xiao Hei to find where the arrows were shot from.
Soon, the master and servant discovered that the arrows were shot from outside the village. To find the person shooting the arrows, they left the village together, but as soon as they exited the village, they heard screams echoing from within.
More people were killed in the village! And not just one!