The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 27 Casualties
"It's our fault for not teaching our children well, leading them astray!" The person next to the old man dared not cry out loud, but their tone was exceptionally sorrowful. "Heaven won't give us a way out, it's Heaven that won't give us a way out!"

“Our village has been without food for more than half a month. The roads out are blocked, and we are all helpless.”

"If we weren't forced into this situation, who would eat it, who would dare to eat it, who would have the heart to do it!"

An elderly woman, her face ashen, coughed heavily a few times before weakly saying, "My son is a good boy. He wouldn't even kill a chicken. He didn't eat it, and he wouldn't eat it. He did it all for me, all for me. I'm the one who deserves to die, I'm the one who deserves retribution—"

The people of Hujia Village were already furious, but after seeing this scene, they didn't know what to do.

Help them up, wouldn't that seem like you've forgiven them? But how can you forgive something like that!

Regardless, it was the men who came to cause trouble, and they were the ones who made the mistake; the elderly women hadn't done anything wrong.

They were all kneeling there, looking quite pitiful.

“Village Chief, look at this—” Hu San walked up to Village Chief Hu, unsure of what to do.

Village Chief Hu also felt a headache coming on, but he didn't help Wu Laosan up. Instead, he said, "This is something your Shanyang Village did wrong."

Like Old Master Hu, Wu Laosan was an elder who had influence in the village. His kneeling represented the attitude of the entire Shanyang Village.

Now that things have come to this, Hu Family Village is at a loss as to what to do.

“We had no choice.” Wu Laosan didn’t get up, and seemed to have aged several years in an instant. “If the people in your village are injured or in pain, we will sell everything we own to compensate them.”

Some people behind them cried out, "What about our men? Weren't they injured too? And there were poisonous snakes! A snake bite can be fatal!"

Not all people who kneel down genuinely want to kneel.

If you are bitten by a venomous snake, there is no chance of survival. At best, you will be maimed; at worst, you will die. There are no exceptions.

"The snow collapsed, and we lost our family and all our food. How are we going to compensate us?"

"Yes, we'll take them back and never set foot on your Hu Family Village's land again. Isn't that enough?"

Even some women from Hujia Village who had married into Shanyang Village whispered, "They all know they were wrong, so let them go."

The daughter-in-law's father stared wide-eyed: "Hu Douhua, have you forgotten your roots after marrying into Shanyang Village?!"

When Hu Douhua's name was called, tears welled up in her eyes: "Dad, your grandson and granddaughter are both gone. If I lose him too, how am I supposed to live? I have to live!"

Her two children, one just five years old and the other still an infant, were both...

Doesn't she hate it? Yes, she hates it! She wishes she could go with her child!
But—but—

Her husband wasn't involved; he's innocent. Why should he suffer alongside those beasts?!

The women from Hujia Village watched coldly as they were beaten. Did the people from Shanyang Village ever think about their innocence?
"We've already knelt down, why are you still harping on this? Are you trying to force us to our deaths? Fine, then I'll die right here!" Suddenly, an old woman stood up and rushed towards a stone in front of Old Wang's house.

The crowd gasped in surprise.

"Stop her!"

Old Mrs. Wang was standing closest, and immediately went to stop the old woman.

She was holding little Ayu, and her movements weren't very agile.

"Little lamb, please help!" Little Ayu called out quickly.

The lamb looked very small, and none of these people noticed it.

It only weighs ten pounds now, and is pitifully small.

When it heard Xiao Ayu call it, the sheep's ears twitched as it shook its head.

It rushed to the old woman in an instant, lay down on the ground with its head on the ground and its rear end sticking up high.

With a push of its hind legs, the whole sheep charged forward—

"Bang!" The lamb's head slammed hard against the old woman's knee.

Caught off guard, the old woman fell sideways into the mud beside her.

"Ouch!"

The others rushed forward to help the old woman steady herself, lest she do something rash again.

The little lamb bleated twice and trotted back. Little Ayu slid off Grandma Wang's back, walked over to the lamb, squatted down, and petted it.

"Little lamb, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." She rubbed the lamb's head, and the lamb rubbed against her palm.

After eating the All-Knowing Fruit, the lamb was no longer the same lamb it once was.

While everyone was visiting the old woman, Wang Wulang quietly said to Xiao Ayu, "Little Ayu, let these snakes go, they are so pitiful."

Wang Wulang knew that these snakes had come because of his sister.

He didn't think his sister was a monster; on the contrary, he thought she was amazing.

These snakes came to help them; he didn't find them scary, but rather felt sorry for them.

So many people died.

When Grandma Wang heard Wang Wulang's words, she gave him a warning glance, but still nodded gently to Xiao Ayu when she looked over.

Little Ayu said to the lambs, "Little lambs, let them go home."

The little lamb's bright eyes darted around a few times, it wiped its hooves on the ground, tilted its head back, and bleated twice.

The snakes that were frantically biting stopped, and the next moment, those that could still move all slithered away to the side of the hillside.

In the blink of an eye, only the immobilized snake and the wailing villagers remained at the scene.

Everyone witnessed this scene, especially the people of Shanyang Village. They had initially only been skeptical, but now, seeing the snake-like figure retreat, they were greatly shocked.

They wouldn't believe me if I said the snake wasn't controlled by a little kid.

This child is extraordinary.

The villagers who had been bitten by snakes knelt down heavily in the direction of the lamb and Xiao Ayu without anyone saying a word: "Save me, I don't want to die!"

"Help me! I've never eaten a doll! I've never eaten a doll! I can't die! I can't die—"

Some were paralyzed by the toxins and unable to move, tears and snot streaming down their faces as they sobbed and looked at Xiao Ayu.

Little Ayu was a little frightened and quickly hid behind Liu.

The little lamb followed suit, hiding behind Little Ayu, sticking out its fluffy little head, and cautiously looking ahead.

The people of Hujia Village were also affected, but when they looked at Xiao Ayu, they had different thoughts.

Could she be a celestial attendant under the goddess Nuwa, given her ability to command so many snakes?

Was that giant python really killed by Xiao Ayu?
Could it be that the giant python learned of the immortal lord's arrival and knew that the immortal lord was in trouble, so it came to help him?

Although Hujia Village is remote, it still has one or two strange tales and legends.

As for the idea that Xiao Ayu was a monster, they didn't even have that thought.

Every villager who spent time with Xiao Ayu in the cave genuinely liked her. How could such a well-behaved, lovely, kind, and sensible child be a monster?

"What are you doing? The child is still young, are you trying to shorten her lifespan?!"

"Take all your people back!" Village Chief Hu stood directly in front of them, blocking their view, and said coldly, "You brought this mess upon yourselves. You'll have to bear the consequences. We'll settle the score later; don't dirty our land!"

"We can't go like this. They've been poisoned by snakes. Going back is just waiting to die." After the snake retreated, the women and elderly people who had been kneeling all got up and ran towards the injured villagers.

Most of the men from Shanyang Village have been affected. Even those who weren't poisoned by snakes have been entangled by snakes or bitten by non-venomous snakes.

When Village Chief Hu told them to leave, their families protested: "Your Hu family village released snakes to bite people, how do you intend to settle this? You're trying to kill them!"

Just as Village Chief Hu was about to speak, his fingers were hooked by a pair of warm little hands.

It's Xiao Ayu.

She asked, word by word in her childish voice, "Grandpa Village Chief, why don't we go find Grandpa Official?"

If you've been wronged, you should go to the official! That's what my second brother told her in a story a few days ago.

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the people in Shanyang Village changed.

(End of this chapter)