Tonight, the night in Fangjia Village is exceptionally quiet, but tonight is different from usual.

More than half of the villagers were building a water bridge on the mountain, and the rest were digging a reservoir at the foot of the mountain. They were busy all day, and even when the moon was at its zenith, no one was willing to leave.

Gathered around the reservoir, everyone stared towards the mountain with anticipation and trepidation, quietly waiting to see if the mountain spring water could really flow down along the water bridge.

"I say, are you stupid? You believe what that vixen says. You might as well go to the temple and worship her. Who knows, maybe she's the reason why it doesn't rain here?"

Sun leaned against a tree, holding a handful of melon seeds, eating them while waiting to watch the fun.

"Xiuyun's mother, please be more polite! Miss Mu has only been here for a few days, how can you link it to the lack of rain?"

"How can it be okay?" Hu Xiuyun stood beside her, a look of disdain on her face: "What a bunch of idiots, she's only been here for a few days and you've already confused you. Oh my! It's almost dawn, why haven't you come out of the water yet? Hehehe...you guys are so funny! Hahahaha..."

No one paid any attention to them anymore. A few of them who were easily fooled started to wonder if they had really been fooled.

But everyone still hopes that water will really come out.

Time passed little by little, just when everyone's heart was exhausted.

Suddenly, a slight dripping sound broke the silence. It seemed as if water was flowing on the bamboo tube. The sound was very faint at first, just a trickle of water dripping into the reservoir.

Everyone's eager eyes were filled with disappointment!

"That's it! Oh my god! It's not even as good as a child's urine. Who can eat it? It's better than..."

Before Sun finished her sour words, suddenly, a splashing sound came from the mountain! A stream of water flowed along the water bridge and fell into the reservoir with a splash.

The dry bottom of the pool gradually became moist, and the water continued to flow, finally gathering at the bottom of the pool.

Someone in the crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

“It worked! It worked!”

“The water’s coming out! The water’s coming out!”

This excitement instantly infected everyone, and all the villagers' faces were filled with joy and excitement. Their hard work was not in vain and finally paid off.

The villagers cheered one after another and shared their joy with each other.

However, all this had nothing to do with the Sun mother and daughter. While everyone was busy collecting water, the mother and daughter took advantage of the situation and fled towards home in shame.

They ran through a narrow alley and finally came to an empty path.

At this moment, there were heavy black shadows swaying in front of their eyes. These shadows were looming in the darkness, as if ghosts were wandering in the world.

The Sun mother and daughter were terrified by the sudden sight. Their screams were particularly piercing in the quiet night, disturbing the ghosts wandering around the village. Unfortunately, the villagers were busy at the reservoir and did not hear them.

"Shut up! I'll kill you if you shout again!" A low and fierce voice came.

Sun's mother and daughter shut their mouths in fear. A flash of cold light appeared before their eyes, and a sharp knife was placed on their necks. Sun felt a chill on her neck, and she shuddered involuntarily with fear, and a hot stream flowed from her lower body.

"Damn it! How unlucky I am to meet such a slut!" The man with the knife cursed viciously, his voice revealing his extreme disgust for the Sun mother and daughter.

He swung the knife, and a stream of warm blood gushed out, splashing Hu Xiuyun's face. Hu Xiuyun was so frightened that she fainted. Sun fell down and was lifeless.

Dark shadows gathered around them. "Why did you kill her? Now look what's going on. Some are dead, some are unconscious. Who should I ask? Where did all the people in this village go?"

"Yes, we've searched all over here. Besides the old ones who can't move, the young ones won't leave."

"What should I do?"

At this time, a group of men in black dressed in tight clothes surrounded a man in a black cloak and walked to the center of the village.

Someone ran over and reported to him, "Master! Our people have surrounded Fangjia Village and will not let anyone escape."

He waved his hand and said, "Pass my order! Everyone, go into the village and search. Find that woman. If anyone tries to escape, kill them without mercy!"

The men in black sprang into action immediately.

In the dark corner, a thin figure saw all this and quietly slipped away. He walked along the wall of the street and soon came to the house of Village Chief Fang. The door of Village Chief Fang's house was only open a crack, and his thin body squeezed in through the gap without making any sound. After entering the door, he turned around and locked the door again.

There was no light in the main room, and in the darkness only two figures could be vaguely seen sitting on chairs.

"Ahe, why are you back? Didn't you go up the mountain to inform the village chief?"

The person who was speaking was Fang Bo, and the other dark shadow was Mrs. Lin.

Fang He was obviously frightened, and his words were so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly: "I, I, we can't get out... Those people... They... killed people..."

"what?"

"what?"

The two exclaimed at the same time, and Mrs. Lin stood up from her chair in shock.

"Murder. Who did they kill?"

Fang He: "I just left the house and was about to go to the back mountain to inform the village chief when I saw them kidnapping Sun's mother and daughter. They, they killed Sun!"

There was silence in the main room for a moment!

Fang He was so scared that he started crying: "Brother, we can't get out. They have surrounded the entire village."

Fang Bo was surprised: "So many people? How could there be so many? I've never heard of a bandit group with so many people."

To be able to surround the entire village and still have manpower to search everywhere in the village, it would take at least one or two thousand people!

Fang Bo: "Grandma Lin, please hide in the cellar! We brothers can stay here."

Mrs. Lin was very anxious: "No, nothing can happen to you brothers, quickly hide with me."

Fang Bo: "Grandma, we can't all hide. If they can't find you, they will definitely not let go of any place here. Once they search, your hiding place will definitely be found. We brothers will stay and say that you all went up the mountain. Whether they believe it or not, we can delay it for a while. "

"The magistrate of Qingle County and the governor of Jiangzhou are both in our village. They will definitely send someone to rescue us."

However, they couldn't get out and had no way to go up the mountain to ask for help. What should they do?

Fang He suddenly remembered something: "Oh, brother, these people don't look like bandits. I heard that bandits are just hungry civilians, wearing tattered clothes, but they all wear the same uniform and are equipped with weapons. And those horses look like war horses. They walk without making any sound, like martial artists."

Madam Lin was shocked and asked, "Could it be the army? What on earth do they want to do? Are they coming for Lord Fang?"

They didn't say anything, but they were thinking in their hearts that it couldn't be because of County Magistrate Zheng, so it could only be directed at Fang Xurao.

"No!" Fang He suddenly remembered: "I heard the leader say he was looking for a woman!"

"woman?"

Madam Lin and Fang Bo looked at each other in the darkness: "Is he looking for her..."

At this time, footsteps were heard outside.

Fang Bo: "Oh no, they're coming! Grandma, hide quickly!"

Mrs. Lin calmed down at this time. She waved her hand and said, "No need. I'm an old man. I don't care if I die. I'll stay here to hold them back. You brothers, go hide quickly and live well... You have heavy responsibilities and can't die like this..."

Mrs. Lin had a determined expression on her face, and the Fang brothers knew they couldn't persuade her.

Fang He also looked solemn: "In that case, then I will stay with you. Ah He, go out and find a place to start a fire. The bigger the fire, the better. This way, the people in the mountains will know that something happened in our village. With the two adults here, they will definitely find a way to save us."

Fang He thought it was a good idea and agreed without hesitation.

He walked towards the back door of Village Chief Fang's house, carefully stuck his head out, observed the surroundings, and only left the village chief's house after confirming that there was no figure in black.

As soon as Fang He left, a group of people broke into the village chief's house.

Fang He returned to his home carefully. He first stood at the door and listened carefully to the movements in the house. He went in only when he heard no sound.

Fang Hexian walked around the rooms but couldn't find Ximei. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Ximei all afternoon. Where could she have gone so late?

Time was running out and Fang He had no time to think. He walked straight into the kitchen and lit the hay pile next to the stove. The flames spread quickly.

Fang He felt that this was not enough, so he set several other dilapidated houses on fire. The wind fueled the flames, engulfing his home. He did not feel any heartache, but rather a sense of relief.

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