[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

While Wei Chaoyan was still lost in thought, the carriage had already slowed down and slowly entered Wei Village from the village entrance. At this time, it was the time when the villagers were returning home from the fields for lunch. The movement of a group of tall horses and carriages slowly approaching attracted the attention of most of the villagers in Wei Village. They gathered in a short distance away, curiously and respectfully raising their heads to examine the carriages, whispering among themselves, but no one dared to go forward to ask questions. Even if there were any mischievous and bold children who wanted to run out, they were covered by the adults in the crowd and pulled back.

Surrounded by all the villagers, the coachman remained calm and steadily drove the carriage to the front of Village Chief Wei's house before gently pulling on the reins to order the horses to stop. After the carriage came to a smooth stop, he nimbly dismounted, steadied himself, and walked a few steps to the front of the carriage, lifting the heavy curtain. The people inside then filed out.

Soon, the people in the carriages got off. The villagers who had been watching saw Old Wang and the others who had been busy in the village. Realizing that these were familiar people and not some unknown strangers, they immediately put aside their concerns and swarmed around them, asking all at once, "Hey, Master Wang, why are you traveling in the middle of the day? Would you like to come to my house for lunch?"

"Uncle Wang, didn't you finish your work? Why are you back in our village? Is there work for you again?"

"Master Wang, you've brought some distinguished guests with you this time. Is there something you need to discuss with the village chief? Wait a moment, the village chief and his family went to his eldest son's house today and aren't home. I'll go and fetch him. You can talk to him when he arrives."

"Hey, aren't those the two boys from the Zhu family? Why are they coming back with Master Wang? Where's Yan? I can't find her."

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The noise of the villagers woke Wei Chaoyan, who was still in the carriage, lost in thought. When she came to her senses, she found that only she and Yan Qing, who was patiently waiting for her, were left in the carriage. The others, including Wei Ying who was being held, had already gotten off the carriage and were waiting for her in front of Wei's grandfather's house.

Wei Chaoyan gave an awkward smile and quickly climbed down from the carriage. Ignoring the surprised, curious, and puzzled looks of the villagers, she slipped into the middle of Lady Yan's group and quickly moved to a position next to Wei Ying and the other two.

Seeing Wei Chaoyan step down from the carriage in her finest attire, the villagers became even more excited: "Oh my, look, Yan'er is down!"

"Yes, I wonder how Yan has been doing all this time, taking care of her two younger brothers all alone?"

"Ha! Just look at how rosy-cheeked she and her kids are, they're doing really well. Humph, and their clothes look like they're made of good material, could it be that Yan Ni is doing something 'proper' outside?" The words "proper" were emphasized with a sarcastic tone!

"Pah! Pah! Pah! What nonsense are you spouting! Your mouth is so foul! This person is just a little kid who lost his parents, what did he do to offend you that he would say such heinous things? Isn't this forcing him to die?"

"Then tell me, how does she, a jinx who has just lost her parents and has two little burdens, manage to live so well all alone in town, far from the village? Even you, an adult who can earn a living, probably wouldn't be as well off as a little girl with a family to support, living alone in town, would you?"

"Yes, no matter how capable Zhu Zi and his wife are at making money, they couldn't possibly leave Yan Yatou so much money, could they? Besides, after they left, the money, cough cough, you know what I mean. After passing through the other two families of the Wei family, how much of the money would be left?" The speaker winked and gestured, and the onlookers nodded in understanding.

So, if it wasn't left by Wei Zhu and his wife, how could this young girl, Yan, manage to amass such a large sum of money and live so comfortably in town? I heard that it was also this girl's doing that Old Wang and the others came to the village to repair Zhu's grave. It seems there's more to this than meets the eye!

Standing in the middle of the crowd, Wei Chaoyan completely ignored the villagers' gazes and discussions, which ranged from concern and curiosity to malice and jealousy. She simply moved closer to Qi Ye and whispered to him as he saw his familiar friends and prepared to leave the crowd to find them, "Qi Ye, you and A Ying must stay with me or these uncles the whole time. Don't leave my or their sight. Pay special attention to Qing Yan, understand?"

"Huh?" Qi Ye didn't understand Wei Chaoyan's meaning, but still nodded sensibly. "Sister, shouldn't we go and say hello to Aunt Xiu and Uncle Mu?"

"..." Wei Chaoyan hesitated for a moment. Indeed, as a junior returning to the village, she hadn't greeted the elders properly, which was quite impolite. However, Wei Chaoyan looked up hesitantly at the familiar faces around her, and a strong sense of resistance welled up in her heart—she refused to approach anyone from Wei Village, including those who had been relatively friendly to them in the past. And deep down, she kept urging herself to leave immediately—no! To immediately take Wei Ying and the others and escape this place, without lingering for even a second longer.

Not understanding why she had such a strange illusion, Wei Chaoyan thought it was because she had been too tired these past few days and her brain had been working too hard, causing a short circuit and some absurd hallucinations. So she shook her throbbing head hard, trying to get rid of the unreliable thoughts.

After finishing, Wei Chaoyan smiled and said to Wei Ying, "A-Ying, come with your older sister and Qi Ye to get to know the people in our village." Then, Wei Chaoyan said apologetically to the three men who were with Wei Ying, "Uncles, I'll take A-Ying and the others to greet the village elders first. There will be a lot of people and I won't be able to leave later, so I'll have to trouble you to stay close to A-Ying and the others and take care of them."

The three of them didn't speak, but simply stood a step behind Wei Ying and the others without moving, conveying their answer to Wei Chaoyan through their actions. Seeing this, Wei Chaoyan finally felt relieved and quickly slipped to Lady Yan's side to tell her. Then, she led Wei Ying and the others out of the crowd and began to greet the elders who were watching.

When asked about their well-intentioned inquiries, Wei Chaoyan politely and tactfully replied that her life was fine and there were no problems. As for the malicious speculations or even the ambiguous probing questions, Wei Chaoyan simply smiled and did not respond. After exchanging greetings, the village chief Wei and his two other sons hurriedly came from the other side of the village. (Yes, the houses of Wei's eldest and second uncles were not built next to the village chief's house, but were built on flat land on the other side of the village, close to fertile fields and water sources. Everything was fine except that it was some distance from the center of the village—the village chief's house.)

As Wei Chaoyan was chatting and exchanging pleasantries with the villagers around her with a smile on her face, she looked up and caught sight of Village Chief Wei and his family, including Uncle Wei's eldest and second uncles, hurrying towards her from not far away. A surge of overwhelming hatred mixed with murderous intent suddenly burst forth from the bottom of her heart and rushed straight to the top of her head, causing the corners of Wei Chaoyan's smiling eyes to twist into a terrifying and ugly arc.

As Wei Chaoyan couldn't resist the impact of this emotion and her eyes began to glow with a ferocious crimson, the live-streaming system deep within her consciousness flickered silently. It was as if a gentle, cool spring of water, washing away the filth, flowed lightly over Wei Chaoyan's increasingly muddled mind, jolting her awake from the emotions that had almost caused her to lose control.

Realizing that something was really wrong with her, Wei Chaoyan was horrified and wondered if she had been possessed by some evil spirit when she went to check the outer perimeter of the cursed wall in the mass grave that day, which was why her emotions had been so strange lately.

As for why Doctor Liang, whom Madam Yan sent to examine her, didn't notice it upon her return, it's likely because he's only a doctor who treats illnesses, and demonic possession isn't within his scope of service. Furthermore, this evil spirit is highly concealed (at least able to block the senses of cultivators like Yan Qing), making it difficult to detect. Therefore, it wasn't discovered early enough. It seems Aunt Yan will have to send another professional to carefully examine her body later.

It's a long story, but actually, when Wei Chaoyan quickly suppressed her intense emotions with the help of the live streaming system, and a beautiful smile returned to her face, and she was naturally and fully rambling on about these somewhat nonsensical things, it was only a moment. At least the old ladies and aunties who were laughing and talking loudly around Wei Chaoyan, as well as Wei Ying, Qi Ye and a group of others who were smiling beside her, did not notice the strangeness in her expression for that moment. Even the many netizens who were watching Wei Chaoyan in the live stream did not notice it.

Only the government staff and a few people who were experts in facial micro-expressions, who were mixed in with the live broadcast room, noticed something, but it was very subtle. At the moment, many other things were happening in the live broadcast room, and their minds were busy following the live broadcast, so they did not have time to think about this strangeness. They just habitually kept it deep in their hearts and waited for their free time to think about it carefully.

Having decided to have Lady Yan send another professional to thoroughly examine the situation after today's events were over, Wei Chaoyan calmly picked up Qingyan, who was thrashing about nearby, and called out, "Aying, Qiye, come! Come with your sister to greet Master!"