Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

"Your friend?"

Meng Tong suddenly remembered the moment when Lu Chuan was carried by the white tiger, and it seemed that calling them friends was not wrong.

Since they were friends, it meant that the threat posed by the White Tiger had been greatly reduced. Meng Tong withdrew the superpower concentrated in his palm and watched Lu Chuan approach the White Tiger's side.

The man first raised his hand to stroke the white tiger's head, then bent down and picked up the pheasant it was carrying in its beak.

The white tiger raised its head slightly and gently rubbed against Lu Chuan's palm twice, making a "purring" sound in its throat.

"Let's go back!"

The white tiger didn't move; its gaze shifted to Meng Tong, and there was a strange longing in its oppressive eyes.

What does it yearn for?

A wisp of supernatural power emanated from Meng Tong's fingertips, and sure enough, the white tiger moved, walking gracefully step by step toward Meng Tong.

Lu Chuan wanted to stop it, but the signal emanating from Bai Ye's body was not dangerous. In order to prevent it from hurting Meng Tong, Lu Chuan took a few steps to her side and stood beside her with an absolute sense of control, his dark and deep eyes fixed on the white tiger.

Finally, Bai Ye stopped about a meter away from Meng Tong. It bent its front paws and lay down in front of Meng Tong. The docile feeling it exuded was something that even Lu Chuan could feel.

A look of surprise flashed in Lu Chuan's eyes as he turned to look at Meng Tong, whose calm demeanor was tinged with a smile.

"My lady, it likes you."

"Yes, I know." Withdrawing her powers, Meng Tong boldly took two steps forward, squatted down beside the tiger, and looked up at Lu Chuan to ask, "When did you meet it?"

Lu Chuan glanced at Meng Tong's fingers resting on Bai Ye, a flash of jealousy crossing his eyes. Then, without making a sound, he moved closer to her and whispered, "It's what I tamed."

"tame?"

Meng Tong didn't expect this outcome. She thought that Lu Chuan had raised the tiger from a cub, since he often went into the mountains to hunt.

"This is the one we encountered on our trip into the mountains."

Meng Tong instantly understood, glancing at Lu Chuan's leg and asking, "Did it hurt your leg?"

"Correct."

After pausing for two seconds, Meng Tong silently stood up, picked up the pheasant, and handed it to Lu Chuan, saying, "We'll have meat for dinner tonight, let's go!"

"Okay." Obediently taking the pheasant, Lu Chuan said as he walked, "We'll have chicken soup tonight."

"it is good."

The two left naturally, leaving Bai Ye lying on the ground, completely bewildered.

As expected, no one can compare to Lu Chuan when it comes to dogs.

Shaking its head, Bai Ye gracefully got up and slowly followed behind the two. It didn't make a sound to disturb them. About ten meters away from the family, it found a shady spot and lay down to pretend to sleep.

……

As evening fell, the blazing sun had already set, leaving only a patch of fiery red clouds in the sky.

Lu He and Lu Yan had already woken up and were sitting obediently next to Meng Tong as she braided their hair.

"Mother, I just dreamt about you."

"You bought so many things for me and my sister, including pretty clothes, delicious food, and fun toys."

"My sister and I take our little brother everywhere to play. He's so cute."

"younger brother?"

Meng Tong wondered, "She hasn't even given birth yet! How do they know it's a younger brother?"

However, it seems that children are very accurate in their speech, and Meng Tong can't figure out why.

After braiding Lu He's hair, Meng Tong pulled Lu Yan aside and said, "In the future, Mother will definitely buy you lots of clothes and dress you up beautifully."

"Mother is so kind."

Lu Yan smiled and leaned in to give Meng Tong a big kiss on the side.

She really liked her mother now. Although Lu He was a little shy, she still mustered up her courage and kissed Meng Tong on the other side, just like Lu Yan.

"My mother is the best mother in the world."

"Yes, He'er and Yan'er are also the best treasures in the world."

"Daddy is the best daddy in the world."

Lu Chuan, who was processing pheasants by the pond, looked up in bewilderment. Seeing the strange looks from the mother and her two daughters, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Meng Tong waved his hand, his smile never fading.

To be honest, this life of seclusion deep in the mountains is quite nice; at least no scoundrels bother her.

……

Shifting the focus to the town, compared to the peaceful and tranquil life of Lu Chuan's family, Laoshan Town at this moment resembled a hell.

The so-called government officials and wealthy people had long since left, leaving behind only defenseless commoners. Moreover, some people with twisted minds had even joined the ranks of refugees.

Take Zhu Laiwang from Zhujia Village, for example. He holds a bloodstained broadsword, with a dead woman at his feet, and a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in his right arm.

"See? This is what happens when you resist."

"Waaah, Zhu Laiwang, you'll die a horrible death! You killed my mother, I'm going to kill you!"

"Heh." Looking at the furious, flushed girl, Zhu Laiwang's wicked eyes were filled with satisfaction. He raised his hand, grabbed the girl's neck, pulled her into his arms, and sneered, "Want to kill me? You'd better worry about yourself first! Tonight... you'd better serve me well, or else..."

A long knife was held against an old man who looked to be about fifty years old. With just a little force, his head would be severed from his body.

The old man trembled, his eyes pleading as he looked at the girl. He said, "Man'er, please give in to him! Grandpa doesn't want to die, he..."

"That's right! Man'er, your mother is already dead. Do you want the entire Zhou family to be wiped out?"

The speaker was Zhou Man's uncle. His family were outsiders in Zhujia Village and were not well-regarded in normal times, let alone at a time like this.

Zhu Facai and the people of Zhujia Village had safely left Laoshan Town through Zhu Laiwang's connections, but a few people from other families were detained by Zhu Laiwang.

He wanted money from the other three families, but from the Zhou family, he wanted Zhou Man.

He would kill anyone who refused to submit to him.

Zhou Man's mother on the ground is an example.

Hearing the heartless words of her grandfather, uncle, and others, Zhou Man felt a sharp pang of heartache. Tears streamed down her delicate face, and she couldn't tell whether she was crying for herself or for her mother lying on the ground.

"Sister, I don't want to die, sob sob..."

“Man’s girl…”

"I will obey you."

"Hahaha." Zhu Laiwang laughed wildly, and some of his henchmen around him also wore disgusting smiles. He put his arm around Zhou Man's waist and kissed her on the cheek, saying, "Isn't this great? I'll take you to meet your family soon."

"The Zhou family let us through."

They left with gratitude on their backs, without even a reluctant glance.

Zhou Man's heart is dead.

Zhu Laiwang didn't care about her feelings at all, because he had more important things to do.

He wants to kill that madman from Duanshan Village with his own hands.

A murderous glint flashed in Zhu Laiwang's sinister eyes as he walked toward the town's government office.

Can you believe it? The once solemn and imposing government office is now deserted, but inside lives a ruthless refugee leader.

They were dressed in incongruous yamen runner uniforms, and each of them had a reluctant young girl in their arms.

The sound of weeping and wailing echoed throughout the yamen. Zhu Laiwang bowed respectfully to a man dressed in black.

He said, "Brother Zhan, there's a village I'd like to visit in person."