She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

There were six people in the group, five men and one woman, who had made their way through by stealing food from others.

Of course, they would target the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the village chief's family.

It was just bad luck for the old village chief; he happened to be seen by these people while he was digging for wild vegetables, and all they could see in his family was a man with both legs injured.

The remaining people are mostly the elderly, the weak, women, and children, so wouldn't they be targeted?

Banxia initially heard a woman's desperate shouts, which sounded somewhat familiar, so she followed the sound.

Upon seeing the result, many images flooded her mind, all of them showing how kind the old village chief's third grandfather's family had been to her family.

Especially Wu, the youngest daughter-in-law of the third grandfather's family. She and the original owner's mother were very close friends. They grew up together in the same village and later married into the same village.

The two women's husbands are cousins ​​within five degrees of kinship, which shows that their relationship is exceptionally close.

Moreover, since Wu Shi had no daughters of her own, she doted on Banxia as if she were her own daughter. Before encountering the army that was conscripting men, she even secretly gave the original owner the delicious food she had saved.

The same goes for Wu's husband, Qi Lei. He also had a very good relationship with the original owner's father and treated the original owner like a daughter.

Not to mention the old village chief Qi Sanshui, who was the original owner's grandfather's brother and had no granddaughter of his own, he still doted on Banxia as if she were his own granddaughter.

There are also Wu's two sons, the elder named Qi Yun and the younger named Qi Gu. Every time they see the original owner, they sweetly call her "cousin," and they have a very good relationship with her.

Those beautiful memories flooded her mind, and seeing the family's current miserable state, Banxia's head was filled with blood rushing to her head. Without thinking, she shot a hidden arrow at the two men who were beating Qi Sanshui.

Then the man carrying Qi Yun was shot in the arm by Ban Xia's arrow, and the pain forced him to let go, causing Qi Yun to fall to the ground.

Several screams rang out as the men who had been threatening Qi Sanshui's family clutched their heads and cried out in pain, while looking around to find the person who had attacked them.

"Who, who ambushed me? If you've got the guts, step forward and fight!"

"Yun'er, how are you? Are you alright? Father, how are you? Are you badly hurt?" Upon seeing this, Madam Wu quickly shoved her youngest son into her husband's arms, pulled her eldest son with one hand, and helped her father-in-law with the other.

As for the pot filled with wild vegetables, what's more important than the lives of one's own family?

At this moment, the men who had been searching around finally turned their attention to Banxia. There was no other reason than that the crossbow in Banxia's sleeve was clearly visible on her wrist, which she had not yet lowered.

"You little brat, who ambushed us?" The man who had been shot in the arm strode toward Banxia menacingly, looking as if he wanted to devour her alive.

Seeing this, the others also moved closer, looking at Banxia with wary expressions.

Although she's just a young girl, she has a crossbow and has already injured three of them, so they have to take her seriously.

"Stop! If you have the guts, come at me! What kind of skill is it to bully the elderly and children?" Qi Lei, whose legs were injured, was anxious. He put his youngest son behind him to protect him and crawled with difficulty toward Banxia.

Qi Lei recognized her at a glance; it was his cousin's daughter, Banxia. How could he let Banxia fall into the hands of these bandits?

"It's Banxia! Banxia, ​​run! Don't worry about us!" Old village chief Qi Sanshui recognized her and shouted loudly at Banxia.

As he spoke, Qi Sanshui shook off his daughter-in-law's support, grabbed one of the men's legs, and wouldn't let him go toward Banxia.

"You old geezer, go to hell!" The man was caught off guard and kicked Qi Sanshui away hard.

"Don't worry, Third Grandfather, they can't do anything to me," Banxia shouted upon seeing this.

Then, she provocatively shot an arrow at the man who kicked Qi Sanshui, and then turned and ran.

He was shouting as he ran.

"You bunch of bastards, why don't you come and grab your grandma if you dare?"

"Damn it, brothers, let's go! This girl's got delicate skin, let's grab her and have her for dinner tonight!" Someone shouted, and several men suddenly chased after Banxia.

"Wu, hurry and help! We can't let them catch Banxia!" Qi Sanshui was kicked and couldn't get up for a moment, so he could only shout loudly for his daughter-in-law to help.

“But Father, I…” Madam Wu looked at her father-in-law, then at her eldest son whom she was holding by the hand, and then at her own husband who was crawling anxiously on the ground. She hesitated.

"Qiu Niang, hurry up, I'll stay here." Qi Lei urged anxiously.

If his legs hadn't been broken, Qi Lei would have rushed over to check on Banxia himself. Now, he couldn't care less about whether his wife would get into trouble on her way.

Banxia was being chased because she was trying to save their family, so they couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"Yun'er, keep an eye on your father and grandfather. If anything happens, call out for your mother." Helpless, Madam Wu could only hurriedly instruct her eldest son before grabbing the kitchen knife and abandoning the family to chase after them.

The only woman following behind those men saw that Wu had actually chased after them, and a hint of jealousy flashed across her face.

She had overheard several men discussing killing the men and children of the Qi family and their plans to sleep with Wu Shi.

That's right, the reason these people were fighting over the food was just a gimmick. They were really after Wu's looks. As the village chief's daughter-in-law, Wu was naturally quite beautiful.

But if they really bring Wu here, wouldn't she be abandoned? That won't do.

She gave up everything and barely managed to survive until now by pleasing these few people.

A flash of hatred crossed the woman's eyes, and she swung the stick in her hand at Wu.

"Ah!" Wu was caught off guard when the person in front of her suddenly turned around and was hit squarely on the head.

"You slutty whore, still chasing after men! I'll beat you to death!" the woman cursed, raising her stick again.

At the same time, the voices of several men chasing Banxia ahead, cursing and threatening to kill her if she didn't stop, also came over.

Wu's face, which was already in pain, turned pale. She didn't know where the strength came from, but she picked up the kitchen knife and started hacking wildly.

In the chaos, she heard a scream, and hot liquid sprayed onto Wu's face, just like the riots not long ago, where blood was everywhere.

The image of Qi Lei, whose legs were broken while protecting his family, still going berserk and slashing people resurfaced in Wu's mind. Her eyes turned red, and she screamed wildly before hacking away again.

"Mother, Mother, please stop chopping! Mother!" Qi Yun cried out loudly when he saw that Madam Wu seemed to be possessed. He wanted to get close to his mother but was afraid of being accidentally hurt.

"Yun'er, Yun'er." Wu Shi finally woke up when she heard her son calling her.

This sight terrified her. The woman was lying on the ground, coughing up blood and rolling her eyes. Her injured arm was missing its hand; Yanran had just chopped it off.