Seeing the raging fire, Longlong's anger gradually subsided.

By this time, Xiao Nan and the others had arrived home.

It felt so good to be home. As soon as Grandma entered the house, she lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep in no time.

Xiao Nan went to the kitchen to cook, while Meng Fei went to the fields.

No one told him about the official matter, and when they saw him, they greeted him as usual.

However, they didn't know that some of his people were among them.

Before long, he learned of the county government's misdeeds, but he was very puzzled by such a strange thing.

He had no opinion about how many officials died, because they deserved to die. The problem was that this person suddenly disappeared. What exactly happened?

He didn't believe in ghost stories, especially since it was broad daylight.

He pretended nothing was wrong and walked around the field. As soon as he entered the village, he heard a series of wailing and howling coming from the village chief's house.

To avoid causing trouble for his wife, he stood in the village, looking towards the village chief's house.

At this moment, Longlong was punishing the village chief, and the voice he was speaking to was his. The village chief's entire family just watched helplessly, unable to help in any way.

No matter how the village chief dodged or evaded, the giant hammer would always fall on him.

Finally, the village chief knelt on the ground, unable to bear the pain any longer, and cried out.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, just give me a quick death."

The giant hammer that had been floating in the air stopped above his head. Then, the hammer was raised and slammed heavily onto the village chief's head. Blood and sweat splattered everywhere, and the new village chief died on the spot.

Longlong went berserk today; it was extremely angry, the angrier it had ever been since it came here.

Damn it, everyone wants to step on their master's foot, and that's something it absolutely won't allow.

Its master, so noble, was not to be bullied by these ants. Die, all of them die.

Meng Fei listened from outside. He was all too familiar with the sound. Someone was torturing the village chief. The last sound was a fatal blow. Who could it be?

Or is there really such a thing as ghosts and monsters?

The county officials deserve no pity for dying, but he had never met this village chief, though he guessed he wasn't a good person either.

He wasn't a kind person; if someone was unrelated to me, then so be it, they died.

Just as he turned to go home, a group of people rushed out of the village chief's house, all of them carrying weapons.

He shouted, "That vile woman is a demon! Let's work together to get rid of her! We must get rid of her! We can't let any more of our people die!"

Some of the bold joined in, while the timid followed behind, using the tiger's might as well.

In their eyes, Xiao Nan is not just a piece of fat meat, but a thorn in their side, a nuisance that they cannot sleep peacefully until he is removed.

If they all act together, it will force that demon to be preoccupied with one thing and unable to attend to another, hoping to overwhelm Xiao Nan with sheer numbers.

Meng Fei clenched his fists, ready to rush forward and deal with these people.

Just then, the leaders were all engulfed in flames, and he witnessed the legendary bizarre event.

So many people spontaneously combusted, yet no one started the fires, and everything just went on fine. Is this truly divine punishment?

Meng Fei didn't try to save them, nor did the villagers who were watching. They just watched helplessly as those people were burned to death, while those opportunists had long since fled home in fear.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Meng Fei returned home completely bewildered.

His wife was busy in the kitchen. Seeing this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had always thought his wife was mysterious and even connected the events that happened in Ping'an Village with her.

But looking at her now, that question vanished instantly.

So he sat down to one side and told Xiao Nan what had just happened in the village.

Xiao Nan didn't stop what he was doing, he just snorted and said:

“Serves them right. They are wicked and deserve no pity. Let them die. I want to see how many people in this village die before they can change their wicked nature.”

“I know they’re causing trouble in the fields. The officials went there this morning too.”

Xiao Nan was taken aback and asked, "What are they going to do?"

"The magistrate heard about the manor and wanted to embezzle it for himself."

"How despicable and shameful."

"Yes, the land deeds we have are stamped with the official seal. He actually dared to rob us like this. But the officials are dead, and they will come back. This is going to be troublesome."

Xiao Nan snorted: "Master Qingfeng said I am a person of great fortune and honor, protected by heaven. Let's see if this will happen again when the officials come next time."

Although Meng Fei was very knowledgeable, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. After hearing his wife's words, he didn't know what to say.

It seems that the daughter-in-law is truly protected by God, but why was no one there to protect her when she was suffering in the Zhang family?

Xiao Nan saw through his thoughts, stuck the pancake in the pan, and said softly.

"Extreme joy begets sorrow, but extreme sorrow begets good fortune. Heaven's eyes are discerning. If He wishes to entrust me with a great responsibility, He must first test my strength and make me suffer hardship. My luck has turned around for me now."

"Yes, I believe you. You are definitely a lucky star sent to me by heaven."

"Stop overthinking it. Set the table and call Grandma to eat."

The day after the old woman returned, Meng Fei left again. Taking advantage of the still-warm weather, he planned to acquire a few more plots of wasteland so that construction could begin the following spring.

Xiao Nan was very supportive of him and gave him plenty of silver notes.

It's fair to say that she didn't touch a single thing he gave her. Buying land was free, but getting things done required money.

When Meng Fei arrived at the county government office to see how much wasteland remained, he discovered that the office had been reduced to ruins.

"This is?"

There were hardly any pedestrians on this street, so when he came to the T-junction and saw a pedestrian, he immediately slipped a coin into his hand and asked.

"Brother, what happened to the yamen?"

The man took the silver, immediately pulled him aside, and whispered something.

What are you going to the yamen for?

"Buy land."

"Oh dear, you don't know, the day before yesterday, a lot of people died in the yamen. Almost all the officials and constables were killed, and even the county magistrate died tragically."

"Where's the murderer?"

"Where did the murderer come from? This magistrate and his men are greedy and insatiable, which angered Heaven. Only a few people who were on duty outside escaped this calamity."

"The officials from the government office didn't come?"

"They came, but they were just freeloaders. They couldn't find anything, so they had to report it to the imperial court."

Meng Fei chuckled. "Report it to higher-ups? The capital is in chaos right now; who has the time to deal with things here?"

The man described the events at the yamen in a very exaggerated way, as if he had witnessed them with his own eyes. In short, having accepted Meng Fei's money, he had to show some respect.

After listening in a daze, Meng Fei had no choice but to mount his horse and head to the prefectural city.

The county government office was burned down, but the prefectural government office still had records. If you want to buy wasteland, the only other option besides this place is the government office in the prefectural city.

He looked back at the government office, and now he was even more certain that this was something his wife could not have done on her own.

Xiao Nan knew about the affairs of the government office, and no matter how good Meng Fei was to her, he would not expose the matter of the space and Longlong.

Three days later, Meng Fei returned from outside, looking travel-worn.

This day happened to be the first day of the eleventh lunar month. The north wind was howling, and there wasn't a single leaf left on the trees. It was dry and cold.

Grandma lit up all the kang (heated brick bed) in the house, making it warm and cozy.

Meng Fei did not return alone; he brought seven or eight vehicles into the village.

The goods on the truck took half an hour to unload, filling the entire warehouse.

Since the last tragedy, the villagers have become more obedient. Even in this cold weather, they don't allow the children to go out. They also tell the children to take a detour if they see Xiao Nan's family, and it would be better to run home.

So, despite the commotion, not a single villager came out to see what was happening.

After settling everything in, Meng Fei paid the driver the fare, locked the gate, and took out three land deeds from his pocket, handing them to Xiao Nan.

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