I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

The middle-aged man frowned and said loudly:

“I am Nie Shuren, the village chief of this village. Just now, the chickens, ducks and dogs of several households in the village were eaten by something. Everyone suspects that you did it.”

What?

The village chief's words left Lan Zhi feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Village Chief Nie, you suspect me of doing it? How would I do it? Do you think I would swallow a live chicken or a live dog whole? Besides, you need evidence!"

Erluzi shouted from the crowd.

"You're a female ghost. You eat these animals without spitting out the bones. Who else could it be but you?"

Then others echoed this sentiment.

"That's right. Our village has always been peaceful. How come something happened here just after you arrived today? And Old Wu said that you were supposed to have died on the way, but now you've suddenly come back to life. It's clear that you are a female ghost. Village Chief Nie, quickly catch her, or she'll get away."

"Yes, arrest her quickly, or she'll go and harm people again."

"Arrest her immediately..."

"..."

As the voices of doubt against her grew louder, Nie Shuren raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then looked at Lan Zhi.

"The strange things in the village did happen tonight, and the fact that you're still awake so late is suspicious. If you didn't do it, how about we go in and search?"

Without a second thought, Lan Zhi raised her hand in greeting.

"Go ahead and search, search whatever you want."

Anyway, she's not afraid; she's never done it before.

As soon as she finished speaking, Nie Shuren led everyone into the courtyard. Several young people from the village began searching the courtyard and house, while Lan Zhi crossed her arms, looking annoyed.

Just then, someone screamed.

"Ah! They're here, they're all here."

Upon hearing this, everyone ran towards the direction of the sound, and Lan Zhi followed along, completely bewildered.

When they arrived at the entrance of the warehouse, they saw San Shunzi carrying a chicken as he came out.

"Village Chief Nie, look! There really is a chicken here, and there are lots of chicken feathers and blood in the barn, as well as dog blood..."

The scene before her eyes left Lan Zhi completely bewildered.

She rushed into the storeroom and, by the dim light of the torches held by the crowd, was horrified to find that the storeroom was indeed covered with chicken feathers and chicken blood.

How can this be?

She was about to shake her head and explain when Nie Shuren suddenly waved his hand.

"Guards, seize her and bring her in."

"Village Chief Nie, I am innocent. This has nothing to do with me."

However, her explanations seemed pale and powerless in the face of the evidence.

The noise outside startled Mo Ning, and he tried to get up several times, but failed each time.

He shouted loudly, but no one could hear him.

“Ling Lanzhi…”

He called her name, but there was no response; the outside world became eerily quiet in an instant.

He looked towards the door with expectant eyes, hoping that Lan Zhi would push the door open and enter.

But to his disappointment, Lan Zhi did not return; she was taken to the village ancestral hall.

This ancestral hall is like the village's government office; when there are urgent matters to be dealt with in the village, they are handled here.

It was already late when Nie Shuren ordered his men to tie her to a pillar, then closed the ancestral hall door, intending to send her to the yamen for trial early the next morning.

It was pitch black inside, and it had become quiet outside as well. She quickly called out.

"Xiao Xin, Xiao Xin..."

After the Xiao Xin necklace flashed with a dazzling light, the robot Xiao Xin appeared in front of her.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Can't you see I'm tied up? Help me get untied."

"Xiao Xin cannot act against human will. Please forgive her, Master."

"What? I am your master?"

"You yourself implanted this chip in Xiao Xin's brain, and Xiao Xin is powerless to stop it, hahaha!"

Xiao Xin seemed to be mocking her, which made Lan Zhi both amused and exasperated.

"What should I do now that I've been wrongly accused?"

Xiao Xin's eyes flickered a few times, and then she said:

"Please wait a moment, Master. Xiao Xin can help you check."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Xin turned on the screen on her chest. The image that appeared inside made Lan Zhi stare in astonishment.

It turned out that Nie Yuan, Erluzi, Sanshunzi, and others had been stealing chickens and dogs from various households.

They stewed one, but haven't eaten it yet. They hid the other dozen or so in Sha Dazhu's barn, then took out another one and hacked it to death, throwing it into Mo Ning's barn...

Seeing this, she let out a long sigh of relief and growled in a low voice:

“These scoundrels dare to frame me. Xiaoxin, find a way to get Village Chief Nie and the villagers to go and check on Shazhu’s house.”

After her eyes blinked a few times, Xiaoxin replied:

"Yes, Xiaoxin will do it right away. Master, please wait here for a moment."

After leaving those words, Xiao Xin transformed into a beam of light and disappeared before Lan Zhi's eyes.

Lan Zhi couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for Xiao Xin, she might have really been wronged and died in this strange world.

Xiao Xin transformed into a robotic dog and barked incessantly under Nie Shuren's window. Startled by the barking, Nie Shuren rushed outside, waking up Sun Changsheng and Lao Hu, who lived next door.

Holding sticks, they followed the sound of barking dogs until they reached Sha Zhu's house. The barking stopped, and a delicious aroma filled their nostrils.

Old Hu sniffed hard, looked at the wisps of smoke rising from Sha Dazhu's chimney, frowned, and muttered:

"Why are Sha Zhu's lights still on in the middle of the night?"

Sun Changsheng echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, his family is dirt poor, where would the aroma come from? And it even smells like stewed meat."

Nie Shuren seemed to realize something. He raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then tiptoed to open the courtyard gate...

Nie Yuan and the others were waiting to eat chicken when Sha Dazhu returned with some firewood. He pulled over a stool, sat down, and chuckled:

"Brother, that woman is tied up in the ancestral hall. This is a perfect opportunity. Do you have any plans for her later?"

Nie Yuan chuckled lewdly and nodded eagerly.

"If you have no interest, why go to all this trouble? Once we've eaten and drunk our fill, we'll go to the ancestral hall and make sure we get that young lady tonight."

Just then, San Shunzi walked in with a smile, carrying a basin full of chicken. The chicken had barely been placed on the table when Er Lvzi rushed in, looking completely lost.

"Big brother, something bad has happened! Your father is here."

Upon hearing this, everyone panicked. Sha Zhuzi quickly stuffed the bowl of chicken under the table and pulled off the curtain covering the table to cover it up. Then he sat back down at the table and pretended to be calm, gesturing for the others to drink and play drinking games.

When Nie Shuren brought several men in, they only saw Nie Yuan and the others drinking; they didn't see anything else on the table.

"What are you doing?"

Nie Shuren asked questions while looking around.

Sha Dazhu hurriedly stood up from the stool, pulled the stool over, and came to Nie Shuren.

"Village chief, what brings you here? Please have a seat."

Nie Shuren frowned and questioned:

"What are you doing here so late? What's that smell in this house?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Yuan and the others became somewhat nervous. Old Hu, whose nose was the most sensitive, sniffed a few times and then walked towards the table, only to be stopped by San Shunzi.

"Dad, why aren't you going home to sleep so late? What are you doing here?"

Seeing San Shunzi's evasive gaze, Lao Hu shoved him aside and then lifted the curtain on the table...

When he saw the basin under the table, he exclaimed in surprise:

"Village chief, it's here, it's here! The fragrance is coming from here."