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"Why?" Niu Dali, as expected, took the bait and pressed for an answer.

Lanxiang was secretly delighted, but her tone remained calm: "Because our Xiaoyao Village is a place protected by the mountain god. Whenever we encounter natural disasters, the mountain god will give us advance warnings, so we can avoid them in time."

Upon hearing this, Niu Dali's eyes flickered, as if he was pondering something.

Lanxiang seized the opportunity to continue, "Those wild silkworm cocoons on the mountain were also a special gift from the mountain god. Otherwise, why would it be that only people from our village can find them, while people from other villages can't?"

The surrounding villagers agreed with Lanxiang's words and chimed in, causing the scene to get a little out of control.

Seeing this, Niu Dali quickly shouted, "Quiet down, all of you! Stop trying to play tricks on me, you woman. I don't believe in that stuff. You're paying today, whether you like it or not!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling his men to step forward and forcibly enter the village.

"Sir, if you insist on doing this, you will anger the mountain god and suffer retribution!" Lanxiang warned him.

"Hmph, retribution? I'm not afraid of that damn retribution. Listen up, everyone, go in and search each house one by one. If they don't pay, smash their houses... Let's start with this one!"

Niu Dali snorted coldly, pointed at Lanxiang's house, and gave orders to his subordinates.

Just then, a sharp flute sound suddenly came from the sky above the village.

The flute's sound was very short and urgent, sounding like a distress signal.

The crowd was startled by the flute music and looked up in surprise.

"What is that sound?" Niu Dali asked the constable beside him with a puzzled look.

"Hey, Chief, this voice sounds a bit eerie. Could it really be the mountain god appearing?" The constable said tremblingly after looking around, somewhat frightened.

Before he could finish speaking, everyone heard several deafening tiger roars coming from the high mountain in front of the village.

"Ouch!"

The tiger's roar echoed throughout the valley like thunder, as if it were tearing the heavens and earth apart. The sound contained boundless majesty and power, sending chills down one's spine.

"Awoo..." Then came another long roar, filled with intense anger, as if to announce its existence to the world.

Each tiger's roar, like a war drum, resonates deep within people's hearts. The roar is filled with wildness and dominance, allowing one to feel the grandeur and mystery of nature.

The sound echoed in the valley, lingering for a long time.

Upon hearing the tiger's roar, Niu Dali was startled, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

He turned around in a panic towards the direction from which the sound came, and saw several huge tigers rushing down the mountain at great speed, like a ferocious torrent.

"Commander, there are tigers! Lots of tigers!"

The constables were terrified and screamed. They covered their heads and scrambled to find places to hide.

Faced with such a terrifying scene, Niu Dali no longer cared about anything else.

Without hesitation, he turned his horse around, intending to escape before the tiger arrived.

However, the tigers arrived faster than he had imagined, relentlessly pursuing him as if determined to devour him.

Niu Dali's heart tightened, and he whipped the horse frantically, chanting repeatedly, "Horse, run faster!"

At this moment, he wished his horse could grow wings and carry him straight to the sky.

But the tiger was running so fast, like lightning, that it caught up with him in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, one of the huge tigers leaped into the air, opened its blood-red mouth, and pounced straight at Niu Dali.

Niu Dali was startled and quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the tiger's attack. However, his horse, startled and panicked, fell to the ground.

Niu Dali also fell heavily to the ground, a sharp pain shooting through his body. But at that moment, he had no time to care about the pain; he gritted his teeth, quickly got up, and ran away.

However, the other tigers had already formed a circle around him, trapping him in the middle and leaving him with no way to escape.

His horse, seeing the situation was dire, had already taken off galloping away to escape, leaving Niu Dali alone to face the ferocious tigers.

Soon, Niu Dali's agonizing screams echoed through the mountains and forests, sending chills down one's spine.

However, this time, Shen Man did not come out to stop the tigers' hunting.

She stood quietly on her rooftop, watching Niu Dali fall off the horse and be torn into pieces by Hu Xiaoliu and his brothers, who then divided and ate it.

The troubles that have been piling up lately have left her feeling incredibly annoyed.

She felt that perhaps only by truly killing people could she deter those outside who harbored ill intentions towards them, and only then could she live the peaceful life she desired.

Judging from this constable's words and actions, he is definitely not a good person. Since that's the case, let's use him as a warning to others.

"You've all seen it, haven't you? This is what happens when you anger the mountain god!" Lanxiang said loudly, looking at the group of yamen runners who were terrified.

“We know we were wrong, we’ll leave right away. Please, please plead with the mountain god for us, we were just following orders…”

Lanxiang looked at them sharply, "After we get back, you know how to tell the magistrate, right?"

The constables nodded vigorously: "We understand, we understand. We'll just say that Xiaoyao Village is a place protected by the mountain god and should not be provoked."

"Okay, now get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, the constables felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and hurriedly climbed onto their horses and left the village.

After resolving these troubles, Lanxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

The villagers all gathered around, asking curiously, "Lanxiang, you were really amazing today! Did you really receive instructions from the mountain god?"

Lanxiang smiled and said mysteriously, "This is what the mountain god told me in a dream."

In reality, she had no instructions from the mountain god. It was just a play that Shen Man and she put on together because she couldn't stand these people bullying the common people.

As for why the tigers came, she didn't know, and just assumed it was a coincidence.

"After this incident, no one should dare to cause trouble in our Xiaoyao Village anymore. Lanxiang, you deserve all the credit!"

"Village head, if you want to thank someone for this, thank the mountain god!" Lanxiang said before returning home.

Meanwhile, Shen Man had already come down from the roof.

"Man'er, that official was eaten by a tiger. Won't that cause us trouble?" Lanxiang said worriedly.

"Mother, don't worry," Shen Man comforted her. "That official angered the mountain god and deserved to die. Even if the government investigates, it won't be our fault."

Lanxiang felt somewhat relieved after hearing this.

After returning to the county government, the group of yamen runners immediately reported the events that had occurred in Xiaoyao Village to Jin'an, embellishing the story.

"Sir, Xiaoyao Village is protected by the mountain god, we must not act rashly! The captain offended the mountain god and was eaten alive by the tiger sent by the mountain god!"