My treasure bowl connects the past and present; I've won everything on my journey into exile.

"What are you all doing? Stop it right now!"

Just as the mother and son were arguing, a loud shout from Old Wei nearby startled them both.

When I turned my head again, I saw Old Wei with a dark face, holding a whip, leading his men rapidly toward us.

As soon as he approached, before anyone could speak, he immediately picked up a whip and lashed it at them.

At this moment, the other guards also drew their whips and lashed them at the crowd that was scrambling to grab the loot.

"Ahhh!"

……

Screams echoed through the sky.

The Lin family mother and son exchanged a glance and then retreated in unison.

As Liu Ying's face turned pale, her body trembled with fear.

If she had rushed forward, she would have been the one who got hit.

With the guards' reckless fighting style, she probably wouldn't last more than a few lashes.

Lin Shuo now looked extremely relieved.

I'm glad I listened to my sister and stopped my mother.

……

Lin Mo, who hadn't gone far, froze when she heard the faint screams coming from this side, and the color drained from her face instantly.

Damn it, what's meant to happen will happen; there's no way to avoid it.

Without even saying goodbye to Xu Wuyan, Lin Mo turned and ran quickly down the mountain.

"lady!"

Xu Wuyan frowned as he watched Lin Mo run away.

After instructing Xu Ping'an and the others to continue searching for food, Xu Wuyan lifted his foot and chased after Lin Mo.

When Lin Mo rushed back, she saw people lying all over the ground.

Seeing the crowd lying on the ground groaning in pain, Lin Mo staggered.

Just then, a pair of iron arms suddenly appeared behind her and supported her from behind:

"careful!"

The person who helped her up was Xu Wuyan, who had caught up from behind.

The stench of blood and the wailing in the air made Xu Wuyan frown.

He glanced at Old Wei, who was cursing and swearing to the side, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

These bailiffs didn't treat them like human beings at all, beating and scolding them at will.

"My mother and Lin Shuo!" Lin Mo exclaimed excitedly, shoving Xu Wuyan aside and stumbling into the crowd.

No, they'll be fine.

Lin Mo's body trembled, and she looked around blankly.

No.

They weren't among the people standing.

and so……

Seeing the person lying motionless and covered in blood, Lin Mo felt her hands and feet turn cold.

No, they are not among these people.

They're not here, they're not here!

"Madam!" Xu Wuyan stepped forward and grabbed her:

"Don't worry, Lin Shuo is quick-witted, they'll be fine."

"You don't know, you don't know anything." Lin Mo shook her head violently, her body trembling with fear.

This time, it's even worse than my last life.

them……

"Don't panic, I'm here!" Xu Wuyan hugged her tightly.

"Trust me, everything will be alright. You go stand over there, I'll go find them."

After saying that, he forcefully pulled Lin Mo aside, then turned to find Liu Ying and her son, calling their names repeatedly.

Just now.

"Brother-in-law, sister, we're here!"

Lin Shuo's head popped out from behind a large tree not far away.

Seeing him, Lin Mo's tense heart finally relaxed, and she realized that she was so frightened that she felt weak all over and couldn't take a step.

Xu Wuyan noticed her unusual behavior, quickly turned back, reached out to support Lin Mo, and went to join Lin Shuo and the others.

As soon as I got closer.

"Are you all alright?" Xu Wuyan asked.

Lin Shuo shook his head, "We're fine, it's just that my mother was a little frightened."

As he spoke, he stepped aside, revealing Liu Ying, who was sitting against a tree with a deathly pale face.

Liu Ying smiled wryly, "I'm fine, I was just a little scared. I'll be alright after a while, it's nothing serious."

At this point, Lin Mo calmed down as well.

So that's why they hid here. No wonder I didn't see them earlier.

Seeing that Liu Ying's face was pale, he quickly reached out to touch her head, and his heart skipped a beat when he did.

So hot.

I have a fever.

"Lin Shuo, go get some hot water, Mother has a fever." Lin Mo instructed as she took out medicine from her bosom.

Lin Shuo's eyes widened, and he quickly went to pour hot water.

Do you have a fever?

Liu Ying reached out and touched her forehead; it was indeed a bit hot.

wry smile:

"My body is really easily frightened; I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble."

Granny Qin, standing to the side, shook her head and sighed:

"This is not Mrs. Lin's fault. It was really frightening just now. I was startled myself."

These guards really beat people to death; the brutality of their beatings was truly terrifying.

As she spoke, Granny Qin shivered.

"Granny Qin, please don't try to speak up for me. It's all my fault." Liu Ying shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"When I saw them grabbing cornbread, I wanted to go up and grab a few too."

That way, you won't have to go through so much trouble finding food every day.

Lin Shuo wouldn't let me go, so I argued with him. Who knew that in such a short time, the guards would start hitting people? I guess I'm just too easily frightened.

Also, although we didn't get close, we don't know if we might implicate you.

"Mother, stop talking, drink some water and take your medicine first." Lin Shuo brought over the water.

"Mother-in-law, you weren't involved, so don't worry, nothing will happen." Xu Wuyan shook his head, reassuring her not to overthink it.

Lin Mo nodded, as long as her mother didn't try to steal it like she did in her previous life.

After feeding her the medicine, Lin Mo and Granny Qin helped her into the carriage to rest.

After settling her mother in and getting off the carriage, most of the people had already returned.

Old Wei stood at the front with a gloomy face.

This scene also happened in my past life.

Next, Lao Wei will burn all the cornbread in front of everyone, and then find the first person who rushed over and make an example of him.

In their past life, the Shen family members were the most carefree.

So after being pointed out, the Shen family pushed her mother and younger brother out.

Then the Shen family attacked and beat her mother and younger brother to death.

These people, knowing full well that her mother and brother were innocent, did not stand up to speak for them.

She only wanted to use the lives of her mother and younger brother to quell the guards' anger.

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

In her entire life, neither her mother nor her younger brother had stepped forward; she wanted to see who in the Shen family would be sacrificed this time.

What happened next was the same as what happened in my previous life.

Everyone looked at the steamed buns that had been burned and sighed with regret.

They just wanted something to eat to keep them alive.

Now look what's happened, there's nothing left to eat.

Old Wei, his face grim, pointed to the cornbread in the fire:

"If you have no food, my men will travel day and night to buy it for you."

what about you?

"Well done! They just took these cornbread buns down, and you all swarmed in and started grabbing them, even injuring my men."

He coldly swept his gaze across everyone:

"Tell me, who made the first move?"

The crowd looked at each other, none of them daring to speak.

Those who had been whipped no longer dared to wail; they were utterly terrified of these guards and had long since lost their former arrogance.

"You won't talk, huh?" Old Wei's face twisted in a menacing grin.

"If we don't talk about it, everyone who participated in the fight over the steamed buns and was beaten will be dealt with together."

As soon as these words were spoken, some people became anxious.

He pointed directly at the Shen family, saying, "It was them, they started it."

As soon as one person spoke, others immediately chimed in to identify the source:

"That's right, it was them, they were the ones who led the charge."

"It's a member of the Shen family; that woman was the fiercest at snatching it."

……

Madam Shen's face turned pale. She hadn't expected these people to point fingers at her, and she immediately burst into tears.

"You think I'm easy to bully because I'm a woman, right? So you're trying to smear me. Are you even human?"

"How could I, a woman, dare to do such a thing?"

"Master Wei, don't be fooled by them, they're lying. Waaah... This is too much!"

……

Upon hearing this, everyone became furious.

"It's exactly what you said: 'The law doesn't punish everyone.' If we all gang up on each other, the guards won't dare treat us like this."

"That's right, if you hadn't said that, how could we have dared to rob it? Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't have dared."

"That's right, it's clearly you, woman, who ruined us all."

……

Madam Shen looked up, her eyes filled with resentment as she gazed at them.

"If I say it, you'll do it. Then if I tell you to eat shit, why don't you go?"

The atmosphere became tense for a moment after those words were spoken.

No one expected that a lady from a prominent family would say such vulgar things.

Madam Shen looked at Old Wei with a wronged expression:

"Master Wei, you have excellent insight."

I'm just a weak woman, how could they possibly listen to me? Don't be fooled by them.

Old Wei remained indifferent:

"I'm not stupid."

One person's opinion might be false, but everyone's pointing the finger at you. And you're going to complain to me?

The men, who had been speechless for a moment, nodded vigorously.

That's right, it can't be that all the men conspired to frame her.

Madam Shen's expression changed drastically.

How could this be?