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"Hey, what's going on? Is Second Brother's wife not welcoming us to your home?"
Feng said with a sarcastic tone while deliberately looking at Zi Lao Er, clearly trying to showcase her status as the eldest brother's wife, the head of the household.
"No, no, that's not it. Why would that be? Um, Sister-in-law, is there something you and the Third Brother's wife came to our little mountain valley for so late? Did Dad send you?"
Zi Lao Er asked, flustered and stammering.
"Of course! If it weren't for the old man ordering us to come here, we wouldn't bother coming to this remote place."
Third Daughter-in-law Zhang interrupted, then suddenly slapped her thigh as if realizing something.
"I mean, Second Brother! It's almost dark. We've brought you a huge blessing; you must see us out of this cursed Mountain Valley! What if it gets dark and some ghosts or wild beasts come out? We two women can't handle that. Besides, if anything happens to us, your family won't be able to escape responsibility!"
The impatient Ziying felt her mood plummet the moment she saw them enter. She thought to herself, with them around, how could they possibly think of our family? What a ridiculous joke!
So she shouted, "If you two have some nonsense to say, just say it. Stop treating everyone like fools."
"Oh—how rude! When did it become your turn to interrupt when adults are talking?"
Upon hearing Ziying's words, Feng snapped back and continued, "I say, Second Brother's daughter, how were you raised? You're so disrespectful and uncultured."
Just as Zhou was about to retaliate, Ziyan stepped forward and pulled her mother behind her.
With a cold expression and sharp eyes like a sword's edge, she scanned Zhang and Feng.
"Dear aunts, as elders, there's no need for you to be so unreasonable. Since you've come today, it must be for an important matter. Why not just tell us what Grandpa sent you here for?"
Seeing that even this youngest girl dared to speak like that, Feng and Zhang initially wanted to respond with harsh words but were taken aback by Little Ziyan's intimidating demeanor. They felt a mix of guilt and fear.
When did this girl become so fierce? However, recalling the 'serious matter' they were here for, both chose to endure for the time being.
Feng was the first to weirdly stretch her voice: "Oh! This little girl is quite eloquent. Well then, I'll get straight to the point. You might have heard that the youngest son of the Village Head's House, Zhi Shunli, had a little accident and fell ill. They invited the town's Peach Immortal for divination. It was said that he needs to marry a wife quickly; once he gets married, his illness will be cured immediately. You see, the Village Head's House is the richest family in our Murakami. There's a saying that says fat water shouldn't flow into outsiders' fields. The old man has agreed and even sent word: as long as your family allows Ziying to marry over there, you'll immediately be allowed to move back into the old house. Don't you think that's a huge blessing?"
"What? You... you... get out—"
At this point, aside from Feng and Zhang, who exchanged gleeful glances at each other, everyone else in the room was furious.
The conflict was about to erupt, and Zi Lao Er, furious, ran to the corner of the yard, picked up a wooden pole from the ground, and charged at the two despicable individuals. Fortunately, Zhou and Ziyan managed to hold him back.
Feng and Zhang saw that things were not looking good and immediately turned to run, shouting as they fled.
"This is terrible, someone’s going to get killed—"
When they ran out of the yard and saw that Zi Lao Er had not followed them, they became smug and arrogant, standing outside the yard and yelling at everyone.
"Zi Lao Er, Purple Zhou, what are you going to do? If you don’t let Ziying marry into the Village Head's House, the old man will definitely bring our entire family over to 'kill' you. By then, even your shabby mud house will be knocked down. I wonder how you’ll live after that? Tsk! So ungrateful, giving face but not knowing how to appreciate it—Third Sister-in-law, let’s go back and tell the old man."
Soon, the outside of the yard returned to calm.
However, inside the yard, none of the five could settle down. Ziyan and Ziying were seething with anger, while Zi Lao Er and Zhou were still immersed in Feng's final threat.
Seeing Ziyan's slightly twisted expression, Gu Yuxuan felt a pang of sympathy. He accidentally snapped a bamboo chopstick in his hand with a loud crack.
Without time to think further, Gu Yuxuan pulled Ziyan out of the yard.
"Yan'er, I need to take care of something now. You don’t have to worry about your sister; I’ll handle it for you."
"Really—?"
Ziyan's eyes sparkled with hope, but then she thought about whether this matter could really be solved with brute force. What about their identities? Would it implicate him and his father?
Instantly, Ziyan felt deflated again.
Seeing Ziyan’s gloomy face and lack of spirit, Gu Yuxuan reached out his hands to cup her small face and comforted her. "Listen to me, Yan'er. Do you not have confidence in me?"
"It's not that; it's just—"
"Alright, just wait for my news."
Gu Yuxuan interrupted her words and turned around, disappearing from the yard in a few swift steps.
Seeing this, Ziyan had no choice but to return to the yard to comfort her family.
That night, the hour grew late.
Outside Mountain Valley, in Red Mud Village.
At the Zhi Family Old Residence, a terrifying event was about to unfold—
At this time, nearly everyone in the old residence, young and old, men and women, had already fallen asleep.
Suddenly, a figure in white appeared on the quiet and peaceful roof of the main courtyard, accompanied by four figures in black. Clearly, the leader was the young man in white robes, looking as ethereal as a fairy, wearing a Golden Mask.
The young man stood quietly before the four hunched figures wearing Ghost Face Masks. Seeing that it was almost time to act, he commanded, "Go!"
Thus, the four black-clad figures sprang down from the Yard like shadows. They stealthily approached and punctured the paper windows of everyone in the old residence one by one. Then they inserted small bamboo tubes through the openings and blew into them, sending a pre-prepared smoke that could induce mild hallucinations into the rooms.
While several black-clad figures were busy with their task, the young man with the Golden Mask drew out his Jade Flute from his waist and began to play a unique and melodious tune.
As the music echoed, countless low and chaotic sounds of agitation emerged from outside the Zhi Family Old Residence's courtyard gate.
Soon after, one of the black-clad figures rushed to the courtyard gate and quickly opened it. In no time, the head of a giant python slithered into the courtyard. Guided by the black-clad figures, the giant python crawled its way directly to Old Master Zi's Bedroom.
Of course, just as the giant python entered Old Master Zi's Bedroom, several large tigers and a group of equally fierce-looking monkeys also rushed in from outside.
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