Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Count Me, Yin Cheng, In

If it were a normal day, Mrs. Qi would definitely loosen her arms a bit and be quite worried about her granddaughter’s situation.

But now Mrs. Qi couldn’t care about that, holding Qi Manman in one arm and gripping her shoulder with the other, she asked in a low voice, “Manbao, can you tell grandma, can you make those wolves leave?”

At this time, her granddaughter was Mrs. Qi’s last hope.

She genuinely didn’t believe her family, or even the entire village, could withstand so many wild wolves.

Looking at those glowing green eyes, pair after pair, there were at least a hundred.

Qi Manman’s brow furrowed tightly, showing that she was genuinely uncomfortable being held so tightly.

But she still seriously answered her grandmother’s question, “Grandma, Manbao can’t make them leave.”

“No, can’t?”

Mrs. Qi’s voice unconsciously rose a few octaves.

However, with all the chaos around, no one noticed her despair.

Qi Manman nodded, “We need to drink water, and so do the wolves. They’ll leave on their own after drinking water; they don’t need Manbao.”

The little girl spoke with extraordinary seriousness and certainty.

Mrs. Qi opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The elders, women, and children of the village all gathered together, crowding by the water.

Mrs. Qi was unprepared and got jostled, her foot slipped, and she fell directly into the creek with Qi Manman in her arms.

The water wasn’t deep, but it was quite cold.

The shock made Mrs. Qi scream, alerting Mu Yunniang and Ai Zhaodi in front.

“Mom!”

The two women hurriedly squeezed forward to support their mother-in-law, but one of them was jostled again, and both daughter-in-laws slipped straight into the creek.

Being close to Mrs. Qi, they collided into her, causing her to lie flat in the cold creek water.

Qi Manman was held tightly by Mrs. Qi, and with the elderly woman falling, Qi Manman followed suit into the water.

“Wow!”

Qi Manman was immediately stimulated by the cold water and started crying loudly.

Mrs. Qi also shivered from the shock.

Seeing her two daughter-in-laws still trying to help her, she hurriedly shouted, “Manbao! Quickly save Manbao!”

The two Qi Family daughters-in-law, already drenched, disregarded their own discomfort.

Mu Yunniang, being closer to Qi Manman, quickly scooped the little girl into her arms.

Ai Zhaodi hastily helped her mother-in-law up.

The young boys from the Qi Family, previously tugged along by the daughter-in-laws, were crying loudly.

The remaining ones under ten years old didn’t cry loudly, but they were teary-eyed and clinging to their brothers’ hands.

“Stop squeezing! Everyone, stop squeezing!”

Seeing the children being jostled to the point of falling, Ai Zhaodi angrily shouted.

But everyone was terrified of the wolf pack, unable to notice who was squeezing whom.

Crying and screaming filled the air.

Qi Quanjin couldn’t believe how chaotic things had become and wanted to organize everyone to calm down; however, he saw those glowing green eyes start to move.

And the direction of movement was towards them.

Here they come!

Qi Quanjin’s heart sank, and he couldn’t care less about the chaos behind him, gripping the axe handle tightly, prepared to fight at any moment.

Yi Meng had lost count of how many splinters pierced her hands; she only knew to add wood and blow on the fire.

The flames formed a semicircle, and they were all inside it.

The cries and shouts behind her reached Yi Meng’s ears, but she didn’t have time to analyze whether her own child was among them.

She believed her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law would surely take care of the children, whether they were their own or not.

“Awooo!”

The sound of wolves howling suddenly burst out, followed by more wolves roaring.

The people of Yongping Village felt their blood freeze, with not a trace of color on anyone’s face.

Was this… an attack?

“Women, move back! Men, pick up your weapons, we fight the wolf pack together!”

Qi Quanjin shouted, “Behind us are our mothers and children. If we can’t hold, they’ll have no way to survive!”

“Men of Yongping Village! For our mothers and children, we must not falter!”

Qi Quanjin’s shout was so stirring that men whose legs had gone weak stood tall again.

Some hunched their backs further, their bones softer, but now no one focused on them.

The wolf pack moved quickly.

It felt like they had switched from standing still to full sprint mode.

Hundreds of wild wolves ran through the forest, causing the trees to rustle loudly.

Children were being held with their eyes covered by adults, yet they still cried incessantly.

Adults trembled, too scared to watch the wolves but too afraid to look away.

Fear was like a tightly woven net, enveloping everyone in Yongping Village.

When fear reached its peak, the cries and screams ceased.

The sounds of wind, water, the fire crackling, leaves rustling as the wolf pack charged, and people swallowing nervously filled the air.

As the wolves neared the forest’s edge, a sudden shout erupted from the crowd.

“The Qi Family! It’s all their fault! They caught so many wild chickens, surely they’ve stolen the wolf pack’s food! They even slaughtered chickens, that strong smell of blood must have attracted the beasts!”

The voice was so sudden that nobody immediately reacted to who shouted it.

But the person’s words were like a key opening a dreadful box, instantly focusing everyone’s attention on the Qi Family.

Even though the Qi Family had scattered, everyone, regardless of age, received hostile glances.

The adults of the Qi Family also felt a heavy heart.

Qi Quanjin, upon hearing this, immediately became furious, “Who? Who’s spouting nonsense?”

No one answered.

Yi Meng’s mind was in chaos, but she could still tell it wasn’t the time to deal with this.

“Brother Jin, focus on the outside! Leave the rest to me!”

Yi Meng’s voice was cold and resolute.

Qi Quanjin was instantly calmed, nodding firmly, then returned his attention to the forest.

Yi Meng turned around, facing the crowded Yongping Village people, and said loudly, “All Qi Family members, regardless of age or gender, step forward!”

With Yi Meng’s words, the crowd started to stir.

The first to shove out was Qi Erlang.

Wang Daya was pulled out by her second son, tears still lingering on her face.

Next appeared Qi Zheng.

Qi Zheng had Qi Balang’s hand in one grip and Qi Jiulang’s in the other.

And Yin Cheng was holding Jiulang’s other hand tightly.

Yin Cheng’s clothes were disheveled from the jostling, but the old man’s eyes were bright and determined, “I’m not a Qi Family member, but the sons of the Qi Family are my apprentices. So, daughter-in-law of the fourth, whatever the Qi Family faces, count me, Yin Cheng, in!”

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