Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Not Even as Good as Fourth Brother’s Wife

The fire ahead was too bright, finally allowing Yi Meng to determine who was blaming the Qi Family for everything.

Her cold gaze swept over that spot, and Yi Meng’s lips curled into a meaningful smile: “In that case, there’s no need to say anything anymore.”

Just as Yi Meng was about to turn around and face the pack of wolves with her entire family, the few families that originally stepped out took a step forward.

“Mrs. Qi, we’ll stand with you!”

They weren’t fools either, knowing that this disaster today might be unavoidable.

But even if they couldn’t get through this disaster, they didn’t want to become ungrateful people.

The reason these few families had a good relationship with the Qi Family was firstly that they didn’t live far apart, and secondly because the Qi Family had helped each of their households numerous times.

People shouldn’t be ungrateful, especially at times like this.

The villagers had also received a lot of help from the Qi Family, yet now each one of them…

Their behavior was truly unbearable to these few families.

Yi Meng turned around, looking through the firelight at the wild wolves less than ten meters away, and instinctively clenched her fists.

Soon, a layer of sweat seeped into her palms.

They might not be able to fight off the pack of wolves, but she had the space.

As long as she brought the entire family into the space, they could survive on the land, grain, and spring water inside.

Although this would completely expose her space, for the safety of her family, Yi Meng would do it!

As for those villagers…

Originally, Yi Meng had considered bringing everyone into the space to escape this calamity, but before she could act, chaos erupted in the village.

So, this is fine too.

Yi Meng didn’t feel she was doing anything wrong this way.

Since those people already pushed the Qi Family forward to take the fall, why should she go out of her way to offer protection?

Yi Meng was soft-hearted but not to that extent!

At this moment, Qi Manman was already being held in Mrs. Qi’s arms, while Qi Zheng and Yin Cheng each held Qi Balang and Qi Jiulang.

Qin Minglang, who came over afterward, also picked up Qi Liulang.

Ai Zhaodi held Qi Shilang, and Mu Yunniang held Qi Qilang while pulling Qi Wulang’s hand.

Qu Laodi’s two sons, one thirteen, one ten, didn’t need to be held anymore, so she let them hold hands while she stood on the outer edge.

Wang Daya held Qi Erlang’s hand and let Qi Erlang grab Qin Minglang’s sleeve, with the mother and child standing on the other end.

The women, children, and elders of the Qi Family stood in a line, each holding the hand of another, or clutching the sleeve of the person beside them.

Just as Yi Meng instructed, everyone held onto each other, ensuring contact.

So when she needed to bring everyone into the space, she just needed to touch anyone, bringing everyone inside at once.

This action would drain quite a bit of her mental energy, so she wouldn’t do it unless it was the last moment.

She needed to conserve her physical and mental strength.

After all, she not only had to protect the Qi Family members behind her but also keep an eye on the Qi Family members in front confronting the wolf pack.

The wolves were either afraid of the fire or something else, as their speed slowed down after coming out of the forest.

Over a hundred wild wolves advanced in a fan shape, slowly pushing the fear amongst the people of Yongping Village to its peak.

“Achoo!”

Mrs. Qi couldn’t hold back and sneezed.

She had just soaked in cold water, and after coming to the front, her third daughter-in-law pulled a quilt from the ground and draped it over her, but she feared her granddaughter would catch a cold, so she wrapped Qi Manman in the quilt.

Now, with the cold wind blowing, her whole body was instantly chilled to the bone.

And with Mrs. Qi’s sneeze, several of the little ones who had just been in the water also started sneezing.

Qi Manman also felt her nose itching, rubbed it with the back of her hand feeling a bit better, but soon that sneezy feeling came back.

Before she could rub her nose, the little girl sneezed heartily.

The little sneeze, carrying a touch of childish tone, wasn’t noticeable amidst the teary atmosphere, but it made the distant wolves stop in their tracks, each of their eyes glowing green staring at the people of Yongping Village.

“Fourth Brother, what do we do now? The wolves have stopped moving.”

Qi Quanli approached Qi Quanjin, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

Qi Quanjin was also somewhat troubled at this moment.

The bonfire could scare off the wolves, but it wasn’t a long-term solution.

The combined firewood of everyone was limited; if it came down to waiting it out, the wolves would definitely win in the end.

Qi Ercai also came over, saying, “Fourth Brother, why don’t we let everyone retreat to the forest behind, or follow the stream down the mountain! We hold off the wolves and try to buy them some time.”

This was an idea.

But it was definitely not the best idea.

Qi Quanjin looked back across the stream.

With the reflection of the fire, one could see the large trees in the forest across swaying, very dense.

After thinking, Qi Quanjin said, “Wolves won’t climb trees, Second Brother, take Eldest and Sixth Brother, lead the others to retreat to the forest behind, have everyone climb up a tree to hide.”

“Will that work?”

Qi Quanli hesitated.

Qi Ercai, however, had no such doubts: “Let’s do it!”

Right now, the only thought was as long as they could survive, it’s fine.

And in terms of hunting, Fourth Brother was more familiar than any of them.

Qi Ercai immediately took his Fifth and Sixth Brothers to find the village chief.

Their influence wasn’t as strong as the village chief’s; some matters needed his presence.

The village chief was trembling, his face void of any color, surrounded by his grandchildren.

Seeing Qi Ercai approach, the village chief’s eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, “Ercai, does your family’s Quanjin have a good plan?”

Qi Ercai couldn’t help but get angry at the village chief’s cowardly demeanor.

He was the head of a village; even if he was old and couldn’t be at the front, he should have some contingency plan!

But look at his performance now, he’s not even comparable to his Fourth Sister-in-law, who is a woman!

Despite feeling disdain and disdain, Qi Ercai could distinguish between priorities.

“Uncle, my Fourth Brother said, wolves don’t climb trees, tell everyone to hurry to the trees behind and climb up. We’ll hold off the wolves in front, you all need to hurry. Otherwise, when we can’t hold them off, survival will be difficult.”

With that, Qi Ercai left.

He still needed to settle his family.

Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly called out, “Why are you all still standing there dumbfounded? Hurry and find a big tree, climb it!”

Qi Ercai’s voice was quite loud; some families near the village chief heard it and, without waiting for the village chief’s order, dragged their families and ran back.

In an instant, the crowd that had been crowding near the water all dashed toward the forest behind.

The sudden commotion startled the wolves.

The wild wolves instantly turned to look at the people running wildly, but showed no intention of chasing after them.

This scene made Qi Quanjin relax a bit, but also heightened his vigilance.

The appearance of these wild wolves here at this time was likely… for another purpose!

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