At the end of Dahe Village, Xia Ren's home was located there.
Due to its remote location, the fire continued for half a tea's time, and no one came to Xia Ren's house to rescue him.
At this moment, the house on fire was a woodshed.
This was not an accident, but rather intentional arson by Er Ya.
Her goal was to use the fire to attract the attention of the villagers, thereby preventing the three village bullies outside from committing their crimes.
Jiang Wan'er, Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya were all hiding in one room, using their bodies to block the door, preventing the village bullies from breaking it open.
The three village bullies continuously kicked the wooden door.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The sound of kicking the door kept coming from outside.
Although the door had not been kicked open yet, it was only a matter of time before the village bullies broke in.
"Little lady, be sensible and open the door quickly. Otherwise, when we brothers come in, we will kill all your daughters."
A scruffy-bearded village bully threatened.
He was Xiao Laoer, and with him were his two biological brothers, Xiao Lao Wu and Xiao Lao Liu, who were usually local tyrants harming the villagers.
Jiang Wan'er, hiding in the room, trembled with fear.
She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of her daughters being killed.
"My Husband is about to return. If you leave now, I can overlook your previous transgressions."
Jiang Wan'er propped up the door with both hands and shouted at the village bullies outside.
The three little girls also contributed their strength, pushing hard against the door.
"Hahahaha..." A mocking sneer came from outside, and then Xiao Laoer's voice rang out: "Your man died last night, do you think I don't know? I'm giving you one last chance now. As long as you open the door, we can give your daughters a way out."
If he couldn't kick the door open right away, Xiao Laoer wouldn't have said these words to Jiang Wan'er at all.
The fire here must have been seen by the villagers. So now, the villagers must be rushing here.
Precisely because of this, Xiao Laoer did not have much time left.
He had to snatch the grain from the house and then abduct Jiang Wan'er to brutally defile her before the villagers arrived.
As for the three little girls inside, Xiao Laoer was never a man of his word, so he would naturally kill them to silence them.
Jiang Wan'er's heart was in a chaotic mess. Hearing Xiao Laoer's proposal from outside the door, her heart wavered slightly.
Because in her opinion, as long as her daughters' lives were preserved, sacrificing herself was nothing.
At this moment, the clever and intelligent Er Ya seemed to have seen Jiang Wan'er's thoughts and quickly looked up to persuade Jiang Wan'er: "A Niang, they are lying to you, don't believe them. As long as we hold out until the villagers arrive, it will be these village bullies outside who are afraid."
The current Er Ya was like the backbone.
This caused Jiang Wan'er to suddenly awaken, and she lowered her head and said, "Hmm, A Niang believes you."
Xiao Laoer was furious and roared at Er Ya inside the door: "You little brat, when this old man gets in, I'll kill you first."
"Bang, bang, bang—"
The three village bullies became even more frenzied, their faces ferocious, kicking the door with all their might.
Just as the door was about to be kicked open by the village bullies.
A sound of footsteps came from outside.
Xiao Laoer turned around and saw a burly man appearing before him.
And this person was Tie Niu, the childhood friend of Xia Ren's original body owner.
Tie Niu had originally come to put out the fire, but now seeing the three village bullies, even though he was dull and honest by nature, he quickly understood the situation before him.
"Xiao Laoer, you damn it!"
Tie Niu clenched his fists and charged towards Xiao Laoer.
If it was a one-on-one fight, neither Xiao Laoer, nor Xiao Lao Wu, nor Xiao Lao Liu, was a match for Tie Niu, this big fellow.
But now Xiao Laoer held a hatchet in his hand, plus there were two other village bullies present.
This caused Tie Niu to be quickly wounded by the Xiao family brothers, with a large patch of blood flowing from his shoulder, staining the coarse linen clothes at the wound.
"Hiss—"
Tie Niu gasped, stumbling and falling to the ground.
"Second Brother, kill him to silence him."
Xiao Lao Wu's face was gloomy as he reminded Xiao Laoer.
Clearly, he understood that if this matter were discovered by the villagers, Li Zheng and the villagers would never tolerate their family.
"Good."
Xiao Laoer nodded, picked up the hatchet, and stepped forward, step by step.
When Xiao Laoer stepped on Tie Niu's shoulder, preparing to swing his butcher knife.
With a "whoosh," a crossbow bolt flew out.
As if it had eyes, it accurately struck Xiao Laoer's head.
The sharp arrowhead instantly pierced through his skull, causing the arrowhead to protrude into the air.
And under the force of the crossbow bolt, Xiao Laoer was sent flying a meter away on the spot.
When he landed, his eyes were wide open, looking as if he had died with grievances.
This scene terrified Xiao Lao Wu and Xiao Lao Liu, their faces turning pale, their souls nearly flying out.
And when they followed the trail and saw the face of the person who had acted, both of them looked even more horrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, their bodies trembling.
Especially Xiao Lao Liu, who was in his early twenties, seeing the person in front of him, he wet his pants in fear, and a foul stench filled the air.
"Xia... Xia Ren..."
Xiao Lao Wu could barely speak now, his teeth chattering.
He thought that Xia Ren in front of him was a vengeful ghost coming to claim their lives.
And the one who had just shot and killed Xiao Laoer was none other than Xia Ren, who had rushed over.
Fortunately, he arrived just in time, which prevented a tragedy from occurring.
Jiang Wan'er and the three girls inside the house, hearing the name Xia Ren, understood that Xia Ren had returned, and the four of them were both surprised and delighted.
The joy was that Xia Ren had come to save them.
The surprise was that they were afraid Xia Ren would die at the hands of these village bullies.
Jiang Wan'er was worried about Xia Ren's safety and wanted to go out to help him, but at this moment, Er Ya stopped Jiang Wan'er and whispered, "A Niang, don't be impulsive. Judging by the reaction of these village bullies outside, they might think Daddy is a vengeful ghost. This might scare them away."
Her voice was very low, so that the people outside couldn't hear clearly.
Jiang Wan'er paused, felt that Er Ya's words made sense, and continued to stay in the house.
"Xia Ren, please spare my life, I will never dare again."
Xiao Lao Liu immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Xia Ren, who was dozens of meters away, begging for mercy.
In response, the killing intent in Xia Ren's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
He drew the string and placed the arrow.
The compound crossbow was once again in a ready state.
As he pulled the trigger, the crossbow bolt flew off the string.
From a distance of thirty meters, Xiao Lao Wu's chest was instantly struck by an arrow, and he fell into a pool of blood on the spot. After several streams of blood overflowed from his mouth, he lost all vital signs.
Even so, Xia Ren's murderous aura remained strong.
Anyone who tried to harm his family.
Every single one of them had to die.
Even if the King of Heaven came, it would be useless.
Xia Ren entered the courtyard, drew the string, and placed an arrow, preparing to execute the last village bully present.
As for the other person in the courtyard, Tie Niu, since he hadn't inherited the original body owner's memories, he didn't recognize Tie Niu.
But looking at Tie Niu's current injuries and situation, Xia Ren guessed that this guy shouldn't be with the village bullies.
At this moment.
A rustling sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
Xia Ren turned around and saw dozens of people entering the courtyard.
These people were none other than the villagers of Dahe Village.
Leading them was the Li Zheng of Dahe Village.
Although he had white hair and was in his later years, he exuded a righteous and awe-inspiring aura.
"Xia Ren, stop..."
The Li Zheng, leaning on his walking stick, looked at Xia Ren in front of him and shouted loudly to stop him.
Li Zheng didn't know the exact situation.
As soon as he entered, he only saw the woodshed ablaze with raging fire, two corpses on the ground, the injured Tie Niu, and Xiao Lao Liu, who was about to be shot by Xia Ren.
Er Ya inside the house heard the noise outside and knew that Li Zheng had brought the villagers, so she looked up and told A Niang Jiang Wan'er to open the door.
"Daddy!"
"Daddy!!"
"Daddy!!!"
The shouts of Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya temporarily curbed Xia Ren's killing intent towards Xiao Lao Liu.
Xia Ren put away his compound crossbow, and seeing Jiang Wan'er and his three daughters safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The three little girls rushed forward and hugged Xia Ren tightly.
"Husband."
Jiang Wan'er's face was filled with tears of joy when she saw Xia Ren before her.
Just now, she thought that she and her children would be killed by the village bullies and would never see Xia Ren again, so now she was crying with tears streaming down her face.
Xia Ren pursed his lips, exhaled, and then came to Jiang Wan'er's side, raising his hand to wipe Jiang Wan'er's tears, softly comforting her: "You take the children back inside first, I will handle what comes next."
"Mm."
Jiang Wan'er nodded, feeling incredibly secure in her heart. With Xia Ren there, she felt that even if the sky fell, she wouldn't be afraid.
And the basket on Xia Ren's back, he handed it to Jiang Wan'er.
Since the basket was covered with a layer of black cloth, everyone in the courtyard, except Xia Ren, did not know what was inside the basket.
After Jiang Wan'er and her three daughters entered the house and closed the door.
Xia Ren turned around, and intense killing intent once again erupted from his eyes.
Without a word, he stared intently at the village bully Xiao Lao Liu, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him.
And Xiao Lao Liu only looked up, his heart filled with even more dread, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
Even Li Zheng, who had been on the battlefield in his youth, was now terrified by the chilling killing intent emanating from Xia Ren, shivering uncontrollably.