CHAPTER 387: CHAPTER 347: THE WOMAN QING’ER MENTIONED WAS THE ONE THEY HELPED DELIVER THAT DAY

He struggled painfully, resisting desperately, but no matter how he pounded, the woman wouldn’t relent, determined to bite through his neck even at the cost of her life. Others were frightened, their faces pale, and Ruan Mian hurried forward to stop the woman, but by then, the woman had completely lost her mind.

Anyone who tried to intervene was of no use.

Not until He Qishen reversed his hand and stabbed the sharp blade into the woman’s abdomen did the two finally separate.

"Ashu!!"

Ruan Mian quickly called out to Yun Xiu, who immediately stepped forward to restrain He Qishen.

But now blood was gushing from He Qishen’s neck, and he was barely clinging to life.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it got stuck in his throat, unable to be spoken.

Ruan Mian tore a strip of cloth, trying to stop the woman’s bleeding, but the blade had penetrated too deeply, and it was too late to help.

The woman, aware her time was short, seized the opportunity to grasp Ruan Mian’s hand tightly, speaking tearfully.

"Forgive... for the child, I only beg you, Miss Ruan... to give him a chance to live..."

Before she could finish speaking, she passed away.

This farce ended with the sacrifice of two lives.

The people present were either frightened away or left stunned in place, sighing endlessly.

And the instigator of this chaos, Ye Family, had long slipped away amidst the commotion.

By the time Ruan Mian and the others realized and went looking for her, she was already gone.

Ruan Qing was angrily beside himself, but Ruan Mian was indifferent.

She couldn’t have gotten far, and the immediate priority was to take care of the child and the many disaster victims present.

The villagers of Jinsha Village need not say more; they were all on their side, but the key was dealing with the Yu Zhou victims. Ruan Mian simply said, "You’ve all seen the true colors of He Qishen. Now we’re all trapped here, and I don’t want to see such a tragic scene of mutual slaughter among us."

"Whether it’s for our families or for ourselves, we should band together to fight against the epidemic, rebuild our homes, and seek a way out."

"Though you are from Yu Zhou, you’re also compatriots of Da Jing. Since you came to us, we won’t just watch you die."

"As long as you’re willing and unabashed to stand with us Wuheng people, we will definitely leave you a place, allowing you to survive."

"What do you think?" The Yu Zhou disaster victims looked at each other; although no one replied immediately, everyone knew what to do.

Until someone standing at the front spoke up.

"Miss Ruan! We are naturally willing. From now on, we are willing to advance and retreat with you, to rebuild our homes together!"

These words were like a shot of adrenaline, uplifting everyone’s spirits.

Ruan Mian looked at the child being held by Ruan Qing, and spoke meaningfully.

"As for the rumor of the so-called six-fingered monster, you all need not pay mind to it. In this world, there is no such thing as monsters or demons; the true monsters are merely the sinister intentions of some people’s hearts."

"Children are innocent. They are born with the right to enjoy this world, and children are also our hope."

"What Miss Ruan says is very true. Our young boy is already three years old, and I believe that as parents, we all hope for our own children to live well."

"Yes, yes."

Everyone was willing to accept this innocent child, even if not for the sake of the pitiable child but for their own children, hoping for more compassion in this world.

Meanwhile, Ye Family, who had slipped away from the crowd, was filled with unease.

What had just transpired would surely be known to Zhang Hexsong.

She had originally intended to solve a major problem for Zhang Hexsong, hoping to make him look at her differently.

Unexpectedly, her cleverness backfired, and instead, she caused trouble.

Just as she was thinking about how to avoid his blame, the news had already reached his ears. As soon as Ye Family returned to the house, she saw Zhang Hexsong sitting inside, burning with anger.

"Hus... Husband..."

She opened her mouth, just about to explain, when Zhang Hexsong suddenly slammed the table and pointed at her nose, beginning to scold her.

"Fool!!"

"How dare you act on your own? Huh? Why didn’t you consult with me beforehand?! If you knew the secret of the six-fingered child, why didn’t you tell me beforehand instead of doing such a stupid thing yourself?!"

"Do you know that those Yu Zhou disaster victims were my sharp tool? I was planning to use them to deal properly with the Ruan Family.

Now you’ve gone and pushed all those people to Ruan Mian’s side, completely ruining my plan, understand?!"

This left Zhang Hexsong so furious he could barely catch his breath.