Chapter 55 - 8: Stunning Little Daughter-in-Law
"You’re back, you’re finally back, thank goodness you’re back," Qian Xu cried uncontrollably.
"Son, if you had come back any later, you wouldn’t have seen the two of us," Ren Liangxu’s mother was also crying, her whole body shaking. Just now she had burst forth with energy to run out, but now that she was relaxing, her strength was completely gone, and she was about to slowly collapse to the ground.
Ren Liangxu was shocked, holding onto his mother: "Mother, what’s going on?"
Qian Xu turned her head, glaring with eyes full of fury at the group of villagers standing at the village entrance.
Before Qian Xu could speak, a soft and sweet voice came through.
"They didn’t do anything much, just took advantage of your absence to falsely accuse you of treason and betrayal, then wanted to execute your mother by drowning and force your wife to become a servant and bed warmer for the village chief," Little Tianmiao’s voice was not loud, yet it reached everyone’s ears clearly.
Qian Xu gritted her teeth: "Exactly, those beasts, if it weren’t for Tianmiao, we wouldn’t have escaped." At this point, Qian Xu suddenly remembered, when did Little Tianmiao slip out of her embrace?
Ren Liangxu’s face turned as dark as coal, his whole body trembling with rage, his eyes burning red as he stared at those villagers: "How dare you?!"
"The audacity! General Ren fights bravely on the battlefield to protect the people, yet you vile creatures dare commit such inhumane acts," the deputy general, upon hearing such words, was also infuriated, his eyes nearly splitting with anger.
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"
The soldiers behind Ren Liangxu, filled with murderous aura, having just returned from the battlefield, raised their spears in unison, letting out earth-shattering roars.
Who could have imagined that their beloved general almost suffered such a devastating blow?
How could they tolerate this?
To them, who had just returned from the battlefield, human lives were of little significance.
Especially the lives of such contemptible creatures.
The villagers were so terrified that they all knelt on the ground, with some even wetting themselves, releasing a foul stench.
"Spare us, General!" the village chief wailed, "You grew up in this village, we..." The village chief wanted to bring up Ren Liangxu’s childhood to evoke his sympathy and be spared, but as the words reached his mouth, he was astounded to find he couldn’t speak. He clutched his throat in horror, only able to make strange choking noises.
"Beasts!" Ren Liangxu drew his sword, striding forward.
However, a cool voice stopped him.
"General Ren, there is no need for anger." The voice was cool, utterly devoid of emotion.
Just as Ren Liangxu was about to lose his temper, he froze at the sight before him. The person speaking was that young girl, who now turned slowly to face him. Under the stunned gazes of everyone, the young girl transformed into a stunning woman, exuding a cold radiance.
"Because, there’s no need anymore." Tianmiao smiled faintly, waving her hand lightly.
In an instant, a monstrous flood descended from the heavens!
The surging floodwaters enveloped the entire Wo Water Town, deluging everything up to the stone monument at the village entrance.
The villagers kneeling at the village entrance didn’t even have time to make a sound before being swept away by the floodwaters.
Ren Liangxu’s hand, which was holding the sword aloft, paused in mid-air, eyes wide open as he witnessed the unimaginable scene before him.
Qian Xu and Ren’s mother also widened their eyes, incredulous at the sight before them.
Those soldiers, who moments ago were brimming with murderous intent, fell silent, looking at Tianmiao standing in front of them with a smile, feeling a chill run through their bodies.
That smile was both cruel and breathtakingly beautiful.