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nHowever, just because no children were disturbing them did not mean it would be a peaceful night.

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nA series of light footsteps from under the treehouse was heard, accompanied by the hushed voices of several men. The three people in the treehouse, except Qian Yiyun, woke up at the same time.

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nAn Jiuyue raised her hand and pressed her thumb and middle finger against her temple. She took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.

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nIt seems like people are finally targeting me.

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nThere was not much food left in the village. She knew this. She had heard about it from the women she met on the mountain daily.

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nHowever, she thought that no one in the village would scheme against her.

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nAfter all, many people had seen her dragging a wild boar back. Who would provoke someone who could kill a wild boar alone?

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nI really didn’t expect such a fearless person to exist!

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nShe got out of bed, put on her shoes, and opened the door. Qian Jiyun and Yan Nuo also opened the door. They were stunned when they saw her.

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nThey did not expect her to be woken up. After all, the men downstairs were very careful and quiet.

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n“Shall we go down and take a look together?” An Jiuyue suggested before Qian Jiyun could speak.

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nThere seems to be quite a commotion downstairs. Are they here to make things fun for me because they think I’m bored at home?

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n“Let’s go.” Qian Jiyun only said two words before leading the way.

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nHowever, they did not take the stairs. Instead, they flew down from the window and landed steadily on the ground.

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nOf course, An Jiuyue could not do that. However, she had Qian Jiyun by her side. Since he was capable of it, she could come and go like the wind. He held her waist and brought her to the ground casually.

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nThe night was dark—almost pitch-black.

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nThe three of them landed behind the sneaky men. The men did not see their arrival and were still arguing in hushed voices about moving all the grains in An Jiuyue’s house without waking her.

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nOne of the men became impatient and suggested, “In my opinion, there’s nothing much to argue about. We can just go up and knock her out.”

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nWe only want food. We won’t do anything to An Jiuyue. That’s good enough. If it were someone else, An Jiuyue would be harmed.

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n“Yes, just knock her out and take the food away. There’s no need for so much trouble,” another man chimed in.

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nHowever, he felt bad and added, “But we can’t take all the food away. It’s not easy for a widow with so many orphans. We have to leave some for them.”

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n“Yes, yes, let’s do that.”

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nThe other men agreed and felt their plan was quite good.

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nThey did not intend to force An Jiuyue into a corner—it was just that they did not have anything to eat or drink at home.

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nThey could not possibly empty her food supply either. How would An Jiuyue and her children survive? They were not that vicious.

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nUpon hearing that, the man who had been silent was unhappy.

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n“What do you mean?”

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nIs it easy for us to come up here? Yet, we can’t even take all the food? How much food does An Jiuyue have? It won’t even be enough for our families to share. Why should we leave some for her?

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nWe shouldn’t leave a single grain of rice for An Jiuyue! We need the food for survival!

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