Chapter 449 The Crowd Protects Her

Yu Qingchun's mind raced, and he immediately picked up the bowl of water and splashed it on Yang Wan's face. Taking advantage of the moment when Yang Wan's eyes were blurred by the water and her attention was diverted, he reached out to take the knife.

Yang Wan's heart tightened as she felt the strength of a man pulling at the knife in her hand.

Yang Wan was already ill, and at this moment she was almost completely exhausted.

She could clearly feel the last bit of strength in her body being constantly depleted, and it was about to run out.

Yang Wan felt more panicked and uneasy than ever before.

Is she really going to fall for these old bachelors this time?

As she thought about it, the knife hilt visibly slipped out of her hand.

Just when she was on the verge of despair, thinking she had reached the end of her road, she suddenly heard a loud shout outside the door.

"Gu Fujin, Chen Youyu, Yu Qingchun! It really is you!"

Neighbors Sister Sun and Grandma Wei had just heard Yang Wan's cries for help. Without saying a word, they dropped what they were doing, grabbed their tools, and called the men in their families to rush over.

A large group of people instantly kicked Gu Fujin and Chen Youyu aside and protected Old Lady Yao behind them.

Yu Qingchun was so startled by the commotion that he froze and instinctively turned his head to look.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yang Wan gritted her teeth and forcefully snatched the knife back, gripping the hilt tightly in her hand again.

Yu Qingchun instinctively reached out again, but Yang Wan slashed back—

At such close range, Yang Wan could even hear the faint sound of the blade slicing through flesh.

The next second, with skin torn open, Yu Qingchun's forearm was ripped open from top to bottom, and bright red blood flowed out and dripped onto the ground.

Yu Qingchun's eyes widened, his anger surging.

"You bitch, you dare hurt me? I'll teach you a lesson today!"

Yu Qingchun raised his hand high, but before he could bring it down, he was kicked in the lower back. His body staggered forward a few steps and his head hit the wall.

With a loud "thump," the sound was so loud that even the people in the courtyard could hear it.

Grandma Wei raised the broom handle in her hand and swung it at him through gritted teeth.

"I thought that after I taught you a lesson last time, you would learn your lesson and behave yourselves for a few days. I didn't expect that you would come here to cause trouble for me as soon as I got home!"

"You guys do nothing but mess around with the women in the village all day. You're all so old and still acting like hooligans. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents. I'll beat you to death!"

As she spoke, Old Lady Wei frantically waved her stick.

Each blow landed squarely on Yu Qingchun's body.

He instinctively raised his hand to defend himself, forgetting the wound on his forearm.

Old Mrs. Wei struck his wound with a stick, and he howled out in pain.

Immediately afterwards, Old Lady Wei's son, daughter-in-law, and her half-grown grandson also rushed in, brandishing sticks, and directly attacked Yu Qingchun.

Seeing that he could not hold out any longer, Yu Qingchun turned around and ran away.

Under the barrage of blows, Gu Fujin and Chen Youyu were forced to cover their heads and scramble away.

Grandma Wei and Sister Sun and several others chased after them relentlessly, brandishing sticks and hitting them as they went.

In the chaos, someone suddenly slapped Gu Fujin on the leg with a stick.

Gu Fujin stumbled, tripping over his own feet, and flew forward, crashing heavily to the ground.

His mouth, which had been panting heavily, was suddenly opened as he fell to the ground, his front teeth hitting the ground and breaking in half, causing blood to gush from his mouth.

"My teeth! My teeth!!"

"Teeth? I'll smash all your teeth to pieces right now, and see if you still have the guts to wander around spouting nonsense!"

Seeing Sister Sun raise the stick and swing it at his face, Gu Fujin screamed in fright and, without thinking of anything else, ran forward, his cheeks flaring.

Chen Youyu ran the fastest and in the most hurry, losing almost both of her shoes in the process.

After being struck by Aunt Wei's stick, his pants were ripped off. He didn't even have time to pull them up. He ran wildly, barefoot and clutching his buttocks, as if his backside was on fire.

The three people were all in a more disheveled state than the last.

The villagers on both sides of the road happened to see this, and their faces turned red with laughter, shouting with delight.

"See? Gu Fujin and Chen Youyu have probably gone to some house to harass some young girl again. They were chased for several blocks and are now in such a sorry state."

“They deserve it! These three are like a leech in our village, always bothering everyone. Because of them, I don’t dare let my daughter go out alone.”

"Now that someone's taking care of them, I'm relieved. I'd rather they were all killed!"

"These three deserve to be single. They're such scumbags, they should stay bachelors for life. Otherwise, any girl who marries them will be unlucky!"

The villagers discussed it, clapped and praised it, and some even helped them fight.

After a lot of trouble, Gu Fujin and his two companions were chased so hard that they had no choice but to plunge into the mountains and hide there, too afraid to come out.

Old Mrs. Wei put her hands on her hips and spat fiercely.

"You'd better never leave these mountains in your entire lives, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

"Let's go back!"

Grandma Wei, Grandma Yao, and the others carried sticks and headed back home.

As she walked back, Grandma Wei apologized with remorse.

"I'm so sorry, you asked me to take good care of Yang Wan when you left. It was my negligence. My grandson suddenly started crying, and I didn't think much of it..."

"I'm so sorry, Yang Wan almost fell victim to something terrible."

Grandma Yao sighed helplessly, shook her head, and indicated that she didn't blame her.

Without time to say much, after briefly thanking her neighbors, Grandma Yao hurried back to check on Yang Wan's condition.

When she rushed into the house, Yang Wan was still holding the knife with her pale, thin wrist. She looked as if she had exhausted all her strength, and her whole body was trembling, with even the hand holding the knife shaking wildly.

Just now, Grandma Yao and Grandma Wei had all chased after them. She was afraid that the three people would come back, so she held the knife tightly and dared not put it down.

Only then did Yang Wan truly breathe a sigh of relief.

The knife in his hand clattered to the ground.

Grandma Yao was immediately heartbroken and quickly hugged Yang Wan, gently stroking her back like she was comforting a child, trying her best to make a sound to comfort her.

Exhausted, Yang Wan leaned against Old Lady Yao's arms. Although she was indeed frightened, leaning against such a warm embrace and feeling the old lady's all-out comfort, she couldn't help but think of her long-deceased mother.

In the past, when she was bullied, her mother would run out with a stick to stand up for her, and then come back to hug her and comfort her gently.

She lost her mother many, many years ago.

Yang Wan felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but shed tears.