Chapter 95: More Trouble Arrives, Time to Fight!

The man being held hostage felt utterly humiliated. Even with a knife at his throat, he signaled to his companions to take action.

What was there to fear? This group of women wouldn’t dare to kill anyone.

Just as the man outside was about to move, he heard the sounds of a scuffle coming from the side room.

Jiang Dai’s heart skipped a beat. Damn it.

Why weren’t these people following the usual script? Three of them showed up, and they split up to go to the side room and the main house.

Could Bai Tian, that little weakling, handle it? And there were three children over there!

Chunlai, being impulsive, grabbed the club from Jiang Dai’s hand and knocked out the person Dongqu was controlling with a single blow.

“Go quickly!” Chunlai shouted, swinging a machete at the man by the door to clear the way for Jiang Dai to rush over.

Dongqu stayed behind, expertly tying up the subdued man.

There was still a child on the bed. Who knew when the knocked-out man might wake up?

Jiang Dai, holding a dagger in one hand and a club in the other, kicked open the door to the side room.

What she saw left her utterly stunned.

…

Earlier, when those people started climbing over the wall, Bai Yunqi had already woken up.

The half-completed Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing he’d undergone recently left him feeling uncomfortable, groggy, and even his sleep was unusually deep.

His body was in a state of self-repair, adjusting to the half-cleansed, half-uncleansed condition.

But now, after the full Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing, his body felt much lighter, and his senses returned to the level they were when he first began cultivating.

Though still considered a failure by the standards of the once-mighty figures of the Cultivation World, he was much better off than ordinary people.

Bai Yunqi quietly opened his eyes, and as he sat up, he heard someone calling him.

“Big Brother?”

Bai Yunqi’s gaze shifted slightly, meeting the eyes of his second brother, Bai Yunxing.

He sensed someone moving from the corner of the wall into the courtyard.

Bai Yunqi quickly pressed his brother down. “Go back to sleep. I’m just going outside to relieve myself.”

Bai Yunxing was puzzled. “Isn’t there a chamber pot inside?”

Bai Yunqi replied, “I can’t stand the smell!”

Bai Yunxing stared at his brother for two seconds. He had fallen into a latrine pit before, and now he couldn’t stand the smell of urine?

Could it be that falling into the latrine pit made him afraid of such odors?

It wasn’t impossible.

Bai Yunxing, having figured it out, decided not to think about it further and went back to sleep.

Bai Yunqi had just breathed a sigh of relief when another figure sat up beside him.

Bai Yun’an, with his slightly messy hair and an innocent, adorable face, looked at him blankly.

“Big Brother, I want to go too!”

Of course, he wasn’t really going to relieve himself. More troublemakers had arrived outside.

Last time, it was just one person, a clumsy fool sneaking around.

This time, there were three, and judging by their footsteps, they were more capable than the last one.

Bai Yun’an was sure these people were sent by someone from the restaurant again.

It seemed he needed to find an opportunity to go to town, beat that person up, and put an end to many problems.

Bai Yunqi looked at his naive third brother. “Do it inside if you have to!”

With that, Bai Yunqi was about to get out of bed.

Bai Yun’an smirked inwardly: Going outside? Those people would probably stab you!

The third brother maintained a sweet demeanor but was secretly critical.

He also got out of bed, ready to save his brother, who had once fallen into a latrine pit and might get stabbed, just in time.

At that moment, something in the courtyard was kicked over.

The second brother, Bai Yunxing, who was about to go back to sleep, suddenly opened his eyes.

No, there was someone outside.

He heard it, the faint sound of footsteps.

“There’s someone outside,” Bai Yunxing suddenly said.

Bai Yunqi, who had just put on his shoes: …

Bai Yun’an, who was about to put on his shoes: …

How did he figure it out?

Bai Yunqi, with his excellent mental fortitude, said, “I’ll go check it out.”

Bai Yun’an added, “I’m going too!”

Bai Yunxing was silent for a moment, then casually pulled a rusty kitchen knife from under his pillow. “Let’s go!”

No worries, this rusty knife would kill anyone it cut!

Bai Yunqi and Bai Yun’an: …

Wait, had that big knife always been under the pillow?

“There are also sticks here. Take them,” Bai Yunxing said, efficiently squatting down to retrieve some handy items he’d collected from under the bed.

“Thanks, thanks…” Bai Yunqi accepted the sharpened stick, looking at his second brother with admiration.

This kid really did things quietly but effectively!

Bai Yun’an also took a stick, then turned to the side and nudged their sleeping father.

“Father, there are bad people outside.”

Bai Tian groggily opened his eyes to see his three sons standing by the bed.

One held a rusty half-kitchen knife, another had a stick that could stab someone, and the smallest was handing him a hoe.

Bai Tian: ???

He hadn’t fully processed the situation yet.

Then he heard the muffled voices of people speaking outside.

His eldest and second sons were already at the door, holding the knife and stick.

His third son shoved the hoe into his hand and hid with his stick.

Bai Tian: ?

The footsteps outside grew louder and clearer.

Bai Tian: !!!!

Bai Yun’an gestured to his father to stay hidden.

With a creak, the door was gently pushed open.

Bai Tian, who had just gotten out of bed and hadn’t hidden: !!!

Bai Yunqi: …

Just as he was about to brace the door, a scream came from the inner room.

Bai Yunxing and Bai Yunqi, standing at the door: ?

The person outside, who had been pushing the door halfway open, was now heading towards the inner room.

In a moment of urgency, Bai Yunqi flung the door open, grabbed the person standing outside, and yanked them inside.

Bai Tian, witnessing this scene: !!!

What was his eldest son doing? Why pull the person inside?

Bai Yunqi’s weak spiritual power activated, and he accurately flicked a small stone at the man’s wrist, causing him to drop the knife with a clatter.

Then, another stone hit the man’s leg, making him fall to his knees with a thud.

This series of actions happened in the blink of an eye.

Bai Yunqi closed the door behind him, raised his stick, and shouted, “Attack!”

As soon as he spoke, Bai Yunxing’s rusty knife came down on the man’s forearm.

Bai Yun’an: ?

If he wasn’t mistaken, his big brother had just flicked some small stones with his fingers.

But seeing their father join in the beating, Bai Yun’an also squeezed in, wielding his stick.

While Bai Tian was swinging wildly, the other three were strategically targeting their blows.

Bai Yunqi, the killer and arsonist: Specifically targeted meridians and acupoints to incapacitate the man.

Bai Yunxing, battle-hardened: Used the knife on limbs, ensuring pain without fatality.

Bai Yun’an, ruthless: Stuffed a rag in the man’s mouth to prevent shouting, then jabbed at sensitive areas with the stick.

In just two breaths, the man was drenched in cold sweat, seeing stars from the pain.

He couldn’t understand why he suddenly felt numb, why he was pulled inside, or why he was in such a miserable state now!

The sound of hurried footsteps approached.

The man looked towards the door, hoping his companions would save him.

Only Bai Yun’an reacted quickly, tossing his stick aside with a swish.

With a bang, the tightly shut wooden door was kicked open from outside!

Jiang Dai, who came to rescue: …

Bai Yun’an, who had just discarded his stick: “Mom! I’m scared!”

Bai Yunxing, who saw the third brother’s sneaky attack: …

Jiang Dai hugged her third son who ran over, relieved to see Bai Tian and her three sons unharmed.

“Thank goodness you’re all okay!”

The man on the ground who had been beaten: …

He wasn’t okay!!!

He hadn’t even planned to enter this room, but somehow he was dragged in by some bastard.

Bai Yunqi, who had pulled him in: Beamed with a bright smile.

His deeds hidden, his name unknown.

Jiang Dai crouched down, cautiously holding her dagger as she checked the man’s condition. If he was faking, she was ready to stab him.

But after examining him, Jiang Dai doubted her concerns.

The man was already sweating profusely from the pain. She wondered if he was just too weak.

Could Bai Tian, a total weakling, and three kids really beat someone up this badly?

After seeing Dongqu had also subdued the other intruders without needing help, Jiang Dai asked, “Bai Tian, how did you manage this?”

Bai Tian remained silent.

“Bai Tian?” Jiang Dai called again.

Bai Tian felt his heart racing.

Among everyone here, he was the only one who found tonight’s events terrifying.

He hadn’t even fully woken up. He was in the middle of a dream about browsing Douyin (TikTok) when he was shaken awake.

When he opened his eyes, he saw three children standing neatly by the bed.

Then, in the dark, someone tried to break in.

In the end, he didn’t even know how it happened, but he found himself swinging a stick and beating someone.

His mind was still in a daze.

Jiang Dai called him, and he wanted to respond, but he couldn’t control his body due to his unsettled emotions, leaving him speechless.

Jiang Dai looked at Bai Tian, clearly frightened, then down at her three fearless sons.

She wondered if this was the fearlessness of youth.

Bai Tian’s voice trembled slightly. “They woke me up. I don’t know what happened.”

Jiang Dai looked down at her youngest son clinging to her.

“Hmm? What happened?”

Bai Yun’an replied, “I don’t know. I was going out to relieve myself, and Second Brother said someone was coming. He took a knife from under his pillow and gave me a stick.”

Bai Yun’an sold out his second brother with a clear conscience.

What else could he do?

Was he supposed to admit he had sensed it all along?

But he wasn’t lying; this was exactly how it happened.

Bai Yunqi nodded.

Let’s pin it all on the second brother. He was just the eight-year-old Bai Yunqi.

Facing his mother’s scrutinizing gaze, Bai Yunxing remained unfazed.

He turned to his brothers.

“Didn’t you hear it? Something fell outside, and there were sneaky footsteps.”

Bai Yunxing spoke plainly, unafraid of his mother’s suspicions.

Jiang Dai blinked. It wasn’t unusual for a child’s hearing to be sharp, but…

“The knife under the pillow?”

Bai Yunxing looked at his mother. “After the last break-in, I was scared, so I prepared it.”

Jiang Dai remembered it was also her second son who noticed the intruder last time and informed her. This explanation seemed reasonable.

“And this person…”

Jiang Dai hesitated, noting that this beaten man was likely the most unfortunate of the three.

“Mom, shouldn’t we question them to find out who sent them?”

Even though Bai Yun’an already had an answer in mind, he was willing to go through the motions.

Jiang Dai’s eyes narrowed. “I suspect it’s that manager from Zhenxiu Restaurant.”

Bai Yun’an didn’t say a word, pretending not to understand, though in reality, he was thinking that this woman was quite capable, with a quick mind.

Jiang Dai found a rope and tied up the intruder, then started dragging him outside. She turned to her three sons and instructed them, “You three were startled tonight, so go to bed quickly.”

“Bai Tian, come with me for a moment.”

The three sons who were only pretending to be startled: …

Bai Tian, who was genuinely startled: …

Just as Jiang Dai finished speaking, she stopped in her tracks.

She looked at Little Juanjuan standing in the courtyard.

【No way! How is this little one awake!!!】

Juanjuan stared blankly at her mother dragging a person away.

Behind her mother stood her father with a hoe, her eldest brother with a rusty cleaver, her second brother with a wooden stick, and her third brother who had just picked up a stick.

Bai Yun’an: …

【Wait! Why does this scene seem so familiar?】

Of course, it seemed familiar!

Last time, it was the same night, someone had also broken into their home, and Juanjuan had suddenly appeared, catching them in the act.

Bai Yun’an reacted the quickest, hiding the wooden stick behind him.

He wanted to avoid affecting Juanjuan’s Favorability Points towards him with his current image.

Favorability Points were extremely unstable, capable of rising or falling, really messing with one’s mindset.

Bai Yunqi glanced at the cleaver he had mistakenly grabbed in his panic and also hid it behind his back.

Bai Yunxing looked at the stick in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, he was holding a stick and not a cleaver.

Jiang Dai released the person she was dragging, took a step forward to block the view, and wore a gentle smile.

“Juanjuan, you’re awake…”

The little girl, with her beautiful, round puppy eyes, looked dazed and half-asleep.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at her parents and brothers. “Is it morning yet…”

Jiang Dai: ?

“No, no, Juanjuan, go back to sleep.”

Jiang Dai softened her voice, responding to the little one, and gave Chunlai a meaningful look.

Chunlai understood immediately. “Juanjuan, come on, go back to sleep…”

Juanjuan waved her hand, turned around, and toddled back inside. As she passed the doorway, she tripped over something.

She looked down and saw what seemed to be a tied-up man.

“Go, go, go, Juanjuan, time for bed…”

Chunlai quickly picked up the child to prevent her from seeing the chaotic scene in the courtyard.

Juanjuan was placed back in bed, wriggled a bit, and seemed to fall asleep again.

A faint awkwardness lingered in the air.