Chapter 666: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 666: The Causes and Consequences of the Five Beasts’ Fury (3)
As Mo Yan and her father calmed the twelve children and untied them, Mo Yan examined each child individually. Finding that they were merely frightened but otherwise unharmed, she let out a long sigh of relief. Although it was wrong for the children to run into the mountains despite their parents' warnings, their abduction and fright were her responsibility. Now that they were safe, her deep worry had eased.
Next, she needed to handle the situation without frightening the children further. She left them in her father's care, instructed them to stay in the tent, and went outside to have the Five Beasts gather the bandits together for interrogation.
However, instead of discovering the mastermind behind the plot, she learned that these bandits were the same ones who had ambushed them on the way back from Fenghuang Mountain that night.
The two groups of bandits had been bitten by the “little brothers” summoned by the red python. Although the poison was not fatal and did not kill them, as Xiao Hua had mentioned, without timely medical treatment, they had become paralyzed and bedridden. The fifty bandits had barely escaped, protected by others.
Despite her deep enmity with these bandits, the moon had not yet risen that night; it was dark as ink, and she was protected by the royal’s shadow guards. The bandits could not possibly have known she was inside.
If no one had informed them, how could they have known her presence and even found Liuyang Village? Mo Yan wasn’t sure if Xiao Ruiyuan and the others had pursued these bandits afterward, but since she encountered them tonight, she intended to uncover the truth and ensure there would be no future threats.
Seeing the hostile glares from the scar-faced man and the others, Mo Yan coldly smiled, “Who gave you orders to ambush us that night? I suppose it’s the same person behind this, right? If you tell me who the mastermind is, I might let you go.”
“Ha! Even if you kill us tonight, we won’t tell you who that person is, you vicious, stinking woman! Die with this wish!” The scar-faced man, covered in blood, stared at Mo Yan with a fierce look, as if he wanted to pounce on her and consume her flesh.
“Ha-ha, you stinking woman, don’t think you can get what you want just by dealing with us. That person has many methods and won’t let you off! If you’re smart, you’d better release us, or you’ll have to face a thousand cuts for your entire family!”
“Ha-ha, a thousand cuts sounds good, a thousand cuts sounds good. That way, we can avenge all our brothers.”
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The other bandits, though in a pitiful state, were no better off than the scar-faced man. They struggled and threatened Mo Yan in turn.
Mo Yan had not anticipated that these bandits would be so unyielding. A cold smile appeared on her face. “I don’t know whether my family and I will face a thousand cuts, but I can certainly make sure you do! If you don’t believe me, let’s test it now. Who will be first?”
The previously boisterous bandits looked at Mo Yan with suspicion, wondering if she truly had the courage to carry out her threat.
Mo Yan gave them no time to think and immediately summoned the most vicious of the Five Beasts, the one with the sharpest claws. Petting its head with a cruel smile, she said, “Aren’t you always complaining that the wooden stakes used for claw sharpening aren’t sturdy enough? These people’s bones should be hard enough. Peel their flesh layer by layer, and the exposed bones should be perfect for sharpening. With so many bones, you should be able to sharpen for three to five years!”
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