"Mom, I'm your own son. My brother is already dead. You can't be without someone to see you off in your old age!"
Ning Wei, listening from the side, felt like laughing. "You're rude and abusive to your own mother every day. Do you think she can rely on you for her final years?"
Wang Shunli shot Ning Wei a venomous glare. "You crazy woman! I know this is all your idea, you bewitched them! You're a mountain demon!"
Ning Wei could understand a few last words of complaint before death.
Not a single person in this village would escape tonight.
Ning Wei could already hear commotion from other rooms and was eager to see it for herself.
Shu Yun stood there, seemingly lost in past memories, her face slowly contorting with hatred.
Finally, to Yanzi's anticipation, she killed her husband.
Wang Shunli was so scared he peed himself. He couldn't believe his gentle mother was capable of such a brutal act.
It was a pity that Shu Yun couldn't speak, otherwise, the village chief could have heard the depth of her inner hatred.
Now, only Wang Shunli remained.
Yanzi's hatred was directed solely at Wang Jianye, and with her pregnancy, she didn't have the strength to kill another person.
As for Shu Yun, Ning Wei truly didn't know if she would personally kill her own son.
Wang Shunli continued to beg and speak kindly. "Mom, do you remember when I had a fever as a child? You held me and took care of me all night?"
"Do you forget I loved the wild fruits from the back of the mountain, and you braved traps to pick them for me?"
"The new clothes I'm wearing, you learned to make them from the village elders. Have you forgotten all that?"
"I'm your own son!"
Listening to Wang Shunli's incessant recounting of their intimate mother-son interactions, it sounded to an outsider like Shu Yun was the sole giver in the relationship, and Wang Shunli seemed to have done nothing for his mother.
He hadn't stepped forward when she was beaten, and he hadn't helped when she cooked.
Instead, he had joined his father in bossing Shu Yun around, never treating her as a mother.
Even though Yanzi was potentially going to be a mother herself, her actions showed she truly couldn't listen any longer!
"Enough!" Yanzi threw a stone in her hand at Wang Shunli.
"I think you're taking advantage of the fact that your mom is mute to be self-pitying! Where were you when your mom had her tongue cut out? Where were you when your mom was beaten? What, are you deaf and blind like your mom? Did you inherit that too? You can't hear or see, can you! You're truly heartless, like a devil's offspring! You know it was your mom who took care of you when you were sick..."
Yanzi unleashed all her emotions like a faucet.
She spoke of things that had happened to her and things she had witnessed happening to Shu Yun recently.
Women understood women best.
If Shu Yun weren't mute, she would likely be the one collapsing and screaming right now.
Wang Shunli, after hearing Yanzi's words, was unfazed. If the situation weren't so dire, he might have even taught this woman, his nominal sister-in-law, a lesson himself.
In the village, a woman who gossiped so much would surely be beaten.
Yanzi had exposed Wang Shunli's entire history, but he showed no remorse, only looking at Shu Yun with pleading eyes.
Shu Yun met his gaze, but there was no emotion in her eyes.
Ning Wei silently asked Yanzi what was happening.
Yanzi also indicated she didn't know.
Since there was nothing to see here, Ning Wei decided to go and watch the show in other houses.
"Where are you going?" Yanzi quickly asked when Ning Wei started to walk away. Even Shu Yun looked over.
"There's no good show here anyway, I'm going to look elsewhere."
After Ning Wei left, Yanzi excused herself, claiming stomach discomfort, and returned to her room.
For a moment, only Wang Shunli and Shu Yun remained in the courtyard.
Seeing the other two women leave, a glint flashed in Wang Shunli's eyes.
Shu Yun stood silently, lost in thought.
Finally, Yanzi, who had been eavesdropping from her room, witnessed the good show she had imagined.
Shu Yun personally dismembered her younger son.
Admittedly, the scene made Yanzi a little scared, and she regretted not leaving with Ning Wei.
There was no opportunity now, so Yanzi simply lay down on the bed and pretended to sleep.
Soon, Shu Yun entered. She handed Yanzi a piece of paper, and they communicated by writing and speaking, reaching an agreement on something.
It was already very late, and Yanzi's stomach was indeed feeling unwell. Shu Yun told her to rest well and went to deal with the bodies outside.
Before leaving, Shu Yun gently stroked Yanzi's belly, her expression very soft, her aged face filled with kindness.
Meanwhile, Ning Wei walked slowly through the village, hearing the sounds of chopping bones and angry curses from both sides.
Tonight was a nightmare for all the villagers, but a paradise for all those who had been trafficked there.
They feared that the dream would vanish after tonight, so they killed all those who had wronged them overnight.
Ning Wei stood on the threshing ground, listening to the sounds around her and smelling the bloodstains in the air, feeling an immense sense of exhilaration.
She smiled and decided to go see Li Bai's family.
After all, this family had once harbored malicious intentions towards her, and there was a wolf lurking there, waiting for an opportunity. She was very curious about what this wolf would do.
Indeed, as soon as she reached Li Bai's house, she heard shouts of anger, from Li Bai and the old woman.
Ning Wei curiously walked further inside, and in the main hall, she found the Li family of three lying on the ground, their hands and feet broken. Their limbs were swollen to the size of moldy steamed buns that had been thrown into a pig trough.
Although the old woman's limbs were no longer agile, her tongue was exceptionally sharp.
She cursed incessantly, as if all her strength was channeled through her tongue.
However, the woman was nowhere to be seen. Ning Wei looked around the room with curiosity.
She finally found her in Li Bai's room. Her hair was damp, suggesting she had just showered. Her body was covered in bruises, and one leg was severely deformed.
Hearing footsteps, she quickly put on her clothes and looked over.
"You're here." Seeing that it was Ning Wei, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her movements became more agile as she dressed.
Ning Wei walked forward a few steps, catching the scent of lemon soap. "You took a bath, it smells nice."
The woman was a little shy. "It's a pity that the pig stench just won't come off, no matter how much I scrub."
Ning Wei looked at her arms, which were red and raw, likely from vigorous scrubbing.
"It's alright, it'll get better after a few more washes," Ning Wei comforted her.
The woman was actually quite pretty, but her face was disfigured, and one leg was severely atrophied and twisted.