Jiang Manman rushed to Xizhou Village at her fastest speed. In the stronghold of Xizhou Village, eight children were still tied up there.
Additionally, there were five or six people guarding those children in the Xizhou Village stronghold.
Jiang Manman directly rode Tang Yumin’s bicycle to Xizhou Village.
This time, she was determined to capture the mastermind called Chai Shiba and perform Soul-searching on him to find out who else was behind them.
She pedaled Tang Yumin’s bicycle extremely fast. The distance between Xizhou Village and this town was equivalent to the distance between their two Lianshan Villages.
It was a pity that only Foundation Establishment Cultivators could fly on a sword.
Otherwise, she could have flown directly on a sword.
Thinking this, she slapped a Gale Talisman on herself. The speed of her bicycle riding became so fast that only a blur could be seen.
Passersby along the way only felt a gust of wind sweep past, stirring up a trail of dust.
In Xizhou Village, within Chai Shiba’s stronghold, those people had no idea that danger was gradually approaching.
When Jiang Manman arrived at Xizhou Village, she tossed the bicycle aside and headed straight for that inconspicuous farmhouse.
Reaching the gate of the farmyard, she kicked open the closed door.
The seven or eight people inside were startled by her sudden intrusion.
They looked at the woman who dared to kick the door open and exchanged glances.
Before they could even roll up their sleeves to teach this young woman a lesson, she had already moved with a swift gust of wind, launching an attack on them.
“Ah! Quick, protect the boss!”
As soon as one of them shouted, the one called Chai Shiba pulled out a gun and aimed it at Jiang Manman, ready to fire.
But before he could pull the trigger, Jiang Manman’s sword had already severed his head.
She walked to his side, stored the corpse in the Blazing Sky-Burning Hell, and then extracted the man’s memories.
It turned out that only these few people had come down this time. The remaining ones weren’t here, which made it inconvenient for her to take action.
However, she could write down the locations of the other people’s strongholds.
She would hand them over to the higher-ups later, so they could raid their hideouts.
This way, she could return to Kaoshan Village and resume her peaceful life.
Her plan was perfect: deal with everyone here, then find the Village Chief of Xizhou Village.
Have him send the children back home. If they weren’t from Xizhou Village, he could inquire in other villages.
After all, the older children were already seven or eight years old and remembered where their homes were.
After resolving the day’s events, Tang Yumin also came looking for her, chasing after Jiang Manman to ask,
“Third Aunt, how are your martial skills so incredible? How did you manage to take down all those people in just a few blinks of an eye? Did you have some kind of opportunity to study under a master?”
Jiang Manman gave him a speechless look.
“The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. You’ll be told when it’s time for you to know. Tell those people that there are a few more addresses here that I obtained from the leader, Chai Shiba. If they raid all the strongholds on this list, they might pull up a radish and bring out the mud—uncover even more.”
On the way back, Tang Yumin looked at Jiang Manman with admiration.
“Third Aunt, I find you more and more mysterious.”
“Don’t admire me; I’m just a legend.”
Tang Yumin: …
“Third Aunt, can you give me a little hint?”
“No! Alright, we’ve reached the Educated Youth point now. You and Sun Zhiqing go back first; I still have things to do.”
Hearing this, Tang Yumin slapped his forehead.
“I forgot, we still need to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.”
Jiang Manman waved her hand.
“No need, I’ve already finished my shopping. You all can go back!”
Tang Yumin pushed his bicycle and chased after Jiang Manman, asking,
“Third Aunt, when did you buy your things?”
Jiang Manman turned and glared at him.
“I bought them when you didn’t know.”
“Huh? Oh!”
After returning home, Jiang Manman tidied up the house and brought the two little ones out of the Refreshing Heart Glass Tower.
Tangxin Tangyuan had been soaking in the Spirit Spring to cultivate during this period, and their Late-stage Qi Cultivation had become even more stable.
The two little ones had also regained their previous lively energy.
However, after coming out, they looked around, clearly searching for their father.
After searching for a day without finding him, they thought for a moment and turned to Jiang Manman to ask,
“Mom, where did Dad go?”
“Mom, Dad was injured. Will he recover like we did?”
Jiang Manman reached out and ruffled their heads.
“Don’t worry, your father has already soaked in the Spirit Spring. I believe he’ll recover soon. Can you two wait patiently outside for him to get better? If anyone asks, just say Dad was taken back to the city for treatment, okay?”
Tangxin and Tangyuan exchanged a glance, nodding their little heads with an expression that suggested only the three of them shared the secret, saying:
“We understand, Mom. Is Dad in our secret base?”
“But why haven’t I seen him there?”
“Because he’s in another secret base. Your father has a Thunder Spiritual Root, so he’s in a place with a lot of lightning. Do you want to go see?”
“Yes!”
“Me too!”
Seeing their eagerness, Jiang Manman took them above the Thunder Realm.
“Wow, there’s so much Lightning Power here.”
“It looks really dangerous. Will Dad be okay?”
With a wave of her hand, Jiang Manman brought the two little ones before a massive purple Thunder Egg wrapped in Lightning Power.
“Your father is cultivating inside here. Once he finishes, he’ll come out, and he’ll be incredibly powerful!”
Hearing this, the two little ones widened their eyes, shining brightly as they gazed at the enormous Thunder Egg formed by purple Lightning Power.
Their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Soon after, Jiang Manman brought them out of the Glass Tower. Life continued as usual, except she no longer had to go out to work.
The villagers knew that although her husband had returned with a lame leg, he was quite wealthy, so no one commented when she didn’t work in the fields.
However, rumors gradually spread through the village, calling her lazy, greedy, and wasteful.
Jiang Manman didn’t need to guess to know that these words originated from Wang Guihua.
She was really fed up with that woman.
When Wang Guihua was sitting in the threshing ground gossiping about her, Jiang Manman walked right up behind her and said,
“Sister-in-law, I’ve been busy tidying the house these past few days and forgot to come to your place to take my bicycle back. I’m here to let you know that I’ll be going to your house now to retrieve my bicycle.”
Wang Guihua was caught off guard, embarrassed to be caught gossiping behind someone’s back.
But upon hearing Jiang Manman’s words, she sprang up and said,
“That won’t do! We’ve been using that bicycle for years. Without it, it’s inconvenient for us to go anywhere. Your family only has you and two children. What use do you have for a bicycle anyway? It’s dangerous for you to ride a bicycle with two kids!”
“That’s none of your concern. Instead of spreading rumors about me all over the village, you’d be better off doing more work.”
“Earn work points to buy one yourself, so you won’t have to worry about the owner taking it away.”