The members of the Han family rushed out one after another.
After clambering out of the cave, Old Madame Han looked straight toward the few people who were sitting paralyzed on the ground, utterly exhausted after the fierce battle.
Sweeping her gaze across them, she saw that every single one was still in one piece!
Instantly, no one could hold back anymore!
“Wuu-wuu… Husband!”
Excitement and lingering fear intertwined lessly in their hearts, compelling every single person to shed hot tears of surviving a disaster!
Holding Sanbao, Old Madame Han rushed toward Han Laoda, while Liu Qiumei, leading An Jun and An Xing, threw herself toward Han Er’er.
After checking on the two of them, Old Madame Han looked around anxiously. “Where is Han Si? Are Han Si and Ru hurt?!”
Zhao Shuangtao hurried to speak up. “Mother, they’re fine. Both of them are fine!”
Han Er’er said, “Mother, no need to worry about Han Si. He was the fiercest one just now!”
Only then did Old Madame Han completely release the breath she had been forcing herself to hold, slumping onto the ground as if all the strength had been drained from her body.
This ordeal truly was a walk before the gates of hell!
Seeing that the women and children of the family had not yet gathered their wits, Han Laoda and Han Er’er hurried to console them:
“Don’t be afraid, it’s alright! This time, we’ve avenged the theft of our grain!”
“Exactly! An Jun, An Xing, your father has even hacked mountain bandits now. What else is there to fear!”
Hearing the sounds of crying and talking gradually rising outside, a woman wearing coarse cloth clothes in the adjacent small cave finally gathered her courage and poked her head out.
When she saw the father and son sitting paralyzed on the ground, she also hurried out of the cave on all fours.
“Wansheng, Huaijing! How are you two? Are you hurt?”
Liu Wansheng smiled and patted her hand to reassure her.
“Don’t worry, at most it’s just some flesh wounds. It’s nothing serious!”
Liu Huaijing also nodded repeatedly in agreement.
The youth lifted his chin. “Mother, your son is someone who has hacked mountain bandits now too!”
The woman still could not shake off her lingering fear, shooting him a reproachful glare.
“Fortunately nothing happened this time, but you must never dare to be so impulsive again! If anything happened to you two… how—how could I go on living!”
Liu Huaijing stuck out his tongue and shrank his neck, not daring to speak again.
Knowing his wife was worried, Liu Wansheng smiled and consoled her repeatedly, only then calming her emotions.
Seeing that the family of three had finished talking, Han Laoda stood up first and introduced them to Old Madame Han.
“Mother, just now we owed it to this father and son who came out to help us with all their might! If not for their help, I’m afraid we would have had only a slim chance of survival today.”
Hearing this, Liu Wansheng hastily stood up and waved his hands. “No, no! I brought the boy out a bit late and didn’t help much!”
With a single glance, Old Madame Han could tell this was an honest, straightforward man.
Looking again at the father and son, both wearing pointed felt hats and short padded jackets made of animal fur, she had a few guesses about their identities.
Old Madame Han was very clear-headed.
Although he modestly said they hadn’t helped much, the attitude that their Han family ought to show could not be lacking!
What’s more, the two sides were complete strangers, yet they had been willing to step forward and help in a life-and-death crisis; that alone was remarkably rare!
She cupped her hands and bowed solemnly:
“Thank you two younger brothers for stepping forward to rescue us! Our Han family will surely engrave today’s life-saving grace upon our hearts!”
Seeing Old Madame Han bow, the rest of the family naturally bowed and expressed their gratitude in unison.
Startled, Liu Wansheng quickly pulled his son aside to dodge the bow.
“Aunt, you honor me far too much by doing this!”
He stepped forward and helped Old Madame Han up with both hands. “Never mind that I didn’t help much, but even if I really did, it was only what should be done!”
He spat fiercely toward the corpses on the ground.
“These dogs took advantage of the chaos to rob our grain and ruin lives. We can just consider it acting on behalf of Heaven!”
These words coincided precisely with Han Er’er’s thoughts!
“Well said!!”
In an instant, the way he looked at Liu Wansheng grew a bit more fervent with mutual admiration.
Old Madame Han patted Liu Wansheng’s hand. “One thing at a time. No matter what, it was you father and son who helped us today! If you ever need anything in the future, just give us a shout!”
“Alright, thank you, Aunt!”
Liu Wansheng smiled honestly and stopped being modest.
Liu Huaijing also flashed a row of neat, white teeth in a simple smile, but his eyes could not help wandering toward Han Yanqing on the other side.
He had seen it clearly when he rushed out earlier.
That older brother, who seemed only a few years older than him, had fought one against two without falling at a disadvantage!
How wonderful it would be if he could be half as formidable as that older brother!
Speaking of Han Yanqing, ever since the fight ed, he had remained sitting blankly on the ground.
Seeing his unfocused gaze, Lin Yueru took the initiative to tug his hand.
“Yanqing, are you uncomfortable?”
Han Yanqing looked up at her in confusion. Only after a moment did he seem to recognize who she was, pointing aggrievedly at the back of his head.
“Here, hurts.”
Lin Yueru moved behind him and held his head, inspecting it thoroughly.
Apart from an old, healed scar on the back of his head, she found no new injuries.
“Were you hit just now? It doesn’t look like there’s a wound…”
Holding Sibao, Zhao Shuangtao reminded her, “Sister-in-law, Han Si has had an injury on his head ever since he came back. From then on, he cries of pain from time to time.”
Lin Yueru looked over and asked with concern, “Did you not find a physician to take a look?”
“We did!”
Zhao Shuangtao sighed. “Mother took Han Si and consulted every famous physician in the surrounding areas, but even the miracle doctor said Han Si’s injury was inside his brain and couldn’t be treated!”
As she spoke, she lowered her voice and peeked stealthily toward her mother-in-law.
The fact that Han Si was untreatable was a taboo in the Han family. If her mother-in-law overheard, she would inevitably get a harsh scolding!
While massaging the back of Han Yanqing’s head, Lin Yueru also lowered her voice to ask.
“Then is it not known how he ed up like this?”
“No idea!”
Zhao Shuangtao shook her head. “The person who was conscripted as forced labor along with Han Si back then hasn’t had the slightest news up to now either. Mother said that Han Si being able to return alive is already a blessing!”
Lin Yueru nodded. “That’s true. As long as he’s alive, there is always hope.”
Looking at the aggrieved Han Yanqing, Zhao Shuangtao said in a hushed tone,
“Though that’s true, looking at how Han Si was covered in blood lying at the village entrance back then, the clothes he wore were extraordinary. I’m afraid he had some remarkable encounters out there.”
Lin Yueru thought so too.
Even judging by his moves and bearing just now, he was definitely no ordinary person.
It was just a pity that his injury was too severe!
Even the miracle doctor had given up hope on him, so she was afraid her superficial knowledge of medicine would be of even less use!
She just didn’t know if the water in her Space would be effective on him.
Just based on how the three Han brothers had defed her with their lives tonight, this spiritual water was well worth using on Han Yanqing.
“Someone’s stealing the horses! Mother, Eldest Brother! Someone’s stealing the horses!”
Just as Lin Yueru was lost in thought, she was startled back to her senses by Zhao Shuangtao’s shrill cry.