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On the third shot, the leading wolf rely shifted its head slightly and glanced at Yan Jinsu with half an eye before the bullet from her gun pierced its ear and went through to its jaw, "plop" it fell onto the muddy ground.
Yan Jinsu put away her gun and switched back to her war stick. Seeing the lead wolf’s widened wolf eyes, she emotionlessly collected it into her space.
Looking at the beast’s blood on the ground, Yan Jinsu didn’t bother with it.
If it were pouring rain, these bloodstains would soon be washed away beyond any trace.
Having dealt with the wild wolf, Yan Jinsu felt pleased.
After an imdiate seven-day vigilance that the people of Qing Village endured, the atmosphere of the entire village had already changed significantly, and she felt that was enough.
Too much is as bad as not enough.
After collecting the wolf, just when Yan Jinsu was about to leave, she felt a beam of light flash by; she was startled and quickly concealed herself behind a large tree.
Could it be that her gunshot had attracted people? But then she thought, that couldn’t be right. Her gun was fitted with a silencer; it shouldn’t have been possible for anyone to hear it and discover her!
With this in mind, and noticing that the light seed to flicker by again, Yan Jinsu, for a mont, genuinely didn’t know where she was!
Previously, she had been solely focused on chasing the lead wolf and hadn’t paid any attention to her current location. Instinctively using her spiritual power, she realized that she had chased the wolf all the way from Qingfeng Village to Old Lin Village!
One advantage that Old Lin Village had over Qingfeng Village was that it was located at the foot of the mountains, near a small swamp that was about two persons’ widths across but very deep – the shallower parts were two ters deep, while the deeper areas reached over three ters. This ford a natural barrier for Old Lin Village.
Before the pack of wild wolves appeared, the people of Old Lin Village quite disliked this little swamp, but ever since they heard about Qingfeng Village drawing in a pack of vicious wolves, both Upper Lin Village and Old Lin Village were worried and afraid.
Shanglin Village was in a better position, being situated between the two villages geographically. If there were any danger, it would be the other two villages that would be attacked first before reaching Shanglin Village.
But like Qingfeng Village, Old Lin Village was also next to the mountains. Fortunately, before reaching the mountains near Old Lin Village, there was that natural moat – the swamp lake.
Upon seeing the swamp lake at the foot of the mountain, and combining it with her mory, Yan Jinsu instantly understood where she was.
Thinking of Old Lin Village, Yan Jinsu imdiately thought of the false brothers and sisters of the original host.
Among the Zhang Family, excluding Yan Jinxian, Zhang Yunni had always been married off and seldom returned to her parental ho.
Zhang Dongliang, having had a son with Lin Aii, had beco more clear-headed by now. He realized that a steady life and peace were more important.
Under Lin Aii’s direction, he and his father Zhang Zhiguo asked for so money, and the couple opened a small food shop in Qingyun Town. They sold wontons in the morning, stir-fries at noon, and assorted foods in the evening, which turned out to be much better than farming at ho each month.
Zhang Zhiguo had handed over Lin Zhaodi’s privately saved last fortune to them, so they could live in the town from then on, and not to bother coming back unless necessary.
Both husband and wife were short-sighted, having been enticed by Yan Jinxian’s instigation, they were lured into not being able to distinguish north, south, east, or west. Zhang Zhiguo was in anguish internally; he couldn’t let this daughter who had just returned ruin the entire Zhang Family, could he?
So, he would rather have his son and his wife take the grandson and lead a peaceful life after leaving Shanglin Village.
As for Zhang Baonni, she truly did not disgrace herself by running back to her hotown.
After she had caused the death of the entire Zheng Family, she unexpectedly received so compensation. With this compensation, she returned to her hotown’s provincial capital and opened her small noodle shop.
Having spent over half a year living with the Zheng Family, the only skill she could claim to have learned was the art of noodle-making because the Zheng Family had a picky father, and the mother-in-law, to make things difficult for her, had her make the ground at noodles that he always requested.
She also learned in about three months to knead dough to the father’s liking and, through this period of hardship, acquired an outstanding skill in making noodles.
After the induced miscarriage of a deford stillbirth, Zhang Baonni suddenly gave up on n, feeling that she could survive on her own without one.
But the thought of returning to her old ho felt worse than death to her.
As a young bride of just twenty, discarded and maid by her husband’s family, if she really went back ho, she would never be able to lift her head again in this life!
It was better to stay in the big city, where nobody knew her, and she could quietly start over. Yan Jinsu had entrusted Guan Dapeng to take good care of her, and Guan Dapeng really did take care of everything that Zhang Baonni could face, well in advance.
This also allowed Zhang Baonni to live in the provincial capital in peace. As for her family, she didn’t tell them about her current situation, but from ti to ti, she would send so money and goods to her aging father back ho, never returning in person.
Yan Jinsu felt that such developnts truly exemplified "Heaven’s justice." What goes around cos around, it’s not that they aren’t repaid, it’s just not ti yet.
A person’s character can indeed influence their fate. No matter what, they have all received their lessons to so extent, and Yan Jinsu felt that this was justice from the Heavenly Dao.
Having let go of the Zhang Family, she even returned the "dowry" previously given to her by Uncle Zhang’s wife.
Zhou Dahua’s expression changed instantly upon seeing the gold and silver returned by Yan Jinsu, but it was Yan Jinsu who held her hand and explained to her about the cycle of karma between the Zhang and Yan families.
Whether it was Zhang Zhiguo or Lin Zhaodi, throughout these tis, they both received their own punishnts. Lin Zhaodi t her end by her own actions, and Zhang Zhiguo scattered his family due to inactivity.
In her heart, Yan Jinsu had completely forgiven their grievances.
They were irrelevant people, after all.
Hearing Yan Jinsu say she no longer hated Zhang Zhiguo in her heart, and knowing that the money indeed ca from the Zhang Family elders, she was not one of them, and Zhang Zhiguo’s nature being what it was, it was better to let Zhang Hongqiang and his wife handle it. After all, those who would ultimately benefit from it would still be people from Zhang Zhiguo’s branch.
Yan Jinsu still believed in the character of Uncle Zhang’s family.
Simply put, when Qingfeng Village was invaded by a pack of wolves, Old Lin Village did nothing, while Shanglin, led by Zhang Zhiming as the village head, surely did sothing on her behalf. That’s why they used their power to send many able-bodied n from the village to help build a barrier!
She kept this gratitude deep in her heart. In her view, it was people of such character that had always been the main reason why she insisted on maintaining contact with Uncle Zhang’s family.
After Yan Jinsu’s thorough explanations and reassurances, Zhou Dahua no longer insisted. Mainly because Yan Jinsu still acted so familiar, it comforted Zhou Dahua’s heart. At the sa ti, Zhang Zhiguo’s loss of such a filial and sensible daughter could be said to be the greatest loss of his life.
Hearing such high praise from the old aunt, Yan Jinsu really felt embarrassed at the mont.
After all, she had secretly used asures against Lin Zhaodi and her daughter in the past.
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