She had exhausted all her strength and knew that her revenge was hopeless.
But she didn't want to die.
She had other sons, if one died, she still had others. Her sons could be her support, and she wouldn't be afraid.
"It wasn't me, I didn't teach him, he did it himself, it wasn't me..."
As she got up, she retreated. When she was close to the door, she stood up and tried to run.
However, as soon as her body moved, a long sword from the doorway pierced her heart.
Zhou Shanshan: "..."
What happened?
She numbly drew her long sword, watched the woman fall, and felt like she had suddenly taken on a huge burden.
She said innocently, "I didn't move, she ran into it herself."
The others also saw it and were quite speechless at this moment.
"Ah! Mother!"
"Mother! What's wrong with you! Mother!"
Zhou Shanshan was suddenly pushed away, and the woman beside her pulled her back, preventing her from falling on her backside.
Two men knelt beside the woman who had just been killed by her sword, disbelievingly checking for her breath, and then slumped to the side.
Her head turned, and she saw the man lying on the ground not far away.
"Big Brother!"
With two immediate family members dead, the half-grown child's grief turned into hatred. He looked at the others in the room, his gaze finally settling on Zhu Zhan.
"It was you, you killed my big brother and my mother!"
Zhu Zhan smiled and replied, "Yes, it was me."
Her expression, devoid of any remorse or guilt, seemed to ask him: Is there a problem with that?
"Ah!"
The half-grown youth charged at her like a firecracker, probably intending to headbutt her flying.
Before he could get close, Xiao Chongyan grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.
The child in Zhu Zhan's arms heard his voice and cried loudly in fear, shrinking into Zhu Zhan's embrace, trembling.
The person lifted by Xiao Chongyan was unwilling and even more furious at this moment.
"It's because of them! That little b*tch and this little beast! You killed my big brother and my mother because of them! Little beast, b*tch!"
"Slap!"
They seemed to be bullying him.
Xiao Chongyan held him up, and Zhu Zhan slapped him across the face.
"B*tch! Beast, mongrel!"
"Slap!"
"I will curse..."
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
"Are you still cursing?"
He fell silent.
Zhu Zhan took two steps back with the child in her arms, glancing at the man still crying over the woman's corpse: "Beasts? You all are, why are you fighting over this?"
No one spoke.
"I originally intended to kill you all and cut off all future trouble, but your words just now reminded me. There's no need to argue with a beast. Take them down and lock them up. I'll deal with them tomorrow."
She immediately assumed the role of the master. The "servants" here hesitated, not daring to move. Just as the seven-person group was about to act, a deep male voice came.
"Yes!"
It was the fire-element ability user who had fought with them outside earlier.
The people beside him also agreed, and a group of people quickly stepped forward, dragging away the family of four – two dead and two alive.
Soon, the people were cleared away.
The child in her arms was still crying, his cries soft and wronged, making it hard to bear.
The person who was always thought to have bloody and cruel methods was now coaxing a child.
"Good boy, the bad guys have been chased away, don't cry."
The child peeked out from her arms, his small body wrapped in her coat, only his head showing. He had soft, curly hair and eyes that were wet and swollen with fear. His fair little face was streaked with tears, and he sobbed uncontrollably, making one's heart ache.
"See, they've all run away, you're not afraid."
The child's eyes darted around, and after a moment, he withdrew them and buried his face in her arms again, crying softly for comfort.
Zhu Zhan gently patted his back, offering silent comfort.
She looked at the others in the guest room: "Everyone gather in the front garden tomorrow morning. Don't even think about escaping. If I find out, I'll kill you."
No one responded.
She didn't mind and walked out with the child in her arms.
Xiao Chongyan followed by her side, with the seven-person group behind them.
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The Yang family in Shancheng, in the original plot, was a notorious den of heinous criminals.
The Yang family, as depicted by Xue Jingjing, claimed to be a family with a hundred years of heritage. The head of the family was the eldest madam of the Yang family, Yu Xiulian, the woman previously killed by Zhou Shanshan.
At the age of six, she was bought into the Yang family to be a child bride for the Yang family's eldest son, two years her junior. Before she was even an adult, she had her first child, a daughter. Su Dan Novel Network.
Because her first child was not a son, her mother-in-law treated her coldly. She also disliked daughters, so when her daughter, less than a year old, fell ill, she didn't care and let the child die of illness.
She then began to prepare for her second child.
Her second child was also a daughter. Thinking of her eldest granddaughter's death, her mother-in-law dared not pressure her and comforted her, saying she would have a son next time.
At the age of twenty, she gave birth to her third child, still a daughter.
At that time, with strict population controls, having two children meant no more.
So, in order to have a son, she watched her mother-in-law drown their newborn daughter.
For the next seven or eight years, she was constantly trying to get pregnant and have a son. Each time she conceived, she would have an experienced person check. As long as they said "it's a girl," she would have an abortion without hesitation.
After three abortions, she finally gave birth to her precious eldest son.