Old Mrs. Jiang saw that Madam Zhou had been beaten and didn't go to break up the fight. Instead, she rushed towards Chen Yuezhi, raising her hand as if to hit her.
Jiang Pan grabbed her hand and glared, "You still want to hit someone?"
Seeing that she couldn't reach Madam Zhou, Old Mrs. Jiang immediately shifted her target to Jiang Pan.
Jiang Pan snorted coldly, grabbed her arm, and pushed her away.
Old Mrs. Jiang stumbled a few steps back, then simply sat on the ground, clutching her chest with one hand and beating the ground with the other, wailing, "Oh, they're killing me! Someone come quickly, the ungrateful stepson is beating his stepmother!"
Old Master Jiang, enraged, ran forward, grabbed a stick, and hit Jiang Pan twice.
"You unfilial wretch! You've gone too far!!"
Jiang Pan grabbed the stick and gritted his teeth, "Jiang Deng's little beast almost killed my wife and child! If you don't teach your child, it's the father's fault. Jiang Yu, that little beast, wasn't taught well, and Madam Zhou deserved to be beaten! Jiang Deng, that beast, wasn't taught well, and it's your responsibility too!"
Old Master Jiang's eyes widened with anger, "So, you still want to fight me?"
Jiang Pan suppressed his anger, "You are my biological father, I cannot fight you. But I'm putting my words here today, if anything happens to my daughter, Jiang Yu, that little beast, will have to pay with her life for my daughter! If you try to stop me, I'll have to pretend I don't have a father like you! After all, you haven't treated me like a son all these years!"
"You... you... you unfilial thing, watch me beat you to death today!"
Whenever Old Master Jiang couldn't get his way with Jiang Pan, he would always use the excuse of 'unfilial' to suppress him. In the past, Jiang Pan always thought it was better to avoid trouble and let it go.
But this time, he didn't want to tolerate it anymore.
So, while Old Master Jiang was forcefully pulling the stick, Jiang Pan deliberately loosened his grip. Old Master Jiang, who was exerting force backward, fell to the ground with a thud and couldn't catch his breath for a long time.
Chen Yuezhi was a little worried that Old Master Jiang might have fallen and injured himself.
It wasn't that she was worried about Old Master Jiang's health, but she was afraid that if Old Master Jiang fell and had a problem, their eldest branch would not only have to bear trouble but might also be gossiped about in the future.
Jiang Pan was furious. He said to Old Master Jiang with a cold face, "So be it if I'm unfilial. Anyway, all these years, even if our eldest branch worked ourselves to death, we never got a single good word from you. From now on, go find your filial son! Don't expect anything from our eldest branch."
Old Master Jiang's face turned green. He pointed at him and said, "You beast, what do you mean? Do you want to disown me?"
Chen Yuezhi was startled. Although she also disliked Old Master Jiang and his group, she had never thought of disowning them. At most, she had thought of separating the family.
The matter of a son disowning his father was too serious; it would lead to being criticized for a lifetime.
She wanted to stop Jiang Pan, but Jiang Pan's mouth was much faster than her hands.
"If you want to think of it that way, then fine."
After saying that, he pulled Chen Yuezhi and called his sons to leave.
San Lang grabbed Jiang Yu by the collar and dragged her along.
Su Shi looked puzzled, "San Lang, why are you dragging her?"
San Lang's face was frighteningly cold, "Of course, it's to make her wait for Wan Wan to wake up. If Wan Wan doesn't wake up, she'll be buried with her!"
Jiang Yu screamed in terror, "Help! Father, Mother, Grandma, save me! I will definitely obey you from now on, and I will be filial to you!"
Old Mrs. Jiang and Madam Zhou wanted to stop them, but after glancing at Jiang Pan, they didn't dare to say anything.
As for the cowardly Second Master Jiang, he didn't even show his face.
The Jiang family was making such a commotion, but no one from the village came to take a look.
Chen Yuezhi looked back at Jiang Yu and asked Jiang Pan, "Husband, what do we do next?"
Jiang Pan said, "I don't know if Da Ya's village had any trouble last night. I'll go check first. If they haven't left yet, we'll follow them."
Chen Yuezhi's heart tightened. From last night until now, she hadn't had the time to think about anything else. Only now did she have the chance to worry about her eldest daughter's situation.
Jiang Pan said, "I'll take Da Lang and the others to check the situation now. They should be fine."
Chen Yuezhi was so anxious she wanted to cry. Her younger daughter was unconscious, and her eldest daughter's situation was unknown. What mother could remain calm?
Da Lang said to Su Shi, "Take good care of Mother and little sister, and wait for us to return."
Su Shi clenched her fists worriedly, "Be careful on the road."
Soon, Jiang Pan, Da Lang, and Er Lang left the village and went to check the situation in the village where Jiang Xiao's in-laws lived.
San Lang did not go; he had to stay and watch Jiang Yu.
Su Shi cleared a space on the cart and took out bedding to lay it out.
Chen Yuezhi carefully placed Jiang Wan in the bedding and felt her pulse for a while.
Her pulse was still steady, with no change, no different from a normal person.
But why wouldn't she wake up?
Chen Yuezhi tentatively called her a few times, "Wan Wan, Wan Wan, it's time to eat, aren't you getting up yet?"
But Jiang Wan still showed no reaction.
Su Shi looked on with heartache, "Mother, don't worry, maybe Wan Wan will wake up in a while."
Chen Yuezhi nodded with red eyes, "Yes, our Wan Wan is blessed and has a great fate. She went through so much hardship when she was little and was fine, she'll get through this safely too."
San Lang felt distressed and turned to hit Jiang Yu again.
Jiang Yu curled up into a ball and desperately begged for mercy.
If it were in the past, Chen Yuezhi would never have allowed San Lang to do this, but now she wished she could tear Jiang Yu apart, so she pretended not to see San Lang hitting her.
When Jiang Pan and the others arrived at the village where Jiang Xiao's in-laws lived, the village was in ruins, with not a single person in sight.
They searched all the way to Jiang Xiao's in-laws' house and found that the main door of the Zhang family had been smashed and was lying on the ground. The doors of several houses had been broken open, the furniture inside was overturned, and much of it was smashed.
Da Lang's heart sank, "Father, my eldest sister's family must have left in advance. Don't worry, they will surely be fine."
Jiang Pan hummed, "Let's go back to the village, call your mother and the others, and we'll go after your eldest sister. Let's hurry, we'll surely make it in time."
The Zhang family's village was on the way to Jiangnan, so if they chased in the direction of Jiangnan, they would definitely catch up.
The father and sons quickly returned to the village and informed them of the situation.
Chen Yuezhi immediately said, "Pack up, we're leaving right away."
Just as they were about to leave, the village chief caught up, "Da Pan, don't be in such a hurry to leave. We have something to discuss with you."
Jiang Pan asked, "Uncle Village Chief, please speak if you have something to say."
The village chief sighed, "Many families in the village want to escape. The refugees have smashed their houses, and everyone is afraid that such things will happen again, so they don't dare to stay. However, everyone doesn't know where to escape to, so they want to ask your family if they can let everyone travel together."
Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi exchanged glances, "It's fine, but our family wants to chase after Da Ya and the others. If we delay too long, we're afraid we won't catch up."
The village chief hurriedly said, "You'll definitely catch up. I'll go and tell everyone to hurry up. Let's aim to set off tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
Fearing they wouldn't agree, the village chief added, "Wan Wan hasn't woken up yet. If you take her on a journey now, it might affect her. It would be more reassuring to leave after the child wakes up, wouldn't it?"