Jiang Pan drank the wine in his cup, raised his glass to him, and turned to the crowd, saying, "Everyone, please eat slowly. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll take my son to toast other tables first. Please excuse us."
After turning away, Jiang Pan's face slightly darkened.
That Old Master Xu was indeed arrogant.
His words, "No need to be polite," were a direct admission that he was the one who did it, implying, "What can the Jiang family do?"
Second Young Master also understood Old Master Xu's meaning, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant. https:/
Jiang Pan said in a low voice, "Hold yourselves together. Don't let anyone laugh at us."
Second Young Master immediately put on a smiling face again and followed Jiang Pan to toast table by table.
Old Master Xu's gaze swept over the father and son. He smiled with the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of malice. However, he did not know that his gaze was entirely captured by Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan pursed her lips, feeling a strong aversion to Old Master Xu.
The Jiang family had rejected his family's marriage proposal, thwarted his plans, and now he had shown up uninvited. It was unlikely he would let this matter rest so easily.
Their family was too weak. The Xu family didn't need to exert much effort to deal with the Jiang family.
Since that was the case, why should she give the Xu family an opportunity?
She had been careless before, thinking that after Second Young Master's engagement, the Xu family would cease their actions. Who would have thought they were so wicked?
She wouldn't make the same mistake twice.
Jiang Wan pondered how to deal with Old Master Xu, but her expression remained unchanged. Her chopsticks didn't even pause as she sat next to Physician Jin, eating with her small mouth smeared with oil.
After the guests finished the wedding banquet, they gradually dispersed, leaving only some villagers who had come to help, tidying up the aftermath.
Meanwhile, the newlyweds' room of Second Young Master and Zhang Qiaoxiu was bustling with activity, with a group of people engaged in the wedding night revelries.
Jiang Wan wanted to join the fun but was forcefully pulled away by Chen Yuezhi.
"Little girls shouldn't be watching this."
Jiang Wan became even more curious. She had never witnessed a wedding night revelry before, so she sent her little helper to watch for her.
After watching for a long time, the little helper returned, chattering incessantly and telling her about the scene in the bridal chamber.
Jiang Wan listened but found it rather uninteresting.
It turned out that it was just a group of people trying to tease the newlyweds, making them blush and feel shy, and then egging them on.
The wedding night revelers soon dispersed. After the courtyard was tidied up, Chen Yuezhi gave each of the women who had come to help two large bowls of leftover dishes from the banquet and some wages before sending them off.
The courtyard, which had been lively for two days, suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Wan was also tired after a day of activity. After washing up, she flopped onto the bed and quickly fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, she felt something poking her face. She reached out to brush it away and heard the chattering of her little helper.
Understanding the little helper's cries, Jiang Wan immediately woke up in a fright.
A group of men in black had arrived from the back mountain!
These men in black, armed with swords, searched the small courtyard. After finding no clues, they set fire to the courtyard and burned it down.
Jiang Wan stood in her own courtyard, looking towards the back mountain. The mountain forest in the dead of night was filled with the glow of fire, scaring the birds and beasts in the forest into scattering.
The little helper cried out urgently twice.
Those men in black were heading towards the village.
Jiang Wan was startled. Just as she was about to retreat into the house to hide, she suddenly remembered the two horses in their stable!
Those were the horses of Gu Chenzhou's father, and they looked quite famous. Perhaps the men in black would recognize them!
With this thought, Jiang Wan rushed into the stable.
Little Red and Little Black were standing and sleeping. These two had lived too leisurely a life at the Jiang family's. They hadn't shown any alertness even when she approached them and were still sound asleep.
Jiang Wan gave each of them a slap, waking them up. Then, she used her special ability to alter their appearance and coat colors.
In the past, Jiang Wan wouldn't have been able to do such a thing. They were quite large, and changing their appearance and coat colors required a lot of her special ability.
Fortunately, she had been by Gu Chenzhou's side whenever she had free time to absorb energy, and her special ability had grown considerably.
However, even so, Jiang Wan felt her special ability draining rapidly.
The little helper had been closely monitoring the movements of the men in black. Seeing that they were about to reach the Jiang family, it urgently urged Jiang Wan to return to the house.
Jiang Wan's special ability was almost depleted. She didn't dare to overdraw it, so she quickly withdrew her ability and rushed into her room.
As soon as the door was closed, the men in black arrived outside the Jiang family's courtyard.
Jiang Wan's senses were very keen. Although the door blocked her view, she could clearly hear the men in black jumping over the courtyard wall and landing in her yard.
Killing intent, a strong killing intent.
Jiang Wan was greatly alarmed. Weren't these people here to silence them?
Her family members were all asleep at the moment, completely unaware that danger was approaching. She dared not rush out rashly, as she was no match for these people.
Should she use her special ability to deal with them?
No, her special ability consumed energy very quickly when used on people, and its effectiveness was halved when used remotely. There were too many of them, and she couldn't kill them all in one move.
Acting rashly would only enrage them.
The only thing she could do now was to remain still and see what these people wanted!
Jiang Wan lay in bed, motionless, controlling her breathing, listening to the faint footsteps passing by each room in her house.
In the darkness, Jiang Wan's heartbeat was exceptionally noticeable.
Even the little helper dared not make a sound, crouching tensely on the roof, afraid of startling the men in black.
"Creak—"
The door was gently pushed open, making a faint sound.
Someone had entered her room.
Jiang Wan's hair stood on end, but she didn't dare to let her breathing falter.
The person walked to her bedside and suddenly used a sword to lift her quilt.
The coldness of the sword grazed her face, but Jiang Wan still showed no reaction.
After checking her bed, the person gently put down the quilt and then searched her room thoroughly.
The result, of course, was nothing.
The man in black turned and left, and the door was closed.
But Jiang Wan dared not be careless at all, because the men in black had also entered the rooms of her other family members!
She was now certain that these people wouldn't harm innocents indiscriminately, but what if her family members woke up and discovered them?
Jiang Wan clenched her fists tightly, praying desperately in her heart that her family members would not wake up. As long as they didn't wake up, and these men in black couldn't find what they were looking for, they would naturally leave.
Fortunately, the exhaustion of the past few days had taken its toll on the Jiang family, and they were all sleeping very soundly.
After finding nothing in the Jiang family's home, the men in black left silently.
Only when Jiang Wan confirmed that they had gone to other houses did she heave a sigh of relief. Her forehead was cold. She reached out to wipe it and found herself covered in sweat.
Fortunately, it was summer, and she was covered by a thin quilt, so sweating wouldn't seem strange.
She quickly asked her little helper to discreetly monitor the men in black.
They were not out of danger yet.