Three waves of people came to the house over the course of the night.
After Ji Xiaosong had driven them all out, Wu Daniu returned, cloaked in the morning light.
He was covered in blood when he arrived home.
Ji Xiaosong was sitting in the main hall. Everyone else in the family was fast asleep in their own rooms.
When Wu Daniu saw Ji Xiaosong sitting upright in the main hall and the bodies littered across the courtyard, a flicker of surprise showed in his eyes.
"Daughter-in-law, we had this many intruders?"
"Yes. While Father was out rescuing the people, our home faced a crisis of its own. Fortunately, the guards are all highly skilled in martial arts, and they defeated all of the intruders."
Ji Xiaosong spoke with a casual air, as if the previous night's attack was a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
Ji Xiaosong understood why Wu Daniu had chosen to help the people outside instead of his own family.
