mtl008 Chapter 50 Two Uninvited Guests
Chapter 50 Two Uninvited Guests
Xia's father and elder brother were arrested by the officials!
When Xia Mo returned home and heard the news, it was as if a thunderbolt had struck her mind. Her eyes glazed over, and her entire brain was buzzing.
Xia Sange's teeth chattered as he said fearfully, "Little sister, Mother and Second Brother told us to wait for them at home while they go to the yamen to check the situation."
As summer drew to a close, she felt that nothing would happen at home. She was already confident about Wei Zhishu's situation, so she withdrew her divine sense and let it accompany her as she searched for rare medicinal herbs in the mountains and forests.
If she could release more of her soul power and leave a trace of her divine consciousness at home, she could know what was happening at home at all times, instead of finding out only afterward!
Xia Mo grew angrier the more she thought about it, and her body trembled slightly.
Xia Mo clenched his fists, his knuckles white and veins bulging.
"Little sister..."
Xia Sange suddenly felt very cold all around him, and he couldn't control himself; his hands and feet were shivering uncontrollably.
Xia Mo extended her divine sense, and in just a few breaths, her divine sense had already arrived at the Anping County Government Office ahead of Xia Mo.
Xia's mother and second brother were outside the county government office in Anping County, begging the officials to let them in to see Xia's father and eldest brother.
The constables, with cold faces, completely ignored Xia's mother and second brother. If Xia's mother and second brother tried to force their way in, they would use the sticks in their hands to stop them, or if they forced their way in, they would simply push them to the ground.
Xia's mother was pushed hard and fell to the ground with her buttocks.
Xia Mo's divine consciousness materialized, condensing into a soft substance that cushioned Xia's mother's fall.
Xia's mother sensed something was wrong, but at that moment, all she wanted was to see Xia's father and eldest brother.
"Stop pestering me!" The constable glared coldly at Xia's mother and second brother.
"We just want to know what happened," Xia Erge gritted his teeth, trying not to show his fear, but his eyes still trembled when he met the gaze of the constable.
The two constables said, "The case won't be delayed for too long. It will be handled before the New Year. Just wait for the court hearing."
"Waaah..."
Xia's mother couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
"Then let us go in and see them, see what they lack, okay?" Xia's mother pleaded.
The two constables remained unmoved.
Xia Mo received a message through the thin threads of her divine consciousness, and seeing all this, she felt extremely heartbroken.
If Xia Mo's current soul power were to split her divine consciousness into two streams over a long distance, it would put a burden on her own body.
But she was really worried about Xia's mother and second brother.
Xia Mo forcibly split his divine sense into two streams: one extended into the yamen to gather information, while the other remained by his mother and second brother's side to protect them.
Inside the main hall of the Xia family's house in Anjia Village—
The color drained from Xia Mo's face rapidly, turning her pale. Within a quarter of an hour, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, making her look as if she might collapse at any moment.
"Little sister!"
When Xia Sange saw Xia Mo reveal the same vulnerable state she had shown more than a month ago, his heart skipped a beat.
Xia Mo had a terrible headache, as if needles were pricking her head, a dense, throbbing pain.
"Third Brother, let's go to Anping County instead," Xia Mo said weakly.
“No, our parents told us to stay home and guard the house. Little sister, there’s some important smoked meat at home that we can’t lose. What if… what if… we still need to earn money from the smoked meat to cover expenses?” Xia Sange said in a trembling voice.
Xia Mo nodded, "Third Brother Xia is right."
What if they're trying to kill two birds with one stone?!
“Don’t worry,” Xia Mo said, withdrawing her consciousness.
If she continued to forcefully use her divine sense, her body would collapse under the strain, and she couldn't allow herself to fall.
Xia Sange pursed his lips; he actually wanted to go to Anping County to investigate the situation as well.
“We can lock the door first,” Xia Mo said.
Brother Xia thought that if the door was locked, no one would dare to break in. In their Anjia Village, even if there were some dishonest people, they would only steal small things and wouldn't touch anything they shouldn't.
“Okay,” Xia Sange nodded after hesitating for a moment.
As Xia Mo locked the door, she actually probed the room where the smoked meat was stored with her divine sense and collected all the smoked meat into her soul space.
At the end of summer, she also stored all the important items in her home into her soul space.
Brother Xia, still worried, kept looking back in the direction of home before heading towards the county town with Xia Mo in tow.
It was already afternoon, and no oxcarts were going into town; the only ones available were oxcarts returning from the county town.
Xia Mo and Xia Sange had no choice but to run into the city on their own two legs.
There is a brisk walk in late summer, but Xia Sange cannot.
At the end of summer, we need to match Xia Sange's speed.
Xia Sange's body has been greatly improved after practicing the "Nourishing Breath Technique".
It takes more than half an hour to travel from Anjia Village to the county town, but this time, Xia Sange was pulled along by Xia Mo and it only took him 45 minutes.
Three-quarters of an hour may seem short, but in reality... many things can change within that time.
Just as Xia Sange and his brother Xia were leaving Anjia Village at the end of summer—
The Xia family welcomed two uninvited guests.
The two men didn't enter from the front yard, but rather climbed over the low wall in the backyard of the Xia family's house; their purpose was to steal.
The uninvited guest A said, "Smell carefully, the smoked meat smells good, just follow the smell."
Uninvited Guest B replied, "Don't worry, my nose is as sensitive as a dog's."
"Should we take something else?" The uninvited guest A had already barged into the Xia family's home, and they were still a little unwilling to accept that they could only take the smoked meat.
Uninvited Guest B frowned and replied, "The Xia family's house and land deeds have all been transferred to the government. If we take them, I'm afraid... we won't be able to keep them for ourselves."
The uninvited guest A spoke while slurping his saliva and leering, saying, "Hehe...we'll just take some of Xia Mo's personal items, and then...hehe...we'll say she gave them to us...hehe..."
The uninvited guest, let's call him A, had a clever plan.
As expected, the uninvited guest B was a partner of the uninvited guest A, and immediately understood what the other party meant.
“Got it. No matter which one of us succeeds, we can have it all, hahaha…” Uninvited guest B chuckled lewdly, making slurping sounds.
The two of them were using an abacus, making a "clack-clack" sound.
They found the room where the Xia family stored the smoked meat, unlocked it, pushed the door open, and went inside. Then... the two of them were dumbfounded.
"Are you sure you didn't mess up your nose?!" asked the uninvited guest A.
Uninvited Guest B began sniffing around, and finally pointed to the room with the smoking rack, saying confidently, "This is where the smoked meat is stored!"
The two uninvited guests looked at each other, their eyes widening in surprise.
A asked in a trembling voice, "Have we been discovered?!"
B replied fearfully, "I don't want to go to jail!"
The two uninvited guests scared themselves so much that they turned pale and turned to run away. They didn't care about being seen by the people of Anjia Village. They just wanted to get away as quickly as possible!