Chapter 1203: Chapter 1176: Cannon Fodder in Demon Hunting Stories 40
Anning knows what Mrs. Luo is thinking.
Mrs. Luo is likely worried that Miss Xu of the Xu Family might harm Luo Anhui.
"Mother, rest assured. My husband and I have obtained a protective charm for Sister Anhui to wear; that Miss cannot harm her."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Luo finally felt relieved.
Letâs not speak of Anningâs side, instead talk about Luo Anhuiâs return to her in-laws, which is quite different from usual.
Second Uncle Luo is aware of Anhuiâs difficult times in the Xu Family; he feels terrible for her, and Luo AnYuan also empathizes with his sisterâs hardships. When Anhui was about to leave, Luo AnYuan specifically chose some attendants to accompany Luo Anhui.
The servants selected by Luo AnYuan had once traveled with Second Uncle Luo for business purposes. They were the most clever and articulate, and among them, there were a few strong old women, serving as a precaution against any harm from the Xu Family.
After days of brainwashing by Anning, Luo Anhuiâs mindset had changed. This time, returning with so many servants, she was ready to stand tall and decided to make a big scene at the Xu Family.
Just as she left, Anning had already instructed Xiao Yuan to secretly follow.
According to Anningâs explanation, it was to watch the fun.
Initially, Mrs. Luo did not agree with Anning following them, feeling it was improper.
However, Xiao Yuan agreed, and with Xiao Yuanâs assurance, Mrs. Luo had no choice.
After all, a married daughter should be managed by her in-laws. As her natal mother, she couldnât interfere much.
Anqing also wanted to go, but Mrs. Luo wouldnât allow it, leaving her unable to proceed.
When Anning left, she promised Anqing she would keep a careful watch on the Xu Family, taking note of what Anhui would do upon returning and sharing all the details with Anqing later. Only then did Luo Anqing suppress her restless heart.
Anning and Xiao Yuan quietly followed Luo Anhui to the Xu Family.
Along the way, Anning chatted with Xiao Yuan: "Tell me, what species is that Miss Xu?"
Xiao Yuan held Anningâs hand, walking slowly: "Who knows? Itâs unclear whether humans or another species birthed her."
"Isnât there reproductive isolation?" Anning spoke to herself: "Why do many people in this world have children with demons?"
"Different world rules."
Xiao Yuan patted Anningâs head: "Letâs go see what kind of hybrid that Miss Xu really is."
Anning chuckled.
The term "hybrid" was indeed fitting; itâs a mix between humans and another species.
The two continued to follow leisurely, maintaining a distance neither too close nor too far from Anhuiâs entourage. Upon reaching the Xu Family, Anning watched as Anhui disembarked and entered the Xu Familyâs residence, only then did Anning and Xiao Yuan stealthily follow her inside.
Anhui, worried about her daughterâs illness, headed straight to the courtyard she lived in upon entering the Xu Family.
The servants that accompanied her also followed along.
Upon entering the room, Anhui immediately saw her small daughter lying in bed.
Her eldest daughter appeared pitifully frail; clearly, when she left, the child was fine, but within just over ten days, she became this thin. The childâs face was flushed, breath rapid, painfully groaningâbut due to weakness, could only make soft kitten-like sounds despite feeling miserable.
This tore at Luo Anhuiâs heart.
"Ru Yi."
Anhui instantly shed tears, rushing over to embrace her daughter: "Where is everyone? Where are the attendants for Miss?"
Despite calling for a long time, none of the Xu Familyâs attendants appeared.
Luo Anhui was infuriated, gritting her teeth; she immediately instructed her attendants to summon a doctor.
At this moment, her second and third daughters struggled hand in hand into the room: "Mother."
Seeing her daughters Ru Yao and Ru Qian in their state, Anhuiâs tears couldnât stop flowing.
Their clothes were dirty and worn out, starved to the point of being just skin and bones, hair disheveled, faces marked in streaksâno longer resembling noble girls, akin to street beggars.
She knew it was due to her previous concessions and deference towards the Xu Family, allowing them to escalate; believing she was easy to bully, they didnât care for her and her daughters, even blatantly mistreating the children.
Itâs said that even tigers wonât eat their cubs, yet the Xu Family behaved worse than animals.
Anning and Xiao Yuan observed from a distance, and Anning was also enraged.
"The Xu Family is truly a den of wolves and tigers."
Anning angrily communicated with Xiao Yuan secretly: "I need to find a way to get Sister Anhui and her daughters out."
"Alright."
Xiao Yuan quietly agreed.
"Yaoyao, Qianqian."
Luo Anhui called her daughters closer, touched their heads, instructing the maid accompanying her to help the girls wash and change clothes, also asking for some food to nourish them.
As the maid led the girls away to freshen up, the courtyardâs maidservants and old women returned.
Luo Anhui immediately erupted seeing those servants.
"Great, thought I was easy-going, so you mistreat my daughters, huh? All of you eating Xu Familyâs food dare to neglect the Xu Familyâs masters."
After settling her daughter on the bed, she slapped the table and stood up.
With sharp eyes surveying them, she addressed the strong old women she brought along: "Seize them all; each should receive twenty strokes in the courtyard, then call a human trafficker to sell them all off."
The strong old women responded and went to apprehend them.
The servants hurriedly knelt, begging for mercy: "Granny, we wonât dare again, we didnât really mistreat the girls, itâs just..."
Luo Anhui paid no mind.
"Take them away."
She had brought a considerable number of attendants: old women, maids, and several servants. These people stepped forward, dragging the Xu Familyâs servants outside. Soon, the courtyard echoed with wailing and pleas.
Luo Anhui remained indifferent.
Just then, a sharp voice rang out in the courtyard: "Whatâs going on? Returned only to cause chaos everywhere, unsettling chickens and dogs alike; who has such an imposing daughter-in-law like ours, with such a grand demeanor?"
Luo Anhuiâs eyes flickered with hatred.
If it were before, when Mrs. Xu arrived, she would have hurriedly risen to greet her.
But today, she sat firmly, showing no intentions of welcome.
Mrs. Xu and her Miss, Lan Susu, entered the room brazenly.
Upon entering, Mrs. Xu began to reproach Luo Anhui: "See, this hen that doesnât lay eggs is truly formidable; wonât even greet her mother-in-law. Truly, what sin did our Xu Family commit to marry such an unfilial and incompetent creature like you?"
Luo Anhui could no longer endure.
To continue tolerating, as Anning mentioned, would risk her and her daughtersâ lives.
She sneered, standing up: "If you think Iâm so bad, then letâs divorce. You look down on my daughters; I can still care for them. Iâll take them away. Now, Madam, please promptly call Master to write a divorce paper for me, so I can return to my family with the children soon. Hmph, you think Iâm horrible, but I feel itâs your Xu Family thatâs wasted my years. Without your Xu Family, I would have given birth to several sons by now. But what you did was hold me responsible for everything, spending my dowry silver, without a shred of gratitude, constantly scheming against me; claiming the Xu Family is proud and noble, with an impeccable demeanorâha, if you had such dignity, why spend the dowry of your daughter-in-law?"