Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 1978 Plague

Three days passed in a flash, and the women recovered well. They could even go out shopping, and became as gentle, ladylike and dexterous as before.

No one said that they were possessed by evil spirits anymore, and Wan Shufang was very satisfied with the result. But just when she thought the rumor would be debunked, a plague broke out in the city. All those infected with the plague had the same symptoms as the rescued woman's original state of madness!

The people fell into panic again and even blocked the entrance of the charity hall.

"Wan Shufang, Chen Changli, come out. This plague must have been brought back by those women. Are you trying to save them but harm us?"

"Yes, come out and take those women away."

"Get them all out of town."

Listening to the noise outside the door, An Qi and An Yi guarded the door tightly. Those people bullied the weak and feared the strong. Knowing that the charity hall had secret guards, they did not dare to force their way in.

When they were tired of shouting outside, they went home. When they received no response from the charity hall, they turned their anger on the women, accusing them of bringing disaster.

The whole town was filled with curses. Late at night, Caixia's clothing shop was also set on fire. Looking at the flames rising into the sky, Anqi's eyes turned bloodshot and he rushed into the fire in an instant.

"An Qi!"

"Caixia is still inside. If she wants to go, she can go. We are outside to rescue her."

After hearing what Chen Changli said, Wan Shufang knew that going in might make things more troublesome, so she could only continue to direct everyone to put out the fire. After the fire outside was put out, An Qi also ran out carrying Caixia on his back.

Seeing that their faces were stained with black, but still intact, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Caixia, Anqi, are you okay?"

"Ma'am, I'm fine."

"Thanks to Master Mozhu for saving me in time, otherwise I would..."

Caixia lowered her head and once again felt her own weakness. Every time, she had to rely on others to rescue her. Noticing the dejection in the little girl, Wan Shufang reached out and patted her shoulder gently.

"Caixia, don't blame yourself. Everyone has their own strengths. You have never practiced martial arts, so you are naturally not as agile as Anqi. But Anqi also can't make clothes. He is not as dexterous as you."

Her half-joking words really made Caixia much happier and a smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that she was in a better mood, Wan Shufang set her eyes on the clothing shop behind her and said in a deep voice, "We can't stay in the shop today. Caixia, please follow me back to the charity hall first."

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, An Jiu suddenly came over carrying a man, threw the man to the ground, and saluted towards Wan Shufang: "Madam, I caught a thief sneaking around. I thought he had bad intentions, so I arrested him."

"Little thief?" Wan Shufang said in a cold voice, staring at the man fiercely: "Tell me, was it you who set the fire in the clothing store?"

The man was intimidated by Wan Shufang's cold aura. He trembled and felt a little guilty. But when he saw Caixia, the guilty feeling disappeared and was replaced by a sense of righteousness.

He raised his head and said angrily, "Yes, I set the fire, so what? The river god said that only by burning all these women to death can the plague be stopped."

"And she is also a woman who escaped back." The man stretched out his hand and pointed at Caixia, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes. Seeing this, An Qi calmly stood in front of Caixia to block that gaze.

After hearing this, Wan Shufang suddenly felt a little powerless. She knew that there was no such thing as a river god in this world, and these words were most likely just rumors.

They have repeatedly tried to kill so many people just because of some unfounded rumors...

Wan Shufang felt disappointed for the first time. She was silent for a while, then she raised her head and waved her hand: "Take the man away first, and let him out after we have investigated thoroughly."

"Yes, ma'am."

The man was dragged away, but he still kept yelling stubbornly.

"Wan Shufang, you can't lock us up. These women are a nuisance. We will burn them to death to eradicate the plague!"

After hearing these words, Caixia could no longer maintain her strong appearance. She was afraid of being harmed again, and she couldn't help but feel panic and tears fell from her eyes.

"Madam, I... I'm scared..." Her voice trembled, her fingers moved unconsciously, and she looked so pitiful with tears streaming down her face.

Wan Shufang hugged her gently and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, Caixia, I am here, and I won't let those people hurt you again."

"But they want to burn to death all the women who escape back."

Seeing her panic, Chen Changli also frowned. These people were indeed too arbitrary and troublesome. He looked at An Qi and gave an order: "An Qi, from today on, you will protect Caixia closely and cannot leave her even a step."

Hearing this, An Qi's eyes changed, and then he agreed: "Yes, Master, I understand."

After hearing his agreement, Caixia realized what was going on and her face turned red. However, everyone's attention was elsewhere and they didn't notice her abnormality.

With An Qi protecting Caixia, Wan Shufang felt much more at ease and followed Chen Changli back to rest. It was late at night, and An Qi stood outside Caixia's door with his fists clasped, not moving an inch. It was truly a "close" protection.

Seeing that he had been standing outside, Caixia felt a little reluctant, so she stood up to open the door and said softly, "Master Mozhu, it's so late, those people shouldn't come, you should go and rest first."

Although she was still very scared, she didn't want An Qi to stay there all night like this, as it would hurt her.

"No need." An Qi shook his head. Perhaps he felt that his tone was too blunt, so he added, "I'm not sleepy. I don't need to rest."

"But…"

"Go in and sleep quickly, we'll be busy tomorrow." The shop was destroyed, so tomorrow would be a busy day. Caixia was obviously well aware of this.

She pursed her lips, finally stopped persuading, turned and went into the house, lay on the bed, but her eyes were always on the door, and before she knew it, it was midnight.

Suddenly there was lightning and thunder outside. A huge thunder sounded, which frightened Caixia so much that she ran out barefoot.

"Caixia, what's wrong..." Before he could finish his words, the girl threw herself into his arms in panic, hugged him tightly, and her little body trembled.

"Thunder."

Caixia stuttered and didn't dare to raise her little head at all. At this moment, a strong wind was blowing outside, and the howling wind frightened her even more.

"Mozhu, let's go into the house, okay? I'm scared, you come in and keep me company." She raised her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes. Her sparkling eyes seemed to carry some kind of magic that made him unable to look away.

He swallowed and reached out to hold her hand.

"Okay, come in."

The two of them walked into the house together. An Qi closed the door tightly and sat at the table, watching her sleep. Perhaps because there was another trustworthy person in the house, Caixia finally felt more at ease and fell into a deep sleep.