Chapter 474 Shang Shaoyan Personally Comes to Capture Ye Shenggo
Ye Shenggo also observed a double confinement period after childbirth, as requested by Elder Fan and others, who believed that a woman's body suffered damage with each birth, and double confinement would lead to better recovery.
Ye Shenggo had not yet given her daughter a formal name, as the men of the family were away, and she wanted their opinion before deciding. She had only given her a nickname – Xiao Mi'er!
Ye Shenggo's milk production was exceptionally good, and with the continuous supply of nourishing soups, she was even able to occasionally feed Xiao Yangyang, her eldest cousin-in-law's daughter, whose formal name was Bai Shuoyang.
Ever since Bai Chufan had taken Luo Xueli to a private place for a talk, Luo Xueli had become much more obedient. She was a woman who prioritized her man, so she no longer spoke of being the primary heir, nor did she try to vie for favor with the elders by holding the child.
Ye Shenggo was not one to meddle in others' affairs. After her confinement, she enjoyed taking her son and daughter to walk in the mountains. She had spent more than half a year in the mountains, never venturing outside their cave.
Ye Shenggo squatted down, carefully teaching her son to recognize medicinal herbs. She didn't expect him to learn much, but at least he would know which herbs were poisonous and shouldn't be touched casually.
Little Youyou seemed to have awakened, suddenly able to speak entire sentences.
"Mom, sister is asleep."
"Oh, yes, then let's go back."
"Hold her tight, sister is scared."
"Heeheehee, alright, Mom will hold sister tight, and you hold Mom tight too."
In Mingcheng, Zi Yisheng was so excited that his wife had given him a daughter that he got drunk that day. The next morning, he sent out a letter.
Ouyang also knew that his second son had been born. He was initially overjoyed, but upon seeing Zi Shao's letter, he was stunned.
"Zi Shao, have you really decided?"
"Send people to bring them all to Mingcheng first and let them stay in my house. I'd like to see who dares to touch them."
Zi Yisheng missed his wife and daughter terribly. He believed that as long as he protected them well now, there would be no accidents.
Ouyang was not optimistic. So many people wanted Zi Shao's life. Wouldn't bringing the madam and children back be like sending them as targets?
"Zi Shao, perhaps you should reconsider."
"No need. If I can't even protect them, I don't deserve to be in this position."
Just as Ouyang was about to say more, he heard a knock on the door. He quickly put away the letter and went to open it. He was somewhat surprised to see Uncle Gong, as Uncle Gong usually wouldn't come to the office area unless it was something important.
"Leader Zi, Shang Shaoyan has escaped."
"What?"
Zi Yisheng had never been so out of control. He wanted to lose his temper, but he knew he needed to remain calm now, as Shang Shaoyan would undoubtedly go for the people on the mountain immediately.
"Quickly contact everyone near the mountain, and go up the mountain to rescue them immediately."
"Yes!"
"Confine everyone who was guarding Shang Shaoyan. I don't believe he was let go without someone deliberately doing so."
Ouyang also ran off to make calls, his hands trembling. Not only his wife but also his close relatives were on the mountain.
Zi Yisheng also picked up the phone, and it was quickly answered.
"I need to go out for a bit."
"No, your safety is more important right now."
"My family is in danger right now."
The other party was silent for a moment before speaking.
"Yisheng, I am old. You are especially important now. I will send people to rescue them."
Zi Yisheng hung up the phone and left directly. He could leave back then, and he could leave now.
"Notify people to go to Spring City immediately."
Ouyang also quickly gathered important documents from the office and ran to catch up with Zi Shao.
Everyone outside was busy with the situation on the mountain, but the people on the mountain were still unaware.
Given their location, Achuan and his group were only known to those who had lived on the mountain back then. For others, it would still take time to find them.
The brothers by the sea and the brothers near Bai Rong's unit all went up the mountain. As it turned out, they indeed encountered people from the Shang family on the mountain.
After a round of shouting, both sides confirmed they were not allies. Since they were not allies, they were the opposition, and war was imminent.
Ye Shenggo was still in the mountains with the children collecting herbs, followed by Min Xing and Achuan. They would not allow Ye Shenggo to bring the children out alone.
The first gunshot rang out. Achuan and Min Xing each grabbed two children and ran back.
"Shenggo, hurry up and follow."
"You guys just run, I'll keep up."
Ye Shenggo, without a child in her arms, kept looking back as she ran. If anything happened, she could buy some time for the children.
Ye Shenggo held a stun baton in one hand and a loaded handgun in the other.
At this moment, Wei Jiu and a few others were also desperately trying to find their way towards Ye Shenggo, and the people in the cave were also busy.
Elder Fan took out a large amount of medicinal powder and had the Bai family brothers scatter it near the cave. The elderly and children were all gathered together.
Only the young men carrying hunting rifles were left near the cave. Just as Min Xing and Achuan handed the children over to the Bai family brothers, the outside of the cave was hit by a bullet.
"Get down."
"Wuwuwu, Mom, I want Mom."
Bai Da Jiu and others crawled, passing the children one by one from their sons' hands into the cave.
Ye Ma and Grandma Bai each caught a child and held them tightly.
"Don't cry, children, Mom will be back soon."
As for Ye Shenggo, the moment the gunshot rang out, she was tackled by Wei Jiu.
"Madam, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Ye Shenggo lay on the ground, looking into the distance, and then handed her gun to Wei Jiu.
"I'll hide well, you be careful."
Ye Shenggo had a trump card, but with so many people around, she would not expose it unless absolutely necessary.
Wei Jiu used a large tree for cover and even pulled Ye Shenggo behind a safer tree.
At this moment, Achuan, Min Xing, and the others took the hunting rifles from the Bai family brothers and crawled over.
"Shenggo, I'll cover you as you return to the cave."
"Not yet, many people might be aiming at us. Let's hide for now."
Since the gunshots in the mountains had not stopped, stepping out would make them a target.
Shang Shaoyan ran over at this moment and smiled upon seeing the cave. This time, he would use Ye Shenggo to achieve the Shang family's resurgence. Once he sat in that position, he would no longer fear Zi Yisheng!
"Madam, it seems to be Shang Shaoyan!"
Ye Shenggo slightly peeked an eye out towards where Achuan was pointing. It was indeed Shang Shaoyan. She didn't believe her man would send Shang Shaoyan to pick her up, as her man was quite stingy.
"Madam, Shang Shaoyan is acting suspiciously on the mountain. It's possible he's the one leading the attack."
"Whether he is or not, if he hasn't revealed himself, he's an enemy. We won't be blamed for hurting him."
Wei Jiu said through gritted teeth. A moment ago, a bullet had almost hit the young master. If he had been hit, he wouldn't have been able to atone even if he died ten times over.
Ye Shenggo also thought of this. She took out a few self-made thunderbolts from her pocket. They were like firecrackers, exploding upon impact, and contained a paralyzing drug.
"Throw them towards the enemy, and aim well."
Each thunderbolt was only about the size of a thumb. Ye Shenggo had given everyone a handful.
"Try to cover your mouths and noses with clothes. This thing releases a paralyzing drug when it explodes, so be careful of the wind blowing it towards us."
Wei Jiu threw a few first. The thunderbolts made very little noise upon landing, but Shang Shaoyan still noticed. He quickly covered his mouth and nose, knowing Ye Shenggo's penchant for researching poisons, and had no idea what this was.
"Hold your breath and find something to cover your mouths and noses."
The gunshots grew closer. Achuan was anxious. They only had five fighters, but they didn't know how many enemies were outside.
He could only hope that the madam's paralyzing drug would take effect soon and that reinforcements would arrive quickly.
Zi Yisheng had actually arrived too, but he was stuck halfway up the mountain. This was Shang Shaoyan's ploy, preventing his men from ascending.
However, Shang Shaoyan didn't know that a group of rescuers had also come from the sea. They had been searching for a while, not knowing the exact location, but the sound of gunshots now clearly guided them.
The two sides were in a stalemate, with the sounds of children crying coming from the cave. Luo Xueli also hugged her son and cried along, as if her man had died.
Aunt Bai Da had just prepared milk for the children, intending for them to drink it and then sleep. But her daughter-in-law, instead of coaxing the children, was crying along with them.
"Xueli, come and feed the child, and get the child to sleep first."
Luo Xueli tearfully took the bottle, put it in the child's mouth, and then craned her neck to look outside.
"Mom, is Chufan alright?"
"He's fine, you just focus on coaxing the child."
"Mom, why are these people here? We haven't offended anyone."
Grandma Bai slapped the table next to her, her face full of anger.
"What do you mean? Are you implying someone has offended them?"
Luo Xueli shivered. She just felt that these people were probably here for her sister-in-law, but she dared not say more.
Ye Ma also heard it. This time she couldn't hold back, but before she could speak, Grandma Bai stopped her.
"Chufan's wife, you've been married into our family for so long, can't you see that the Bai family, the Ye family, and the Zi family rise and fall together?
You really come from a small family, no matter how much you're taught, you can't present yourself well. If you want to stay in the Bai family, just be a mute from now on!"
Grandma Bai rarely spoke so harshly, and she didn't truly hold such discriminatory views about families. However, this granddaughter-in-law was clearly trying to sow discord among their families.
In all these years, their families had never had any conflicts, and she would not tolerate any conflict now.
Grandpa Bai also spoke at this point, and his words were even more serious.
"Chufan's wife, our Bai family has no precedent for divorce, but for you, I am willing to set a precedent."
No one spoke up for Luo Xueli. After all, even the Ouyang and Gong families were trying to figure out how to escape the situation at this moment, and they were more concerned about Ye Shenggo who was still outside. Who had the time to complain?
Their family members had enjoyed too many benefits under Zi Shao. Rising and falling together was absolutely true.
Chen Tangtang even snorted heavily at Luo Xueli, glaring at her with wide eyes. How dare she speak ill of her best friend? Even if she couldn't hit her now, she could still glare.
"I didn't mean that."
"Shut up. We don't have time to deal with you now."
Aunt Bai Da felt that her entire life's reputation had been ruined by this daughter-in-law. She was too embarrassed to face her sister-in-law.
Ye Ma, extremely worried about her daughter, handed the granddaughter in her arms to Aunt Bai Da.
"Big Sister-in-law, don't overthink it. I know what kind of person you are. Hold Xiao Mi'er for me, I'll go to the cave entrance to take a look."
"Don't go, can't you hear the gunshots outside?"
"It's alright, I won't show myself."
Ye Ma walked to the cave entrance, crouched down slowly, using the rock wall on one side to shield her body and head.
"Chufan, are you alright?"
"We're fine, little aunt, don't come out."
"Have you seen Shenggo?"
"Yes, sister is hiding behind a tree, and Achuan and the others are by her side."
"That's good, that's good."
Since Ye Ma couldn't help, she didn't want to cause more trouble and carefully returned.
Everyone in the cave heard Bai Chufan's words. Grandma Bai secretly shed tears, looking down at Little Youyou in her arms, praying to heaven for the protection of all of them.
"Who are you?"
"Hush, we are Zi Shao's men."
Achuan heard the commotion from the cave and turned to see the brothers from the seaside arriving. He nodded at Bai Chufan.
"Go quickly and help. My sister is still outside."
"We're going now. All of you go into the cave. I'll leave people here to guard."
"Alright, be careful of the white powder scattered outside, it's highly poisonous."
"Understood."
The Bai family brothers also knew their own limitations. They handed over their weapons and slowly retreated into the cave.
As soon as they entered the cave, they were surrounded. The commotion outside had startled them.
"It's alright, it's alright, it's brother-in-law's men. They are guarding the cave now, it's very safe here."
Bai Chufan wanted to comfort his wife, but seeing his mother's expression and his wife's timid demeanor, he knew his wife had caused trouble again.
Bai Chufan turned away and no longer tried to comfort her. Since she had the ability to cause trouble, it proved she wasn't afraid.
Achuan and the others heard no movement from the opposite side for a long time, nor did they see Shang Shaoyan's figure again. They intended to investigate but were stopped by Ye Shenggo.
"Shang Shaoyan is cunning. He knows very well that I like to use poisons and paralyzing drugs, so he must have precautions. Let's just be patient now.
Besides, haven't you heard the gunshots from the mountain below? Let's see whose men are coming up."
"Yes, Shenggo is right. We are not afraid of waiting."
Min Xing agreed with Ye Shenggo's words. Whoever revealed themselves first would die. There was no need to risk their lives here.
Zi Yisheng and his men were rushing up the mountain desperately. Gong Wentao led a team and arrived rapidly. They had finally managed to deal with Shang Shaoyan's men and were afraid that the man would lash out in desperation.
Shang Shaoyan made his move first. He sent out two to die. Achuan and the others immediately opened fire upon seeing them. He, however, went around to the back, crawling forward stealthily.
But as soon as he spotted Ye Shenggo, he was shot. It turned out that the brothers ambushing at the cave entrance had discovered him.
Ye Shenggo and a few others quickly turned. Min Xing even quickly pulled Ye Shenggo to another concealed spot.
Although this shot didn't hit Shang Shaoyan, it completely exposed him. The two sides engaged in close-quarters combat. When the guns ran out of bullets, they resorted to hand-to-hand combat.
The brothers guarding the cave entrance also joined the fight. The Bai family brothers also ran out to help.
Min Xing took advantage of the chaos and pulled Ye Shenggo to run. Shang Shaoyan was clearly targeting Ye Shenggo. As long as Ye Shenggo wasn't captured, the remaining men could fight with all their might.
Shang Shaoyan followed closely behind. With a high kick, he swung at the hand with which Min Xing was pulling Ye Shenggo. Ye Shenggo quickly used the stun baton in her other hand to jab at Shang Shaoyan.
A surge of intense current coursed through Shang Shaoyan's body. He could only forcefully push Ye Shenggo away.