Chapter 26: Not Going Home, Going to the Ancestral Hall

The wind in the woods was cold.

Huo Ergou was shivering all over.

His legs trembled constantly, his scalp tingled, his back was filled with chills, and he couldn’t even stand still.

He vaguely felt the breath of death.

He didn’t even dare to look at Chi Wan again.

Her gaze seemed to kill!

“Ah, ah, ah—don’t hit me, don’t hit me—”

Huo Ergou suddenly cried out, then trembled and ran away in fear.

He ran all the way, tripping and falling.

He almost fell off the hillside.

Huo Ergou had run away, and the other three were even more of a rabble.

They were also terrified of Chi Wan’s power, scrambling to their feet and leaving in a panic.

Finally.

The farce was over.

Chi Wan put down the hoe, gently rotated her sore wrist, and let out a long breath from her chest.

Actually…

Chi Wan wasn’t sure of victory.

Due to the nourishment of the Spirit Treasure Space, her body and strength had indeed become extraordinary.

But she didn’t know how high her combat power was, or if she could take on four people by herself.

But she had a belief in her heart.

That was to protect Ho Dongzhi and Ho Chuchun.

Because they were Ho Nanchuan’s younger siblings, and they were also her younger siblings!

She must protect them!

Things turned out better than expected.

Huo Ergou and the others seemed fierce, but they were actually paper tigers, not even as good as Sun Guixiang.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Chi Wan immediately turned around and pulled the two people on the ground up.

“Xiao Dong, Xiao Chun, how are you two? Are you injured? Does it hurt anywhere?”

Ho Dongzhi and Ho Chuchun were covered in dirt and leaves, looking extremely disheveled.

Chi Wan lifted their clothes and carefully checked them up and down.

Ho Chuchun had some red marks on her wrist from being pulled, but fortunately, she wasn’t injured anywhere else.

Ho Dongzhi was more miserable.

He had many large and small bruises.

Especially his back, where he was kicked so many times, it was a mass of blue and purple, looking particularly terrifying.

He could only stand up by enduring the pain.

Chi Wan frowned and gently touched his wound.

“Whew… Fortunately, it’s just a flesh wound, no bones are broken. Go back and use some blood-activating and bruise-dispersing medicine, rest for seven or eight days, and it should be fine.”

After checking the injuries of the two.

Chi Wan finally felt completely relieved.

And she… slowly noticed the gazes Ho Dongzhi and Ho Chuchun were giving her.

It was admiration, but also confusion.

It was bewilderment, but also surprise.

The two had the same look of shock on their faces.

Ho Dongzhi was a quiet person, even though his thoughts were written on his face, he still refused to say anything.

Ho Chuchun was more adorable.

Ho Chuchun blinked, incredulously asking, “Sister-in-law, you… you’re so amazing… how… how can you be so powerful?!”

The girl’s admiration for Chi Wan in her eyes was completely unhidden.

“This is…”

Chi Wan originally wanted to say something vague and avoid the topic directly.

However, she saw Ho Dongzhi, who was equally confused, out of the corner of her eye.

She suddenly thought of how the two brothers, Ho Dongzhi and Ho Nanchuan, had been in a cold war for the past few days because of the matter of going to school.

Suddenly.

Chi Wan’s mind lit up.

She thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone.

“Ahem…” Chi Wan coughed a few times before slowly speaking, “This is nothing, it’s just because I went to school and studied in the city.”

Ho Chuchun couldn’t understand Chi Wan’s answer at all.

“Sister-in-law, going to school and studying can make you beat up Huo Ergou and those people?”

Shouldn’t you learn martial arts and become a martial arts master?

Ho Dongzhi frowned slightly, but still waited for Chi Wan’s next answer.

In their puzzled gazes, Chi Wan slowly continued.

“I was able to beat up Huo Ergou just now, not because of my strength, but because of the knowledge in the books.”

“When I was in the city, I not only went to high school, but also went to university for a few years, studying things related to the human body and medicine.”

“So I know where the weakest points of the human body are. If you hit those places with force, even a man as strong as an ox is no match for me.”

These words.

Chi Wan spoke in a calm and indifferent tone, without a hint of pride.

In her previous life, before she transmigrated, she studied traditional Chinese medicine in university, and the structure of the human body and the acupoints all over the body were necessary courses for traditional Chinese medicine.

She hoped that by using this, she could make the two in front of her understand the importance of reading.

Ho Chuchun listened to Chi Wan’s words and thought about it seriously.

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

She exclaimed, “So last time… Sister-in-law just pinched Second Aunt’s arm, and Second Aunt immediately couldn’t stand the pain, was it because of this?

Chi Wan nodded.

She was very happy that Ho Chuchun was smart.

At the same time, she turned her gaze to Ho Dongzhi, who had been silent all along.

She said, “Xiao Dong, if you really want to protect the people you care about, studying hard is the most useful thing.”

The young man’s eyes dimmed instantly.

He tightened his jaw, and the youthful face couldn’t hide the struggle in his heart.

Chi Wan could see that Ho Dongzhi was hesitant…

What he saw and heard today, and Chi Wan’s words, made Ho Dongzhi realize that reading was the only way to change his fate.

Only when he was strong enough could he protect the people he cared about, and only then could he completely defeat Huo Ergou and the like.

But this…

It went against Ho Dongzhi’s original thoughts.

He wanted to give the opportunity to study to Ho Chuchun.

The decision in the young man’s heart was not only known to Chi Wan, but also to Ho Chuchun.

Ho Chuchun looked at the suddenly silent atmosphere and the words Chi Wan had just said, and slowly understood the change in the topic.

Her face turned slightly pale, and she nervously said.

“Second Brother, you are the real Ho family, you should be the one to study. I’m just—”

Some words were on the tip of her tongue.

But Ho Dongzhi suddenly reached out and tightly held Ho Chuchun’s hand, completely interrupting the words she was about to say.

He even wished he could wipe away the sadness on the girl’s face.

Ho Dongzhi said in a low, stern voice.

“Xiao Chun, you are not allowed to say such things from now on, and you are not allowed to think about it either. Your name is Ho Chuchun, you are our family!”

Ho Chuchun listened to Ho Dongzhi’s words and her eyes turned red again.

Trembling tears kept spinning in her beautiful eyes.

Chi Wan watched from the side, vaguely understanding something, and was deeply touched by the sincere feelings of the brother and sister in front of her.

She was an orphan in her previous life.

She didn’t have any siblings, nor did she experience the warmth of family.

But the Ho family…

Whether it was Ho Nanchuan, Zhang Yue’e, or these two siblings, they all gave her a strong sense of belonging.

She also belonged to this family.

Chi Wan unconsciously raised the corners of her lips.

She gently reached out and touched Ho Dongzhi’s hair, then touched the corner of Ho Chuchun’s eyes, wiping away her tears.

“You silly goose, what’s there to argue about? Xiao Dong will go to school and study, and next year, it will be Xiao Chun’s turn.”

“You two, you both have to go to school and study, not a single one of you is allowed to escape!”

“I’m telling you now, if your grades aren’t good then, don’t blame me for spanking your palms.”

Ho Dongzhi looked up and hurriedly said, “But the family…”

Chi Wan replied with a light tone.

“Isn’t it just a matter of money, is that problem so difficult to solve? It’s not like your older brother is the only one who earns money in the family.”

“From now on, Xiao Dong’s tuition will be paid by your older brother; Xiao Chun’s tuition will be paid by me.”

“I don’t earn any less than your older brother.”

When she said the last sentence.

Chi Wan even raised the corners of her lips proudly.

The two young people in front of her were stunned by Chi Wan’s words.

They never thought that the problem that had been bothering them for so long could be so easily solved by Chi Wan.

She was going to… pay for Ho Chuchun to go to school?!

Hey!

Does this woman know how much it costs?!

Ho Dongzhi’s heart was still filled with all sorts of questions, but he couldn’t help but feel his heart pounding because of Chi Wan’s suggestion.

This way…

After next year…

He would be able to see Ho Chuchun at school…

They would be able to be together again…

These words were also a huge surprise to Ho Chuchun.

She never thought… that she could also go to school… and even go to town…

Is this really possible?

In the forest.

The rustling of the wind was still blowing.

But for some reason, the wind felt less cold when it fell on them.

In the distance, a series of footsteps came.

“It’s this way… it should be this way…”

“Xiao Chun! Xiao Dong! Chi Wan—”

“Chi Wan!!!”

Anxious shouts came one after another.

And the one at the head was Ho Nanchuan.

His low and powerful voice was particularly loud among them, and it also gave Chi Wan a sense of reassurance.

Ho Nanchuan was here.

It must have been Qiao Xinan who was worried about her and went to find others to help.

Chi Wan felt a little more relieved.

She patted Ho Dongzhi and Ho Chuchun beside her, whispering comfortingly, “Don’t be afraid, your older brother is here.”

At this moment.

It wasn’t just Chi Wan who felt truly relieved, but also the brother and sister.

Not long after.

Ho Nanchuan found the three of them, and far behind him was the production team’s Captain Zhang, who had also come to look for them.

The man’s eyes were tight, and he took a stride forward.

His gaze quickly scanned Chi Wan and the three of them back and forth.

Under that worried expression, it was impossible to tell who came first, they were all important family members that Ho Nanchuan held in his heart.

Chi Wan was clean.

Her hair wasn’t messed up, her clothes weren’t dirty, and she didn’t seem to have any injuries on her body.

In her reflection, Ho Dongzhi, who was covered in dirt, and Ho Chuchun, who was thin and delicate, looked even more disheveled and pitiful.

But the brother and sister seemed to be calm, and they should not have been seriously injured.

After taking a look around, Ho Nanchuan finally calmed down a little.

He suppressed the rapid breathing in his chest and whispered, “You’re okay.”

All the way here.

This man’s inner fear was no less than Chi Wan’s just now.

When he saw Chi Wan injured and bleeding before, he really didn’t want to go through it again.

“You’re okay.”

Ho Nanchuan said the same words again.

He held Chi Wan’s hand with one hand and protected the young siblings with the other, spreading his protective net, and then said, “Let’s go home.”

Home.

That was where people felt the most secure.

Chi Wan let the man hold her hand, the hot temperature continuously transferring to her palm.

But she wasn’t in the mood to think about that right now.

She had a look of embarrassment on her face, but her eyes were clear and bright, and she whispered to Ho Nanchuan, “I hit people just now.”

Ho Dongzhi heard this.

The young man immediately looked up and solemnly added, “Big Brother, it was Huo Ergou and those people, they were the ones who bullied Xiao Chun first. Sister-in-law fought back to protect us.”

Ho Nanchuan’s footsteps immediately stopped.

He looked at Chi Wan, then at his younger brother.

His eyes darkened.

Although Ho Nanchuan didn’t know the specific situation, he also realized another problem in his mind.

This matter was not over yet.

If Chi Wan had injured the other party, with Huo Ergou and Sun Guixiang’s family’s personality, they would definitely not let it go easily!

Thinking of this.

Ho Nanchuan’s eyes turned cold.

A fierce and decisive glint flashed in his obsidian-like pupils.

He still moved gently, protecting the three of them as they walked forward, but he said in a cold voice, “Let’s not go home first, let’s go to the ancestral hall!”