Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Chapter 240 No More Unexpected Events

"Ouch."

Wu Xingyun pretended to cry out in pain.

Then he slowly crept up to Wu Zhao's side.

"Ancestor, I'm telling the truth. Besides having a handsome face, Gu Chen has a whole mess of troubles to deal with!"

Wu Zhao sighed helplessly.

"You don't need to worry about me and him. Who knows how long this rain will last. I think you should help carry some firewood over; it'll probably be very cold tonight."

This village is at a high altitude, so the temperature difference between day and night is already large. With the rain, it will probably be even colder at night.

Wu Xingyun obediently ran off to help move firewood, while Wu Zhao waited a while before entering the house.

Tao Yueran had already woken up in the living room and was yawning sleepily.

When she saw Wu Zhao walk in, her eyes lit up and she quickly got up.

Shh, don't get excited.

Wu Zhao pointed to the children who were still sleeping and another teacher, and spoke softly.

Tao Yueran then covered her mouth and nodded, with tears of gratitude welling up in her eyes.

Wu Zhao raised his hand at her.

"There's some hot porridge on the stove outside. If you don't mind, go and get something to eat first."

Wu Zhao patted her comfortingly and pushed her outside.

Tao Yueran looked at the child on the mattress with some unease, and only breathed a sigh of relief after meeting Wu Zhaowen's gentle gaze.

She smiled and then went outside.

The slightly chilly rain, accompanied by the wind, hit her face, and Tao Yueran shivered.

That's when I felt a sense of relief, like I had survived a disaster.

"Oh, the little girl's awake." Xu Cheng was throwing firewood into the fire when he saw Tao Yueran come out and said casually.

Tao Yueran felt a little nervous when she saw several tall men standing outside. She took several deep breaths to calm her rapid heartbeat.

"Don't just stand there, come and have something to eat."

Xu Cheng said with a smile.

Xu Zhong, who was standing next to him, poured him a bowl of porridge, and the rich aroma of seafood filled the air.

Tao Yueran swallowed hard and jogged to the awning.

After receiving the seafood porridge, Tao Yueran was guided to sit down.

He sipped the porridge slowly.

After Wu Xingyun brought over a lot of firewood, he was somewhat surprised to see Tao Yueran.

"You're awake? You look much better."

Tao Yueran, who had just come out of the cowshed, looked disheveled and weak, and seemed quite listless.

She looked much better after taking a nap and appeared to be a very young girl.

"Thank you for saving us, especially Teacher Chen and Teacher Lu. I thought they wouldn't make it..."

Teacher Chen and Teacher Lu were the two male teachers who almost died.

One was a driver arranged by the kindergarten, and the other was a male teacher specially arranged by the principal.

"If you want to thank someone, just thank that pretty lady you just met. We didn't do anything."

A simple, honest smile appeared on Hu Datian's chubby face as he casually grabbed a coat and handed it to Tao Yueran.

After sitting for a while, although there was a campfire, it was still a bit cold. Hu Datian noticed that her face had turned a little red from the wind.

"It's a clean coat, it's a bit chilly right now, please don't mind."

Tao Yueran quickly took it, "How could that be? I have nothing on me right now, I'm the one who's all dirty."

"I wonder how long those kids will sleep. They'll probably be hungry when they wake up."

Wei Wenxue glanced at the half-closed door.

"It's alright, isn't it easy to get something to eat? There's plenty of food here, and we can make it anytime."

Wu Xingyun pointed to the large bag of ingredients that had been taken out.

"Yes, we brothers will keep watch tonight. If the kids get hungry, just let us know."

Xu Cheng put down the firewood in his hand and dusted off his hands.

"Rumble--"

A sudden clap of thunder rang out.

"It seems like it's raining heavily."

Wu Xingyun observed for a moment.

"Get some rest. Our place is on higher ground, so it won't flood."

After saying that, he crawled into the two-person tent next to him.

Hu Datian looked at the tents on both sides, then scratched the back of his head.

"Senior brother, why don't you sleep with Xingyun? I'll stay with the wounded tonight, so I can take care of them both."

Both male teachers were seriously injured and lost a lot of blood. Hu Datian's grandfather, who was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, was able to take care of them.

"Alright, just call me if anything happens."

Wei Wenxue did not refuse and followed him into the tent, intending to go to sleep early.

The four bodyguards shared a tent because two of them had to take turns on night watch.

Tao Yueran put down her bowl only after she felt a little full after finishing the porridge.

"Well, I'll go back inside now."

Inside the house, Wu Zhao was covering a child who was sleeping sprawled out on his back with a blanket.

"I am full?"

Hearing the noise, she looked up, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment.

How did you get tricked into coming here?

Wu Zhao gestured for her to sit down next to him.

Tao Yueran walked over very quietly and carefully sat on the mattress.

"Actually, it was an accident. The driver was supposed to take us to a farmhouse, but somehow he took the wrong road."

"Then we met the villagers, and they gave us directions to come this way..."

Tao Yueran frowned.

"I felt something was very strange about how we ended up here, and then we were arrested. Teacher Chen tried to run away at first, but he was caught and his leg was broken."

"Teacher Lu was also tormented by those people for a long time. They wanted to bleed the children, and it was only by exchanging their own lives that Teacher Chen and Teacher Lu were able to save the children."

When this was mentioned, Tao Yueran shrank back in fear, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Okay, I see."

Fearing that she would be reminded of those unbearable memories, Wu Zhao stopped her from thinking about it any further.

"It's getting late, let's go to sleep."

After comforting Tao Yueran, Wu Zhao went to check on the professor couple who had not yet woken up and Wu Xingzhou.

All three were breathing steadily, and Wu Xingzhou's complexion had improved considerably.

In another room, He Wen, who had just finished crying, had fallen asleep in her sleeping mother's arms.

Huo Weiwei and Zhao Lan slept soundly even though they were squeezed together on one mattress.

Hearing the noise, Zhao Lan groggily opened her eyes and pointed to the mattress next to her after seeing Wu Zhao.

The two of them squeezed together, leaving her with a separate mattress.

Wu Zhao smiled silently.

She walked over to Huo Weiwei, picked up the blanket that had fallen to the ground, and covered her with it.

"Go sleep over there, I'll just sit here for a while."

She looked at Zhao Lan.

"No need, it will get cold at night, it's warmer if we squeeze in."

Zhao Lan smiled and lowered her voice, letting out a soft breath.

"Everyone will be alright tomorrow, right?"

Wu Zhao paused for a moment, then quickly nodded.

"Of course, I promise."

"Don't overthink it. With me here, nothing will happen to hurt you anymore."