Sensing the anger emanating from the village head, Yang Jizong's face turned pale, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, stammering:

"No, no! Sister Xiaoman... she heard me cursing her father, and in a fit of anger, she smashed the black stone and threatened me not to do it again."

"Otherwise, otherwise she'll kill me!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers of Yangjia Village were immediately horrified and began to criticize Yang Xiaoman for his wrongdoing.

Yang Cong'an withdrew his gaze and waved his hand calmly, saying:

"So you're saying you provoked them first?"

"As for her subsequent threats, you know they were just bluffing, so there's nothing to say about them."

Hearing the bias in his words from the crowd, Chen Yue'e turned ashen with anger and could no longer hold back, abruptly standing up.

"Yang, what do you mean by that?"

"My son Jizong was just joking with that girl Xiaoman. What does that have to do with her destroying the Black Stone that controls the river?"

"I suspect that, as the old sage said, she is possessed by an evil dragon's ghost, which is why she's so ruthless and unrecognizable to her own family!"

In just a few words, she definitively defined the nature of this Blackstone controversy!

Putting everything else aside, Yang Xiaoman is the culprit who harmed the entire village this time!

This means that all the villagers of Yangjia Village are about to face annihilation!

"That's right! The real culprit is Yang Xiaoman. She destroyed the black stone that guards our village's river."

"The old sage just said at the village entrance that either we move out of Yangjia Village within seven days, or we drive that wretched girl away, and then he will protect us!"

"Drive Yang Xiaoman away! May Yangjia Village enjoy peace and tranquility for a hundred years!"

……

In an instant, most of the villagers were filled with indignation and raised their arms in protest.

Yang Cong'an's gaze suddenly turned cold. He abruptly turned to look at Lin Tiangang and questioned him in a low voice:

"Sir, is that really what you said?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tiangang stroked his white beard unhurriedly and nodded slightly, saying:

"As I have said, the one who tied the knot must untie it."

"Whoever is bewitched by the evil dragon and destroys this array's core must leave Yang Family Village within seven days and is forever forbidden from ever setting foot here again!"

"Otherwise... the evil dragon will break free of its seal, causing widespread destruction and death, and your entire Yang Family Village will be doomed!"

After he finished speaking, Yang Cong'an nodded slightly and said nothing more.

After glancing at Chen Yue'e in the crowd, he suddenly asked abruptly:

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, how did the old gentleman suddenly come to our remote village?"

"How could you know about this black stone that controls the river, and about violating ancestral precepts? Could it be... that someone deliberately informed on us?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tiangang's aged, sagging face twitched violently, then he chuckled dryly twice, shaking his head and pretending to be profound, saying:

"This, this is a secret of heaven, it must not be revealed."

"Wasn't what the old man revealed at the village entrance just now a secret of heaven?"

Seeing that the other party was evasive, Yang Cong'an became even more determined and pressed on with further questions.

"This..." Lin Tiangang frowned and sighed.

"As I just said, I couldn't bear to see the people here suffer so much, so I risked five deficiencies and three shortages to remind you all."

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can simply consider it me talking nonsense and spouting superstition!"

As he spoke, he picked up the fortune-telling banner and made as if to turn and leave.

But Yang Cong'an only glanced at her without saying anything.

Just as Lin Tiangang turned around, his face tense, and he steeled himself to lift his foot, Chen Yue'e hurriedly shouted sharply:

"Yang Village Chief, I know you've treated Yang Xiaoman well, but you can't just ignore the safety of everyone in our entire Yangjia Village, can you?!"

"Besides, she committed such heinous acts that angered both heaven and man, and all we did was expel her from Yangjia Village. What's wrong with that?"

As her shrill voice rang out, the entire riverbank fell silent.

At that moment, all the villagers present looked at Chen Yue'e.

"Are you really going to watch us leave our homeland, or even die here, before you're satisfied?!"

Yang Cong'an's face turned pale with horror, and he shouted sternly:

"Shut up!"

But it was too late. The villagers who used to respect him now looked at him with extremely complicated expressions.

Clearly, they had been incited by Chen Yue'e, and coupled with Lin Tiangang's threats, they found it impossible to remain calm.

"Yang, the village head," Chen Yue'e sighed and said softly.

"We know you have a kind heart and are a good village head. Although we don't say it, we always remember your kindness."

"Although Yang Xiaoman is pitiful, she did do something wrong. Besides, she was only kicked out of Yangjia Village. The world is so big... there's nowhere for her and her mother to stay."

Yang Cong'an's face darkened. He knew the situation was now settled and it was no use arguing in public. He could only look at Lin Tiangang, who had not yet left, and said coldly:

"What the old gentleman just said, that if they are driven out of Yangjia Village within seven days, the crisis can be resolved?"

"good!"

Lin Tiangang nodded without hesitation. Since he had accepted the money, he naturally had to fulfill his promise.

"Since that's the case..."

Yang Cong'an slowly swept his gaze over the excited villagers of Yangjia Village and said in a loud voice:

"Within seven days, I, Yang Cong'an, will definitely give everyone a satisfactory explanation!"

"If that is indeed the case, then I hereby guarantee, in the name of the village head, that Yang Xiaoman will definitely leave Yangjia Village within the specified time!"

"And he shall never set foot in the village again for the rest of his life!"

After the words were spoken, the excited villagers of Yangjia Village finally quieted down and gradually calmed down.

After all, the prestige Yang Cong'an had accumulated over the years as the village head had given him considerable influence.

Within seven days?

Chen Yue'e frowned imperceptibly. Although she hadn't driven Yang Xiaoman away as she had hoped, at least the only reasonable person, Yang Lizheng, had given in. So it was only a matter of time before that bitch was expelled!

It's just a few more days, it's not like she can't wait!

"Thank you so much, village head, for your understanding and righteousness!"

She said this with a smile, and the other villagers followed suit.

At the back of the crowd, Li Xiuyun's face was deathly pale, and her forehead was covered in cold sweat.

She never imagined that before things would truly start to improve, she and her son would encounter such a devastating change...

Xiaoman became the target of public criticism and was driven out of Yangjia Village. How could she not care about her own daughter?

The most likely outcome is that she and her son will be forced to leave their hometown and never be able to set foot there again!

With Yang Cong'an's assurance, Lin Tiangang gripped the fortune-telling banner and strode away, and the crowd gathered by the river gradually dispersed.

Looking at his distraught third sister-in-law not far away, Yang Chengshan couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, saying:

"A rope always breaks at its weakest point, and misfortune always strikes those with unfortunate fates!"

"Who would have thought that not long after the third son's accidental death, this mother and daughter would also be driven out of Yangjia Village..."

Upon hearing this, Li Cuihua's eyes flickered slightly, her gaze fixed on the direction Chen Yue'e had left, and she said softly:

"The methods of the eldest brother and his wife are indeed impressive."

"Looks like we'd better not even think about the third brother's yard, lest we get ourselves into trouble..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Chengshan looked at his wife in surprise.

Just as he was about to ask a question, she led him away from this place of trouble.

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