The voice finally stopped abruptly. It seemed he had fainted.
Huai Zi hurriedly pulled Juhua into his arms and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid! The Grand Aunt won't hurt you. We're helping the uncles."
Why would Juhua be afraid? She almost burst out laughing.
'How strange,' she thought. 'Just moments ago, the same thing had scared me stiff, but now I feel like a bystander. Listening to them wail, beg for mercy, repent, and apologize is just hilarious.'
She decided to add some fuel to the fire. Drawing out her words in a thin, wailing voice, she cried, "Grand Aunt—you've finally come, Your Ladyship! Look at them, so brazen and bold..." As she spoke, she squeezed Huai Zi's hand to signal him not to worry.
Huai Zi quickly shouted, "Uncles, hurry and tell the Grand Aunt that you'll divide the family property peacefully..."
In the darkness, one of the uncles cried out, "We won't divide the family! We'll keep living together... Mother, don't be angry..."
