Chapter 576 Trouble (1)_1
Over a hundred people went up the mountain but didn’t catch many prey, instead, several of them were injured and carried down the mountain. Among them, the most seriously injured was the only scholar from Liu Yang Village, the hope for the revitalization of the Mo Clan. The "culprit" that inflicted the injuries not only wasn’t killed but swaggered into the village following the people and refused to leave the Mo Family’s house.
In just two hours, this news had spread throughout the village, and even toddlers who had just learned to speak knew that a man-eating beast had come to the village, wailing and crying in fear upon hearing people talk about it, desperately seeking refuge in the arms of adults.
The villagers were panic-stricken, and they hardly dared to approach the courtyard of the Mo Family, fearing the fierce beast might charge out and hurt people. Those who were on good terms with the Mo Family were slightly better, mustering the courage to visit Mo Qingze with a few eggs in hand. Lin Yong and others were even willing to help drive away the beast that had injured people for the Mo Family, which left Mo Yan both touched and helpless, racking her brain for excuses to tactfully decline their well-meaning offers.
As for those who had grudges against the Mo Family or harbored ulterior motives, upon hearing the news, they hastily ran to the village head’s house, exaggerating the story, claiming that the Mo Family was raising a fierce beast and completely disregarded the safety of the villagers, demanding severe punishment according to village rules.
Among them were Mo Hong’s family and the wife and children of Wang Dali, who had been driven out of the village.
Yang Bao also found this matter quite troublesome. Keeping a fierce beast in the village would undoubtedly pose a threat to the villagers’ safety, which was naturally not permissible, and indeed, the Mo Family should be punished according to the village rules.
The problem was that he had a close personal relationship with the Mo Family, and many depended on them in the village. Moreover, since the arrival of the fierce beast at the Mo Family’s house, it had not once come out, let alone hurt anyone. He did not wish to offend the Mo Family and had no compelling reason to barge into the Mo Family to demand accountability.