Night falls, the night wind gradually picks up, blowing the leaves rustling, a crescent moon hangs in the sky, but the moonlight shining down can't even illuminate five steps in front of me.

  The tenant farmers, farm owners and long workers of the Lin family held their weapons quietly on the wall, waiting for the master's order.

  After the warning from the other courtyard, the servants in the other courtyard began to stir, cooking food, killing chickens, and the master even brought out the large piece of mutton that had been stored in the cellar.

  The tenant farmers and the villagers all retreated to another courtyard, everyone also finished cooking their meals, no one knew if they would still be alive after tonight, so they ate their fill in preparation for a fierce battle.

  No one felt it was worthless, from choosing to follow Lin Qingyu, everyone's life and death were tied to her.

  At this time, everyone's heart was warm and fuzzy, because they knew that the masters could leave before the sky turned dark and the city gate closed.

  Everyone knows that there are tens of good horses in the other courtyard, which are the horses of the guards. It is said that each horse is extremely powerful. When the northern merchants came to deliver cattle and sheep in summer, they accidentally saw them and were amazed, asking Lin if he was willing to sell a few.

  The masters, if they ride such good horses and have guards protecting them left and right, wouldn't entering the city to take refuge be a matter of just one thought?

  But she didn't.

  No matter if she's doing it for the sake of the family business or genuinely for them, at least they're willing to go through thick and thin together, aren't they?

  Otherwise, once the master and his guards leave, these people will lose their backbone and clash with the refugees. Who knows what the outcome will be?

  Moreover, if the master's family is frugal and does not allow them to enter other courtyards, they have nowhere to hide.

  Lin Qingwan wore a fox fur coat and walked along the wall, step by step, listening to everyone's soft words of gratitude, her heart filled with complex emotions.

  The people at the bottom of this era have lowered their demands on the master's family to dust, and basically, as long as they don't push them out to block the knife when disaster strikes, they are already very grateful to the master's family.

  Lin Qingyuan had thought about gathering people together and mobilizing them, but now it seems unnecessary.

  She mobilized again, and everyone's love and respect for her still can't be surpassed?

  Lin Qingwan walked quietly, careful not to disturb those whispering to each other, and slowly made her way to the wall building.

  Yi Han bowed his head and retreated to one side, letting her go up. Fang Da Tong was standing on top, surrounded by complete darkness, unable to see anything.

  But just as she stood beside him, Fang Datong, Yi Han and Yan Hu simultaneously turned their ears towards the outside of the wall, then said in a low voice: "Someone's coming!"

  Yi Han pulled Lin Qingwan behind him and whispered, "Miss, you should go back to the backyard first, it's dangerous here."

  Lin Qingwan pulled down his hand and said in a low voice: "I'll just stand here and watch."

  "Auntie!"

  Lin Qingwan pointed to the wall beside her and said: "I'll go take a look inside."

  Yi Han and Fang Da Tong exchanged a glance, helplessly nodding: "Alright, you don't have to come out."

  Lin Qingwan nodded and was about to enter when she saw Bai Mei and Bai Fen standing there with pale faces. She quickly supported them and said, "You two go back to the backyard first."

  The two girls shook their heads in unison, "Wherever Grandma is, we'll be there."

  After speaking, he gained some strength and tightly grasped Lin Qingwen's hands, following her into the wall building.

  The wall building is a small house built on the wall, used for observation and guarding. In wartime, it can also be used as a temporary command post. The walls on both sides are also relatively wide, and they just stood there.

  As soon as Lin Qingyan entered, Fang Dasong let out a loud whistle. She turned her head and saw Yi Han and nine guards holding large bows with arrows lit on fire, which shot out with a whooshing sound.

  The rocket landed directly on the piled-up haystack in front, and the oiled haystack ignited with a bang, exploding into a fire cloud that instantly illuminated the surroundings.

  The refugees who had walked bent over through the bonfire were suddenly exposed.

  They were startled, and Lin Qingyan's eyes even saw someone being so frightened that they fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

  Lin Qingwan's mouth slightly curved upwards, and her heart felt a slight relief. These people were indeed inexperienced, and not even the most vicious and evil ones.

  A row of ten bonfires, half the sky was burned red, under this firelight, the people guarding the wall shouted in unison, stunning the refugees who wanted to rush up with one breath.

  Fang Datong stepped forward, shouting at the opposite side: "Who are you people? This is the Lin family's private villa, a private estate. Without permission, you are not allowed to enter. Get out quickly!"

  The refugees looked at each other in dismay, and then someone shouted: "Don't bother with him, brothers! There are countless grains and gold, silver, and jewels inside the house. Let's rush in and they'll all be ours!"

  Hardly had his voice fallen when a guard on the wall reported: "A1!"

  Yi Han's opponent, Fang Da Tong, nodded slightly and continued to shout: "What a big nerve you have! Do you know where this is? You're robbing people here? Don't you want to live?"

  "This is Lin Shenggong's private residence, you dare to come here, aren't you afraid that the imperial court will annihilate all of you?"

  Lin Ying's name shook the nine provinces, and even though he had been dead for many years, not a few people had heard of his legend.

  Especially for southerners, Lin Yuande led the Lin family army to resist the Liao people's southward invasion, making Jiangnan and the south avoid war fires, he is a god of war in the hearts of southern people.

  Even the people on the southern side of the Han River have his longevity tablet.

  So as soon as this was said, the refugees were even more hesitant. Before they had not said that this was a branch of Lin Shenggong's house, but only that it was a rich family with a lot of money and plenty of grain at home.

  "Lin Shenggong is dead, and the Lin family army has been defeated. At this time, we can't even fill our bellies, what's there to fear about Lin Shenggong?" Someone else shouted: "The Lin family made a fortune from war, who knows how much gold, silver, and jewels they plundered? We'll rush in and take some, if not for a lifetime of food and clothing without worry, at least we can survive this period!"

  The guard on the wall grumbled and said: "Jia yi!"

  The voice was not loud, just enough for a few people next to him to hear, and then it was passed on one by one.

  "Right, we fought for our lives!"

  The guard's eyes lit up immediately and reported: "A-2!"

  The refugees heard this and pushed forward a few steps, then Fang Dashan loudly jeered: "Charge in! Do you think Lin Shenggong's detached palace is made of paper? Soldiers, let out a loud shout to make them hear the echo!"

  "Roar!"

  The crowd let out a loud cheer, their voices piercing the sky, scaring the refugees on the other side into retreating and hesitating to move forward again.

  But they didn't retreat either, and were hesitating.

  At this time, people mixed in couldn't help but start one by one to jump out and stir up everyone to move forward.

  The guards were high and low, this side was dark, only with a faint firelight shining over, but the other side was bright as daylight. As long as someone opened their mouth to stir up trouble, they quickly locked onto their location. Even if cautious people shouted out and then started changing positions, the guards could still keep a close eye on them without letting go.

  Yi Han's gaze swept across the entire scene, confirming that all those who had been inciting others were locked down before shouting to his men: "We've found them all, take action!"

  With a loud shout from Fang Datong, the workers who were leaning against the wall grasped their weapons tightly.

  The one with good archery skills held a bow and arrow, while the others reached out to touch the stones beside them, waiting for the people on the other side to attack before pushing them down.

  Apart from stones, they also prepared lime and even hot oil in the yard. After all these were used up, if the enemy still did not retreat, then they could only pick up the big knives by their side to fight against people.

  That was the last step and also the most dangerous one.

  The refugees were being stirred up to move forward gradually, getting closer and closer to the courtyard wall. The atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, and it seemed like a fight was about to break out. Just then, Jiang Nan suddenly appeared, shielding Lin Yubin, and Lin Qingwan's pupils constricted as she saw him. She immediately turned around and exited the wall, shouting: "Wait!"