The villagers searched for them everywhere—they headed outside the village and into the forests, blocking the exits. Yet, unexpectedly, these two individuals were bold enough not to flee outward but stayed hidden in the village, even daringly running back to Mei’s house.

After running back, Ye Lu stood guard in the courtyard while Third Young Master Jun rushed in, grabbed a blanket, quickly swept up all the edible supplies and packed them, and took all the important wilderness survival tools.

He also took the gun and bullets that Mei had by the wall corner.

Then, he even cleared out Mei’s money box.

Unlike city people, these villagers kept the money they earned from selling millet and sorghum at home. Mei had always been open with Third Young Master Jun, so he ruthlessly took all of her money.

Ye Lu stared at the large bundle of money in his hand, speechless for a while and then couldn’t help but smirk.

She assumed this was all of Mei’s assets. She probably would vomit blood seeing her safe empty when she returned!

She deserved it for trying to steal her husband, let her be broke!

"Let’s go!" Third Young Master Jun, after the raid, pulled Ye Lu out of the house. They quietly approached the village entrance—men from the village were on guard outside with guns, while others went into the forest to search for them.

"They have sealed all the exits. Everyone’s carrying guns," Ye Lu furrowed her brow, noting that besides the patrolling officers, there were dozens of men in the village, each house armed.

It was not easy to escape from this village unscathed, especially with her as a burden.

Third Young Master Jun swiftly scanned the surroundings and after a minute of deep thought, he found a hidden corner and stashed Ye Lu and the bags there.

"Hide here, I’m going to set something up!"

Ye Lu didn’t know what he planned to do but trusted his capabilities. After all, he was experienced and cunning, wouldn’t act rashly. She just nodded trustingly, "Be careful."

She too would be careful hiding here, not to cause him trouble.

Third Young Master Jun, with a stern face and a cautious gaze, moved like lightning, resembling a secret agent in a movie, skillful and quick. In a few dodges, he sneaked into a house.

In this house, the men had gone out to capture them, and the women were busy working in the fields during the day, so no one was there.

He quickly grabbed some vegetable oil, poured it on the haystacks used for burning, then threw it into the most flammable spot and set the hay on fire.

Then, he entered a few more houses and did the same. Within ten minutes, several households in the village were ablaze, with smoke billowing.

The men guarding outside panicked upon seeing the fires, frantically shouting to put out the fires and couldn’t care about capturing anyone anymore. They poured back in droves, grabbing buckets to extinguish the fires.

By now, Third Young Master Jun had returned to Ye Lu’s side.

Ye Lu’s eyes sparkled, a hint of a smile playing on her lips.

"You react really fast. In half an hour, you managed to draw all the fighting strength away."

Third Young Master Jun lifted his proud chin, his eyes gleaming with triumph: "Do you even know who your husband is? Even a hundred people couldn’t stop me. Come on, let’s leave quickly."

Ye Lu thought for a moment: "We can use the car I drove here earlier. Let’s escape by car!"

If they just ran, it was indeed difficult to escape by foot.

Third Young Master Jun nodded, and the two carefully made their way to the village entrance, quietly slipped into the car, and drove off. By the time they were spotted, they had already reached the village entrance.