The Patriarch hadn't made a statement when suddenly, from behind the courtyard, urgent footsteps were heard, and the door was almost knocked open as a disheveled old woman burst out.
Upon seeing Yang Xiao and Cheng Cha, the old woman let out a painful wail, "Save my daughter, outsiders, I beg of you! She's the only child I have!" The old woman then "thud" fell to her knees, kowtowing incessantly to Yang Xiao and Cheng Cha, hitting her head solidly on the ground with each bow.
This sudden scene startled Yang Xiao and his companion, and it took a moment for them to react. They immediately went to help her up, "Old madam, what are you doing?"
The commotion soon attracted other people in the house, and several villagers, after much persuading, managed to help the almost fainting old woman away, while Patriarch Du's eyes too filled with tears, his lips trembling constantly, but he was unable to utter a word, ultimately only able to sigh deeply.