The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 45
Even their homes had been repaired.
And the weapons in their hands had all been newly distributed over the past few days.
They were only uniform swords, but at least they were enchanted—not the broken iron they’d had before.
Things they had spent decades in the family without ever receiving, Grandmother had given them in just a few days.
They could see very clearly who was good to them.
The former leader had kept all the resources in the hands of the upper echelons. The people below had barely gotten anything.
Now all these people had come talking about seeking justice for him.
But who was seeking justice for the people at the bottom?
The way her former clanmates stared at her made Lani’s skin crawl.
She had once stood on their side.
The fact that she alone had been allowed to walk away with three guardians already showed just how biased the former leader had been.
Back then, no one had dared say anything.
Now, things were different.
Lani had only just started cursing Grandmother when the shouts from the Romano members drowned her out.
She couldn’t get a single word in and could only retreat awkwardly behind the crowd.
Grandmother remained perfectly calm, as if she hadn’t heard a thing.
She raised her sword and turned her wrist lightly.
“If you want to fight, then fight. Stop wasting words.”
Beside her, the newly promoted women elders lined up, all summoning their bonded weapons.
Grandmother had forcibly pushed them all up a level using rare materials.
Even the weakest among them was far stronger now than before.
Against the people in front of them, that was more than enough.
Sensing the pressure coming off those women, the people who had just been shouting so loudly all fell silent.
Grandmother lifted a hand to her ear and put on an expression of curiosity.
“Why have you all gone quiet? Weren’t you very talkative just now?”
“You—”
“Since you have nothing more to say, we may as well close the gates. No one leaves today.”
She raised a hand and formed a seal.
“Guardian barrier, rise.”
The great barrier that had been prepared beforehand rose in an instant, sealing the entire family territory.
At that point— no one was escaping.