#44 - Chapter 44: Interception
Just outside the village, Cheng Feng ran into a familiar face – the local ruffian who had wanted to buy Xiangzi's wife.
He wondered if the man had already gotten into cahoots with Old Woman Wang.
Now that Cheng Feng thought about it, he also felt that Xiangzi's wife was quite attractive.
It was just a pity that she had a mother-in-law like Old Woman Wang.
Lai Er glanced at Cheng Feng, and seeing Cheng Feng's sturdy build, a joyful expression spread across his face, and he brushed past Cheng Feng.
Cheng Feng watched Lai Er's back as he headed towards Old Woman Wang's house and sighed, "No way, did that guy really get his hands on her?"
Curiosity arose.
Cheng Feng didn't want to get involved in such matters before, because he was afraid of causing trouble for his family.
But now that he had reached the Skin Refinement Realm, his skills were high and his courage was great.
He wasn't afraid of anyone.
Cheng Feng really wanted to see if that beautiful woman had truly suffered at the hands of that wicked old woman.
He quietly followed Lai Er to see what was going on.
This melon should be ripe, right?
The gleeful Lai Er's lips spread into a smile, revealing his two front teeth, and the diagonal scar on his face twisted.
Today, Old Woman Wang had said that the young woman would definitely satisfy him.
He didn't know how Old Woman Wang had persuaded the young woman.
That was fresh goods.
Xiangzi was unlucky.
It was bad enough that he had injured his leg, but he also couldn't perform in bed.
It was truly envious.
Arriving at Old Woman Wang's house, he shouted impatiently, "Old Woman Wang, a guest has arrived!"
Old Woman Wang called out from inside the house and hurried to open the door.
"So, did you finally persuade the young woman?" Lai Er asked curiously.
Old Woman Wang didn't say anything, but welcomed Lai Er inside.
At the door, there was Xiangzi, paralyzed and sitting in a wooden cart.
Half a year had passed, and Xiangzi's leg hadn't improved at all.
There was even a risk that he would never be able to stand up again.
The family's money had been exhausted.
The traveling doctor said that only the doctors in the county town could possibly cure Xiangzi's leg.
But the cost in the city was too high.
It would cost at least two taels of silver.
Xiangzi's family was poor, so where would they get two taels?
Under the persuasion and guidance of Xiangzi's mother,
Xiangzi finally let go of his obsession.
If he couldn't get better, he would be useless for the rest of his life.
If he got better, he could marry again in the future.
Xiangzi's nod made Old Woman Wang, as his mother, extremely happy.
After the new year, she contacted Lai Er and negotiated the price.
She told him to come and pick up the person today.
Old Woman Wang had put a little medicine in the food this morning and drugged Lian Niang.
Then she tied her hands and feet with ropes and put her on the bed,
waiting for Lai Er to come to the door.
Lai Er didn't humor Old Woman Wang: "Have you dissolved your marital relationship?"
Old Woman Wang responded: "It's dissolved, the document is here."
She casually asked Xiangzi to take out the document. Although Xiangzi was reluctant, he still took out the document.
The general idea of the document was that Xiangzi was unwilling to live with Lian Niang anymore, and from then on, Lian Niang was a free person and whatever she did had nothing to do with Xiangzi, her ex-husband.
Seeing Xiangzi's fingerprint on the document,
Lai Er nodded in satisfaction. "Okay, aren't you going to the county town for medical treatment today? Then come back later! Don't worry, I will treat her well. Lian Niang will never suffer again with me."
After receiving two taels of silver, Old Woman Wang understood Lai Er's meaning and nodded, dragging Xiangzi's cart out the door.
Xiangzi also looked unbearable as he was pulled by Old Woman Wang towards the county town.
They didn't notice that Cheng Feng, at the base of the outer wall, heard everything clearly.
Old Woman Wang was doing it for her son. Xiangzi was initially unwilling, but later he had no choice but to agree.
Because he knew that if he fell ill and couldn't recover, the whole family would be ruined; and if Lian Niang continued to follow him, she would only suffer.
However, no one cared about Lian Niang's own wishes. In their eyes, this seemed to be the best solution.
Women in the Great Zhou Dynasty valued chastity very much. Now that Lian Niang had regained her freedom, it was considered natural for her to follow the man who had taken her body.
Old Woman Wang and her son got the money, Lai Er got Lian Niang, and Lian Niang's future life would no longer be difficult. In this way, all three parties benefited.
It was just that Xiangzi and Old Woman Wang really couldn't face Lian Niang. After all, they had done this in a less than honorable way. Lian Niang was indeed kind and beautiful, but she couldn't solve Xiangzi's family's difficulties.
It was not a long-term solution.
Lai Er would have to tell her what happened after the medicine took effect.
Old Woman Wang was an experienced person, and facing Lai Er, who wanted her body, Lian Niang would most likely give in.
Watching the departing Old Woman Wang and her son,
Cheng Feng didn't have any overly compassionate feelings.
Everyone was just trying to make a living in this cruel world.
If he hadn't had the good fortune of those one hundred and fifty taels of silver,
he might not even be able to get a wife now!
Lai Er in the house looked at Lian Niang lying on the bed,
a look of joy on his face.
He kicked Lian Niang's stomach: "You stinky woman, haven't you fallen into my hands now?"
Hearing Lai Er's cursing in the house, Cheng Feng, who was about to leave, felt that something was wrong.
Lai Er had just said that he would treat Lian Niang well.
Now it didn't seem like that was the case.
He quietly listened.
Lai Er's hands in the house were also not slow.
First, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and poured some into Lian Niang's mouth.
Then he put it away, constantly saying: "Look, haven't you fallen into my hands now? I asked you to follow me in the first place, and you would have been eating spicy food and drinking fine wine. Didn't I just spend money to take you down in a roundabout way?"
Lai Er cursed, taking off his clothes: "After eating the Joyful Union Water, let's see if you're still a chaste virgin."
Just as he was reaching out to Lian Niang lying on the bed,
Cheng Feng appeared behind Lai Er and knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.
He rummaged through Lai Er's belongings.
A little over one tael of spare money, a divorce document, and a small porcelain bottle, which should be the Joyful Union Water he mentioned.
That was all he had.
Cheng Feng put away the things.
He untied the ropes binding Lian Niang's hands and feet.
He picked up Lian Niang, who was lying on the bed, in his arms,
and was about to walk out.
Lian Niang in his arms squirmed because of the medicine's effects.
Well, under these circumstances,
Cheng Feng wouldn't think of himself as a model of virtue.
But Lai Er, this fat pig, was still here.
Cheng Feng didn't want others to see his erotic scene.
Even more, he didn't want Lai Er to find out that he had cut him off.
Lian Niang, who could be seen by a local ruffian like Lai Er, was indeed attractive.
Half a year ago, Cheng Feng had only secretly hidden himself and seen her by the river.
At that time, the distance was relatively far,
and he only saw a vague, shapely figure.
It was the first time he had seen her up close.
Lian Niang's face was relatively small, and her eyebrows and eyes were more delicate.
She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, but her figure was also very well-endowed.
Thinking of the fleeting glimpse from afar by the river,
her slender figure was also unattainable for Cheng Feng.
Now this young woman had actually fallen into his hands.
Cheng Feng found a large bed sheet that felt clean from the house,
picked up Lian Niang in one go, and hurried away.
Cheng Feng remembered that there was a dilapidated house not far away that was uninhabited.
He activated his Stance Skill, and Cheng Feng, holding Lian Niang, jumped into this house to hide.
Regarding Lian Niang's situation, Cheng Feng could only intercept her.
At the same time, Cheng Feng was also testing the panel.
It was also possible with someone who didn't have a deep relationship with him.
Looking at the panel that had results,
Cheng Feng tested the boundary of the panel again.
He covered the unconscious Lian Niang with the clothes on his body.
If there could be a cigarette at this time, it would be even better.
Cheng Feng felt that it was a little lacking.
