Chapter 434: Aunt Sold to an Old Bachelor

The old bachelor, having already received the news, happily welcomed the hog-tied Wang Yinghao inside, locked her in the thatched hut, and fastened the lock.

Then he gave them money, and they left.

Besides this, that man also explained that Xiaonan Village was extremely poor and lacked developed transportation, so very few women were willing to marry into it.

Shi Youxuan could not get out of the car; getting out easily led to danger.

He was not being kind; he was just trying to make amends for his past mistakes as much as possible!

This man was not stupid either; he could see that neither Sheng Hanyu nor Shi Youxuan were people to be trifled with, and they had powerful backgrounds.

If you cannot afford to offend someone, then don't; those who understand the times are the wise.

……

There was no road ahead.

What kind of dump is this place?

High mountains stood steep, and a few scattered households sat on the mountainside; it was already dusk when they arrived, and cooking smoke was rising slowly from the chimneys.

It was a very quiet and peaceful little village; if it weren't for the fact that people in this village had bought her aunt to be a wife, Sheng Hanyu's impression of this village would have been completely different.

The people waited in the car until the sky turned completely dark.

The lights on the mountainside dimmed bit by bit until they disappeared entirely.

Sheng Hanyu prepared to set off.

He instructed Shi Youxuan: "Stay in the car to provide support for us; you are not allowed to get out." After giving the instruction, he also left several men behind to protect her.

"I want to go with you too."

Shi Youxuan was not being willful; she was just worried.

The local customs were fierce, and they treated those who came to rescue abducted women like enemies.

The hatred of having one's wife stolen is the same as the hatred of having one's father killed; they are all irreconcilable!

That was why they had to rescue the person secretly without calling the police.

They feared that calling the police would leak the news, and since they did not understand the local situation, they were being especially cautious.

"Be good, stay here and wait to support us and pass on information." Sheng Hanyu placed a signal flare into Shi Youxuan's hand.

There was no signal in the mountains, so they couldn't make phone calls and could only use this method to communicate.

"Then you must be careful, you must rescue my aunt, and you must be careful yourself." Shi Youxuan also knew that her going would not be of much use and that she would likely be a burden, so even though she was worried, she controlled her emotions.

"I know, don't worry."

Sheng Hanyu pressed a kiss to Shi Youxuan's forehead, then took his men out of the car and climbed toward the mountainside.

……

Shi Youxuan waited in the car, her heart already having flown to the mountainside with them.

She took out her phone and quietly recorded a video; in case something happened later, it would be good to have evidence.

There was no signal here, so she couldn't upload it immediately.

Sheng Hanyu and his men had all changed their clothes, swapping their designer suits for local attire so they wouldn't look out of place while rescuing the person.

Even though Wang Yinghao was bought, they couldn't just take her away openly; they couldn't even take her away by offering money.

If a precedent were set, the people who bought wives in the village would no longer be able to live there; the villagers were very clannish, and the law was just a term here with little practical meaning.

As the group neared the destination, "Xi Fu" refused to go any further up.

"You guys go up; it's the thatched hut with the double chimney at the very top. The people here all know me; if they find out I brought you here, they will skin me alive."

Sheng Hanyu swept a cold glance at him but did not force him.

He only said indifferently: "Do you think they won't skin you alive if the person goes missing? You have already reached the point of no return by bringing us here; don't think about offending no one. Angering me will do you no good."

This kind of faint threat was more effective than any harsh words.

"Xi Fu" wore a mournful face but had no choice but to lead the way.

The group snuck up to the front of the thatched hut; Sheng Hanyu's heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped, aching unbearably.

In a better village, even a pigsty would be better than this dump!

There was not a sound inside.

He reached the door and pressed his ear against the wooden door to listen for movement inside.

The night was deathly silent.

After listening for a good while, there was still not the slightest sound in the house.

He grabbed "Xi Fu" over and lowered his voice: "Are you sure the person is here?"

"Xi Fu" wore a mournful face: "Anyway, when I left, the person was locked in here; whether she is still here now, I'm not sure..."

"Go knock on the door," Sheng Hanyu ordered.

This man was already trembling like chaff from fear, and now that Sheng Hanyu told him to knock, he was even more terrified: "Ah, let me go? Can we switch to someone else?"

"You can choose not to go, and just wait to go back to Prison. This is a chance to make amends for your crimes; whether you seize it or not is up to you."

Sheng Hanyu didn't necessarily need him to knock, but having someone else call out in the middle of the night would easily alert the enemy.

"Fine, I'll go."

He had just taken a step forward when he was pulled back by Sheng Hanyu: "Wait."

Sheng Hanyu leaned into his ear and taught him what to say, then let him go over.

"Bang, bang, bang."

The knocking sound seemed exceptionally abrupt in the silent night.

"Woof, woof, woof—"

Dogs in the distance and nearby barked wildly.

The others all broke into a cold sweat, secretly rejoicing that Sheng Hanyu had the foresight to have "Xi Fu" knock on the door first.

It is better to make a commotion oneself than to be discovered by others.

A sound finally came from inside the wooden door, though it was extremely faint.

"Who is it?"

There were two other houses beside the thatched cottage; they were slightly better than the cottage, but not by much.

A faint light flickered on inside the house, and a man's voice asked with dissatisfaction.

"Sange, it's me."

"Xiaojun, why have you come back again?"

Xiaojun said in a mournful voice, "Sange, don't even mention it. You had better let me take that woman back; I will return double the money to you."

The door opened.

An old man wearing filthy clothes came out from inside, hunched over and cursing, "What kind of trick are you playing? Who doesn't know that you're a guy who hangs money on his ribs? Money goes into your pocket and you'd return it, let alone double? Speak, did you lead the police here?"

Most of the men in the village had wives who were bought.

They were exceptionally sensitive to such matters.

Furthermore, because earning money was not easy, they would not be tempted by the promise of high profit; they would only find it suspicious.

Because of the vast difference in living environments, Sheng Hanyu had miscalculated in this matter.

Xiaojun also had not expected Sange to react so quickly, catching him off guard.

He hurriedly denied it, "No, no, that's not it. How could I lead the police here? I'm not stupid. We are relatives, of course I'm on your side..."

He spouted a bunch of nonsense, and while speaking, he couldn't help but glance toward the place where Sheng Hanyu and the others were hiding.

The place where Sheng Hanyu and the others were hiding was not very concealed, though it wouldn't be noticed if one wasn't paying attention.

But he was truly too guilty and kept looking over there, so the few of them were discovered.

The old man put his hand to his lips and let out a sharp whistle.

After whistling, he stepped forward and knocked him down.

At this moment, the few households on the mountainside basically all lit their lamps, and Sheng Hanyu discovered that this place was not just the few households he had initially found.

There were others on the mountainside as well.

Moreover, there were many mountains and dense forests here, and there were many "mountainsides."

They were all called Xiaonan Village.

The lamplight flickered, mixed with the cursing voices of men, and the shadows of people became more numerous and closer.

It's over.

The more you fear something, the more it happens.

We cannot wait any longer; it will be even harder to handle once the people all rush up.

"Go, save the person!"

Sheng Hanyu took the lead and rushed out, heading straight for the thatched cottage.

"What are you people doing? You have too much nerve, daring to come to our village to snatch people! I'll fight you to the death!" The old man grabbed a stick at random and smashed it toward Sheng Hanyu's head!