Chapter 44: Intercepting the Spoils

Just after leaving the village,

Cheng Feng ran into someone familiar.

It was that local thug who had wanted to buy Xiangzi's wife before.

He didn't know if the man had already hooked up with Wang Po or not.

Thinking back on it now, Cheng Feng felt that Xiangzi's wife was indeed quite good-looking.

It was just a pity she had ended up with a mother-in-law like Wang Po.

Lai Er swept a glance at Cheng Feng, looking at Cheng Feng's sturdy build.

Perhaps he had encountered some happy event, as he brushed past Cheng Feng with a joyful face.

Cheng Feng watched Lai Er's back as he walked toward Wang Po's house.

He sighed and said, "No way, did this guy really succeed?"

His curiosity was piqued.

Cheng Feng hadn't wanted to get involved in such matters before because he was afraid of bringing trouble to his family.

Now that he was in the Skin Refining Realm,

he had high skills and a bold heart.

He wasn't afraid of anyone.

Cheng Feng really wanted to see if that beautiful woman had truly fallen victim to that wicked mother-in-law.

He quietly followed Lai Er.

He wanted to see what the situation was.

This melon, it should be ripe, right?

The gleeful Lai Er curled his lips, revealing his two front teeth, and the scar on his face twisted.

Today, Wang Po had said that the young lady would definitely satisfy him.

He didn't know how Wang Po had managed to persuade the young woman.

That was fresh goods, after all.

Xiangzi was truly unlucky.

It was one thing that he had injured his leg.

But he also couldn't perform in bed.

It was truly enough to make one die of envy.

Arriving at Wang Po's house, he shouted cursingly, "Wang Po, a guest is here!"

Wang Po called out from inside the house and hurried to open the door.

"How about it, was the young lady finally persuaded by you?" Lai Er asked curiously.

Wang Po didn't speak, but welcomed Lai Er inside.

At the doorway sat Xiangzi, who was paralyzed in a wooden cart.

It had been half a year, and Xiangzi's leg hadn't improved in the slightest.

There was even a risk he would never be able to stand again for the rest of his life.

The money in the house had all been exhausted.

The traveling doctor had said that only a physician in the county town might be able to cure Xiangzi's leg.

But the costs in the city were also expensive.

It would take at least two taels of silver.

How could the poor Xiangzi family have two taels?

Under the persuasion and guidance of Xiangzi's mother,

Xiangzi finally let go of the obsession in his heart.

If he couldn't get better, his whole life would be ruined.

If he did get better, he could always remarry later.

Xiangzi's nod made Wang Po, as his mother, overjoyed.

After the New Year, she contacted Lai Er.

They agreed on a price.

She told him to come and take the person today.

In the morning, Wang Po had put some medicine in the food to drug Lian Niang into unconsciousness.

Then she used rope to bind her hands and feet and placed her on the bed.

She was just waiting for Lai Er to show up.

Lai Er didn't coddle Wang Po: "Have you dissolved your marital relationship?"

Wang Po replied, "Dissolved, the document is right here."

She casually had Xiangzi take out the document; although Xiangzi was reluctant, he still took it out.

The gist of this document was that Xiangzi was unwilling to continue living with Lian Niang, and from then on, Lian Niang was a free person; whatever she did had nothing to do with her ex-husband, Xiangzi.

Seeing Xiangzi's fingerprint on the document,

Lai Er nodded with satisfaction. "That works. Aren't you going to the county town to see a doctor today? Then come back late! Don't worry, I will treat her well. From now on, Lian Niang won't have to suffer anymore by following me."

After accepting the two taels of silver, Wang Po understood Lai Er's meaning, nodded, and dragged Xiangzi's cart out the door.

Xiangzi also wore an expression of unbearable pain as he was pulled by Wang Po toward the county town.

Neither of them noticed that Cheng Feng, at the base of the outer wall, had heard everything clearly.

For the sake of her son, Wang Po had pressured Xiangzi, who was initially unwilling but later had no choice but to agree.

Because he knew deeply that if he fell ill and could not recover, the entire family would be ruined; and if Lian Niang continued to follow him, she would only suffer and endure hardship.

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 period placed great importance on the concept of chastity; now that Lian Niang had regained her freedom, even if she were to follow the man who had taken her body, it was still seen as a matter of course.

Wang Po and her son received the silver, Lai Er obtained Lian Niang, and Lian Niang's future life would no longer be miserable. In this way, all three parties benefited.

It was just that Xiangzi and Wang Po found it truly difficult to face Lian Niang. After all, they had indeed done this in a less-than-honorable way. Lian Niang was certainly kind and beautiful, but she was powerless to resolve the plight of Xiangzi's family.

It was not a long-term solution either.

What happened after the medicine was administered could only be told to her by Lai Er.

Wang Po was an experienced person; facing Lai Er, who had taken her body, Lian Niang would likely submit.

Watching Wang Po and her son walk away,

Cheng Feng did not have any sentimental feelings of pity for the world.

Everyone was just struggling to survive in this cruel world.

If he had not had the encounter with those one hundred and fifty taels of silver,

he might not even be able to find a wife now!

Lai Er, inside the room, looked at Lian Niang lying on the bed,

a look of joy appearing on his face.

He kicked Lian Niang in the stomach: "You stinking woman, aren't you in my hands now?"

Listening to Lai Er's cursing inside the room, Cheng Feng, who was preparing to leave, felt something was wrong.

Lai Er had just said he would treat Lian Niang well.

Now, the situation did not look like it.

He listened quietly.

Lai Er inside the room was not slow with his hands either.

He first took a small porcelain bottle from his bosom and poured some into Lian Niang's mouth.

Then he put it away, his mouth not stopping: "Look, aren't you in my hands now? If you had submitted to me back then, you would have been living in luxury. Didn't I spend money to get you in the end, even if it took a roundabout way?"

Lai Er cursed while stripping himself naked: "After taking the Hehuan Water, let's see if you are still a chaste and upright woman."

A delicate little bird hung in the air.

Just as he reached his hand toward Lian Niang lying on the bed,

Cheng Feng appeared behind Lai Er and knocked him unconscious with a single hand strike.

He searched Lai Er's body.

There was over a tael of spare silver, a release document, and a small porcelain bottle, which should be the Hehuan Water he mentioned.

Other than that, there was nothing else.

Cheng Feng put the items away.

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.

Just as he was about to walk out,

Lian Niang in his arms began to writhe in Cheng Feng's embrace because of the drug's effect.

Well, in this situation,

Cheng Feng would not consider himself a saint like Liuxia Hui.

But Lai Er, this naked pig, was still here.

Cheng Feng did not want others to watch his own erotic show.

He even less wanted Lai Er to discover that he had intercepted his prize.

Lian Niang, who could be coveted by a hoodlum like Lai Er, was indeed good-looking.

Half a year ago by the riverside, Cheng Feng had only secretly hidden himself to look at her.

At that time, the distance was relatively far.

He had only seen a blurry, curvaceous figure.

This was the first time seeing her up close.

Lian Niang's face was quite small, and her features were more delicate.

She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, but her figure was also very well-endowed.

Thinking of that fleeting glimpse by the riverside back then,

the slender figure had been something Cheng Feng could look at but not reach.

Now this young lady had actually fallen into his hands.

Cheng Feng found a large, clean-looking bed sheet from the house.

He carried Lian Niang and hurried away.

Cheng Feng remembered there was a dilapidated house nearby that no one lived in.

Activating his stance training, Cheng Feng, carrying Lian Niang, leaped into this house to hide.

Regarding Lian Niang's situation, Cheng Feng could only intercept the prize.

At the same time, Cheng Feng was also testing the Panmian.

It was also possible for those who did not have a deep connection with him.

Looking at the results on the Panmian,

Cheng Feng tested the boundaries of the Panmian again.

He covered the unconscious Lian Niang with the clothes from his own body.

If only there were a cigarette right now, that would be even better.

Cheng Feng thought, feeling that something was lacking.