[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1021":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1544256,2006,"Chapter 1021: 1016: Captured","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1021",1021,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1021: Chapter 1016: Captured\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Changlin, put him back,” Searcy gritted her teeth and spoke in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound seemed to seep through the gaps in her teeth, laced with helplessness and a chilling coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This petite woman exuded an indomitable spirit and tenacity that embarrassed even the sturdiest of men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, at worst it’s just death, but I will make sure I die before her,” Qin Changlin said resolutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, he babbled endlessly, but this time he had spoken something quite sensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searcy handed Qin Changlin a pouch filled with silver, telling him, “The long needle seals the throat upon contact with blood, the short needle can knock someone out; be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gui Yunxi clung on stubbornly until Searcy finally kicked him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Gu Youyou had rescued her from Madam Lu’s hands, she owed her a life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was she who granted her a chance at rebirth, allowing her to forget she once was called Lu Xueying, and now, she was Searcy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou had said this was the name of a witch from a myth, quite fitting for her. She guessed the “witch” her friend referred to must mean “evil god.” Yes, she was an evil god—a bearer of poisons, a curse upon whoever she touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop,” Searcy stood up and shouted loudly at those men in black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s me you want, spare the innocent, come at me if you want fight or kill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone paused, looking at the woman standing among the pool of blood-strewn corpses like a resilient little plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man in black slightly raised his hand backward, and a throng of men in black stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men of Jin Zijin were nearly all gone, with only five remaining, all heavily injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searcy said to them, “You’ve done your best, even though you’re men bound by a death oath, there’s no need for pointless sacrifice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked around, pressing on their wounds, and retreated to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gui Yunxi hid behind the carriage while Qin Changlin, with tears streaming down his face, pulled him close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaming himself for his uselessness; if he couldn’t protect himself, how could he protect her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men in black approached, glanced at the three behind the carriage, and said coldly, “Take all the women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that death-bound men would not let those they protect face danger until they have fallen themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these men, although severely injured, had not fallen; their withdrawal was merely because this woman wasn’t the one they were supposed to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you people?” Searcy panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she couldn’t handle it herself, then she was truly out of options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to know who we are, but just to be safe, we’ll have to take both women from your group,” he responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the death-bound men who had picked up their swords again, asking, “Are you going to your deaths, or will you live to report back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, they chose to fight to the death as that was their destined fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stand down,” Searcy shouted loudly at them, “Didn’t I make myself clear earlier? There’s no need for unnecessary sacrifice; take those two useless ones back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, straightforward!” the man in black said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Gu Youyou woke up, she was already back in the carriage, with Searcy beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head was still spinning, it was night, and she couldn’t clearly see Searcy’s face, just her sitting motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there was no major issue, Gu Youyou took a deep breath, sat up straight, and asked, “What’s the situation now? How did we escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Escape?” Searcy said irritably, “They wanted all the women; we both got captured.”\u003C\u002Fp>",621,"2026-06-06T06:55:03.124Z",1,"novelbin.me","891830296dc4f74c53c5f9e5f1b6085a68de77caab78cae06a4ff987f1fe4c62","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1022","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1020",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]