Yi Huan didn't even turn her head, stepped out of the room, and left behind only a sentence that terrified Shen Jiazhen.

"Tell your father that you've become my husband, and that you can't turn back now. In a few days, I'll personally take you back to the capital to propose marriage to him, and I want you to marry into his family..."

This statement is more terrifying than the death warrants of the Black and White Impermanence. If his parents really knew how useless he was, they would definitely break his legs.

"You're shameless... shameless... sob sob..."

...

Within two days, Shen Jiazhen indeed felt much better than before.

Even his previous weakness seems to have changed; in the past, if he got up at dawn, he would definitely feel dizzy.

But after taking the medicine for two days and receiving acupuncture for two days, he suddenly felt that he had strength all over his body.

Looking at Yi Huan's room, it seemed she had gone out for a run. At dawn, everyone in Dawangzhai got up to exercise.

Shen Jiazhen felt that these people were not like the river bandits he remembered, because of their self-discipline.

No one in Dawangzhai was paying attention to him at that moment. He picked up another piece of clothing from behind the door and put it on.

He grabbed the few uneaten pancakes from the table and prepared to escape.

Once outside, he pretended to be calm and imitated others by swaying his shoulders, making it impossible for anyone to tell that he intended to escape.

"Hi, good morning everyone..."

As I walked through the crowd, I pretended to greet them.

When the caravan members saw Shen Jiazhen, they would only glance at him and ignore him; they never intended to imprison him.

Shen Jiazhen didn't expect to walk through the gate of Dawangzhai so easily. The three dark characters "Dawangzhai" on the gate were repulsive to look at.

After leaving the gate of Dawangzhai, Shen Jiazhen turned back and smiled smugly.

"With neither the master nor the female bandit here, it's truly a stroke of luck..."

Shen Jiazhen was unfamiliar with the area, but he knew that once he left the mountain gate, he could ask a farmer for directions to the county government.

Once he reported it to the authorities and found the Shen family's branch of their money exchange in the area, he would be free.

Even if he doesn't return to the capital, he can safely wait for Princess Leyang to pass by, and perhaps he can even meet her.

He really wanted to see that woman who wasn't much older than him, to see how impressive she was, how her business was even more successful than the Shen family's at such a young age.

Even though he had never seen her face, it was enough to make him admire her.

Shen Jiazhen had a good idea, but things don't always go as planned; sometimes things just don't go as expected.

Just when he thought he had escaped, his worldview suddenly collapsed.

He actually saw a man dressed as a county magistrate delivering medicine and food to Dawangzhai!

They were extremely respectful to the female bandit, and even the purchasing staff could direct the county government officials to transport vegetables to Dawangzhai.

This scene terrified Shen Jiazhen; the local government was actually colluding with river bandits?

What kind of world is this? Why are the people outside so bad?

Is it possible that he's ended up here and will never be able to go home?

He suddenly regretted giving a fake address when the bandits asked him to write back for help.

Three thousand taels of gold is three thousand taels of gold. It's not like the Shen family can't afford it. At worst, he'll get a scolding from his father when he gets back.

Yi Huan thanked the county magistrate, saying, "Magistrate Song, thank you for your help these past few days. Our boat should be repaired in about three more days. We will need to trouble you for another three days."

Magistrate Song bowed and clasped his hands in greeting: "Your Highness is too kind. Your presence in Song County has already brought honor to our humble abode."

The princess also accepted tea from Song County, which helped Song County become wealthy overnight. The princess has no idea how happy the people are.

Yi Huan smiled faintly: "Of course, I can make a lot of money by accepting your tea and transporting it to the north to sell."

It's not a matter of helping or not helping; it's simply a matter of each party getting what they need.

Sending Shi Shuang to collect tea leaves from the local people wouldn't earn him much money, but for the local people, selling these tea leaves would be enough to support their families.

Yi Huan was simply repaying a favor to Magistrate Song.

After watching Magistrate Song leave, Yi Huan did not turn back, but her eyes glanced towards the reeds.

Then a smile crept across his face: "Bring two more people to move all these vegetables and grains to the village and store them properly."

As Shen Jiazhen watched Yi Huan disappear under the big tree in front of Dawangzhai, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his collar was suddenly lifted from behind.

"Shen Jiazhen, are you trying to run away again?"

Shen Jiazhen reached behind his head to grab Yi Huan's hand. Despite being taller than Yi Huan, he was no match for her at all.

"Hey hey hey... Let me go, let me go..."

Yi Huan pushed Shen Jiazhen to the ground, wrapped her arms around him, and looked down at the fallen Shen Jiazhen.

"Shen Jiazhen, I've helped you get your health back in order, and now you want to run away? You know that this makes me very unhappy."

If you make me unhappy, then I'm not obligated to keep our agreement.

Shen Jiazhen covered his body, his eyes filled with fear, afraid that Yi Huan would take care of him on the spot.

"Who said I ran away? I just came out for a walk..."

Yi Huan squatted down, picked up the pancakes scattered on the ground from the reeds, and brought them to Shen Jiazhen.

"You have food and clothes, and you still say you're not running away?"

Shen Jiazhen was caught red-handed; no amount of denial would change anything.

"Let me tell you, I, Shen Jiazhen, am the son of the richest merchant in Nanning. My father and mother have treated me with the best doctors and imperial physicians since I was a child."

They all say I'm infertile, so you don't need to try anything in this area; it's useless, their medical skills are far superior to yours..."

Yi Huan raised an eyebrow. This child would tell any lie to protect her chastity.

His medical skills were personally taught by his mother, so how could he not know his physical condition?

"Oh...I see?"

Yi Huan pretended to be troubled and distressed, and before Shen Jiazhen could even begin to feel smug, she raised her eyebrows and smiled again.

“It doesn’t matter that you can’t have children. People can always find a way. I’ve already written to your father and told him that you’ve become my husband.”

"I'll kill you then, find a child who looks a bit like you, and take him to the Shen family to inherit the family business. I can just get the Shen family's wealth a couple of years later; it's the same thing."

Shen Jiazhen was incredulous. How could there be such a scheming and vicious woman? She was even capable of such a blatant substitution.

"You...you are shameless..."

Yi Huan chuckled, rubbing her forehead: "Little brother Chen, how come you only know this one insult?"

"Hmph! You bunch of river bandits collude with officials to prey on the people. You'll get your comeuppance sooner or later..."

Enraged, Shen Jiazhen got up from the ground, snatched the pancakes and clothes from Yi Huan's hands, and ran back to Dawangzhai.

He knew he couldn't escape, and now he pinned his hopes on what the female bandit had said: that she had written a letter to his father.

After his father receives the letter, he will definitely send someone to rescue him. At that time, he will definitely wipe out this bandit den and kill the young female bandit from Dawang Village.