Chapter 81: The Old Fool

Having served as an official in Shu for over a decade, Wei Shu was naturally not intimidated by these local thugs. Without even changing his expression, he immediately retorted.

"Your son has neither talent nor good looks, yet he dares to covet my Rou'er. I think you're just a toad trying to eat swan meat."

"You!" Zhang Hong's anger surged, he clenched his fist and punched him hard in the mouth.

The next second, Wei Shu collapsed to the ground, coughed violently a few times, and spat out a tooth.

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'? I'm the one who calls the shots in Zhangjia Village. If I want you to marry your daughter into our family, you have to!"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Hey!" Zhang Hong scoffed, rolling up his sleeves. "You old codger, you're really not afraid of death."

With a disgusting smile, he stepped forward and punched Wei Shu in the eye again. Hearing Wei Shu's scream, he laughed out loud: "Will you marry me or not?"

"Impossible! Even if you beat me to death, I will never marry my daughter into your family!"

Wei Shu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and staggered to his feet.

Zhang Hong chuckled, clasped his hands together, and cracked his bones.

The next second, he exerted all his strength and punched the person in front of him in the stomach.

Wei Shu was immediately sent flying, his head hitting the wall and leaving a bloodstain.

He fell to the ground, and everything went black before his eyes. After a short while, he lost consciousness.

Seeing the man lying motionless on the ground, Zhang Hong knew something was wrong and immediately grabbed his son, intending to run away.

But the next second, Lady Wei, who heard the noise, came out to check and saw this scene, and couldn't help but scream.

"Ah!!! My husband!"

The sound attracted everyone from the Wei family, as well as several other households in the village.

"You killed my husband!" Lady Wei stood up, trembling, pointing at the person in front of her: "I will not let you get away with this!"

With tears welling in her eyes, she was determined to write a letter back to her parents' home immediately and ask her brother to stand up for her!

Zhang Hong then realized that his original purpose was simply because his eldest son had become successful and came to his door to ask for his hand in marriage.

He looked at the body lying on the ground, blood flowing from under the head, and panicked for a moment.

If Wei's eldest son finds out about this, I'll be in deep trouble.

No, this absolutely cannot be leaked.

It seems the only option is to kill them to silence them!

Thinking this, Zhang Hong immediately gave the other households a wink, and they all left together.

He quickly locked all the doors and windows, and immediately ordered people to bring tinder and dry firewood to surround the wooden house.

Zhang Hong took a deep breath, blew on the tinderbox to light it, and threw it onto the firewood.

Soon, the fire spread, and heart-wrenching cries came from inside the house.

After a while, the fire completely engulfed the entire house, and the noise inside gradually subsided.

Zhang Hong's heart finally settled down. He forced a smile, gave a fierce warning to the people around him to keep their mouths shut, and then turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw a slender figure not far away.

The moment that figure made eye contact with him, it immediately turned and ran.

Oh no, it's Wei Rou!

Zhang Hong's expression changed, and he immediately led the group to chase after her.

Today, Wei Rou was on her mother's behalf delivering insoles to an old woman's house in the north of the village. However, when she returned, she found her house on fire.

They rushed to their doorstep, only to overhear Zhang Hong threatening the others.

Wei Rou immediately realized that he was the one who set the fire and killed her whole family.

She darted quickly through the woods, trying to shake off the people behind her, to deliver the message to her brother, and to avenge her parents.

After running for a long time, Wei Rou suddenly bumped into a figure. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Ah Yang, grab that woman for me!" Zhang Hong's rough voice rang out.

Wei Rou was in a panic. She looked at the person in front of her pleadingly. Seeing that he did not move, she assumed that he was letting her go. She immediately lifted her skirt and prepared to run forward.

Unexpectedly, a foot stretched out from the side and tripped her, causing her to fall face-first to the ground.

Wei Rou stared at the man in front of her in disbelief, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.

She tried to get up, but the next second, the person who caught up from behind pressed her back down and slapped her hard across the face.

"Go ahead and run! I'll teach you to run again, you filthy bitch!" Zhang Hong, panting heavily, couldn't help but slap the girl again: "Damn it, you've killed me with your running!"

Wei Rou's fair face was slapped hard twice, and it swelled up instantly.

Her eyes were red and she couldn't help but try to struggle.

Before she could struggle, she heard Zhang Qiang say in a nonchalant tone, "Father, why don't we send her to my room tonight? I'd like to taste her tender skin too."

Recalling the moment he slapped her and touched her delicate skin, Zhang Hong smacked his lips and said, "Fine, you can have her tonight, but she's mine tomorrow night!"

Hearing the lewd laughter, Zhang Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes and walked away silently.

Wei Rou watched him leave, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.

How is she going to escape from these winding mountain roads and towering mountains?

She closed her eyes in despair. Rather than be violated by the two men in front of her, she would rather die and be reunited with her father and mother.

Her gaze lingered on every face present, memorizing their features.

The next second, Wei Rou suddenly raised her foot and kicked the person in front of her in the groin.

Before anyone could react, she flipped herself up and quickly ran to the well.

Seeing the people chasing after him, he jumped down.

...

Wei Rou forced a sarcastic smile, tears welling in her eyes: "I can't escape, and I don't want to be violated by that father and son. I can only die. Fortunately, after I die, I will have the ability to take revenge."

Her voice was desperate and shrill as she slowly recounted her story.

“I will drag the children of all those present down to the underworld to be buried with my family! If you had come a few days later, I would have slaughtered the entire village and made them all be buried with my family.”

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but get goosebumps.

The magistrate sighed deeply. How pitiful, how tragic.

However, conviction requires witnesses and physical evidence.

He asked, somewhat exasperated, "Zhang Yang, Zhang Hong, do you two agree with what Wei Rou said?"

Zhang Hong was gagged and made muffled noises, but no one wanted to let go of his mouth.

Zhang Yang, on the other hand, felt remorseful, regretting why he hadn't prevented the tragedy from happening that day, why he hadn't helped Wei Rou, and why things had turned out this way.

He lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then sighed deeply: "What she said is indeed true."

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hong immediately shouted.