Du Liang sighed, "I don't really like drinking, and they were really pushing me to drink today, so I secretly spat the alcohol into my handkerchief to wipe my sweat."

What happened next depended entirely on Du Liang's quick thinking.

During their meal today, Zhang Lu and Park Young quickly drank too much. He overheard two people next to him saying in the local dialect, "Wow, they can hold their liquor well. They've drunk so much and they're not drunk yet."

A thought struck him, and he immediately pretended to be drunk and lay down.

Then two or three people hurriedly helped Li Xiangdong into a room.

He, Zhang Lu, and Park Young were carried into a small thatched house not far away, where they were left to sleep soundly.

After everyone had left, Du Liang listened intently for a while, and seeing that no one was there, he quietly got out of bed, intending to push open the door and go out to take a look.

As soon as I pushed the door open, it was locked!

In an instant, alarm bells rang in Du Liang's mind; he was genuinely afraid that something might happen to Li Xiangdong!

If the three of them can't protect Li Xiangdong's safety, how can they explain it to Yu Shi?

Du Liang immediately surveyed the surroundings of the house. Besides the locked front door, there was only one small window.

However, the window is set very high and is not very big. It would definitely take some effort for an ordinary person to climb over it.

But who exactly is Du Liang?

He served in the military for many years, and his martial arts skills were definitely not bad.

Du Liang first nudged Zhang Lu and Park Young, who were fast asleep.

These two people were so drunk that they didn't react at all.

Du Liang simply jumped out of the house first.

As soon as he came out, he saw that the whole courtyard was dark, except for the dim yellow light in the main house.

Du Liang tiptoed to the window of the main room and just then heard people talking inside.

The speaker was none other than Gao Ming.

Then Gao Ming said smugly, "Dad, don't worry! The brother-in-law I found for my sister is absolutely amazing. You don't know, I told my brother about him. This Li Xiangdong is not only rich, but his family also has connections. You know the president of our provincial high court, right? He's a relative of Li Xiangdong!"

A cold glint flashed in Du Liang's eyes at that moment.

Then an old voice asked, "Ming, is this matter reliable? This concerns your sister's lifelong happiness! This Li Xiangdong is rich and good-looking, but his home is too far from ours... By the way, is he really related to the dean?"

Gao Ming said nonchalantly, "Dad, how could I be wrong? My brother is a bailiff at the High Court, and his aunt works with the president's wife. This news is absolutely true, so you can rest assured!"

The old man sighed, "It's good that it's true. Your sister is the same. Our family is so well-off, but she still fell for Fan Jingzhu, that poor boy! Fan Jingzhu's family is so poor that they don't even have a yard. If your sister really marries him, she probably won't even have enough to eat in the future."

"Don't worry, Dad. Tomorrow at daybreak, we'll call on our uncles, cousins, and all the other relatives to go and catch Li Xiangdong. Even if this gets out, my sister's reputation might suffer for a while, but marrying Li Xiangdong is still a blessing for her..."

The father and son then continued their long-winded discussion about who would be assigned to capture Li Xiangdong the next day, and how to force Li Xiangdong to marry Gao Dianlan immediately.

Upon hearing this, Du Liang broke out in a cold sweat.

From the conversation between the Gao family father and son, we learned that Li Xiangdong was in the first room of the left wing.

Du Liang reached the left wing and, sure enough, the door was locked.

He went around to the back of the house and found a small window just like the one in his room.

Du Liang jumped in and found Li Xiangdong dead drunk.

He tried to wake Li Xiangdong, but Li Xiangdong was too drunk. Du Liang had no choice but to take off his socks and hold them under Li Xiangdong's nose to fumigate him and wake him up.

"Huff—"

Li Xiangdong remembered his two big, smelly feet and immediately vomited again.

This time I really threw up.

After he vomited everything up, he finally felt a little better.

There was a small stream nearby. Li Xiangdong jumped in and washed himself thoroughly before jumping back ashore.

"Brother Du, if we leave, what will happen to Zhang Lu and Pu Ying?"

These two are still sleeping at Gao Ming's house!

Du Liang, Du Liang, there was nothing he could do.

If we go back and call them now, Gao Ming will definitely find out.

At that point, two fists can't fight four hands. If the men of the Gao family all rush in, he won't be able to protect Li Xiangdong's innocence.

"Anyway, Gao Ming won't do anything to those two, so I'll take you to the county town first!"

Li Xiangdong thought about it and realized he had no other good options, so he had no choice but to do it this way.

The two of them rushed to the county town overnight.

The county town is not far from Qili Village. They walked for more than two hours and arrived at the hotel in the county town.

Li Xiangdong locked the door from the inside before he felt safe.

Qili Village after dawn.

The Gao family was absolutely bustling with excitement.

Meanwhile, Gao Ming and the others did not sleep well last night. They lay down fully clothed, and as soon as the rooster crowed at dawn, they immediately got up.

Gao Ming, having decided on the person he had discussed with his father the day before, grabbed a long stick and broom and headed straight for his sister's room.

Gao Ming knocked on the door first, and sure enough, he heard a man's voice inside.

He was overjoyed, but his face showed anger.

Gao Ming called out loudly, "Who's in the house? Sister, are you up yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard male and female voices from inside the room at the same time, but Gao Ming couldn't make out what they were saying.

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