Chapter 10 Coming for You
Because he looked fierce and never left his terrifying long whip, none of the prisoners dared to get close to the bearded man except when he was distributing meals.
I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, I would get whipped.
The bearded man was very sure that at that time, only the ugly woman was pushing the cart and walking beside them, and the others were at least one meter away from them.
This ugly girl was short in stature. Not to underestimate her, but even if she stretched out her short legs with all her might, she probably wouldn't be able to reach the hem of the woman's trousers.
"Bitch, are you looking for death?" He swung the whip suddenly and looked at the woman viciously.
When the woman saw the cold long whip, her face turned pale with fright.
"No, no, no... I was really stepped on by this ugly woman!" She covered her injured foot and stammered, "I just walked over from the other side of the road."
Sun was originally walking in front of the team. When she heard that the commotion behind was related to Shen Wan, she didn't care about being tired and immediately turned back to join in the fun.
"Don't be angry, sister. My sister-in-law has been abandoned in the barracks since she was young, with no one to teach her. It's inevitable that she may have been impolite." She pretended to be understanding, twisting her plump waist as she walked forward and helped the woman up. "If she did anything wrong, I, as her sister-in-law, will apologize to you on her behalf."
As Sun spoke, she looked at Shen Wan with a reproachful look: “Tell me about you, what a big deal.”
"Isn't it just a step on someone's foot? Isn't it enough to just apologize?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone praised him for his virtue and understanding, and for his noble demeanor.
In comparison, the concubine's daughter of the Marquis of Xiangyang is a little petty. No wonder her own father doesn't want her anymore.
Shen Wan ignored Sun and just pretended to be surprised and looked at the woman: "No way, how itchy are your feet?"
"You came all the way from there just to be stepped on by me?"
Upon hearing this, the woman was furious.
"Am I mentally ill? Why would I step on you for no reason?" She retorted loudly in a hoarse voice.
Shen Wan squinted her eyes at the woman and sneered sarcastically, "Since your feet aren't itchy, then you did it on purpose?"
"You are so brave!"
"Even if the official whipped you a few times before, you can't frame him like this!"
The woman's expression suddenly changed.
She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Nonsense! What does this have to do with you, the official?"
"You still dare to say it's okay?" Shen Wan put away the smile on her face and said coldly, "If you don't believe it, everyone come and see!"
She put the cart down and pointed to the ground.
It had just rained a day earlier, and the tire tracks on the ground were unusually clear, even the lines on the wheels were clearly visible.
"Look everyone, I was walking in a straight line. If this woman hadn't deliberately extended her foot over here, with the width of this car, there's no way I could have stepped on her."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.
When the woman heard this, her face became even uglier.
She looked a little flustered and uneasy, and couldn't help but look at the crowd: "Even if I went astray, it's normal, but how can it be considered framing the official?"
"Forget it, it's not a big deal, I won't bother with you!"
She was not afraid of offending Shen Wan, but she was afraid of the gloomy-looking bearded man.
If you offend him, your future life will probably not be easy.
Seeing the woman's strange expression, Sun guessed something.
But she did not regret it, because she had earned a good reputation for it.
"Even if you don't mind, I still do." Shen Wan raised her eyebrows and suddenly raised her voice, "Let me ask you, if I was tripped by you just now and the car flipped over, what would be the consequences if my man rolled down from here?"
"You murdered my man and framed the official. You deserve to be punished!"
When everyone heard this, their faces changed.
The hillside is long and steep, and there are a lot of gravel on the road.
If a collision occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable.
With the evidence before her, even the woman's eloquence was of no avail.
"Don't bring up the official!" The woman's heart was set on fire, and she looked at Xie Mubai with a vicious look, "I did this just to get revenge!"
"If it weren't for your Xie family, I would still be the envied lady of high rank. How could I have fallen to this state where I am neither human nor ghost?"
If you harm someone out of personal anger, at most you'll get a few whippings, but the person isn't dead anyway.
But if you intend to frame the officials, the crime will be serious.
Hearing this, Shen Wan couldn’t help but sneered: “Who said this matter has nothing to do with the official?”
"My husband is the main culprit in this exile. He was murdered right after leaving the city. The higher-ups will definitely investigate."
"By then, a small salary fine would be the least of your worries. If things go wrong, you might even be thrown into jail for dereliction of duty!"
After hearing this, the bearded man's face became so gloomy that water could almost be squeezed out of it.
It is not uncommon for a few people to die on the way to exile, but the nature of the murder of the main culprit is different.
The officials in the yamen already disliked him, and now that they have this opportunity, why don't they take it to beat him to death?
Even if the higher-ups don't pursue the matter, those people won't let him go.
"Someone come here!" His face was gloomy, and his voice was terrifyingly cold. "Since this woman thinks that foot is redundant, just remove the tendon."
When the woman heard this, she turned pale with fear.
She knelt on the ground, kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice, and begged: "Sir, please spare my life. I promise, I will never do it again!"
"The fact that my hamstring was torn is a minor issue, but the fact that I missed my trip is a major issue!"
The bearded man disagreed and said indifferently: "If you miss your trip, you don't have to live anymore."
Before he finished speaking, he waved his hand.
Seeing this, the two officers dragged the woman away.
Soon, a series of shrill screams were heard in the hot air.
After hearing this, several timid women were so scared that they collapsed to the ground.
Sun's face looked even uglier. If she had known this would happen, she would never have pleaded for that woman.
"Did you see everything?" The bearded man's sharp gaze slashed across everyone's faces like a knife, his voice laced with the chilling aura of hell. "From now on, if anyone dares to do something under my nose, this will be the outcome!"
With the bearded man making an example of someone, the prisoners behaved much better along the way.
They deliberately kept their distance from Shen Wan, fearing that they would get into trouble.
"Thanks to you for what happened today." Xie Mubai frowned slightly and said calmly, "But you'd better be careful. I suspect there are her accomplices in the crowd."
The woman just now kept looking into the crowd, she must be looking for accomplices.
He also followed her gaze, but found nothing.
Shen Wan disagreed: "What are you afraid of? If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth!"
She clearly remembered that many people died during this exile, but the original owner and the villain both survived and reached the Northwest, so she had nothing to worry about.
Seeing this ugly woman so heartless, Xie Mubai couldn't help but be speechless.
He was in a hurry, so he picked up the bamboo tube from the cart and turned slightly sideways under the cover of banana leaves.
Shen Wan rolled her eyes and whistled deliberately.
Xie Mubai's face turned black and he almost peed his hand!
Another uphill slope.
Although Shen Wan had good physical strength, she couldn't withstand such a long journey.
Although she tried her best to hold on, beads of sweat still rolled down her dark face like streams.
Xie Mubai looked at it and felt a little reluctant.
But even if he couldn't bear it anymore, he couldn't do anything.
At this time, a man in blue clothes came over.
He didn't say anything and took the initiative to help pull the car up the hill.
Shen Wan was about to thank him, but the man went to drink water from the roadside ditch without even looking at her.
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