Guo Xuantong felt as if she had returned to that day when their convoy was suddenly stopped by Western Rong soldiers, and her father was slashed in the neck by a Western Rong man.
Before she could recover from the grief of her father's murder, she was pinned down by a barbaric Western Rong soldier.
He roughly tore her clothes apart, spraying his foul-smelling saliva all over her face and chest...
Guo Xuantong trembled all over, silently praying that Lu Shiyan would appear like last time and save her again.
Just then, a sound came from the woods.
Guo Xuantong's eyes lit up, and at the same time, Fang Zhicai tensed up and asked in a trembling voice, "Who?"
He had barely finished speaking when someone struck him on the back of the neck with a stick, knocking him unconscious.
"Brother Lu, I knew you would come to save me, waaaah..." Guo Xuantong, disregarding her barely clothed state, rushed towards the figure and hugged his waist.
“Miss Guo…” Xiong Zhuang was so shocked that he dropped the wooden stick in his hand. He raised his hands and said helplessly, “I am not the chivalrous Lu, I am Xiong Zhuang.”
Guo Xuantong only realized she had mistaken him for someone else when she heard his voice. She immediately let go of him and frantically pulled at her clothes.
Xiong Zhuang turned his back and explained, "I came to the woods to catch rabbits for my sister, but I didn't expect..."
He initially thought a young couple had secretly come to the woods to perform the London ceremony, and he wanted to avoid them as soon as possible. However, as he was leaving, he couldn't resist his curiosity and took another look.
It was in that one glance that he realized something was wrong, and that's when he turned back to save the person.
Guo Xuantong straightened her clothes with shame, and pointed tremblingly at the man who had fainted on the ground, asking, "What should we do with him?"
Before Xiong Zhuang could answer, she pleaded again, "I don't want anyone to know what happened today, Brother Xiong, can you help me?"
Xiong Zhuang already despised men who bullied women, and Guo Xuantong pleaded with him pitifully. After a slight hesitation, he said, "How do you want me to help you?"
A surge of intense hatred flashed in Guo Xuantong's eyes, but she quickly lowered her head, concealing the hatred in her eyes, and said, "Brother Xiong, could you please tell him not to appear in the valley again? I'm afraid he might still try to harm me. Of course, I'm also worried that he might target others..."
"You want me to drive him out of the valley?"
Seeing that Xiong Zhuang didn't seem too offended by her words, Guo Xuantong said, "I'm afraid he might cause trouble for the valley if he goes out. I heard that someone made a mistake before, and our benefactor tied him up and threw him into the mountains to feed the wolves. Brother Xiong, could you do the same?"
Seeing that Xiong Zhuang remained silent for a long time, Guo Xuantong bit her lip again and said, "If Brother Xiong can help me, I am willing to repay him with my body!"
Xiong Zhuang refused, saying, "No need!"
After saying that, seeing that Fang Zhicai was showing signs of waking up, he raised his hand and struck him with the stick again. Fang Zhicai then completely lost consciousness.
Xiong Zhuang said expressionlessly, "Go back now! I'll handle the people."
"But I came here to relieve myself," Guo Xuantong said, feeling incredibly ashamed. However, she was also in a real hurry to urinate and worried about what might happen next, so she couldn't worry about anything else at the moment.
Xiong Zhuang turned his back. "Hurry up. I'll take you out of the woods in a bit. You can go back by yourself. I have other things to take care of."
Hearing him say that, Guo Xuantong was completely relieved. She quickly hid behind a large rock and took care of her urgent needs.
To Guo Xuantong's convenience, Xiong Zhuang had already found a vine to tie Fang Zhicai up, and stuffed a clump of weeds into his mouth to prevent him from making a sound when he woke up.
After Guo Xuantong returned to the valley, Xiong Zhuang thought about it and decided to go find Lu Shiyan.
In chaotic times, human life is as worthless as grass. If you kill such a scoundrel, then so be it.
But Xiong Zhuang had much bigger plans in mind.
Judging from the valley's layout and Lu Shiyan's abilities, he had a feeling that Lu Shiyan was no ordinary person.
His purpose may not be as simple as just finding a valley and letting the villagers live in peace.
Regardless of his ultimate goal, Lu Shiyan is now in charge of the valley, so it's always good to show your face in front of him.
Lu Shiyan meditates every night, and today he sat on the stone next to Jiang Tangtang and Lu Chenyan as usual.
Because Lu Shiyan would sit like this whenever he had free time, even when he slept at night, the villagers found it strange. They even asked Jiang Tangtang why he never slept at night and just sat there all the time.
Jiang Tangtang then told everyone that Lu Shiyan was practicing martial arts.
It's best not to disturb him when he's practicing.
When Xiong Zhuang arrived, he was at a loss, unsure whether he should disturb him.
Lu Shiyan had already entered a meditative state and was unaware of Xiong Zhuang's arrival. In the end, Jiang Tangtang woke up first.
Seeing Xiong Zhuang staring blankly at Lu Shiyan, a strange expression appeared on her face.
Has he become so charming? Not only do women want to marry him after just one meeting, but men are also so captivated by him that they stay up all night staring at him.
When Xiong Zhuang met Jiang Tangtang's strange gaze, he was startled and, fearing she might misunderstand, quickly explained the situation.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't afford to let her mind wander anymore.
She didn't really like Guo Xuantong, but she hated rapists even more than Guo Xuantong.
She sentenced him to death almost without thinking.
However, this incident also made her realize that she should quickly formulate some laws and regulations to regulate the people in the valley.
The villagers must realize that this is not a lawless place. Laws apply in the valley, and those who break them will be punished.
Therefore, it would be best not to secretly execute Fang Zhicai, but rather to use him as a model to warn the villagers.
Even in modern times, people often view women who have been raped with prejudice, let alone in this era that is backward in many ways.
Just as Jiang Tangtang was hesitating, Lu Shiyan opened his eyes.
"What?" Lu Shiyan had just sensed an unfamiliar presence beside him, but because he didn't perceive any danger, he didn't immediately emerge from his meditative state. Therefore, he was unaware of the content of their conversation.
Jiang Tangtang briefly recounted the events, along with her idea of enacting some regulations to restrain the villagers.
Lu Shiyan strongly agreed with her idea of making regulations. "I'll go with Xiong Zhuang to take a look first. We'll think about the regulations together when we get back."
When Jiang Tangtang heard him say this, she knew that he did not intend to use Fang Zhicai's case to warn the villagers, but rather to deal with him directly.
Now that he had made a clean decision, she was too lazy to worry about it anymore and lay back down.
However, she couldn't fall asleep after lying down, so she started thinking about the regulations.
Meanwhile, Fang Zhicai had already woken up. Upon waking, he found himself bound hand and foot to a tree, his mouth gagged with weeds. He panicked and immediately began to struggle violently.
But Xiong Zhuang tied him up tightly, and he couldn't break free at all.
Just as he was sweating profusely with anxiety, Lu Shiyan and Xiong Zhuang walked over together.
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