Also present were Fang Qingmu, Wang Qiuju, Guo Xuantong, Cui Shi, and others.
Upon seeing the group, Fang Zhicai was immediately thrown into disarray, realizing that his secret had been exposed.
Guo Xuantong glared at Xiong Zhuang with resentment and anger.
She had promised her not to tell anyone about her affairs, but she turned around and told Brother Lu, and even called her mother and sister over.
"My son! Why have you tied him up?" When Wang Qiuju saw Guo Xuantong and her son's appearance, she roughly understood what had happened.
Xiong Zhuang had only tied Fang Zhicai up, but hadn't helped him put his clothes on. Now, apart from a few more vines, he was still in the same state of having his clothes wide open when he fainted.
Although she understood, she didn't think her son had done anything wrong at all. She glared angrily at Lu Shiyan and Xiong Zhuangdao.
Xiong Zhuang said, "He just tried to rape Miss Guo. If I hadn't accidentally encountered him while catching rabbits in the mountains and stopped him in time, he would have made a terrible mistake."
Wang Qiuju said dismissively, "What rape? My son and Miss Guo are in love, it's just that they couldn't help themselves."
"We'll just take responsibility for marrying her. Don't make a big deal out of it and try to frame my son."
"No! How could I possibly be interested in him? He's the one who kidnapped me!"
Although Guo Xuantong felt ashamed, she was unwilling to marry the farmer who intended to humiliate her.
"You're such a slut, if you hadn't seduced my son, my son—"
Before Wang Qiuju could finish speaking, Cui slapped her hard across the face.
Cui's chest heaved, her eyes blazing with anger. But she couldn't bring herself to retaliate with the same rudeness as Wang Qiuju.
She turned her head, bowed to Lu Shiyan, and said, "My benefactor, his behavior is improper. Please deal with him."
"You think you can just decide what to do with me?" Wang Qiuju was furious after being slapped, and her voice was shrill.
"Although the valley has broken away from the imperial court, it still has its own laws. As I have said before, those who commit evil in the valley will be punished, as Lu Cuilan and Fang Mulin have demonstrated."
Lu Shiyan said calmly, "The reason I called you and your wife to the woods instead of gathering all the villagers to watch was to protect Miss Guo's reputation. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, those who commit adultery with women shall be hanged."
Wang Qiuju and Fang Qingmu were struck dumb.
Wang Qiuju said with a pale face, "On what grounds? You're not an official of the imperial court, what right do you have to sentence my son to hanging?"
Lu Shiyan said, "Although I am not an official appointed by the imperial court, the people in the valley are under my protection. Because they are under my protection, they must follow my rules."
“Then we don’t need your protection,” Wang Qiuju said in a trembling voice.
“Alright then, please take your family and leave the valley now,” Lu Shiyan said.
"By what—" Wang Qiuju wanted to say what the reason was, but Lu Shiyan had already lost his patience.
He looked at her coldly.
Although he now has a different body and has lost his previous cultivation, the powerful aura he possessed from years of holding a high position naturally shines through in his eyes and movements.
When Wang Qiuju met his cold gaze, all her arrogance turned to fear. She almost lost her balance and fell to the ground.
"I will have someone escort you out of the valley, but he may be spared the death penalty, but he will not escape punishment." Lu Shiyan raised his hand and waved, and an invisible sword aura slashed towards Fang Zhicai.
Fang Zhicai's face contorted instantly, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
"What did you do to my son?" Wang Qiuju asked anxiously as she looked at her son.
She ripped the dry grass from her son's mouth and then untied the vines binding him, carefully examining his body. But apart from the marks from the vines, Fang Zhicai had no other wounds.
Wang Qiuju couldn't help but ask, "Zhicai, where does it hurt? What did he do to you?"
Fang Zhicai's face contorted in pain, but he was too embarrassed to tell his mother that it was his penis that hurt.
When Lu Shiyan waved to him just now, for a fleeting moment, he felt as if his penis had been cut off.
But after Wang Qiuju untied the vines from his body, his first reaction was to touch them to see if they were alright.
He clearly touched it, and it's still perfectly intact on his body.
Since Lu Shiyan only waved his hand at him without holding a weapon, he began to wonder if the excruciating pain in his lower body was related to Lu Shiyan.
He shook his head at Wang Qiuju, "I'm fine, I probably just had a sudden cramp."
Lu Shiyan didn't say anything more, but told Wang Qiuju to pack her luggage. He arranged for someone to send the family out of the valley after dawn.
That morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lu Shiyan had Village Chief Song gather the villagers and announce the news.
Of course, considering Guo Xuantong's reputation, Lu Shiyan omitted the part about Fang Zhicai's attempt to humiliate her in the forest, only vaguely saying that the Fang family had committed a crime.
At the same time, the Valley Association also announced its newly formulated regulations.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't sleep last night and came up with this idea by herself. After Lu Shiyan came back, he helped her improve it.
Some were modeled after modern laws, while others were formulated based on the specific circumstances of the valley.
Most villagers had no objections to the newly promulgated regulations and felt more at ease.
However, many villagers secretly wondered what the Fang family had done this time.
In particular, Lu Shiyan emphasized the punishment for committing adultery. Many villagers secretly wondered if someone in the Fang family had also committed this crime.
When Grandma Fang heard that her third son's family was going to be driven out of the valley, she almost fainted.
They grabbed Lu Shiyan and demanded an explanation. Lu Shiyan did not cover for Fang Zhicai, but he omitted Guo Xuantong's name.
"If you're worried that they won't be able to take care of themselves when they go out, the rest of you can go with them."
After giving her suggestion to the old lady, Jiang Tangtang said loudly, "If anyone is dissatisfied with or unwilling to comply with our regulations, they are all welcome to leave the valley. It's a good opportunity for your families to keep each other company."
After hearing what the Jiang family said about the situation outside yesterday, the villagers all see the outside world as hell and are unwilling to leave.
They all shook their heads, indicating that they wanted to stay in the valley, and felt that the regulations set by Jiang Tangtang were very good.
Not to mention the other villagers, even the other two brothers of the Fang family were unwilling to leave the valley.
Even in the valley, there's always a way to survive, no matter how tough things get. But once you leave the valley, things might be different.
Wang Qiuju was extremely reluctant to leave the valley, her eyes constantly fixed on the crowd. But until the very end, no one came out to say a word in her defense, and no one stepped forward to leave with her family.
In the end, she could only disappointedly follow the people arranged by Lu Shiyan on her journey.
Lu Shiyan arranged for Xiong Zhuang to lead a group of people to escort Wang Qiuju's family out of the valley.
However, instead of taking the shortcut through the cave, they chose to take a detour through the mountains. If Wang Qiuju's family wanted to escape, then once they were in the mountains, their fate would be irrelevant.
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