Chen Chang was also very surprised to see him: "Why is it you?"

Ma Liang changed into casual clothes, with a plaster on his forehead, and smiled foolishly at Chen Chang: "Do you want me, Ma, to die at the hands of those thieves?"

“I dare you, I dare you!” Chen Chang blushed and apologized repeatedly.

Only after asking did they know that Ma Liang was one step too late that night. When they arrived at the Juzhang River, Chen Chang and Shui Ling'er had both fallen into the water. Even the bandits like Li Zhongxing did not dare to fight and disappeared.

Ma Liang searched along the river bank for half a night but found nothing.

Ma Liang was filled with remorse for not being able to protect Chen Chang and Shui Ling'er. He muttered to himself by the river for a long time before going back to reunite with Zhou Yihai and others.

Song Ziji was determined to win, but luckily, the team sent by Han Zhuangzhu to pick them up arrived. The bandits were naturally their match, and they fled in panic under the leadership of Song Ziji.

After returning to Jiangling, Ma Liang gritted his teeth and reported Chen Chang and Shui Ling'er's fall into the water to Miss Wang. Miss Wang did not blame him. The situation was very chaotic at the time, and Ma Liang did try his best.

The eldest lady asked her men to continue searching, to find the man alive or dead.

Ma Liang was not blamed, but he could clearly see sadness in her eyes.

놛놅 naturally felt better. Shui Girl was such a beautiful girl, she was gone just like that. Chen Chang had fought side by side with 놛, so they were half brothers. Thinking of this, Ma Liang even locked himself in the room and banged his head against the wall.

Ma Liang naturally attributed the death of Chen Chang Shui Ling'er to his own ability to protect her. He was too embarrassed to see the young lady again, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he found a place to look for her.

Before he could get in, Wei Chuanzheng sent someone over to say that he had been assigned another task.

Ma Liang had no choice but to agree. After finishing his work, he was stuck on the way back home, and by chance he ran into Chen Chang Shui Ling'er.

Seeing that the two were not dead, Ma Liang felt relieved. His mouth opened as wide as a gourd, and he was happier than when he got married.

"The young lady just left the mansion before noon. Alas, she was just a step late. If the young lady knew that you two were still alive, I don't know how happy she would be!"

"By the way, you will be able to meet Captain Zhou soon, and I miss you too!"

"Oh, oh, it's okay for you to come back home with me. Let's go, let's go, let's go now..."

After walking a few steps with Chen Changfang, he stopped and said, "Oh, look at Old Ma's memory. He actually forgot. If you two go to the mansion, you have to do something for me first!"

Chen Chang and Shui Ling'er looked at each other, why are there conditions?

Ma Liang stated his request with an embarrassed look on his face, and then said: "If it is too difficult for you, then..."

Chen Chang smiled faintly: "This matter is difficult and easy at the same time. I will give it a try first."

Ma Liang's eyes widened: "Are you serious?"

Chen Chang nodded, and Ma Liang grinned and said, "Oh, I knew you had something up your sleeve. In that case, I won't be a bother here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already squeezed through the crowd and left.

Shui Ling'er glanced at the yamen runners who were arguing and cursing with their necks stiff, and said worriedly, "Young Master, are you really sure?"

"This is not a place like the fortress where only force can prevail. Jiangling is also under the emperor, so naturally we have to be reasonable. Don't worry, I know what to do!"

Chen Chang said a few words of comfort, then separated from the group and walked towards the yamen runners.

The onlookers tried to avoid him, but suddenly they saw Chen Chang limping towards them, and they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

At this time, although the short and fat man was beaten like a pig's head, he still smiled and bowed to apologize to the thin and bald yamen runner.

Chen Chang did not rush forward, but watched from the side, listening to the other yamen runners calling the dark, thin, bald yamen runner "Yu Tou'er".

At this time, the frightened mule was also pulled back by the whip. After a moment's inspection, no clues were found, which made the short and fat man worried.

The short and fat man has already received a hint from the boss that he must get twenty guan to settle the matter. Twenty guan is enough to buy several acres of good farmland. It hurts to think about it.

Yu Tou'er ordered the whipper to tie the mule to a stone pillar on the street, then he snatched the whip and beat the mule hard.

The blue-and-white mule struggled to break free and screamed in pain.

Chen Chang knew in his heart that this was nothing more than a show for the short and fat man, and the ultimate goal was to make more money.

The whip hit the blue and white mule on the back, and the pain was in the heart of the short and fat man. This blue and white mule was bought from a livestock dealer three years ago. Now it has just been fully grown, fat and strong, with a gentle temperament. Such a thing has never happened to it before.

"My Lord, my Lord, it's a beast, a beast, it's just a beast, don't hit it, it knows it if you hit it..." The short and fat man was already incoherent.

Yu Tou'er was furious when he heard this. He raised his whip and started to whip him. He stiffened his neck and cursed, "You dog, I whip you a few times and you straighten your hair!"

Immediately, the short and fat man was beaten to the ground, howling loudly.

When the runners saw that the short and fat man actually insulted their leader, they started throwing the goods off the carts without waiting for orders. Each one was more ferocious than the other, and in the blink of an eye, all three carts were destroyed.

Chen Chang took a deep breath and now it was time to get going.

"Stop it!"

When Yu Tou'er, who was furious, saw a young man who was ready to die, he squinted at Chen Chang and said, "Oh, I think you are really tired of living!"

The short fat man was stunned when he saw Chen Chang's head. His eyes swollen into a line, and he didn't even recognize Chen Chang.

Chen Changyuan thought that this guy was going to attack him and was ready to retreat, but suddenly he saw that Yuan, who was looking at Yu Tou'er coldly, actually smiled, and that smile was extremely obscene.

When I turned around, I realized it was Shui Ling'er.

"What brings you here?"

"I am worried about you!"

Shui Ling'er's gentle words almost melted Chen Chang's heart.

Seeing the affection between the man and the woman, Yutou was very pleased. He suppressed his smile and pointed at her with his whip: "Hey, I see you are nothing good. Tell me the truth. Where did you kidnap this woman from?"

Chen Chang knew that the drunkard's real intention was to drink, so he suppressed his anger and said, "My lord, although the mule hit you, you were not injured, and we are willing to compensate you, so why are you holding on to it?"

"Hey, you said contemptuous, I have been working in the government for nearly 20 years, do I need you to teach me?" Yu Tou saw that Chen Chang was dressed in ordinary clothes, and he already felt a little contempt in his heart, "Oh, that's right, I asked you where this woman came from, and you questioned me."

"This is the emperor's court. Does that mean he is following the king's law?"

A yamen runner with a small beard chimed in, "What a joke! In this case, we, Boss Yu, are the law! I want to see what good you are. If you know what's best for you, just hand this woman over to our yamen, and we will naturally take good care of her, hehe... As for you, kneel on the ground and kowtow to Yu three times, and I will naturally show mercy and let you go!"

Yu Tou'er completed the crescent shape with his lustful eyes: "Yes, yes, yes, well said, young lady, don't worry, I, old Yu, will love you the most, hahahaha..." The yamen runners suddenly burst into laughter.

Shui Ling'er naturally knew that these yamen runners had good intentions. Her face turned red and almost bled, and her body trembled with anger.

Chen Chang pulled her behind him and said, "It's broad daylight, are you afraid that I will report you to your superiors?"

In this unfamiliar place, reasoning with a group of men like this is like entering the toilet with a lantern. However, Master Ma Liang has put forward conditions, so he can only bite the bullet and do it. But how to deal with Shui Ling'er next?

Of course, Chen Chang also knew that if he was physically threatened, Ma Liang would sit back and do the right thing.

The bearded yamen runner said with a smirk, "Oh, I'm afraid that if you go to the yamen and sue us, we will have to take care of this beautiful girl beside you, right, brothers?"

The bailiffs burst into laughter again.

They have already extorted a large sum of money from the short and fat man, and now they can tease the beautiful girl here, so they are naturally very happy.

Although the girl in front of me was not as heavily made-up as the ladies of the wealthy families in the city, she had a pure and elegant temperament and a unique charm.

Although it would be nice to hold such a beautiful girl in my arms and cherish her, it would also be nice to feast my eyes and satiate my tongue here.

Everyone stopped laughing, and Yu Tou'er also stopped laughing, pointing his halberd at Chen Chang and saying, "The law clearly states that anyone who abducts or sells a person as a slave shall be strangled; anyone who abducts or sells a person as a servant shall be exiled 3,000 miles; anyone who abducts a person as a wife, concubine, or child shall be sentenced to three years in prison. Even if a person abducts a woman, he shall be punished with the capital punishment."

Yu Tou'er was not bluffing. Since ancient times, kidnapping and trafficking have been serious crimes. The laws written on paper in successive dynasties have always imposed severe punishments on "kidnapping and trafficking."

Starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty, the law clearly stated that this was a serious crime, and kidnapping was listed together with other serious crimes such as gang robbery, murder and injury, and tomb robbery, and the punishment was crucifixion. Later dynasties basically adopted such regulations in legislation, but the severity of the punishment varied.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, due to the integration of the northern and southern ethnic groups, the trafficking of prostitutes became more prosperous, but it also caused a great negative impact on society. Therefore, some governments also banned the trafficking of prostitutes from time to time. Even if the criminal was a woman, she could not escape the death penalty.

After Chen Chang heard this, he immediately felt that it was better to crack down on the vendors more forcefully at this time.

When Yu Tou'er saw Mumu, he thought that he had frightened him with his words, and he was quite proud of himself. He pouted and said, "Are you going to confess here, or are you going to confess when we go back to the court?"

Chen Chang and Shui Ling'er look too much like each other, and Shui Ling'er is so weak, as if she has no idea of ​​her own. If he really puts Chen Chang in the government jail on the charge of seduction, he might be able to take this opportunity to take her in.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, this woman's tender flesh can produce a stream of water with just a pinch. She is many times better than the yellow-faced woman at home.

Even if Chen Chang could be convicted, it wouldn't matter, because this lawsuit would never end.

Even if Chen Chang was acquitted, this woman would have already become a slut, hehe...

Yu Tou'er was happily calculating his plans when he heard Chen Chang say, "Sir, can I have a word with you?"