“Mmm…”
In the room, the tied-up Xia Luoran spat out the cloth stuffed in her mouth, "Let me go! Let me go!"
Honggu just came in with some food. Seeing Xia Luoran making a scene again, he felt angry and slammed the plate on the table with a bang, "What are you doing?"
Xia Luoran, who prided herself on being a woman of the underworld, had a much hotter temper than Xia Man. She became furious after being scolded by Honggu. "You, a woman, are hanging out with those bandits, aiding and abetting their evil deeds. Do you even know how to write the word 'honesty'?"
"What did you say?"
Honggu was already hostile to Xia Luoran's arrival because of Cui Niang's speculation. One vixen was not enough, and now a weasel came. What if the village chief was bewitched by the two of them and ignored her anymore? What should she do then?
Xia Luoran didn't know that danger was about to come, and was still chattering, "Am I wrong? You are hanging out with a bunch of men. What good family would want a woman like you? Don't you feel ashamed?"
"Shut up!"
Honggu was enraged by Xia Luoran. She rushed to the bedside, picked up Xia Luoran and slapped her twice, making her scream in pain.
"ah!"
"How dare you hit me! Ah!"
Xia Luoran had never suffered such injustice in her life. She struggled hard but could not escape from Honggu's palm and was given a big slap in the face.
Perhaps it was because this face was too similar to Su Man's, Honggu hated Su Man's face and beat her harder and harder.
"I'll let you seduce the village chief! I'll let you boss him around!"
"Ah! Stop it, stop it!"
...
When the "stand-in" was being beaten, the real person Su Man was walking side by side with Ao Xi on the way back to the yard.
Su Man has been observing Ao Xi's expression. Ever since Xia Luoran was brought back by him, Su Man's heart seemed to be floating in the air and could never land on the ground.
Ao Xi, on the other hand, refused to mention Xia Luoran's placement, which made Su Man impatient. When Ao Xi followed her into the courtyard, she asked tentatively, "Will the village chief go and see his sister?"
Ao Xi raised an eyebrow, "You want me to go see her?"
Su Man lowered her eyes, "Since the village chief has brought her back, it's not good to keep ignoring her. I am not someone who can't tolerate others, not to mention she is my own sister. I only hope that the village chief can pity her as much as he pities me."
Ao Xi lifted Su Man's lowered head with a single finger and said with a half-smile, "Do you mean that you two sisters want to be like Ehuang and Nvying?"
Su Man's words were originally meant to test him, but Ao Xi's reaction seemed different from what she expected, so she followed Ao Xi's words and said, "Since I have already married the village chief, it is natural that I will do whatever he tells me to do."
Ao Xi smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "I didn't know that my lady was so generous that she would even share her husband with others. In this case, I can't let my lady down. I will take your sister in as well."
Suman was not surprised by this answer, but it was not the answer she wanted.
It wasn't out of jealousy, but rather because of Xia Luoran's identity. She had originally impersonated Xia Luoran to marry into the family. Every day Xia Luoran stayed, she was in greater danger. If Ao Xi knew she wasn't the real Xia Luoran...
Thinking of this, Su Man looked at Ao Xi, who had remained silent since he mentioned marrying Xia Luoran. His expression did not seem happy as if he was enjoying the happiness of having two wives. Instead, he had a cold face, which was completely different from his usual cheerful expression.
In fact, Ao Xi was also angry. Su Man could so easily say that she was paying her sister's money. I'm afraid she didn't care about him at all. Otherwise, what woman who truly loves her husband would do this?
He originally thought that after this period of time, Su Man had become somewhat sincere towards him, but the facts told him that it was all an illusion.
Ao Xi wanted to provoke Su Man to anger, so he deliberately said, "Since she is your sister, then you should go and persuade her first. We will have our wedding night tonight."
I don’t believe you won’t turn against me!
"Tonight?" Su Man was surprised.
Ao Xi perked up. He coughed lightly and asked, "Is there any problem?"
"No, the village chief's order is naturally my duty. I will go and persuade my sister right away."
Ao Xi's hopes were dashed. He smiled wryly, "Okay, then I'll wait for good news from the Madam."
In this way, the two people left the courtyard one after another, each with their own ulterior motives.
...
Su Man had no idea about Ao Xi's thoughts, which were as complicated as the twists and turns of a mountain road. What's more, she was guilty and had no idea whether Ao Xi was real or fake.
Soon, Su Man arrived at the place where Xia Luoran was imprisoned.
This place was actually not far from her courtyard, but it was a bit deserted. The courtyard was empty, and there was only a bed board on the bed, not even a mattress.
Seeing Su Man coming, Xia Luoran suddenly jumped up, "Mmm...Mmm!"
Su Man pulled the rag out of her mouth. At that moment, Xia Luoran cursed loudly, "Where have you been?! Why don't you find a way to save me quickly!"
She had just been beaten, and her face was still swollen. She looked less like Xia Man.
Su Man said good-temperedly, "I have thought about it, but I just haven't figured it out yet."
“…”
Xia Luoran was furious. "Alright, untie me quickly and find a fast horse. I want to go down the mountain."
"Sister, even if I untie you, you can't leave here. Besides, this is Black Wind Village, not a mansion. Where can I find a fast horse for you?"
"This won't work, that won't work, what's the point of you being here!"
Su Man's eyes flashed with coldness. Seeing Xia Luoran like a rooster with its feathers blown off because of the constantly dangerous environment, she kindly added fuel to the fire, "I came here because the village chief said that he wants to take you in as a disciple and share a husband with me."
"What? Ridiculous!"
Xia Luoran's expression really changed. She was worried that if she stayed here for too long, her reputation would be ruined. If she was defiled by Ao Xi, her life would be ruined.
Not to mention being Fang Junyi's legal wife, even a bandit wouldn't marry her. She was anxious and angry, "Don't dream! I will never marry a bandit."
The more she saw her like this, the more Su Man wanted to scare her, "But sister, you are here, how can you escape?"
Afraid that Xia Luoran might say something wrong while she was confused, she deliberately said, "Besides, sister, you are the one the village chief wanted to marry. Now that you are here, I can retire with my success."
"No! No! You can't leave."
Xia Luoran was afraid that her identity would be exposed and she had to stay here. She yelled, "Don't talk nonsense! You are Xia Luoran, the one the bandits want to marry. I am Xia Man, and I have nothing to do with you!"
"How can it be unrelated? Aren't you and Ao Xi old acquaintances?"
Su Man observed Xia Luoran's expression as she spoke. She said this because she wanted to know what the relationship between Xia Luoran and Ao Xi was.
Xia Luoran vehemently denied it at first, "I don't know Ao Xi, I'm not Xia Luoran, I have nothing to do with you!"
But after Suman's unremitting efforts, she actually said something.
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