Chapter 75 The Death of Wu Youliang!
When Wu Youliang realized his identity had been exposed, he became furious. He thought that if he couldn't have an easy time, no one else could either.
"What's there to be so proud of, village chief? You probably don't even know what kind of people you've taken in, do you?"
Everyone's expression changed drastically, but it was too late when they tried to rush forward to stop Wu Youliang.
"They are the Shen family members who killed Wei's army, and they are exiled criminals who stole military funds!" Wu Youliang shouted, a triumphant grin on his face.
"Are you scared now?"
"Trying to shut me up? Why didn't you do that sooner!"
"Too late!"
"Everyone here is a criminal, I'm just a petty thief, and they are traitors to the country!"
Everyone in the Shen family turned pale and trembled.
The people of Gulan Village were also terrified and remained silent for a long time.
A figure rushed forward and started hitting Wu Youliang.
"Stop spouting nonsense! You're the only one with shady dealings trying to drag us down with you. The refugees should have torn you apart along the way, you ungrateful bastard..."
When Liu Laohu realized what was happening and saw that Liu Yanhui was about to lose control of Wu Youliang, he kicked him twice!
"You bastard! We've had plenty to eat and drink along the way, what have we done to wrong you? Why are you doing this to us!"
Shen Yuanjing also ran up and kicked.
"He's like a toad trying to eat swan meat. When his family refused, he held a grudge. Let's beat him up and send him to jail!"
Upon hearing the words "sent to the government office," the people of Gulan Village felt much better. If it were a real criminal, they would definitely avoid the county government office altogether!
Shen Yuanruan's eyes were filled with hatred. She got up, pointed at the corner of the wall, and shouted, "I saw him hide all the stolen money in the corner!"
The Shen family members looked at Shen Yuanruan with complicated expressions.
Liu Laohu quickly ordered the constables to dig out the money bag, which contained a few loose pieces of silver, totaling less than ten taels!
"Village chief, consider this money as compensation for his theft."
Just as the village chief was about to take the silver, a woman ran over and said to him, "Old man, two of our chickens have been stolen."
The village chief's expression changed, and he was about to withdraw his hand when he heard Liu Yan reply, "When we leave tomorrow, leave another bag of grain for the village!"
Remembering the weight of the bag of grain he had received earlier that day, the village chief silently took the money bag.
"You'd better leave by tomorrow morning. No matter what you do for a living, our village will pretend you were never here!"
Liu Laohu and Liu Yanhui and the others quickly nodded in agreement.
No sooner had the villagers left than the prisoners swarmed forward and brutally beat Wu Youliang!
They were supposed to have a good meal and a good night's sleep, but this bastard ruined it all. He even exposed their identities as prisoners—he's trying to kill them!
They all wanted them dead, but they couldn't let Wu Youliang live either.
The punches and kicks rained down like raindrops, no one holding back. Wu Youliang groaned at first, but after a while he fell silent.
Nobody cared whether he lived or died; they only stopped when they were tired of beating him.
Liu Laohu casually had the constables tie up Wu Youliang and then went to sleep.
We have to travel tomorrow, so we can't let some trivial matter delay our journey.
After everyone had fallen asleep, a low voice rang in Shen Yuanruan's ear.
“If Wu Youliang wakes up, he will definitely continue to slander your reputation. What if he pesters your family and forces you to marry him? In the eyes of outsiders, you have already lost your reputation. You have no other choice but to marry him.”
Not long after, a dark figure stealthily slipped out!
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"Wu Youliang is stiff; he must have been dead for a while!"
"Brother Liu, what should we do?"
"What's so strange about a couple of people dying on the way to exile? Just like always, cut off an ear to take back as proof, put the body in a bag, and bury it after we've gone far away!"
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After practicing martial arts, the Shen family lined up to receive pastries.
Shen Yuanjing looked at Shen Yuanruan who had walked up to him and handed her a piece of pastry.
"The past is the past. We must learn from our mistakes and practice martial arts diligently!"
Shen Yuanruan silently accepted the food, walked to the shade of a tree, and was about to eat when a hand was stretched out in front of her.
"Sister, I remember you don't like sweets, so from now on, all the sweets can be for me!"
Shen Yuanruan stood up, intending to leave.
"Your sister doesn't want anyone to know what you were doing last night, right?"
Shen Yuanruan's expression changed, and her heart sank to the bottom.
"Little sister, I don't like sweets. From now on, all the pastries I get will be yours."
Shen Yuanxin smiled innocently: "I probably had a dream last night. I dreamt that my sister went out, but in reality, my sister didn't go out."
"Sister, you'd better remember what you just said. It wouldn't be nice if one day you forgot it but I did!"
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"Big brother, I noticed you haven't eaten any pastries. Here, have this sweet cake!" Shen Yuanxin smiled innocently and held the sweet cake in both hands to Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi reached out and took it, but didn't eat it!
Seeing this, Shen Yuanxin smiled even more innocently and said, "Big brother, yesterday I heard my second aunt say that Grandmother might get sick. She discussed with the other two aunts that if Grandmother gets sick, they will have Father come to find you!"
Shen Lanxi glanced at Shen Yuanxin and nodded, signaling her to continue.
Seeing that she was willing to listen, Shen Yuanxin was overjoyed and immediately said, "Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle saw that Second Uncle had pastries to eat, and they also said they wanted to come and learn martial arts!"
"They said it to my father's face, and he didn't say anything. He was probably quite happy that they came!"
"My brothers went to learn staff techniques from Master Hu. Big brother, can I go and learn too?"
Shen Lanxi: "Okay!" As for whether Wei Dongzhu is willing to teach, that's not her business.
Because their identities had been exposed in Gulan Village, Liu Yanhui and Liu Laohu were very worried. After discussing it, they went to find Shen Lanxi.
“I suggest we skip the daytime rest and speed up our progress,” Liu Yan replied.
Liu Laohu: "Agreed!"
Shen Lanxi nodded in agreement.
After traveling for another two days, Madam Shen developed a high fever that night due to exhaustion and excessive worry. Less than half a day later, Master Shen also fell ill.
Shen Congwen didn't come looking for his daughter; he went directly to Zhang Niu.
"Dr. Zhang, my elderly relative is ill. Could you please take a look at him?"
Zhang Niu wasn't there to treat the prisoners; he wouldn't have come along to suffer if he hadn't been worried about Wei Dongzhu.
"Do you have money to pay for the consultation?"
Shen Congwen was taken aback.
Zhang Niu said without any mercy, "You don't think I'm a criminal too, and that you can get medical treatment from me for free, do you?"
Shen Congwen felt ashamed after being reprimanded and quickly lowered his head to go back.
As expected, the Shen family was completely emptied of their pockets and had not a single penny left.
There really isn't one!
What they are hoping for most now is to find another opportunity to make money, at which point they will definitely take all the money!
Shen Congwen originally thought he could resolve the matter without having to contact his daughter, but he didn't expect that he would still have to contact her in the end.
“Lanxi…” He had no confidence at all in front of his daughter!
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