Chapter 275 Wang's Poisoning Takes Effect
Li Yuying said, "Whatever they give, I'll give double! Let us ride in a horse-drawn carriage too."
Old Liao held out his hand to her, "Alright, two thousand taels, give me the money."
He didn't always accept money in the past. After experiencing a period of hardship and worrying about money, he realized how important money was. He would accept money from anyone who gave it to him. A thousand taels of silver was enough to buy him a carriage ride.
Li Yuying hadn't yet adjusted to her situation. In the past, a thousand taels would have been nothing to her, and she said arrogantly, "It's just two thousand taels, it's not like I can't afford it..."
She used to expect the maids to pay, but nowadays there are hardly any maids left.
She was dressed in prison clothes and shackles, worse off than even a maid.
Li Yuying was unwilling to admit that she couldn't come up with the money. "There's no village or shop in sight here, and I can't afford a carriage. What if you renege on your debt if I give you the money now? Unless you get me a carriage right now."
Old Liao, "When we reach the next city, you can buy it, but you'll have to pay for the carriage ride, understand?"
"knew."
The group continued on their way, and after half an hour, the Li family members, who were not used to exercise, were exhausted and fell to the back of the group.
They plopped down on the ground and refused to move.
The escort at the back kicked him, yelling, "Get up and keep going!"
Li Yuying was dizzy from the sun, and sweat was seeping into her eyes. She shook her head and said, "I can't walk anymore, I'm not going."
"Get up! Otherwise, don't blame my whip for being merciless!" As soon as he finished speaking, a whip landed beside her.
Li Yuying glared at the threatening wasp, her expression furious. "You dare to hit me? Do you know who I am? I am the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jiangling..."
Hu Feng lashed out with his whip, "Crack!"
Li Yuying trembled all over in pain, "Hiss~ Are you crazy?"
Another lash came, "Crack!"
"Ouch! It hurts so much..."
The guards realized a little over a month ago that arguing with such nonsense was pointless; a lash was more effective than ten words of nonsense.
Hu Feng pointed his blood-stained whip at the people trudging along ahead and said in a deep voice, "Ask those people ahead, who among them doesn't have status? Who hasn't been whipped?"
Those walking in front of their house quickened their pace upon hearing the sound of the whip.
"Get up! Keep walking, or we'll keep beating you until you can get up!"
Madam Li struggled to her feet. Having been exposed to the sun for so long without water, her mouth was parched and her voice weak. She shook her head at her daughter and said, "Stop talking, let's go!"
"Fine, let's go!" She was furious, but dared not vent her anger on the guards. She could only find someone to take it out on and quickly walked to the Yun family's group.
She grabbed Yun Yanze's arm. "Yun Yanze, you heartless man! Ever since I was thrown into the exile team, you haven't even glanced at me. I'm your wife, how can you bear to abandon me? I need water, I need a carriage ride, give me a thousand taels."
Li Yuying snatched the bundle from his back, opened it, took out the water bag, and drank all the remaining water, which was still a third of the way down, in one gulp.
Yun Yanzhe coldly pushed her away, saying, "We haven't officially tied the knot yet, you're not my wife!"
A flash of intense hatred crossed Li Yuying's face, and she slapped him across the face. "Smack!"
"When my Li family was at its peak, your Yun family was eager to curry favor with us. Now that we've fallen on hard times, you want to sever ties? Let me tell you, no way! Jiangling Prefecture was doing just fine before, but because of you troublemakers and jinxes who came to Jiangling, our Li family will be exiled!"
Wang grabbed his hand, twisted it forcefully, and pulled him up by the neck. "You dare hit my son? I'll take your life!"
"Uh...uh..."
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
When did she become so strong?
Lifting a person up with one hand is something even an adult man without martial arts skills probably couldn't do.
Those around dared not intervene, shouting for help, "Murder! Murder! Officers, come quick!"
Yun Yanzhe advised, "Mother, just teach her a lesson, don't kill her."
If you're going to kill someone, you can't do it in front of everyone. It will give people something to talk about, you'll end up in jail, and it will also affect your career. It's not worth it!
A fierce killing intent flashed in Wang's eyes, and she tightened her grip, shouting, "Those who hurt my son deserve to die! They deserve to die!"
A crisp 'crack!' sounded from the neck in my hand.
With just a little more force, you could snap the other person's neck.
Suddenly, a flash of cold light appeared, and the blade was already there, slashing down at his hand.
She had no choice but to withdraw her hand.
Old Liao pointed his knife at Wang, shouting, "Stop! Who gave you permission to kill someone? You've forgotten the rules after a few days away from the road, haven't you?"
Li Yuying collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, her hands gripping her outstretched neck tightly, making strange noises, "Hehehe..."
Madam Li patted her back to help her catch her breath, "Ying'er, are you feeling better now? Things are different now. You're no longer the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion. Can you please stop causing trouble?"
Li Yuying tried to make a sound, but it felt like a knife was twisting in her throat. Her face flushed red, and she pointed to her neck, shaking her head and waving her hands. "Mother, my throat hurts so much, I can't speak. Please get me a doctor, I feel so terrible..."
Wang and Lao Liao exchanged a few blows.
Wang moved like a ghost, so fast that she was almost a blur, almost as fast as the drug-using man they had seen that night. Old Liao couldn't avoid her and was about to have his neck scratched by her fingernails.
Suddenly, a pebble hit Wang's arm, knocking his hand to the side.
Her attack missed, and she quickly swept her other hand across Lao Liao's face, but Lao Liao didn't give her that chance. He kicked her, sending her flying and crashing into a tree with a "bang!"
The withered yellow leaves fell down with a rustling sound.
Physician Chen said, "She has been poisoned by a drug. If she is not detoxified soon, she will only live for a few days. She may also lose her mind and hurt people indiscriminately."
Everyone was worried about their lives.
Someone suggested, "What can we do? We're traveling with her every day; it's impossible to guard against her. We must control her, or......"
He made a throat-slitting gesture.
If she kills someone, she'll suffer for a while, which is better for everyone.
Hearing the commotion from a short distance ahead of the group, Yun Jiaoyue rushed over and stood in front of Wang Shi with her arms outstretched. "No, you can't kill my mother. She's only hurting people because she's been poisoned. If you heal her, she won't hurt anyone."
"Treat? How can we treat them? The miracle doctor kindly treated everyone before, but he refused to continue. Where can we find a miracle doctor now?"
“My older sister is acquainted with the miracle doctor, she will definitely have a solution. I will go to her and ask her to find the miracle doctor to treat my mother, so none of you are allowed to touch my mother.”
Yun Jiaoyue asked Yun Yanzhe to watch over Madam Wang, then knelt in front of Yun Zhaoxue's carriage, saying, "Elder sister, please, for the sake of our past as family, let the divine physician save my mother."
"Please, I'm begging you. Your stepmother passed away when you were young. My mother took care of you for a while. She deserves some credit, so please save her this time for the sake of our past relationship."
Some older people praised her for her filial piety, saying that she was willing to humble herself and ask for help for her mother.
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The author has recently reflected on the slow progress and will speed things up later, so please be patient!
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