Cen Xiao led his men through nearly twenty villages before finally arriving at Lin'an Village.
He took his nephew's portrait and inquired around Lin'an Village. The first villager he encountered was a woman surnamed Fan.
Upon seeing the portrait, Madam Fan immediately recognized Yuan Qiu. She looked at Cen Xiao and the others, pondered for a moment, and said, "I've seen this child before. Isn't this child named Yuan Qiu?"
Upon hearing this, Cen Xiao and the others' eyes lit up.
"Yes, yes, where is he?" Dao Ba asked hurriedly.
"Will I get anything in return for telling you?" Madam Fan smiled and rubbed her fingers together.
Upon seeing this, Dao San immediately tossed a piece of silver to Madam Fan. Madam Fan happily accepted it; it was actually five taels! Madam Fan was overjoyed.
"Speak."
"He's in Anjia Village now. He was kidnapped by a vile woman named Yang Cui. If you don't believe me, go and ask around. This child has an extremely hard life. He has to do so much work every day! That woman kidnapped him not to continue the family line, but to have more free labor. She abuses him every day, making him work from dawn till dusk. Not only does he work, but she doesn't even feed him. He's beaten and scolded by that vile woman every day. He's so pitiful. Once, this child tried to escape, but that vile woman caught him, beat him severely, and tied him to a big tree, leaving him to bake in the scorching sun all day. He almost died. He's so pitiful."
Dao Ba gritted his teeth in anger: "That poisonous woman!"
When Madam Fan saw that he was angry, she was secretly overjoyed.
She knew these people weren't good people, so she lied to them, thinking she could use them to teach Yang Cui a lesson. In reality, she had no idea whether Yang Cui was good or bad to Yuan Qiu. But in her opinion, since she wasn't her own daughter, how good could she be?
"Let me tell you, just follow this road to Anjia Village. It's closer to her by taking this mountain path. Once you get to the village, just ask anyone and they'll tell you where she lives. But this bitch has bribed everyone in Anjia Village. If you ask her if the children have been abused, they'll definitely say no. Besides, this woman has an affair with a powerful figure in the county town, so no one dares to offend her. When you get there, you'd better teach her a lesson! Otherwise, she'll definitely find a chance to retaliate!"
Hearing this, Cen Xiao stared at Fan Shi. Despite it being a hot summer day, Fan Shi felt a chill run through her body.
She paused for a moment, then said, "I... I'm telling the truth, you should go now."
Then, Fan took off running.
Dao Ba said angrily, "There are still such vicious women in the world! Once I rescue the young master, I will definitely teach that woman a lesson!"
Upon hearing this, Cen Xiao said to the angry Dao Ba, "You should eat some walnuts."
"Huh? Why eat walnuts?" Dao Ba was baffled.
Cen Xiao ignored him and walked straight ahead. Dao Ba scratched his head and asked Dao San, "San'er, what do you think I mean? Why are you eating walnuts? Those things aren't as tasty as meat."
Dao San glanced at Dao Ba with disdain and said, "What I mean is that walnuts are good for the brain."
Dao Ba got angry: "San'er, are you insulting me?"
"When did I insult you?"
"Don't think I'm stupid, you're saying I'm brainless."
"Hey! Not bad, you figured it out! But it wasn't me who said it, it was me who said it." Dao San chuckled.
Dao Ba looked resentful, not understanding what this had to do with his brain.
Dao San sighed and finally explained, "That old woman clearly has a grudge against Yang Cui. Didn't you notice? She keeps cursing that woman. When she mentions that woman, she grits her teeth and her eyes are full of hatred. So you can't believe everything she says."
"Then how did she know the young master's name?"
"That's why I said—don't believe everything! The young master is definitely in the Yang family, but the specifics may not be as she says. Don't believe everything you hear, and don't be prejudiced."
Dao Ba seemed to be deep in thought.
Cen Xiao was familiar with the name Yang Cui. The fact that Yang Cui was able to escape from the thugs that day showed her intelligence. Later, he overheard her conversation with Yu Xinde at the Star Gazing Tower. Yang Cui's overall demeanor did not resemble that of a wicked woman.
Moreover, if a woman has the ability to get the whole village to lie for her, how powerful must she be!
Cen Xiao felt that his nephew should be safe.
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Although Ji'an Village is divided into Lin'an Village and Zhou'an Village, many people still habitually refer to it as Ji'an Village and cannot change their way of speaking.
Yang Cui was worried about Sanya, so she wanted to take the path at the foot of the mountain to Ji'an Village. But when she was halfway there, someone suddenly jumped out, grabbed Yang Cui, and dragged her into the bushes.
"Help~ Ugh~" Yang Cui's mouth was covered. She struggled desperately, and then a slap landed on her face, making her see stars.
"You bitch!"
"Lin Mingcai!"
Lin Mingcai said fiercely, "If I don't kill you today, I'll change my name from Lin to something else!"
"Hey, hey, let us have some fun before we kill him." Only then did Yang Cui notice that there were three fierce-looking men in the bushes, grinning wickedly.
Yang Cui's mind went blank for a moment. Did she still have a chance to escape this time?
The man then said lewdly, "It's your idea, you go first."
Lin Mingcai then noticed that Yang Cui had become even more beautiful after not seeing her for some time, and he immediately had wicked thoughts.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll come over and play again when I'm done. Let's leave now."
"Why are you avoiding this? We want to see."
"You shorty, after all these years, you still like this!"
"Hehe..." The short man chuckled lewdly, his eyes lingering on Yang Cui's chest.
Lin Mingcai: "Brothers, you'd better leave for a bit. I can't get things done if you're watching me!"
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