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Chapter 45: What a Coincidence

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After Wei Ting fired a shot, he put away his pistol. This shot was deliberately misfired in order to teach Zhou Peng a lesson. It was just that his ear was a little bruised, nothing else serious. After he was done, he left the corridor. The two bodyguards watched nervously as Zhou Peng covered his ears, not daring to stop Wei Ting.


On the other side, Su Meng was riding home in Zhou Peng’s car. One of the bodyguards was driving, while the other was sitting beside her. Both of them looked fierce. In order not to cause any other trouble, she tried her best to reduce her presence. She looked out of the window quietly.


Although Zhou Peng had promised not to hurt her before he left, he had only made this decision because he was interested in her suggestions. Su Meng could feel that Zhou Peng really wanted to torture her at that time.


When she recalled Zhou Peng’s gaze at that time, that ruthless and cruel aura, she still had lingering fear in her heart. Back then, she had made several suggestions, but all of them were rejected by Zhou Peng. He was not interested in anything except his own health.


However, to him, his body had been weak since he was young. Even the doctors could not cure him, so he had long given up. Now that he heard that Su Meng could help him, even if the chances were slim, he would still give it a try.


The reason why Zhou Peng dared to let Su Meng leave was because he knew that Su Meng cared about her master. As long as her master was still alive, Su Meng would not dare to run away on her own.


Zhou Peng’s weakness was not entirely due to innate reasons. The yin qi around his face was because someone had intentionally cast a curse on him. Although it was difficult to break it, Su Meng felt that she had a 90% chance of success.


She remembered that Master had said this before. A newborn baby can suffer such an effect if someone used their birth date, birth time, and fetal hair, as well as something from a dead person as a carrier. When yin is prosperous and yang is declining, the longevity of yang is greatly reduced, and the body’s condition keeps getting worse and worse.


However, Zhou Peng was the only son of the Zhou family. Who would treat him like this? He only had one younger sister, and there was no situation of fighting for the family property. Moreover, it was said that the Zhou family had only one son for several generations, and all of them were only sons. His father also did not have any siblings. How could anyone harm him in such a family environment?


“Miss Su, do you really have a way to help our Young Master?” Su Meng was lost in thought as she looked out the window when the bodyguard sitting next to her suddenly asked. His rough voice gave her a fright.


Su Meng nodded stiffly and said, “Young Master Zhou was not born like this. From his expression just now, it was definitely intentional. However, I need time to resolve this matter. After all, this situation has been with him for a long time. It is not something that can be resolved in a day or two.”


After the bodyguard heard this, he nodded in agreement and rubbed his head with a smile. He apologized to Su Meng. “That, as long as Miss Su can help our Young Master heal, she will be our benefactor. In the future, if you have any problems, you can look for us. Actually, our Young Master is also a pitiful person. He…”


“Cough cough, Miss Su, look, we’re almost there. Where should we send you?”


Before the bodyguard beside her could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the driver. The bodyguard seemed to have suddenly thought of something and quickly shut his mouth, not saying another word.


Su Meng also understood in her heart that no matter how harmonious this kind of big family appeared on the surface, there would still be some intrigue. She was not in the mood to know about this kind of thing. As long as she could cure Zhou Peng and make him stop causing trouble for her in the future, then she would be burning incense. She did not dare to let them be grateful to her.


“Just park near Antique Street.” Su Meng did not want to stay with these two any longer. When she arrived, she quickly got out of the car.


No one spoke for the rest of the journey. Su Meng got out of the car near Antique Street and politely said goodbye to the two bodyguards. Then, she quickly walked into the antique shop.


However, not long after, a black luxury car drove over and slowly stopped beside Su Meng.


After what happened just now, Su Meng had a shadow over this kind of black car. When she saw the car stop beside her, her first reaction was to leave.


Just as she was about to run, the car door opened, revealing a face that she was extremely familiar with. It was Wei Ting’s driver, Li Bing.


Seeing that Su Meng was fine, Li Bing heaved a sigh of relief and pretended to pass by to greet her. “What a coincidence, Young Madam. Why are you here? Do you need me to send you somewhere?”


As the saying went, one should never hit a smiling person. Although Su Meng hated the Wei family, Li Bing was very polite. She smiled and replied, “Thank you, but there’s no need. I’ll be home soon.”

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 44: Said He Would Fight, So He Did

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

He walked quickly to the two bodyguards and raised his leg to kick the tattooed man. The tattooed man’s reaction was really fast. Before Wei Ting’s kick could reach him, he was already prepared to block it.


He was already prepared, but he didn’t expect Wei Ting’s to stop the kick. This was just a feint. When Wei Ting saw the man premeditated his kick, he immediately withdrew his leg. Then, he turned his body and raised his fist to hit the man who was smoking.


That man thought that Wei Ting and the tattooed man were fighting, but he didn’t expect that he would come for him. Before he could react, his nose took a punch from Wei Ting. That sore feeling immediately invaded his brain. Even someone as strong as him couldn’t help but cry.


Wei Ting punched him and then made a pose to hit his lower body. The tattooed man pounced toward Wei Ting, but he didn’t expect that this move of Wei Ting was also just a pretense. When he was close to him, Wei Ting turned his body and lifted his leg to kick him. The tattooed man got hit on his waist, and he immediately lost his strength.


Taking advantage of the two people’s intense pain for a few seconds, Wei Ting directly put them down. The whole process only took twenty seconds.


After putting down the two bodyguards, Wei Ting walked in front of Zhou Peng and directly reached out to pull him by the collar. He lifted him up and asked with narrowed eyes, “Are you going to tell me or not?”


This time, the question was simple and clear. Although his face was calm, Zhou Peng could feel his hidden anger.


He didn’t expect Wei Ting to be so good at fighting. It seemed that the news was wrong again. Wei Ting usually hid it quite well. He were so good at fighting, but he had never made a move.


However, Zhou Peng raised his hand and patted the hand that Wei Ting was holding onto his collar. His tone was not flustered at all.


He smiled and said, “President Wei is really good at fighting. It seems that I have underestimated you. You don’t have to be so angry. If I really wanted to do something, I wouldn’t have only left two bodyguards. Don’t worry. Miss Su has already gone back. If you don’t believe me, you can give her a call and try.”


“Cough, cough…” Zhou Peng’s body was originally weak and he kept coughing. After being grabbed by his collar, he was irritated and couldn’t stop coughing.


Wei Ting looked down at Zhou Peng’s coughing from above until he coughed until his face turned red and his eyes were filled with tears. Only then did he slowly let go.


“If I didn’t sense that you didn’t have too much malice, do you think you would still be alive?” Wei Ting took a step back and took out a pistol from his clothes. He looked at Zhou Peng calmly.


He turned off the safety, loaded it, and then raised the muzzle of the gun and pointed it at Zhou Peng.


Seeing this, the bodyguard who was lying on the ground was stunned. No wonder Wei Ting dared to come alone. It turned out that he came with a weapon. Afraid that Wei Ting’s pistol would go out of control, the bodyguard hurriedly got up from the ground and begged for Zhou Peng’s mercy.


“President Wei, President Wei, you must be careful not to hurt our Young Master Zhou. Miss Su is now very safe and not injured. Young Master Zhou just wanted to play a joke on you.”


The bodyguard was scared half to death, but Zhou Peng remained calm. He said without changing his expression, “I finally know why President Wei is able to take charge of the Wei family at such a young age, and there is not a single person who is against it. Just look at your boldness today. It is indeed not something that an ordinary person can compare to.”


The scene was a little stiff. Wei Ting glanced at Zhou Peng coldly and ignored him. He took out his phone and was about to call Su Meng.


Before he could make the call, he received a call from Zhu Xun.


“President Wei, Young Madam’s phone is on. Judging from the direction she’s moving, she should be heading back to Antique Street. Some of our people went to pick her up according to the location. However, whether she’s injured or not, we’ll have to wait for the brothers to see it with their own eyes.”


“En.” Although he only replied, Zhou Peng could clearly feel that he was relieved at this moment.


When Zhu Xun received the answer from Wei Ting, he continued to ask worriedly, “What about you? Do you need our support? Our people are all at the entrance of the manor. We can enter at any time.”


Wei Ting glanced at Zhou Peng and said indifferently, “No need. I’ll be out very soon.” After saying that, he hung up the phone.


“How is it? I’m not lying, right? If I really wanted to harm Miss Su, I wouldn’t have waited for you to confirm my location before hanging up the phone. I wouldn’t have left only these two people waiting for you.”


Zhou Peng saw that Wei Ting let out a sigh of relief, and he also let out a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and was about to grab the pistol. He thought that Wei Ting wouldn’t shoot.


He didn’t expect that before his hand touched the pistol, Wei Ting had already pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet flew past his scalp next to his ear, and his brain immediately buzzed.


Zhou Peng covered his ears. The short period of deafness made his brain a little dizzy. He looked at Wei Ting in surprise. He didn’t expect that Wei Ting would really make a move.

Chapter 43: Su Meng Was Killed

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Cough, cough, cough.” Zhou Peng covered his mouth and coughed a few times. He did not care about Wei Ting’s words at all. He smiled and said, “Look at my body. It’s already like this. I don’t have many days left to live. A person’s death is like a lamp going out. Do you think I still care about the matters of the Zhou family? I don’t even care about my own life anymore. I might as well do something fun before I die. At least I wouldn’t have lived in vain for so long.”


“President Wei, from what your wife said, you haven’t divorced yet. I’m sure her innocent identity is very important to you. The incident that caused such a stir back then was a blunder. Tell me, what do you think will happen if I turn this matter into reality and post a video of your wife having s*x with many men online?”


Zhou Peng was indeed a madman. There was even a hint of excitement on his face. Saying such words was as simple as asking each other if they wanted to eat.


Wei Ting’s heart trembled. Since Zhou Peng had said so, it meant that he could really do such a thing.


Although the door to the room was open, one could only see the living room, but not the bedroom. There was no sound inside. Could it be that Su Meng had really been killed by him?


Wei Ting moved his body and walked into the room. The two big men wanted to stop him, but they were stopped by Zhou Peng. He smiled and watched Wei Ting walk into the bedroom.


When Wei Ting walked to the door of the bedroom, he raised his hand to open the door. The hand that was holding the handle was actually trembling slightly. The room was very quiet. There was no sound at all.


He hesitated for a few seconds before opening the door. When he saw the situation inside the door, he, who had always been calm, suddenly lost his composure. All kinds of emotions were rolling on his face, and the veins on his hands bulged.


At this moment, in the bedroom, there were patches of blood on the big snow-white bed. Women’s clothes were torn and thrown everywhere. The entire room was in a sorry state. Although there were traces of a battle. Su Meng was not here at the moment. The chaotic room was empty. There was only a video camera standing at the head of the bed.


Wei Ting quickly walked over, but he found that there was nothing in the video camera. It seemed that the thing had been deleted. Could it be that Su Meng had really been harmed by Zhou Peng?


Just as he was panicking, Zhou Peng’s voice slowly sounded from outside. “President Wei, although I am indeed a bit ruthless, I don’t torture people for no reason. The people that I targeted all provoked me in some way. Although it’s not good to cause such a thing before your divorce, I can guarantee that the video will not be released too early. It will definitely be released after your divorce with Miss Su.”


Zhou Peng even laughed a few times after he finished speaking. Then, he continued, “Tell me, don’t you think I’m very understanding? In any case, both of you are going to get a divorce. As long as her life is not in danger, you don’t have to worry too much about other things, right?”


He seemed to feel that it was very good to see Wei Ting embarrass himself. Zhou Peng continued to chatter non-stop. “President Wei, are you angry? But what can you do? This is my territory. Whether you can leave or not is still a problem. For a woman, you put yourself in danger. What benefits does this have for you? How about this? For the sake of our family, as long as you give up on Miss Su and apologize to me, I will let you go back.”


Zhou Peng stared at the back of Wei Ting with great interest. He used one hand to support his chin as if he was curious about Wei Ting’s next reaction. Wei Ting had always been high and mighty. Now that he had the chance to step on him, he felt very happy just thinking about it.


Especially when he thought about his own body, he felt even happier in his heart. Even his smile carried a hint of sincerity.


In order to humiliate Wei Ting, Zhou Peng even dismissed his own bodyguards, leaving only the two best fighters. Although he knew that Wei Ting had some skills, it should only be limited to self-protection. No matter how powerful he was, it was impossible for him to defeat two professional martial artists. Therefore, his provocation was unrestrained.


Seeing that Su Meng was not in this room, Wei Ting turned around and continued to ask Zhou Peng, “My patience is limited. I’ll ask you one last time. Where is Su Meng?”


Seeing that Wei Ting was anxious, Zhou Peng became even more playful. He shrugged his shoulders. He said in admiration, “President Wei is indeed broad-minded. His wife has already met with such an incident, yet he still doesn’t care. He only wants to find her. It seems that the rumors from a few days ago are no longer rumors. This Miss Su is indeed charming. According to the current situation, even if she really cheated on you, you wouldn’t be angry…”


Before Zhou Peng could finish his words, Wei Ting had already lost his patience. He knew that it was impossible to ask Zhou Peng, so he directly took action.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 42: Provoking Wei Ting

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Zhu Xun warned fiercely, “I advise you to behave yourselves. I have your photos, and the person who will take you away is already here. If you dare to escape, then the consequences will be bad. At that time, I’m afraid that your family won’t even be able to find your bodies.”


Everyone who had some knowledge of the Wei family knew the status of the Wei family, and not many people dared to provoke them. Although these hooligans did not have much achievement and would call whoever was more powerful their big brother, they were precisely this kind of people. They knew the rules of the wealthy families the best and knew which side was not to be trifled with. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to remain safe and sound for so long.


The reason why they dared to kidnap the Wei family’s Young Madam this time was because Su Meng usually did not show up. Not many people knew her identity. Many people did not even know that the Wei family’s Young Master had a wife.


The Zhou family had a big business and was willing to give a lot of money. They did not even do their homework before they captured her. Now that they knew the identity of the person they captured, they were feeling vexed and regretful. If they had known Su Meng’s identity from the start, they would not have dared to capture her even if they had more than ten guts.


Now that they were being targeted by President Wei, they did not even dare to move, let alone run. If they were obedient, they might still be able to save their lives. If they dared to escape, they would live in pursuit. People from wealthy families didn’t care about the law. Once they activated the dark net to hunt them down, they wouldn’t even know how they died.


After Zhu Xun made the call, he wasn’t worried at all that these hooligans would run away. He directly drove his car and continued to chase after Wei Ting.


Because this place was really remote, there wasn’t a shadow of a person or a car on the road. Wei Ting was also worried about Su Meng’s current situation. He stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the car was as fast as if it was about to take off.


The location that Zhu Xun sent him was in a manor. That should be Zhou Peng’s private manor, because this place was not open to the public.


It took about half an hour to reach the destination. The manor’s door was not closed, and dozens of security guards stood by the door. Seeing Wei Ting drive over, they respectfully greeted him and then directly let him pass. It seemed that Zhou Peng had already informed them and was waiting for him to come.


After Wei Ting entered, the security guards seemed to have completed their task. They walked in together and then closed the door. Although Wei Ting was concerned about Su Meng, he also noticed it from the rearview mirror, but he did not care.


There was a security guard leading the way on a motorcycle in front. The road was smooth and unobstructed. When they arrived at a high-rise building that looked like a hotel, Wei Ting got off the car with a sullen face.


The security guard walked over and said, “Young Master is waiting for you on the eighth floor.” After saying that, he left.


When Wei Ting had just entered, Zhu Xun, who had followed closely behind, had also arrived. However, the manor door was tightly shut, and they had no intention of letting him in. No matter how much he honked, he did not receive a response. Fortunately, he had foresight. His own people were right behind him, and he would be able to catch up very quickly.


With Wei Ting’s status, he believed that Zhou Peng would not dare to do anything to him. Wei Ting was the only son of the Wei family. Once something happened, the entire Zhou family would suffer. He quietly waited in the car for Wei Ting to give him a reply.


After Wei Ting entered, he saw the elevator that was parked on the first floor. He paused for a moment and directly walked into the corridor. In an unfamiliar environment where safety could not be guaranteed, using the stairs was the most reliable method. His physical fitness was very good. He was only slightly out of breath when he ran up to the eighth floor. He was not particularly tired.


Zhou Peng sat at the door of the room opposite the elevator and waited for him. When he saw Wei Ting come out from the corridor, he said with admiration, “As expected of President Wei. Your vigilance is too strong. However, aren’t you being too careless by coming here alone?”


Wei Ting did not want to say that it was useless to Zhou Peng. He directly asked, “Where’s Su Meng?”


“Looking at how much you care about Miss Su, I suddenly doubt if my information is accurate. Are you guys really going to get a divorce? Although Miss Su has been emphasizing that there is no love between the two of you and that you are going to get a divorce soon, now that I think about it, am I being cheated?” Zhou Peng chuckled. He spoke slowly, but although the corners of his mouth were smiling, his eyes were extremely ruthless.


Wei Ting frowned slightly. Just as he was about to go forward and grab Zhou Peng, two muscular men quickly walked out of the room. One of them was covered in tattoos, and the other was smoking a cigarette. The two of them crossed their arms in front of their chests and stood between Wei Ting and Zhou Peng with disdain. It seemed that they wanted to protect Zhou Peng.


“Where’s Su Meng? If you hand over Su Meng obediently and she isn’t injured, then we will still not interfere in each other’s affairs in the future.”

Chapter 41: Telephone Confrontation

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“I’m warning you, stay away from her! Where are you now? If you need anything, look for me. She doesn’t know anything.” Wei Ting suppressed his voice and warned angrily. However, his warning did not make Zhou Peng restrain himself. Although the Zhou family’s overall strength was not as good as the Wei family’s, they had the backing of the government. If they really went head-to-head, it would be somewhat troublesome.


Zhou Peng coughed twice, then he smiled and said, “Isn’t President Wei going to divorce Miss Su? I heard that your relationship is very bad. Why are you so nervous about her now? Could it be that what I heard was not right? Your relationship is actually very good? Cough cough…”


Zhou Peng deliberately avoided the topic to provoke him. Normally, Wei Ting would definitely notice. However, at this moment, his heart was only filled with Su Meng. The panting on the other end of the phone stimulated his ears. It was rare for him to be so flustered. He could no longer calm down and think.


Fortunately, although he was anxious, his rationality was still there. Before he spoke to Zhou Peng on the phone, he had already sent Zhou Peng’s cell phone number to Zhu Xun. Therefore, when the two of them were on the phone, Zhu Xun had already asked the technical department to locate him.

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As long as Zhou Peng did not hang up the phone, even if he did not give his address, Wei Ting would be able to find him. However, the prerequisite was to stabilize Zhou Peng’s state of mind. This guy was a lunatic. Although he did not usually go out in the Zhou family, and there were very few people who had contact with him, as the eldest son of a large family, Wei Ting knew this guy’s character very well.


“So, what exactly do you want? She doesn’t have any enmity with you at all. You should have captured her because of someone else, right? Then who in the world has such a big face to make you come forward? I think, besides Zhou Jia, there’s no one else. After all, I heard that the Eldest Young Master of the Zhou family is weak and sick. He was abandoned by the family and relied on his sister to take care of him.”


Wei Ting was, after all, a person who mingled in business all year round. He only panicked for a moment and then gradually calmed down. Not only would panic not solve the problem, it would also be taken away by others. What he needed to do now was to negotiate with Zhou Peng and then wait for the patrol to find his location.


“Hehe, President Wei, you dare to say anything. Aren’t you afraid that by provoking me you’ll never see her again?” Zhou Peng said this, but his tone did not change in the slightest. Other than his hoarse voice, his tone was relaxed. It was as if they were chatting about family matters.


The two were pulling at each other. No matter how Wei Ting tried to beat around the bush, Zhou Peng would always change the topic to the other side. He just wouldn’t reply to him. Since he couldn’t get anything out of him, although Wei Ting was anxious in his heart, he didn’t show any expression on his face. He pretended that he had stolen his train of thought and continued to say what he said. Meanwhile, he waited for Zhu Xun’s reply.


Finally, after the two talked for a few minutes, Zhu Xun sent a message. It was Zhou Peng’s location.


Just as the message was sent, Zhou Peng chuckled on the other end of the phone, his tone was full of ridicule. “President Wei, I’ve been talking to you for so long. You should have found out where I am by now, right? If you still haven’t found out, then I’ll have to change my opinion of you. I hope you won’t disappoint my expectations of you. Otherwise, if the opponent is too weak, what’s the point of playing?”


After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Wei Ting’s response. At the same time, Zhu Xun drove over. Wei Ting had gone alone. He was afraid that something would happen to the President, so he handed the task to the employees and followed closely behind Wei Ting.


However, Wei Ting drove too fast, so he was a long distance behind. Fortunately, the Technical Department reported his location to him at that time, or else he wouldn’t have been able to find him. After getting the location report from the Technical Department, he immediately sent it to Wei Ting because he was the only one who had the President’s personal contact information.


“I’ll leave these few people to you. I’ll go look for Su Meng.” Zhou Peng hung up the phone. Wei Ting turned around and got into the car just in time to see Zhu Xun who had rushed over. He left the words behind and continued driving away, Zhu Xun was the only one left watching the few hooligans in a mess on the spot.


There was nothing he could do. Since the President had given the order, he could only do as he was told. Looking at the little hooligans who were trembling on the ground, Zhu Xun stepped forward and kicked the yellow-haired man. He said coldly, “Who do you think you’re messing with? Why do you have to mess with our President? I don’t know if your lives can still be saved.”


After saying that, he did not care about the reaction of the people on the ground. He took out his phone and took a photo. Then, he made a phone call. “These are the people who captured the Young Madam. The President went to look for Zhou Peng. You guys come over and settle these things. I’ll go look for the President. Otherwise, I won’t be at ease with him alone.”


When the people on the ground heard Zhu Xun’s words, they trembled even more violently. They wanted to beg for mercy, but just as their bodies moved, they were kicked back by Zhu Xun.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 40: Wei Ting Was Late

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When Su Meng had nowhere to go, Wei Ting finally caught up with the black car that had taken her away.

A yellow-haired man with a tattooed arm was leaning against the car door, smoking. His other hand was holding his phone and swiping something. His face was full of smiles, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

Wei Ting got off the car and strode toward him. He asked coldly, “Where’s the woman you’ve taken away?”

“Who are you?” The yellow-haired man glared at Wei Ting from the corner of his eyes. He ignored Wei Ting’s question and continued to look at his phone.

Wei Ting stepped forward and kicked him in the stomach. The yellow-haired man fell to the ground and asked again, “I asked you where’s the woman you just captured? Where is she now?”

“You f*cking dare to hit me!” The yellow-haired man immediately became anxious after being kicked. He got up and swung his fist at Wei Ting. At the same time, the car door opened and two men came out. When they saw that their partner had been beaten, the two of them rushed over with sticks in their hands.

Wei Ting dodged the sticks and kicked the yellow-haired man, who was closest to him without a weapon, down again. Then, he caught the third man’s stick and punched him in the nose. The man’s nose suddenly bled.

The three of them were finally beaten to the ground by Wei Ting. He stepped on the head of one of them, his tone was already unable to suppress his ruthlessness. “I’ll ask you one last time. Where is the woman you kidnapped? If you don’t tell me, I’ll chop off your hand.”

As he spoke, he used the sharp end of the stick to smash straight at the hand of the man who was being stepped on. He did not hold back at all. The man’s hand caved in, causing him to cry out in pain.

Realizing that this man was a ruthless person, the yellow-haired man quickly begged for mercy. He cried and said, “That woman was taken away by the Zhou family. I don’t know exactly where she was taken, but I overheard them saying that they were going to sleep with that woman, and then they would take a video of it and send it out. That way, the rumor won’t be a rumor anymore. I don’t know anything else. Please spare us. We’re just doing the errands!”

Hearing the yellow-haired man’s words, Wei Ting’s heart trembled. ‘Zhou family, Zhou Peng? Is it because of Zhou Jia?’

Zhou Peng’s health had been poor since he was young. Because he was too weak, he had become a dispensable existence in the Zhou family. Aristocratic families like theirs could not bring benefits to their families. Without the protection and care of elders, they would become the victims of conflicts of interest. No one would care whether he lived or died.

Zhou Peng was two years older than Zhou Jia. Although the two were siblings, their statuses were vastly different. One was spurned, while the other was spoiled by the family as a little princess.

Fortunately, Zhou Jia loved her big brother very much. She protected and took care of him everywhere. It could be said that without Zhou Jia’s protection, Zhou Peng would not be able to live until now. Therefore, after he grew up, Zhou Jia became Zhou Peng’s reverse scale. In his heart, nothing was more important than Zhou Jia. He would destroy all the people who hurt Zhou Jia in the slightest with lightning speed.

“Where have they gone now?” At this moment, Wei Ting could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He was like an enraged lion, fiercely stepping on the man’s head under his feet.

The man’s nose was bleeding all over his face. He cried until his nose was full of snot as he begged for mercy. “Big Brother, I really don’t know. The Zhou family is an existence that I can’t afford to offend. How could I dare to ask about them?”

Seeing that the man was still lucky, Wei Ting sneered. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He asked word by word, “You can’t afford to offend the Zhou family, but can you afford to offend the Wei family?”

As he spoke, he raised his foot and was about to kick the man’s lower body. This scene completely shocked the man.

This person was actually from the Wei family. The Wei family was even more difficult to provoke than the Zhou family.

The man immediately regretted it. It was all his fault that he had been deceived by money. This was great. He had provoked two families at once. He cried loudly, finally, he shouted, “I don’t know where they are, but I have the number of that boss. I’ll give you the number. Please spare us!”

Hearing this, Wei Ting finally let go of the man. The man took out his phone shakily and took out the communication record. He showed it to Wei Ting. “This, this is it. Big, Big Boss…” The man was already a little incoherent.

Wei Ting quickly took out his phone and dialed the number the man pointed at.

Hearing the ‘beep beep’ sound, Wei Ting felt a hint of panic for the first time. The veins on his hand that was holding the phone were already bulging.

Finally, after ringing for a while, someone finally picked up.

However, the other party did not make a sound the moment the call was connected. Wei Ting heard the faint sound of breathing coming from the other side.

“Zhou Peng, where’s Su Meng!” Wei Ting’s eyes were bloodshot, and his tone was close to a growl.

Zhou Peng recognized that it was Wei Ting. He laughed, and his voice was hoarse and gloomy. “So it’s the Young Master of the Wei family. Your wife is really not bad.”

Chapter 39: Failed. She Was Finished

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Oh? What kind of deal do you want to make?” Hearing Su Meng’s words, the man’s interest was piqued. He crossed his legs and looked at Su Meng leisurely.

Su Meng lowered her head and pondered for a moment. After a long while, she said, “I’ve never heard that the Zhou family has a son. But since you said that Zhou Jia is your sister and you care about her so much, you must be her biological brother. I’ve long heard that the Zhou family and the Wei family have many similarities in business. Therefore, a commercial war is inevitable. As far as I know, your Zhou family and the Wei family have been bidding recently.”

After a pause, she continued, “I’m the wife of Wei Ting, the Young Madam of the Wei family. If I help you in the dark, the chances of your Zhou family winning will be very high.”

“Cough cough…” The man coughed again. His originally pale face was dyed red from coughing too hard.

After he calmed down, the man said indifferently, “How can you be sure that I am interested in the business of the Zhou family and the Wei family?”

Su Meng said, “I’m not sure, so I’m only discussing it with you. I think this matter is beneficial to you without any harm. If you let me go, I’ll help you steal the secrets. In addition, I’ll personally apologize to your sister until she’s satisfied. Or you can tell me what else you want. As long as I can do it, I’ll do it.”

The man sneered and said, “Miss Su is quite sensible. In order to survive, she’s even willing to betray her husband.”

“There’s no other way. You can ask anyone and you’ll know that our relationship isn’t good. He loves someone else, so he won’t care about my life and death. Besides, we’re already preparing for a divorce. Don’t blame me for being heartless.” Su Meng shrugged helplessly. She leaned back and leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window.

This sentence seemed to have piqued the man’s interest. He asked, “The person he loves? I’ve never heard of the Wei family’s eldest young master falling in love with any girl. Does Miss Su know who the person he loves is?”

Su Meng was very satisfied in her heart. Very good. She tried to stall for as much time as possible. When her master realized that she had not returned for a long time and that her cell phone could not be connected, he would definitely call the police to save her.

Su Meng rubbed her eyes and her eyes turned red. Then, she put on an angry expression and said fiercely, “The person he loves is his sister, Wei Xue! The two of them cheated on me together!”

Clang! The long-haired man dropped the camera in his hand

The man: “…”

Su Mengxu wiped away her tears. She continued, “I was so pitiful that I loved him back then. In order to marry him, I didn’t hesitate to sever all ties with my master. After marrying him, in order to obtain his heart, I worked hard to learn the etiquette of a wealthy family. Every day, he was the only one in my eyes. In the end, I became pregnant. However, he only loved Wei Xue. Under his acquiescence, Wei Xue caused my miscarriage. She was the one who killed my child. However, in order to protect Wei Xue, Wei Ting sealed off this news.”

At the last mention of the child, Su Meng’s eyes were really red. She held back her tears and gritted her teeth, her voice was filled with hatred. “I hate them, but I can’t take revenge. I’m just a nobody with no background. How can I fight against these upper-class people? So, as long as you need me, I’ll help you with anything that has an impact on the Wei family, no matter the cost.”

Because she thought of her poor child in her previous life, Su Meng’s emotions seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

The man’s sharp eyes had been staring at Su Meng. He saw that her emotions were real, and it didn’t seem like she was acting. Moreover, the news that Su Meng wanted to divorce Wei Ting wasn’t a secret. It would be easy to find out with just a little inquiry.

However…

The man looked at Su Meng with a playful gaze. He said, “Since your relationship with Wei Ting is not good, then why did he send people to guard your vicinity a few days ago? He even helped you chase away several groups of people who wanted to cause trouble.”

Now it was Su Meng’s turn to be surprised. Did Wei Ting send people to protect her?

She said in disbelief, “How is that possible? He has always been so annoyed with me. He only has eyes for his younger sister, Wei Xue.”

The man was noncommittal. He said, “I’m sorry, Miss Su. Although your experience is very tragic, I’m not interested in this deal of yours.”

After saying that, he gave the three men behind him a look. Then, he continued to say to Su Meng, “As long as you listen to me obediently, I won’t do anything to your master. Since you say that my sister is spreading rumors about you, then I’ll make this rumor true.”

He asked the long-haired man, “Are you ready?”

The long-haired man and the other two men were full of joy. As they took off their clothes, they said in a wretched manner, “I can’t wait any longer.”

The long-haired man adjusted the camera and aimed it at the bed. Then, the other two men did not hide their evil thoughts and walked toward Su Meng.

Su Meng clenched her fists. It was over. This time, she was really going to die.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 38: Must Survive

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The man in front of her was so thin that he almost lost his looks. He looked about the same age as Wei Ting. Although he was young, his face was pale. The bruises were serious and he looked sickly. The man who looked weak had a malicious look on his face.

Su Meng’s first reaction when she saw him was that this man’s yin was too strong and his yang was too weak. He didn’t have long to live. Perhaps this could be her life-saving chip.

“Miss Su is quite calm. Her first reaction when she woke up was to think of a way to escape.” The man looked at Su Meng and spoke indifferently. His emotions did not fluctuate because of the fact that Su Meng wanted to escape.

However, the three men standing behind him stared at Su Meng with burning eyes. Their eyes were filled with unconcealed desire.

“Who are you? Did I have any conflict with you?” Su Meng stood up and slowly moved toward the window.

“Ahem.”

The man did not stop Su Meng. He covered his mouth and coughed twice. When the people behind him saw this, they quickly brought the chair over to him. After he sat down, he said calmly, “You definitely don’t know who I am, but we do have conflicts. You just didn’t notice it. Ahem…”

The man had coughed several times since he came in. He was so weak that he seemed like he would die at any moment.

After coughing, he continued weakly, “My sister suffered a lot of rumors because of you. Now, she hides at home every day and refuses to leave the house.”

Su Meng, on the other hand, asked in confusion, “Who is your sister? I don’t remember provoking any girl.”

She had been reborn in this life. Other than Wei Xue, she had no other enemies. She thought that she was usually gentle and would not take the initiative to make enemies with others. She tried hard to recall and found that she had not interacted with any girl recently. Before her new life, she only knew how to walk around Wei Ting every day and was not interested in others.

Seeing that Su Meng did not know, the man reminded her, “Didn’t you call the police a few days ago?”

Call the police…

Su Meng immediately thought of one thing. She had rumors spread online and it was so serious that she was about to be butchered by netizens. According to the law, a post that spread rumors could be reported to the police after it had reached a certain number of likes. In order to protect herself, she called the police to handle this matter. Then, she would not pursue the matter any further after the instigator made the final compensation and apologized.

She asked, “Could it be that the person who posted the post was your sister?”

The man nodded.

Su Meng looked at the man in disbelief. Could it be that this guy had some unspeakable affair with his sister, just like Wei Ting? Just because she called the police to settle the rumors and asked his sister to publicly apologize to her? This guy kidnapped her?!

She defended herself. “But your sister first spread rumors about me for no reason, and then I retaliated. I didn’t do anything excessive. I just wanted her to help me clarify and apologize.”

“How you did it has nothing to do with me. I only know that what you did affected my sister. Tell me, if I turn your rumors into reality, will my sister not be at fault?”

Turn into reality? How to turn it into reality?

She suddenly thought of the long-haired man’s words and the camera in his hand.

“What do you want to do? Do you want to kill me?” Su Meng’s face instantly turned pale. A bad thought rushed into her mind. She leaned her back against the window and stared at the man, pretending to be calm as she asked, trying to buy time for herself.

The man was calm, but his eyes were full of ruthlessness. Su Meng finally understood why this man was so sickly. He was too ruthless and crazy. He might have done something terrible in the past.

She turned her head to look at the window. The lock on the window had long been opened by her. She thought that if the situation could not be changed and the kidnappers were too cruel, then she would rather die than be tortured. She might as well jump off the building.

However, she had experienced so many things in her previous life. She had just been reborn and had yet to take revenge. Was she going to die again? If she died again, she might not be so lucky as to be reborn.

The man saw Su Meng’s panic. He sat there without moving. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile that did not reach his eyes.

He slowly said, “Don’t think about jumping off the building. It’s okay if you die. It won’t affect me. But don’t forget that your master is still on Antique Street.”

Using Guo Xiang to threaten Su Meng was undoubtedly the best way.

Sure enough, when she heard him say ‘Master’, Su Meng immediately gave up the idea of jumping off the building.

She didn’t care about what happened to her, but her master was a different story. Her master raised her and protected her. He was already so old, but he was still worried about her.

In her previous life, she had already let her master down. In this life, she absolutely couldn’t implicate him!

All the back roads were cut off. It was useless to resist. Su Meng was suddenly not afraid. She stabilized her emotions and then opened her red lips. “How about making a deal?”

Chapter 37: Had Been Kidnapped And Had No Way To Escape

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Su Meng’s phone had not been switched off. It seemed that it had been stolen by the kidnappers.

Fortunately, Zhu had found the route of the black car. It turned out that the car had followed Su Meng after the people from Wei Ting had left. It seemed that this was a premeditated kidnapping.

On one side, Wei Ting was busy looking for clues about Su Meng. On the other side, Su Meng slowly woke up.

The pain coming from her neck made Su Meng frown. It was this pain that reminded her that she had really been kidnapped just now.

Su Meng raised her head and observed her surroundings. At this moment, she was lying on a large white bed. Looking at the decorations around her, this place looked a little like a hotel. But there was no one in the room. Who had kidnapped her?

Was it Wei Xue? Was she secretly getting rid of her like in her previous life so that she could continue to be with Wei Ting?

But on second thought, something wasn’t right. When she left the Wei family, she had already made it clear to Wei Xue that she would divorce, and she had already left Wei Ting. There was no reason for her to take the risk.

Since it wasn’t her, then who could it be?

No matter who it was, the most important thing was to think of a way to save herself.

She reached into her pocket and realized that her phone was no longer with her. Both phones had actually been taken away. She went to the window and looked down. The floor was too high, and just looking down made her legs go weak.

She wanted to call for help, but found that there was no one downstairs. Su Meng did not dare to be careless. If she called for help now, it did not matter if she could be heard or not. Even if someone heard her, she was not sure if they would care.

Even if someone heard her, they would help her call the police. However, it would take time to rescue her. During this time, if the kidnapper got angry, they might kill her directly.

Su Meng scanned the room and found nothing that she could use for self-defense. No wonder the kidnapper could leave her alone in the room. They must have predicted that she would not be able to escape.

As she had just woken up from her unconsciousness, Su Meng’s head was still a little dizzy. She covered her head and forced herself to calm down. Then, she quietly opened the door and looked outside.

As she expected, there were three men guarding the living room outside. They were tall and muscular. Two of them sat on the sofa and closed their eyes to rest. The other long-haired man was playing with a video camera.

They seemed to be waiting for someone. The long-haired man with the video camera said impatiently, “F*ck, why isn’t he here yet? I can’t wait to film it. Do I have to wait for that woman to wake up before I can f*ck her?”

One of the men with his eyes closed said nonchalantly, “What’s the rush? Even if the boss is here, we have to wait for her to wake up before we can do anything. The boss’ goal is to avenge his sister. Now, isn’t it no fun to f*ck her? But who told you to be so ruthless? It looks like that woman won’t wake up for a while.”

“We won’t let anything happen to her. What’s wrong with playing with her first?” The long-haired man seemed to be unable to wait any longer. He stood up and walked towards Su Meng.

Su Meng was shocked and quickly closed the door. Then, she heard the man sitting on the sofa say coldly, “If you don’t want to live anymore, then go ahead and do it.”

The long-haired man seemed to be afraid of what the man said. He snorted and sat back on the sofa.

Listening to the conversation outside, Su Meng confirmed one thing. The boss they talked about had not come yet. Once that person came, she would be in danger. As for what kind of danger she would encounter, she could guess from the long-haired man’s words. She had to think of a way to escape before the boss came. But how would she escape?

She looked at the large double bed and an idea flashed through her mind.

She wanted to learn the survival method from the television. She wanted to tear the bedsheets and curtains into strips and use them as ropes. Then, she would climb down the window herself.

But when she actually did it, she realized that it was completely unrealistic for those people on the television to tear the bedsheets with their bare hands. She could not tear them at all. Even if she wanted to tie them, she could only use the entire bedsheet.

There were tables and chairs in the room. She gently moved a chair over and stood up to remove the curtains. Fortunately, she was not short, so everything went smoothly.

Su Meng’s movements were light and fast. When she was about to tie the bedsheet and the curtains together, there was another sound from outside. It was the boss they were talking about.

Before Su Meng could react, the door was suddenly opened.

‘It’s over!’ As the door opened, Su Meng’s heart suddenly jumped and she let out a cry.

The person who came saw Su Meng sitting on the ground. At this moment, Su Meng was holding the bedsheets in one hand and the curtains in the other. She looked at him awkwardly.

He saw Su Meng’s movements, then looked at the messy bed and the window that had the curtains removed. He immediately understood Su Meng’s intention.

“Trying to escape?” The man called ‘Boss’ stared at Su Meng and asked faintly. His voice was a little hoarse.

Su Meng: “…”

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 36: Wei Ting Felt Danger

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When Wei Ting woke up, he was in the car. The little assistant Zhu Xun drove him to the hospital.

“President Wei, you’re awake? How do you feel? Where did you feel uncomfortable? Why did you suddenly faint?” Because Zhu Xun was too anxious, he drove fast, and the scenery on both sides retreated rapidly.

Wei Ting asked the assistant, “How long have I fainted?”

Zhu Xun replied, “More than ten minutes. Fortunately, the hospital is very close to the company, so it’s more convenient to drive than to call an ambulance. So, I’m driving you to the hospital.”

Wei Ting moved his body. The pain from the back of his neck suddenly startled him, and a bad thought slowly rose in his mind.

He remembered that he was in a meeting in the conference room before he fainted, and his neck suddenly felt a stabbing pain.

This pain was not his. Although it was very surreal, after the previous verification, it proved that he could feel the pain that Su Meng had suffered.

Even if it was an accidental injury, it was impossible to hurt such a place. It was obvious that someone had hit Su Meng on purpose. If he could faint, then Su Meng’s situation must be very dangerous at the moment.

On the day Su Meng left the villa, he was worried that the post on the internet would harm her, so he forcefully suppressed the trending search. However, it had already fermented beyond redemption, and someone actually threatened to kill Su Meng.

He knew that Su Meng had left the Wei family to seek refuge with her master, so he sent people to guard the vicinity of her master’s shop for two days. He chased away several groups of people who wanted to cause trouble. After the police settled the matter, the rumors finally subsided. He thought that everything was fine, so he dismissed the people. After he settled the few matters at hand, he would go to look for Su Meng. He did not expect that something would happen to her as soon as the people were dismissed.

All his thoughts happened in a flash. He took out his phone and dialed Su Meng’s number. At the same time, he said to Zhu Xun, “Stop the car and go back to the company.”

“Ah? President Wei, you fainted just now. Don’t you want to go to the hospital to have a look?” Hearing Wei Ting’s serious and somewhat anxious tone, although Zhu Xun did not understand, he still stopped the car immediately and then turned around.

Wei Ting didn’t answer his question. He just waited for the other party to pick up.

“I’m sorry, the cell phone you dialed is turned off.”

However, the call didn’t go through. Wei Ting held the cell phone tightly. His pitch-black eyes were filled with killing intent. Someone actually dared to make a move on his people.

“Gather all the people in the technical department. have them check all the surveillance cameras around Antique Street since our people withdrew. Tell me her route when you see Su Meng. Then, monitor Su Meng’s cell phone at all times. Once the phone is turned on, locate it immediately. After confirming Su Meng’s location, call the police directly,” Wei Ting ordered in a low voice.

“Young Madam? What happened to Young Madam? Did something happen to her?” Zhu Xun was confused.

“But our people just left yesterday. Didn’t we clarify the matter of the post? Moreover, those netizens who threatened to take human flesh have also stopped. What else could have happened? Could it be that she caused another disaster?”

“Do whatever I tell you to do!” The tone of Wei Ting instantly turned cold. His eyes were as sharp as knives as he shot a look at Zhu Xun.

“Okay!” Zhu Xun didn’t dare to say anything more when he saw this. He drove the car to the company and immediately ran to carry out Wei Ting’s words.

After Zhu Xun left, Wei Ting turned on his cell phone to search again. He pondered for a moment and then dialed a number…

Finally, more than forty minutes later, there was news about Su Meng.

“President Wei, there’s some news about Young Madam!”

“Where is she?” Wei Ting’s usually calm face showed a hint of anxiety.

It seemed that President Wei still had the Young Madam in his heart. Although he had always been cold to her in the past, when he really encountered a problem, President Wei began to worry.

Zhu Xun hurriedly replied, “We checked all the surveillance cameras in the vicinity of Antique Street. The Young Madam went out with a man in the morning, and then was driven back by this man in the afternoon…”

Zhu Xun’s voice became softer and softer. Two days ago, the internet had just reported that the Wei family’s Young Madam had an affair, and today, there was another incident of her going out with a strange man. He nervously watched as Wei Ting’s expression became colder and colder. Suddenly, he didn’t dare to say anything.

“Hurry up and say it!” Wei Ting ignored his reaction and only urged him coldly.

“Yes!” Zhu Xun hurriedly continued, “When Young Madam came back, she got off at the entrance of an alley not far from Antique Street. That alley only had surveillance cameras at the entrance and exit, and in the middle was a blind area. There was only a funeral parlor inside, but it hadn’t opened today. A few minutes after Young Madam entered the alley, a black car also entered. In the end, only this black car came out. Young Madam’s figure was never seen again. If I’m not mistaken, Young Madam was probably abducted by this black car.”

After hearing Zhu Xun’s report, Wei Ting’s brows knitted together. He said coldly, “What’s the license plate number? Check the route of this license plate number today and where it went. Hurry up!”

Chapter 35: Had Been Kidnapped

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Sheng Qiu had not intended to look for Su Meng. After all, she was a woman. She looked so young, so she might not be reliable. Therefore, he had already found two feng shui masters before he came to look for Su Meng, but it did not work.

In the end, his assistant showed him what Su Meng had done for the Fu family’s club. As expected, one could not judge a book by its cover, so he decided to give it a try.

Su Meng asked, “What happened?”

Sheng Qiu answered, “Our community is only halfway through construction. However, during this period, workers are often smashed and safety ropes are suddenly broken. At first, I thought it was an accident, but there are too many accidents.”

“If this continues, we won’t be able to finish the construction here. It’s not a good idea to keep stalling. If the company can’t earn money, they won’t be able to pay the workers. It’s not easy for everyone. Master, please follow me to see if we can solve this problem. It’s really strange. I have a clear conscience. How did this happen?”

Su Meng comforted him. “This has nothing to do with character. For a large-scale project like this, it’s normal to encounter strange things if you don’t have good feng shui. How about this? Take me to the field to take a look.”

“Thank you so much, Master! My car is outside. Please come with me, Master.” Sheng Qiu couldn’t wait to get up and walk out.

Su Meng also got up and greeted Guo Xiang, “Old man, Brother Hong, I’m going out.”

“Go.” Guo Xiang nodded.

“Goodbye, Xiao Meng. Call us if you need anything.” Hong Si instructed her.

Su Meng followed Sheng Qiu into the car. However, she didn’t see that at the corner not far from the shop, a car was slowly starting to follow Sheng Qiu’s car.

..

The residential area was really quite far away. Including the traffic jam, it took them more than an hour to get there.

The residential area was very big. The buildings were probably almost finished. However, due to the constant accidents, the workers had temporarily taken a vacation. The entire residential area looked very desolate and exuded a sinister aura.

There was a bicycle next to the building. Su Meng directly rode the bicycle around the construction site. There was nothing wrong with the residential area as a whole. Then, she held the compass and looked around the neighborhood.

After all the checking, she rode the bicycle back to Sheng Qiu and asked him, “This neighborhood looks a little remote. Did something happen here in the past, or was there a cemetery nearby?”

Sheng Qiu was surprised. “Master, you can even see that! Yes, there was indeed a graveyard here in the past, but that was a long time ago, and there weren’t many graves. More than ten years ago, money was given to their families for the land, and they took the graves away. It can’t be that they’ve been affected for so long, right?”

“Are you sure that all of them have been moved away?” Su Meng confirmed again.

Sheng Qiu scratched the top of his head, looking a little silly. He said embarrassedly, “Actually, there were indeed unclaimed graves, and then they were bulldozed.”

Su Meng sighed helplessly and continued, “This place is indeed a treasure land of feng shui, suitable for building a residential area, but the premise is to properly deal with those graves. Otherwise, even if the residential area is built, accidents will continue to happen.”

“Then, Master, is there a solution? If we stop here, the company will go bankrupt!” Sheng Qiu immediately became anxious.

Su Meng nodded and said, “Of course there is a solution. First, prepare a few long yellow cloths to surround the place where the accident happened. Then, hang a long lamp on the first floor. When you’re ready, I’ll hang the line for you.”

Hearing that Su Meng said she could solve it, Sheng Qiu was relieved. He answered repeatedly, “Okay, okay. I’ll make the preparations as soon as possible.”

“Then let’s call it a day. I’ll come back when you’re ready. I’ll go back first.”

“Then I’ll send you back.” Sheng Qiu was more proactive than when he came.

He went back a little faster than when he came. There were no more traffic jams on the way back. Su Meng didn’t ask Sheng Qiu to send her to the entrance of the shop. Instead, she got off the car when she was still a little distance away from Antique Street. She needed to buy a ball of red thread to help Sheng Qiu’s construction site.

However, when she just passed the corner, a black car slowly stopped beside her. She was instantly alarmed and instinctively sensed danger. Without thinking, she ran away. There was no one nearby, and it happened to be a blind spot for surveillance, so danger was the most likely to appear.

However, just as she took a step forward, she heard the car door open quickly. Then, two men rushed out and caught up with her in quick steps.

Su Meng was just about to turn around when a sharp pain came from the back of her neck. She fainted immediately.

“Take her away quickly!” The person who caught up with her caught her body and said to his companion.

On the other side, Wei Ting, who was in a meeting, suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. Then, he fainted.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 34: Su Meng Became Popular

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Upon hearing the word ‘reward’, Su Meng immediately became energetic and no longer felt sleepy. She quickly agreed, “Sure. When and where?”

Sheng Qiu replied, “Today. I’ll come pick you up later!”

After hanging up the phone, Su Meng excitedly opened the door and rushed out. She shouted while running, “Master, I’m going to work!”

However, as soon as she arrived downstairs, she was confused. At this moment, there were a lot of people standing at the entrance of the shop. They looked anxiously into the shop. Her master was sitting calmly at the door.

What was going on? Could it be that those who claimed to want human flesh had really come looking for her? Su Meng was so scared that she rushed to the door. Before anyone could react, she slammed the door.

The people outside “…?”

“You’ve woken up, brat. I’ll go get you some food.” Guo Xiang’s tone was calm as if he didn’t notice anything unusual.

“Master, who are those people outside? What are they doing here so early in the morning?” Su Meng was afraid that something would happen, so she didn’t have the mood to eat. She quickly asked.

Guo Xiang said calmly, “You’re famous. They heard that you’re a feng shui master and broke the array of that club. They all came to look for you to look at feng shui.”

Su Meng widened her eyes in disbelief and said, “They all came to look for me to look at feng shui?”

“What else? Could it be that they came to look for you to fight?” Guo Xiang glanced at Su Meng and brought the food over.

“With so many people, doesn’t that mean we’re going to be rich! Master, you were right. As expected, I had a conflict with the Wei family’s feng shui. As soon as I left the Wei family, good luck immediately came.” Su Meng looked in the direction of the door excitedly. Money, there was money everywhere outside.

“Yeah, Xiao Meng, you got a blessing in disguise, from being scolded to being praised online.” Hong Si was tidying up his things. When he heard Su Meng’s words, he couldn’t help but turn around and say something.

“What happened online? Stinky girl, why didn’t you tell Master?” Guo Xiang reproached Su Meng unhappily.

Su Meng hurriedly gave Hong Si a look, indicating that he should keep it a secret. Then, she laughed. “Aiya, it’s fine, old man. It’s just a small problem from the past. Let’s hurry up and open the door to welcome the guests!”

Guo Xiang: “…” Why did he feel that this sentence was strange?

“Girl, it’s not that easy to be a female feng shui master. Are you sure you want to continue being a feng shui master? I taught you back then because I thought that it wouldn’t hurt you to have one more skill, but I didn’t have the intention of asking you to enter this industry. Even if you don’t want to be a feng shui master, Master can still support you.” Guo Xiang was a little worried. He once again confirmed with Su Meng that once her fame spread, she wouldn’t be able to stop in the future.

Su Meng hurriedly said, “You’ll only know if it’s good or not after you do it. As long as I can earn money, there won’t be any difficulties. Moreover, I also like being in this industry. I won’t regret it.”

“Besides, didn’t you always praise me for my talent in the past? If I don’t do it, wouldn’t it be a waste of my talent?”

“Old man, after experiencing so many things, I’ve understood everything. I also know how to live the most suitable life for myself.”

Su Meng spoke seriously. Guo Xiang looked at her deeply and suddenly felt that Su Meng had really grown up. She was no longer the little girl who could only rely on others.

“Okay.” He was relieved now.

The people outside waited for a long time. When they saw Su Meng coming out, they all went up to her and began to warmly invite her.

“Master, I am the boss of the Special Amusement Park. We are going to build a new amusement park. I would like to ask you to help us check out the feng shui.”

“Master…”

Everyone was talking about themselves. In the end, Su Meng couldn’t hear what they were saying at all. At this moment, a 1.9-meter-tall burly man broke through the crowd from behind.

When everyone saw this man cut in line, they all scolded him. “What’s wrong with you? We’ve been waiting for a long time. Don’t you know how to queue?”

That burly man ignored the crowd. Instead, he rubbed his head and said to Su Meng, “Master, I’m Sheng Qiu, the one who called you this morning. Didn’t you agree to help me check the feng shui today? I’m here to pick you up.”

The crowd: “…” This man had no morals. He actually called secretly!

Su Meng saw that the scene was getting more and more chaotic. She hurriedly raised her voice to stop them. “Everyone, quiet down and listen to me! There’s no need to be anxious. Line up one by one. This Sheng Qiu is indeed the first one to make an appointment with me. After I help him check his feng shui, I’ll help others check their feng shui one by one.”

Guo Xiang walked over and gave Su Meng a look. Then, he said to the crowd, “I’ve been sitting here all morning. I think everyone knows who came first. Let’s leave the contact details together. When she’s done, she’ll help you check your feng shui one by one.”

Everyone was very satisfied with this method and followed Guo Xiang to leave their contact details.

In the end, Sheng Qiu was the only one left. Su Meng welcomed him into the shop and prepared to find out the details first.

“Master, our construction site seems to be possessed. Strange things keep happening.”

Chapter 33: Had Been Exposed By The Internet

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When Wei Ting reached home, Su Meng had already left. He only saw Wei Xue sitting on his bed.

“Why are you here?” Wei Ting frowned. He didn’t like a second person touching his bed, so he said to Wei Xue, “Come out with me.”

“Brother Wei Ting, Sister-in-law took all her things away. She looked very angry. But you don’t have to worry. Sister-in-law likes to joke. She will come back. Don’t blame her.”

“And don’t misunderstand her. Sister-in-law is always popular. You saw that she took in many students at the club. This man must have misunderstood her. One day, I will help you persuade Sister-in-law to win her heart back.”

Wei Xue comforted Wei Ting as she moved closer to him. She wanted to hug his arm, but before she could touch it, Wei Ting walked to the sofa and sat down.

He glanced at Wei Xue and opened his thin lips slightly. “You don’t have to worry about this. Go back to your own place.”

“But Sister-in-law’s temper has been getting worse lately. I’m afraid…”

“Do you want to go back by yourself or should I let the driver send you back?” Wei Ting didn’t wait for her to finish and asked directly.

Wei Xue bit her lower lip gently and acted coquettishly. “Brother Wei Ting, can you send me back?”

“I still have some things to deal with. The incident on the internet has caused too much of a ruckus.” As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Ting immediately stood up and walked outside. Then, he drove off.

Was he going to divorce Su Meng, or was he going to punish her? No man would be able to tolerate being cuckolded by his wife.

Seeing Wei Ting’s disappearing figure, a smug smile gradually appeared in Wei Xue’s eyes. ‘Su Meng, you’re finished. After doing such a thing, even if it’s fake, you and Brother Wei Ting will never be able to continue.’

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Su Meng carried her big bag and walked in the direction of Antique Street. When she passed by a store that sold electric cars, she suddenly thought that she should get a vehicle. She didn’t know how to drive, but she knew how to ride an electric car.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome to go out to work in the future, and taking a taxi would be too expensive.

Anyway, she had money now. After making a decision, she walked in and chose a black, inconspicuous electric car. It could charge and pedal. It was cheap, affordable, and convenient. After paying, she rode the electric car back with satisfaction.

Although divorce was a happy thing, another thing that made her depressed out of nowhere was that she had been exposed on the internet.

The post was full of words that scolded her.

[Handsome CEO, don’t cry. Let that pair of b*stard and b*tch get together. This woman is obviously not a well-behaved person.]

[This woman seems to be a feng shui master, but I think we should stop calling her Miss Feng Shui and call her Miss Coquettish instead.]

…..

She took a few glances at the comments before turning it off. This group of netizens usually had nothing to do, so as soon as there was a slight movement on the internet, they would rush over and announce that they were representing justice to eliminate you. When the next big thing happened, they would forget the last thing and shift the battlefield.

Not only was she scolded on the internet, she also received many abusive messages and phone calls. Some netizens even threatened to strip her of all her information so that she would not be able to rest in peace in the future.

“What a blue-faced disaster!” Su Meng cursed and immediately turned off her phone. She was going to buy another phone, one for work and one for daily use, so that she would not be afraid of being disturbed.

When she returned to the shop, she told her master about her divorce. Guo Xiang was afraid that she would be in pain and wanted to comfort her. However, when he saw that she was not in a depressed mood but was so happy that even her appetite had become better, he let her be as he was no longer worried.

Perhaps the netizens did not find out where her master’s shop was, but Su Meng stayed quietly for two days. Unexpectedly, no one came to disturb her. She was waiting for the police’s results.

Finally, on the third day, she received a notice from the police. The person who spread the rumor was punished. She also posted a clarification message on her personal account and on various major platforms. Seeing the clarification notice with the police seal, the majority of netizens finally realized that they were wrong and spoke up for Su Meng.

Later, an unknown person revealed the story about the feng shui problem of Fu Ze’s clubhouse being solved by Su Meng.

For a moment, coupled with her outstanding performance at the club, Su Meng’s reputation on the internet rapidly changed. There was still no business, though.

In the morning, Su Meng was still sleeping in when a call came in. Su Meng answered the call in a daze. She heard the loud voice shout, “Hello, is this Miss Su Meng?”

This call gave Su Meng a fright. She saw the call’s volume was up to the maximum and quickly turned it down.

“Yes, what’s wrong?”

“Hello, Master. My name is Sheng Qiu, the general manager of Holy Spring Construction Company. I would like to ask you to help us check the feng shui of the building we are building! What do you think?”

It was as if he was afraid that Su Meng would refuse. Then, he quickly added, “This is a big business with rich rewards. We will definitely not disappoint you, Master!”

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 32: Present For Wei Xue

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Meng and Wei Xue returned to Wei Ting’s villa together. After a long day, it was already late afternoon.

The sun was setting, and the sunset had dyed the sky red. It was as beautiful as a painting. Su Meng was not in a hurry to enter the house. Before she went in, she took out her cell phone and called the police. In front of Wei Xue, she said directly, “Police comrade, I want to report a crime. Someone is spreading rumors…”

After calling the police, Su Meng held Wei Xue’s hand and apologized to her seriously, “Xiao Xue, I’m really sorry. I don’t know which mental patient actually spread rumors about me. I was originally wronged, and I was suddenly hit by Auntie. I didn’t understand your good intentions, and I hurt you when I was angry. You won’t blame me, right? You’re my best friend.”

The maid was busy cleaning the table at the side. Listening to Su Meng’s words, Wei Xue cursed her in her heart. As expected of a stupid woman. She didn’t know how to read between the lines and didn’t have any emotional intelligence. She actually hit her when she was asked to! There was no way to reason with a stupid woman. But fortunately, she was stupid and Wei Xue was able to successfully get her to divorce.

She cursed in her heart, but she didn’t dare to show it on the surface.

After all, she wasn’t the Wei family’s biological daughter. She couldn’t be as domineering as a real heiress. She had to show her best side to win the favor of Wei Ting’s mother. Even in front of the maid, she had always pretended to be very good.

Her eyes were red as she said softly, “It’s okay, Su Meng. I don’t blame you for hitting me. After all, you didn’t do it on purpose. But that slap of yours still hurts even now. You were so fierce just now. You really scared me.”

The maid’s hand that was wiping the table paused. What did she hear? Su Meng actually hit the Young Miss? The Young Miss was clearly such a gentle person.

She stole a glance at Su Meng and rolled her eyes at her. All of this had been seen by Wei Xue, and she was happy in her heart. ‘Su Meng, I want everyone in the Wei family to hate you.’

Returning to her room, Su Meng took out the ominous item that she had bought for her that day. The black thing on the surface had already been wiped away by her, revealing its original appearance. Shockingly, it was a piece of crystal clear white jade without a single blemish. On it was carved obscure symbols that were difficult to understand.

Su Meng secretly pinched herself, then, with red eyes, she looked at the jade in her hand with great pity, and said, “What should I do? We agreed that I can’t take anything from the Wei family, but this jade is a fate stone gifted by Wei Ting. It’s so expensive that I can’t bear to throw it away. What should I do? I love him so much and want him to be happy. It’s a pity that I don’t know who he likes. Otherwise, I could give this jade to that girl and let them be happy for the rest of their lives.”

Hearing that it was given by Wei Ting, Wei Xue immediately came over. When she saw the thing in Su Meng’s hand clearly, her eyes instantly lit up.

She asked Su Meng, “Su Meng, this jade is so beautiful. Can you show it to me?”

Su Meng generously gave it to her. Wei Xue took it and stroked the jade in her hand.

Even if she wasn’t her biological child, Li Lian doted on her. She never lacked money. She could take out a box of all kinds of expensive jewelry and jade. However, the piece of jade in her hand was different from all of hers.

The jade was crystal clear. The carvings on it didn’t affect its smoothness at all. After a few knocks, the sound was crisp and melodious, like a silver bell. The most important point was that when Wei Xue picked up the jade, she found that it was faintly glowing. There was only one flaw, and that was that after holding it for a long time, the jade was still cold. Normally, it should be warm.

However, this was a gift from Brother Wei Ting, and it was a fate stone. She wanted it, even if the jade wasn’t precious.

She thought for a moment before revealing a sincere smile and said to Su Meng, “Su Meng, I’ve always seen that you love my brother. In my heart, only you are my sister-in-law. However, since you can’t take these things, why don’t you give them to me for safekeeping? I believe that Brother Wei Ting has you in his heart. In case you have the chance to remarry in the future, I’ll return them to you.”

Su Meng smiled when she heard this. This was exactly what she wanted, but she couldn’t let Wei Xue see through it. Her eyes reddened, as if she couldn’t bear to say it. “Anyway, I can’t take it away. It doesn’t matter who I give it to. Do you want to keep it?”

Wei Xue nodded sincerely. “Yes, yes, I can help you.”

“Then you must remember that this jade has spirituality. Don’t let it touch your blood it or else this jade will recognize you as its master!” After saying this, Su Meng turned around and went to pack up her feng shui tools.

Su Meng knew that according to Wei Xue’s personality, she would definitely do the opposite. That jade was indeed a good thing, but it was a good thing that came from below. Moreover, it was a jade that had been on its master for a long time and had been thoroughly soaked in yin qi. Once this kind of jade recognizes its master…

Su Meng sneered at the thought. ‘Wei Xue, your good days are coming soon.’

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Chapter 31: Wei Ting Had Been Cheated On

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Prepare the divorce agreement. I’ll go pack my things.” Since she would get a divorce, there was no need for her to stay here and watch these disgusting people. She would go back and prepare her things before signing the agreement and leaving. From then on, she would be free.

As soon as Li Lian heard that she was going to pack her things, she immediately warned her, “Didn’t you say that you were going to leave with nothing? What else do you want?”

Su Meng rolled her eyes and said helplessly, “It’s something for my fortune-telling. If you want it, I can give it to you.”

“There’s no need for that. Xiao Xue, go and keep an eye on her.” Li Lian was still worried about Su Meng. She was afraid that she would steal something important, so she asked Wei Xue to keep an eye on her.

Wei Xue reacted quickly as well. She suppressed the anger that had just risen from being beaten up and said to Su Meng with a smile on her face, “Let’s go, Su Meng. I’ll go with you and send you off on the way.”

“Sure!” Su Meng agreed readily.

‘It just so happened that I have something to give you as well.’

On the other side.

Wei Ting was in the midst of approving documents. Fu Ze was sitting on the sofa with nothing to do and was browsing through posts. Suddenly, a message entered his eyes. His pupils constricted, and he couldn’t help but shout, “F*ck, you’ve been cuckolded!”

Wei Ting: “…”

“If you don’t want to stay here, then get out. Su Meng was looking for you at the clubhouse, but you came here to hide!” Hearing Fu Ze’s brainless shout, Wei Ting scolded him coldly without even raising his head.

However, Fu Ze didn’t care about being scolded. Instead, he handed the phone to Wei Ting with a shocked expression. He said seriously, “I have Xiao Wang in the clubhouse. He’s reliable. He just called me and said that everything was settled. Su Meng has also left. However, there’s another problem that’s not too small… Do you want to hear it…”

“Speak.” Wei Ting wasn’t in a good mood. He raised his eyes and glanced at Fu Ze. His gaze was like an ice-cold knife, causing Fu Ze to shiver.

Fu Ze handed the phone to Wei Ting and said, “There seems to be a problem with Su Meng. Take a look.”

When Wei Ting heard that it was about Su Meng, he raised his head to look. When he saw the post that was already exploding, his expression suddenly changed, and he snatched Fu Ze’s phone.

He stared at the photo with a taut face. It was a picture of Su Meng and a strange man standing at the entrance of the hotel. The post said that they were going to the hotel to get a room together.

Su Meng!

Wei Ting held his phone tightly. Veins popped up on his hand as if he was going to crush the phone at any moment. His eyes were burning with anger, and Fu Ze was scared out of his wits. His phone was a limited edition model.

“You don’t have to be so angry. After all, it’s not reliable to conclude that she cheated on you just by looking at a photo.”

Fu Ze reminded him. He could tell that from some point in time, Wei Ting’s mood would change easily when it came to Su Meng. He added, “Moreover, that man looks ordinary, not even half as good as you. With you in front of her, how could someone as smart as her find someone worse?”

“She didn’t cheat.” Wei Ting nodded slightly. His eyes were still cold, but his tone was gentler, and he spoke resolutely and decisively.

Fu Ze was puzzled. “Ah? How can you be so sure?”

Wei Ting threw the phone to Fu Ze and said in a deep voice, “Intuition.”

Fu Ze: “…”

‘Don’t think that I don’t know that you only thought this way after I flattered you!’

But he didn’t dare to say it out loud.

At this moment, Wei Ting’s phone rang. It was Li Lian. He had just picked up when he heard an angry shout from the other side. “Wei Ting, hurry up and come back and prepare the divorce procedures. You can’t have this wife of yours anymore!”

Wei Ting said in a deep voice, “I won’t divorce Su Meng.”

When Li Lian heard this, her voice instantly pitched a few degrees higher. She shouted, “Won’t divorce? Do you know what your good wife has done? She’s looking for another man! Wei Ting, I don’t care what you think. In any case, this marriage has to end. Su Meng has already agreed to it. All she has to do is sign an agreement and it’ll be over.”

“Su Meng didn’t find a man. That post was just a misunderstanding. She was working at the time, but someone with ulterior motives took a photo of it to spread rumors. You don’t have to care about our matters. I can handle it myself.” Wei Ting didn’t know what was going on either. When he heard his mother scold Su Meng, he instinctively wanted to protect her. After all, she was his wife. At such a critical moment, she needed him even more.

Fu Ze watched Wei Ting defend Su Meng to his mother and gave him a thumbs up.

Li Lian continued, “Whether you come back today or not, Su Meng has already gone to pack her things and will leave the Wei family soon. In any case, I will not let her enter the Wei family again!”

After saying that, she directly hung up the phone.

Wei Ting frowned and called for his assistant. “Go and remove the post from the trending list. Then, find out who posted it.”

“Yes!”

Then, Wei Ting immediately left for the Wei Villa.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 30: Divorce And Green Tea

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Li Lian looked at Su Meng and said to Wei Xue, “Did you see that? This is your good sister-in-law. You tell me nice things about her every day, but what about her? She cheats righteously! How is it? You want to fight back after being hit by me?”

Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Wei Xue gathered her emotions, and her eyes instantly turned red. Then, she rushed in front of Su Meng and grabbed Li Lian’s hand. She pretended to apologize to Su Meng. “I’m sorry, Sister-in-law. It’s all Xiao Xue’s fault. Mom is too angry. If you’re angry, then hit me!”

Su Meng stared at Wei Xue for a while, and then the corner of her mouth lifted slightly. She slowly said, “Okay.”

Then, under Wei Xue’s shocked gaze, she quickly raised her hand and slapped Wei Xue’s face. She didn’t hold back any strength in this slap, and Wei Xue’s face directly turned swollen.

“En?” Wei Xue never expected that Su Meng, who was usually her best friend and always gave her a gentle smile, would actually hit her. For a moment, she was stunned.

“Su Meng, how dare you!” Seeing that Wei Xue was hit, Li Lian instantly exploded. She hurriedly pulled Wei Xue to her side to check on the injuries on her face and then scolded Su Meng, “You shrew, how could I have a daughter-in-law like you?!”

This time, Wei Xue really cried out in pain. She was so aggrieved that tears fell down her cheeks. She comforted Li Lian, “Xiao Xue is fine, Mom. Don’t blame Sister-in-law. I was afraid that Sister-in-law would lose her mind and hit you in a fit of anger. That’s why I was willing to let her hit me.”

She pretended to be weak on the surface, but in her heart, she had already scolded Su Meng’s eighteen generations of ancestors. If it wasn’t for the sake of protecting her image in Li Lian’s heart, she would really tear Su Meng into pieces right now. She hid the anger in her eyes and put on the innocent look of a little white rabbit. She had to think of a way to blow up the matter.

“You still dare to hit someone?! You’re really wasting the good that Xiao Xue has done for you! Do you know how big an impact this kind of thing will have on the Wei family!? Do you know how big an impact this kind of thing will have on Wei Ting?! It’s fine that you’re a wild girl, but you still dare to do such a thing!” Li Lian was so angry that her chest was heaving up and down violently. It was as if she would pass out at any moment.

“What did I do?” Su Meng also put on an aggrieved look and spread out her hands. “She told me to hit her, so I did. Didn’t I also get a slap? We can be considered even now.”

Li Lian handed the phone to Su Meng and then said angrily, “See for yourself. The Wei family can’t satisfy you anymore, right? Why did I let my son marry you in the first place?!”

Wei Xue comforted Li Lian, “Mom, don’t be angry. Sister-in-law isn’t that kind of person. We’re all family. If something happens, we should solve it together. Otherwise, you can’t let them get a divorce, right?”

Seeing Wei Xue’s seemingly trying to mediate the fight but actually adding fuel to the fire, Su Meng sneered. This time, it must be related to Wei Xue again.

After getting Wei Xue’s hint, Li Lian, who was in a rage, slammed the table and shouted, “Then let them get a divorce! The sooner the better. Our Wei family can’t afford such a woman!”

“Okay.” When Su Meng heard about the divorce, not only was she not angry, but she also agreed with a smile.

“Don’t try to fool me. This matter isn’t over yet…” Li Lian wanted to scold her again, but she suddenly realized that Su Meng had agreed. Then, she frowned and asked Su Meng, “What did you say? You agree to the divorce?”

Su Meng looked at Li Lian and said seriously, “I said, I agree to divorce Wei Ting.”

“Really?!” Li Lian and Wei Xue asked at the same time. Li Lian’s tone was a little weaker. She warned Su Meng, “Even if you agree to the divorce, after all, it was you who caused the problem first. Don’t think about getting too much of the family’s property!”

“I agree to the divorce and to leave with nothing. I won’t take anything from the Wei family, and I won’t take a single cent of your money. I’ve wanted a divorce for a long time. It’s just that your son has been dragging it out.” Su Meng looked into Li Lian’s eyes and spoke word by word.

This was because she felt that the people of the Wei family and everything else were very unlucky, making her feel disgusted.

Su Meng’s words were very decisive. It didn’t sound like she was lying, but Li Lian was somewhat in disbelief. What did she hear? The Wei family had a big business and was one of the top two wealthy families in the capital. There were countless rich girls who wanted to marry in, and what did Su Meng say? She had wanted a divorce for a long time?

She even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

“Sister Su Meng, are you really going to divorce my brother?” Wei Xue was happy. She didn’t even call her ‘sister-in-law’ anymore, but she still had to maintain the worry in her tone.

“I won’t joke about divorce. If I say I’m going to get a divorce, I’ll get a divorce.” Su Meng answered firmly.

“Xiao Xue, hurry up and call Wei Ting. Tell him to come back immediately and prepare the divorce agreement!” Li Lian was afraid that Su Meng would go back on her word.

“Okay.” Wei Xue’s hand that was holding the phone trembled slightly. The corner of her mouth held a smile that could not be suppressed. The slap just now was worth it. Su Meng was finally going to divorce!

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Book 1 Chapter 7 – Rising Reputation

Xiang Shaolong was extremely touched and he said determinedly, “No! We’ll leave together!”

Yuan Zong smiled slightly and said, “Does Shaolong knows why I wanted to teach you Mohism’s unparalleled swordplay?”

Xiang Shaolong shook his head at a loss.

Yuan Zong explained, “I have traveled the various states and observed the people and in the end I changed my thinking. If we want the world to be at peace, the only way is to eliminate the separation of the states, and let one ruler govern everyone. Only this and a person capable enough to unify the world can fulfill the idealism of Mohism and accomplish the greatest benefit to the world. And this person is you, that’s why I taught you all I know.”

Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed to himself, he knows that indeed there will be one person who will unify the world, and that is Emperor Qin. While he, Xiang Shaolong is just someone who ingratiates powerful people, hoping to find the young Emperor Qin and fight with him so that he can enjoy fame and riches. He secretly felt guilty once he thought of this.

Yuan Zong saw him lowering his head and not talking, and thought that he has been deeply moved. He patted his shoulder and said, “If you’re really grateful to me, then do as I say! All the men Yan Ping brought are expert swordsman, and even if there’s only a hundred odd of them, the two of us will not be able to handle them. I have tools for climbing the walls, I’ll lure them away and you’ll take the opportunity to escape. A man must not be hindered by small details if he wants to do something great. If you continue to be wishy-washy, both of us will lose our lives in vain. If the Juzi Token ends up in the hands of evil, I will not die in peace.”

Xiang Shaolong reached out and took the Juzi Token, and it felt icy to the touch, obviously it’s not made from ordinary brass. No wonder Yan Ping could not make a fake one. He sighed and said, “I really do not know what to say.”

Yuan Zong laughed, “There’s no need to be so pessimistic, it’s not so easy for them to kill me. We may still have a chance to meet in future! There’s a pair of shoes in the temple. Since you’re not part of our clan, you need not walk barefooted. It’ll be terrible if you step onto dog poop or something similar.”

Xiang Shaolong can’t help but burst out laughing, his tears rolling down his cheeks uncontrollably.

Suddenly a frightening thought crept into his mind.

If the despotic Emperor Qin, Ying Zheng was killed, how would history be changed?

That night Xiang Shaolong scaled past the city walls feeling grief and indignation as he left Wu An, knowing that he will never see Yuan Zong again.

This intelligent man with superb sword skill and lofty aspirations, after witnessing the disintegration of his own sect and how the Mohists became power hungry people, his motivation for saving the world died. He decided to sacrifice himself, hoping that his death can stir up Xiang Shaolong’s blood so that he can use another method to fulfill his wish of accomplishing the greatest benefit to the world.

But how can Xiang Shaolong change China’s history on his own? He’s not Emperor Qin. But can he influence Yin Zheng, like how Yuan Zong influenced him?

Will the change be a bane or bonus to China?

The sun set and the moon rose, the stars changed. Without knowing how many days has passed, he finally reached the heavily guarded walls of the outskirts of Handan.

During this journey, he was totally immersed in the sword play that Yuan Zong taught him, which originated from one of the best master of the time, Mo Zhai. He also included modern society’s most horrible assault tactics from somatic psychology and mechanics into the sword play. With such a task at hand, he forgot about time. Sometimes he’ll stay more than a dozen days in the wilderness, staving his hunger by hunting wild beasts with the bow and arrows he made.

His physique became even stronger under such harsh conditions.

He had wanted to steal into Handan, but once he saw the tight security, he has no choice but to walk obediently to the pass and told the guards the great name of Tao Fang’s boss, ‘King of Livestock’ Master Wu.

The guard stood immediately at attention and went to look for an officer to see him.

After the young officer eyed him for a moment, he asked, “What is your name?”

Xiang Shaolong replied truthfully, “I’m Xiang Shaolong.”

The expressions on the officer as well as the 10 odd Zhao soldiers surrounding them changed.

The officer barked, “Bold miscreant, how dare you impersonate a hero. He has already perished heroically half a year ago while saving his comrades in the battle with the horse thieves. I have a friend who saw with his own eyes that he blocked the pursuing men on his own.”

Xiang Shaolong was shocked, he did not expect that he’d become so famous. He let the Zhao soldiers apprehend him without a struggle, and said with a laugh, “What is the name of your friend?”

The officer said a name, and Xiang Shaolong hurriedly gave a description of that person’s looks and build.

By now someone took out from his clothes the dagger Tao Fang gave him. The officer no longer has any doubts once he saw it, and his attitude changed immediately. After asking what happened that day, and at the same time sent a man to report this matter to Tao Fang, who is in Handan immediately, he personally escorted him to the capital of Zhao.

That officer is called Ning Xin, and as he rode next to him, he said, “Master Wu is one of the most respected men in Handan. If not for him going around buying war horses, and donating to the country’s coffer time to time, I’m afraid our State of Zhao would have been destroyed long ago. Now the Yans have come to attack us, luckily our two great generals Lian Po and Le Cheng eliminated all of them and attacked Yan instead. How fantastic!”

Xiang Shaolong very much wanted to ask why since there are more females to males in Zhao, they still wanted to go all over the place to look for beauties. However, he’s afraid the other party will feel embarrassed and controlled himself from asking the question.

Amidst the talk and laugher, Handan appeared ahead.

Compared to Wu An, Handan is at least 3 to 4 times bigger, the river protecting the city is wide and deep, with tall and thick city walls, and it has the power to withhold ten thousand men with just one man. There were 2 camps of Zhao soldiers outside the city, extending to a fair distance, with a sea of banners, the scene enough to strike fear in anyone. Outside the tower, it was filled with sentries, with their swords drawn and the atmosphere tense.

Before they went into the city, a group of riders rushed out, and the person leading them is Tao Fang, whom he has not seen for a long time. The remaining were all his comrades who went through life and death with him, with Li Shan being one of them.

When they met, naturally there was surprise all around, and Tao Fang and the warriors went into the city with him happily.

Xiang Shaolong can’t help but asked, “Is Ting Fangshi well?”

Tao Fang’s expression turned somber, and he said apologetically, “I’m sorry! I thought that Shaolong has died at the hands of those thieves, and after waiting for 3 months, I followed the Master’s order and gave her to someone to become a courtesan dancer.” He continued with a smile, “But don’t you worry, I’ll specially choose another 2 beauties who are prettier than her to serve you.”

Xiang Shaolong felt as if he was punched in the chest, and he turned pale. It was only a moment later that he was able to ask, “Who was she given to?”

Tao Fang was secretly startled, he did not imagine that such a handsome and flirtatious man like him would actually have feelings for a bought woman. He sighed, “Sorry, I can’t tell you, Shaolong…”

Xiang Shaolong said furiously, “Don’t say further, if it has not been proven that I’m dead, you should not have given her away.”

Tao Fang hid his feelings well, there was no trace of unhappiness at all and said, “Shaolong, go and have a rest and a bath first, I’ll help you think of a way. The Master will come and see you personally tomorrow. This is the greatest honor the warriors in our household can have, so don’t miss the opportunity.”

Xiang Shaolong’s excitement was totally extinguished, and just roamed around the streets like a walking corpse, not interested in the grand buildings surrounding him at all. His mood was at the lowest point.

Without his protection, will this pitiful woman land from the hands of one devil to another?!

Is she being defiled right now by some other men.

Just as he was feeling despondent, Tao Fang gave him a push, telling him to stand to the side with them.

Xiang Shaolong was slightly awaken, and looking up the street, he saw the pedestrians and horse carriages all moving to one side, letting a grand looking horse carriage protected by 20 odd riders move past.

Tao Fang said into his ears, “This is the carriage of King Xiaocheng’s sister, Lady Ya. She is a famous beauty in Handan, and married to Zhao Gua but a pity he died in the battle of Chang Ping.”

The carriage slowed down, and suddenly stopped in front of them.

Just as everyone was still startled, a soldier rode over and invited Tao Fang over. Tao Fang was surprised and hurriedly came down from his horse and walked over to the lowered carriage curtain. After talking with Lady Ya, the horse carriage moved away. Tao Fang bowed as he sent them off before returning to his men. He smiled mysteriously at Xiang Shaolong, but did not reveal the contents of their conversation.

Xiang Shaolong reached the guesthouse and stayed in a solitary house. Tao Fang especially sent 4 pretty maids to help him bath and change. That night, he set up a feast with 21 tables at the great hall in the main building of the guesthouse and besides the warriors who fought with him that day, there were Master Wu’s other capable assistants as well. There were dances and performances to entertain the guests and the atmosphere was celebratory.

But Xiang Shaolong thought of Ting Fangshi and Mei Canniang whom he has not met for a long time, and remembered the friends and family from his own era whom he may never meet again, and can only drown his sorrow in drinks. He was absolutely drunk and totally concussed even before the feast ended. In his daze, he seems to feel that Ting Fangshi has returned to him, and together they soared among the clouds.

When he woke up, he was lying on the carpet in the bedroom, the sunlight shining in from the window.

Sleeping next to him was a naked beauty, but she’s not one of the 4 pretty maids.

There’s not a flaw at all on her exquisite face, with distinctive outlines, and unbelievably sweet. She’s definitely younger than 18, her black lustrous hair spread onto the blanket, in contrast to her fair skin and ruby lips, and her snow white arms really tugs at one’s heart.

The beauty looked like a flower sleeping in spring, there seems to be tears on her pretty face, but she’s also filled with the peace and satisfaction after a violent thunderstorm, emanating a soul-capturing brilliance.

Xiang Shaolong secretly exclaimed ‘oh my god’, what has he done to this young girl who is even prettier than Ting Fangshi and Mei Canniang?

He can’t help but quietly lift the blanket higher.

The gleaming hair of youth, a body perfectly proportionate, the beautiful scenery of breathing peaks appeared before his eyes. It seems that there were some remnants of a red stain beneath the tender and smooth long legs with the beautifully rounded buttock.

Xiang Shaolong was shocked and put the blanket back.

The tears on her face must be related to this. He was drunk and muddleheaded last night, and has not touched a woman for almost half a year and actually mistook her for Ting Fangshi and was reckless with her. How can an inexperienced and tender young girl take it, no wonder she cried from the pain. He felt very apologetic, but it’s too late now.

Xiang Shaolong stood up and walked to the window and looked out. He saw 2 of the pretty maids watering the plants in the garden and when they saw Xiang Shaolong, they curtseyed shyly, yet they can’t help stealing glances at his magnificent body.

One of the maids said, “Master is awake, I’ll bring you a wash basin and help you dress up immediately.”

Behind him he heard the soft moan of the beauty who was shocked awake.

Xiang Shaolong hurriedly told the two maids, “Hold on!”

The pretty maid was understanding and she covered her smiling mouth and said, “If Master would like me to serve you, please call me anytime. Heh! My name is Chunying, her name is Xiaying, the other 2 are Qiuying and Dongying. It’s so easy to remember, I guess Master won’t forget!”

Xiang Shaolong was concerned with the beauty behind him, so he smiled and said, “Once I see the two of you, I won’t forget for the rest of my life.” And he turned around.

The beauty whose chastity was just taken by him sat up, the blanket sliding down to her waist, revealing her firm upper body. She lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at his face, and in a sweet and melodious voice said, “Shu’er pays her respects to Master!”

Xiang Shaolong felt sorry for her and sat next to her. He held her petite chin with his hand and lifted her pretty face.

Her large and lively eyes immediately lowered once they came into contact with his gaze, her heart beating like a running deer. They way she looked, shy yet happy, the allure of a young girl, is indeed dazzling to the eyes and takes one’s senses away.

Without hesitation, Xiang Shaolong is sure that she is the most attractive woman he has ever encountered, and was secretly thinking that Tao Fang is really formidable to give such a pretty girl to him so that he will work for him. He asked gently, “Is it still painful?”

Shu’er shook her head, then she nodded her head shyly, her blushing cheeks immediately spread, until her ears and neck were burning as well.

Shu’er looked at him invitingly and said breathlessly, “No! Shu’er wants to serve Master.”

Xiang Shaolong asked with concern, “Can you stand up?”

Shu’er’s slender hand pressed down on his broad shoulder, thinking of using him as support to kneel up first, but her dainty brows rose and she sat back down again, her cheeks burning.

Xiang Shaolong is used to being flirtatious, and on seeing such alluring movements from her, can’t help but reach out and handle her chests before laying her back on the carpet and covering her with the blanket. Just as he was about to leave, Shu’er suddenly pulled his hand.

Xiang Shaolong looked at her in surprise.

Shu’er asked shyly, “Does Master still want Shu’er now?”

Xiang Shaolong reached out and caressed her face, saying with a smile, “I only want you to take a good rest now. Tonight I’ll let you become the happiest and luckiest woman in the world.” And he suddenly remembered Ting Fangshi and felt a tightness in his chest.

Chapter 29: Sister-in-law and a Man in a Room

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The Wei family’s Young Madam went to a hotel with a strange man! It was too explosive. The girl called Jia Jia didn’t even think about it and immediately picked up her camera to take a picture. Then she exclaimed, “D*mn, Xiao Xue, your sister-in-law actually went to a hotel room with another man!”

Wei Xue quickly pretended to stop Jia Jia. “You mustn’t post it on social media. Otherwise, if my brother finds out, he will divorce her. My sister-in-law isn’t from a big family. She doesn’t have anyone to rely on other than my brother!”

Hearing that Su Meng didn’t have any background, Jia Jia was instantly delighted. If Wei Ting found out about this, he would definitely divorce her. Then, she would have a chance. She promised not to say anything, but she posted it on social media soon after.

She had a lot of fans to begin with, and she was also in the socialite circle. Instantly, this news exploded. All the socialites felt that their chance had come and forwarded their comments. There were also ordinary netizens who were unaware. They thought that Su Meng was having an affair in her marriage, and they all scolded her for not wanting to be with the CEO husband, but instead, with an ugly man. They even said that it was fortunate that the blogger had found out. It was really a great deed.

When Wei Xue saw this, the corner of her mouth revealed a trace of a smile. She pretended to be flustered and pulled Jia Jia away. If Su Meng saw her, it would be difficult to handle.

‘Su Meng, you kept pestering Brother Wei Ting. I was worried that I wouldn’t have a chance to deal with you, but you brought it to me. You asked for it. You can’t blame me.’

The young madam of the Wei family cheated with an ugly man and even went out to get a room together. This news instantly exploded like a drop of water falling into a pot of hot oil.

Su Meng had just returned to the shop with her master when she received a fatal phone call from Wei Ting’s mother, Li Lian. “Su Meng, get your ass over here! Now, now, now!” After saying that, she directly hung up the phone. There was no time for Su Meng to react at all.

“What happened?” Because Li Lian’s voice was too loud, even Guo Xiang, who was at the side, heard it. He frowned and asked Su Meng with great dissatisfaction. The person on the other end of the phone was too rude, actually scolding his disciple.

“Nothing. But Master, I need to go back to the Wei family. I don’t know if I will come back tonight, but I will definitely come back tomorrow.” Su Meng also wondered why her mother-in-law was so angry. She hadn’t seen that evil mother-in-law recently.

Guo Xiang was a little worried and asked Su Meng, “Do you need Master to accompany you?”

Hong Si, who was at the side, also advised Su Meng, “From the way she talks, I’m afraid something bad will happen. Why don’t you let Boss accompany you?”

Su Meng refused. “There’s really no need. Brother Hong, please help take care of my master. I’ll be back very soon.”

..

At the Wei family’s old residence.

Li Lian was originally playing mahjong, but Wei Xue suddenly ran in from outside in a panic halfway through the game. Then, she quietly called her away and showed her the post about Su Meng’s cheating that had been crazily forwarded.

She was so angry that smoke was coming out of her seven orifices. Her face was livid, and she ignored the urging of her mahjong friends. She turned around and left to give Su Meng a call. Then, she asked Wei Xue to find someone to find a way to spend money to remove the trending search.

Su Meng’s post was pushed to the top three searches. It must be known that rich ladies like her usually had the most free time. Other than playing mahjong, they would gossip with each other. Now, they were busy playing. Once they went back and saw this news, they would laugh at her to death. Originally, everyone had been comparing each other in the open and in the dark.

When Su Meng arrived, Li Lian was sitting on the sofa, waiting for her with a livid face, while Wei Xue stood obediently at the side.

“Su Meng, you’re really bold. You dare to fool around with other men and even went to a hotel to get a room!” Seeing that Su Meng had arrived, Li Lian went up and slapped Su Meng. She really did not save any strength, and Su Meng’s face instantly became red and swollen.

When Wei Xue saw that Su Meng was being beaten, she hurriedly pretended to stop Li Lian, but her hands did not use any strength at all. She only held on to her. However, her mouth was eager to persuade her. “Mom, if Sister-in-law did something wrong, just scold her. Don’t hit her. If Brother sees you hitting Sister-in-law, he will be angry.”

“He will be angry?” Li Lian didn’t look like a noblewoman at the moment. She pointed at Su Meng and cursed, “Would your brother like such a b*tch? If he knew, he would definitely hit her too!” Then, she raised her hand towards Su Meng’s face, wanting to hit her again.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t get what she wanted this time. Just as she raised her hand, it was grabbed by Su Meng. Su Meng covered her face with one hand and grabbed Li Lian’s arm with the other. She said in a deep voice, “Don’t go too far. Don’t think that I will let you do whatever you want just because you are an elder.”

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 28: Wei Xue Led People To Catch The Adulterer

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Master.” Su Meng decided to tell her master everything about herself. “I’m going to divorce Wei Ting and prepare to become a feng shui master again.”

Guo Xiang didn’t seem to be surprised. He said firmly, “I knew this day would come. Girl, if you’re unhappy in the Wei family, come back. I’ve always kept your room for you. Although Master isn’t as rich as the Wei family, it’s absolutely no problem to support you.”

When Su Meng heard Guo Xiang say so, her eyes reddened again. She said hoarsely, “En, thank you, Master.”

Su Meng’s condition had obviously changed a lot, but he didn’t dare to ask too much suddenly, afraid that Su Meng would be too sad to bear it. After all, he knew how much that silly girl loved Wei Ting back then. In order to be together with Wei Ting, it could be said that she had given up everything. Now that she had taken the initiative to divorce, she must have suffered a great grievance.

He was angry before, angry that Su Meng was so silly that she did not think of him, but he did not hold a grudge against her. The hearts of all parents were soft. No matter how much trouble their children caused, which parent would really hold a grudge against their children?

Now that he saw that she could let go, it was not too late.

After a long time, Su Meng stayed with her master for a while. When it was almost 12 o’clock, she rejected her master’s help and asked him to wait for her at the hotel. She said that she could completely handle it, and then left.

After Hong Si saw her leave, he went up.

The midday sun was a little harsh, but it gave people a warm and safe feeling.

When Su Meng returned to the club, Fu Ze and the others had already left the coffee shop. They did not return to the club either. Only the manager was there to receive Su Meng. “Miss Su, our boss has something to take care of. He said to let me know if you need anything.”

“Okay.” Su Meng nodded indifferently. She looked at the time. There were still two minutes left.

She took out the yellow talisman from her bag and carefully wrapped it around the bone carving. She took it outside and exposed it to the sun. To turn a yin house into a yang house, one first had to remove the object of suppression. It was not enough to just take it away. One also had to let the sun disperse the evil energy on it. Then, at noon, the yellow talismans used to absorb the yin qi were burned one by one. Once the yin-yang conversion was completed, the clubhouse would have no problems.

After taking the bone carving, she walked to the place where the talismans were placed and burned them one by one. She collected the ashes and placed them on the bone carving. Finally, she burned the talismans used to wrap the bone carving.

After everything was over, she called the manager and instructed him, “Find a convex mirror and hang it outside the clubhouse. Remember that it must be a convex mirror. The convex mirror can gently disperse the evil energy that is shot in. If it is a flat mirror, the baleful energy that is refracted is too direct. That road will become a high-incidence place for accidents.”

The manager agreed and repeated it again. After confirming that there were no problems, she left the clubhouse and walked toward her master’s hotel.

She decided to go home with her master first. Since Wei Ting had never mentioned the divorce, she would find a lawyer to write the agreement herself and send it to Wei Ting.

Her master and Hong Si were waiting for her at the hotel. Seeing her return, her master was so happy that the corners of his mouth formed a crescent.

When they left the hotel, Guo Xiang went to the front desk to check out the deposit. Su Meng and Hong Si walked out of the hotel first.

However, at this time, two young and beautiful girls walked over. One of them was holding a small camera, and the other was Wei Xue.

“Xiao Xue, your brother is really handsome and gentle. You must be very happy to have such a brother. Look, he gave such an expensive coat to you just because asked for it. Tell me, if your brother is so good, how perfect would your sister-in-law be?” The young girl holding the camera held Wei Xue’s hand with a face full of envy. It must be known that most of the girls in the Imperial Capital wanted to marry Wei Ting, and she was no exception.

Wei Xue knew what she was thinking. She was not the only one. All the rich and beautiful girls around her wanted to marry in and become her sister-in-law, so they all came to curry favor with her.

“My sister-in-law loves my brother very much. If she sees that there is someone of the opposite s*x around him, she will not be able to accept it. In order to get all of my brother’s love, she will do anything. This kind of love is really good!” Wei Xue pretended to worship her. In reality, she was trampling on Su Meng.

The little girl was surprised. “Your sister-in-law is quite extreme!”

Wei Xue, who was walking, suddenly stopped. She stared at a certain place and said softly, “Isn’t that my sister-in-law?”

“What! Where is it? Quick, point it out for me to see!” The little girl suddenly became interested. She had long wanted to see how outstanding a woman who could marry into the Wei family would be. Moreover, the young madam of the Wei family had always been very mysterious. If she took a photo of her, it would cause a huge sensation.

Wei Xue’s eyes rolled around, and a plan suddenly appeared in her mind. She pointed at Su Meng and whispered in disbelief, “Jia Jia, why is my sister-in-law going to the hotel with a strange man! What are they doing?”

Book 1 Chapter 6 – Leader of the Mohist School

Xiang Shaolong did not want to fight them, so he can only run away. He later ended up at a dilapidated and isolated temple, walked in there and sat cross legged, hidden in a corner.

What should he do? Why don’t he go back to Mulberry Forest Village and look for Mei Canniang and live the rest of his life there. Once he thought of this, he really felt that heroes are short-lived.

Suddenly, there was someone else in the temple.

Xiang Shaolong looked over in surprise. It turns out to be a middle-aged man wearing linen clothes, his feet bare. No wonder he did not hear any footsteps.

That man was tall and well built, almost as tall as him, his features plan, his expression calm. However his eyes were alert, and besides the cloth he bun his hair with, he wore no other accessories, looking a little like a monk on a pilgrimage.

The two of them eyed each other.

The man suddenly came towards Xiang Shaolong, squat down and asked, “Where did Brother come from?”

Xiang Shaolong did not know what the other party has on his mind, so he said, “I was on my way to Handan to visit my relatives but lost my way and ended up here. If Sir can tell me how to get to Handan, I’ll be very grateful.” By now his accent and speech is about 70 to 80 percent similarity to how the people at that time talked.

The man smiled and said, “I’m not a sir, it’s just that I saw that you’re strongly built and good looking but although you ended up in such a state, you still have pride in your eyes, that’s why I asked out of curiosity. Tell me, what are you good at?”

Xiang Shaolong was secretly cursing, but he has to find out the route to Handan so he swallowed his anger and replied, “I don’t know anything, but I have brute strength. I’m not afraid of hard work or fighting.”

That man smiled, “Do you know how to use a sword?”

Of course Xiang Shaolong nodded his head.

The man said calmly, “Come with me!” He pushed open the back door of the temple and walked in.

In any case, Xiang Shaolong has no place to stay now, so he followed him in. Behind the door there’s a world of it’s own. It’s an abandoned courtyard with high walls surrounding the four sides with a dried up pond in the middle. On the other end is a small stone house.

That man walked out of the house with two wooden swords and threw one of them to Xiang Shaolong.

Xiang Shaolong was shocked when he caught hold of the sword. It’s actually a few times heavier than his previous sword, the wood was black, and he wondered what kind of tree is it made from.

That man saw his look of surprise and said, “This is a heavy sword made from a 1000 year old pomegranate tree. Fine! Show me some attacks.”

Xiang Shaolong waved the sword a little, shook his head and said, “No! I’m afraid I’ll hurt you.”

A look of appreciation shot through the man’s eyes and he smiled, “If your sword can touch my clothes, I’ll give you a detailed map to Handan as well as traveling expenses and clothes immediately.”

Xiang Shaolong was shocked when he heard that and quietly thought that this person is even more conceited than him. He laughed and said, “In that case I’ll oblige.” He went forward and was 5 steps away from the person when he made a fake move. He leaned towards the left, then moved to the right, his sword sweeping over, force meeting force, using the strength in his arms to shake his opponent’s wooden sword away.

Who would have expected that that person did not move at all, but just moved his wrist. Although he struck later, his sword reached his opponent first and slashed diagonally at his sword, then the tip of the sword slid forwarded as if it’s going to stab Xiang Shaolong’s face.

Xiang Shaolong was startled and took a step back. His opponent’s wondrous swordplay made it difficult for him to use his strength. He felt piqued and with a roar, leapt forward like a ferocious tiger. Continuously for 7 moves, his danced madly with his sword like leaves falling on a strong, windy night, suddenly attacking the top or bottom, sweeping and chopping, attacking towards him.

The corner of the man’s lips seem to curve up in a smile and yet he did not move, but no matter how he slashed, his opponent would just be able to block off his sword. His following sword moves were able to force him back, and there’s no need for him to fight with him on strength. Although he only defended and did not attack, there’s no way he can get close.

“Pak Pak” the sound kept ringing in his ears.

When he was striking for the 72th time, Xiang Shaolong was finally exhausted. He stepped back and panted, looking at this gentleman in front of him incredulously.

That man exclaimed in surprise, “So you really do not know the art of swordplay, but only depended on your strength and nimbleness. But if an average swordsman was to meet you, he’ll surely have difficulty fighting you.”

Xiang Shaolong gave him back the sword dejectedly, and admitted his loss, “I admit I can’t be compared to you. Hai! To think that I actually harbored the wish to roam the world. It turns out that a real swordsman can be so formidable. Farewell! I’ll return to the mountains now and just live out the rest of my life.” When he finished his words, he really felt completely discouraged and thought about the era he is so familiar with. If they’re dueling on marksmanship, he’ll definitely be able to win this swordsman.

That man laughed, “From the way Brother moves and talks, you’re poor but yet you’re not and your bearing is excellent. Obviously you’re an upright and extraordinary person. Come! Have a bath and change into some clean clothes. I’ll cook and we can have a good chat.”

After eating 2 bowls of rice, Xiang Shaolong’s spirit was restored.

The man saw that after he has shaved, combed his hair and changed into linen clothes, Xiang Shaolong seemed to have changed into another person and his eyes revealed a look of admiration. He said smoothly, “Just now Brother said you wanted to make a name for yourself, I wonder what kind of name are you looking for?”

Xiang Shaolong was stunned for a moment, and replied with a little embarrassment, “I’m actually not too sure, but just taking things as they come. Now that I have clothes, I’m thinking of changing this dagger for some money, and it’ll be best if I can buy a horse to bring me to Handan.”

That man furrowed his brow and said, “A man in society all alone, how can he not have goals or aspirations. Only those who create opportunities are true heroes.”

Xiang Shaolong was irked and asked, “What aspirations do you have then?”

That man smiled condescendingly and replied, “Very simple, which is to eliminate ‘the greatest bane to the world’, and to accomplish ‘the greatest benefit to the world’.”

Xiang Shaolong guffawed, “These sentences are so vague, what can be considered the greatest benefit and the greatest bane to the world?”

The man was not offended and said calmly, “The greatest bane of the world, is like the strong preying on the weak, big states conquering small states, the intelligent suppressing the foolish. And the root to all these problems, is because there’s not enough love between people. If we can all love one another, hand over our possessions, then we can all share the wealth. There’ll no longer be fights over jealousy, and accomplish the greatest benefit to the world.”

Xiang Shaolong exclaimed hoarsely, “So you’re a believer of Mohism*.”

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohist

That man was baffled, “What Mohism?”

Xiang Shaolong asked excitedly, “Is your grand-teacher Mo Zhai, his teachings are very famous, on the same standing as the Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism and it’ll be passed on forever!”

That person was totally perplexed, but since he knows the name Mo Zhai, obviously he wasn’t talking nonsense, so he nodded and said, “Mo Zhai is indeed our first Juzi, are you really from the villages?”

Xiang Shaolong asked, “What is Juzi, that I do not know.”

That man thought for a while and explained, “Juzi is the leader of the ‘Mohist Unit’. When we first started, we hoped to stop fights with fights, but we will only defend and not attack. A pity that the unit now has evolved greatly, and has split into 3 units, named after the place they are in, which is Qi Mo, Chu Mo and Zhao Mo. I am the previous Juzi, Meng Sheng’s disciple and the purpose of my journey is to unify the 3 units again and fight for our dreams.”

Xiang Shaolong asked solemnly, “Why are you telling me such a big secret?”

That man sighed and said, “Because I have the Juzi Token, so I thought it’ll be an easy task to reunite the groups. But I did not expect that when I found the leader of Zhao Mo in Handan, he’d actually send his men to kill me. Therefore I escaped to this place and felt that a single person will be weak and helpless, so I must gather all my men before I can have a chance of unifying the 3 Mo. So how can I lightly let off someone with character and skills like yours.”

Xiang Shaolong kept shaking his hands and said, “No way, I will not spill my blood over such illusionary and hopeless dream that will never come true. Hai! Trust me! The idealism of Mohism will never be fulfilled. Once wealth is equally distributed, you’ll get a lot of useless people instead. There’ll only be improvement if there’s competition.”

That man’s body shook when he heard this, and closed his eyes, deep in thought.

Xiang Shaolong begged quietly, “Why don’t you tell me how to get to Handan. As for giving me clothes and food, I, Xiang Shaolong, will never forget your kindness.”

That man opened his eyes, a gleam shooting out of it and said with a smile, “Nothing is this world is free. Learn swordplay from me! The day you can defeat the wooden sword in my hand, will be when I’ll accompany you to Handan. If you’re a man, then agree to my request! Or else even if you can reach Handan, but once you meet a real swordsman, you’ll still end up dead.”

Xiang Shaolong thought that it sounded reasonable, and asked with hesitation, “You won’t force me to join your unit, right!”

That man laughed, “Not only will I not force you to join, I can forget about accepting you as my disciple. We’re just friends exchanging pointers on equal standing. My name is Yuan Zong, you can call me Brother Yuan if you like.”

Therefore Xiang Shaolong lived in this temple, waking up before the cock crows to practice swordplay with Yuan Zong, and discussed with him ways to attack and defend.

Even Yuan Zong was impressed with the speed of his improvement and praised him. A month later, he was able to attack and defend in his duels with Yuan Zong.

Yuan Zong will leave the temple everyday, leaving Xiang Shaolong, who is now obsessed with swordplay, to practice on his own. At dusk, Yuan Zong would return with food.

Three months passed hurriedly like that.

This day, Yuan Zong returned only at night, his expression somber. He called him into the house and thought for a moment with furrowed brows before he said, “They’ve chased their way here.”

Xiang Shaolong has now forged a deep friendship with him, and asked with concern, “Who is here?”

Yuan Zong sighed, “It’s Zhao Mo’s Yan Ping. I was able to escape only after I injured 18 of his men. What he wants is the Juzi Token I have, because with it, he can conveniently become Juzi.” He paused, then shook his head and said with a bitter smile, “What an irony, even within our own unit we are unable to love everyone, and yet we talk about our ideals.”

Xiang Shaolong does not know how to console him.

Yuan Zong took out a square brass, with a single word ‘Mo’ on it, It looked like a big square seal. He gave this to Xiang Shaolong and said, “Take this token and run towards Handan immediately. I’ve drawn a map for you, and over the past few months I’ve earned enough for your traveling expenses. Leave quickly!”

TBC...
Source: A Step into the Past - ExtraNovel.com

(CONTINUATION)

Xiang Shaolong felt that his arm is stronger than others, and shot an arrow towards Hui Hu. The light weighted arrow lost its momentum before it even reached its target and dropped about 10 meters away from Hui Hu. However, this is enough to cause apprehension among the horse thieves. Who has such incredible arm strength?

The warriors were secretly cheering, but none dared to make any noise, afraid that the enemy will find out their location.

The horn blew and the horse thieves all came down their horses and split into two groups to attack from all sides.

Horse thieves with shields and spears, who under the light of the torch, made their way carefully up the slope, led the first wave of attack, spoiling the trap that Xiang Shaolong had laid.

Behind them were archers, who kept shooting arrows towards the hill, covering the ascent of the men with spears. However they did not know that Xiang Shaolong is already hiding in the middle of the hill in a hole designed to avoid arrows.

By now all the warriors were impressed with Xiang Shaolong’s prediction of the enemy’s moves and their confidence soared.

By Xiang Shaolong’s estimation, the enemy still has about 700 men who can fight. Even if they can get rid of the 400 odd men who are making their way up now, their enemy still outnumbers them greatly. Besides, there’s no way they can kill all the troops who are advancing now without causing casualties to their own people. He had an idea, and instructed Li Shan, who was by his side, “When the fight starts later, bring 10 men to the horse enclosure immediately. When you hear the signal of 3 long and 3 short horns, break the enclosure immediately and let the horses out. Let them charge down from the east, then we’ll escape from the west.”

Li Shan immediately agreed and went to look for his partners.

By now the first batch of horse thieves have reached the midsection of the hill, slowly coming closer. The atmosphere was tense.

Hui Hu and the remaining of his 300 men sat on their horses at the east side arranging their formation. They rubbed their fists and palms, getting ready to charge up and kill.

This is the first time Xiang Shaolong is in such a situation, and his heart beat wildly for a moment. He ordered, “Release the rocks!”

The barrier of 10 odd piles of tree trunks and rocks, which were hidden behind the bushes and grass, was removed and they rolled down like waves, breaking the enemy’s shields and causing them to fall.

Xiang Shaolong shouted, “Release the arrows.” All the warriors who were hidden in the burrows immediately showed themselves and their arrows fell like rain. The enemy was in chaos and could not retaliate at all. They were struck by arrows and rolled down the hill, suffering another 200 odd casualties.

The morale of the warriors were greatly boosted and they cheered.

Hui Hu was jumping mad and after retreating the injured men, he immediately regrouped his men for the third attack.

Xiang Shaolong observed how the other party was moving and knew that they’re putting their main force on the slope at the east. That area is not as steep and secretly thanking heaven for helping him, he ordered all the warriors to retreat up the hill.

There are advantages to having less men, the enemy will not be able to detect their movements so easily.

When they have all retreated up the hill, Xiang Shaolong told them to lead their horses and told them his plan. When the warriors heard that they can escape, their morale were boosted and they were all united, with no one making any objection. Until now, none of their men has been injured so naturally they think of Xiang Shaolong like a deity now.

The horn sounded, the horse thieves charged up again from all areas but most of the remaining 500 off horse thieves were coming up from the east.

Xiang Shaolong waited until the horse thieves were halfway up the hill before he ordered his man to sound the signal. Horses neighed and hooves drummed, a hundred odd wild horses were chased out of the enclosure and the warriors all hurriedly helped to steer the horses so that they ran madly down the eastern slope. They even used their long spears to poke the horses buttocks so that they will become even wilder. Amidst the flying sand, the wild horses galloped down the slope, directly into the horse thieves who were on their way up.

Xiang Shaolong has no time to observe the outcome and leading his 50 warriors, ran towards the western slope, running all the way down the safe path.

Only a hundred odd horse thieves met them, and because they were unprepared, they were quickly defeated.

Xiang Shaolong knows that his plan must be beyond the expectations of the enemy. Hui Hu does not know that all the women have been sent away, so he couldn’t have imagined that only 51 riders were left to charge out of the siege.

The eastern slope may be in chaos, but the horse thieves from the other 2 sides all came to help and for a moment, the sounds of killing filled the air.

Although Xiang Shaolong had learnt to ride in the army, but he’s naturally not as adept as the warriors and horse thieves who grew up on horseback. When they reached the foot of the hill, he’s already lagging behind the other warriors, who thought that he is so brave as to risk his own life to cover their retreat.

By now only about 30 out of the 50 warriors remained, and they hurriedly escaped.

With his amazing arm strength, Xiang Shaolong killed a few horse thieves who were pursuing him with his spear. He was about to catch up with his team when he felt a sharp pain on his shoulder, shot by an arrow.

Xiang Shaolong roared and urged his horse to run faster. In his haste he did not see where he is going at all, but onl knows he must move forward quickly. In a short moment, he was all alone, riding forward is the vast plains.

The horse suddenly lost its footing and threw him off. He stumbled into the bushes and even the end of the arrow was snapped. The horse finally collapsed and died of exhaustion.

Xiang Shaolong felt his body getting weak and his head giddy, with a fiery pain behind his shoulder. His body was stained with fresh blood from the wound. He gritted his teeth and stood up. Taking the dagger Tao Fang gave him, he endured the extreme pain and cut out the flesh surrounding the arrowhead, and after that haphazardly bandaged the wound with his shirt.

He was parched, and knew that this is an indication of losing too much blood so he climbed up with much pain.

A ray of light shone from the eastern side of the plains. They have ran the whole night, no wonder the horse could not take it any more. He looked at the horse in apology and continued on his way.

He walked for 20 odd days in the deserted wilderness. Xiang Shaolong experienced the most difficult journey in his whole life.

The first few days he depended on wild fruits to stave his hunger. Later when his wound gradually healed after he applied mashed herbs on it to prevent infection and inflammation, his strength returned and he hunted wild rabbits for food. He was disheveled and dirty with tattered clothes.

Following Tao Fang’s instructions, looking at the sun during the day and checking out the stars at night, he walked towards the direction of Handan. One day he came to the bottom of a huge mountain and looking at the tall and dangerous looking cliff, he had no choice but to walk around it. But he walked for more than 10 days and yet he was still walking around the winding mountain area. By the time he left the mountainous area, he was totally exhausted. Even his sword was broken and just as he was despairing, he found an official road outside the forest. He was overjoyed and bounded towards the road. By this time even his boots were torn.

On the way he met two groups of traders with a dozen men but when they saw his bedraggled look, they hurriedly moved away, totally ignoring him.

Xiang Shaolong sighed about the heartlessness of men. After walking for three more days, he reached another large city in the state of Zhao, Wu An, which is west of Handan.

By this time, the weather will turn cold at night, so cold that he’ll be shivering. He wanted to go into the city but was chased out by the Zhao soldiers. He realized that all who enters the city must pay taxes and have their identities checked. The way he looked, like a beggar now, not to mention that he is penniless, there’s no way he can enter the city.

Never did Xiang Shaolong imagine that he would become a pest that no one wants. Luckily he has been through rigorous military training and was especially resilient. He did not give up but waited for a chance outside the city gates.

He decided that after gaining into the city, he have to get clothes, food and a horse even if he has to steal or swindle. And after he finds out the route to Handan, he’ll go there immediately to look for Tao Fang so that he can end this painful existence.

That night he ate wild fruits to appease his hunger, huddled up in the forest next to the road, tolerating the bitingly cold night.

When the sun shone on him as the day broke, he finally fell asleep.

Without knowing how long he slept, he was suddenly jarred awake by the sound of carriage wheels.

He opened his eyes for a look, and it turned out to be a group who was carting sheep. He was ecstatic and when no one was noticing, he hid himself in the last sheep cart amongst the sheep and stole into the city.

This city of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period has a lot of elderly with tall and large buildings. The place was crowded, but it seems that there are more females to makes. Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this must be the after effect of Changping where the Qin generals killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers.

He was wondering if they have gigolos here, if there is, with his ability, he’ll be able to make the ladies happy. He can then earn enough for traveling expenses, a good horse and fresh clothes to Handan.

Once he thought about this, he himself felt that it’s hilarious, and jumped off the cart.

Once the people on the street saw him, they all gave him despising looks.

Xiang Shaolong touched the beard on his face and almost wanted to cry. Before he came into the city, he had a purpose, which is to figure out how to come into the city. But now that he’s really in the city, he is at a loss instead.

He felt ashamed of himself and turned into a deserted lane, but was discovered by a group of children who were playing in the courtyard. They ran after him and made fun of him as if he’s a monster, and were so mischievous they even threw stones at him.

When he turned around to scare them, the dozen or so children immediately scattered. One little girl could not run away in time and fell down.

When Xiang Shaolong wanted to help her up, the little girl was so panicked that she wailed loudly.

Immediately a few adults holding knives, spears, rods etc ran towards him with cries of murder.

Book 1 Chapter 5 – Display of invincibility

As far as they can see all around them, the land was a large lush plain of green, peppered with wild forests and winding rivers and streams. Nature is so breathtakingly beautiful.

Tao Fang suddenly sighed and said, “I’m in conflict when it comes to the Weis as well. The southwest of Great Jin has a corner separated by the Yellow River, followed by treacherous mountains. It effectively sandwiched the Qin’s only entrance in the east. After the separation of the 3 states, this section was taken by the Weis, and as long as they remain strong, the Qins will be trapped in the west and cannot conquer towards the east. Hai! So do we wish for the state of Wei to be strong or weak?”

Xiang Shaolong asked, “Why does Master Tai hate the Weis so much?”

Tao Fang’s expression turned somber and he said, “Ever since Marquis Wen of Wei reformed Wei, he kept invading others, not only weakening us, but made the Qins stronger and become a danger to us. The chaotic situation now is all the result of the Wei’s actions. Secondary are the aberrant Qis who goes back on their words. When we joined forced with Chu and Han to attack Qin, they came to attack us and gave Qin the opportunity to eliminate the 2 states of Ba and Shu, thus expanding their land. All of them are short sighted people.”

Another warrior interrupted, “But the most idiotic would be King Chu. The Qins used only 600 miles of land to entice him to break off friendly ties with Qi. In the end they were left isolated and without reinforcements. The Qins defeated them badly at Danyang and they lost 80,000 men, Hanzhong, northwest of Chengdu and Pingxiao which resulted in a huge setback for their state. Later he was lured by the Qins to go to Wu Pass and was captured by them. In the end he died of an illness in a foreign land. One does not know whether to pity him or laugh at him.”

Xiang Shaolong got excited upon hearing all these. In the 21st century there’s no turmoil like this where the outcome can be determined by war. Only here can he show off his capabilities like a fish to water. By now he is thinking less and less about returning.

After the few of them discussed about their strategies at Shantou, they split up to follow up on their respective tasks.

Xiang Shaolong led 30 odd men and set traps and dug holes on the surrounding slopes to prevent the enemy from attacking them in the cover of the night. He also confirmed the emergency back up plans with Tao Fang, who nodded with consent as he listened.

During these few days, Xiang Shaolong would practice on his swordplay and archery whenever he is free. He had learnt all these in the past, but of course such skills were not as important as practicing their marksmanship at that time, so now he has to work harder in these areas.

To a full time army personnel like him, he is more adept at using weapons then anyone else. However he humbly sought advice from other warriors and improved on their swordplay, creating for himself a powerful yet unconstrained style of swordplay that is most lethal. Although he felt that it’s still not good enough, but he can’t find a good teacher in such a short time, so he’ll have to make do with it.

He only returned to the camp to rest late at night.

The beautiful and coquettish Ting Fangshi, who has been nourished by love, had just woken up and was about to change his attire for him when Xiang Shaolong stopped her and said, “I’ll sleep in this tonight! I have a feeling the thieves will come tonight.”

Ting Fangshi was so startled her face turned pale and she stammered, “What should we do then. If I end up in the hands of those horse thieves, I will surely be defiled, and face a fate worse than death.”

Xiang Shaolong hugged and assured her, “Don’t be afraid, with Xiang Shaolong around, I will guarantee your safety, I may stay behind to fight off the enemy, you’ll go with Master Tao to Handan first and I’ll meet up with you later.”

Ting Fangshi’s expression turned stricken and she sobbed, “I ask that Heaven have pity on me and protect Master Xiang. In the past I felt that it doesn’t matter which man I follow. But now I know that if I don’t have Master Xiang, I would not want to live a single day longer.

Xiang Shaolong knows that this enticing beauty has developed feelings for him and suddenly felt desire again. He licked the tears off her face, his other hand reaching into her top and working its way around her bosom. For a moment he remembered Mei Canniang, and secretly thought that it was a good idea not to let her come along, or else she might have been frightened to death now.

Ting Fangshi’s petite body shivered, her face red and burning, fire coming out of her eyes. Her little mouth gaped open, sighing and moaning, the expression of desire on her face thoroughly enticing.

Xiang Shaolong suddenly stopped, and said “I have to conserve my energy tonight to deal with any situation that might arise. Can you wait for a night?”

Ting Fangshi gasped and moaned, she has no choice but to nod her head in agreement. But once he saw her rapidly heaving bosom, he knows that she is now in a heat of desire that cannot be extinguished.

For the first time, Xiang Shaolong thought that how idyllic life will be if there’s no war.

Ting Fangshi blew out the oil lamp and fell into this man’s arms, making him out of control.

Xiang Shaolong hugged a ball of fire and snuggled into the blankets. He asked gently, “I forgot to ask you, have you ever had an affair with another man behind your husband’s back?”

Ting Fangshi curled up and nibbling his ear, said softly, “He was very strict with me, but I frequently have to accompany the men he singled out. When he’s happy, he’ll let his relatives and friends have fun with me. Luckily it’s a lot better serving other men than serving him.”

Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed to himself, women in this era has no standing at all, but just the slaves of men. From what she said, a married woman is not that much different from a prostitute. When he thought of the Emperor Qin in the movie, his mother was the favorite concubine of Lu Buwei, who offered her to his father, and no longer felt that such a situation is strange.

Under extreme exhaustion, he slept.

He suddenly woke up, and heard urgent footsteps coming nearer and nearer. Ting Fangshi was frightened awake.

Xiang Shaolong ordered her to stay in the tent and quietly took his sword and left the tent. He met a nervous looking Li Shan and knew that something’s wrong so he hurriedly followed him to the top of the eastern hill.

Tao Fang and all his warriors are all awake, crouching at the top of the hill looking at their surroundings.

Under the majestic starts, in the seemingly quiet plains, birds were startled into flight, and there were roars from ferocious tigers.

Tao Fang turned pale and exclaimed, “They’re coming!”

Xiang Shaolong is adept at observing his enemy’s movements, and guessed that their enemy is still far away and have not grouped up in force. He suggested, “Why don’t’ Master Tao escape with the women first, but leave the horses here. I will lead 50 men to engage the enemy and we will meet in Handan at a later date.”

Tao Fang knows that the horse thieves outnumber them and they’re all vicious and fearless, and felt a chill in his heart. He reached out and grabbing his shoulders, said with gratitude, “I’ll leave everything to you. You must keep your life and come to Handan to look for me. I will take good care of Ting Fangshi for you.” And he left in a hurry after speaking these words.

After a moment, Tao Fang and the women went up the horse carriage and under the protection of the other 60 odd warriors, left by the other passage that has not been laid with traps.

Xiang Shaolong and the rest immediately busied themselves, improving their defenses, increasing the depth of the trap holes, putting more ropes to trip the horses and such.

3 hours later, the horse thieves finally came. The horses on the hills neighed as the thieves surrounded the small hill. Murderous horse thieves were all around them, causing a chill down the various warriors’ heart, because they are really greatly outnumbered.

Xiang Shaolong felt himself getting numb and kept reminding himself to calm down.

Suddenly footsteps were heard, 2 teams of 100 odd horse thieves ran up the hill from the east and west.

Xiang Shaolong knows that the other party is just testing them, so he instructed everyone to stand by their positions and not make any rash moves.

The 2 teams of horse thieves started making their way up, whooping shrilly, and causing anyone who heard them feel a cold shiver.

Halfway up the hill, the horse thieves split up and charged quickly forward.

The horse thieves at the forefront fell over, either falling into the pike holes or their horses tripped over the ropes, causing the men and horses to roll down the hill and knock into the charging horse thieves behind. Under this chain reaction, more than half of the 2 teams of almost 200 men were either dead or injured.

The warriors cheered, their confidence greatly boosted.

Xiang Shaolong secretly thanked the good luck, knowing that the enemy lost because they were careless and over confident, that’s why they fell into the trap. He hurriedly ordered everyone to move to the bottom of the slope and hide in the holes without the pikes and prepare their arrows to launch a third attack to the enemy.

A few hundred torches lighted up the surrounding area, throwing the whole hill into fiery brightness.

A burly man with huge graying beard walked out from among their enemy, sitting proudly on a horse. He pointed and shouted, “Those damned Zhao devils. If I, Hu Hui, allow anyone of you to die with an intact body, then I will retire immediately.”

Xiang Shaolong was secretly berating the other party for being stupid. Once he said that, won’t he be forcing his opponents to fight with all their might?

Chapter 27: Master, I’m Sorry

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Seeing that Su Meng had no impression of him, he hurriedly explained, “My name is Hong Si. If I’m not mistaken, you should have seen me before. I work in Guo Xiang’s shop. He’s my boss. That day, when I was busy in the shop, I seemed to have seen you standing at the door for a while. I wanted to wait until I was done before coming out to look for you. In the end, I found that you had already left.”

After the man’s explanation, Su Meng finally remembered where she had seen him before. What did he say? He was working in Master’s shop? That meant that Master had not sold the shop and had not really left her!

At the thought of her master, Su Meng’s eyes immediately turned red. Without waiting for her to ask further, Hong Si continued, “Boss has encountered something and is currently in the hotel. Do you want to follow me to take a look?”

Su Meng nodded repeatedly. She was afraid that she would not be able to see her master later. She hurriedly urged, “Sorry to trouble you. Take me to see him!”

Su Meng followed Hong Si. It turned out that her master was staying in the hotel next to the clubhouse.

Along the way, Su Meng’s heart was pounding. Although she had not been separated from her master for too long in this life, it had been a long time in her previous life. She recalled that in her previous life, she had not listened to her master and had been separated from him. In the end, she never saw her master again until she died.

Finally, they reached her master’s door. Hong Si tactfully didn’t follow Su Meng in.

Standing at the door, Su Meng was nervous. Even her hands were slightly trembling.

Finally, she mustered up her courage and took a deep breath. Then, she knocked on the door. When the door opened, she saw that familiar face.

“Master…” Su Meng’s tears immediately flowed out. She went up and gave her master a bear hug.

Guo Xiang was still angry and didn’t want to talk to Su Meng. However, when he saw Su Meng crying and pouncing on him, he suddenly became less angry. However, he didn’t show it on his face. He said coldly, “How can such a big girl pounce on someone? I’m not your master. Didn’t you sever your relationship with me for the Wei family?” Then, he pushed Su Meng away mercilessly.

Unexpectedly, Su Meng cried even harder. She sobbed and apologized, “I’m sorry, Master. I was wrong. I really know that I was wrong. Don’t abandon me!”

Her sister-in-law and husband, who she had once trusted the most, had betrayed her. Now, she only had her master as her family. If her master still did not want her, then she really would not know what to do.

Su Meng cried until she was out of breath. Seeing her like this, the last bit of anger in Guo Xiang’s heart also disappeared.

“Okay, don’t cry anymore. Didn’t I come back? How have you been recently?” Guo Xiang stroked Su Meng’s head, and his tone softened.

However, Su Meng did not answer and kept crying. There was no way for her to answer him. Seeing this, Guo Xiang was a little worried. He quickly comforted her. “Isn’t Master already back? Don’t cry anymore. Master didn’t abandon you. How have you been staying in the Wei family recently? Did that kid from the Wei family bully you? If he bullied you, then Master will go and reason with him with his old life. So what if he’s rich? No one can bully my disciple!”

Guo Xiang comforted Su Meng while patting her back gently to help her calm down.

“Then why didn’t I get through to your cell phone? The store even changed people. I thought you sold the store. I’m sorry, Master. In the past, I wasn’t sensible and always made you angry. I swear that I won’t do it again. In the future, I’ll be by your side every day to support you in your old age.”

Su Meng only recovered after a long while. When she saw that her master had grown so much white hair, Su Meng choked on her sobs.

When he heard Su Meng say this, Guo Xiang was stunned for a moment and immediately grasped the main point of Su Meng’s words. He asked, “Accompany me? Girl, tell Master the truth. What’s wrong with you? Are you unable to stay in the Wei family anymore? I’ve already said it before. The feng shui of the Wei family is at odds with you. If you forcefully stay there, you’ll only be the unlucky one. Moreover, they’re a wealthy family. How can they look up to ordinary people like us?”

Su Meng nodded. Guo Xiang continued, “I didn’t sell the shop. Someone had to look after it when I’m not around. I was the one who found Hong Si to help. Someone in my hometown wanted to move a grave, so I went to take care of it. There was no signal in the mountains, and there was a problem with my phone. Thinking about how you were so focused on Wei Ting that you wouldn’t come looking for me in a short period of time, I kept turning off my phone.”

Su Meng asked Guo Xiang bitterly, “When did you come back?”

“Yesterday, Hong Si said that you would come here today to help the club owner with the feng shui problem, so I stayed nearby. The problem wasn’t simple. I was afraid that you couldn’t handle it yourself, so I thought I would help you.”

Su Meng walked to the hotel window and looked outside. Sure enough, she could see the entrance of the club from there. A warm feeling spread in her heart. Su Meng was happy. Her master really loved her the most.

TBC...
Source: After Being Reborn, I Tortured The Vicious Sister-in-law - ExtraNovel.com

Chapter 26: Su Meng Breaking Feng Shui

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The breaking of the array could only begin at noon when the yang energy was at its peak. Su Meng would be the first to make the preparations.

The feng shui masters at the entrance of the clubhouse were all whispering to each other, asking each other where the young and skinny Su Meng was sent from.

Because the circle of feng shui masters was only so big, even if they did not communicate much, as long as they had some strength, they should have heard of each other. Especially female feng shui masters. There were very few of them. Even if they were not strong, they were quite famous in the feng shui circle. Moreover, they were already considered knowledgeable among the feng shui masters. Even they could not break the formation. Could this little lass really solve it?

Among these people, a thin and fair man with a full beard walked up to Su Meng. He looked at Su Meng up and down in puzzlement, then asked her in a doubtful tone, “You’re a feng shui master too? Which sect are you from? Which class have you cultivated to?”

Feng shui masters did not bluff and sham, but really cultivated themselves. They were divided into tai chi, yin and yang, four symbols, eight trigrams, and mastery. Each level was harder than the other. It was precisely because the official feng shui masters had a strict hierarchy that there were various sects. They would all participate in the competition and finally decide which class they belonged to.

He was now 25 years old and had already reached the yin and yang level. He was considered one of the best among the young feng shui masters. Normal problems would not be difficult for him. However, even he and these feng shui masters with some experience could not solve the club’s problems. Could this little girl really succeed?

Su Meng frowned. She did not understand what sect or hierarchy there was. She had only learned from her master every day when she was young. She immediately replied, “I don’t have a sect, nor do I know what level I am at. I only know that I can solve the problem here.”

After saying that, she ignored the man and went back to her own work.

“Do you mind if we follow and take a look?” the man asked.

“As you wish.”

Su Meng took out the talismans that she had drawn from her bag. There were a total of five of them, and each of them was drawn differently. She took out the compass and pasted yellow talismans on four different places according to the directions the compass pointed to.

After everything was ready, Su Meng only needed to wait quietly for noon. She walked out of the clubhouse and suddenly saw Wei Ting sitting in the coffee shop on the opposite side.

Wei Xue had also come and was sitting beside Wei Ting. The two of them were talking to Fu Ze.

Su Meng raised her eyes and glanced at the two of them. She saw that Wei Ting was only wearing a white shirt with sleeves rolled up. He was wearing a pair of high-cut trousers. His originally slender and tall figure was further accentuated by a sense of abstinence.

At this moment, his suit jacket was draped over Wei Xue. Wei Xue was proudly leaning against Wei Ting. When she noticed Su Meng’s gaze, her body leaned closer to Wei Ting as if she was provoking Su Meng. However, her face revealed a gentle and obedient smile to Su Meng.

If this was in the past, she would only think that the relationship between brother and sister was good.

But now…

Su Meng quickly looked away. It was an insult for her to look at this pair of b*stards.

The few men in Taoist robes also followed Su Meng out. They had been watching how Su Meng did it. In the end, they all changed their opinions of Su Meng. Their faces were full of admiration.

One of the men in his forties cupped his fists and bowed to Su Meng. “Thank you for allowing us to watch. We already know what to do after this. We have really benefited a lot today. If you don’t mind, how about we exchange business cards? We’re all in the same circle, so we can contact each other in the future.”

Su Meng didn’t really care. As the saying goes, more friends have more paths. She gladly exchanged contact info with that man. When the others saw this, they also exchanged details with her.

Wei Xue, who was sitting next to Wei Ting, said, “Brother Wei Ting, Sister-in-law is really popular. In just a short while, she added so many people.”

Hearing Wei Xue’s words, Wei Ting looked outside and saw a few people in Taoist robes surrounding Su Meng. They were very close to each other, as if they were exchanging contact information. He frowned and thought of the matter of her playing dice last time. Could it be that Su Meng was taking in disciples again?

After exchanging business cards with each other, Su Meng stretched her back and planned to go out for a walk. Then, when she came back, she would directly solve it.

“You must be Su Meng.”

However, before she had walked far, a clear voice sounded from behind her. Su Meng turned around and saw a man. He was not even thirty years old. He was very tall and looked ordinary, but he gave off a gentle and refined feeling.

Su Meng felt that this person looked familiar, but she did not remember where she had seen him before. She asked curiously, “You are?”

(CONTINUATION)

From a corner of the camp sounds of girls laughing could be heard. In any case, Xiang Shaolong had to find Dou Liang, so he might as well walk over and take a look, and was immediately stunned. It turns out that the small river was filled with naked girls, all bathing and having fun in the water.

My god! Why are ancient women even bolder than the western ladies in Caen or Miami Beach?

A few warriors were at the side of the river enjoying this marvelous scenery, and one of them was Li Shan. He walked forward with a smile and said, “The quality of this batch of girls is very good, does Brother Xiang want to ask Master Tao for two to have some fun? He seems very impressed with you?”

Xiang Shaolong asked in bewilderment, “Where did you find so many pretty women? Don’t they feel that it’s very sad to be traded like goods?”

Li Shan asked curiously, “Isn’t Brother Xiang from the mountains? If women aren’t goods then what are they? If they were sold to some poor village or isolated place, they would have to serve the whole family of 10 odd men alone, isn’t that worse? Now they can go to the city, and if they’re lucky, they may capture the eyes of someone from a wealthy family. They’ll be able to wear jewelry, how much more proud can they be!”

Xiang Shaolong may be lecherous, but he’s always respected women so he finds it difficult to accept such an attitude. Therefore he can only stop talking about this subject and instead asked, “Where is Dou Liang?”

Li Shan smiled evilly, “Just because he’s the head here, he chose the prettiest girl and went into the tent, what do you think he’s going to do?” Xiang Shaolong was secretly furious and after finding out where his tent is, walked towards it.

Before he reached the tent, he could hear a man panting and a woman moaning.

Xiang Shaolong guessed that he will certainly emerge for dinner so he waited at the side. Indeed, after a while, the girl came out first with her clothes in disarray, followed by Dou Liang.

Xiang Shaolong walked towards him and as he walked past, said quietly, “Come alone with me if you have the guts.”

Dou Liang laughed sinisterly and followed him out of the camp.

They came to a dense forest and Xiang Shaolong turned around, taking the opportunity to hide the dagger behind his back and said respectfully, “Brother Dou, I am sent here by Hui Hu to help you.”

Dou Liang’s hand was already on his sword but once he heard that, he looked at him in extreme shock.

Xiang Shaolong was laughing secretly to himself and said, “There’s been a change in plans, Hui Hu has decided not to strike at Dashi Valley, and told me to inform Brother Dou.”

Once Dou Liang heard him mention the name Dashi Valley, he was finally hooked and said furiously, “What the heck is Hui Hu trying to do. What other better locations can there be other than Dashi Valley?”

Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to step forward and said, “It’s at…”

Dou Liang shouted, “Stand there and talk!”

Xiang Shaolong drew out his long sword and threw it aside, saying with a bitter smile, “Brother Dou is too overly suspicious.”

When Dou Liang saw him drawing his sword, he drew his in retaliation as well but when he saw him throwing it aside, he was relieved and replaced his sword back into the sheath. His expression calmed a little and he said, “That old fox Tao Fang is quite formidable, how can I not be careful.”

Xiang Shaolong suddenly stared at a spot behind him, his expression full of fear.

Naturally Dou Liang would turn his head back for a look and when he saw no one, he knows he has fallen for the trap. He felt a coldness on the side of his neck, stabbed by Xiang Shaolong’s dagger, fresh blood flowing out from the vein and he died on the spot.

Xiang Shaolong walked over to his body and sighed, “When it comes to killing, who can be better than me, who is from the Special Task Force and well versed in anatomy?”

Xiang Shaolong returned to camp and other than the warriors on patrol, everyone else were gathered at the open area in the middle of the camp. There were 20 over tables, the girls taking 10 tables, and there was a campfire banquet. There was a wide array of food, and maybe because of this, the women were willing to become goods.

He walked towards Tao Fang, sat next to him and lifted 2 fingers in a sign of victory, to indicate he has taken care of Dou Liang.

Naturally Tao Fang did not understand his signal, but looking at his spirited expression, he knows that he has succeeded. He was secretly complimenting him, thinking that this lad has killed a man and yet there’s no change in his expression, he’s indeed a first rate assassin and killer. He said, “Shaolong, go and take a look at the ladies’ table, if there’s anyone to your liking, just take a few into the tent for fun, no need to be shy.”

Xiang Shaolong secretly thought to himself, now why would he be shy. It’s just that my body is not made of iron after all, after dealing with that insatiable Baiyi wanton, he has no more energy to enjoy another woman, much less a few. He spoke into Tao Fang’s ear, “Is Master Tao interested in making a night journey, so that the enemy’s spy will suddenly realize tomorrow morning that he’s lost our whole camp?”

That night Tao Fang ordered his men to cover the horses hooves and the wheels of the carriages with soft cloth. Leaving behind a few empty tents and some straw men, they journeyed in the dark of the night until dawn before they pitched camp and rested hidden away in a small valley.

Xiang Shaolong slept soundly in his private tent, now he has become the head of the bodyguards.

When he woke up he realized that there’s a pretty lady in his tent.

The beauty knelt on the floor, her forehead touching the ground and said respectfully, “I am Ting Fangshi, and have been ordered by Master Tao to serve Master Xiang on this journey.”

Xiang Shaolong was secretly commending Tao Fang for his kind thoughts. He might as well enjoy the feeling of being a master, so he said, “Sit up!”

Ting Fangshi sat up straight, her voluptuous bosom straining to escape from her clothes.

Xiang Shaolong took a while to shift his gaze back upwards, and immediately recognized her as the beauty Dou Liang took into his tent yesterday. He remembered her tender moans and immediately felt desire, secretly hating Dou Liang for being able to pick a fine specimen. He sat up with a smile, reached out and pinched her face and said gently, “Who can bear to sell you?”

Ting Fangshi lowered her head and said quietly, “It’s my husband!”

Xiang Shaolong exclaimed hoarsely, “What? How can there be such a man who does not know how to treasure a woman?”

Ting Fangshi guffawed, covered her little mouth and said, “Master Xiang talks so funnily, you’re different from the others.”

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself, of course it’s different, we’re from a different time period! However he asked, “Is he inept?”

Ting Fangshi asked in alarm, “What is ‘inept’?”

Xiang Shaolong explained patiently, “It means a man who is incapable of copulating with a woman.”

Ting Fangshi finally understood and she shook her head, “That’s not the problem, but because he already had over 10 wives, and all of them snubbed me and backstabbed me, saying that I was flirting with other men with my eyes. So he sold me.”

Xiang Shaolong was suddenly enlightened, and felt that beauties truly have a hard life. Because her beauty has incurred the jealousy of the other evil wives. So he asked nonchalantly, “So did you flirt with other men?”

Ting Fangshi gritted her teeth and said, “Not initially, but I did later. Because I had hoped that a stronger man than him will come and save me. As long as I can get him and his wives out of my sight, I am willing to make any sacrifice.”

She then chuckled and said, “Master Xiang is different from other men. They can’t wait to take off their clothes and jump onto me once they see me, only Master Xiang will talk to me like this. I am very grateful.”

Xiang Shaolong felt a sense of pity, the women of this era really have hard lives, like a rootless duckweed, their fate totally controlled by men. His enthusiasm was dampened, the fire of desire he felt early disappeared totally. He stood up and said, “I think there’s a clear stream towards the east, I’d like to go there for a cold bath.”

Ting Fangshi did not really understand what he said, so after he explained again, she hurriedly stood up and said, “Let me serve Master Xiang with your bath.” She then added quietly, “That would be my greatest honor.”

The two of them stood naked in the waist high stream, with Fang Tingshi helping to scrub him. Xiang Shaolong was so comfortable he almost wanted to sigh.

Suddenly he heard Tao Fang’s voice on the shore, “If Shaolong is satisfied with this woman, then let her follow you in future.”

Ting Fangshi exclaimed, “Ah!”, her expression overjoyed. If she can become this man’s mistress or maid, she’d be willing even if it means death.

Xiang Shaolong obviously knows that this is Tao Fang’s way of bribing him, so after thanking him, asked, “Have the scout returned with any news?”

Tao Fang’s eyes settled on Ting Fangshi’s peaks, which was trembling slightly. When he bought this woman, he inspected her body personally so he knows how smooth and supple her skin is, so now he felt something. He swallowed his saliva and said, “Shaolong has guessed correctly, there’s 3 thieves running after us but they’ve been killed. We have lost Hui Hu for the time being but we must not let our guard down. The horse thieves are good at tracking, and added with our slow speed, they will catch up sooner or later.”

During his life in the army, Xiang Shaolong has long become accustomed to bathing together with his teammates, so he’s not uncomfortable at all that Tao Fang is seeing him. However, for Ting Fangshi to be admired by him thus, he felt a little taken advantaged of, so he said “We’ll leave immediately after the meal and see how far we can travel. Give me 10 odd men, I will hide the tracks of the horses and carriages.” Tao Fang is getting more and more confident of him, so he nodded and said, “We’ll depend on you, enjoy yourself!” and left.

Ting Fangshi turned towards him and said while hugging him, “Master Xiang! I will be yours in future.”

TBC...
Source: A Step into the Past - ExtraNovel.com

Book 1 Chapter 4 – Surrounded by Danger

They walked for less than 2 hours when it started raining heavily.

The 100 odd warriors wore their straw raincoats, escorting 12 horse carriages and almost 200 fine horses and moved forward with much aplomb.

Xiang Shaolong thought about Mei Canniang, thought about her tears as she parted, and felt an indescribable sadness. He almost had the urge to turn back and look for her but he remembered he had taken 200 coppers from Tao Fang and stopped himself. He is not someone who will go back on his words. He must at least work for a few months as a bodyguard.

The rain only stopped at dusk and the entourage stopped and pitched tents. 60 odd young girls came out of the horse carriages, all of them young and beautiful. A few among them were exceptionally pretty, comparable to Mei Canniang.

Although they all looked tired, but they were all in high spirits, not like slaves who have just been bought at all. They even helped to cook and talk and laugh with the warriors, which baffled Xiang Shaolong.

The girls realized that now there’s another handsome man, Xiang Shaolong, so they all made eyes at him. A pity that he has lost the mood to flirt because he missed Mei Canniang and instead he went for a walk outside the camp.

The wilderness after the rain was crisply green, the air refreshing.

Xiang Shaolong can’t help but feel sentimental.

No matter how pretty nature is, how alluring the world in front of him is, but surrounding him was undeveloped land, endless forests. It’s only the beginning of man’s destruction towards nature. But by the 21st century, they have reached the end of this path of no return, and humankind had to suffer the consequences.

If he has the power to change all these, would history be re-written?

“Shh!”

Xiang Shaolong was startled.

Amidst the rustling leaves, a Baiyi girl wearing a sleeveless top and short skirt, which revealed her rounded thighs, jumped out. It turned out to be the prettiest Baiyi girl he met the other day at the market.

She went to him excitedly and looked up to him, saying, “I’ve been following you for 2 days and nights.” She pulled him and said nervously, “Escape quickly!”

Xiang Shaolong pulled her into his arms instead and holding her tightly by her waist, kissed her lips.

The Baiyi lady reacted fierily, even hugging his strong neck, not at all shy.

Xiang Shaolong is believing more and more that women of this era, once they meet a man they like, are more direct then women from the 21st century, and felt his spirits lifting.

The Baiyi girl left his mouth, her pretty face blushed an endearing red and said hurriedly, “My name is Xiu Yi, come back with me to Mount Baiyi! If you follow those Zhao people to Handan, you’ll certainly be killed by Hui Hu and his group of horse thieves.”

Xiang Shaolong listened to her melodious voice, enjoying her voluptuous body, and his desire was just rising when he was suddenly shocked and asked, “What did you say?” In reality he only understood about 30 to 40 percent of her words.

The Baiyi girl Xiu Yi slowed down and said each word clearly, “A few days ago, our tribesmen received news, Hui Hu and his 800 horse thieves were preparing to lay an ambush for the Zhao people at Dashi Valley to steal their women and horses. If you go with them, you’ll surely be killed. They’re a lot more formidable than Jiao Du and his men.”

Xiang Shaolong finally understood, his two ill-mannered hands continuously caressing her chest and buttocks and laughed, “Don’t worry! I have a way to deal with them.”

Xiu Yi smiled coquettishly, using her chest to press against him and her arms to rub against him, asked with a smile, “I know you will not abandon your friends to save your own life, I shall not force you. But I’ve given you such useful information, how are you going to thank me?”

Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly, “Besides copper coins, you can have anything else.”

Xiu Yi disentangled herself from his arms and turned a circle in front of him, saying with a flirtatious smile, “Everyone says that I’m pretty, do you agree? I still do not know your name!”

Xiang Shaolong stared at her, all his worries gone and replied, “I’m Xiang Shaolong!”

Xiu Yi repeated it a few times, and suddenly loosened her clothes, revealing a fair body that can make any man dizzy. She said with a smile, “Would this be prettier? The men in the tribe all love to look at my body.”

This is the first time Xiang Shaolong has seen a girl like that, he breathed in deeply and ordered, “Come here!”

Xiu Yi threw herself into his arms, and as she took off his clothes, she moaned, “It’s always men who have begged me, but this time I’m begging you. Come! Lover! I have not gone home for 2 days, if you did not come out I’d have gone into the camp to look for you.”

Xiang Shaolong returned to camp all relaxed and looked for Tao Fang. He pulled him to a corner and told him everything that just happened.

Tao Fang’s expression became very somber and after a while, reached out and placed his hand on his shoulder and said, “You have saved my life this time. The problem now is not those horse thieves, but there’s a spy among my people.”

Xiang Shaolong nodded, “Master Tao must have kept the route you’re taking to Handan very secret, not many will know about it. So if Hui Hu knows that you will be passing by Dashi Valley, there must be a spy who supplied him with this news.”

Tao Fang was extremely surprised at his quick wit and complimented him, “I was right about you. Not only are you good looking, but intelligent and brave as well. Good! As long as I am still in power, I will not treat you badly.”

Xiang Shaolong laughed to himself, it’ll be more like it if Emperor Qin said these words to him.

Tao Fang hesitated for a moment before saying, “The spy must be Dou Liang. There’s two reason why I’m so sure it’s him. Firstly he excused himself from the group for two days, so he must have met up with Hui Hu. Secondly, out of the few who knows our route, he’s the only one from Wei, and people from Wei cannot be trusted.”

Xiang Shaolong was perplexed, “Since the Weis cannot be trusted, then why did you employ him?”

Tao Fang replied, “Shaolong, you have been living in the mountains, naturally you’re not familiar with the situation in central plains.”

Xiang Shaolong replied earnestly, “I really want to know!”

Tao Fang explained, “We have to start the story from the partitioning of Jin into 3 states, that was the beginning of the division of the whole era. It was said that the powerless King of Zhou isolated the states and after the split, Wei, Han and our Zhao kingdoms were forged and no one paid any heed to Zhou. If the past can be described as a peaceful stream, now it’s a torrential river. The change within the last ten years almost equals the change that has happened over the last 100 years. Those who are incapable will be ousted.” And he can’t help but sigh as he spoke.

Xiang Shaolong cannot imagine that a horse trader like him would be so knowledgeable, and felt the urge to tell him that no matter how they struggle or fight, Emperor Qin would be the one who unite the world in future. But of course he can’t say it out loud, and even if he did, no one would believe him. So he tried to get some information, “Is Qin the strongest and biggest state now?”

Tao Fang looked at him in surprise and said slowly, “Ever since Qin used the reformative policies suggested by Gongsun Yang*, from the Wei ruling family, they’ve indeed become stronger and wealthier. They even destroyed Zhou 5 years ago but also incurred the wrath of the everyone else. Therefore after our state’s great general Le Cheng, Yan She defeated Qin’s army badly and 3 years ago Wei invaded and captured Tao Ju, Qin’s most important city in the east, their strength was greatly diminished.” He was obviously still concerned about the matter of the spy and was not in the mood for further discussion so he said, “Shaolong! I want you to kill that spy Dou Liang for me.”

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Yang

Xiang Shaolong patted his chest and said, “Leave this to me, but if the wrong person was killed, won’t the enemy be even happier.”

Tao Fang smiled coldly, “You’re new here, Dou Liang have not figured out your background. You could test him with words, I’m sure he’ll fall into the trap.”

Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that he’s smart, and nodded his head in agreement.

Tao Fang’s attitude to him changed totally and said, “Anyone from Wei can be killed. It’s only recently that I found out that he’s from Wei, and have decided to stop using him after the completion of this task, but I did not expect him to strike first.” He took out an exquisite sheathed dagger and handed it to Xiang Shaolong, saying, “Make it a clean job, after this I’ll tell others that I sent him somewhere else on a mission. This dagger is made by a famed blacksmith specializing in making swords in Yue, and can easily cut a strand of flying hair. I’ll give this to you, let it drink it’s fill of that Wei thief’s blood.”

Xiang Shaolong saw that he spoke of murder like an everyday affair and was secretly startled. However, all the training he received taught him how to kill, so as long as it’s the bad guys he’s killing, he won’t feel too sad about it.

Tao Fang was suddenly in the mood to chat again and said, “The Weis occupied our capital Handan for 2 years, and thankfully the State of Qi helped us force the Weis to retreat. But a lot of Weis were still left in Handan, and they became traitors and spies. That is what Dou Liang is, so you must not have any sympathy when you strike.”

Xiang Shaolong went back to camp. All the other warriors were respectful towards him and now that the sun is setting, the land started getting darker.

(CONTINUATION)

In his nearly 10 years of strict training, there is a saying that anything can be used as a weapon. These two men in front may be brave and ruthless, but he does not take them into account at all. He can even easily defeat them empty handed, much less with a hatchet in his hands now.

“Clang clang”, the long swords were swept away. Xiang Shaolong ran forward like an arrow, his left fist punching a man’s face, his leg giving a flying kick towards the other man’s groin.

The two of them immediately cried and fell down, their long swords dropping from their hands.

Xiang Shaolong then retreated to where Mei Canniang was, his hatchet held in front of him, with a combat ready pose, shouting at the shocked crowd, “Come!”

The rest hesitated, not one of them dared to lead the fight. They have never imagined that there are such swift and vicious attacks.

Xiang Shaolong gave a long laugh and leapt out like a ferocious tiger, his hatchet slashing down and was embroiled in a battle with those 20 odd people.

He moved swiftly so that the enemy has no chance to group together and in no time they all fell to the ground, either felled by his punches or his kicks.

The crowd kept cheering for him, obviously they’ve had enough of those bullies.

When Xiang Shaolong became the ultimate winner, he picked up the best sword smong the pile and tied it to his waist.

The crowd cried out, and a few people rushed forward followed by the rest of the crowd. They picked up sticks or hoes or similar weapons and starting hitting those bullies on the ground. It seems that in the face of public fury, none of them will be able to survive.

Mei Canniang ran over and hugged him tightly, exclaiming, “Heavens! You’re really brave! I will never have to fear bullies again.”

Xiang Shaolong hugged her and walked towards the other end of the street and asked nonchalantly, “Have you found out how to get to Handan?”

Mei Canniang replied, “There’s some who have heard of this place, but do not know how to get there.”

Footsteps can be heard behind them and someone called out, “Brave man, please hold your steps!”

Xiang Shaolong turned around while still hugging Mei Canniang and saw that man dressed in fine robes who was buying horses walking towards them.

Xiang Shaolong, Mei Canniang, and that well dressed man sat down on the floor in a big room.

Xiang Shaolong studied the man, and guessed that he’s about 40 years old, his features gives an impression of intelligence and his skin smooth. Obviously he has never done any manual labor in his life and compared to the farmers at the market, it’s like the difference between a city man and a poor country man.

That man introduced himself, “I am Tao Fang, one of the 12 servants of Master Wu. Brave hero, your accent sounds strange, I wonder where you’re from?”

Xiang Shaolong said, “My wife and I are both from Mulberry Village. I wonder if Master Tao has invited me here for some deals?”

Tao Fang looked perplexed, obviously not understanding his choice of words, so he could only guess part of the meaning. Luckily he’s used to trading with various tribes, so he nodded and said, “Is brave hero interested in earning a large sum of money.”

Xiang Shaolong looked at Mei Canniang.

She gave a sweet smile and nodded, indicating that she has no objections to any decisions he makes. To her, a man’s words are orders.

Xiang Shaolong felt released from the binds of military rules, and feeling carefree, nodded, “Would Master Tao please enlighten me!”

Tao Fang leaned forward and said excitedly, “With brave hero’s marvelous skills, you can block 100 men with ease. If you agree to become my bodyguard, I can pay you 50 coppers every month, what do you think?”

Mei Canniang exclaimed “Ah!”, grabbed his arm and uttered, “That’s enough to sustain us for one year.”

Xiang Shaolong took a whiff at her face and replied, “The offer is very attractive, but we’re planning to go to Handan!”

A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Tao Fang’s lips and he said calmly, “Hero must not have heard of the great name of out Master Wu. He is the finest ‘King of Livestock’ in Handan. After collecting enough horses all over the place, we will send them to Handan. If hero will become my bodyguard, won’t it be killing two birds with one stone.”

Xiang Shaolong replied joyously, “But I’m going to bring her along!”

Tao Fang looked at Mei Canniang and laughed, “Don’t worry! Besides buying fine horses, we also purchase beauties from various places, so there’s no problem at all if hero wants to bring your beauty along.” He furrowed his brows as he looked at his clothes and continued, “I’ll order someone to clean up a place for you and your wife to rest as well as get you some new clothes. We’ll return to Handan at the break of dawn tomorrow. What weapons do you use, if it’s swords, I’ll immediately give you a good sword made by an old blacksmith in Handan. You can throw away the one you picked up earlier.”

Xiang Shaolong burst out laughing, and asked “How long will it take to get to Handan?”

Tao Fang has obviously taken a liking to him and replied without irritation, “On a fast horse, about 10 days. But the way we are going to travel, and having to purchase horses and beauties on the way, we’ll take at least a month.”

Xiang Shaolong was in a good mood, and once he thought that he’ll be able to find Emperor Qin in Handan, he immediately said there’s no problem.

So this matter was thus settled.

Tao Fang ordered someone to bring him to a camp near the market. The person who led the way is Li Shan, also a bodyguard. He was very impressed with his skills, so naturally he was extremely respectful.

The camp was heavily guarded, with a guard in front of the 30 odd tents, either to prevent the beauties from escaping, or to prevent thieves.

Next to the camp there was a temporary erected horse enclosure, with more than a hundred horses kept in there.

Li Shan introduced Xiang Shaolong to the head of the bodyguards Dou Liang. The fierce looking warrior sized him up coldly and said disdainfully, “Since Brother Xiang is so capable, I must exchange pointers with you when I have the chance.” After he spoke, he eyed Mei Canniang lecherously, obviously disregarding Xiang Shaolong’s presence.

Li Shan was a little embarrassed and led the two of them to a tent at the edge of the camp and left after a few words.

The two went into the tent.

Mei Canniang lowered her head and did not speak, but it was obvious she was troubled.

Xiang Shaolong hugged her and said gently, “There’s no need to be afraid of that Dou Liang. Sooner or later I’ll find a chance to teach him a lesson. I, Xiang Shaolong is not afraid of any bullies at all.” And he can’t help but think of Black Faced Deity.

Mei Canniang said quietly, “City folks are all deceitful, I’m afraid I won’t be used to that kind of life.”

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that modern folks are a hundred times worse than you ancient people, but he assured her, “With me to protect you, what is there to fear?”

Mei Canniang’s eyes reddened, collapsed into his arms and cried piteously, “Everyone who lives in Mulberry Forest Village are good people, our lives fulfilling, getting better year by year. And now that the bullies Jiao Du and his men are dead, it’ll be even more peaceful. Husband! Why don’t we return there to stay, happily until we grow old and die, and I’ll have children with you, isn’t that better?”

Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly, he’s so used to indulgences in life, how will he ever get used to such a life. He said gently, “Why don’t we do this! I’ll borrow 100 coppers from Tao Fang, that’ll be enough for your living expenses for 2 years, and I’ll forge a path in Handan. Once I am successful, I’ll come back for you, won’t that benefit both of us?”

Mei Canniang stammered, “Won’t it mean that I’ll have to part from you?”

Xiang Shaolong replied, “At the earliest it’ll take a few months, the latest one to two years, I will definitely return. Don’t forget that I am sent by Heaven, so I’ll definitely not die.”

Mei Canniang wailed, and just when Xiang Shaolong was at a loss, she came to a decision and tearfully agreed to Xiang Shaolong’s suggestion.

Once they thought of the impending parting, the two of them engaged in joyous acts in the tent until dinnertime, when they left the tent to join Tao Fang for dinner. He brought up the topic of paying his salary in advance and without a second word, Tao Fang gave him 200 coppers straightaway. Xiang Shaolong can’t help but feel impressed.

But that head of bodyguards Dou Liang was extremely jealous.

Tao Fang asked in passing again Xiang Shaolong’s origins, but Xiang Shaolong still insisted that he’s from Mulberry Forest Village, so Tao Fang did not press the issue.

Early that night they returned to the tent and continued in their engagements until the next morning. After an unwilling parting, Mai Canniang returned to Mulberry Forest Village alone while Xiang Shaolong followed Tao Fang towards the unknown Capital of Zhao, starting on his journey to look got Emperor Qin.

Book 1 Chapter 3 – Showing off for the first time

The two of them walked down the hill in the darkness preceding dawn, towards the marketplace beyond the endless hills.

Xiang Shaolong has never felt so much love and infatuation towards any women before. He carried her and ran down. To a warrior like him who has gone through special training, this is as easy as breathing.

However Mei Canniang was extremely surprised, but once she thought that he is a gift from Heaven, she no longer felt bewildered.

Xiang Shaolong asked her effortlessly, “How did you end up marrying that two brothers? Where is your own family?”

Mei Canniang screamed in shock just as he jumped. She patted her chest and her pretty face was blushing from the excitement. She replied, “I live in a place that is 3 day’s journey towards the sun. One day, the two brothers came with 10 tiger skins, 1 bear skin, 50 marten skins, 5 cows and 100 goats and gave to my father in exchange for me. Our tribe has never seen such extravagant gifts, so I married them.”

Xiang Shaolong carried her up by her waist and waded though a 3 meter wide river, thinking to himself that if he has the latest AK47, then he can hunt for tiger skins in exchange for women. He asked her, “How old were you then?”

Mei Canniang held on to his neck tightly and whispered in his ear, “14!”

Xiang Shaolong exclaimed in surprise, “What? That’s below the legal age for intercourse!”

When they reached the main road outside the mountainous area, the sun revealed it’s first ray of light.

This couple who should have been separated by over 2000 years walked closely side by side, chatting happily.

Mei Canniang finally found someone, and after spending the most exciting and romantic night in her life, she was ecstatic. She was pulling Xiang Shaolong like a little girl, kicking her little straw sandals, walking cheerfully. The painful journey in the past has now become an endless joy, and she said with a laugh, “In the past I had to walk at least 20 hours to the market, but ever since someone built this road for military transport, it takes only 8 hours to reach the market. A lot of time has been saved.”

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself, so war can actually promote the development of transportation, and indirectly boost the economy and increase efficiency. So it seems that, in this era, there are advantages to wars.

Hai! A pity he can’t bring anything here. If he has a machinegun, or even a gun, he may become the highest paid soldier in this warring states period.

He can’t help but laugh once he thought of this.

Then he thought of the queen of bars Zhou Xiangmei and Zhang Cuizhi who caused him to end up in this state. And his parents, they always said that he’s unfilial, his 2 older brothers and 3 older sisters are all better than him. Now that he’s gone, he reckons that they won’t be too sad. But he still felt that this is not the case. A pity that he can’t give them a call right now to tell them that he’s safe.

The sound of wheels grating along the ground sounded behind. It turned out to be a mule cart going towards the market, with a dozen or so white sheep on it. On the cart there were an old and a young man dressed as farmers and when they gave a friendly greeting, they were surprised and scrutinized the tall and well-built Xiang Shaolong. In contrast, they weren’t too surprised about Mei Canniang’s beauty.

After the mule cart was far gone, a few horses ran swiftly past and the men riding them were dressed like ancient warriors, on their horses there were bows, swords, axes etc, but they were not from the army.

The two of them avoided them and stood aside.

Mei Canniang spoke in his ear, “These warriors are all for hire. They help merchants transport money, and it’s the most profitable business.”

Xiang Shaolong laughed, “Ha! Finally there’s a job suitable for me!”

Mei Canniang shrieked, “No! I cannot lose a husband like you again.”

Xiang Shaolong was startled and after reassuring her, they continued on their way.

The nearer they got to the market, the more crowded the roads became. Most of them were pushing wooden carts with a single wheel, carrying various goods like corn, millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, garlic, cows, goats etc and all of them were hurrying towards the same destination.

Only now did Xiang Shaolong realize how huge he is. The tallest among the people is still shorter than him by half a head and he looked around complacently, feeling like a crane among chickens.

After another hour, they finally arrived at the market.

40 odd kinds of mud houses, straw houses and stone houses were lined up untidily on two sides, forming a wide street. Various kinds of harvests and animals, buyers and sellers filled the mud road that was about half a mile long, a feeling of festivity filled the air.

They had just stepped into the market when Mei Canniang cried out quietly in fear, “Look! The group of men on the left is the bandit Jiao Du’s brothers. They’re staring at us, what should we do?”

Xiang Shaolong gathered his wits and walked alertly forward.

A group of 10 odd powerful looking men who are obviously the town bullies were standing or sitting in front of a mud house but their eyes were fixed onto them in astonishment.

Mei Canniang continued, “They surely know about Jiao Du looking for me, and thought that I’ve become his woman. So when they saw it’s you instead, they were astonished. Oh dear, we better leave immediately!”

Xiang Shaolong scrutinized the crude metal swords they carried with his professional judgment and gave them a suave smile. He said to Mei Canniang, “My wife, do not panic. Your husband is here, no one will be able to hurt a single hair of yours.” He realized that the words he used is getting more and more similar to what these ancient people uses that he can’t help but laugh out loud.

Mei Canniang was so frightened her face turned pale, and pulled him towards the other end of what you can hardly call a ‘street’.

The two of them melted into the crowd. While others were sizing him up, Xiang Shaolong was taking note of his surroundings without any concern.

All these people from the warring states, just from the way they dressed, he can tell that they came from different places. Regardless of men or women, most of them have a flat face, short, rough skin, very few of them has the same alluring body and pretty face like Mei Canniang. But they all looked simple and honorable, giving others a good impression.

The only exception was the men and women wearing unique red headpieces. Their hats were not like the hats that he’s used to, which covers the top of a person’s head. Instead it covers only the hair, which was tied into a bun, two red ropes hanging down from the side and tied into a knot under the chin.

The men and women of this tribe were not only tall and good looking, the women were fair and wore extremely sexy short tops and skirts which bared the chest and arms. It really was an eye-opener for him and quite unbelievable as well, changing his perception that all ancient people must be conservative.

A few of those young women were exceptionally outstanding, almost as pretty as Mei Canniang, and almost all of them trade in horses.

When Xiang Shaolong made eye contact with the prettiest girl among them, those beauties all made eyes at this fine specimen of a man from another dimension, not at all bothered that his eyes was fixated on their half naked chest and slender legs.

Mei Canniang felt much safer once they’re among the crowd and when she saw his lecherous look, she’s not offended at all. She said quietly, “They’re all from the Baiyi tribe, expert in rearing horses. All the men and women are very good hunters, no one dares to bully them.”

Xiang Shaolong felt his heart itching, but he was pulled into a mud house by Mei Canniang who took over the silk he was carrying and proceeded to do business with the man inside.

Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to slip out of the house.

“Dang! Dang! Dang!”

Copper bells sounded in the biggest stone house opposite, and someone shouted, “Quality horse for 30 coppers! Quality horse for 30 coppers!”

Xiang Shaolong was curious and walked forward. On the stairs of the large house stood ten over huge men wearing similar clothes as those riders they met on the way here. One of them wore a tall headpiece, his clothes were comparatively more splendid, a difference of heaven and earth with the coarse clothes worn by the farmers.

He may have good eyesight, but from a distance of over ten meters, he can only see that person has a square face and large ears, with a solemn look, and carried with him an air of affluence.

There was an immediate commotion in the market as the horse traders all squeezed forward with their horses and the situation was chaotic.

Right at this time, he heard a cold snort next to him.

By the time Xiang Shaolong was aware, those brothers of Jiao Du have already surrounded him heavily.

He unhurriedly took 2 steps back, and pushed Mei Canniang back into the house just as she was walking out. He asked quietly, “Does one have to go to jail for murder here?”

Mei Canniang asked in surprise, “What is jail?”

Xiang Shaolong rephrased his question, “Does anyone care if someone gets killed?”

Mei Canniang understood a little and replied, “Besides their own tribesmen, no one else will bother.” She then added, “You’re not going to fight with so many of them right? They have swords! I can give them the money I’ve just bartered for.”

Xiang Shaolong was assured and thought, in this time period, nothing is more useful than strength and martial arts. All the tough training he had in the past will not go to waste at all.

One of Jiao Du’s brother shouted, “Mei Canniang! Where is Big Brother Jiao? And who is this stinking man?”

By now those people on the street are starting to realize that something is happening here and all came forward to watch the show. Even that well dressed man who is here to buy horses and his men all stopped their trade and walked towards them.

Xiang Shaolong, who is used to creating trouble and fighting was assured and he laughed loudly, “Your Big Brother Jiao has been killed, come over if you want revenge.”

Mei Canniang was so frightened that she shivered and hugged him tightly from behind.

The expression on their faces changed at the same time and with a ‘swish’ they all pulled out their swords.

Xiang Shaolong slowly pushed Mei Canniang away and pulled out the hatchet from his waist. Immediately there were sighs and pitying noises coming from the crowd, saying that he does not know his own capability, actually using a hatchet to block swords.

2 burly men rushed towards him with their swords raised, slashing towards him from the left and right.

The crowd screamed, and one of the Baiyi beauties who were making eyes with Xiang Shaolong covered her eyes, not daring to look further.

Xiang Shaolong roared and his hatchet swung forward fast as lightning.