Chapter 220 - Chapter 220: Chapter 220. Saving People
Chapter 220: Chapter 220. Saving People
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Zhong Yong proudly announced to everyone that the villagers of Peach Blossom Cove and even the subordinates who followed Xiao Heng on the battlefield admired Su Qing. They were not confident that they could kill the tiger and black bear.
The most valuable thing about a bear is its gall bladder. After Ji Shuisheng plucked it, he kept it for Su Qing to use as medicine. With a black bear, he had to be busy peeling off its skin and removing its paws.
The Peach Blossom Cove had plenty of food, and they had found a good campsite. However, the exiled team was not so lucky.
They couldn’t find a place to rest from the wind, so they wanted to stay as far away from Ji Shuisheng and the others as possible. It was already dark, and if they didn’t rest, those exiles couldn’t move even if they were whipped to death.
Helplessly, the bailiff could only order them to find a place to rest in the wind.
Because Ji Shuisheng had offended the bailiff by delivering potatoes to Xing Ruhai, he had depended on Xing Ruhai’s family’s luck along the way, especially since the children walked slowly. He would kick them and whip them whenever he wanted.
But the strange thing was that every time he hit the child, he would either fall or get hit on the head by a stone. He was so scared that he did not dare to hit the child anymore.
He secretly went to find the government runner and suspected someone was following him. He said that he was paranoid and that the stone hit him in the wind. The government runner brought people to look around but did not find anyone.
Although they didn’t realize they were being followed, the bailiff leader didn’t dare to relax. He rushed the exiled prisoners to pick up firewood and light the fire. They were divided into three teams and took turns to keep watch.
Everyone had to find food. The meat soup that they had drank before had long been digested after walking for so long. Finding other food along the way was difficult, but rats were the easiest to catch.
He found a rat hole and poured hot water into it, causing rats to run out. When there was no water, he dug a rat hole. If he dug deep, he could catch the rats. He could even find food in the rat hole if he were lucky.
The bailiffs did not care about them. Not much food was left in the carriage, and they still had to save it. It was best if these prisoners could find food themselves.
Xing Ruhai followed the exiles to dig up the rats, leaving his wife and children waiting for them.
In the past, when there were many prisoners, there were also many women. After holding it in for a long time, the bailiffs had evil thoughts. They captured young and somewhat beautiful female prisoners and dealt with them in the forest. Some of the strong ones could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide. Some timid ones desired survival and could only endure the shame and live.
Although Xing Ruhai’s wife was nearly forty years old, she had delicate skin and good maintenance because she was born in Jiangnan. She looked like she was in her twenties and thirties. She was also very beautiful. When she saw those girls being humiliated, she used sharp stones to cut her handsome face into a bloody mess to protect her innocence.
She was already older and not as pretty as the little girl. Once she was disfigured, those bailiffs gave up on her.
However, along the way, the young ladies had been raped; some were dead, some were disabled, and some committed suicide. Now, only Xing Ruhai’s wife and five-year-old daughter were women.
The bailiff that Ji Shuisheng did not care about was a perverted demon. It was as if he had fallen ill after not touching a woman for three days.
He stared at Xing Ruhai’s five-year-old daughter. The bailiff noticed and hit him on the back of the head.
“Don’t have any ideas about that child.”
Although the bailiff was not a good person, he would never lay his hands on a child. That was worse than a beast.
The bailiff who had been beaten rubbed the back of his head resentfully. His eyes fell on Xing Ruhai’s wife again. Her face was a little ugly, but it was dark now, so she could not be seen. He did dare to go over privately and asked the bailiff leader,
“Can she do it?”
The bailiff looked at Xing Ruhai’s wife and nodded in tacit agreement. It was not a big deal to play with a female prisoner. These were his brothers who had gone through life and death with him.
After receiving the permission of the bailiff leader, the bailiff became spirited and hurriedly walked toward Madam Xing Ruhai.
Xing Ruhai’s wife was helping her child look at the wound on the sole of her foot and did not notice the bailiff’s evil intentions. She realized it only when he picked her up like a chick. She was so frightened that she shouted her husband’s name for help.
“Ru Hai, save me.”
The bailiff had a particular hobby. He liked to hear women cry. The sad the woman was, the more afraid she was, and the more excited he became. Therefore, he did not knock her unconscious and drag her into the forest.
Madam struggled desperately. She fell to the ground and used her nails to scratch the bailiff’s hand. Fortunately, she had some strength after eating potatoes and drinking meat soup today.
The bailiff was so angry that he slapped her face twice, causing her to bleed from her nose and mouth and faint. The bailiff dragged her into the forest.
When the two children saw their mother being dragged away, they cried and chased after her. They were caught by the other bailiffs and thrown to the ground. The children immediately fell and could not get up. They could only kneel on the ground and kowtow to the bailiffs.
“Uncle, save my mother. I beg you to save my mother.”
The child’s cries and Xing Ruhai’s wife’s were highly miserable, but they did not soften the bailiff’s heart. He picked up the firewood and threw it into the fire without looking at them.
When Xing Ruhai heard his wife and children crying, he dragged the heavy iron chain and returned. When he saw his wife being dragged into the forest, the usually elegant Xing Ruhai went crazy. His eyes were red as he wanted to fight the bailiff, but the other bailiffs held him back. Xing Ruhai’s eyes were about to split open as he cursed in anger and grief,
“Beasts, you are all beasts. Kill me. A warrior can be killed but not humiliated.”
“Xing Ruhai, this happens to you when you offend the Prime Minister. You don’t want a good life and wealth, but you insist on going against the Prime Minister.”
The bailiff looked at Xing Ruhai with a dark gaze. He had tortured Xing Ruhai quite a bit along the way, but the Prime Minister had ordered him not to die. He would make Xing Ruhai suffer all kinds of torture and humiliation.
Previously, his brother disliked Madam Xing for being old and ugly and was unwilling to do anything to her. That was why he had kept her until today. The bailiff head admired Xing Ruhai’s grief and anger but was helpless. He smiled very proudly.
The other prisoners were angry but did not dare to say anything. The women in their families had been raped to death by this group. They did not know how they could still have the face to live.
They could only sympathize with Xing Ruhai and the others. Some people even wondered why his woman was still fine when their women were violated.
Xing Ruhai roared at the sky. The cries of despair and the cries of the children made those who heard their cries.
In the forest, the bailiff threw Madam Xing onto the ground and anxiously unbuckled his belt. Unfortunately, before he could unbuckle his belt, his mouth was covered. A sharp steel knife pierced his abdomen from the back of his waist, piercing his heart.
The bailiff’s eyes were wide open. He didn’t even have the chance to shout for help before he was killed.
Qu Da and Jiang Cheng were furious. After killing the bailiffs, the two of them discussed for a while. In for a penny, in for a pound. They would just kill these bailiffs who were worse than beasts.
Hearing that there was no movement in the forest for a long time, the bailiff ordered someone to go over and look.
“Go and see if Sixth Brother is going to die soon.. Why hasn’t he come out after so long?”