Chapter 365 - Chapter 365: Brightly Lit Lights
Chapter 365: Brightly Lit Lights
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Soon, Li Youcai and Li Youtian arrived with their sons. Third Grandma also arrived with her sons and grandchildren.
People surrounded Su Wen’s house, the fire lighting up Trinity Village even from a distance.
Shi Caiyue and Su Xuefang were keeping watch at the village entrance, so they were not far from Su Wen’s house. Both of them did their best to keep themselves as unobtrusive as possible. Their job was to keep a lookout in case anyone came along. Neither of them was particularly nervous.
Instead, one happily fantasized about what she would do once they got Su Wen’s two bicycles, while the other imagined what she would get from selling an outstanding beauty like Sixth Sister. When the time was ripe, she would venture to the coastal cities where she was certain Sixth Sister would fetch a high price.
She would not even have to worry about a lack of potential buyers; they would come flocking to her.
A fire caught her attention while she continued to amuse herself with those thoughts for the future. It was in the direction of Su Wen’s courtyard. Shi Caiyue was shocked by the turn of events and secretly cursed. It took a great show of will to rein in her urge to rush over, and she only succeeded by telling herself Tian Gang was a veteran; he knew what he was doing. Besides, there were no men in Su Wen’s family. Even if Zhou Hengyang were around, he could not be a match against two grown men, could he?
There was no reason for her to worry herself to death.
Still, that did not stop her from complaining about Tian Gang and Tlan Yong in the privacy of her mind. Hadn’t they agreed not to create a big fuss? How was setting fire to Su Wen’s house, without consulting them, not stirring up a mess?
Now, it was too late to find somewhere to hide.
Shi Caiyue knew the situation had taken a turn for the worst; she could not remain. If caught, she would be sentenced to hard labor. If the two brothers ratted her out, and her connection to human traffickers was revealed, she would be sentenced to death. At this moment, she could not care less about her partners in crime. She got up and quickly beat a hasty retreat.
Along the way, she encountered several groups of people heading toward Su Wen’s house. They must have heard the commotion and were drawn by the flames reaching for the sky. The fire was a small matter in Shi Caiyue’s mind. The real problem would surface if Tian Gang and Tian Yong were caught.
It would be particularly troublesome if her husband, Tian Gang, were caught. Since they had hooked up with human traffickers several times, sealing quite a few deals across the county, their crimes were more serious than Tian Yong’s.
Shi Caiyue reacted far quicker than most villagers would have in her situation. She did not panic; instead, keeping a cool head with her goal of escaping at the forefront of her mind. Once the stream of people running toward Su Wen’s house died down, she made a beeline for the village entrance, where she met Su Xuefang, who was on her way in.
“Sister-in-law…”
“Shut up!” Shi Caiyue covered Su Xuefang’s mouth. “Quiet. Follow me.” With practiced ease, she directed Su Xuefang out of Trinity Village. She was not helping Su Xuefang out of the goodness of her heart; the latter still had some use in her eyes.
As long as Tian Gang and Tian Yong were not caught, it did not matter if she hightailed sooner than they had agreed. However, if they had been caught, Su Xuefang would prove a useful scapegoat or, failing that, provide her with an alibi.
Not far from Trinity Village, a vehicle hurtled down the beaten road, speeding well past what was safe. Xu Xiaoxiao was driving with Zhou Hengyang riding in the front passenger seat.
Xu Xiaoxiao yawned as he drove, complaining, “Zhou Hengyang, I’m not your chauffeur. Just because you had a nightmare doesn’t mean you must drag me out of bed and force me to drive you back to the village.”
Zhou Hengyang tensed in his seat but did not respond. His sharp eyes bore holes into the deep night. They were the eyes of a wolf, or perhaps an eagle, piercing through the darkness and its oppressive silence. With his back straight as a sword, he was obviously on edge..