A World That Eats People!

"Lu, you borrowed two taels of silver from Master Zhou, and you only have three days left to pay it back!"

"Master Zhou sent me to ask when you'll be able to repay the money."

"If you can't pay it back in three days, you'll have to become Master Zhou's concubine!"

"Brother Sun, I will definitely pay back the money. Brother Shi is still sick. Once he recovers, I will definitely repay the money!"

"Please, be lenient!"

"..."

In a daze, Wang Xuan heard people arguing beside him.

Accompanied by soft sobbing.

Wang Xuan struggled to open his eyes, and saw a dilapidated thatched roof.

"Where am I?"

"Didn't I hit the jackpot trying to save that kid?"

Wang Xuan frowned and sat up abruptly.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his head!

A flood of unfamiliar memories surged into his mind.

"I've transmigrated?"

Wang Xuan frowned deeply.

He had transmigrated!

Arriving in a world where Demons roamed and Martial Practitioners were like gods!

Where human life was cheap.

The original owner was also called Wang Xuan, nicknamed Stone, just turned eighteen, born in Whitestone Village in White Water County, on the border of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

His family had been hunters for generations.

He was a well-known hunter in the village.

But three months ago, the original owner's father and elder brother went into the mountains to hunt together, but encountered a Demon and died tragically, leaving behind only him, who had been weak and sickly since childhood, and his unmarried sister-in-law.

After the death of his father and elder brother, the family became increasingly impoverished.

Seeing that the grain was running out, and with taxes due in less than half a month, the original owner took the hunting bow left by his ancestors and went into the mountains to hunt.

But not only did he fail to hunt any prey, but he was also frightened unconscious by a Black Bear!

If he hadn't been rescued by a hunter from the same village, he would have been eaten clean by the Black Bear.

"Brother Shi, you... you're awake!"

At the moment, there were three men and one woman in the room.

Seeing Wang Xuan wake up, they all turned around.

The woman was dressed in linen clothes, but they couldn't hide her exquisite figure. Under the coarse linen clothes seemed to be wrapped two big rabbits.

She was Wang Xuan's unmarried sister-in-law - Lu Yao.

Lu Yao was in her early twenties, with a pale face.

She had a pair of phoenix eyes, gentle eyes, and a pitiful appearance.

She was originally born into a wealthy family in the north, but her whole family died tragically due to the Demon disaster in the north. She fled here and was kindly taken in by Wang Xuan's father.

In order to repay Wang Xuan's father's life-saving grace, Lu Yao took the initiative to propose marrying his elder brother.

But before she could marry, she became a "widow."

"Brother Shi, how are you feeling?"

"Does your head still hurt?"

Lu Yao quickly came to Wang Xuan's side and asked with concern.

The two were very close, and Wang Xuan could smell the faint fragrance on her body.

Wang Xuan turned his head, moved his sister-in-law's hand away, and gasped slightly, "I'm fine, sister-in-law."

"It's just that my mind is still a little unclear."

Wang Xuan struggled to get out of bed, his eyes fixed on the three men in the room.

He knew all three of them, they were all hunters in the village.

The strong man at the head was called Shi Yong, and he was a good hunter in the village.

However, the relationship between their two families was not good, and there had been grievances since their ancestors.

"Yo, little Stone is still alive!"

"I thought you were dead!"

Shi Yong looked at Wang Xuan waking up, somewhat surprised.

"Thanks to you, I'm still alive."

"What are you here for?"

Wang Xuan suppressed the anger in his heart.

According to the memories of his predecessor, the Black Bear that the original Wang Xuan encountered while hunting in the mountains was deliberately driven there by Shi Yong and the others!

At the time, they watched Wang Xuan being pounced on by the Black Bear, but they didn't offer any assistance. Instead, they laughed from the sidelines.

Fortunately, other hunters from the same village happened to stumble upon the scene, which saved his life, but he was in a coma for three full days before waking up.

Shi Yong smiled and said, "Your sister-in-law borrowed money from Master Zhou. Master Zhou asked me to come and ask when she will repay the debt."

"And, to see how you're doing."

"Owe Master Zhou money?"

Wang Xuan's expression changed.

The Master Zhou that Shi Yong mentioned, whose real name was Zhou Laifu, was a well-known wealthy man in the nearby town!

He was known for being stingy and vicious, earning him the nickname Zhou Bapi!

He employed dozens of people!

It was even rumored that he had Martial Practitioners under his command!

Within a hundred miles, almost no one dared to provoke him.

Moreover, Zhou Bapi had a particular proclivity: he liked other men's wives!

Any woman he took a fancy to, he would find ways to bring back to his estate.

But!

Not a single one of the women he brought back to the Zhou Estate ever left alive.

He hadn't expected that his sister-in-law would borrow money from Zhou Bapi!

"Tell Master Zhou that we will repay the money!"

"We will definitely not be late."

Wang Xuan replied coldly.

"Alright, I'll pass it on."

"By the way, you guys aren't short of money, are you? Why don't you sell me this bow? I guarantee..."

As Shi Yong spoke, he reached for the bow and arrows hanging on the wall.

Wang Xuan immediately stood up, blocking the bow and arrows, and said, "These bow and arrows are not for sale. As for the money, we'll find our own way!"

Shi Yong wasn't angry. He retracted his hand and smiled, "Alright, if you change your mind, you can still come and find me."

He left with the other two men, chuckling.

It wasn't until the three of them disappeared from sight that Wang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and slumped onto the stool.

"Brother Shi, are you alright?"

Lu Yao, seeing Wang Xuan's exhausted expression, quickly came to his side and asked.

Wang Xuan shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

"Sister-in-law, is there anything to eat?"

He felt like he was about to starve to death.

The original Wang Xuan had been lying in a coma for three full days without eating a single grain of rice, and he had long been starving.

Lu Yao nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I cooked some porridge in the pot, and I just picked some wild vegetables."

"Wait for me, I'll be right back."

As she spoke, Lu Yao immediately got up and left the room, swaying her millstone-like hips. When she returned, she was holding a pottery bowl.

"Brother Shi, the porridge is freshly cooked, and it's still a little hot."

"Drink slowly."

Lu Yao blew on the steam before handing the bowl to Wang Xuan.

Looking at the pottery bowl being handed over, Wang Xuan frowned even more.

It was called porridge, but it was clearly a bowl of water!

There were barely any grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl, and a few leaves that looked like weeds were floating on top.

It was completely inedible!

But in this situation, something was better than nothing.

Wang Xuan blew on the steam and took a large gulp anxiously. The clear water porridge entered his stomach, gradually giving his hungry belly a sense of fullness.

Wang Xuan regained some energy, suddenly remembered something, and looked up to ask, "Sister-in-law."

"What's this about Shi Yong saying you borrowed money from Zhou Bapi?" Wang Xuan asked.

Hearing Wang Xuan's question, Lu Yao lowered her head guiltily, clutching the hem of her clothes, and said softly, "After Brother Shi fell unconscious, there was no money left at home to buy medicine. I borrowed from everyone in the village I could, but it still wasn't enough."

"I had no choice but to borrow money from Master Zhou to treat you. He said that if I couldn't pay him back within seven days, I would have to become his concubine. I had no choice but to agree..."

Hearing this, Wang Xuan's expression changed.

"What, become his concubine?"

"No way!"

"Sister-in-law, what kind of person is that Zhou Bapi? Becoming his concubine is like throwing yourself into a tiger's den! Besides, I'm already better now, we don't need to beg him!"

Wang Xuan immediately became anxious.

"But I had no choice in order to treat you!"

"Besides, the tax collection is coming up soon, and then..."

Lu Yao looked anxious, wanting to explain.

If the taxes couldn't be paid, the women would become prostitutes, and the men would be forced into labor.

The consequences would be extremely miserable.

Wang Xuan interrupted her, saying firmly, "Sister-in-law, I know you borrowed money from him to save me, but I absolutely can't watch you jump into a fire pit."

"I'll find a way to solve the debt and the tax issues. There's still a man in this family, it's not up to you, a woman, to bear this burden."

Hearing this, Lu Yao felt a warmth in her heart.

She knew Wang Xuan was doing it for her own good.

"By the way, Sister-in-law, how much silver did you borrow from Zhou Bapi, and how much is this year's tax?"

Wang Xuan asked again.

"I borrowed two taels of silver, with a seven-day deadline. But after seven days, I need to repay a total of three taels and six qian of silver. If I can't repay the money after three days, I must become his concubine."

"As for the tax, the village chief came to the house yesterday and said that this year's tax standard is one tael of silver per person!"

"Father and your elder brother's bodies haven't been found, so... they still need to be counted, plus three taels for hunting tax. The tax requires seven taels of silver!"

"There are only fifty-odd copper coins left in the house now."

Hiss!

Wang Xuan gasped.

Borrow two taels, repay three taels and six qian after seven days!

This Zhou Bapi is simply robbing people!

Even blacker than a loan shark!

And most importantly, the tax is as high as seven taels!

His father and elder brother are already dead, but they're still counted!

This is clearly eating people alive!

"This world really doesn't leave people a way out!"

Wang Xuan clenched his fists, a surge of anger rising in his heart!

"Three days... I must find a way to pay off Zhou Bapi's money first!"

"Otherwise, he will definitely send someone to arrest Sister-in-law!"

"And there's only half a month to pay the tax, I must hurry!"

Wang Xuan felt anxious.

Fifty-odd copper coins aren't even enough to maintain life, let alone repay debts and pay taxes.

He thought about how to solve the problem, his gaze falling on the hunting bow.

"Although the previous body was weak, he also learned how to hunt!"

Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes, got up, and picked up the hunting bow hanging on the wall.

He grabbed the bow with one hand, and the other hand unconsciously rested on the bowstring.

Boom!

The bowstring made a muffled sound, but Wang Xuan stood still!

His pupils contracted, and a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

Immediately afterward!

A data panel invisible to others slowly appeared before his eyes!