How Can I Fight Back?

Before long, Pei Shuang's emaciated body was covered with a circle of various herbs.

Zhou Wanwan muttered to herself:

"We can only leave it like this for now, letting the medicine seep in, as a last resort."

"Your body is fundamentally damaged. If even these medicinal herbs can't nourish you and the medicine can't penetrate, then I really can't save you."

Zhou Wanwan wasn't confident at all, so she could only try her best.

She began to channel energy into the medicinal herbs, and saw that energy slowly seep into her body.

More than an hour later, Zhou Wanwan was so exhausted that her whole body was trembling, and she wanted to give up.

The woman let out a soft moan, Zhou Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I finally saved you. It's like snatching someone from the jaws of Lord King Yan."

The woman opened her eyes, looked at her, and said, "Little girl, who are you? Where am I?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"Of course it's the little fairy who saved you; you said you're over twenty."

Why don't you take better care of your body?

Is it worth ruining your body like this for a man?

Pei Shuang slowly sat up, tears streaming down her face.

"Little girl, are you really a fairy? You have no idea what suffering I've endured all these years."

When I married into the family, I was a lawfully wedded wife.

My family prepared a dowry for me, including fertile fields, shops, gold and silver jewelry, and silk fabrics, which were piled up to the Manman.

Not long after entering the city lord's mansion, my mother-in-law repeatedly made excuses to ask for money, citing the need for funds to be used for the mansion's operations and the acquisition of property.

First she tricked me, then she directly robbed me, taking all my dowry, land, cash, and jewels into her own hands.

When I went to argue with her, she scolded me for being unchaste, petty, and jealous, saying that once I married into the Pei Family, my dowry should naturally be used for the public good.

I can't even utter a single word of rebuttal; to do so would be considered unfilial and disruptive to the family."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her with a face full of sympathy and said, "Your mother-in-law treats you like this, and you don't even fight back?"

Pei Shuang shook her head and said:

"How can I resist? I am just a woman, and my husband doesn't side with me."

Ever since that concubine entered the house, he has been completely infatuated with her.

Relying on his favor, the concubine acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the mansion, always looking down on me and throwing her weight around. She didn't even show me the proper etiquette of a concubine.

Instead, they bossed me around and would deliberately make things difficult for me and bully me from time to time.

If I show the slightest dissatisfaction, she runs to my husband and stirs up trouble.

My husband punished me by confining me to my quarters and dismissing all my servants, trampling away the last shred of my dignity.

The servants in the manor are all sycophants. Seeing that I have fallen out of favor, they also mistreat me, refusing to give me or my child even a hot meal."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "Pei Shuang, if you were given another chance, would you be willing to divorce the city lord?"

Pei Shuang looked at Zhou Wanwan and shook her head, saying, "He's the city lord; there's no way he'd divorce me."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her seriously and said, "I'm just asking you, are you willing or not?"

Pei Shuang nodded and said:

"If it were really possible, I would naturally want a divorce."

I'm taking my daughter with me; I never want to stay in that cannibalistic place again.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"Pei Shuang, your brother is now my subordinate. Since he is my subordinate's sister, I will naturally protect her."

Remember this: this is the path you chose. If you want a divorce from the city lord, then I will support you from behind.

Pei Shuang was stunned, her eyes reddening as she said:

"Little girl, thank you, but it's impossible. Do you know who Chu Liufeng is?"

The Earth Ranking, ranked 98th.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "Just rest well, leave the rest to me."

As soon as Zhou Wanwan stepped outside, she saw Pei Yong peeking around suspiciously.

He asked anxiously, "Master, how is my sister?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "It's nothing, but I have something to tell you."

Pei Yong looked at her and said, "Then you speak!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the children and said, "Your sister wants a divorce, do you have any objections?"

Pei Yong looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Of course I'd like her to get a divorce, but... but the City Lord's Mansion won't let her leave easily."

I went to see Chu Liufeng today, but he initially told me not to take her out.

He said, "My sister will die a ghost in his family's name; even if she dies, she'll die in the city lord's mansion."

Zhou Wanwan squinted and said:

"This city lord is quite interesting! What's wrong?"

Once you're inside the city lord's mansion, you can forget about ever getting out for the rest of your life, right?

Does that mean I have to be his slave for life?

The Daya suddenly spoke up:

"My father meant that the dowry would not be returned to my mother."

"Once my mother dies, the dowry will belong to the city lord's mansion."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Pei Yong and asked, "How much dowry did your family prepare back then?"

Pei Yong sighed and said:

"My eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and several other elders in the clan all watched my sister grow up from childhood."

Knowing that she was going to marry into the city lord's mansion, each family brought out their most treasured possessions.

There are hundreds of acres of fertile land, and several manors with good harvests outside the city.

She was also provided with five or six shops and pawnshops in the city.

Gold and silver Yuanbao, pearls and jade artifacts, and complete sets of headdresses filled several chests; silks, satins, fur coats, and brocade curtains were enough for her to wear for several lifetimes.

Add to that all sorts of antique ornaments and the maids and servants who accompanied the bride, and the dowry procession could stretch from one end of the street to the other.

The entire Peerless City came to watch the spectacle that year; everyone said that the Pei Family's wedding was a true ten-mile-long procession of red dowry.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him helplessly and said:

"Your Pei Family is quite honest! You're all too naive!"

"Didn't you bother to find out who the people in the City Lord's Mansion were back then?"

Pei Yong shook his head and said:

At that time, we had very little contact with the city lord's mansion.

Moreover, rumors outside say that Chu Liufeng is a very good person.

Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly:

"Alright! Go in and check on your sister!"

Since we're divorcing, the things belonging to the City Lord's Mansion must be returned.

The Daya looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"You may not know what kind of place the City Lord's Mansion is; it's a place that eats people without spitting out their bones."

How could those people possibly return what they've eaten?

We didn't even dare to dream of it. We would be content as long as my mother could successfully escape the city lord's mansion.

Er Yatou nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! I don't know if I'll ever be able to escape that place in this lifetime."

I really never want to go back to the city lord's mansion again. Just seeing that place makes me feel disgusted.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "You guys go in too! I'm going out for a walk."

Zhou Wanwan sat directly on the treehouse and said:

"Uncle Scholar Tree, how about we go take a look at the City Lord's Mansion?"

I'm still quite curious, is the city lord's mansion really that terrifying?