An Affront to Public Decency

To be honest, Liu Xiuyuan, and he was very anxious.

He even thought of something particularly terrifying: what if his Little Ancestor had chopped all these people up?

Jiang Wu shouted, "You come stand in front of us! I don't believe this village is so strange. Let's go in and see what's inside!"

The remaining 20-odd constables rushed in with Jiang Wu; many of them were from Jiang Family Village.

Jiang Wu held the knife to Liu Xiuyuan's neck and slowly walked into a grove of trees behind him. There were so many trees in that grove.

Every now and then, strange cries could be heard, which frightened everyone into shrinking back.

Suddenly they felt the earth's crust move, and before they could react, a crack appeared in the ground.

Then, without paying attention, all of them fell into the opening, which was about 10 meters high.

Jiang Wu looked at Liu Xiuyuan, "How did you manage to do that? Liu Xiuyuan, hurry up and pull us up."

Liu Xiuyuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "You're here to raid our property, why should I pull you up? You can stay at the bottom of this pit!"

"Liu Xiuyuan, let me tell you, don't go too far. I'm the county magistrate. If you don't get me promoted soon, I'll punish you once I'm promoted myself."

"Bang..." The crack grew wider and wider, and they were buried deeper and deeper.

Several people were so scared they peed their pants.

"Waaaaah... Master Jiang, please say something nice!"

It's no use for us to be stubborn now. If we keep being stubborn, we'll be buried alive, and then our whole bodies will be stiff."

Jiang Wu snorted coldly and said, "I don't believe he really has that ability. This Liu Family Village is truly haunted. Once I get out, I'm going to burn Liu Family Village down."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crack slowly closed up.

Those standing nearby shouted, "Magistrate Jiang, this is not the time to fool around! I'm still young and don't want to die! I haven't even gotten married yet!"

"Isn't that right? What would happen if you said something nice? Do you have to risk our lives?"

"Waaah... I don't want to die. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a five-year-old child."

The sound of crying filled the air. Zhou Wanwan sat on the tree, quietly watching them, and said, "Oh! What's wrong with you all? Why are you crying?"

Jiang Wu, pale-faced, looked at her and said, "Zhou Wanwan, what exactly do you want to do?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Jiang Wu, I don't understand what you're trying to do either. You've done so many bad things behind the scenes, aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Wu looked at her and said, "You wouldn't dare hurt me. If something happens to me here, your entire Liu Family Village will be doomed."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Why would I want you to get into trouble in Liu Family Village?"

What do you mean?

Zhou Wanwan didn't say a word, and jumped down from the tree, saying, "It's pointless, let's leave Liu Family Village now?"

As soon as Zhou Wanwan left, those people quickly emerged from the woods.

"I wonder what's hidden in this forest. We've been going around in circles like we're trapped in a maze. Do you think we've encountered a ghost wall?"

"Shh! Let's get out of Liu Family Village quickly! I need to go back and have some drinks to calm my nerves."

They were originally going to search the village, but now they no longer have the energy.

Jiang Wu sighed and said, "Let's go back first! We'll come back tomorrow, this time with more people."

As soon as these people left, Liu Xiuyuan patted his chest in fright and said, "I wonder what these people are trying to do? Why do they have to make trouble for our Liu Family Village?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said:

"Actually, this is easy to understand. We don't think much of Jiang Family Village either."

We are now irreconcilably at odds with the people of Jiang Family Village. Just wait and see! They will pay the price.

The group had only gone halfway when they suddenly found themselves entangled in vines; more than fifty constables were tightly bound by the vines.

Jiang Wu shouted, "Liu Xiuyuan, didn't you say you would let us go?"

A person nearby said, "Where did all these vines come from? I feel like I've seen them before."

What kind of vine is this? It can bind a person so tightly, and it even has sharp thorns that prick painfully!

"Ouch! It hurts... it hurts so much!" The vines tightened around him the more he struggled, and he couldn't break free at all.

The vine is covered with sharp thorns, thin and pointed, that can pierce directly into the flesh, allowing toxins to enter the body through the wounds.

At first, it was numb and painful, then my whole body went limp, my strength slowly dissipated, my consciousness became increasingly blurred, and finally I was powerless and unable to move, and could only let the vines wrap around me tighter.

The Old Scholar Tree beside it snorted coldly:

"Serves them right, who told them to offend Wanwan? Let's tie them all up."

However, it's unclear whether these people have any money hidden in their clothes.

Who can blame them when their Little Ancestor loves nothing more than silver and gold!

Before long, all the constables were skinned alive, and all their money was stolen.

When they woke up, they found themselves surrounded by a large group of people. "Hey! Who are these people? Acting so lewdly in broad daylight, I think we should take them to the authorities."

"Absolutely! It's an eye-opener, and quite indecent!"

"Take them to see the officials..."

Jiang Wu shouted, "What do you unruly people want? Let us go right now! We're from the government!"

But these people wouldn't listen.

Cheng Xiao has been feeling like nothing's going right lately. Her family has no money, and Feng Caigu seems like a completely different person.

I used to think she was gentle and lovely, but now that I've asked her to take care of the backyard, she's turned into a complete shrew. This morning we had a huge fight at home over the kids' schooling.

A year's tuition at a private school costs ten taels of silver, but their family can't even scrape together ten taels of silver right now.

In the end, Feng Caigu had no choice but to use her own savings. As for the betrothal gifts, they originally thought they were very valuable.

But when they tried to sell them, they discovered they were all just scrap metal, and nobody would buy them.

All that gold and silver was fake, which infuriated Feng Caigu so much that she cursed Feng Jiao thoroughly early in the morning, even bringing up her ancestors for eighteen generations.

Cheng Xiao can't sleep well now, he keeps thinking about when Feng Jiao was at home, and how there would be delicious meals whenever he returned to his hometown.

When she went out for social engagements, she would prepare money for him. Although she was the daughter of a wealthy family, she was indeed gentle and charming in his presence.

He sat in the courtroom, preoccupied with his own thoughts. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that there were only a handful of people in the courtroom today.

He couldn't help but ask, "Where are my men? Where have they all gone?"