Chapter 1694: Chapter 1694: Trouble Arises (2)
âBewitching Technique?â Yang Mancang felt his mind scattered. Heâs just an ordinary villager, a mud-legged peasant. How could such a thing as Bewitching Technique appear in the village?
âItâs a sinister art where women beguile men and then absorb their essence to cultivate power,â Yang Ruxin explained simply to the crowd. âTo practice such a craft, one must continuously⊠absorb the yang energy and essenceâŠâ
âWhat⊠what happens then?â Lizheng couldnât help but ask.
âOnce the essence is absorbed, the person becomes akin to a dried husk. Even if only a little is absorbed and one doesnât die immediately, it still shortens their lifespanâŠâ
The crowd all took a sharp intake of breath.
âHowever, as long as one is not a greedy man who loves to take advantage, itâs hard to fall prey to it. Especially someone full of righteous spirit, the techniques wonât work on them,â Yang Ruxin quickly added.
Only then did the crowd let out a sigh of relief.
âBut what should we do about it now?â Li Xin, the village head of Xiaobudong, frowned.
Everyoneâs eyes turned to Yang Ruxin.
âNaturally, we report it to the authorities,â Yang Ruxin shrugged. She wouldnât take this upon herself voluntarily. After all, this involves murder, and while folks say nothing now, who can guarantee they wonât in the future? Gu Qingheng and Gu Yao both serve the Imperial Court, and Xiaofeng will have to study for official exams in the future. She wouldnât leave them any leverage.
Everyone naturally had no objections. Lizheng took the lead and sent someone hurriedly to the county to report the matter.
As for Wang Shengâs family and Zheng Kuanâs father and daughter, they needed to be discussed and resolved collectively, as it concerns two villages and involves two families.
Although the Wang Family and Zheng Family donât have many clan members, they do have some, and moreover, Lin Yueâeâs side also involves the Lin Family. Although this is merely an indecent incident, it affects not only the reputation of these families but also several villages.
Therefore, handling this requires great caution.
Of course, this matter was not Yang Ruxinâs responsibility, and she wouldnât get involved.
However, she did take action to wake up Wang Sheng and the others.
Because it was already late at the time, everyone separated them and watched over them at the Wang Familyâs place, preparing to deal with it specifically the next day.
Mei Xiang and the Zong Family are taken away by Xie Zhanfei with his men. Anyway, the two have been drugged, so they wonât recover within three days, and she neednât worry about them escaping.
However, an incident occurred that night.
When those people regained consciousness, they discovered the chaotic situation. The first to collapse was Zheng Xiaohua. The little girl was just twelve, still tender. She had been controlled by the Zong Family with drugs all along, not knowing what she was doing. Once she woke up, she was utterly devastated and rammed her head against the wallâŠ
Itâs said her brain splattered on the spot.
A budding flower withered just like that.
Zheng Kuan, upon seeing his daughterâs corpse, rushed out directly and plunged into the Xiaocang River⊠Days later, his body was found downstream, but thatâs a story for another time.
The people on the Wang Familyâs side were relatively stronger. Lin Yueâe didnât even cry.
However, Wang Wen, after regaining consciousness, visibly withered at a shocking speed, almost becoming a dried corpse⊠He had been drained of his vitality by Mei Xiang, and even Gods couldnât save himâŠ
Wang Wu became mentally vacant.
Before the village could even make a judgment, Wang Sheng fled with Lin Yueâe and his youngest son Wang Wu. As for where they went, no one knows.