Today, everyone gathered at the village entrance to watch the excitement. Zhao Zhen, through his own efforts, had bought himself a beautiful wife and had become the main topic of discussion in the village.
Zhao Zhen, dressed in his finest clothes, beamed like a simpleton at the village entrance, looking around. He handed out milk and peanut candy to any child who passed by.
Seeing the human traffickers who brought the female lead, Jun Jiuli immediately cast a tracking talisman on him. She hadn't been slacking off these past two years; she practiced in her space every night, and drawing talismans was a piece of cake.
The two exchanged money and goods in front of everyone. Xue Ruonan's head was covered, and she hadn't even had a chance to see her male lead.
Jun Jiuli directly cast a specially made blinding talisman on Xue Ruonan.
Zhao Zhen, in front of everyone, removed Xue Ruonan's head covering. With deep, affectionate eyes, he said, "Can you tell me your name? From now on, you are my wife, and I will treat you well for my entire life."
The children around them all clapped and cheered in unison, circling the perfect couple.
However, when Xue Ruonan opened her eyes, she saw a fat man with a protruding belly, a bald head, a face full of blemishes, dark skin, and who was shorter than her, speaking sweet nothings to her with a greasy expression.
She reacted with sheer disgust and bent over to vomit. The children surrounding them immediately scattered.
Zhao Zhen felt his face was lost. He had always had things go his way since he was young, and no one had ever embarrassed him like this.
He stepped forward, grabbed Xue Ruonan by the back of her neck, and slapped her twice across the face.
Xue Ruonan's cheeks quickly swelled and reddened, her ears ringing. Her face was filled with disbelief.
"You hit me? You dare to hit me? My own parents have never hit me, so why do you?"
"Because I am your husband, your heaven. I bought you, and you will listen to me from now on."
With that, he ignored the curious glances of the crowd and dragged Xue Ruonan towards his home.
Xue Ruonan was very resistant to Zhao Zhen's touch. As they passed through the crowd, she grabbed onto Zhao Dezhu's waist and refused to let go. Everyone said that one's appearance reflected their inner self, and the young man in front of her was the most handsome she had ever seen. He would surely save her.
At this moment, Zhao Dezhu, with his square face and ordinary features, was a handsome beauty in her eyes, comparable to Pan An.
Zhao Dezhu felt awkward. Although the young woman in front of him was good-looking, she was his cousin's wife. If she kept grabbing his clothes like this, wouldn't his cousin misunderstand?
"You should hurry home with cousin Zhen, don't pull and tug like this. I... I'm not familiar with you," he said, backing away and trying to pull his clothes free with force.
"Young man, please save me. He hits people," she pleaded, her eyes teary, looking like a lovable, injured little rabbit.
Zhao Dezhu, who usually dared not confront Zhao Zhen, suddenly felt a surge of strength. He said righteously, "Brother Zhen, wives are meant to be cherished. How can you lay hands on her? This is where you are wrong."
Xue Ruonan looked at him with stars in her eyes, feeling as if Zhao Dezhu had descended from heaven.
Zhao Zhen saw the two of them exchanging flirtatious glances in front of him and became instantly furious. He proceeded to punch and kick Xue Ruonan in front of everyone, beating her half to death, and then hoisted her onto his shoulder.
He looked up at Zhao Dezhu and said fiercely, "This woman is mine, bought with my money. If cousin wants to cherish someone, find your own wife and don't meddle. I, Zhao Zhen, don't need anyone to tell me what to do."
He then left. Zhao Dezhu was stunned by his bloodthirsty and ruthless gaze, his legs feeling weak.
While still unconscious, Xue Ruonan was forced to consummate her marriage with Zhao Zhen. Halfway through, she woke up, crying and screaming curses at Zhao Zhen. She even kicked him in his groin.
Zhao Zhen broke out in a cold sweat from the pain. He bent over and cursed, "You slut, don't push your luck. I'll make sure you don't see tomorrow's sun."
Xue Ruonan cried out in fear. "Wuwuwu, I'm no longer pure. This old pervert has no respect for his age."
"You old man, you ugly freak, why are you bullying me? I'm going to call the police and send you to jail."
Zhao Zhen's face went dark. Was this damned woman talking about him?
"You woman who doesn't know her place, I'm the most handsome man in this village. How dare you despise me?"
"How can there be someone as narcissistic as you in this world? The man I met this morning was a million times more handsome than you."
"You're spouting nonsense. How can Zhao Dezhu compare to me?" As he spoke, he ran his hand through his hair and flashed a charming smile, hoping to captivate the blind woman in front of him.
"Yue~, *cough cough cough*."
Xue Ruonan's reaction further enraged Zhao Zhen. This woman was insulting him.
So, Zhao Zhen picked up an empty beer bottle and smashed it on Xue Ruonan. A one-sided beating began in the room. Screams could be heard from afar, making Zhao Dezhu anxious and pacing outside.
The two families lived close to each other, and he had heard their argument clearly. Since childhood, apart from his own family, everyone else had favored his cousin. They praised him for being ambitious and said that he, Zhao Dezhu, was too idle to ever catch up. Therefore, he felt very inferior to his cousin.
Thus, Zhao Dezhu felt extremely pleased that Xue Ruonan treated their cousin differently. Finally, someone had recognized his good qualities. He didn't want the girl to get hurt, but he didn't have the courage to rush in and save her.
Shui Wa was playing a projection and laughing hysterically. Wasn't Xue Ruonan deeply in love with Zhao Zhen, so much so that she could tolerate domestic violence? How could she have changed her mind now that it was him? Hahaha.
Jun Jiuli: "Silly system, she still loves Zhao Zhen. Didn't she also fall for Zhao Dezhu when he had Zhao Zhen's face? It seems their love is nothing special, merely superficial."
Shui Wa: "Then she's quite devoted to that face. Host, why didn't you call the police to arrest those human traffickers?"
"If I call the police, they'll get at most five years in prison. I want to deal with them personally."
The next day, Zhang San, who had escorted Xue Ruonan back, immediately returned to their hideout and called a group of his brothers for drinks.
Now, the group was toasting and playing drinking games.
"If you're invited, then invite... San Hua Jiu, Si Yi Shou, Ba Xian Guo Hai..."
"Hahaha, you lost, you lost, drink up, drink up."
Just then, Jun Jiuli swaggered in, carrying a large saber and severing a dozen people into cripples.
"Grandmother, we have eyes but failed to recognize the mountain. Please spare us for any offenses."
"Noisy."
Jun Jiuli swung her saber and decapitated the man. The head fell to the ground, splattering blood on the faces of those nearby, increasing the pressure on the remaining dozen, who all kowtowed in silence.
One clever individual handed over all his money, and the others followed suit.
Jun Jiuli had them write down their crimes one by one and disclose the destinations of the abducted people. Finally, she used an illusion spell to make them kill each other.
Zhang San saw a giant, thick python in front of him, its bloody maw opening to bite him. He desperately grabbed his knife to resist...
The next day, someone went up the mountain to cut grass and smelled blood. Upon investigating, they were so terrified they almost died. After a while, they shakily called the police.