After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 54 Bloodthirsty Eyes

Seeing Li San rushing over, Bai Wanqing reacted quickly, pulling out her dagger. With a burst of courage, she swung it forcefully, leaving a bloody gash on Li San's chest.

Li San clutched his chest and took several steps back. Looking down, he saw his hand was covered in bright red blood, which enraged him to the extreme.

Without saying a word, he raised his foot and kicked Bai Wanqing's wrist.

Bai Wanqing felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and the dagger fell to the ground. She tried to pick it up, but Li San stepped on her hand.

The intense pain caused Bai Wanqing to let out a soft groan.

Li San squatted down, picked up the dagger and put it in his pocket. Then he pinched Bai Wanqing's chin with his hand and said, "Such a beautiful girl, but she doesn't know what's good for her. It's such a pity."

Bai Wanqing glared at him angrily. He smiled and then kicked Bai Wanqing to the ground, causing blood to seep from the corner of her mouth.

"Don't you care about this sickly girl?" Li San glanced at Bai Furong lying on the ground and said with a wicked smile.

"Then I'll take her right in front of you, first her, then you! I'll show you what happens when you mess with me in this area."

After Li San finished speaking, he grabbed Bai Furong and threw her onto the couch. Bai Wanqing gritted her teeth and crawled over to try to stop him, but Li San kicked her over again.

“Furong.” Bai Wanqing’s eyes were bloodshot. She stared at Li San fiercely, like a demon crawling back from hell, exuding a bloodthirsty aura.

Li San chuckled lightly, glanced at Bai Wanqing, and then ripped Bai Furong's clothes open.

The tearing sound further agitated Bai Wanqing's nerves.

Stop, stop, stop!

Despite the excruciating pain in her wrist, Bai Wanqing pulled the silver hairpin from her hair, aimed at Li San's vital point on his neck, and stabbed it.

Li San was already on guard against Bai Wanqing, so he easily blocked Bai Wanqing's sneak attack with his hand.

But to everyone's surprise, Bai Wanqing had hidden a silver needle in her other hand, which pierced Li San's acupoint.

"Ugh!" A scream pierced the sky.

Li San's eyes turned red. He refused to sell it for money; he wanted to send this wretched girl to hell.

Li San, clutching his head, rushed towards Bai Wanqing, grabbed her by the neck, and strangled her tightly.

Suffocating, Bai Wanqing's vision began to blur, her consciousness began to fade. She hadn't been able to save Furong yet, she hadn't...
At this moment, Lin Yunche, who had found the backyard, saw Bai Wanqing being choked. His heart felt like it had been punched. Without saying a word, he rushed in and kicked Li San to the ground, knocking him unconscious.

Lin Yunche bent down and picked up the dazed Bai Wanqing, noticing her swollen wrists and footprints on her chest. "Wanqing, Wanqing, are you alright?"

Bai Wanqing glanced at Lin Yunche, uttered three words, "Save Furong," and then fainted.

Lin Yunche glanced at Furong on the bed. Most of her clothes were torn. Lin Yunche immediately closed his eyes and groped to cover Furong with the clothes on the floor.

When Le's mother rushed in and saw the scene, she was about to call someone to inform Li San's accomplices when Lin Yunche grabbed her and whispered something in her ear, causing Le's mother's expression to change.

"I...I'm not going to inform on anyone, I'm going to find someone to help me!"

"That would be best. Go to Chunlai Inn now and inform Young Master Du to come. If you try anything funny, I won't hesitate to make Chunfeng Pavilion disappear from this world."

Looking at Lin Yunche, whose eyes were red, Madam Yue nodded obediently, "I'll go right away, young master, I'll go right away!"

After Mother Yue left, Lin Yunche helped Bai Wanqing sit down in a chair. The clearly visible finger marks on her neck made him look at the woman in front of him with new respect.

Even as her life was about to end, this girl remained resolute and unyielding, staring intently at Li San as if she wanted to devour her enemy.

The determination in her eyes was unlike that of a rich young lady. For the first time, Lin Yunche became interested in the woman in front of him. She was willing to risk her life for others. Could it be that he had misunderstood her before?

When Bai Wanqing woke up again, she was already lying in the clinic.

When Lin Yunche saw that she was awake, the worry in his eyes turned into a gloomy expression. "Do you know that you almost lost your life!"

"I'm right outside, why didn't you come out and call me!"

Lin Yunche was furious, infuriated by the woman in front of him; she didn't trust him.

Bai Wanqing closed her eyes, recalling the image of Li San's lewd approach to Furong, and bit her lower lip.

"What about Furong? How is Furong?" Bai Wanqing immediately thought of Furong.

Lin Yunche sighed helplessly, "Fortunately, she was brought in in time. Furong's condition has stabilized, and Du Huan is watching over her."

Bai Wanqing nodded in relief, but Lin Yunche still had a stern face. "Aren't you afraid of death? A weak woman who can't even kill a chicken dares to go up and fight against bad guys. I think you're tired of living!" Lin Yunche rolled his eyes in anger. Bai Wanqing lowered her eyes and said after a long while, "Thank you this time."

Lin Yunche felt like he had punched cotton, and turned his head to let out a soft groan.

Just then, three men burst into the clinic where they were. They all looked fierce and menacing.

Ignoring the clinic staff's attempts to stop him, one of them went straight to the patients' consultation area and, upon seeing Lin Yunche, immediately called out, "They're here! They're right here!"

"Come here, tie them up and take them back!" one of the men shouted, and the other two rushed over instantly, heading towards Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing.

Hearing the commotion, Du Huan came out and saw the three people heading towards Bai Wanqing and the others. He quickly sent someone to call the rouge shop's shop assistant and ran over to block Bai Wanqing's way.

The three uninvited guests suddenly laughed, "Good lad, we were going to come find you after we caught them, but you just delivered yourself right to our doorstep."

"Arrest him! Arrest this one too!"

"You dare? Don't you know who I am?" Du Huan shouted, and the three burly men stopped in their tracks.

"Who are you? State your name."

The one who responded to him was Li San, who had been kicked unconscious by Lin Yunche. He was carried into the clinic, his chest wrapped in coarse cloth. He glared at Lin Yunche, then turned to Du Huan and gave a contemptuous smirk.

"My surname is Du, and I am the eldest son of the Du family in Huaizhou! I don't know if you know me!" Du Huan straightened his back and introduced himself.

The Du family? Li San raised an eyebrow. He knew them, of course he knew them, but the Du family was just a group of merchants. Although they had connections with some officials, their actual strength was so-so.

Li San completely disregarded them, "Hmph! What is the Du family! They dare to give their names?"

Du Huan was furious at Li San's arrogance and wanted to rush up and hit him, but Lin Yunche stopped him.

Lin Yunche looked coldly at Li San and asked first, "Then may I ask which side you belong to?"

Li San raised his chin smugly, as if to say something that would scare you to death, "Hmph! Well then, I'm not afraid to tell you, the person who's backing me up is someone you're not worthy to meet. You just need to know that he's a big shot."

Lin Yunche gave a half-smile, and Li San was instantly enraged. How could there be such an arrogant brat who didn't even realize he was about to die and was actually mocking him? He was so angry that he quickly clutched his chest to steady his ribs.

"You can still laugh?" Li San gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait a moment, you'll see. Then we'll see if you can still laugh."

Lin Yunche's cold eyes swept across Li San's face. "I am not worthy to see you. What if it were the county magistrate?"

"The county magistrate?" Li San laughed loudly after hearing this. "Even if he is the county magistrate, he has to turn a blind eye."

"Really?" Lin Yunche looked behind Li Sande. Li Sande thought the kid in front of him was being mysterious, but he still turned around and looked back. He didn't expect that the county magistrate would personally bring soldiers to the clinic.

Seeing Lin Yunche nod slightly, the magistrate immediately gave an order, "Arrest all these people and lock them in jail for interrogation."

Li San was taken aback when he saw the magistrate, but then he began to protest his innocence, "Your Honor, you've arrested the wrong person! They're the ones who beat me up like this, so you should arrest them instead!"

Li San hurriedly took out a wooden plaque from his pocket, had someone carry him over, and secretly handed it to the county magistrate.

When the magistrate of Huiyang County saw the wooden sign, he frowned, but then met Lin Yunche's gaze. He hardened his heart and arrested Li San and his men. Li San could hardly believe his eyes.

Is this token not working either?

"Help! I'm innocent!" Li San cried out his innocence as he was taken away by the soldiers.

The county magistrate came over and greeted Du Huan and Lin Yunche, saying, "I only learned that Young Master Du had experienced such unpleasant things in our county after the shopkeeper from Young Master Du's family came to report the case. I am truly ashamed that Young Master Du was frightened."

Du Huan was still in a daze, but he did instruct the rouge shop's employees to send the people tied up at the inn to the yamen.

“Sir, you don’t need to be so polite. These people are human traffickers who abduct girls. Please punish them severely,” Du Huan said.

The magistrate nodded slightly, "Of course, please rest assured, Young Master Du."

After exchanging pleasantries with Du Huan, the county magistrate said nothing more and left the clinic with his men.

Everyone thought the magistrate was giving face to the Du family, but only Bai Wanqing noticed the interaction between Lin Yunche and the magistrate.

Does Lin Yunche know the magistrate of Huiyang County? She recalled that when they first arrived in Huiyang County, Lin Yunche suggested meeting at the county government office. Moreover, how did he know that Furong was in Chunfeng Pavilion? Did the magistrate also tell him?
Bai Wanqing looked at Lin Yunche with a probing gaze. When Lin Yunche saw her serious little face, for some reason, his heart skipped a beat, his face turned red, and his blood seemed to be surging beneath his veins.

"Um... want to go see Hibiscus together?" Lin Yunche tried to divert Bai Wanqing's attention.

Bai Wanqing withdrew her gaze and nodded, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)