Chapter 466: The Princess Encounters the Commoners Fight
Girls outside never came to the village. Although Xia Wanyuan was wearing a mask, her picturesque eyes and beautiful clothes were enough to shock the villagers on the way.
Xia Wanyuan walked slowly. As she messaged Jun Shiling, she checked her surroundings.
“Is that Miss Xia?” Someone suddenly called out to her from behind. Xia Wanyuan turned around. It was the aunt who had sold melons back then.
“Auntie.”
“It’s really Miss Xia!! Why are you here?! Come, come, come, come and sit at my house for a while,” the auntie said and enthusiastically invited Xia Wanyuan over.
“Okay.” Xia Wanyuan nodded. The aunt hurriedly walked to Xia Wanyuan’s side, as if to protect her. She brought her home and closed the door the moment she entered.
“Miss Xia, why did you come to our small mountain village? Thank you for spending so much money to buy our fruits last time.” Knowing that Xia Wanyuan liked to eat watermelons, the auntie specially took out an ice-cold watermelon from the well water and cut it open. The green-red melon pulp was very alluring.
“I came to shop around.” Xia Wanyuan took the watermelon and bit it.
“Aiyo, Miss Xia, I have to remind you that our poor mountain is not like a big city. Go out quickly while the sky is still bright.” The aunt had a good impression of this good-looking and kind celebrity.
“Auntie, do you mean that there’s trafficking in the village?” Xia Wanyuan had originally only wanted to probe. In her previous life, when she was in power, she had handled many similar incidents. The more isolated and backward a place was, the easier it was to breed such conflicts.
In the end, the melon seller’s expression changed immediately. She lowered her voice. “Miss Xia, everyone here belongs to the same family. Even the local police can’t do anything to them. You have to be careful. I’ll send you out later. It’s not good to stay here for long.”
“It’s nothing, Auntie. I’ll have someone pick me up later.” Xia Wanyuan smiled comfortingly. “Is this your child?”
A head poked out from the corner of the wall. He looked strong and buff, but his eyes were very bright. Although the woman selling melon seeds was from the mountains, it was obvious that she loved cleanliness. The child looked like he had been taken good care of.
“Yes, this is my youngest son. Come here and call sister.”
“Sister,” the little boy called out crisply.
“Hello, this is for you to eat.” Xia Wanyuan took out a bag of chocolate from her bag and handed it to the little boy. The boy reached out to take it. His hands were covered in fine wounds, as if they were cut by grass.
“What grade are you in?” Xia Wanyuan asked casually.
“He didn’t go to school. Sigh.” At this point, the middle-aged woman sighed. “We only have one school here and only one teacher in the school. He died of illness last year and no one was willing to come to our side. This child is about to reach school age, but without a teacher, what can we do?”
Xia Wanyuan looked up at the little boy’s bright eyes. “Do you want to go to school?”
“Yes.” The little boy nodded obediently. Although the child was still young, he had always heard his parents talk about it. Only school could change their fate.
Xia Wanyuan retracted her gaze and did not speak further. “Auntie, it’s getting late. I’ll go back first.”
“Okay, okay. Do you want to bring a few watermelons back? I don’t have anything good here.”
“No need. I’ll come and visit you again tomorrow. Bye,” Xia Wanyuan said and walked out, calling Shen Qian.
Before the call connected, several people had already walked over. Their gazes kept sweeping over Xia Wanyuan, and the turbidness in their eyes made one feel uncomfortable.
A few men who spoke in local dialect surrounded a relatively small middle-aged woman in the middle and pointed at Xia Wanyuan.
“Young lady, where are you going?” The middle-aged woman actually spoke authentic Mandarin. Her eyes shone as she looked at Xia Wanyuan.
Xia Wanyuan ignored them and picked up Shen Qian’s call. “Hello, Shen Qian. Come and pick me up now. I’m at the door of the fifth house at the village entrance.”
Seeing that Xia Wanyuan had someone with her, hesitation flashed across the middle-aged woman’s eyes. However, the man standing beside her gestured with his hand. The middle-aged woman steeled her heart and gestured for them to calm down.
“Wild wolves will appear in this village at night. Little girl, don’t walk around alone. Why don’t you follow us to the village chief’s house?”
Xia Wanyuan had eliminated so many mountain bandits before and had a deep understanding of the saying that wicked people appeared in poor mountains and rivers. She estimated that Shen Qian would arrive soon and immediately said coldly, “Get lost.”
“Hey, little girl, why are you refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit?” The middle-aged woman gave her a look, and the men standing on both sides walked towards Xia Wanyuan.
Xia Wanyuan dodged for a while, and the two of them missed. They were embarrassed. Xia Wanyuan took a fire stick that someone had thrown and swung it a few times. The person in front had blood on his head. The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the other residents in the village.
Some people opened the door to take a look and closed it again.
Xia Wanyuan’s movements were nimble. Not only were these people unable to catch her, but they were also beaten up by her. At this moment, Shen Qian drove the SUV and roared over. Xia Wanyuan got into the car directly. Shen Qian stepped on the accelerator and raised a cloud of dust.
“How unlucky. It’s not easy for me to meet a good person, but she’s actually a tough one.” The middle-aged woman spat in the direction Xia Wanyuan had left. “Forget it, forget it. Go and take a look at the new goods I brought. This time, she’s a superior good. She can definitely give birth to a son..”
Chapter 467: Hubby, I Miss You
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The few of them could only curse and leave with the middle-aged woman.
In the car, Shen Qian drove the SUV at an extremely fast speed. “CEO Xia, why are you fighting with them?”
“There’s a problem in this village. There’s probably some people who have been kidnapped.” Xia Wanyuan frowned slightly. That middle-aged woman must be the middleman.
“Then I’ll call the police now.” Shen Qian had come last time and felt that the village was still strangely peaceful. He didn’t realize that something like this had happened.
“The local police are probably from the same faction in this village. Calling the police will alert the enemy. Let’s follow the original plan first. I’ll think about it tonight.”
“Okay.”
Xia Wanyuan was used to sharing her matters with Jun Shiling, so she left out the fight and told him about what had happened here.
That night, many strange things happened in Dongshan Village. First, a fish that was fished out of the water had a bamboo slip in his body. Most of the contents of the bamboo slip were the same.
In the night wind, there were actually sounds of foxes. If one leaned closer to listen, they could tell that this fox was speaking human language.
Dongshan Village had always been windy and rainy, but on this night, there was lightning and thunder. A huge bolt of lightning raged above the village for the entire night. Several houses in the village collapsed from the lightning.
In order to save time, Xia Wanyuan lived in the house of a hunter at the entrance of Dongshan Village. Ning Yuan’s construction team was around, so it was relatively safe.
Around five in the morning, the dog outside suddenly barked. Xia Wanyuan opened her eyes warily, sat up, and picked up a wooden stick.
The door was pushed open. It was actually Jun Shiling with a cold expression. When he saw the wooden stick in Xia Wanyuan’s hand, the coldness on Jun Shiling’s face increased.
“Jun Shiling, why are you here?” Xia Wanyuan looked at him in surprise. It takes at least five hours to come from Beijing. Jun Shiling had not slept at all?
“Is this what you meant by casually coming and going back?” Jun Shiling closed the door and walked in, wrapped in the darkness.
Xia Wanyuan threw away the wooden stick in her hand and reached out to Jun Shiling. Although Jun Shiling was furious, he still hugged Xia Wanyuan.
“You didn’t sleep the entire night?”
“Mm, I was worried about you, so I came over.” Jun Shiling worked overtime in the company until eleven o’clock. After thinking about it, he was still worried, so he rushed over from Beijing.
Seeing Jun Shiling’s tired eyes, Xia Wanyuan was touched. She took the initiative to kiss him. “Then sleep with me for a while more.”
“Okay.” Jun Shiling took off his shoes and socks and slept on the bed. He hugged Xia Wanyuan tighter. He was about to lie down for a while when he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Xia Wanyuan was about to continue sleeping when her sleeve was suddenly pulled open. Xia Wanyuan subconsciously wanted to cover it, but it was too late. As expected, when she looked up, she saw Jun Shiling’s eyes that were as cold as snow in the winter.
“It’s true. There’s only this little bruise on my body. It’s the only one. I promise.”
Jun Shiling felt that he was about to die of anger, but he did not want to flare up at Xia Wanyuan. He could only clench his fists tightly and calm the anger in his heart.
After a while, Jun Shiling got up, found the medicine by the side, and carefully treated Xia Wanyuan’s wound. Then, with a cold expression, he let Xia Wanyuan lean on him. His tone was filled with ice. “Sleep.”
Xia Wanyuan consciously reflected on herself. She felt that it was her fault that Jun Shiling had rushed over overnight and had been angered by her.
She knew how to make Jun Shiling happy.
Xia Wanyuan softened her voice and leaned into Jun Shiling’s ear.
“Hubby, I missed you. Don’t be angry, okay?”
Jun Shiling’s hand froze. He felt as if a cold wind had blown across his heart, followed by the warm sun of March.
His heart ached and he was furious, but he could not help but soften because of Xia Wanyuan’s coquettishness.
Jun Shiling sighed in his heart. He could not do anything to Xia Wanyuan. He turned around and wrapped her completely in his arms, feeling warm. “Alright, sleep. I’m not angry anymore. Sleep a little more.. Don’t you have something on later?”
Chapter 468: CEO Jun Personally Cooked
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Wanyuan could feel Jun Shiling’s suppressed anger and his gentleness, and she felt a little emotional.
Jun Shiling’s personality was actually extremely domineering. It was obvious from his daily work style, but he could give in so much in front of her.
Seeing that Xia Wanyuan had kept her eyes open and did not speak, Jun Shiling let go a little. He thought that his tone was too cold and had made Xia Wanyuan unhappy.
His voice became even gentler. “I’m sorry. My tone was too harsh just now. Sleep a while more and I’ll go with you to do your things, okay?”
Unexpectedly, Xia Wanyuan wrapped her arms around Jun Shiling’s neck and looked at him with sparkling eyes. “Jun Shiling, I like you so much.”
You…” Jun Shiling’s grip tightened.
Xia Wanyuan had never expressed her feelings so clearly. Occasionally, once or twice, it was when the two of them were touched that he led Xia Wanyuan to say it.
In such a sober state, her eyes were shining as she expressed her feelings.
It was Xia Wanyuan’s first time.
Jun Shiling did not know how to react.
Xia Wanyuan’s eyes curved up. She found a comfortable position in Jun Shiling’s arms and yawned. “I’m so tired. Let’s sleep.”
“Mm.” After a while, Jun Shiling reacted and hugged her back.
In Jun Shiling’s warm embrace, Xia Wanyuan was about to fall asleep when she heard an extremely affectionate voice. “I love you.”
The corners of Xia Wanyuan’s lips curled up as she completely fell asleep.
After a good night’s sleep, the blanket beside Xia Wanyuan was cold when she woke up. Jun Shiling had already woken up.
Just as Xia Wanyuan lifted the blanket, Jun Shiling entered the house with a basin of water.
“You’re up?”
Jun Shiling walked in, put down the basin, and took the clothes by the side for Xia Wanyuan to wear one by one. Xia Wanyuan was not an arrogant person, but Jun Shiling had been helping her put on clothes recently. She was used to it and leaned on Jun Shiling relaxedly.
Jun Shiling carried her off the bed and put on her shoes. “Alright, go and wash up over there. Breakfast is ready.”
After washing up, Xia Wanyuan sat at the table and looked. There were two eggs lying on the two simple bowls of onions, but the shape of the eggs was a little messy.
“Did you cook it?” Xia Wanyuan did not think that someone who knew how to cook could cook an egg like this.
“Mm.” Clearly, because of the shape of the egg, Jun Shiling’s expression cracked a little. “This is the first time I made this. I tried it and it tastes okay. If you don’t want to eat it, I’ll get someone to send something else in.”
“No need, I’ll just eat this.” Xia Wanyuan picked up her chopsticks and tasted it, finding it quite nice. “It tastes pretty good.”
“Mm.” Only then did Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan sit at the table and eat.
Xia Wanyuan ate the entire bowl of noodles and drank the soup. “Alright, I’m done. I have to go and do something. Do you want to come with me?”
“I’ll accompany you.”
At this moment, Dongshan Village had already fallen into chaos. The commotion that had happened the previous night had caused everyone to panic. The few families whose houses had been destroyed by lightning began to sit on the ground and cry before the sky lit up.
Under each god statue, people were kneeling. Everyone kowtowed and prayed to the sky.
Shen Qian stood at the side and gave a look. The sorcerer of Dongshan Village, who had been intimidated for the entire night, hurriedly stood up and said mysteriously, “In fact, the phenomenon last night was a punishment from God. Go back and read the contents of the bamboo slip. God is foretelling that if we don’t dig up this mountain in front of us, Dongshan Village will definitely suffer a disaster.”
The sorcerer had always had a lot of prestige in Dongshan Village. When he said this, everyone panicked. However, the expressions of the village chief and the other families changed.
They could get a lot of kickbacks from the traffickers every year. If they repaired the road, where would they get kickbacks in the future?
Coincidentally, the especially beautiful woman from yesterday appeared at the village entrance.
“They’re lying. It must be that woman. Our village has been in good weather for hundreds of years. Ever since that woman came, a disaster fell from the sky. She’s the one who brought the disaster!”
The moment the village chief said this, everyone looked at Xia Wanyuan, who was slowly walking over. The other families, who usually relied on the village chief, also booed.
Especially the family that Xia Wanyuan had their heads knocked with a wooden stick yesterday. They rushed up with hoes.
Bang!
A gunshot sound.
A round pit appeared on the dirt road a centimeter in front of the person’s toes..
Chapter 469: The Princess Is Super Valiant
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The person with the hoe stopped in his tracks. Everyone looked at the source of the gunshot.
The morning temperature in the mountains was a little low. Xia Wanyuan was wearing high heels and a man’s suit. The morning fog made her already cold eyes look even more like snow.
A black muzzle peeked out from under the sleeve of his wide suit.
“She’s indeed a witch!” the person carrying the hoe shouted angrily and took a step forward tentatively.
Bang!
The gunshot sounded again. This time, it hit the hoe on his shoulder. With an ear-piercing friction, the bullet pierced a hole in the hoe. He could feel the bullet whistling past his ear.
Now, he was completely obedient.
There was a slight commotion among the others around her. Xia Wanyuan fired a few shots in the air. Her red lips parted slightly. “If you take another step forward, my gun won’t have eyes anymore.”
Although the people in the village were valiant, they had never seen such a realistic scene. They were immediately stunned. They stood rooted to the ground in shock and watched Xia Wanyuan slowly walk over.
“Do you know why I came here?” Xia Wanyuan’s cold voice mixed with the coldness of the morning made one’s heart much clearer.
“Because I also believe in God. A few days ago, God visited me in a dream and said that the village chief of Dongshan Village had been embezzling everyone’s land allowance for a long time and often received kickbacks from melon traffickers. The heavens couldn’t stand it anymore, so they asked me to tell you.”
For generations, farmers had been superstitious. These villagers who had no understanding of scientific knowledge could not be reasoned with. Since they were so superstitious, Xia Wanyuan might as well follow their train of thought and fish in troubled waters.
Xia Wanyuan was already beautiful, and her words carried a prestige that made one involuntarily submit. Everyone looked at the village chief in confusion, then at Xia Wanyuan, not knowing who to believe.
“Everyone, don’t believe this witch!! She must be the one who wants to harm our village. We’ve been neighbors for so many years, why would I dock everyone’s money?!” An obvious panic flashed across the village chief’s eyes, and the way he looked at Xia Wanyuan was filled with hatred.
“That’s indeed the case. God also visited me in my dream.” At that moment, the mage who had received Shen Qian’s hint stood up and said mysteriously.
“Whether it is or not, why don’t everyone follow me to the village chief’s house to search for it?” A young man in the village began to speak.
“No! What right do you have to search my house? This is illegal! The police will be here soon!” Thinking of his nephew from the village police station, the village chief reluctantly calmed down. Fortunately, he had felt that the situation was not right just now and had sent a message to his nephew to ask him to come over. He believed that he would be here soon.
“Who hid a controlled weapon?!! Hand it over!!” Speaking of the devil, a police car roared and arrived. A man with a large waist and thick police uniform jumped out of the car. “What’s going on?”
“It’s this woman. She’s bewitching people. Quick, catch her.” The village chief pointed at Xia Wanyuan.
When his nephew saw Xia Wanyuan’s appearance, his eyes lit up. He had never seen such a beautiful person in this small town. “Bring her back.”
After speaking, two middle-aged men walked out of the car and walked towards Xia Wanyuan with handcuffs.
At that moment, the sound of helicopters could be heard from afar. Cars came from the village entrance. The well-trained police officers were clearly different from the people in the town..
Chapter 470: Successful Rescue
“Who are you?!” The biggest official the village chief had ever seen in his life was the leader of the village. He had never seen such a big scene. On the other hand, his nephew’s face was pale.
“You’re from the provincial office?!” He asked with a trembling voice, but everyone ignored him.
“Miss Xia, what do you need us to do?” The leader actually walked respectfully to Xia Wanyuan.
“Go and search him. Him and him, their homes.” Xia Wanyuan raised her hand and pointed a few times. The person she had pointed at had his legs go limp on the ground.
The people in the provincial hall were well-trained. In less than five minutes, they returned with a pile of things that they had searched for. They even brought back a few disheveled and chained people.
“Everyone, take a look for yourselves. These are all the accounts he received from the kickback. Also, the land allowance the country gives everyone every year has been divided between him and his people.”
There were people in the village who knew how to read. They looked at the account book and immediately looked fiercely at the village chief who was usually harmonious. “You even deducted our blood, sweat, and money. Are you still human?!”
After tearing open a gap, what happened next became especially simple. The anger of the villagers burned. In addition to the words of the sorcerer and Xia Wanyuan, everyone very much resisted the original village chief. This time, all of them raised their hands to agree to repair the road, and they had no more objections.
Following the village chief and a few other families in the village that sold women and children, the provincial government caught the special-class human trafficker, Wang Xiuzhi, who had been hiding outside for a long time. Over the past few days, she had brought a girl who had just been kidnapped to check the goods for the person who had bought a wife in the village. Coincidentally, she was stopped in the village.
This person had been in cahoots with a few people in Dongshan Village for a long time. The provincial government had rescued five people who had been kidnapped from the village. Other than one who was an orphan and insisted on staying here, the others strongly requested to go home.
One of the university students who had just been abducted and had yet to negotiate the price strongly requested to return to Beijing with Xia Wanyuan and the rest. The provincial office found Xia Wanyuan, and Xia Wanyuan looked at the delicate and disheveled person not far away and agreed.
“CEO Xia, the matter is settled. When are we going back?” Shen Qian walked to Xia Wanyuan.
“Let’s go back in the afternoon. Has the sorcerer been settled?”
“It’s settled. Don’t worry, he’s completely ours now. His family belongs to this village. The villagers trust him so much. With him around, it’ll be easier for us to do things.”
“Mm,” Xia Wanyuan said and walked towards an off-road car that had been parked at the entrance of the village. Shen Qian followed behind her and opened the front passenger seat to sit in.
However, when he buckled his seatbelt, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Shen Qian turned around and looked. Then, obvious shock appeared on his usually calm face.
As a person in the business world, everyone knew Jun Shiling, who was a legend at the top of the business world’s pyramid.
Ever since he entered the Qing University, Jun Shiling had been a legend in Shen Qian’s heart. After he started his own business and worked hard, this legend had become a distant and unreachable legend.
And now, this legend was sitting behind him, hugging his boss with gentle eyes. Shen Qian even suspected that he was hallucinating.
“CEO Jun?” Shen Qian called out tentatively.
“Mm,” Jun Shiling replied and nodded at him. Shen Qian was excited. He glanced at Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling a few times before tactfully turning his head and remaining silent.
“You’re quite accurate.” Jun Shiling stroked Xia Wanyuan’s hair.
“CEO Jun, you taught me well.” Xia Wanyuan’s eyes curved up, causing Jun Shiling’s heart to skip a beat. However, out of consideration for Shen Qian, who was sitting in front, he could only suppress the impulse in his heart and pull Xia Wanyuan’s hand.
At that moment, someone knocked on the car window. It was someone from the provincial office.
“Hello, Miss Xia. I’m sorry. This kidnapped young lady, Wang Liu, is very carsick. Our police car is not as good as your car. Can you let her take your car down the mountain?”
“Sure.” The provincial government had helped ther his time, so Xia Wanyuan’s attitude towards them was very amiable.
“Then thank you. Come, Wang Liu, take this car down the mountain..”