Traveling through ancient times.

One of the masked men lifted the hem of Ning Jianren's long gown with a stick.

Just like what everyone else in this world wears, the two trouser legs are put on the legs, but the top part is empty, so when the hem is lifted up, the things underneath are clearly visible.

The other masked man was obviously stunned for a moment and subconsciously avoided the sight.

The leader moved the stick to his left hand, pulled out a small knife from his waist with his right hand, and stabbed it towards that place.

Ow—

Ning Jianren, who had been beaten half unconscious, suddenly let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, and his whole body arched up like a shrimp.

At the same time, a pool of bright red blood flowed out from under his body.

The two people fighting on the other side stopped at the same time.

Qi Hao stared at the masked man in front of him. In fact, he had already figured out the other person's origin as soon as they started fighting.

But he didn't expect that the other party's purpose of leading him away was this.

"What are you going to do?"

"You've already seen what I'm going to do."

"How can I report back like this?"

"...Do you want me to give you a hand?"

"Ah——" Qihao's arm was cut and blood gushed out immediately.

On the other side, the two masked men who succeeded kicked the screaming and struggling person twice in disgust before leaving.

The three of them quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

Qihao looked at the mess in front of him and the little thing that had been stepped on and trampled in the mud, and let out a long sigh.

That woman is so cruel!

But this couple is the same.

He calmed himself down and first woke up the unconscious driver.

The ditch was not high, and they didn't even get scratched when they fell down, so the driver didn't faint from the fall, but was knocked unconscious by the man hitting him in acupuncture points with a stone.

The driver woke up and saw Master Ning, who was unconscious and covered in blood, and Qi Hao, who was injured and in a miserable state. He screamed in fear.

Qihao weakly asked him to go back and find someone to help.

It was not until the early morning that they returned to Jiang's house.

After the doctor's examination, both of them were no longer in danger of life, and Qihao's injury would heal after some rest.

As for Ning Jianren’s injury... I’m afraid.

…………

The next day, Jiang Yizhou went to Tianqi County as usual.

In the carriage, Wei Ke was still a little uneasy, "Miss, why don't we just give him to..." She made a gesture of wiping her neck. "If he wakes up, he will definitely guess and won't let us go."

Jiang Yizhou: "Do you think I don't want to kill him directly? If I kill him directly, the government will definitely investigate."

No matter how she tried to clear her name, she was the most suspicious. She didn't dare to confront the law enforcement agencies of this world head-on.

"Besides, he used my Jiang family's property to pave the way for himself, and then he died like this. How can I get my money back?"

That's tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Jiang Yizhou had Xiao Tongzi's golden finger, and after working hard on the farm for more than half a year, he only earned a few hundred taels of silver.

But Jianren lost tens of thousands of taels in one go!

It would be so cheap to die like this.

"But now, I'm afraid he will be in trouble..."

"A fight to the death? It's possible, but... he won't." Jiang Yizhou said after thinking for a while.

He was a man who valued his reputation, so even if he died, he would never let anyone know that he had become a lame man. A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated.

As he thought about it, Jiang Yizhou's mood became cheerful.

I finally got the chance to do it, but if I just beat it up, I'd just have to keep it for two or three days. It's not worth it.

But if that place is injured, then it will be impossible for him to be a concubine today, a concubine tomorrow, and a prostitute the day after tomorrow.

He likes to do it so much, so he can't do it.

When the original owner was trapped in the side courtyard, he endured the hard times there and was bullied by the servants...but he was enjoying unlimited glory outside, with beauties on both sides, doing various things every night, and having a very free time.

Now she not only wants to take back everything that belonged to the original owner, but before that, she also wants to enjoy the dopamine pleasure like in the original owner's time and space, but she is afraid that it will not work.

Jiang Yizhou felt particularly happy just thinking about himself lying on the bed looking at the woman helplessly.

Wei Ke was still a little worried: "I'm afraid that after he wakes up, he will..."

"Will he kill me? He has wanted to kill me for a long time and has already put it into action. You also heard about the fire at Jiang's house, right?"

Wei Ke nodded: "The rumor outside is that a servant was dissatisfied with you, so he set the fire. But I heard from Sister Yunxin and Sister Yucui that he deliberately asked someone to bring firewood, wanting to..." burn you to death.

Jiang Yizhou said: "What Yunxin Yucui said is correct. He found that I was no longer completely obedient to his will like before, so he killed me without hesitation. Fortunately, the fire was put out in time, otherwise I would not be standing here today."

Wei Ke: "Why didn't you just hand him over to the authorities, and then..."

Jiang Yizhou smiled bitterly. She also thought that she would kill Jianren even if it meant sacrificing her life.

But given the situation at the time, even if he was willing to sacrifice his life, he could not nail the other person to death.

"At that time, I only had Yunxin and Yucui around me. They were the only witnesses. When he ordered the servants to fetch firewood, they had already gone out the back door to call for help. So they didn't really hear or see anything. The rest of them were in cahoots with Jianren. In addition, before the fire, he and I had always had a loving and harmonious relationship. If I take the case to the government, they will accuse me of being insane after falling into the water. How likely would I be to win?"

Wei Ke couldn't help but tremble slightly. She thought she was already scared enough under the roof of two aunts and uncles who were as vicious as snakes. Now after listening to the young lady's words, she felt that the young lady's life was really a dangerous place, and she was walking on thin ice. Fortunately, the young lady has now established herself in the manor.

Jiang Yizhou didn't say one thing. Ning Jianren no longer posed any substantial threat to her, but she still wanted to use him to establish connections with the Zhou, Huo and Chen families in Zezhou.

Of course, these local giants who can swallow up the entire Carbon Mountain, as well as the powerful forces behind them, are still beyond her reach.

So the problem returns to the starting point. Just stay safe and accumulate strength first.

Jiang Yizhou and his two companions traveled in the carriage all day, rested at the post station at night, and entered Tianqi County before the city gates closed in the evening of the next day.

The county town walls here are tall and magnificent.

The city is even more prosperous, as if you have entered the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".

This place is close to the Wujiang River, so there is an abundance of seafood. There is a whole street dedicated to the market selling all kinds of smuggled goods.

When Jiang Yizhou saw fish fry being sold, his eyes immediately lit up.

When she dug the pond last year, she wanted to make use of it to store water and raise fish and shrimp to enrich the dining table.

But there weren't that many fish fry near Yunshan, so people went to the rivers and streams to catch some miscellaneous fish, most of which were small species that wouldn't grow big.

Jiang Yizhou walked around the entire street and found that there were indeed some fish species suitable for pond breeding. He would buy some when he returned.