Quick Wear: After Revenge, I and the Immortal King Renew Our Relationship

After they left, An Yan patted Wangcai's head and stuffed a few banknotes and some small change into Wangcai's clothes. She whispered, "Wangcai, this is for your master. Give it to him after you leave Yi County. OK?"

Wangcai blinked his big eyes and barked "woof woof" to show that he understood. He rubbed her affectionately, and his tail was almost wagging out a shadow.

An Yan went into the house and took away all the valuables, including the gifts from the noble families, leaving only the gift list.

That evening, the Chai family packed up their luggage and left in a low-key and quick manner.

An Yan picked a place where all the neighbors had finished their dinner and were sitting outside the courtyard in groups of three or four to enjoy the cool air. She walked out carrying a simple little package on her back, wiping her tears reluctantly, looking back at the Cheng family's small house every few steps, and slowly walked out.

"Mother Yan, where are you going?" asked an aunt who was familiar with her.

An Yan forced a smile, said nothing, and just shook her head with tears in her eyes, which aroused everyone's sympathy.

Everyone condemned the Cheng family for their ruthlessness. Of course, it was impossible to stand up for her, but some people would say a few words to comfort her behind her back.

After thanking everyone for their kindness, An Yan wished everyone well and said goodbye. She did not say a word about the Cheng family, giving them space to imagine and spread the news.

An Yan did not leave immediately, but rested in the space for a night. She had a big gift to give to Cheng Shuo tomorrow!

Cheng Shuo was visiting County Magistrate Yang's house at the time, and he was an uninvited guest.

After this incident, he was afraid of Anyan. After thinking about it, he had to rely on the government to help him get the house back. He believed that she would not dare to kill people.

So Cheng Shuo took his mother to find County Magistrate Yang, first had a banquet with him, and then cried loudly.

"Yang County Magistrate, you don't know how vicious Yan Niang is. Not only did she abuse my mother when I was away, she also beat me. Now she's trying to seize my Cheng family's assets. You don't know how hard it is for me."

Cheng Shuo didn't dare to tell anyone that she was a demon. Firstly, he was worried that the county magistrate would be afraid and not help him, and secondly, he was afraid that the county magistrate had other intentions and would take away his credit for pleasing the empress dowager.

County Magistrate Yang had a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart. The Cheng family had no property at all. They were so poor that they had nothing but four walls and could barely afford to eat. Even their house was built with the help of others.

Now that they've gained power, they're abandoning people and pinning all sorts of accusations on them. Abusing the mother-in-law? Abusing the daughter-in-law is closer. They're all blind. Ugh, what a shameless thing to say.

County Magistrate Yang poured him a glass of wine and sighed helplessly, "What Cheng Zhuangyuan said is a family matter after all. Even an honest official cannot judge family affairs, so it's not appropriate for an outsider to interfere."

"No, no, no, County Magistrate Yang is wrong. I have the land deed and I was born and raised in Yi County. She's just an outsider. You and I are from the same side. You have to help me!"

Although County Magistrate Yang was in a difficult position, his words did make sense. If he refused again, he would be ignorant. So he could only agree to lend him a team of people, but secretly instructed them to only do their job and not do anything extra.

Cheng Shuo was overjoyed and drank a lot of wine in excitement. He slept until the afternoon of the next day and woke up. When he thought of the county magistrate's promise yesterday, he had no appetite and excitedly took people to Cheng's house to drive the people away.

Mother Cheng was thinking about her babies so much that she naturally wanted to go along with them. She was eager to slap the little bitch in the face, humiliate her severely, and then drive her out.

When Cheng Shuo and his men arrived at the door of Cheng's house in a threatening manner, the door was closed tightly. No matter how loudly they banged on it, no one came out.

The noise was so loud that all the neighbors came out to watch. Someone kindly told him that Yan Niang had left and he didn't have to worry about anyone bothering him.

Cheng Shuo was stunned, "Impossible!"

He jumped off his horse and kicked the door. The door opened with a creak. At the same time, a thunderbolt struck the roof of Cheng's house, and tiles fell to the ground.

Cheng Shuo was so scared that he fell down the stairs. The Cheng family's house was engulfed in flames right in front of him. There was no time to put out the fire, and it was reduced to ashes in an instant.

"Ah!" Cheng's mother let out a heart-wrenching cry and fell to her knees on the ground in despair.

The onlookers were in an uproar, talking about the situation and wishing they could get as far away as possible to avoid being implicated.

"Oh, isn't this a punishment from heaven?"

"Yeah, how could a normal fire burn so quickly and cleanly? He must have done something unscrupulous and earned the punishment from the heavens!"

In the feudal era, the most taboo and fear were things like divine punishment and supernatural phenomena, but these were also the things that excited and intrigued people the most. Even if Cheng Shuo tried to silence them afterwards, he couldn't stop their gossiping hearts, and the rumors would only get more and more outrageous.

Cheng Shuo finally came to his senses, wanting to cry but unable to. He knew in his heart that there was no such thing as divine punishment; it was clearly Yan Niang taking revenge on him! But now he couldn't deal with her on his own. He still had to rely on Taoist Zhu or some powerful figure in the capital. He had to find a safe solution with Yan Yan.

After calming down a bit, he saw that Cheng's mother was about to faint from crying. He went to comfort her, and also to comfort himself, "Mom, it's okay. The house is gone, so we can go to the capital and buy a new one."

Mother Cheng cried breathlessly, muttering: "My glass cup, my golden cup..."

Are these strange things his family can possess now? "Mom, what are you talking about? Where did our family get these treasures?"

"It was a gift from someone else. I treasured it so much that I hid it away so that Yan Niang wouldn't snatch it away. But..." Mother Cheng cried loudly.

Cheng Shuo's face turned grim. His mother was truly holding him back. She had accepted the gift so openly. How could he maintain his aloof and proud persona? Now that the gift was damaged, he couldn't even return it.

Anyway, he hasn't seen these things, so he might as well just deny them. Once he marries the princess and has power, who can still criticize him?

But at this moment, gift lists fell from the sky, scattered around Cheng Shuo, and even hit him on the head, making him unable to ignore them. Just a casual glance at the items on them shocked him and made him feel cold in his heart.

Cheng Shuo quickly asked someone to pack up the gift lists so that he could take them back and destroy them to eliminate the evidence.

He looked at Cheng's mother with a look of disappointment and said in a deep voice, "Mother, we will return to the capital now, but from now on you must be careful with your words and actions. You cannot accept other people's things carelessly. You can only keep the things I bring back for you."

Cheng's mother wanted to refute but didn't dare, so she could only nod.

An Yan, who was overlooking the entire view from a nearby restaurant, smiled slightly and went to Huangjue Temple with peace of mind.