Divorced woman with child travels through time

"My lord, don't hesitate any longer. I'll hand the murderer over to you and give you another 80,000 taels of silver. In return, you hand the man over to me. Is that alright?"

Huang Zhong tried to lure him again with bribes.

"Sir? You seem suspicious. Could it be that Song Er is hiding something?" Wang Erniu found him very suspicious.

"Hehe, it's not convenient to talk about that. How about my conditions for the team training?"

Wang Erniu's heart stirred. "Then let's wait for the sir to hand over the murderer first."

"Alright!" Huang Zhong was overjoyed; the matter was finally settled. He then left with his men.

After everyone left, Wang Erniu immediately jumped up and said without any composure, "Let's go see Madam!"

As soon as he stepped out the door, he jumped onto his horse and galloped through the streets. Before he had gone far, Huang Zhong, who had just gotten into his sedan chair because he found the carriage too bumpy, saw him and thought, "This Commander Wang is really devoted to his wife. Interesting."

"No, that's not it. This Commander Wang is known for being very good to his wife. I heard that she has all the power in the household. That Chen family business was built up by her alone," the servant added, lowering the curtain.

"Interesting, very interesting." Huang Zhong stroked his beard, seemingly lost in thought.

At the entrance of the blacksmith's shop, Chen Wenfang and Caiyun sat resting. A large group of people came over to ask, "Madam Wang, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing! Thank you for your concern!" Chen Wenfang replied with a smile.

"Is Madam Chen alright?"

"It's alright, everyone, keep going!" Chen Wenfang replied with a smile again.

"It's good that you're alright. Madam, you should go home soon. It's not safe outside." Waves of people lined up to try and gain favor with her.

"Okay, okay, I'll be back in a bit." Chen Wenfang's face was almost frozen from smiling, but she tried her best to maintain her composure.

"Hiss!!" With a horse's neigh, Wang Erniu arrived amidst a wave of sweltering heat.

"Husband!" Chen Wenfang stood up in surprise to greet him.

"My lady! Are you alright!" Wang Erniu dismounted his horse with style and rushed over to embrace her.

"I'm fine!" Chen Wenfang blushed slightly, but it wasn't noticeable in the hot weather. With so many people around, it wasn't appropriate for him to just hug her like that.

Everyone around couldn't help but smile like doting aunts, especially the female workers at Chen's, who all covered their mouths, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh openly, feeling quite awkward.

Wang Erniu acted as if nothing had happened, shamelessly pulling her up and down for a thorough examination, "You're not injured?"

"No, I'm fine. What brings you here?" Chen Wenfang awkwardly tried to make conversation.

“I’ve come to see you!” Wang Erniu replied naturally.

"Hehe! Commander Wang, you two have such a good relationship." Laughter came from the crowd.

Wang Erniu finally realized he was being watched, so he pulled Chen Wenfang into the blacksmith shop.

"Report!" The sound of hooves rose in the distance, and a thin figure staggered as he galloped from afar, followed by two soldiers from Wang Erniu's team.

We finally arrived at the blacksmith's shop.

"Commander Wang, please save us!" When the figure appeared before them, everyone was stunned. His face was covered in blood, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were cracked and peeling, and the clothes on his body and thighs were torn, revealing his injured and bleeding knees. There was also a broken feather arrow stuck in his leg.

He slid off his horse and knelt down with a thud, his mouth trembling, the more anxious he became, the less he could speak.

Two soldiers beside him supported him. Seeing his miserable state, one of them wiped away tears and added, "Commander Wang, he's from Nan'an, our neighboring county. I know him. He said their town was attacked by Japanese. There were many Japanese, and the county government was also besieged. He came out to report the news and ask for help. Some people went to Xiutian. Now there's really no other way."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wounded soldier kowtowed repeatedly, several times silently, yet his head was bleeding profusely.

"Don't!" Lu Xiong didn't even have time to say anything, nor could he stop him.

The soldier remained silent, only staring at Wang Erniu with obvious pleading in his eyes.

Wang Erniu couldn't bear it either and rushed over to help him, but he couldn't either. He admired that a person who was so badly injured still had the strength to kowtow.

"Get up, I understand!" Wang Erniu held his hand to prevent him from hurting himself by kowtowing.

Wang Erniu turned to look at Chen Wenfang.

She understood what he meant and nodded with a smile.

He understood, and turned around to help up the soldier who had been following his gaze, saying, "Don't worry, I'll go save them."

"Okay! Thank you!" The soldier mouthed back silently, two tears streaming down his bloodied face. He smiled and then fainted.

Lu Xiong calmly placed his hand near his nose and breath, "Not dead, just pass out!"

"You two help him get bandaged up!" Wang Erniu looked around and found that many pedestrians had squeezed out of the street again. Just like the soldiers under his command, everyone was looking at him and waiting for his order.

Wang Erniu stood up straight, his eyes shining. "Brothers, these people are also our brothers. We can't ignore them if they're in trouble."

He nimbly mounted his horse, drew his sword with a clang, and shouted, "Let's go! Come with me to kill the Japanese!"

Lü Xiong and Wang Xiaoguang also mounted their horses, drew their swords, and shouted, "Kill the Japanese!"

The remaining soldiers, their morale soaring, drew their swords in unison, shouting, "Kill the Japanese!"

The group of several dozen people shouted out a terrifying killing intent, and passersby couldn't help but silently make way for them, letting them disappear into the intersection like lightning.

After all those figures disappeared, the noisy street suddenly fell silent, and some whispers could be heard.

An elderly man in a teahouse quietly said to another old man with a similarly white beard, "Who would have thought that at my age, Lin Ruhai, I would see such a promising young general emerge from our Great Song Dynasty! How wonderful! How wonderful!"

"Hey buddy, bring on the drinks! No tea tonight, we two old folks are going to drink until we drop!"

"Haha, great! Let's drink until we drop!"

The people in the teahouse were happily and gratified as they discussed the soldiers they had just seen. The street vendors were also busy, with one saying that so-and-so from his family had gone to which battalion, and another saying that his relative had received two taels of silver a month. There were voices of discussion everywhere, but in all these noisy voices, there was a confidence, a confidence that they would crush and kill the Japanese, which was completely different from their previous cowardice.

In a Chen's Grocery Store, a young man dressed as a scholar witnessed the whole scene. "Great! The people's hearts are with us! Wang Erniu, you're really good. You made a good move."

After watching Wang Erniu leave, Caiyun called for a carriage. She was still quite worried. It was too strange that she and Chen Niangzi had encountered assassins as soon as they came out. Moreover, Chen Niangzi had suddenly decided to go out. Who could have found a good ambush spot so quickly? Unable to figure it out, she didn't dare to wait any longer and decided to take the carriage home instead.

In the car, Chen Wenfang held Caiyun's hand and said, "Thank you for earlier. I didn't expect you to be so skilled."