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Chapter 257 (4000 words combined chapter!) A merchant's wife living as a widow after her husban

Suddenly, a noisy commotion erupted from the doorway. A group of people rushed in, led by several servants sent by the shop owner to collect debts. Upon seeing Cang Lan, they immediately surrounded him.

"Your Highness, the Fang family has been racking up a lot of debts at my shop lately, including silks and brocades. The debts are now piled up like a small mountain. What do you think..."

"Yes, yes, they come to our shop to get takeout every day, and they've already racked up a lot of debt!"

"And our grain store too!"

Canglan calmly gave Lianqiao a look.

Lianqiao understood immediately, stepped forward, straightened her back, and looked proud.

"Dear businessmen, our county princess is the eldest daughter of the Yun family. The Yun family is the number one imperial merchant family in the capital, and there are rules governing their business dealings."

Lian Qiao's voice was clear and loud as she scanned the crowd. "These shops of yours are not under the jurisdiction of the Yun family. How could my young lady possibly owe you money? Anyone who owes you money is either dead or in jail."

If you want to collect the debt, go find the Fang family; this matter has nothing to do with our county magistrate!"

Old Granny Zhang stood aside, still hoping to get some benefits by staying by Cang Lan's side, but now it was better to run away!

She didn't care about anything else at the moment. She quietly crouched down and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, returned to her room, picked up the bundle she had prepared beforehand, and hurriedly slipped away through the back door.

The servants exchanged bewildered glances, at a loss for what to do. They knew in their hearts that the Yun family was powerful and indeed not to be trifled with. But they were truly unwilling to give up without recovering the debt.

"This...what should I do?"

Canglan didn't care and turned to Lianqiao, saying, "The weather is nice today, let's go back to the Yun residence and pack our things."

"Yes, Miss." Lian Qiao replied, and the group left the courtyard.

The servants immediately surrounded Fang Yuwan, leaving no room for her.

"Miss Fang, this debt can't just be left like this! I remember that you personally came to buy a lot of these items on credit, you can't just deny it!"

Surrounded by the crowd, Fang Yuwan turned pale with fright. After a long while, she said in a tearful voice, "I...I really have no money. Please give me some more time..."

Just then, Lian Qiao returned. She glanced at everyone and said unhurriedly, "Gentlemen, if they can't repay their debts, why not sell this mansion? That would settle their debts."

After saying that, Lian Qiao ignored everyone's reactions and turned to leave gracefully.

The servants' eyes lit up at these words. They exchanged glances, then stepped forward and said to Fang Yuwan, "Miss Fang, we'll give you three days to raise the money. If you can't come up with it after three days, don't blame us for taking you to the authorities!"

"I...I will definitely pay back the money, but if I sell the mansion, where will I live! Please, please give me some more time..."

However, the servants ignored her pleas and turned to leave.

As soon as they left, Fang Yuwan collapsed to the ground, crying her heart out: "Mother, you're gone! What am I going to do all by myself? How could you be so heartless as to leave me all alone!"

After crying for a while, Fang Yuwan finally stopped, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at Fang Chengze. The next moment, Fang Yuwan rushed over and kicked him, accompanied by a hysterical roar: "It's all your fault, you bastard son, and your wretched mother! If it weren't for you, how could our Fang family have been destroyed!"

Fang Chengze was already injured, and after being kicked several times by Cang Lan, he was in so much pain that he couldn't move at all and could only let out weak groans.

Shangqing Academy

Everyone was packing their luggage in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, Lian Qiao rushed in, her face full of anxiety: "Miss, something terrible has happened! Your dowry has all turned to stone! The Fang family must have taken it all!"

"Don't panic, this was all arranged in advance, and the money is still in my hands."

Lian Qiao's anxiety vanished instantly, replaced by admiration: "So it was Miss who had planned this all along. I was really worrying for nothing."

Then, Canglan and his entourage left the General's Mansion in a grand procession. The streets were packed with onlookers, and murmurs of discussion could be heard from the crowd.

"This county princess is really generous; she didn't even take her dowry when she left."

"Yes, the county princess has been more than kind to the Fang family. Who would have thought that the Fang family would be like this?"

Fang Yuwan hid behind the door, secretly pleased to see that Cang Lan and the others hadn't taken the thirty boxes of dowry.

But when she carefully opened the first box, her excited expression instantly froze, and she screamed, "A stone? How could it be a stone!"

She couldn't believe her eyes. Her hands frantically searched through the boxes, then she opened one box after another like a madwoman. With each box she opened, she cried out in despair, "Stone!"

When the last box was opened and it still contained stones, Fang Yuwan's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground, crying her heart out!

Left with no other choice, Fang Yuwan had to sell her mansion to pay off the debts of those shops.

After paying back the money, she still complained that Fang Chengze was a burden and that keeping him around would only cause trouble.

Soon, Fang Yuwan sold Fang Chengze to my maidservant, but the maidservant disliked Fang Chengze because he was injured and needed money for treatment, and would only give him one or two taels of silver at most!

Eager to get rid of this burden, Fang Yuwan finally nodded in agreement.

Fang Yuwan used the money to buy a small house and barely made ends meet.

However, he was targeted by local thugs.

This man, named Zhao Sheng, was handsome and used to deceive women with sweet words. He was also a habitual drinker and gambler. When he saw that Fang Yuwan was a woman who spent lavishly, he figured she must be rich and set his sights on her.

After several meetings, Fang Yuwan was captivated by his sweet talk and quickly agreed to marry him.

However, after the marriage, Zhao Sheng discovered that Fang Yuwan had very little savings. She gambled away all her money after a few times, and Zhao Sheng immediately revealed his true colors, beating and scolding her every day!

Then look at Fang Chengze. Because of his handsome appearance, he was sold to the Nanfeng Brothel by a human trafficker.

When Fang Chengze first arrived at Nanfeng Pavilion, he was filled with thoughts of escaping, but each time he ran not far, he was caught and brought back.

The madam immediately ordered, "Beat him to death!" Several burly men rushed forward, pinned Fang Chengze to the ground, and began punching and kicking him.

Fang Chengze was writhing on the ground in pain, begging for mercy, but those people didn't stop and subjected him to all sorts of cruel methods.

From then on, Fang Chengze completely abandoned any thought of escaping and could only obediently serve customers. He spent seven or eight years in this dark and gloomy place.

Gradually, Fang Chengze became numb. With memories of his previous life and this life mixed together, he could no longer distinguish between fantasy and reality. In the end, he chose to jump off the building.

Canglan returned to the Yun family in a grand manner. When Yun's parents saw their daughter return, they were filled with heartache.

They felt that Canglan must have suffered a lot of hardship and injustice. Since then, Yun's father has been busy buying countless exquisite silks and rare jewelry, all of which are top-quality items, just to win his daughter's favor.

Yunmu would spend her days in the kitchen, ordering people to prepare all sorts of delicious food, such as steamed mandarin fish, jade shrimp dumplings, and rose poria cake, each of which was her daughter's favorite.

But not long after, Yun's parents began to worry about Canglan's marriage.

One day, Yunmu held a stack of portraits and said to Canglan with a loving expression, "Qing'er, you're not getting any younger. These are portraits of talented young men in the capital. I've carefully selected them, and they're all from good families. Do you see any that you like? If not, I'm thinking of finding you a good husband and having him marry into our family, so you'll have someone to rely on in the future."

Without saying a word, Canglan gave Yunmu a fertility pill and a body-strengthening pill.

Not long after, Yunmu was pleasantly surprised to find that she was pregnant again.

When Yun's father heard the news, he was overjoyed and spent every day around Yun's mother, hiring the best midwives and preparing all kinds of nourishing foods, eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new life.

Now, Yun's parents were focused entirely on Yun's mother's pregnancy, and naturally, they couldn't bother urging Canglan to get married.

Canglan seized the opportunity and found an excuse to return to the county princess's mansion.

Every day, besides spending money, she would go to the flower garden (the former general's mansion) to admire the flowers and fertilize them, while also finding someone to take care of Fang Chengze's "business" so that he could enjoy himself to the fullest!

Time flies, and soon after, Yunmu gave birth to a healthy, chubby baby boy.

Holding the swaddled baby, Yun's father smiled so broadly his eyes narrowed into slits. He told everyone he met, "My Yun family has a new member. Now that my daughter has a younger brother to back her up, let's see who dares to bully her!"

As time went by, the little boy grew up.

Yun's father took him around to do business, teaching him business acumen, how to deal with various parties, and how to consolidate the business. The little boy was clever and quick-witted, and he quickly got the hang of it, and the Yun family's business became more and more prosperous.

As for Canglan, he either lived a carefree life in the county magistrate's mansion, or, when the mood struck him, he would travel far and wide to see all the wonders of the world.

They left this world only after Yun's parents had enjoyed their later years.

Naihe Palace

You Jiao said sweetly, "Lan, you're finally back! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Canglan: "I'm back now!"

"Me too! Me too!" Little White kept circling around You anxiously, trying to attract You's attention!

You then looked at the "little animal"—Xiaobai—and nodded in response.

Xiao Bai's excitement immediately turned to cold, and she muttered to herself, "If you ignore me, I won't ignore you either!"

[Ding~ System successfully advanced to level 11, merit points—100%. Mission rating: S*20, points gained in this world, total points gained. (Note! Reaching a certain point level will allow you to level up. Changes in points before and after spending in the system shop will not affect system upgrades.]]

[Beep~ Now displaying all unused and recently issued system rewards, listed in no particular order.]

The Ling Shi Mountain Range has five peaks (...)

One Spirit Power Talisman (a powerful tonic for restoring spiritual power)

Time Rewind Cards (Go back to a specific point in time and change history!)

One Destroyer Card (Can destroy divine consciousness; use with caution. Can be used in all worlds.)

Explosive Talisman: Can restore the host's abilities to 50% of their original strength in the shortest possible time (Note: Only one chance, use with caution).

One Luck Talisman (use to become a woman/son of Luck);

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One bottle of the "Seductive Eyes Pill" (Note: This is the enhanced version, causing eyelids to twitch from flipping them up).

Canglan then took out all the "spiritual power talisman and five spirit stone mountains" and said, "You, use these first. If you need more, we'll talk about it. I will definitely restore you to your original strength."

"Thank you, Master. I'm going to cultivate now!" You happily disappeared before Canglan He Xiaobai's eyes.

As soon as You left, Xiaobai immediately put on a wronged expression, [Host, why is she ignoring me? I'm angry!]

Canglan was speechless. "You're just an animal that looks like a dog, and she's a sword. What common ground could you possibly have? Why would she even bother with you? Hmm?"

"You, I... I'm not a dog! I'm a system!" Little White shouted.

"Ring ring ring..."

Cang Lan immediately became serious, "Alright, You doesn't like communicating with...you system anyway. It'll be fine once you get to know each other. She's just slow to warm up!"

"Hurry, a ghost is coming!"

"I know."

Soon, a girl appeared in front of Cang Lan. She was thin, her hair was messy and tangled, and her clothes were tattered and covered in mud, making her look very dirty.

She was soaking wet, and with each step she took, she left a trail of watery footprints, her steps stiff and numb.

She seemed oblivious to Cang Lan's presence, staring blankly ahead, her movements mechanical and slow.

Clearly, she must have suffered a great deal of hardship in her life, so Canglan didn't waste any more words and asked softly, "Tell me your wishes, and I will help you fulfill them."

Hearing Cang Lan's voice, the girl's attention was finally drawn. She slowly turned her gaze to Cang Lan, her expression cautious and apprehensive, yet filled with a longing for hope: "Can...can I trust you?"

Although the sound was faint, Canglan still caught it clearly.

"Don't worry, our deal isn't a one-sided one. Tell me what grudges or hatred you have, and I promise I won't let you down."

The girl's eyes underwent a dramatic change in an instant, first going from empty to manic, the madness like a long-suppressed rage suddenly erupting, but in the blink of an eye, it returned to calm, though beneath this calm lay endless sorrow.

"I was sold to the mountains by my best friend."

The girl's voice was hoarse, and each word seemed to come from the strength she had mustered.

“Every day, I thought about escaping; I never gave up for a moment. But no matter how I ran, they always managed to catch me and bring me back.”

I barely escaped with my life on the line, but my parents, my boyfriend, they've all changed..."

Her voice trembled slightly, and a bitter smile appeared on her face. "My parents think I'm crazy, my boyfriend thinks I'm dirty and jealous... so he sent me to a mental hospital!" At this point, the girl could no longer contain her emotions and shouted:

"Can you believe it? My parents sent me to a mental hospital? Hahahahahaha..."

The girl threw her head back and laughed, but her laughter was full of despair and resentment.

She glared at Cang Lan, her eyes burning with the flames of revenge, and roared with unwavering determination, "I want them all to die, all of them to die, all of them to go to hell together!"

Canglan raised her eyes and looked at the girl in front of her, who had suffered so much, for the first time so seriously.

"Don't worry, you will get the result you want."

After saying this, Canglan left Naihe Palace.

[Transporting to the next world...]

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