After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 76 Betrayed

September, White Dew.

It is auspicious to hold a meeting with relatives and friends, raise the roof beam, and consecrate the roof.

It is taboo to set up a foundation stone or to bury a child there.

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere wasn't very harmonious.

By dawn, the chill had deepened.

Standing under the eaves, Baili Ce looked at the silken curtain and couldn't help but sigh at how quickly time had passed.

"Young lady, have some hot soup."

"Thank you," Tongniang said, taking a few sips of the ginger soup. Although it didn't taste very good, it did make me feel much warmer.

The rain got heavier and heavier last night, and there was no way to deal with so many corpses in a short time. Since they had already been exposed anyway, Wang Qingyan had no choice but to deal with the guards and take her into the city.

As for the women who were rescued, it is said that they fled home, ran away, or chased after their families because they saw how ruthless Wang Qingyan was.

In short, once you're married, you're considered someone else's ghost.

Even if their husbands abandoned them because each additional person leaving the city meant paying more money, they still felt it was better than being alone and adrift.

Only Tongniang refused to go back to the man who had abandoned her and voluntarily stayed to take care of Baili Ce.

"Don't worry, young lady. I have never seen anyone more skilled than your husband. He will be fine."

Last night, after settling them in, Wang Qingyan went out.

According to Tongniang, his confident demeanor was even more arrogant than that of the most domineering landlord in Shucheng.

"Um"

Um? ! ! !

"What did you say?"

Tongniang blinked and repeated, "I have never seen anyone more skilled than your husband."

She actually understood what I meant perfectly.

"He... bang!!"

The outer door was kicked open roughly.

A dozen or so men barged in menacingly, followed by a woman.

The one-eyed leader grabbed the woman and looked at Baili Ce, asking, "Is it her?"

"Yes!" The woman glanced quickly at Baili Ce and nodded without hesitation.

"It was her husband who did it!"

"Where did this slut come from!" Tongniang recognized her at a glance; this was the woman she had rescued with last night.

He immediately stepped forward to block Baili Ce's path, saying, "My sister is not yet married, how could she have a husband?!"

"It was her man who did it!"

"I saw it all!"

"I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Tongniang lunged forward to hit the woman, but Baili Ce pulled her back and whispered, "Go out the back door and stop her," before pushing Tongniang into the house.

"Um?!"

The one-eyed man grabbed the woman's hair, his eyes growing even more ferocious. "You dare lie to me?!"

The woman trembled with fear. "Grandpa, it really was her man who killed your brother. I saw it with my own eyes. He...he killed so many other people too."

"I...I...I secretly followed them and saw her man carry her into this place. Otherwise, how...how could I have found her?"

The one-eyed man thought it made a lot of sense, and shoved the woman away, saying, "Get lost."

"Thank you, thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The woman cried with gratitude and stumbled away.

Bai Li Ce clenched his fists and stood still.

Stay calm, you really need to stay cool, uh...

"..." The air was suddenly cut off.

One-Eyed Dragon grabbed Baili Ce by the neck and slammed her against a pillar.

With his other hand, he drew a knife from his waist; his bad breath lingered even in the damp, cold air.

"Young lady, you'd better not move, I only want your eyes!"

"Blame your man for killing someone he shouldn't have!"

"Sss..." The moment the knife pierced through, it was the one-eyed man's other eye that went blind first.

In the highly corrosive smoke, Baili Ce covered his face and turned 360 degrees several times, throwing himself to the ground before quickly climbing into the house!

"what--"

"Oh!"

The one-eyed man's scream and the heavy slamming of the door rang out at the same time.

Then came the sound of tables, chairs, and benches being dragged against the door.

"Girl, your hand?!" Tongniang rushed out of the back door at lightning speed, grabbed the person by the hair, knocked them unconscious, and then roughly dragged them back.

Bai Lize shook off her hand and continued carrying things to block the door, saying, "What are you doing back here?!"

"I can't leave you alone!" Tongniang understood what she meant and quickly helped move things and block the door.

"You..." At this point, she was too lazy to argue anymore, so she changed the subject, "That's enough here, let's go block the back door!"

The two women quickly moved to the back door, using whatever they could find to barricade it, even the dog hole.

"Bang! Bang!"

"You bitches!!! Wait till I get in here, I'll skin you alive!!!" The burly man who had circled around to the back door nearly smashed it open.

Bai Li Ce used all his strength to rush forward and hold him off!

"Bang! Bang!" The door was slammed shut again.

The burly man reached his hand through the crack in the door and grabbed Baili Ce.

"Tear! You filthy woman!! I'll kill you!" His clothes were torn to shreds, and Baili Ce didn't dare to move aside.

"Ahhh..." Tongniang flailed her arms and legs in a panic.

I spotted the wood-chopping knife in the corner, picked it up, and chopped away a few times.

"Ah..." Another heart-wrenching scream.

The door was splattered with blood.

"Ah, this! This..." Seeing their companion writhing on the ground in pain with his arm severed, the other burly men retreated a bit, still shaken.

Inside the door, Baili Ce, who had fallen to the ground with a thud and touched his severed hand, didn't care about being afraid.

He scrambled to his feet and smashed everything he could—pottery jars, earthenware pots, porcelain bowls—against the wall with a loud crash.

Then he went inside, tore off a few pieces of cloth, lit them, and put them on the debris.

Upon seeing this, Tongniang ran into the house and rummaged through it, taking out all the wine and oil she could find and splashing them on the wall.

The flames instantly spread up the wall, forming a ring of fire.

"Drink..." The two women, who were panting heavily from their busy work, put their hands on their hips and smiled at each other.

But now is not the time to let our guard down.

"Let's go and set up the other exits."

Bai Li Ce waved his hand, calling over the energetic Tong Niang, and had her clear away everything in the room that could cause harm.

First, prepare a slippery liquid, pour it all over the main room, and then scatter small nails on top.

Then, working together, they placed the table on top of the other table, secured it with rope, and used it to block the entrance between the front and back yards.

Finally, the woman who had betrayed them was tied to a tree in the backyard.

A man with a knife sat by the well.

All around them were various traps they had set up; there wasn't even room to put your foot down more than three steps away.

Outside the door, cries of pain could be heard from time to time as people fell from the wall.

And all sorts of vile and offensive insults.

But seeing the flames still burning, Baili Ce felt that they were safe for the time being.

It's a bit pungent, though.

"Mmm..." The woman, whose mouth was gagged, was still struggling.

The look in their eyes was full of "unyielding strength".

Ha, I didn't see you being this rebellious when those men were bullying you.

So you're really wielding your sword against the weaker ones, aren't you?

Tongniang and Baili Ce simultaneously changed direction, turning their backs to her.