Crossing Over to Yamada Love

The old doctor checked the pulses of the three men and his diagnosis was similar to that of Doctor Chen: the situation was dangerous. Doctor Chen's medicine was also appropriate, but he still wrote a prescription because Doctor Chen's medicine was incomplete; he didn't have some of the better herbs. But it was different for him; he had been forced by Young Master Xue to bring many good herbs.

After writing out the prescription, Doctor Chen glanced at it and then looked at the medicine brought by the town doctor. He breathed a sigh of relief. This fellow had brought good medicine. With this medicine, Brother Quan and Lanlan's lives were safe. However, Brother Jin was still in danger. Whether he could survive this ordeal depended on his fate.

"Didn't Fifth Brother leave yesterday? When did he return? Did he come back to the manor?" Xue Lingyun asked, looking at Xue Lingfeng who was staring intently at Mo Lan.

"Seventh Brother. What happened?" Xue Lingfeng didn't answer his question but instead asked Xue Lingyun what had happened.

"If even Fifth Brother doesn't know, how would I know? I had nothing to do today, so I thought I'd come and see Lanlan, but she wasn't home. So I went to look for her and happened to run into her, which is how I saved her." Xue Lingyun's eyes flickered as she spoke lightly.

Before Xue Lingfeng could answer, Mo Lan suddenly shouted, "Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! Don't hit Grandpa! Don't kill them!"

The crowd rushed over, calling out to each other, "Lanlan."

However, Mo Lan did not open her eyes; she was not awake, but had a nightmare.

A chill ran through Xue Lingfeng's eyes. How despicable! How could they treat Lanlan like this? Lanlan must have been terribly frightened. Was the other party trying to kill them? And what happened to those two old people who were injured like this?

Once the medicine was ready, the group began to administer it to the three of them.

"Sir, there was a woman peeking around outside, so I had her arrested," Xue Lingfeng's attendant reported as he entered the room.

Xue Lingfeng gave him a cold look. His mind was entirely on Mo Lan, and he had no time to care about any woman.

The attendant shuddered. His master's gaze was too cold; he'd better not provoke him. He turned around and was about to retreat.

A loud, extremely dissatisfied female voice came from outside the door: "Why are you arresting me? I haven't done anything wrong. I was just checking if my husband and father-in-law were here. Why are you arresting me?"

"Bring him in," Xue Lingfeng coldly ordered.

The attendant secretly resented the woman's lack of tact, but he dared not delay and hurriedly brought her in.

Wang glanced at her; it was Cui. Why was she here? Had Xue Lingfeng's men captured her? This whole thing was caused by Mo Changsheng; she must know something.

Wang dropped the handkerchief in her hand, strode forward, looked at Cui who was being held down, and without saying a word, slapped Cui several times across the face.

Cui screamed in pain as she was beaten, but her hands were pinned down, and she was unable to resist.

"You old hag, I didn't do anything to you, why are you hitting me? Is there no justice in this world?" Cui shouted indignantly.

"Speak! Tell me everything you know. What exactly happened?" Wang slapped Cui again and asked her sternly.

"I...I don't know." Cui's eyes darted around, but she kept saying she didn't know.

Before Wang could speak again, Xue Lingfeng kicked Cui to the ground and said to his attendants, "Beat her until she speaks."

Looking at Cui Shi being repeatedly beaten by the servants, Wang Shi felt no sympathy whatsoever; on the contrary, she felt the beatings were too lenient.

"Stop hitting me, I'll talk, I'll talk." Unable to bear the pain any longer, Cui told what she knew.

“My husband owes money to the gambling den. The gambling den wants him to give them a daughter from the Mo family shop to pay off the debt. They have agreed that everyone will be visiting relatives on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and there will be no one at home. They set a trap, asking my father to come and call people. They also plan to trick my uncle and that girl Mo Mei into going up the mountain. They will wait there and then take her away.”

"I don't know why Mo Lan didn't visit relatives today. Why did she go up the mountain? I don't know any of this. I was just getting anxious waiting at home, and when I saw that Father and the Master hadn't returned, I thought I'd come and check. As for what happened afterward, I really don't know. It's really none of my business." Cui Shi continued to shout after speaking, her head still hurt from the beating.

"Does your father know about Changsheng's idea?" Wang asked again.

“Father doesn’t know. If he finds out, it will definitely not work. Changsheng knows that Father’s heart is with this side, so he lied to Father by saying that he had caught a wild boar. That way, Father would be thinking about your shop and would definitely come to call. He also said that there were two roe deer, so that more people would have to go. He wanted to trick Momei, and then, and then…” Cui Shi stopped there and didn’t continue.

"Hit him!" Wang shouted fiercely.

"Don't hit me, I'll talk." Seeing that the Xue family servant was about to hit her again, Cui hurriedly said, "Originally, we wanted to trick Mo Mei into going there. They said that a girl is easier to sell for a higher price and easier to get information out of her. After getting the information, they could train her and make a lot of money. They planned to sell Mo Mei to a brothel."

"Aren't you afraid this matter will be leaked? Aren't you afraid of being investigated?" Wang asked again.

"They said they would take care of the people who went with them, so there would be no survivors. They would just throw the bodies up the mountain, and with no one to prove anything, no one would know what really happened. When Changsheng came back, he would say that the person was eaten by a wild boar or some other animal. That way, no one would investigate," Cui explained clearly to Wang.

"What about your father? He won't say anything either? Or are you planning to silence him too?" Wang's eyes were practically spitting fire. These two were so ruthless.

“Chang Sheng said that if Father listens to him, he will be spared. If he only cares about this side, then there’s nothing he can do. It’s his fault for not siding with us. This was all Chang Sheng’s idea. It has nothing to do with me. Please let me go.” After saying this, Cui Shi kept kowtowing.

"Has that beast gone home?" Wang asked, kicking Cui.

"No, he hasn't come back. It was because he didn't come back that I was worried and came to check on him. I really don't know what happened." Mrs. Cui was very honest, answering all questions, hoping they would leave her alone and not cause her any trouble.

"What's all this commotion about? You're always bullying our second branch of the family. Do you think we're all alone? Let me tell you, the Cheng family is our in-laws. We're not without people." As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Feng walked in.

She brushed the snow off her clothes, looked at her daughter-in-law who was beaten beyond recognition, and frowned. What happened this time? How did her daughter-in-law get beaten like this? This first wife is so unreasonable!

Wang glared at Feng with a sinister look. She swiftly stepped forward and slapped Feng twice, the slaps landing hard enough to draw blood from Feng's mouth and leave her stunned.

Mrs. Feng felt dizzy and couldn't process what was wrong with her. Why had this old woman hit her? Why?

"Watch them, don't let them go out. If they make a sound, beat them until they shut up." Wang ignored Feng, gave the two servants an order, and turned to go into the inner room.

The servant nodded, and looking at Wang's demeanor, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He hadn't expected this old lady to be so imposing.

When Madam Feng saw that Madam Wang had left, she became angry and started arguing. Without saying a word, the servant punched Madam Feng until she dared not utter a sound.

When Cui saw that her mother-in-law had also been beaten, she secretly praised herself for being clever. After her mother-in-law arrived, she didn't utter a sound. If she didn't make a sound, the servant wouldn't beat her. She didn't want to suffer any more physical pain.

The three people on the kang (a heated brick bed) remained unconscious. The two doctors rubbed their hands together; although Mo Lan and Mo Quan were no longer in mortal danger, they couldn't say when they would wake up. Mo Jin was in even greater danger and might not make it.

While unconscious, Mo Lan felt as if her whole body was on fire, yet she was also terribly cold. Besides a headache, her body felt like it had been brutally beaten; she was in excruciating pain, her head throbbing, and she couldn't think of anything. She didn't know what had happened; all she knew was that she was in terrible pain.

She struggled to open her eyes, but her vision was blurry and she couldn't see clearly.

"Little girl, Lanlan, Lan girl."

She kept hearing people calling her name; the voices sounded both male and female. Who were they? The voices were full of concern and anxiety, and they seemed familiar, but she just couldn't remember who they were.

After trying for a long time without opening her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep again.

The two doctors took Mo Lan's pulse again.

"Don't worry, Lanlan's illness will subside once it flares up. I reckon she'll wake up by tomorrow. But Brother Jin, I'm afraid he won't make it through this." Doctor Chen said with a heavy heart.

Wang looked at Mo Jin; his face was ashen, and he was barely breathing. Was he going to die? Although he was the cause of everything, his intentions were not wrong, and he was unaware of the situation. He was probably injured while fighting against the bad guys with the head of the household and Lanlan, which meant he had helped her family. She didn't want him to die. But how could she save him?

"Laixi, did you bring the ginseng I asked you to fetch from the manor?" Xue Lingfeng called out to his servant. Judging from Wang's expression, he knew she didn't want this man to die, which was why he spoke up.

"I brought it, sir." Lai happy hurriedly took out the ginseng from his bosom and held it in both hands.

"What's wrong with my husband? Let me see, what's going on?" Madam Feng called anxiously from outside.

"Attack!" Wang shouted outside.

After a moment, Feng fell silent again.

"Could it be used to prolong life?" Xue Lingfeng asked the two doctors.

"Yes," the two replied, taking the ginseng, slicing a piece, and putting it in Mo Jin's mouth. They hoped the ginseng could save Mo Jin's life.

It was getting dark outside, and the people who had visited relatives should be returning home. Mo Changhai helped Liu Shi into the house.

The two women were all smiles. This visit to Liu's parents' home had gone quite well. Although Liu's sister still wasn't very pleasant to hear, she was much better than before. Liu's parents were also very happy. They originally wanted the two women to stay for dinner before returning home, but the two women were worried about the house being too busy, so they rushed back. However, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they sensed something was wrong.