Xun Hui’s eyes flashed with panic as she nodded in a choked voice, "Mother knows, her ears are too soft, always unable to control her own heart, sometimes not knowing what she is doing, but this time, I have really learned my lesson, I will change for the better, I haven’t seen you grow up into adults, I’m not willing to die just like this... Otherwise, I would let down your father who has already passed away..."
This night, Xun Hui really didn’t know how she made it through. She had just gone to the riverside to clear her mind, but then she encountered Yang Ruyu. She said she would walk with her, and as they walked, suddenly two men appeared.
When she sensed something wrong and wanted to go back, she couldn’t move anymore, feeling utterly weak.
She could only watch helplessly as Yang Ruyu took a bag of Silver from one man’s hand, then watched her smile and leave, and then was carried into the mountains by the two men, feeling so helpless. She wanted to ask why, but she didn’t even have the strength to open her mouth...
Those two men were groping all over her body, she wanted to resist, but she had no strength. In the end, she succumbed to her rage and fainted.
When she woke up, she found herself in a cave. Her strength had somewhat returned, and the two men who had carried her in were pulling off her pants. She struggled with all her might... but the result of her resistance was a brutal beating. The man said she had been sold, now that the Silver had been spent she was meant to please men, reminding her that she was a widow who had given birth before, asking what she was pretending for? Now she had no choice but to comply, also saying that soon many men would come to use her, and he was just getting a taste in advance...
That was the moment she truly despaired, forced to believe that she had indeed been sold by her own niece.
Why must people be so malicious?
Had it not been for the sudden shouting outside, mentioning someone had escaped and calling the two men to help search, she might have... had no choice but to bash her head against a wall.
Yang Ruxin snorted coldly, Yang Baiyue disappointed? Whether that good father had a hand in Yang Ruyu selling Xun Hui was still unknown, but this was something she would not bring up. Xun Hui was simple-minded, now disillusioned with Yang Ruyu, what about others? Hence, it was best to take one step at a time.
The most important thing now was to get back, to return home.
However, she wasn’t going to make it easy for Xun Hui by carrying her out of this place while unconscious using her space, that would be letting her off too easily. She needed her to suffer a bit first. So she helped Xun Hui up, "Can you walk? We need to hurry out, or else when those people return, we’ll both be in danger..."
"I can," Xun Hui replied immediately, gritting her teeth against the pain and standing up, "Xinxin, your mother can walk."
Supporting Xun Hui out of the cave, they arrived at the hideout where Qian Xiaoyun was waiting: "You look after my mother first, I’ve got something to do."
"Your mother?" Qian Xiaoyun’s eyes widened.
Yang Ruxin nodded: "Sold here by my cousin."
Qian Xiaoyun frowned slightly but didn’t ask any more questions. Instead, she helped Xun Hui sit down: "Auntie, take a rest first." Then she took out the sweet potato that had been in her embrace, which she hadn’t had the heart to eat, "Eat something first, you’ll need the energy to travel later."
Xun Hui looked at Yang Ruxin.
Yang Ruxin nodded and then turned back into the cave, releasing Yang Ruyu, who was tied up with the same rope used on Xun Hui. Then, she used a silver needle to prick her and wake her up.