No, are all the women in this village this fierce?
Yun Erman struggled forcefully, "Let me go! I'm from the county yamen, let go of me! ~"
His dagger had already been taken, and his fists were no match for many hands. He was soon tied to a horse by a group of women.
Yun Erman looked desperate.
Who could save him!
Sister Hua mounted her horse and waved, "Let's go, back to the village!"
The rumbling of hooves echoed through the mountain forest, startling an owl...
Two dark-clothed guards galloped forward.
They circled the spot and then pursued the nearest village.
Yun Erman wailed all the way, like a pig being led to slaughter, his voice hoarse from shouting.
This village had only a few households. It was late at night, and very few windows were lit.
Yun Erman never saw a single man from beginning to end.
He was escorted by Sister Hua to her room, and the door was shut with a 'bang'.
"You... what do you want to do?" Yun Erman frowned, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
His hands and feet were bound with ropes. He rolled from one end of the kang to the other, covered in cold sweat.
Sister Hua chuckled and gave him a reproachful look, "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you! ~"
Yun Erman: "......"
Won't eat me?
Looking at your lecherous eyes, you clearly have ill intentions.
He suddenly missed Liu Cuirong.
At least his own wife never looked at him like that.
"You must be tired. I'll untie you now, but you're not allowed to escape! ~"
Sister Hua said in a tone that coaxed a child.
Yun Erman secretly chuckled.
Why wouldn't he run?
This small village was dominated by women, with the aura of women everywhere.
If he stayed here, he would be buried in his grave twenty years early...
"Okay, I won't run!" Yun Erman said earnestly.
Sister Hua smiled slightly and leaned closer, "That's right, cooperate with us to continue the lineage, and I won't mistreat you in the future."
Yun Erman: "......"
There must be quite a few men passing by that mountain road every day.
Why did they have to capture him?
He remembered his sister telling him the story of Tang Monk's pilgrimage.
Eating a piece of Tang Monk's flesh could grant immortality and eternal youth.
But he wasn't Tang Monk.
He was a farmer, born from farming. He had just found a job at the county yamen when he was abducted by a group of women.
Sister Hua circled behind Yun Erman, and a unique feminine fragrance wafted over, making Yun Erman's ears turn slightly red...
"Are you married?" Sister Hua asked as she untied his ropes.
Such a handsome young man, he must already have three wives and four concubines! ~
Thinking of this, Sister Hua felt a pang of jealousy.
Yun Erman nodded, "I already have two sons."
Upon hearing this, Sister Hua responded with a faint 'oh' and asked, "Then your wife must... be very happy, right?"
Happy?
Yun Erman twitched his mouth.
He didn't know if Liu Cuirong was happy or not, but he had never let her lack food or clothing at home.
"I don't know! ~" Yun Erman mumbled vaguely.
The moment Sister Hua finished untying him, Yun Erman narrowed his cold eyes and shoved her away.
With a dull thud, Sister Hua hit the kang table.
Yun Erman also took the opportunity to break out the door and ran with all his might.
He had to find his horse and then leave this terrifying 'women's village'.
Sister Hua's head was broken.
Crimson blood slid down her cheek, forming a blood droplet on her pointed chin.
She looked like a female ghost in the dark night, her appearance extremely terrifying...
She rushed out of the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, "He's escaped, catch him quickly! ~"
The women in the village seemed not to be sound asleep. Upon hearing the commotion, they all lit lanterns and went out to catch him.
Yun Erman rushed into the stable and found his horse.
Just as he was about to climb on, Sister Hua, along with two other women, pounced over and grabbed his thigh.
"You ungrateful wretch! Few men are favored by me, and you dare to push me?"
Sister Hua was furious and used all her strength to pull Yun Erman off the horse.
In the past, any man who passed by and she disliked was killed and used as filling for buns.
This man, however, was determined to escape, which was truly damnable.
"Get lost, I don't have time to mess with you! ~" Yun Erman was also angered.
He was eager to return. If he was delayed by even a day, his crops might die of drought...
These women actually wanted to keep him for procreation, what a joke!
He wasn't a stud pig.
"Quick... tie him up!" Sister Hua commanded loudly.
The other two women, holding hemp ropes, were about to pin Yun Erman down when two dark figures broke through the air.
With two 'bangs', they struck Sister Hua, knocking her unconscious.
Without Xiao Jinheng's orders, they dared not kill anyone casually.
As long as they could rescue Yun Erman, that would suffice.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the two women were about to call for help when the guards knocked them unconscious with two palms.
"Are you alright?" Guard A helped Yun Erman up.
"You are..."
They looked unfamiliar, yet there was a sense of familiarity.
Guard B smiled and said, "We are Young Master Xiao's guards. We didn't scare you, did we?"
Yun Erman shook his head in a daze.
"For the rest of the journey, we will escort Young Master Yun! ~"
Guard A couldn't help but chuckle. This Yun family's second son was quite upright.
He remained unswayed even when he fell into a den of women.
Was it that he was incapable, or was he too devoted to his original wife?
"Then I'll trouble you two! ~" Yun Erman cupped his hands.
The three of them left the 'women's village' and set off.
The rest of the journey was much smoother, without encountering any major dangers.
The next day at noon, Yun Erman arrived at Shuo'an City.
He went to the Prefect's mansion and handed the letter and blueprints to Prefect Qin.
"Oh my, these are truly earth-shattering matters! ~"
Prefect Qin was overjoyed, his smile reaching his eyes.
"If the waterwheel blueprints are submitted to the court and the Ministry of Works mass-produces them, imagine how many drought-stricken fields could be saved..."
"As for the agarwood forest, it's likely that before this, some unscrupulous villains have already been secretly logging it."
"I must go and see for myself! ~"
Prefect Qin was excited for a moment, then quickly instructed his wife, "Quickly prepare some food. Erman must be exhausted from his journey."
Yun Erman felt wronged. Being exhausted was a minor issue; almost being forced was the major one.
"Prefect, are there any women's villages around Shuo'an City?" Yun Erman asked in surprise.
Prefect Qin was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
"Women's villages?"
Such beautiful villages probably only existed in storybooks!
At least, in his many years of official service, he had never heard of any.
"Never seen one!" Prefect Qin shook his head.
Yun Erman said 'oh' and no longer dwelled on the matter...
Madam Xue was Prefect Qin's original wife. She was a bit plump but had well-defined features.
Knowing that Yun Erman was her little benefactor's elder brother, she took special care of him.
"Come, eat some snacks to fill your stomach first. The main dishes will be ready soon."
"Thank you, Madam! ~"
Yun Erman picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and was about to eat it when Qin Yiyi and Qin Fenglan ran in...