My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 36 Sneak In

Si Shaoheng frowned, somewhat surprised, and was about to explain when he heard the bandits on the watchtower in the distant mountain stronghold shouting for a change of shifts.

Business matters.

Cheng Ruoan could only point at Si Shaoheng with a dark face: "You just wait, I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"

Si Shaoheng: ?

No, what is she thinking about now?

"This is inexplicable." Si Shaoheng felt a little uncomfortable.

In modern times, this woman would not tell him anything and would treat being "Mrs. Si" as a job.

She was threatened by Lin Shishi and bullied by the Lin family, but she endured it all silently without consulting her husband.

The most courageous thing I've ever done is to take the initiative to ask him for a divorce.

In ancient times, she completely let herself go, having a lot of opinions on everything. She said she wanted to keep things separate, but she also carried with her modern feelings towards him.

Si Shaoheng swore an oath.

Once settled, regardless of whether Cheng Ruoan wanted to hear it or not, he was going to lay bare all his thoughts, both ancient and modern, to her!

Feeling annoyed, Cheng Ruoan carried a bamboo basket and limped towards the gate of the mountain village, squinting as he walked, pretending to be blind.

"Is anyone there? Is anyone nearby? I broke my leg while collecting herbs, and my eyes are also covered in lime. Is there any kind soul who can help me? I'm willing to offer a large reward!"

"anyone there?"

"Help me..."

The people at the entrance of the mountain village found it amusing to see a young village woman groping her way to the gate blindly.

"Hey, is this the herb-gathering girl from behind the Third Ring Mountain? How did she end up in our Panlong'ao?"

"Tsk tsk, the herb-gathering girl sneaked into the bandit stronghold for help, hahaha, do I look like the kind of person who would save people?"

"It's fine for a hero to save a damsel in distress, but this young lady is lame, so he can't repay her with his body immediately after saving her."

Upon hearing these lewd jokes, Cheng Ruoan instantly feigned fear and stopped in her tracks.

"You...who are you?"

"We're ruthless bandits who kill without blinking an eye." One of the bandits stepped forward, knife in hand, his face menacing. "I'll give you a quick death, and you don't need a big reward. I'll find out for myself!"

Cheng Ruoan: !!

What the hell!

Unconventional!

Just as she was about to flash into the space, a rough shout suddenly came:

"What are you doing?!"

Immediately afterwards, a strong figure, as big as a small mountain, pushed aside the bandits by the door and came out.

It's the third leader!

He slapped the bandit with the knife across the face several times: "Didn't you see she's a herb-gathering girl?!"

Don't you know the eldest brother has been having trouble pooping and wants to see a doctor?

"A female doctor offered herself up, and you actually wanted to chop her up? How dare you!"

After saying that, he walked towards Cheng Ruoan. Cheng Ruoan opened her eyes with difficulty and begged for forgiveness: "I...I accidentally trespassed into the heroes' territory. I'll leave right away. I'm so sorry."

After saying that, he really turned around, stretched out his hands, and prepared to change direction and walk away in the dark.

"Wait!" The third leader grabbed her basket immediately. "Did I tell you to leave?"

The third leader looked down at the basket and saw that it was indeed full of semi-dried herbs.

"Hero... Hero, spare my life! I have no silver on me, only a ginseng root I picked, which might sell for fifty or sixty taels. I'll give it to you, and all the medicine in my basket too, please let me go, hero!"

Cheng Ruoan was on the verge of tears as she spoke.

Seeing her cowardly appearance, the third leader was already somewhat convinced, but still raised some doubts.

"You're gathering herbs in the mountains at the crack of dawn?"

Cheng Ruoan sobbed, "I...I went up the mountain after noon, collecting herbs along the way. After crossing the Three Rings Mountain, I saw ginseng on the edge of a cliff. Who knew that I slipped while collecting ginseng and fell off the cliff."

If it weren't for the many tree branches that stopped me from falling so many times, I'm afraid I would have fallen to my death.

So, I fell down the mountain and only woke up shortly before I passed out. There was no water or people around, and my leg was broken, so I had no choice but to feel my way here.

Is it already past midnight?

"It's almost dawn." The third leader nodded; what the herb-gathering girl said didn't seem fake.

My older brother once said that lies can't be made up to contain details.

She described it in great detail, and that's the truth!

"Can you treat illnesses?" the third leader asked.

Cheng Ruoan nodded like a chick, then shook her head: "We herb gatherers can only treat minor ailments, we don't know anything about pulse diagnosis..."

By now, the third leader was completely convinced.

If this woman really had ill intentions and wanted to sneak into the mountain stronghold, wouldn't she have just said that she could cure all kinds of diseases?

"Okay, you're the one! Come with me!"

"Where are you taking me, heroes?! Help! I don't want to die! I'll give you money, I'll work for you! Please don't kill me!"

He was being dragged into the mountain stronghold, and Cheng Ruoan kicked his good legs with great enthusiasm.

Once inside the mountain stronghold, Cheng Ruoan quietly opened his eyes and looked around.

She quickly memorized all the blind spots that couldn't be seen with a telescope.

As Cheng Ruoan was being led past the cellar covered by a wooden fence, she heard the soft sobbing of a child inside.

and also……

"Don't cry, the bandits will kill us if they're unhappy."

"Brother, I'm scared... Waaah..."

They are her two little darlings!

As expected, he was locked in the dungeon!

A chilling, murderous glint flashed in Cheng Ruoan's half-closed eyes.

Since the children were locked in the cellar, she could set fire to it without any scruples!

Cheng Ruoan was first taken by the bandits to the well to wash her eyes.

"Female doctor, you'd better wash the lime out of your eyes properly, or you might make things worse for my boss because you can't see clearly!" The third leader stood behind him, arms crossed, supervising.

Cheng Ruoan has finally figured it out.

This third-in-command is his eldest brother's lapdog!

Simple-minded, not stupid, but always putting the boss first.

Even if it's eating shit, he'd make sure to serve it warm to his older brother first.

So Cheng Ruoan responded obsequiously while secretly planning to kill the first and third leaders.

Thinking it over, after washing her eyes, she threw the bucket tied to the hemp rope back into the well.

Then, in a flash, he took out a small knife and silently cut the hemp rope.

The knife was thrown back into the spatial storage.

Who would have guessed that she was the one who cut it?

Cheng Ruoan was led to the door of the chief's room. As soon as the door was opened, she was almost overwhelmed by the lewd and fishy smell inside before she even stepped inside.

Take a closer look.

Wow, what a huge bed in the room!

Surrounded by bed curtains and draped with light gauze, Cheng Ruoan saw a legless but burly man harassing five beautiful women on the bed!

Cheng Ruoan: ...

I'm convinced.

This is like trying to chop someone who has no legs.

This is the leader of Panlongzhai.

On the way there, the third leader told Cheng Ruoan that the first leader had been seriously injured by an official of the imperial court while saving his brothers, and that he was not very mobile. He told her not to look at the first leader's legs when she went inside.

She was still thinking about it at the time.

It's good that you have difficulty walking!

If it catches fire, it won't be easy to escape!

When Cheng Ruoan saw this, his lips twitched.

He glanced at the third leader and thought he had a really dry sense of humor.

These guys don't even have legs!

You idiot, don't look at the boss's legs like that!

"Brother! I've found a female doctor to take your pulse. Haven't you been having a bad case of bloating lately?"

"Alright, come and take a look." With that, the octopus on the bed, who had no legs and was clumsy, let go of the beauties he was holding, making room for Cheng Ruoan to come over and take his pulse.