Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 573 The Beginning

“Not good at all!” Wang Erniu refused decisively. He looked at him seriously, a faint mockery in his eyes. “If you were to become emperor, you might not be as good as the current one. Although he is somewhat soft-hearted and suspicious, he is kind-hearted and a very good emperor.”

"Hmph! How could I not? Every official in the court speaks highly of me. You've probably forgotten that your wife is still in my hands." He Tianxia glared at him angrily, his eyes concealing a threat. "With just one order, she will be beheaded. You don't need to doubt it; I can definitely do it."

Wang Erniu almost laughed in anger, "If you dare to touch her, I will slaughter your entire He Family Village, wipe out your entire He clan, and leave you without descendants. Do you want to try?"

He Tianxia asked suspiciously, "How did you find out?"

Wang Erniu looked at him calmly, "What goes around comes around. How could we not find out?"

He Tianxia sarcastically retorted, "I never knew that a good official like me, praised by everyone, was worthless in your eyes. What good are you then? You're just a little better at martial arts than me, but you're really just a blockhead. Look at how obedient you are, and what did you get in the end? In the battle of Youzhou, you went to great lengths to annihilate fifty or sixty thousand Liao soldiers, only to kill a mere stingy scoundrel. All your achievements were wiped out. Was it worth it?"

Only those who have wronged you truly know how wronged you are!

At this moment, He Tianxia looked heartbroken, as if everything he did was for Wang Erniu's sake.

Wang Erniu looked at him with a straight and serious gaze, "You don't need to put on such a hypocritical act. Your collusion with officials is nothing more than mutual exploitation in order to consolidate your power. In reality, they are all good-for-nothings who are idle and do nothing but prey on the people."

Wang Erniu grew angrier as he spoke, "The biggest culprit is you! You bought and sold official positions, and appointed useless people to govern the country. The entire Song Dynasty has been thrown into chaos by your treacherous and incompetent ways. How dare you even think of becoming an official? Bah!"

"You! You...you!"

He Tianxia was so angry that he seemed to ascend to heaven and be reborn as a second Buddha. His face turned ashen, his hand trembled as he pointed at him, and he was like an enraged porcupine, his fury bristling and his eyes shooting out a vicious light. "You just wait and see, I will make sure you die without a burial place, not to mention your wife, your child, everything you have, I will destroy it all. There will be a day when you kneel down and beg me."

Wang Erniu remained calm and composed, his eyes gleaming with a dark light, like an endless, surging tide. "Then give it a try."

The two stared at each other, an undercurrent of tension swirling between them, suggesting a fierce battle to the death.

When He Tianxia's guards noticed that many passing officials were looking in their direction, they spoke up, "Sir, this is the official road leading out of the palace, and there are people watching."

He Tianxia narrowed his eyes, a dangerous smirk playing on his lips. "Fine, then you wait here." With that, he snatched the reins from the guard and rode off.

A group of guards gave chase.

Watch them leave.

Qi Ba, standing beside Wang Erniu, asked, "General, what do we do now?"

Wang Erniu quickly mounted his horse. "Immediately notify Mr. Lin to monitor He Tianxia's every move. He has been provoked and may take some action. We should restrain him appropriately."

"Yes!" Qi Ba rode away.

He rode his horse to the commander's residence.

"Someone, inform everyone that we're taking action this morning."

The shadow appeared, "Yes!"

Immediately, all parties began to take action.

Hejia Village.

Qinglan removed the secret message from the carrier pigeon, quickly read it, and then burned it. She then promptly notified the maid beside her, "Go and tell Master that we will take action tonight when it gets dark. Darkness is the signal. We will bring that woman to the palace. If Wang Erniu dares to resist, kill him on the spot."

"Yes!" The maid quickly bowed and retreated, disappearing in a few leaps.

Soon after, Leng Wushuang, who was in a small village outside the city, saw the messenger who had delivered the message and ordered everyone to hide and sneak into the city.

Meanwhile, outside Hejia Village, Chen Xuanyu and the others noticed that the people in the opposite village were acting strangely.

"What's wrong with them? Why are they all sharpening knives? Every household seems to be in a hurry. This back and forth is so abnormal!" Chen Xuanyu moved to Xiao Hao's room and looked at the people in the opposite village, all dressed in tight-fitting clothes, looking like they were about to embark on a long journey.

“There’s definitely something wrong. Something big must be about to happen. They’ve transferred nearly a third of the village’s population. And many officials in the city have left.” Xiao Hao frowned as he looked at the letter Chu Yi had sent him.

"What's wrong? Are they planning a rebellion?" Fifteen asked idly, munching on dried meat.

"Rebellion?" Xiao Hao suddenly realized. "Yes, very likely! Someone, the opportunity has come! Quickly notify Brother Chu Yi! We'll send people to rescue Mother tonight."

"Yes!" Qi Shiliu wrote the letter and ordered someone to send it to Chu Yi by fast horse.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they also met Wang Erniu, who had returned.

"I've met my godfather. My godmother is safe, but they'll probably make their move tonight. But don't worry, Mr. Lin has made all the arrangements; she's absolutely safe."

Wang Erniu looked at him with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, Chu Yi, you've grown up. I angered him when I came back. Knowing his temperament, he'll probably make a move tonight. I need to deal with the possible rebellion of the Imperial Guards in the city. At that time, everything outside the city will depend on you."

Wang Erniu patted his shoulder, "I really want to go and save your godmother myself, but I'm afraid I won't be able to. I hope you won't blame me."

Chu Yi smiled gently, "Don't worry, godfather. The country and its people are of utmost importance. I will definitely rescue godmother."

"Hmm." Wang Erniu didn't explain further. In their hearts, Chen Wenfang was definitely more important, so it was better for them to go and rescue her. They figured their wives wouldn't blame them.

It would be strange if he weren't blamed.

At this moment, Chen Wenfang, who had been kidnapped, hid inside the carriage and cursed inwardly, "Damn man, why aren't you coming to rescue me? It's been months, what have you been doing all day?"

Just moments ago, after finishing her meal, she was shoved into a carriage. The carriage curtains were tightly shut, and with a black hood covering her mouth, she had no idea where she was going. In the dark carriage, she could vaguely see two maids guarding her, and they were clearly highly skilled in martial arts, because when she boarded the carriage, one of them had helped her up, and she felt like her hand was about to break.

The carriage jolted violently, and Chen Wenfang lay on the soft table inside, feeling extremely uncomfortable despite not being in pain. Just as she was wondering how much longer it would take to arrive, she suddenly heard a startled female voice outside the carriage, "Who's there? Uh!" She breathed her last before she finished speaking.

Short, sharp arrow whistles filled the air, and a fight broke out, with the incessant clanging and clashing of metal.

"Hurry up! Let's finish this quickly!" the masked man urged impatiently.