Chapter 145: Chapter 145 Confrontation_1 Chapter 145: Chapter 145 Confrontation_1 They had specifically arrived early to wait here, just to intercept Lin Yue. With her in their sights, how could they let her go? They saw Lin Yue’s ox cart approach and immediately blocked it in the middle of the road.
“Hold on, young lady, don’t be in such a hurry to leave. Our Master Erhu has been waiting for you here for a quite a while,” said the two ruffians blocking the road, one of whom was Asi, who had come earlier to send the message.
The man dozing off in the carriage, Wei’s second son, heard the commotion and lifted the carriage curtain to step out. He fanned himself with a pretense of elegance, his gaze unwaveringly fixed on Lin Yue on the ox cart. He felt quite satisfied. Zhao Erhu’s wife might look frail, but she was indeed beautiful, nothing like the crude peasant women of the countryside. Her delicate skin and her big, enchanting eyes were extremely inviting. Taking care of her a bit once he got her back would certainly make her an exceptional beauty. Zhao Quan hadn’t deceived him this time; he really did introduce him to a fine piece.
Lin Yue, seeing the ox cart blocked, knew things were bad. Although she maintained a composed exterior, inside she was secretly crying out in distress. She was just a frail woman. Although she had learned a few self-defense moves, she could barely handle one or two people, at least ensuring she could escape, but now, facing three men alone, she knew she didn’t stand a chance.
“Sirs, I don’t know your Master Erhu. You might have mistaken me for someone else. Please step aside, as I must hurry back. Otherwise, my husband is likely to come looking for me,” Lin Yue thought quickly and said this intentionally, to make them cautious—perhaps they would even let her go.
“Who are you trying to scare, young lady? Your good-for-nothing husband is lying unconscious in bed right now, depending on others to look after him. He’s hardly in a state to come and fetch you. It’s best if you’re cooperative, young lady, so we don’t have to get physical,” Asi, though timid and cowardly, realized he had committed to the act and there was no going back. Desperate to impress Wei’s second son and possibly secure a position in the Xu Residence for him and his brothers, he didn’t want to mingle aimlessly on the streets anymore.
“Asi’s right. Our Master Erhu admires your beauty, young lady, and has come specifically for you today. Please come and meet our Master Erhu. He’s known for cherishing beauty—just serve him well, and he will make sure you’re well compensated,” said the young man, who was a servant of Wei’s second son. He had often accompanied his master in bullying men and dominating women, and he was very experienced in such matters.
As soon as the servant finished speaking, Lin Yue understood that she’d been calculated against, which explained the current situation. Otherwise, how could these people know about her family’s affairs? It meant that the Wei family had been secretly tailing her for so long without a peep, waiting for the right moment. The Wei family was indeed cruel—this was an attempt to ruin her.
“What you’re saying is absurd. I am a married woman and have never had any involvement with your Master Erhu. What business would I have seeing him? He might not care for his reputation, but I do. Stand aside!”
Knowing her adversaries came prepared and that anything she said at this point was pointless, Lin Yue shouted forcefully. Without waiting for their reply, she lashed the ox’s behind with the whip, attempting to charge forward. Unfortunately, since she was driving an ox cart and not a horse carriage, even if it moved faster, it wasn’t by much. In a few moments, Asi and Wei’s second son’s servant had stopped the ox. Asi, who had been following from a distance, quickly caught up as well. Lin Yue decisively jumped down from the ox cart, grasped the shoulder pole tightly in her hand, and confronted Wei’s second son’s people.