Chapter 46: Beating Li Hu

Chapter 46

Luckily there was a fabric shop at the entrance to the market.

He Zhiran bought over thirty cotton quilts and large quantities of needle and thread, and still asked the fabric shop owner to deliver them to the inn.

Looking at the clock in the space, there was still half an hour before the time she had agreed with The Eighth Old Zhou.

He Zhiran strenuously pushed the cart and rushed over, intending to find a shady place to rest for a while.

The cart stopped outside a high wall, and He Zhiran casually sat on a large rock.

Taking advantage of her free time, she entered the space with her consciousness to check whether her shop had passed the review.

The result was somewhat disappointing to her, with the words "Please be patient and wait" displayed on the phone screen.

He Zhiran boredly withdrew her consciousness and looked around.

She didn't know why, but she inexplicably had a bad premonition.

She always felt something would happen.

It was very likely that Li Hu had done something.

Although she had this sense, He Zhiran really couldn't guess for a while how Li Hu would make things difficult for her.

Time passed bit by bit, and when it was already past noon, He Zhiran increasingly felt something was wrong.

Given The Eighth Old Zhou's personality, he didn't seem like the kind of person who would break an appointment.

What's more, they were just going to buy some rations, which really wouldn't take so much time.

He Zhiran immediately made a decision - that was, not to wait any longer, she would go back to the inn alone.

No matter what medicine Li Hu's gourd sold, it was definitely not wrong for her to go back on time.

So, He Zhiran pushed the cart towards the Western Inn without hesitation.

Yunlai County was not big to begin with. After walking for about two quarters of an hour, she saw the gate of the inn.

Just as He Zhiran was about to push the cart through the gate, a whip came flying at her face.

Luckily she was agile and dodged it in time.

The other party didn't give her any chance to catch her breath at all, and the second whip lashed out at her face again.

"Ms. He, you actually dared to run away. Watch me beat you to death."

Li Hu brandished the whip in his hand, looking extremely fierce,

As if he and He Zhiran had some deep enmity.

He Zhiran was suddenly attacked when she least expected it, and was already angry.

Thinking that someone might be backing him, Peng Wang didn't kick him out of the team, but would reprimand him from time to time.

The other protagonist He Zhiran, in Peng Wang's eyes, was not only resourceful but also smart. She would not inexplicably fight with Li Hu.

Moreover, looking at He Zhiran's angry appearance, Li Hu must have done something unforgivable.

In fact, Peng Wang had thought too much. He assumed it was Li Hu coveting He Zhiran's beauty and his old problem had recurred.

If it were other matters, with He Zhiran's composure, she would not have been angered to this extent.

In any case, Li Hu was his own subordinate. He could not let He Zhiran expose Li Hu's true face in front of everyone.

That would reflect badly on him as the boss.

"Don't argue anymore, come with me, all of you."

Seeing the officials silently following Peng Wang towards the guest room, He Zhiran quickly scanned around but did not see any sign of The Eighth Old Zhou.

He Zhiran suddenly had an enlightened feeling.

The reason Li Hu was waiting at the door to hit her was probably just to get back at Li Rou'er.

What would really ruin her was The Eighth Old Zhou's disappearance.

Thinking of this, He Zhiran ignored the cart in front of her and hurried to catch up.

"Lord Peng, Lord Zhou is in danger."

Li Hu, who was walking at the back of the officials, hurriedly turned his head and glared angrily at He Zhiran.

He said unclearly with his swollen mouth, "Isn't this your fault?"

He Zhiran was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.

"Lord Peng, I agreed with Lord Zhou at the market entrance that we would each go purchase supplies separately and meet up there by noon.

I went back to the market entrance at the agreed time and waited for a long time without seeing Lord Zhou's shadow. I thought he was anxious and went back first.

I was worried that everyone would be anxious, so I rushed back in a hurry. But when I got to the gate, Li Hu attacked me and kept yelling that I ran away.

I didn't see Lord Zhou come back just now. He went with Li Hu to buy supplies, so why did Li Hu come back alone without seeing Lord Zhou, yet falsely accused me without discernment?

I suspect Lord Zhou must have encountered some danger."

After hearing He Zhiran's account, the Mo Family women were immediately outraged.

The fiery second sister-in-law rushed over first.

"My Lord, although we were sentenced to exile, everyone has seen the things my younger sister has done these past few days. Even if she has no credit, she has worked hard. She absolutely cannot be bullied like this!"

"Anyone who bullies my ninth sister-in-law is bad." Mo Hanyue also plucked up the courage to chime in.

In their hearts, whether Lord Zhou was in danger or not was not as big a deal as He Zhiran being bullied.