Chapter 7: Forced Marriage

  The donkey cart and horse cart rushed to the county town, arriving one after another. They went straight to Lang Zhong's house. Fortunately, Zhang Da Shan knew where Lang Zhong lived. When they arrived at the door, Zhang Da Shan quickly got off the cart, wanting to carry Qin Yu down, but was stopped by Qin Yu. Fortunately, Qin Yu had not yet fainted, otherwise he would have definitely torn open his wound again.

  It was a bit difficult to get off, Zhang Dashan supported Qin Yu and walked directly into Lang Zhong's home, without even knocking on the door, now is not the time to talk about etiquette.

  The girl was almost immediately lifted down by the maid as soon as Qin Yu entered the door, and then supported the girl to walk into the Langzhong house.

  "Tsai Lang Chung, Tsai Lang Chung, come out quickly, save me!" Zhang Da Shan shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door.

  Before long, an old man with a head full of white hair rushed out in a hurry, and his pace was quite brisk. At this time, the maid also supported the girl into the yard.

  Cai Langzhong looked at Qin Yu and then at the girl, furrowed his brow, "Quickly, first help Young Master into the house."

  The girl woke up at this time and saw that the maid wanted to speak, so she hurriedly stopped her.

  Cai Langzhong said this for a reason, after all, if Qin Yu's injury is not treated, he will probably have to go see King Yan, the girl also knew this point, and was not at all unhappy.

  From here, it can also be seen that Cai Langzhong is indeed a competent doctor and does not fawn on the young girl because of her unusual family background.

  Cai Lang didn't ask the girl to stay in the courtyard, but instead had the maid support her as she entered the house, however he went to treat Qin Yu first.

  Tsai's home was filled with a strong smell of Chinese medicine, but it wasn't too unpleasant.

  Qin Yu climbed onto the bed, and Cai Lang quickly brought over some ointment and bandages, finally carrying in a basin of water. First, he undid Qin Yu's clothes that were wrapped around his wound, then soaked the bandages in the basin, preparing to wipe away the blood from Qin Yu's body.

  "Wait." Qin Yu suddenly said weakly. Cai Lang looked at him in confusion, unsure why Qin Yu had stopped him.

  "Boil some water, Cai Langzhong. Do you have any liquor and thread?" Qin Yu's words made Cai Langzhong extremely puzzled.

  "Prince, if you don't treat your wound now, it will be too late." Cai Langzhong couldn't think clearly, but there was no time to lose, and he hastily spoke out to stop Qin Yu from getting distracted.

  "It's okay, I won't die for a while." Qin Yu's face was somewhat pale, and he said weakly, but before he could finish speaking, he fainted.

  Cai Langzhong thought Qin Yu was talking nonsense, and immediately used a wet cloth to wipe away the blood on Qin Yu's body. Although he was still bleeding, because Qin Yu was pressing down on the wound, it wasn't as fast.

  Cai Lang applied the medicinal paste to Qin Yu's wound, then wrapped a strip of cloth around it several times, tying it tightly in place. Only then did he turn to look at the girl.

  Qin Yu's stop of Cai Langzhong is not unreasonable. As a modern person, at least the basic medical knowledge should be understood. How can wound cleaning use raw water? Especially this kind of knife wound, raw water is clean to nothing, but one unclean will cause inflammation and lead to other diseases.

  Qin Yu naturally did not want to use raw water to clean the wound, and this kind of wound needed suturing. However, the Tang Dynasty did not have such an idea, nor did they have the alcohol Qin Yu mentioned.

  The girl didn't have a big problem, but she was infected with wind and cold, and rushed to catch up, so her condition worsened and she had a high fever, her whole body felt weak and sore, and in her daze, she couldn't cough up phlegm. She almost lost her life, fortunately, she was saved by Qin Yu, but the cost of Qin Yu saving her was a bit too much.

  Cai Langzhong wrote a few prescriptions, gave some instructions, and the maid took the young girl away. However, Qin Yu was not suitable for moving around, so he had to temporarily stay at Cai Langzhong's house.

  Zhang Dashan guarded Qin Yu for one night, until the next day at noon, when Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes. Zhang Dashan, who had not closed his eyes all night, suddenly felt a surge of joy and quickly got up from the stool, ran to the bedside, wanting to reach out and press down on Qin Yu, but then remembered something and hastily said, "Young master, don't move, lest you reopen the wound."

  But Cai Lang had reminded Zhang Dashan that when Qin Yu woke up, he shouldn't let him move around randomly, and Zhang Dashan remembered it in his heart.

  Qin Yu responded weakly, and Zhang Dashan suddenly slapped his forehead, "Young master, wait a minute, I'll go get the chicken soup for you." After saying that, he hastily left the room.

  Before long, a bowl of thick chicken soup was brought into the house, with some red dates and other nourishing ingredients inside. Qin Yu drank it down mouthful by mouthful.

  After drinking a bowl of chicken soup, Qin Yu felt dizzy and before he could say anything, he fainted again.

  Zhang Dashan saw the situation and hastily called Cai Langzhong. After a check-up, Zhang Dashan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Mainly because Qin Yu had lost too much blood and was too weak, he needed rest.

  Zhang Dashan guarded Qin Yu for three whole days, sleeping only one or two hours each day. It wasn't until the third day that Qin Yu's condition improved, at least he wouldn't faint at every turn.

  Zhang Dashan entrusted Cai Langzhong to take good care of Qin Yu, and then returned to Zhangjiacun, bringing Xiaotao and Xiaohong to serve Qin Yu.

  The two little girls have been following Qin Yu to read and write since then, with boundless respect and affection for Qin Yu. Also because of Qin Yu's relationship, the status of the two in the village chief's house has undergone a drastic change, at least no one dares to scold them, even the village chief speaks more gently.

  Upon hearing that Qin Yu was injured, the two little maids cried all the way, their eyes were swollen. As soon as they arrived at Cai Langzhong's home, the two of them busied themselves rushing about.

  Qin Yu was worried about the wound becoming infected, inflamed, or getting tetanus, but fortunately none of that happened. The medicinal paste applied by Cai Lang actually worked quite well, although making it was a lot of trouble. Qin Yu was the first person to use this paste, and the effect was pretty good.

  On the fifth day, the girl rescued by Qin Yu recovered and came to visit him. Xiaotao and Xiaohong didn't have much reaction to the girl's arrival, but as soon as they saw the maidservant beside her, they gritted their teeth in anger, wishing they could pounce on her and tear her apart.

  Zhang Dashan told Xiaotao and Xiaohong the reason why Qin Yu was injured, otherwise the two girls wouldn't have reacted this way. Of course, Zhang Dashan didn't mention that Qin Yu had kissed a girl, as if it were something worth boasting about.

  Qin Yu couldn't say he didn't hate this maid, that was absolutely impossible. Although he had given the maid a slap and knocked out two of her teeth, his hatred hadn't decreased in the least.

  "Thank you, young master, for saving my life." The girl came to the bedside, bowed and said softly.

  Qin Yu nodded slightly, but didn't say anything else. The young girl's maid had given him a knife, otherwise Qin Yu might still have felt guilty, but now he didn't feel any guilt at all.

  The girl naturally saw the dissatisfaction in Qin Yu's eyes, and her originally expectant gaze suddenly dimmed. After a moment of thought, she gritted her teeth and spoke up, "Young Master, Double Joy has committed a great mistake, today I will hand him over to you, do with him as you please."

  "Ah!" The two maids, Shuang Xi, heard this and suddenly exclaimed, their bodies trembling non-stop, but they didn't dare to interrupt. They could already imagine how they would be tortured if they fell into Qin Yu's hands, and how could they not be afraid.

  The girl naturally saw the double happiness and a struggle flashed in her eyes, but she didn't move, quietly looking at Qin Yu, waiting for his answer.

  Qin Yu thought for a while, then let out a long sigh. "Alas, it's all in the past, you can go now, Qin is fine." He closed his eyes to rest, and since he was lying down, Qin Yu only took one glance at the girl, spending the rest of the time staring at the bedding on the bed, so he didn't notice the complexity in the girl's eyes.

  Qin Yu had indeed come up with nearly a hundred ways to retaliate, torment and abuse when the young lady said she wanted to give that servant called Shuang Xi to herself. However, after those brutal ideas flashed through her mind one by one, her heart gradually calmed down. After all, this Shuang Xi was also loyal and devoted to her master, otherwise she wouldn't have acted in such a way.

  The girl struggled for a while before finally making up her mind and asking, "May I ask where your family resides?"

  Qin Yu's eyebrows furrowed as soon as he heard the girl's question, and he turned his head to look at her, asking, "What are you asking this for...?" Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, he heard the main gate of the Cai Langzhong residence being kicked open with a loud crash, and a group of robust house guards rushed in, carrying long knives.

  Although they were family servants, each and every one of them had scars all over their skin, and a strong murderous aura instantly filled the entire mansion.

  Xiao Tao and Xiao Hong were so frightened that they rushed into the house, just as a loud shout came, "I want to see which bastard dares to bully my sister!"

  "Who is this? So rude, not only trespassing on someone else's property, but also shouting and yelling as soon as they come in." Qin Yu thought to himself, suddenly remembering something, and immediately looked up at the girl, only to see her hastily walking to the door and blocking a giant of at least 1.8 meters tall from entering.

  The big man is very ugly, yes, really ugly. Qin Yu can't believe that this big man and the girl have any blood relationship. The girl is the most beautiful existence Qin Yu has seen since coming to the Tang Dynasty, although her skin isn't very white, she's undoubtedly a beauty.

  The Great Han may be ugly, but he's robust and sturdy, with muscles all over his body. Seeing this, Qin Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, only then remembering that in the Great Tang Dynasty, nobles' sons were often so arrogant and reckless that they could take someone's life without anyone calling it unjust.

  "Second brother, what are you doing? Get out." The girl was quite gentle when talking to Qin Yu, but at this moment, she was like a fierce lioness, extremely ferocious. However, the big man seemed very afraid of the girl, and with just one push from her, he retreated a step obediently.

  "Listen up, kiddo! If you've kissed my sister, you'd better take responsibility. The old man has spoken, and if you dare not marry her, I'll have you castrated and sent to the palace as a eunuch!" The big guy was being pushed back by the girl, but suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly.

  "Ah!" Qin Yu was startled upon hearing this, and it wasn't until now that he realized the girl's family background was extraordinary. Otherwise, how could they have sent someone into the palace with just one sentence? This family must be very influential, as anyone who can enter the imperial palace is definitely a high-ranking official.

  "Listen up, kid! I've got a proposal for you. Agree or disagree, I've brought everything we need. And I've never killed anyone before!" The big man didn't give Qin Yu any chance to think, and let out another loud roar.

  Dahan's unrestrained and violent language made Qin Yu listen with a heart that was both shocked and trembling. This was ancient times, not modern times; death wasn't scary, what was scary was living a life worse than death. It really hadn't occurred to him that such a situation would arise.

  Entangled and depressed is Qin Yu's current feeling, saving people but getting hurt himself, and being forced into marriage, it's really a bit too much.

  When Qin Yu thought of the girl's appearance, he suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart. "Well, it doesn't matter if I don't gain anything, as long as she's a good woman, I'll treat her well. If she's a bad woman, I can always change my name and disappear. And if all else fails, I can just go abroad. With the world being so big, I'm sure there's a place for me to settle down."

  Qin Yu thought for a moment and then shouted out loud, "I agree, but what about my sister? My agreement alone is not enough."

  Qin Yu didn't see the big man outside making eyes at the girl, signaling her not to speak. Until Qin Yu's words fell, the girl's small face suddenly turned bright red, and she lowered her head in silence, looking shy.

  "Haha, you've agreed, so it's settled. You dare to go back on your word? The Cheng family isn't one to be trifled with." The big man finished speaking and shouted to a group of sturdy house guards, "Men, carry the young master to Chang'an!"

  "Good." The crowd of family members shouted in unison, their voices extremely loud, but were hastily stopped by the girl. After all, Qin Yu still had injuries on his body and couldn't move.

  The girl had her reasons for looking up to Qin Yu after being rescued. To others, the girl was ugly, due to her skin tone and also because she had a head of slightly yellowish hair. Everyone looked at her with colored glasses, and the girl knew it all too well.

  But Qin Yu's gaze was different from others, without any disgust, but with a hint of surprise and admiration. Moreover, since she had been saved by Qin Yu, the girl naturally placed him in her heart.

  What's more, the girl had secretly gone to ask for a marriage divination sign, and the sign said that she would soon meet her ideal husband, who would also save her life. Now, this has come true, and the girl is even more obsessed.

  As for the girl's second brother coming, it was the carriage driver who returned overnight and told the story with added flavor, and the girl's father didn't say a word and asked the girl's second brother to bring people to capture the person.

  What came were not household troops at all, but seasoned veterans who had been through a hundred battles, each with two horses, the horses stopped but the men did not stop, for fear that Qin Yu would run away.

  Why is it that a simple girl like her, already sixteen years old, still can't get married off? It's urgent, and there's a ready-made one who's just right. Who would have thought that Qin Yu would take a liking to the girl, and the girl hasn't even blamed him yet.

  To be honest, the girl isn't really unable to get married, if her father were to force it, there would indeed be no one who could withstand it, they'd have to marry even if they didn't want to. But the girl is his precious gem, and she's not willing, so they've been dragging it out for several years now.

  The girl's father had introduced several men to her, but she had rejected them all. When he found out that the girl didn't mind being kissed by Qin Yu, he was overjoyed and immediately sent his second son over.

  The girl's second brother brought his men to Yongnian County, and after asking the girl some questions in a roundabout way, he confirmed her thoughts and then staged a threatening scene without saying another word. Of course, this was done behind the girl's back, otherwise she would not have agreed. As a result, Qin Yu fell into the trap, which saved a lot of trouble.

  Looking at the girl with a red face and the enthusiastic big man, Qin Yu's heart was tangled. If he still didn't know he had been fooled by now, that would be ridiculous. However, Qin Yu wasn't too disgusted; instead, he felt a hint of joy mixed with some awkwardness.

  It's so cliché, just a few days in the Tang Dynasty and he already has an extra fiancée, one who was delivered to his doorstep. After some conversation, Qin Yu finally learned the girl's name, Cheng Lingyun, and her father's name, Cheng Huailiang - who else but the infamous Demon King of the pugilistic world, Cheng Yaowu?