Tang Yanyan's hometown is in the valley, and the road is rugged and difficult to walk.

The last part of the road requires a donkey cart, and the two drivers were surprised to see us wake up without making any noise. They just bound us with ropes.

One of them, a greasy man with yellow teeth, looked at me and smirked, "I didn't expect that in this lifetime, I could marry such a beautiful and delicate woman like you. It must be exciting."

His words made my face grim.

Song Ling, on the other hand, jumped up and kicked the man in the crotch.

The man's screams echoed through the sky like a pig being slaughtered.

When the other man saw his companion being hurt, he spat on the ground and was about to rush over.

In the next moment, I broke free from the ropes and quickly subdued him with a beautiful throat lock. Song Ling and I tied them up securely, and the situation was reversed.

Song Ling took them onto the donkey cart and drove into the valley himself.

However, he wasn't very skilled, so the cart overturned several times. We jumped out quickly, but the two men were left battered and bruised.

When we reached Tang's village, Song Ling released the ropes from them and kicked one of them in the rear. "Get lost," he said.

The two men fled in a panic.

After all this was done, Song Ling sat back on the donkey cart and said, "In the future, I'll take care of the dangerous stuff for you. Someone like Tang Yanyan isn't worth you getting involved."

I was stunned for a second and looked sideways.

In the sunset, Song Ling's sharp eyebrows and eyes rarely showed a hint of tenderness, and his amber eyes were filled with my shadow.

He didn't need to be too clear, but I knew what he was saying.

My sponsored person was never Tang Yanyan in the first place.

It was her good friend, Tang Zhaodi.

The two of them were classmates from the same school. Tang Zhaodi's family was in the neighboring village and her academic performance was excellent, so I personally chose her as the sponsored person.

But two years ago, she inexplicably disappeared. The person who came forward as a substitute candidate was Tang Yanyan.

I had my suspicions and sent someone to investigate.

What I found out was something that completely overturned my world view.

On Tang Zhaodi's sixteenth birthday, I gave her a princess dress. Tang Yanyan saw it and after repeatedly questioning, she found out that Tang Zhaodi had a sponsor, who was me.

From then on, the gears of fate began to turn.

Under the guise of being a friend, Tang Yanyan lured Tang Zhaodi to Tang's village and sold her to an old man who lived there for a hundred yuan.

On her way to escape, Tang Zhaodi accidentally fell into the river and drowned.

Later on, this was manipulated to explain to the school principal that Tang Zhaodi, unable to handle the pressures of academics, dropped out and went to the south for work.

According to the principal, Tang Yanyan was someone who particularly loved studying and was more suited than Tang Zhaodi for the sponsorship.

From that day on, as the investigation went deeper, I discovered that more than half of the women in Tang's village were abducted.

That's why I had the idea to bring her to the city, to observe her closely and gather evidence.

Man's heart is insatiable.

Tang Yanyan, despite my goodwill, still chose to harm me.

Just as I thought of this.

Suddenly, villagers came with torches, surrounding me and Song Ling.