Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qin Zhenzhenâs anger turned into frustration, and she laughed bitterly. Raising the stick, she swung it at the man who pretended to be her brother.
âHow dare you impersonate my brother and spread lies! Iâll teach you a lesson!â she exclaimed furiously.
âNo one believes you! I am not his sister!â she continued, trying to clarify the situation. âI didnât elope either. He is my husband!â
âThey are a gang that kidnaps girls!â she cried out, hoping to expose their true intentions.
However, the onlookers didnât take her seriously, as the man who claimed to be her brother didnât dispute her accusations and merely cried out in a pitiful manner.
âSister, please stop hitting me. My head will break!â he pleaded dramatically.
âSister, no one will believe you. If it were a gang kidnapping girls, they wouldnât have chosen a chubby girl like youâ¦â the onlookers teased, finding the situation amusing and refusing to believe Qin Zhenzhenâs claims.
In the modern era, few people would suspect a man so easily, let alone in the ancient era, where people were generally more trusting and naive.
The man covered his head, trying to evade Qin Zhenzhenâs blows, and angrily threatened, âSince you refuse to acknowledge me as your brother, Iâll knock you out and take you home!â
His companions rushed forward in support of him, believing it to be a family dispute and merely watching the commotion. Even the guards present didnât intervene.
Qin Zhenzhen realized that these men were from the Jiang Family in the capital and were skilled in martial arts. She understood that she couldnât handle them on her own. If they managed to drag her onto their wagon, she would be in grave danger.
Su Bin, being a weak scholar, could not be helpful in the face of the danger surrounding Qin Zhenzhen. He knew he couldnât physically defend her, but he refused to stand idly by.
Despite his anxiety, he recognized that intervening directly might put Qin Zhenzhen at risk too. Instead, he tried to buy time until Qin Silong arrived to help.
In a desperate attempt to expose the truth about the Jiang Family, Su Bin bravely asked, âAre you from the Jiang Family in the capital?â
The men were taken aback by his question and quickly denied it, cursing him for talking nonsense.
Undeterred, Su Bin raised his voice even louder, hoping to draw attention to their deceit. âThatâs strange! If youâre not from the Jiang Family in the capital, then you must be fake criminals!â
However, few people paid attention to what Su Bin was saying. Most candidates were preoccupied with their own rankings and whether they made it onto the list, especially the top positions.
Conversations among the candidates filled the air.
âI didnât make it this year. I need to work harder next year!â
âI wonder which county the winner is from?â
Someone answered. âIt is Su Bin from the Qian Village in Dahe Town!â
âI heard that he is ranked first in the county examination!â
âThat is so cool!â
âI would like to meet you in person!â
Hearing that, Su Bin was overjoyed.
Meanwhile, Qin Zhenzhenâs heart raced with mixed emotions. The news about Su Binâs top ranking had already spread, but her Fourth Brother had not returned yet. She began to worry that he might have been intercepted and delayed by the kidnappers.
She was waving the stick anxiously when Su Bin shouted.
âEveryone, I am Su Bin! I am ranked first! Someone is trying to kidnap my wife, please help me!â
That worked. The candidates surrounded them.
âWhich one is Su Bin? Let me see if he has three heads and six arms!â âHe is so handsome!â
âMore importantly, he is not very old, and he is still a young man!â