Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

The sounds in the woods grew louder and louder. As Su Qian stumbled closer, she finally realized that the exclamation she had just heard was a woman's voice.

She held her breath and slowly parted the grass, only to see that on the small lawn deep in the woods, there was...

The woman's clothes were disheveled, and her hair was messy...

Standing next to her were several men... Although Su Qian didn't recognize them, she could tell at a glance that they weren't good people.

Anyone could see what was going on in this scene.

Su Qian's eyes widened suddenly. She covered her mouth and held her breath as a nauseating feeling spread from the bottom of her heart. She gripped the backpack straps tightly.

"You bitch!" A man kicked the woman lying motionless on the ground. "Stop pretending! You have no idea how many times you've been...!"

The woman's eyes flickered, but she remained silent.

Another man grinned and said mockingly, "Hey, how many people did your man sell you to? A few hundred dollars each time. You're so good-looking, yet you're worthless."

The woman remained silent, her eyes blankly fixed on the depths of the forest.

"That bastard Cao Qiu is a piece of trash too." Someone next to him spat, "He even sold his own woman just to suck up some money."

"Tch, you're still pretending. Weren't you the one who was getting all excited just now?"

"So what? I just look down on that bastard Cao Qiu."

"Alright, alright, let's go, it's getting dark."

The three men, grumbling and cursing, were about to leave when the man lagging behind frowned and called out to the other two, "What do we do with this woman?"

"Why do you care what she does?" said the man in front. "This woman knows this place better than we do, hahaha."

"Her husband got some money today, he'll probably go out and do drugs again, he won't do anything to her."

"Yeah, tsk, you're not feeling sorry for him, are you?"

"Bullshit!"

"If you feel bad about it, so be it. How about I be a good guy and carry it home for you? You can have some fun tonight. Her man just got our money today, he'll definitely be going to do drugs again tonight. We don't have time to deal with her, you can have your fun for free."

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

The man cursed and punched him, and the three of them left the woods.

A few minutes later, Su Qian finally dared to emerge from behind the thorn bushes. She first stood up and glanced around to make sure the three people had completely left before pushing aside the thorns and walking to the woman's side.

"Are you...are you alright?" She glanced at the woman, feeling a pang of pity, and quickly took off her school uniform to cover the woman.

The woman probably hadn't expected there to be anyone else in the woods; a look of surprise finally appeared on her blank face.

She slowly turned her head to look at Su Qian, only to find that the person approaching was actually a young girl.

The woman's numb eyes remained blank for a long time before she seemed to regain her senses. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out for a long time.

Su Qian quickly took out her thermos from her bag, poured a glass of water, and held it to her lips. "Drink some water first."

She helped the woman up from the ground, and as she did so, the woman's already tattered clothes slipped off her body.

It was only then that Su Qian noticed the shocking and frightening marks beneath the tattered cloth.

Her hand trembled, and she almost spilled the water on the woman.

The woman slowly took the cup from her, then tilted her head back and slowly sipped the water down her throat.

Her hoarse voice sounded like a broken phonograph. Her lips moved for a moment before she slowly uttered two words, "Thank you."

Su Qian didn't dare to ask anything. She pursed her lips and asked, "Should I call the police for you?"

The woman didn't speak, but lowered her eyes.

Su Qian didn't say anything, just waited quietly for her.

She didn't know how much time had passed, so much so that the chirping of insects in the woods became clear, before she shook her head and said, "No need, thank you, young lady."

Su Qian frowned. "They're committing a crime! You have the right to call the police."

The woman lowered her eyes silently, her eyes reddening as she choked out, "Really, it's not necessary. Thank you."

"I..." She got up from the ground and returned the thermos lid to Su Qian, but then, remembering that she had drunk from it, she said awkwardly, "Little girl, what... what's your name? This lid is dirty. I... I'll buy you a new one."

Su Qian took the lid from her hand. "My name is Su Qian."

She looked up at the woman earnestly, "Auntie, it's not dirty, the lid isn't dirty, and you... aren't dirty either."

"Those beasts are the filthy ones!"

The woman's nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly. Her lips trembled as she tried to say something, but the indescribable emotions prevented her from uttering a single word.

Su Qian grasped her slender wrist, her gaze firm, and said, "Although I don't know what you're hesitating about or what you're considering."

"But I think you should call the police."

"Your husband is committing a crime, and those who are bullying you are also committing a crime."

"They deserve to be punished!"

"You are a victim. The law will protect you and give you justice."

The woman wept silently, her eyes filled with a helpless numbness. She slowly shook her head, but couldn't utter a single word.

Su Qian sighed.

The two of them were just strangers who met by chance. As a stranger, she shouldn't say too much about other people's affairs. People living in this world are bound to have many helpless situations.

"Auntie, let me take you down the mountain first."

That night, Su Qian escorted the woman to the streets of the county town. Watching her disappear into the old alleyway, she walked home under the moonlight.

Her heart felt heavy, but she didn't know if it was because of her own fate or because she pitied the woman from before.

They don't seem to be very lucky people.

When she got home, Su Guofeng was no longer there. Her grandmother was worried and asked her why she was only coming back now.

They took the food that had gone cold off the table back and reheated it before serving it to her again.

For some reason, Su Qian's eyes reddened and her nose felt sore.

She stared blankly at the old woman who had nothing but her heart and soul for her, feeling both relieved and warm inside. Thank goodness, thank goodness she still had her grandmother.

After that, Su Qian would intentionally or unintentionally pass by that alleyway. She didn't know if she was sympathizing with that woman or if she saw herself in her numb and dejected eyes.

But she never saw her again.

A month later, some bad rumors suddenly started circulating at the school.

Many people are saying that Cao Jingyang's mother from Class 3 is... that kind of woman who will do anything as long as you give her money...

Some people say that Cao Jingyang's tuition and living expenses were dirty money earned by her mother through that kind of business, and others say that Cao Jingyang's father is a drug addict...

There are all sorts of rumors.

Su Qian was stunned for a moment.

She suddenly remembered that woman, her husband, whose name seemed to be Cao Qiu.