The Ten Shadow Sorcerers of the Nara Clan

As she spoke, Ma Wenxue's mother turned around and poured a cup of tea for Fu Zhijian, handed it to him, and said, "Brother, what brought you here, a busy man?"

"Spring breeze, east wind!" Fu Zhijian said, "I have a sharp ear, and I heard that you are anxious to find a daughter-in-law, so I came here, right?"

Ma Wenxue's mother clapped her hands in joy and said, "Brother, we two sisters were thinking of the same thing, and you came at the right time."

Ma Wenxue didn't expect Fu Zhijian to come and really come to match him up. He immediately said, "Uncle, the other day I was just joking with the big guy. It's a natural thing for them, but I haven't even started dating yet. How can I rush to get married on May Day?"

"If you want to hurry, you can hurry!" Fu Zhijian said, "I came here today on a mission entrusted by someone."

Ma Wenxue's mother quickly asked, "What task is this? Who asked you to do this?"

"Old Wang's house." Fu Zhijian said.

"There are many Old Wang's families. Which Old Wang's family are you looking for?" Ma Wenxue's mother asked.

Ma Wenxue's mother was extremely anxious, but Fu Zhijian wanted to tease her and refused to tell her which Wang family it was.

"Sister-in-law, what do you guess?" Fu Zhijian said.

"How can I guess?"

"Then which old Wang family do you hope it will be?"

Ma Wenxue's mother didn't say anything this time. She thought, this kind of thing can't be said casually.

"Brother, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell me, which Wang family is it?"

"Daying's mother!" said Fu Zhijian.

"Whose mother? Daying's mother?"

This was totally unexpected for Ma Wenxue's mother. She thought it would be Wang Feng's mother or Wang Erying's mother, but she didn't expect it to be Wang Daying's mother.

Ever since Wang Daying's mother made a scene in the government compound, Wang Daying ignored her mother when she returned home. She didn't like to talk or eat during the entire Spring Festival. She stayed at home all day and never went out. Her mother was very worried, so she wanted to ask someone to find a husband for her so that she would forget Han Shenghao and what happened that day.

Wang Daying will be 21 after this Spring Festival, which means he is not young anymore. Although Wang Daying is not as handsome as Wang Feng, he is also fair-skinned and not shorter than Wang Feng. He is the type that is more attractive the more you look at him. In the words of the old ladies in the fortress, he is "a person who deserves to be looked at".

Wang Daying's personality is not as cheerful as Wang Feng and Wang Erying. She is more introverted and steady in doing things. So when the militia company set up a female militia squad, Fu Zhijian decided to let Wang Daying be the squad leader.

Wang Daying's mother felt that her daughter

She was one of the best girls in the fortress. When Daying liked Han Shenghao, she was not very happy about it, but she did not stop him. Now that Han Shenghao was no longer suitable, she thought about all the good boys in the fortress and thought Ma Wenxue was the most ideal, so she asked Fu Zhijian to act as a matchmaker.

Wang Daying's mother said, "Brother, Daying grew up under your care, and Ma Liugen has always been with you. You know these two children as well as if they were your own children. If you think they are a good match, please go there and tell me if it's okay. Can you give your sister-in-law a reply?"

Fu Zhijian witnessed the drama performed by Wang Daying's mother in the government compound that day. Although he thought her mother's Ma Zhang Fei look was not very good, he could understand that no one would be willing to let their daughter marry a woman with a child. Besides, her mother had never been to school and had little education. Taking such extreme measures to prevent her daughter from associating with Han Shenghao was the most direct and effective way she could think of.

Fu Zhijian thought that Daying was a good girl, mature and steady, better than Wang Feng. Wang Feng was a little willful and seemed to have not grown up yet, laughing all day long, like a child.

So Fu Zhijian agreed and said, "Sister-in-law, I am willing to go and talk to her, but let's make it clear first. I am just passing on the message and building a bridge. As for whether others agree or not, I can't control it."

Fu Zhijian saw Ma Wenxue's mother's surprised look, and he also smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter? What's your idea?"

Before Ma Wenxue's mother could react, Ma Wenxue said, "Uncle, OK!"

Neither Fu Zhijian nor Ma Wenxue's mother expected that Ma Wenxue would express his opinion immediately and say "OK" so straightforwardly. They looked at each other and then looked at Ma Wenxue at the same time.

Ma Wenxue smiled and said, "Why are you two looking at me? I don't have any flowers on my face."

Fu Zhijian said, "Are you telling the truth? Really? Are you kidding?"

"That's great!" Ma Wenxue said. Fu Zhijian smiled and asked Ma Wenxue's mother, "Sister-in-law, what about you?"

Ma Wenxue’s mother was still a little confused. She blinked her eyes and didn’t say anything for a long time.

Fu Zhijian said, "Then you guys think about it first, I'm going back."

Ma Wenxue's mother quickly said, "It's time for dinner. The food is ready. We should eat before we leave."

Fu Zhijian said "Okay", took off his shoes, got on the kang, and sat down cross-legged.

Fu Zhijian said as he ate, "Sister-in-law, you watched Daying grow up, and both families know each other very well. If I thought Daying was not worthy of our family, I would not have come to propose marriage. I am not idle, your brother."

"Well, Daying is a good kid, steady and like a grown-up girl." Ma Wenxue's mother said, "It's just that I never thought about it this way before, and I was confused for a while, haha."

Fu Zhijian struck while the iron was hot and said, "That's right. Daying is a good hand at home and outside. She is sensible and not spoiled. She can do everything, from farm work to cooking. She is really good at both housework and cooking. She is polite and capable outside. There are not many good girls like her."

As he spoke, Fu Zhijian gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister Wang

Ah, if you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again. Da Ying's mother is getting anxious. If you can't do this, I have to reply to her immediately. She will have to consider someone else. I heard that many people proposed to Da Ying after the Chinese New Year."

After the meal, Fu Zhijian asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you think? Is it okay?"

Ma Wenxun said, "Uncle, it's my own business, I make my own decisions."

Ma Wenxue's mother was delighted and said, "Look at what you can do!" Then she said to Fu Zhijian, "His uncle, Liugen is right. He is already so old and has his own ideas. As long as he agrees, I have no objection. They will live the rest of their lives. I will talk to his father when he comes back."

Ma Wenxue's father used to be a farmer. One of his cousins ​​was doing mountain products and fur business in the county town. His business was growing bigger and bigger, and he was too busy to handle it, so he asked him to help.

After helping for a few years, his father saw the way to make money and told his brothers that he wanted to start his own business. His brothers lent him some money and supported him to open a branch store in the east of the city, which was also a dry goods store and a leather goods store. The business was quite prosperous. Although the store hired assistants, he spent most of his time in the store and would not come back for a month or two. So Ma Wenxue's mother took charge of all the family affairs.

Fu Zhijian slapped his thigh, got off the kang, and said, "Okay! We've eaten the meal, drank the wine, and you've given us a message. So as a matchmaker, I have to go and give them a message." Then he put on his shoes and was about to leave.

Ma Wenxue grabbed Fu Zhijian and said, "Uncle, I'll go. I'll go tell Daying."

Fu Zhijian immediately said, "Oh, that won't do. Matchmaking has to be done by the matchmaker in person. It's against the rules for you to go and reply. We have to follow the rules at all times, right?" As he walked out the door, he turned back and said to Ma Wenxue, "No need to see me off. Go back and discuss a date with your mother."

Ma Wenxue smiled and said, "Uncle Fu, aren't the date, venue, master of ceremonies, and witnesses all ready-made? Didn't we agree that the only thing missing is the bride? Now that everything is ready, what else is there to plan for?"

When Fu Zhijian heard this, he glared at his boss and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Ma Wenxun said, "I'm not kidding. Weren't you there that day? Have you forgotten what you said?"

Fu Zhijian slapped his thigh and said, "You guys, are you taking this seriously?"

Fu Zhijian didn't expect that Ma Wenxue agreed, but Wang Daying refused to agree. He couldn't scold her, beat her, or persuade her. Wang Daying's mother was so anxious that she asked, "You little bastard, what did I owe you in my previous life? What deep hatred do you have against me?"

Wang Daying lay on the kang without raising her head or opening her eyes, letting her mother talk to herself. When she got tired of listening to her, she said to her mother: "I will be an old maid for the rest of my life, I will be stinky at home, and I will annoy you!"

Chapter 14 Heaven and the Tyrant

According to what Wang Yaxin said, the bald man sent her twenty people. When passing through the small iron door, Wang Yaxin was very cautious. She let the man with the slicked back hair go in first, and she followed closely behind him. The twenty people behind him also followed closely.

As soon as he came in, Wang Yaxin felt that the light around him suddenly dimmed. Under his feet were earthen steps leading underground. A strong earthy fragrance wafted into his nose, making Wang Yaxin frown slightly. This place was indeed a very hidden place. If it weren't for the man with the slicked-back hair leading the way, Wang Yaxin believed that he and the group of people outside might not be able to find this place even if they searched here for a whole day.

It was precisely because of this that Wang Yaxin's trust in the man with the slicked-back hair increased again.

"Sister, please go slowly. It's damp down here all year round and the steps might be a bit slippery." The man with the slicked-back hair was very careful and walked cautiously in front, not forgetting to turn around and remind Wang Yaxin.

Hearing his reminder, Wang Yaxin looked around again. The road was indeed very narrow, so narrow that only one person could pass through. It was surrounded by earthen walls. Every three or five meters, there was a dim yellow light bulb, emitting a weak light, making the place even darker and more humid.

Wang Yaxin immediately thought about how Fang Zhiqiang felt when he was locked up in this place for six days. He didn't know how much grievance he had endured during these six days that ordinary people could hardly bear.

"Hurry up!" Noticing that the man with the slicked-back hair in front seemed to be slowing down, Wang Yaxin immediately shouted at him again.

"Okay! I'm worried that you might slip..." Upon hearing this, the man with the slicked-back hair immediately quickened his pace, but he said this while walking.

After hearing this, Wang Yaxin ignored him and continued walking forward.

Finally, after walking for about three minutes, the place finally became a little wider and the lights were much brighter than before. Wang Yaxin looked down and saw a wide space at the end of the stairs. With the help of the yellow light, Wang Yaxin saw that there seemed to be a black mass on the ground. Due to the distance, Wang Yaxin could not see clearly, but at the same time, the fragrance of the soil just now had turned into a slightly fishy smell.

Wang Yaxin's heartbeat could not help but quicken. She stared at the large black patch on the ground, her hands still tightly grasping the back of the man's neck.

"What is that?" Wang Yaxin couldn't resist her curiosity and immediately asked the man with the slicked-back hair.

Hearing this, the man with the slicked-back hair answered without hesitation: "It should be blood. I can't see it clearly."

The words of the slicked-back hair made Wang Yaxin's back suddenly feel cold. Although Wang Yaxin had made sufficient mental preparation before coming here, she had never seen such a bloody scene after all. Now recalling it, the fishy smell she just smelled was most likely the smell of the blood!

Seeing that the blood had turned black, Wang Yaxin couldn't help but hold her breath. She didn't know how long the blood had been dry, nor did she know who left it.

"How is Fang Zhiqiang doing now?"

For some reason, after Wang Yaxin learned that it was all blood, the first thing she thought of was Fang Zhiqiang's current condition. She didn't want the blood to be left by Fang Zhiqiang, but her sixth sense kept telling her that it was Fang Zhiqiang's blood!

"He's in good condition now, at least he can still talk." The man with the slicked-back hair said without hesitation. He didn't seem to worry at all that Wang Yaxin would get angry with him.

As expected, when Wang Yaxin heard this, he immediately put the dagger that the bald man had just given him close to the slicked-back man's neck again, and then gritted his teeth and said, "What did you do to him?!"

"Big sister, please be gentle..." The man with the slicked back hair pretended to be surprised, and then said slowly with a wronged look: "After he came, our people took good care of him. His previous injuries are now almost healed, and he can already speak. Big sister, don't you want this?"

Hearing this, Wang Yaxin was stunned. It seemed that she was too anxious just now and jumped to conclusions before listening to him.

All the news about Fang Zhiqiang could make Wang Yaxin lose her mind for a moment. At this moment, listening to the words of the man with slicked back hair, Wang Yaxin couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that as long as Fang Zhiqiang was safe, it would be the best good news.

But Wang Yaxin had no idea that all of this was just a smokescreen deliberately released by the man with the slicked-back hair. Although he seemed to be walking at a fast pace at the moment, he was actually deliberately delaying time. Every time he talked to Wang Yaxin, he deliberately created suspense in order to attract Wang Yaxin's attention and thus delay time.

It took them three minutes to walk up this short staircase of just ten meters. When they reached the open space below, the man with the slicked-back hair said again, "The road ahead is wider, but sister, you must walk slowly. There are many chains and sharp objects on the ground. It would be bad if you step on them accidentally."

After hearing this, Wang Yaxin noticed the ground under her feet. As expected, there was a black iron chain as thick as a bowl, and clamps that looked like traps for hunting. The sharp teeth on the clamps were like the claws of the devil, and Wang Yaxin couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

However, Wang Yaxin still pretended to be calm. She couldn't show her fear in front of the man with the slicked-back hair, otherwise, her control over him would be greatly reduced.

Even though Wang Yaxin knew this in her heart, in fact, she had already been frightened several times involuntarily just now. Moreover, the man with the slicked-back hair could accurately capture her emotional changes every time. After all, it was the man with the slicked-back hair who set the trap for Wang Yaxin, so how could he not notice it?

"How far is it?" Wang Yaxin carefully watched his feet, turned around to remind the twenty people behind him, and then asked the man with the slicked-back hair again.

"It's almost there. We should be able to see him in another three to five minutes." The man with the slicked-back hair continued to lead Wang Yaxin forward. Gradually, people in front began to appear in Wang Yaxin's sight.

Those people seemed to be people who had worked here for a long time. They stared at him with pale faces, which made Wang

Yaxin felt that each of them was like a zombie, with no expression at all, and she couldn't feel any breath from them.

"Don't be afraid, big sister. These people have been living underground for a long time. They look a little different from ordinary people, but they are all normal people." After the man with the slicked-back hair finished speaking, he immediately shouted to those people, "Call me big sister!"

When everyone heard this, they shouted to Wang Yaxin in unison: "Big sister!"

Wang Yaxin heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. Only after hearing their voices did she realize that they were also ordinary people.

Wang Yaxin's hands had already felt a little numb. She had held the dagger high for such a long time, and had to keep it away from the man's neck. She couldn't hurt him, and she couldn't let him act rashly. For a woman like Wang Yaxin, this was an extremely exhausting task.

The man with the slicked-back hair seemed to have noticed this, but he was still not in a hurry and was still very polite. When he passed by another person, he immediately asked, "How is Mr. Fang recovering now?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately said to the man with the slicked back hair, "Brother! He has already taken the medicine and should be asleep by now."

Wang Yaxin listened to their conversation with half belief and half doubt. If she was asked to believe everything the man with the slicked back hair said, Wang Yaxin obviously would not be so stupid as to do that. After all, the two sides were now standing on opposite sides. No one knew how things would develop until the last moment. Wang Yaxin was very clear about this.

However, Wang Yaxin could not help but choose to believe the good news. After all, Fang Zhiqiang's current safety could be said to be the news that Wang Yaxin was most concerned about. So, when Wang Yaxin heard such news, she naturally couldn't help but believe it.

Those people were standing in a loose manner. Wang Yaxin noticed that there was only one person standing every one to two meters. It seemed that they posed no threat to him. Although he did not count how many people there were, their positions gave him a loose feeling. So Wang Yaxin naturally did not take it seriously.

After walking about twenty meters, Wang Yaxin suddenly realized that something was wrong. It seemed that there were not many people below, but in fact, there was a person every one or two meters along the way he had just walked, and there was one on each side. If he added them all together, the number was astonishing, which was far beyond his expectations!

At this moment, Wang Yaxin's heart sank suddenly, and he realized that something was wrong!

“Not there yet?!” Wang Yaxin once again placed the dagger on the man’s neck and shouted coldly.