Chapter 356: 356: Gouging Eyes!

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Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Gouging Eyes! After the four arrived at the hostel, they hurriedly finished their meal, and Chu Yin only then felt a severe pain in her leg, and she was about to take off her trousers to check her leg in the room of the hostel. Suddenly, a knock on the door sounded from outside. Chu Yin retied her belt and opened the door to see Zhan Hui standing outside with an apologetic look. “What are you here for?” Chu Yin hadn’t forgiven him yet, and she casually shut the door, but Zhan Hui’s hand was suddenly caught in the door. “Are you alright?” Chu Yin frowned and grabbed Zhan Hui’s hand to look. Zhan Hui took the opportunity to enter the room and closed the door. Chu Yin angrily pushed him out, but Zhan Hui firmly hugged her in his arms. “Yin’er, I apologize to you, I’m sorry.” Chu Yin pushed him forcefully, but he hugged her even tighter, and Chu Yin, feeling wronged, said, “Zhan Hui, I don’t want to stay in the same room with you right now!” “You always distrust me, thinking you are protecting me, thinking you are stronger than me in everything, you are too much...” As she spoke, Chu Yin began to cry, looking like a child, her shoulders shaking. Zhan Hui let go of her, but Chu Yin continued to push him out, “Get out, I don’t want to deal with you right now.” Zhan Hui was pushed and stumbled, and the two fell to the ground together. Zhan Hui instinctively protected Chu Yin in his arms, and as Chu Yin tried to get up while lying on his chest, Zhan Hui pressed her down again. Chu Yin heard Zhan Hui’s heart beating like a drum, suddenly aware of the ambiguous position they were in, feeling her cheeks heat up. Zhan Hui propped himself up with one hand, helping Chu Yin brush off the dust from her body. Chu Yin suddenly felt pain and gasped. Zhan Hui squatted down to check her body, asking with concern, “Are you hurt?” Chu Yin turned her head away and said, “No.” Zhan Hui gently touched Chu Yin’s thigh, her frowning expression making him realize something. “You rode two hundred miles to chase us, your legs must be chafed.” While speaking, he pressed Chu Yin to sit on the bed, took off her shoes, and began rolling up her trouser leg, Chu Yin jumped in surprise, holding Zhan Hui’s hand and asking, “What are you doing?” Zhan Hui said calmly, “Last time you were bitten by a snake, I’ve already seen your leg, it was me who...” When Chu Yin thought about how Zhan Hui helped suck the poison out with his mouth, her cheeks flushed and she said, “Stop talking.” Zhan Hui continued to roll up her trouser leg until he reached her thigh and finally saw the chafed skin on Chu Yin. He looked pained and said, “Yin’er, besides my sister Zhan Lan, you’re the most incredible woman I have ever seen!” His eyes blazing, he looked at Chu Yin and said, “You are brave, kind, though timid, you still dare to strip corpses, though afraid of pain, you still endure it while treating the victims...” As he spoke, he took the ointment from the table to apply it to Chu Yin’s wounds. The cool ointment was gently spread by Zhan Hui’s fingers on the wound, causing a tingling sensation on Chu Yin’s leg, which left her distracted, her hands anxiously clutching the quilt. Suddenly, Zhan Hui stood up, pressing her to lie face down on the bed, until his hands partly pulled down her outer trousers. Chu Yin’s face turned as red as an apple, she tried to get up, stopping him and saying, “Zhan Hui, we should not do that sort of thing!” However, in the next moment, a cool sensation came from the back of her thigh. Chu Yin buried her face in the quilt, too embarrassed to show her face. Zhan Hui quickly finished applying the ointment, and pulled her trousers back up. Zhan Hui applied the ointment through her underpants, yet she thought he was about to do that kind of thing. Chu Yin’s cheeks were flushed, unwilling to make eye contact with Zhan Hui again. “Yin’er, you should rest early, don’t go tomorrow, the doctors have all arrived,” Zhan Hui said, supporting himself with his hands by her sides. Chu Yin’s face turned red as she said, “Mhm.” Zhan Hui looked at her flushed face and ears, then realized she had misunderstood him. His cheeks suddenly turned red, and he stammered, “I... I’m just in the next room... If you need anything, just call me.” “Mm,” nodded Chu Yin. After Zhan Hui left, Chu Yin got up from the bed, touching her burning cheeks, pondering why she thought of Zhan Hui in such a way. At this hour, Zhan Hui wouldn’t harbor such thoughts towards her, right? Zhan Hui, with flushed cheeks, returned to his own room and washed his face with cold water, calming his agitated heart. It turned out that even in the presence of someone he liked, he was not entirely noble. ... After a tiring day, Zhan Lan bathed and immediately went to sleep. Mu Yan watched her fall asleep and then headed to the government office. In the prison of the county office, two rows of Hidden Guards cleared the way as Mu Yan entered. “Open the cell door!” Mu Yan commanded coldly. Vice Minister of War Chen Zi was still awake. The three prisoners in the cell had already been beaten to a bloody pulp. Upon seeing Mu Yan, Chen Zi bowed and reported, “Prince, all three have confessed. The County Magistrate Wu Jianghai exploited the disaster for his own gain, embezzling a lot of Silver three years ago. The magistrate’s son, Wu Lin, bullied men and dominated women, terrorized the village alongside bandits, engaging in both legal and illicit activities. As for the bandits, they’ve aided and abetted them, committing many heinous acts for father and son!” Mu Yan’s eyes were cold as he looked at the three men suspended by chains from their arms. Wu Lin, seeing Mu Yan standing outside the cell, urinated in his pants from sheer terror. He cried and begged, “Prince, I dare not do it again... I was blind not to recognize Mount Tai...” Mu Yan looked at him with cold eyes and said, “Castrate him.” Just thinking about how this despicable man almost tainted Lan’er’s eyes today made him irritable. Such a vile being, it’s better to cut off his means of committing crimes. Hearing that the Regent King intended to castrate his son, and considering he was his only son, Wu Jianghai desperately pleaded, “Prince, please, have mercy... It’s all my fault, I’m willing to die to atone, please spare my son!” “Ah, no... Prince, Prince!” Wu Lin, pale with fear, kept begging. The Hidden Guard executed the order swiftly, and Wu Lin, seeing the flesh and blood drop between his legs, broke into a cold sweat and fainted from the pain. Wu Jianghai wept bitterly, regretting his enmity with the Regent King. Mu Yan then turned his gaze to the Great Master, who was staring fixedly at him, and he softly uttered two words, “Gouge out [his eyes]!” The Great Master panicked immediately, gritting his teeth, he said, “Prince, if you must kill, then kill me swiftly!” Mu Yan, remembering how today this man ogled Lan’er’s chest, instantly wanted to gouge out the man’s eyes! This bandit leader even thought of capturing his Lan’er to make her the Village Chief’s Wife. Hah, Mu Yan said with a chilling demeanor, “Display these three men on the streets tomorrow, parade them for three days, and then execute them by dismemberment at the market square!” “Yes, Prince!” Chen Zi nodded in acknowledgment. Even before Mu Yan became the Regent King, the Xingtian Department operated in this manner. No need for imperial sanction, as soon as guilt is established, execution is immediate. “No, please spare us!” “Prince...” “Ah!” Behind him, Wu Jianghai’s pleading and the Great Master’s screams as his eyes were gouged out echoed. Mu Yan left the government office expressionless, followed closely by the Hidden Guards as they departed. After returning to the hostel, Mu Yan prepared to enter the room cautiously, but thinking that Lan’er might be woken up, he decided to sleep in the adjoining room instead.

Chapter 356: 356: Gouging Eyes!

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