The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 355 - 359: After the Female Lead is Kidnapped and Sold (3)

Chapter 355: Chapter 359: After the Female Lead is Kidnapped and Sold (3)

Among these women, there were both old and young.

The oldest was the one who had handed the whip to the village chief, looking to be over fifty years old.

There were also those who were younger, in their thirties and twenties, with people from every age bracket present.

Even among those around Su Li’s age, there were two or three.

But without exception, their eyes all revealed a numb and indifferent coldness.

Even when they heard Su Yuan’s screams coming from inside the house, a few of them showed excitement on their faces.

They had long been living in Hell, so why should any other woman be spared from suffering?

Soon, these two pure and clean women would suffer the same fates they had endured.

This was the message conveyed by the eyes and faces of these women.

No wonder the original owner was uninterested in saving the other victimized women in the village when she escaped.

Firstly, her abilities were indeed limited, barely managing to bring Su Yuan with her had exhausted her completely.

Secondly, the women in the village had all been brainwashed and assimilated.

Their hearts had also turned dark and corrupt here.

The village chief probably only wanted to teach Su Yuan a lesson and did not intend to harm her seriously.

After all, a lot of money had been spent to buy her from outside the village.

After a few lashes, he stopped.

After returning the whip to Er Shunzi’s wife, his eyes darted back, "I’ve already given her a lesson, you just need to guard her properly, don’t do anything unnecessary."

A few women at the doorway reluctantly clenched the corners of their clothes.

Clearly, they had been whipped far more than just a few times when it was their turn.

"Do you understand?"

In this small village nestled in the mountains, rules passed down from ancient times gave the village chief the most imposing status.

No one dared to disobey his words.

All the women shrank, muttering their acknowledgments.

The village chief’s eyes swept over all the women before he singled out a few.

"Jixiang’s... and Ruyi’s families, you two will be responsible for teaching those two in the house a lesson later."

Jixiang and Ruyi were twins, and their mother, also purchased from outside, was a college student.

Therefore, the names of these two were much nicer than those of other villagers.

The wives they bought were also a pair of sisters, educated and articulate.

Usually, whenever new women arrived, the village chief would have the wives from these two families "reason" with them.

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Su Yuan lay curled up on the ground like a tiny shrimp.

Her eyes were filled with fear and panic.

In her previous life, with the original owner’s warning, Su Yuan never underwent this ordeal.

With Su Li taking her place, Su Yuan suffered quite a bit.

I wonder, after this ordeal, if she will still insist that the "innocent" women in the village need her salvation.

Su Li looked forward to seeing this.

After the village chief left with the other women, the two sisters-in-law from Jixiang’s and Ruyi’s families remained.

The two women looked gentle and amiable, even displaying dimples when they smiled.

They had the kind of looks that could easily endear them to people.

Jixiang’s wife was Ah Li, and Ruyi’s wife was Ah Juan.

Both women appeared sympathetic as they helped Su Yuan to her feet, but they did not offer to untie her; instead, they simply helped her sit down in the corner against the wall.

Ah Li said, "Sister, don’t do things like this anymore, or you will anger the village chief, and you’ll suffer for it."

Ah Juan added, "Exactly, there was a girl who came from outside before, stubborn as a mule; she ended up whipped until her skin and flesh were a mess."

"Even her legs and arms were broken, and now she’s obedient, has given birth to several children for her man... That girl is the one who was standing at the doorway earlier, limping as she walked...."

"This time, the village chief seems to have been lenient...."

Ah Juan mentioned the woman who walked with a limp, who Su Li had also noticed.

When the village chief stopped, she was the most disappointed.

After speaking to Su Yuan, Ah Li and Ah Juan turned their attention to Su Li.

Upon seeing her, they both exclaimed in surprise, "This sister is so pretty, probably only the best young man in the village deserves her."

Ah Juan said, "Perfectly so, I’ve heard that a few lads have been working outside for years and have saved up some money... I suspect they’ll dig deep this time."

Seeing that Su Li was silent, Ah Juan and Ah Li exchanged a glance, leaned in, and whispered, "Could she be... simple-minded?"

"Even if she is simple-minded but looks that good, someone will want her, as long as she can bear children."

Sitting dumbly in the corner, Su Yuan, for some reason, after continuously groaning in pain, seemed to hear their conversation.

Bearing the pain, she retorted, "She, she is not a fool... she was just talking to me earlier."

Ah Li immediately broke into a smile, "That’s good, if she’s not a fool, that’s very good..."

Ah Juan said, "You two, listen to your sister’s advice, for a woman, this is just the way things are... you have to get married and have children..."

"Though it’s poor in the mountains, as long as you can have children, your family will not lack food and clothing. Take Er Shun’s wife just now, she has given birth to three sons for Uncle Er Shun, and now at home, she’s the one calling the shots; even the men listen to her, she’s so imposing, even the village chief looks at her differently."

Su Li: "It seems that you have also been educated, so why would you advise us to think like this?"

Su Li, with her head bowed, suddenly blurted out such a question, startling both Ah Li and Ah Juan.

Had they not been reminded, Ah Li and Ah Juan would have long forgotten that they too had once received higher education.

But they only lost their composure for a moment before quickly regaining their calm.

Ah Li’s face, no longer smiling, grew somber as she said, "Perhaps this is fate."

"Our lives are all similar, destined to bear sons and daughters for the men here."

"So, just resign yourselves..."

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The dark night approached, with rustling noises closing in on the earthen house.

Su Yuan’s trembling voice was incredibly clear within the earthen house.

"What, what’s that noise... did you hear it?"

In the pitch-black room, where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face, Su Yuan could have never imagined that Su Li, who had suffered the same fate, was now standing in the corner.

Not far from her side were two bundles of rope, precisely the ones that had been tied around her during the day.

With Su Li’s abilities, she could leave this place whenever she wished.

For the moment, however, she had no plans to leave.

The mountains were a perfect place, filled with countless poisonous insects and beasts... just right for her to thoroughly research the Insect Control Technique.

As her abilities improved, the feeling of being suppressed by the Heavenly Dao became more and more evident whenever she arrived in a new world.

Many times, the powers she possessed weren’t sufficient for her to fully utilize.

She could only use force that conformed to the limits of this world or learn and develop new abilities.

This time, the Insect Control Technique seemed to be an excellent choice.

As long as life exists, there will be no shortage of insects and ants.